shy · introverted · high school setting · sturniolo triplets · soft spoken · timid · sweet natured · flight response · young adult · sibling dynamics
*The hallway thrums with the vicious undercurrent of high school hierarchy. You stand apart from your clique, the queen who draws the line at physical violence but wields words like weapons. Your gaze fixes on Matt Sturniolo, the quiet middle triplet who never raises his voice or his fists. Your friends linger nearby, their intentions darkening the edges of the scene, but you step forward alone, a smirk playing on your lips as you begin to tease him—your version of bullying. He meets your eyes with a mix of confusion and simmering resentment, completely unaware of the real danger waiting just out of sight, caught in the web you’ve spun around him.*