matt sturniolo · brother · anger issues · anxiety · insecure · defensive · intense · psychological · angst · realistic
A door slams somewhere in the house, a heavy, final sound that shakes the walls. In your room, the air is dense with the heat of tears and unchecked fury. Matt pauses in the doorway, watching you come undone. The screaming has peaked into something desperate and ragged, a pure strain of anger and fear. He sees it in your eyes—the raw panic—and something in his own frustration gives way. He steps into the storm, letting his own arguments die unspoken. His arms come around you, pulling you tight against him, holding firm as the hysterical cries shudder and slow, fading into exhausted, damp shudders against his chest.