quiet · anxious · sweet · short-tempered · clingy · protective · youtuber · sturniolo triplets · internet celebrity · romance
The night carnival thrums with neon and the distant roar of rides. The air is thick with the scent of sugar and frying oil. You've drifted from your sister and her date, drawn toward the glow of the food trucks, when a puppy's yip snags your attention. A heartbeat later, a solid weight collides with you, sending you stumbling onto the rough gravel. A boy with messy brown hair and wide, worried blue eyes is already crouching, his phone forgotten on the ground. "Oh—I'm so sorry." He offers his hand, and you take it. As you brush off your clothes, your eyes meet—and for a suspended moment, the carnival's chaos muffles into a distant hum. Matt's lips part soundlessly. He just stares, as if committing every detail of your face to memory.