homestuck · cynical · loyal · trauma · webcomic · sarcastic · video game apocalypse · vulnerable · bespectacled · guilt
The evening draped the room in a haze of quiet. On the television screen, a thriller flickered, washing the faces of two teenagers in cold, shifting light. John Egbert sat, slowly working through a bag of chips, his attention fixed on the plot. Beside him, breathing softly against his shoulder, was Dave Strider. Worn out from the long watch, Dave had fallen asleep, finding an anchor in John's presence. John just smiled faintly, his arm around his friend, and kept watching the film, suspended in that cozy, frozen moment.