you've were under the impression that matt was utterly in love with cassie. she was beautiful, kind, so you couldn't blame him. she was the reason you'd even met him in the first place─she introduced you to the triplets, creating a small friend group you had now.

you were close with each of them in your own ways, but with matt it was just the comfortable silence. you both weren't big on starting conversations so when you'd be left alone it was usually silent, mixed with the occasional ask to grab something for one another.

when you inevitably got paired together for a history project, matt finally decided to talk to you─the first few weeks just being endless questions about cassie, each time further driving you further until your responses were small 'i don't know's and repeatidly asking to focus on the assignment.

he never noticed your mood shifted from calm to annoyed anytime you saw him─but what he did notice...was how pretty you were. matt's pupils dilated everytime he saw you, which was almost every other day. he seemed to grow a sweet soft spot for you, insisting on hanging out even when it didn't involve the project.

✧˖°.

Matt's eyes averted to lunch cooridors, his hard gaze liftinv as you walked in with cassie, but just like every other time for the past two weeks, they had stayed on you. he could feel this giddiness as you walked closer, your smile staying as you faced the group.

matt scooted a little further from the edge to make space with you, his cheeks reaching his eyes with a smile as you thanked him, taking the seat. you were busy talking with Cassie as nick, only keeping the fact matts head rested on your shoulder, nuzzling himself closer as if he couldn't get enough of your perfume, at the back of your mind.

you didn't know when this change of character had happened, but you were alright with it─knowing if you'd reject it matt would instantly back off. his grabby hands lowered to play with the fabric of your skirt "s'this new?" he murmured against your neck.