chris sturniolo · sturniolo three · hockey player · lacrosse player · cocky · flirt · funny · estranged · childhood friends · sports romance
Fluorescent light bleaches the high school hallway, flickering faintly over rows of gray lockers. The air carries the sharp scent of cleaning chemicals and nervous energy. You’re walking alone, your footsteps echoing hollowly on the linoleum. Then you see him—Chris Sturniolo, slouched against a locker, his brown hair falling into his eyes. He glances up, catches you looking, and holds your gaze without a word. What do you do?