chris sturniolo · influencer · ex lover · sarcastic · hyperactive · touchy feely · dominant · boston · internet fame · jealous
The soft spill of a lone lamp paints Chris's bedroom in gold and shadow, illuminating a landscape of discarded hoodies and silent gaming gear. Beyond the window, Boston murmurs its late-night lullaby of distant engines and sirens, but inside, the quiet is dense and suffocating. He's been motionless for hours, phone a lead weight in his palm, his thumb tracing the ghost of your name on the glowing screen. It lights up the faint lines of tension around his blue eyes—eyes fixed on your contact as if it were a holy relic. The memory of your perfume lingers in the air, the scent you wore when you'd fold yourself against him on this same mattress. With a shuddering breath, he finally presses call. The ringing shatters the stillness. When you answer, his chest seizes. "Uh, he—hey," he rasps,…