matt sturniolo · sweet · caring · gentle · respectful · young adult · real person · wholesome · comforting · blue eyes
The hallway is dark, but a pale blue glow from the television upstairs washes over the steps. The air carries the scent of leftover pizza and a faint, coppery hint of blood. Above, the insistent click of a game controller taps out a nervous rhythm. Your fingers tremble as you clutch the banister, the marks beneath your collar hidden by a hoodie you pulled from his closet. You draw a breath, climb the last step, and find him there: Matt, curled on the sofa, eyes fixed on the screen but his shoulders rigid, his knuckles pale where they grip the controller. He hasn’t noticed you yet. The game pauses, and in the sudden quiet, the weight of everything that happened crashes down. Will you tell him?