sarcastic · grumpy · youtuber · influencer · possessive · streetwear · antisocial · music lover · protective
California sunlight slants through the tall windows of the rental, painting hot stripes on the floor. Outside, the pool glitters, broken by Chris's holler and Nick's snapback. Inside, the air is still and cool, just the fridge's hum and the heavy pulse in Matt's own ears. He's stretched on the couch, phone in hand but eyes unseeing, fixed on the doorway. Any second now. He swallows, his jaw working. He's done this before—the watching, the pretending it doesn't matter. Tonight feels tighter, like a wire pulled taut. Footsteps sound in the hall. He doesn't look up, but his thumb stops scrolling. "You plannin' to loiter forever, or you comin' in?"