#toughguymatt

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Anon Requests

Simp!Vinnie Needy Husband!Vinnie x Wife!Reader Vinnie x Actress!Reader

Word Prompts

Nick: (vanilla) shake / chain / blush Matt: sweater / core / feather / morning Chris: headache / teeth / pepsi / jealous / peaches / facetime

AUs that might not see the light of day

nick and reader met through mutual friends at a party. one of reader’s undergrad school friends is also a photographer, and she invited them both to her birthday. they hit it off right away and went on a few casual dates here and there before officially making it a relationship about a year ago.

at the time, reader was still living in LA, but then they got into grad school at NYU and moved to new york.

nick was very confident about it from the beginning. he’s naturally optimistic when it comes to their relationship, so the idea of distance never really scared him. he’s always believed they’d make it work. reader, on the other hand, struggled a bit more. his main love language is physical touch and wants to be around nick regularly, and between school and work, it’s harder for him to balance everything and make time for calls and visits. the adjustment wasn’t easy, and he definitely still has moments where he hates the distance.

on top of that, reader isn’t the best communicator when he’s struggling. he tends to go quiet instead of admitting he’s overwhelmed or upset. nick has gotten good at picking up on the little things like shorter texts, longer response times, or the way reader’s tone shifts on calls. he’s learned to gently coax it out without pushing too hard.

but nick has been steady the whole way through. he’s very patient, and reassuring. he never makes reader feel guilty for struggling with it. he reminds him that the hard parts don’t outweigh how worth it their relationship is, and that the distance won’t last forever.

nick doesn’t usually have his favorite coffee, because he always insists on taking ldr!reader to dutch bros since there isn’t any in new york. its kinda become a little tradition for them!

since they don’t get to see each other super often, their time together is usually lots of home dates like cooking dinner together, movie nights, or falling asleep with a show playing in the background. so nick always makes sure his kitchen is stocked with the essentials: popcorn, ice cream, boxed mac and cheese, etc.

he also keeps extra blankets on the bed now, one because he always hogs the covers, and one because he knows reader gets cold after showers. there’s an extra toothbrush in the bathroom, reader’s face wash and skin care. lube in the drawer. charger by the bed. he kind of likes the place better when it feels like reader lives there. it’s comforting to feel his presence even after he leaves.

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MASTERLIST

Sexual content is annotated by an asterisk.

Chris Sturniolo

Clumsy — You're the clumsiest person Chris knows.

Matt Sturniolo

Tulip — Matt tells you his favorite flower. Ego — Ceo!Matt calls your bluff.

Nick Sturniolo

Night Drive [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3*] — Curiosity getting the better of him, Nick takes up an offer to go on a late night drive.

Vinnie Hacker

Keep Going — Making out in Vinnie's bedroom gets interrupted.

AUs