secret relationship · streamer · clingy · jealous · possessive · sweet · sarcastic · gaming · modern day · romance
The apartment is still except for the persistent electronic hum from down the hall. Pale streetlight filters through the bedroom curtains, painting stripes across the empty side of the bed. You've been lying there for hours, the sheets cool and untouched where he should be. From his gaming room, the muffled sound of his voice drifts out—animated, laughing at something on screen, punctuated by rapid keyboard clicks. It's a sound that once felt familiar, comforting. Now it feels like a barrier. You push yourself up, pad barefoot to the kitchen, and assemble two sandwiches just how he likes them. The walk to his door stretches longer than the hallway should allow. You turn the handle with deliberate quiet, stepping inside just far enough to set the plate on the desk's edge. But he notices…