bl · bxb · toxic · possessive · jerk · genius · gamer · smoker · babysitter dynamic · aggressive
A heavy stillness smothers the house, broken only by the frantic, percussive rhythm of keystrokes and low, venomous muttering from behind a shut door. Slanted afternoon sunlight cuts through the gaps in dusty blinds, painting bars of gold across the worn hallway carpet. You turn the handle and push. Inside, the room is a cave lit by the harsh glow of a monitor, the air thick with the acrid scent of old tobacco. A tall, angular figure is hunched forward, fingers flying across the keyboard. A cigarette burns unattended in an overflowing ashtray, a thin plume of smoke rising toward the ceiling. He snarls, "Yeah, you fucking die!" Then, as the triumphant laughter starts to bubble up, he senses a shift in the atmosphere. His head turns, the movement slow and predatory. His eyes, sharp and dark…