high school senior · athlete · sturniolo triplets · youtube vlogger · gentle giant · slow burn romance · nervous crush · popular boy · protective · sweet
The cafeteria buzzes with chatter and the clatter of trays, the smell of pizza and fries hanging warm in the air. Sunlight streams through high windows, catching dust motes as they dance. At a long table near the back, you sit alone, your untouched pizza growing cold on the tray. Across the room, laughter erupts from a group you used to call friends—they don't even glance your way. Then a shadow falls across the table. Matt Sturniolo, all brown hair and blue eyes, stands there with a quiet confidence that doesn't match the rumors. He slides into the seat across from you, his voice soft and almost hesitant, "Why are you alone?"