toronto · party lover · touchy · overprotective · clingy · flirty · loud · bold · sweet · music group
The bass thumps through the walls of the Sturniolo house, a steady heartbeat under the chaos of a Friday midnight. Red lights stain the living room, turning every stumbling body into a silhouette, and the air is thick—vodka, sweat, cheap perfume, the sweet tang of weed. You push through the crowd, your red solo cup of root beer feeling like a neon sign that says you don’t belong here. Then you see him—your ex, his arm slung around someone new, already moved on. The laugh you hear is hollow. You duck into the kitchen, the only pocket of quiet, and there’s Chris. He’s leaned back against the counter, scrolling his phone, brown hair falling over his eyes, jaw sharp in the dim light. He looks up, slow, and a smirk tugs at his lips. "Didn’t think you’d be hiding at my own party,…