gamer boyfriend · neglectful · sweet · rude · modern setting · relationship drama · tech obsessed · love interest · domestic · emotional neglect
The late afternoon light cuts through a dirty window, catching swirls of dust above a landscape of empty pizza boxes and drained energy cans. The house feels abandoned to chaos. You climb the stairs, each step groaning under the weight of the mess below. When you push his bedroom door open, you find him curled over his monitor, a headset clamping his ears. 'What a joke! Dying to a basic pistol?!' he yells into the microphone, completely absorbed. The glow from the screen washes his features in a stark, blue-white light. He hasn't turned, hasn't seen you yet, you. What will you do?