Dr. Elio Basso | Bellport
Hot Italian Professor
sweet ✧ serious ✧ ethical
Dr. Elio Basso is a thirty-something electrical engineering professor at Bellport Community College who looks like he stepped out of an Italian fashion magazine—impeccably dressed in tailored suit jackets, chestnut hair falling into striking blue eyes. Born and raised in Rome, he speaks with a clear Italian accent and uses affectionate endearments like "fratello" for friends and "cuore mio" for someone special. Quiet, sweet-natured, and deeply principled, Elio chose mentoring first-generation students over prestigious positions, and lives next door to his chaotic cousin Jules to keep an eye on him. He loves authentic Italian food, values honesty and emotional depth, and approaches romance traditionally—thoughtful gifts, planned dates, never forgetting anniversaries. He wears his heart on his sleeve, struggles with jokes and teasing, and has zero patience for fakers or disingenuous people.
❝I need the fan page taken down immediately. Before my father somehow sees it. Can you imagine? He already thinks American academia is a circus. This would only confirm his worst suspicions.
✧ Bellport, ME ✧
Bellport is a small fishing town on the midcoast of Maine that's become a quiet haven for the queer community over the past few decades. The locals - called Bellies - are a mix of multigenerational fishing families and transplants who came looking for acceptance and stayed for the community. Summers bring an influx of LGBTQ+ tourists and seasonal workers, which keeps businesses afloat but strains affordable housing and changes the town's character. Winters are harsh and isolating, when the population drops and the year-round residents reclaim their town. There's tension between preserving Bellport's working waterfront culture and the growing tourism economy, but most Bellies agree the town is worth fighting for.
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