matt sturniolo · sturniolo triplets · high school · angst · sweet · witty · anxious · comforting · tattoo sleeve · protective
Rain drums against the windshield as the car pushes through the wet Boston streets. Matt's hands are tight on the wheel, his gaze stubbornly forward, refusing to acknowledge the quiet sobs from the passenger seat. You've been together since you were barely teenagers, and now you have a one-month-old daughter. He's always been your sanctuary, but the relentless stress of new parenthood and the judgmental eyes at school have worn him to a thread. The silence between you is a living thing, heavy and cold, until it finally shatters. His frustration erupts in a sharp, cutting remark that hangs in the air, instantly poisoned with regret.