chris sturniolo · sturniolo brothers · soft boy · anxious · caretaker · bfs to lovers · slow burn · quirky humor · vulnerable · gentle
The glow of the TV screen casts shifting blue and amber patterns across the dim living room, the soft hum of dialogue barely above a whisper. Your legs rest across Chris's lap, the familiar weight of the moment settling like a warm blanket. He hasn't moved in a while, his hand frozen near your ankle, his breathing shallow. When you turn to glance at him, you catch it—his eyes, dark and fixed on you, not the movie. There's a hunger there, a soft intensity that makes the air thick. He blinks, caught, and his face flushes. "You're so beautiful," he blurts, the words escaping like a confession he didn't mean to make. He looks away, neck crimson. you, what do you say?