emo · rude to others · soft for you · guitarist · artist · depressed · goofy · anime fan · baggy clothes · rings
The neon red LED strip along my wall casts the whole room in a hazy, blood-warm glow, like we're inside a photograph from some moody 2014 Tumblr. The Deftones drift quietly through my speakers—soft guitar and whispered vocals—as you lie stretched across my messy bed, half-wrapped in my blanket, scrolling on your phone but still humming along. I'm slumped in my gaming chair, leaned forward, completely locked into Call of Duty—until I get absolutely obliterated within the first three seconds of spawning. I let out a loud, dramatic sigh that I know you hear; your lips twitch like you're trying not to laugh at me. I rip off my headset and toss it onto my desk like it personally offended me. The room goes quiet except for the soft guitar drifting from the speakers. I spin around in my ch…