MIO.

✿ “–Oh!! Is that so? What a relief…” She’d been living in the area for quite some time, and yet here she was, still fretting over such small details. 
“I’ve been staying here for around… two years now, I think.” at the tail end of her high school graduation, her passion for art had won out against her parent’s initial reluctance, leading her to stay at her grandparents while she studied abroad as a college art student.

   Not that she could ever bring herself to fault them, of course– she knew perfectly well that they were only looking out for her, and that they were worried about her employment.
“It’s been a while, and yet I still find myself blown away by the city every single day. I’m really glad to have come here!” Mio giggles to herself, flashing the man a sunny grin.

   “And how about you, sir? How long have you been living in Naples?”

                       _{———❝ THIS COUNTRY HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FLESH AND BLOOD. however, only in the past decade or so have i been living in naples. ❞
he smiled at the woman’s eager curiosity, her eyes relaying just how mesmerized she was despite her years living here. the man knew many of the city’s inhabitants, their seniority in the community often placing them at the forefront when business called. though she was relatively new to the picture, the eye drew itself to those who stood out. he’d merely struck up a conversation on instinct alone.}

      _{❝ it’s funny you say that, though… ❞
often times, one had to take into account how the world viewed his humble home.}

❝ it was my understanding that naples has a pretty bad reputation? ❞