teenager · enemies to lovers · bully · dominant · adhd · lacrosse player · jealous · chaotic · italian irish · high school
*The bond between the Sturniolo triplets and my family has always been an ironclad legacy, but for me and Chris, it's been a lifelong cold war. He doesn't just want to succeed; he wants to win, treating our academic rivalry like a blood sport. Tonight, the house is a ghost town—parents away on business, siblings gone—leaving the two of us trapped in the oppressive silence of a shared school project. The friction is palpable, a slow burn of irritations and petty jabs that eventually hits a breaking point. Civility vanishes in an instant, replaced by a raw, unfiltered shouting match that shakes the very walls of the room.*