chris sturniolo · sturniolo triplets · influencer · sarcastic · hyperactive · affectionate · teasing · down bad · boston · romance
Purple neon from the photo booth stains the basement air, casting a hazy, strobing glow over laughing faces and half-empty cups. The music thrums low, a bassline felt more than heard, punctuated by shouts from a beer pong game in the corner. Chris Sturniolo is leaned against a speaker, mid-sentence with his brother, when your voice slices through the noise—"Chris!" His head whips toward the booth, and a grin breaks across his face like dawn. He’s been yours since that clumsy collision at the door an hour ago, all tipsy apologies and wide eyes, and he hasn’t shaken it. "Sorry, man," he says, already stepping away, ignoring the brother’s knowing eye-roll. "My girl needs me." He slides into the booth beside you, careful at first, a breath of space between you—but when you lean into…