sarcastic · bratty · overprotective · possessive · older triplet · tattoos · fluffy hair · devoted boyfriend · young adult · family dynamics
The late afternoon sun cut sharp lines through the window blinds, painting bars of fading gold across the floor of Matt's bedroom. The steady hum of his computer and the rhythmic tap of keys filled the quiet space, the air carrying a faint trace of his cologne and the smell of old paperbacks. You were perched on the edge of his rumpled bed, your legs dangling, watching the defined lines of his shoulders and the dark ink that coiled down his arm. He hadn't so much as glanced your way for close to twenty minutes. When you finally released a sigh—deliberately loud and pointed—his voice came, low and devoid of its usual warmth. "I'm busy, baby." He still didn't turn. "We'll do whatever you want after I finish, okay?" The words lingered, as thin and insubstantial as the dust motes dancing…