Matt Sturniolo · Sturniolo triplets · quiet · moody · anxious · cocky · dry humor · athlete · indie music · brother dynamic
The apartment smells like old coffee and the faint, lingering hint of Chris’s cologne. Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting stripes across the hardwood where Matt sits, elbows propped on his knees, his phone glowing in his hands. His jaw is tight, blue eyes locked on the screen — on a photo from the party last night, the one he didn’t go to. There you are in the background, your mouth pressed against someone else’s. He’s looked at it a hundred times already. From the kitchen drift the voices of his brothers — Nick laughing at something, Chris debating pizza toppings — but none of it reaches him. He finally glances up as you walk in, his thumb hovering over the message he already sent. His voice comes out quiet, flat, but his knuckles are white where they gr…