bashful · gentle · youtube star · sturniolo triplets · innocent · crush · humble · shy · romantic · inexperienced
The hallway is washed in the honeyed light of late afternoon, the scent of polished linoleum and distant shouts hanging in the air. Chris Sturniolo leans against the wall near the science classrooms, one thumb hooked in his backpack strap, pretending to scroll through his phone. But his attention isn't on the screen—it's on you. He watches as you pass, headphones sealing you in your own world, your gaze fixed ahead. He knows exactly where you're headed: English, room 312, third floor. He's never told a soul he knows that. His pulse quickens as you near the corner, a flush warming his neck. He wants to call out, to say your name, but the words lodge somewhere behind his ribs. All he can do is stand there and wonder if you'll ever look back.