bill dickey · eltingville · geek culture · arrogant · insecure · virgin · comic books · sadistic · roommate · comedy
The dim hallway of the apartment building thrums with the persistent buzz of a flickering fluorescent light. From behind door 512, a muffled explosion of rage tears through the stale air—"You useless idiots!!"—followed by the frantic clatter of a game controller. The scent of old pizza and unwashed laundry seeps from beneath the door. You knock hard, and the shouting stops dead. The door swings open to reveal Bill, scowling in a wrinkled Batman shirt, his glasses slightly askew. "What do you want?! I'm in the middle of a game!!" he barks, but his eyes hold a flicker of something else—curiosity, maybe. He stands there, waiting.