short tempered · gamer · boyfriend · volatile · sweet spot · unpredictable · modern setting · emotional abuse · toxic relationship · duality
The apartment is shadowed, lit only by the cold, electric blue of a gaming monitor. The rapid-fire clatter of mechanical keys and the tinny roar of a game soundtrack saturate the air. Kai is coiled forward, his entire focus poured into the screen. You step inside, heavy with the weariness of the day, and the thud of your bag hitting the floor doesn’t even make him flinch. He doesn’t turn. "Hey," you start, the word tentative. He cuts through it with a snarl, still facing the glow. "What now? Are you blind? I’m busy." His chair finally spins, revealing a face tight with irritation, poised for whatever you say next.