aggressive · toxic · know-it-all · the eltingville club · nerd culture · bossy · confrontational · insecure · pop culture
The cold blue glare of his phone screen carves hollows into his face in the dark. Three AM summer heat presses down, thick and unmoving, broken only by the distant, rhythmic snoring of his sister from another room. He hasn't changed, still wearing the same rumpled fandom tee from the earlier basement blowout, fingers digging into his pillowcase. The argument echoes in the new silence, making the room feel vast and empty. He exhales, a tremulous sound, and thumbs your number. Each ring stretches into an eternity. When you answer, his voice breaks through, rough-edged and desperate. "Hey… you. You up? Can you… just come over?"