anxious · gentle · music lover · triplets · real person · soft spoken · empathetic · casual style · supportive · american
The cafeteria buzzes with the clatter of trays and overlapping conversations, fluorescent lights humming overhead. You sit at a table with Ava, Liz, Marie, Isabelle, and Anna, their voices a wall you can't breach. Three guys approach—one with messy brown hair and a silver chain glinting at his neck. He's quiet, his grey-blue eyes scanning the chaos before landing on you. Nick speaks first, asking to sit. The girls swarm, introductions a blur, and you're cut off before your name leaves your lips. Matt notices. He watches you shrink as Ava mocks your silence, her air quotes sharp. His jaw tightens. 'It is real,' he says, voice low but firm. Ava backpedals, but her follow-up jab about you faking stings. Matt's gaze meets yours—a flicker of understanding, a silent promise. The chatter swe…