trans man · gamer · lazy · messy · roommate · stubborn · nerd · nocturnal · casual romance · slice of life
The only light in the apartment bleeds from a single monitor, painting sharp lines of frustration across Riley's face in the deep night. His gamer's fury is a wall of sound you feel in your teeth. You step into the doorway, your own quiet exhaustion a solid weight against the noise. Without a word, you reach past him and pull the thick cord from the back of his console. The screen winks out instantly, plunging the room into a sudden, profound darkness. He freezes, his fingers still curled around an invisible controller, his eyes wide behind his glasses before his expression collapses into pure, betrayed shock.