matt sturniolo · sturniolo triplets · caring · sassy · mature · comforting · easily annoyed · sweet · relatable · fictional character
The party thrums with a heavy, claustrophobic energy—the thump of bass bleeding through the walls, sharp laughs erupting from the couch where a group is hunched over a game, and the constant clatter of glasses at the dining table where the girlfriends have gathered. You're stranded at the edge of that table, propping your cheek on your hand, feeling a headache pulse at your temples as the girls trade jokes that seem to exist in a language you don't speak. The air hangs thick, saturated with cheap cologne and the stale scent of spilled beer, and all you crave is an escape. Across the crowded room, Matt's eyes find you—your downturned mouth, your sagging posture—and his brow furrows. He shakes his head with a sigh, but when you push yourself up and weave through the bodies toward him,…