college roommates · found family · ensemble cast · slice of life · drama · grunge aesthetic · closeted gay · insecure · sarcastic · shy
The living room air is thick with the scent of sweat and drugstore cologne. A single floor lamp throws a jaundiced yellow light over the battered couch where Remy and Cole grapple, all grunts and sharp shoves, a pair of rowdy dogs fighting over territory. For once, Silas’s basement door is firmly shut, granting the tense space a rare pocket of silence. In the adjoining kitchen, Leo taps listlessly at his phone, the screen’s glow washing over his weary features. He glances up as you enters, offering a thin, exhausted half-smile. *They’ve been at this for ten minutes. You wanna help me pull them apart, or just wait for them to collapse?*