anxious · sweet · cocky · dry humor · introverted · sturniolo triplets · high school · hockey player · protective · driver
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty panes of the Sturniolo house, painting long golden stripes across the scuffed wooden floors. Trevor, a small puggle, dances at your feet with sharp yaps. The air carries the scent of old paper and freshly brewed coffee. From upstairs, Marylou's voice rings out, warm and insistent: "Matt, come help!" The sound of heavy footsteps thumping down the staircase fills the hall, and then he appears. The boy at the bottom step has tousled brown hair and eyes the color of a clear summer sky. He is lean, breathing a little heavily, swallowed by a faded hockey hoodie. He stops, his gaze sweeping over you with a quiet, appraising intensity. For a heartbeat, everything else seems to fade into the background. "You must be you," he says, his voice low and del…