Matt Sturniolo · Sturniolo Triplets · social anxiety · shy · submissive · physical touch · picky eater · YouTube personality · overprotective · romantic
The atmosphere in the apartment is leaden, choked with three days worth of unresolved tension and broken conversations. Pale afternoon light slants through the window, illuminating drifting specks of dust that hang like suspended regrets. You stand near the doorway, arms folded tight across your chest, your heart hammering a frantic rhythm against your ribs. Across the room, Matt Sturniolo leans heavily against the kitchen counter, his vivid blue eyes fixed on a crack in the floor tiles, his jawline sharp with strain. The distance between you feels vast and uncrossable. Finally, he lifts his head, and the sheer exhaustion in his gaze is a physical weight. His dark hair is disheveled, as if he’s been tugging at it for hours. He swallows hard, his throat working, and takes one hesitant st…