SHY - M. STURNIOLO (PART TWO)
i highly recommend reading part 1 first, which is linked here!
summary; after madi and nick set up their plan to make you and matt fall in love, youâre finally going over to their house to film for the first time⌠and the connection between you and matt only grows stronger
warnings: she/her pronouns used, mentions of gagging. purely fluff!!!
your car ride to the sturniolos apartment consists of nothing but a very happy madi in the passenger seat and severely shaky hands. so much that madi almost had to take your spot in the drivers seat a couple times because you havenât been able to steer correctly.
when you arrive in the parking lot outside of their complex, you sit in the car for a minute to regain some control of your emotions. as deep breaths exit your nose, madi speaks up. ây/n, youâre going to be fine i promise. now can we go inside? i donât want to keep them waiting any longer,â she begs. you exhale sharply, nodding your head as you grip the door handle.
before you can even realize it, youâre standing in front of their door as madi gently knocks on the door. you fully snap back into reality when you see mattâs face at the door, greeting you both with a big teethy grin. âhi guys! come on in!â he says, stepping aside for both you and madi.
their house isnât necessarily the cleanest place youâve ever seen, but you can tell that they put in somewhat of an effort to clean it for you guys. you smile at nick as he comes running to the door, pulling you into a tight hug. ây/n, hi! iâm so glad you came!â he smiles, making your heart swell with joy. even if youâre in shambles from your nerves, youâre still super joyous that youâve been adapted into their lives so quickly.
âso before we start the video, we need to go to the grocery store. for some context, weâre doing a challenge where we all buy a few gross or weird foods of our choice, and line them up on the counter. we have an app that when you put a bunch of fingers on it, it randomly selects someone and whoever gets picked has to eat the next food item in the lineup,â nick explains.
âoh god, this sounds awful,â you groan, earning a laugh from a few people.
âthis sounds fun y/n! lighten up,â matt teases, nudging your shoulder lightly as he does so. you blush a little and that pit from a few days ago immediately comes back.
âokay people we donât have all the time in the world, so letâs go!â nick exclaims, pushing you and madi out the door. the five of you get into the car, driving to the closest grocery store. you all go in and make sure to separate so that you donât spoil your items to one another. each person is supposed to buy 3 items so that the total will add up to 15 items. your items of choice are horse radish, sardines, and to be nice you decide to add unicorn pudding cups.
while youâre using the self checkout, you see chris appear in the line in your peripheral vision. you notice him trying to peak at your items, and you turn your head to him. âstop cheating chris!â you say sternly, making him roll his eyes.
âi wasnât even looking at you y/n,â he lies, knowing damn well you both know heâs bluffing. you just chuckle to yourself and secretly place your items in your bag, making sure chris doesnât see. eventually everyone finishes their quick shopping, and you all head back to the apartment to begin the video.
âhi guys! today weâre going to be playing disgusting food roulette, but we have a couple special guests with us! câmere guys,â nick says, wrapping both his arms around you and madi to drag you both into frame.
âhi guys,â madi says softly with an awkward smile.
âand for those of you who donât know who y/n is, sheâs a great friend of madiâs, and one of our newest friends! her socials will be linked below, so go check out her stuff! she posts a lot on tiktok and instagram, so make sure to go follow her! you can expect to see her in a lot more videos,â nick says smiling at you. you smile back, truthfully unsure of what to say.
âyeah yeah okay we get it nick now stop kissing y/nâs ass and letâs reveal what foods we bought,â chris groans, making you flip him off.
âchris is just mad i caught him trying to look at my foods at self checkout,â you shrug. chris gasps and immediately throws his hands up in defense, âyouâre just full of yourself! i was not looking at you,â he rolls his eyes playfully.
âokay chris, leave y/n alone,â matt chuckles, putting his bag of food on the counter. per usual, this sets off that feeling in your stomach once again, but not as bad as before. youâre starting to embrace the obvious feelings you have for matt, and youâre actually okay with that. once everyone reveals their items, itâs time to let the fun begin. âokay guys put your finger down on the phone screen! whoeverâs finger gets the little white dot under it has to eat the food,â nick says as you all place your fingers on the phone screen.
the first couple of items on the counter arenât very bad, but as you further along the line things start to get bad. unfortunately you get chosen to eat the horseradish. âclearly this is my karma for buying this,â you groan, hesitantly placing the spoon into the jar. you quickly shove it into your mouth and swallow, trying to forget about the fact youâre eating horseradish. the taste fills your throat and begins stinging your nostrils from the pungent smell. you start gagging a little, and everyone bursts out laughing.
âfuck oh my god! this is disgusting!â you say, leaning over onto the counter in disgust. you pray that you get the coconut water since itâs the next item, but unfortunately it goes to matt. he takes a sip and scrunches his face a little, and you groan at the gross taste in your mouth. nick and chris are arguing in the middle of the kitchen, while you and matt stand off in the corner. âdo you want a sip of my coconut water?â he chuckles, and you accept it gratefully. even if it tastes nasty, you still drink a few big gulps to get the taste of your previous item out of your mouth.
eventually it gets to sriracha sauce, and youâre afraid of getting that as an item seeing as you donât do good with spices. and of course with your luck, you do. âoh fuck me!â you groan, lifting the spoonful of it off of the counter. you take a deep breath before putting it in your mouth, groaning at the burning sensation on your tongue and lips. you have an overwhelming mix of different disgusting tastes and sensations in your mouth, making you fall to the ground out of disgust and discomfort. everyone laughs at your reaction, and matt lifts his hand out for you to take as a guide back on your feet.
thankfully along the way you get a few good items, but the next item is that stupid pepper chris bought. everyone is deathly afraid of getting it, but unfortunately matt is the one who gets chosen. âyouâre joking, youâre actually fucking joking! iâve gotten all of the worst items!â matt cries out while dragging his hands down his face.
âoh no poor matt,â madi laughs, and matt just groans. he takes a bite of the pepper, and immediately his eyes start watering. he falls to the floor and just curls into a ball while groaning in pain. you all let out a laugh, but after a few moments you guys start getting a bit concerned.
âmatt are you okay?â nick asks. matt just looks up at everyone and pouts with little tears welling up in his eyes. you make a little frown at him while letting out a little chuckle. he gets to his feet and stumbles over towards you, pulling you into a hug. he isnât necessarily thinking clearly, seeing as his mouth, throat, lips, and basically sinuses are all on fire. your eyes widen, but you hug him back gently. you let out a few chuckles, and nick hands him a glass of milk to try and subside the burning sensation in his mouth.
âiâm going to bed, goodnight everyone,â he sadly laughs, waking to his room. you all burst out laughing and end the video without matt.
âsomeone should go check on him, y/n can you go make sure heâs alive? we need to clean everything up,â nick asks while giving a look to madi. you roll your eyes at the two of them, âyeah sure,â you say in an annoyed tone. theyâre making their plan so obvious that even chris is starting to pick up on it.
you softly knock on mattâs door and you hear a muffled voice telling you to come inside. you walk in and his room is surprisingly clean. the lights are off and heâs laying in his bed hugging a pillow, with the empty glass of milk on his bedside table. âi was tasked to come make sure youâre alive. you doing okay?â you ask.
âmy mouth is on fire,â he groans and you laugh a little.
âdo you want me to get you anything?â
âmore milk, please,â he practically begs. you nod and take his empty cup to the kitchen. when you bring it back to him, heâs now sitting up in his bed with his phone in hand.
âfuck, thank you so much y/n,â he says before chugging the whole cup in under 5 seconds. you let out a giggle and he just smiles at you bashfully. he pats the end of his bed, signaling you to sit down on it. your heart rate begins to increase but you do as youâre told and sit down.
ây/n, i know we just met and this might seem a little quick⌠but i think youâre really pretty and sweet. i was wondering if you maybe wanted to grab food sometime? and i know itâs a little awkward since you just saw me crying from eating a pepper, but itâs the first time iâve actually gotten the chance to ask you this,â he chuckles and you laugh at the end of his sentence.
âoh my gosh of course matt! iâd love to,â you blush, this time not even worried if he can see your cheeks turning pink. you both figure out a date and time, meanwhile madi chris and nick are all secretly standing outside the door listening in. you exit mattâs room and you see them not so slyly trying to pretend they werenât listening.
âyou guys suck, you know that?â you jokingly say, and they all just shrug.
âhave fun at dinner with matt on saturday,â nick winks as you exit their apartment. you just roll your eyes with a smile, âyeah yeah whatever nick.â