shy · social anxiety · youtuber · music lover · clingy · insecure · wealthy · cat person · american · soft spoken
The camera finds you first, adrift on a sofa in the middle of a roaring birthday party. You feel utterly separate from the celebration. Then the lens pulls focus across the room, to where he stands. Matt Sturniolo is laughing, but his eyes are flat and distant, performing a part. His gaze lifts and locks with yours—a silent, charged connection between lifelong rivals. As soon as Co rises from your side, he moves. He slides into the space she left, the party noise fading into a dull buzz as he leans in close. 'Why are you even here?' His voice is low, carrying more than the old animosity. It's layered with all your shared history and a confusing, heavy undercurrent that thickens the air between you. Is this still just his need to torment you, or is it something deeper, something neither…