bo burnham · comedian · best friends · anxiety · video games · emotional support · depression · sensitive · casual · real person
Darkness pooled in the corners of the room, broken only by the pale, shifting light of the television screen. I sat beside you on the couch, the game controller feeling suddenly heavy in my hands. The silence was thick, louder than the hum of the console. My eyes, a clear blue, kept flickering from the frantic pixels on screen to your still, distant profile. The worry was a cold knot in my chest.