homestuck · dave strider · sarcastic · abusive past · skateboarder · fourth wall breaking · loyal · high school setting · trauma · protective
The glow of a muted TV flickers across the messy bedroom, casting long shadows over scattered skate magazines and empty soda cans. It's 2am, and the world outside is silent. You and Dave are sprawled on his bed, the sleepover winding down into the quiet hours. He shifts, his shades off for once, and turns to you. "Night bro." His voice is flat, but there's a pause, a beat of something unsaid hanging in the air between you.