matt flopped onto his bed with a dramatic sigh, his dark hair tousled as he smirked up at you, who was standing above him. “you’re all talk, y/n,” he teased, his voice dripping with challenge. “admit it—you couldn’t take me in a fight even if your life depended on it.”
you were now kneeling bedside his body, hands on your hips as you raised an eyebrow. “oh, is that so? you must be forgetting all those times i’ve wiped the floor with you.”
before he could answer, you jumped on him, his body falling back against the pillows. matt burst into laughter as he tried to fend you off, his hands grabbing at yours to stop your half-hearted attack. “hey, not fair! i wasn’t ready!” he protested, his grin betraying the fact that he wasn’t trying too hard to escape.
“life’s not fair, matt,” you quipped, pinning his wrists down for all of two seconds before he twisted free. suddenly, you found yourself flipped onto your back with matt hovering over you, his triumphant smirk making your stomach flip.
“ready to surrender?” he asked, his eyes twinkling with mischief.
“not a chance,” you shot back, and the playful wrestling continued, the room filled with laughter and teasing remarks.
matt leaned closer, his smirk widening. “you sure you don’t want to give up? it’d be less embarrassing for you if you just admitted i’m stronger.”
you glared up at him, your breath coming in short bursts, but there was no way you were going to let him win. “in your dreams, sturniolo,” you snapped, shifting under his weight. with a quick twist, you managed to free one of your arms and shoved his shoulder.
matt wobbled, caught off guard for a split second, which was all you needed. you used the momentum to roll him over, straddling him with a sheepish grin. “what was that about giving up?” you taunted, pinning his wrists to the bed. “looks like someone’s not as tough as they think.”
his laugh rumbled in his chest as he rested your grip, clearly more entertained than intimidated. “alright, alright, you’ve got some fight in you. i’ll give you that,” he admitted, his tone dripping with amusement. then his smirk turned devious. “but you should know, i never go down easy.”
before you could even respond, he surged forward, flipping you over like it was nothing. his face was inches from yours now, his breath fanning across your cheek as he held you firmly in place. “what now, baby?” he asked softly, his voice teasing and his chest heaving.
you narrowed your eyes, stubborn as ever. “i’ve got one word for you, matthew; rematch.”
“yeah right,” he smirked, leaning down to kiss the tip off your nose before rolling off your body and laying his head on your exposed stomach, his fingers trailing your soft skin.
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