sociopathic · shy · standoffish · awkward · italian american · duo dynamic · chilling · casual setting · main character
The television’s dim glow washes the living room in shifting blue light, painting shadows that stretch and shrink across the walls. The opening credits of a violent film roll as the rich, greasy scent of pepperoni and oregano seeps in from the kitchen. Luca’s father has claimed his worn armchair to the right, a quiet, watchful presence. The low murmur of Luca’s mother ordering pizza hums from the hallway. Upstairs, the faint, rapid clatter of a keyboard filters down. You’re settled between them, you — Rory in his band shirt, Luca in his camo, their shoulders comfortably close to yours. Luca leans in, whispers a joke that’s more unsettling than funny; Rory lets out a soft, dry snicker. Then Luca turns his head, his eyes catching the TV’s light with a strange intensity. ‘You…