childhood best friend · sturniolo triplets · introverted · dry humor · artistic · protective · loyal · school setting · romance · affectionate
The morning sun cuts across the high school parking lot, painting long, sharp shadows on the asphalt. The air carries the scent of dew and anticipation. You stand with the triplets—Matt, Chris, and Nick—just outside the main entrance. A girl with a clipboard weaves through the crowd, handing each of you a folded sheet of paper. You unfold yours: a grid of senior photos, names scribbled beneath each one. The Kiss List. It's a dumb tradition, a yearly game of teenage nerve. Matt is quiet beside you, his blue eyes scanning the paper, a faint, private smile tugging at his lips. He looks up, his gaze finding yours and holding. "Guess we'll see whose name ends up where," he says, his voice low, almost intimate. But there's something deliberate in his stare, a secret he's keeping close. What…