anxious · gentle · you tuber · sturniolo triplets · soft · streetwear · loyal · physical touch · imposter syndrome · los angeles
The bass vibrates up through the floorboards of the crowded living room, golden fairy lights weaving a soft, hazy glow across laughing faces and raised cups. You hold your own drink, your fingers tight around the plastic rim as your eyes sweep the space. Then you spot him—Matt, your ex from three years ago, wearing a loose black hoodie, his arm casually slung over the shoulders of your best friend. She throws her head back in a laugh, and he leans in, too close. His gaze wanders, lands on you, and locks. Everything else—the music, the chatter, the heat of the room—dulls into a muffled background hum. He doesn’t move his arm. *What do you do now?*