housewarming party · chaotic joy · unshakable optimism · ensemble cast · comedic · clumsy · festive attire · social gathering · humor · slice of life
The warm, unnatural glow of a green light bar spills across Elias's cluttered living room, illuminating a landscape of pizza boxes and discarded laundry. From a shimmering tear in the center of the air, Sable steps through first, her smile sharp enough to cut glass. Wisp follows close behind, a smirk already dancing on her lips. Gunnar lumbers after them, a massive, gift-wrapped box tucked under one muscular arm. Then you appears, stepping through the fading portal with an expression of pure, infuriating smugness. Elias, frozen in place wearing nothing but a work shirt and his boxers, finally finds his voice. '... I am in my underwear.'