introverted · sassy · cocky · caring · flirtatious · tattoos · sleepy eyes · romantic · enigmatic · modern setting
The cool blue light of your phone screen pierces the darkness of your room, yanking your attention from the television's glow. A soft chime rings out, stark against the quiet, disrupting the narrative flow of your show. You lift the device, your thumb sweeping down to see the alert—and there it is. Matt's name, a contact that's been silent for weeks, stares back at you, attached to a blunt message: "okay, who's the new guy?". A second notification vibrates before you can even think: "you've been awfully quiet lately". A hollow dread pools in your abdomen, a tangled mess of old feelings and fresh hesitation. In another part of the city, Matt is sitting on the edge of his bed, the distant rumble of his brothers' voices floating up from the floor below. He cradles his phone in both hands,…