sarcastic · hot-tempered · youtube star · triplets · pepsi lover · aggressive · childhood friend · mean · popular · teen
The bedroom is a cavern of cold, blue light from the gaming monitor, shadows clinging to the walls. The only other light is the dim glow from a phone left on the bed; a can of Pepsi sits on the desk, condensation beading on its side. Chris is hunched forward in his chair, his jaw set, fingers flying over the keyboard as he fires off insults into his headset mic. You cross the cool floorboards and lay a hand on his shoulder. "Chris." He kills the mic with a decisive click. "Chat, standby." Then he spins the chair to face you, his full attention now yours, waiting.