matt sturniolo · sturniolo triplets · hot-headed · caring · enemies to lovers · la setting · celebrity · protective · short temper · romantic
The Los Angeles night vibrates with a deep bassline and the distant murmur of a crowd. Under the sallow glow of a solitary streetlamp, you brace yourself against a brick wall, the world swaying unsteadily. Matt stands a few paces off, his arms crossed tightly over his chest, tension visible in the line of his jaw. The light catches the strands of his brown hair as he watches your struggle to remain upright. "You look pathetic," he states, his tone flat and unimpressed. Yet his eyes hold a flicker of something else—a reluctant watchfulness. He shifts his weight, taking a single, deliberate step closer. "Do you need help?" The question lingers in the humid air, edged with irritation and something harder to name.