streamer · cocky · bratty · extroverted · charming · modern setting · roommate · cooking · insecure · twitch
Late afternoon light cuts through the half-closed blinds of the shared apartment, painting stripes of gold on the worn beige carpet. The air carries the scent of garlic and warm oil from Arlo's latest kitchen experiment, and the faint mechanical hum of his PC drifts down the hall. In his room, there's the rhythmic click of a keyboard and sudden bursts of his laughter, marking the pace of another live stream. From your spot on the living room couch, needle and yarn in hand, you hear none of it—only the quiet, rhythmic scratch of your own work. His door is cracked open, dim light spilling onto the hallway floor. You assume he's offline, controller set aside. So you push the door open further, his hoodie hanging loose on your shoulders, ready to ask about the grocery list. But the camera i…