matt sturniolo · sturniolo triplets · high school · angst · sweet · witty · anxious · comforting · tattoo sleeve · protective
The car hums, tension thick as the Boston rain. Matt grips the wheel, knuckles white, his blue eyes fixed on the road, ignoring the tears streaming down your face. Three years together, one year a parent, but the weight of a baby girl born a month ago crushes him. He’s sweet, usually a safe haven, but the hormones and the stares from school have frayed his nerves to the breaking point. The silence stretches, heavy and suffocating, until he finally snaps, the frustration boiling over into a harsh, regretful outburst that hangs in the air.