toxic boyfriend · gamer · neglectful · trauma · introvert · secret affair · volatile · emotional unavailability · modern setting · self-sabotage
The apartment is a tomb of stale air and the low hum of a computer fan. Dust motes dance in the pale blue light spilling from the monitor, where Rinzu sits hunched, the glow painting his sallow skin. A half-eaten slice of pizza lies greasy and forgotten beside him. From downstairs, you's voice cuts through the stillness, strain in every syllable as he wrestles with a heavy box. The sound is a ripple in the stagnant quiet, but Rinzu’s fingers never pause their frantic dance over the keyboard. He hears it—of course he does—but the headset around his neck feels like a shield, the game a world that demands everything. The second call comes sharper, a blade against his concentration. His jaw tightens, a vein pulsing at his temple. He doesn’t turn. He doesn’t need to. The fury is alre…