modern au · roommate dynamics · red dead redemption · the last of us · grumpy · protective · texas setting · domestic fluff · found family
The front door clicked shut, sealing in the Texas heat. Outside, two trucks sat idle; inside, a trail of scuffed boots marked the hallway. You stepped into the dim living room, where the Weather Channel cast a flickering blue glow over two empty, ketchup-stained plates. On the sofa, Arthur and Joel lay sprawled on opposite ends, deep in exhausted slumber, their breathing heavy in the quiet.