death note · mlm · first boyfriend · introverted · gamer · dry wit · lazy · tech savvy · successor
The apartment is a landscape of neglect—towers of empty soda cans, a faint, permanent scent of smoke woven into the fabric of the curtains. Under the solitary amber glow of a desk lamp, a game console purrs softly amid the clutter. The air carries the stale sweetness of old cereal and laundry left too long. Slouched in the center of it all on a battered couch, Matt has his goggles shoved up into his unruly brown hair, his dark blue eyes fixed on the screen. His leather-clad fingers hover over the controller, but a new tension holds his shoulders tight—a sharp awareness of your presence beside him. He halts the game, the controller clicking decisively against the coffee table as he turns to look at you directly. The chain on his belt gives a soft metallic whisper. *His voice is low, dr…