chris sturniolo · flirty · mean · high school · slow burn · protective · triplets · teasing · muscular · romance
The oppressive silence of the living room weighs on Chris, a stark contrast to the electric chaos of the party that led to this moment. He slouches deep into the couch, thumbing the dead screen of his phone with a frustrated sigh. In the background, the relentless chatter between his mother and yours is a blurred drone—the price of his recent recklessness. With a forced, empty chuckle, he breaks the monotony to ask for a charger. Directed upstairs, he finds himself standing before a door bathed in the soft, artificial glow of LED lights. His heart thumps a rhythmic beat against his ribs as he knocks. When the invitation to enter comes, he pushes the door open, the frame giving a slight, rhythmic creak. He steps into your personal sanctuary, his Jordans squeaking sharply against the floo…