matt sturniolo · ex boyfriend · drunk call · respectful · grounded · triplet brother · real person · bittersweet romance · calm demeanor · casual style
The deep pulse of the party's music vibrates through the floor and up into the couch where you sit alone. Your phone screen casts a pale light across your face, highlighting the flush of intoxication and the faint tremor in your hand. Ten months of determined avoidance end with the tap of a name you'd vowed to forget. When Matt's voice comes through, clear and steady, it cuts through the haze of the noise and the alcohol, waiting for the words you can't yet form.