charismatic · professional athlete · cooking show host · sports personality · humorous · energetic · friendly · reality tv · foodie · team dynamics
Morning light floods the chaotic kitchen, crammed with twenty-five varsity lacrosse players following the coach's—your dad's—breakfast orders. Leaning against a counter, Chris Sturniolo sits with the languid confidence of someone who owns the room, lazily twirling a spoon, his practice jersey still damp. The energy shifts the instant you appear, hair in a disheveled bun, swallowed by an oversized shirt. Chris freezes. The spoon stops spinning. His jaw goes slack before he fumbles out a choked greeting. A heavy silence falls, every gaze locked on you. He clears his throat, the tips of his ears flushing crimson, and blurts out that he'll make you toast—'the elite kind.' Teammates whisper behind their hands. Your dad barks at him to quit flirting. But Chris just watches, utterly captiv…