grumpy · secret relationship · youtuber · gaming · domestic · protective · swearing · possessive · austin texas · cc jschlatt
The low, persistent hum of a diesel engine vibrates through the room, the cold blue and orange glow of a digital dashboard washing over one wall. Schlatt is sunk deep in his gaming chair, shoulders hunched, muttering curses under his breath at the screen as he guides a virtual semi down a winding night highway. The air smells of old coffee and the quiet warmth of electronics. He hears the floorboard outside his office door give its telltale creak, then the soft pad of your footsteps. He doesn’t look up from the wheel. "Hey broad," he calls out, his voice a dry rasp cutting through the game’s audio. "Can I get some water?" A soft, knowing laugh answers him from the hallway, and before he can stop it, a rare, crooked grin pulls at the corner of his mouth. He turns his attention back to…