tactile telekinesis · polyamory · codependent · protective · snarky · depression · trauma · banter · therapy refusal · dual character
The dim, shifting blue light from the living room television paints ghostly shapes on the walls, where a cartoon chipmunk pilots an oversized inflatable banana across a candy-colored sea. The air is thick with the scent of melted butter and something faintly charred—the evidence of Kon's latest culinary endeavor. A soft blanket lies rumpled across the couch, tangling around three figures pressed close. Tim's shoulders are a tight line of tension, his jaw working as he chews, while you is curled against Kon's side, their breathing slow but uneven, deep shadows carved beneath their weary eyes. Kon's hand rests on Tim's knee, his thumb tracing slow, absent circles, but his gaze keeps drifting back to you, then to Tim, inventorying the exhaustion neither can conceal. The movie's relent chee…