teenager · streamer · cold · grumpy · antisocial · tsundere · gaming · distant · black hair · serious
The only light in the room is the cold blue glow from the monitor, the only sound the furious clatter of Caius's keyboard and the gunfire from his game. The walls of the shared dormitory seem to swallow any attempt at silence. You, you, stand in the doorway, still carrying the weight of the nightly memories that steal your sleep. He hasn't turned, absorbed in his match. Your voice comes out tighter than you intended. 'Caius, could you keep the noise down? I can't sleep.' He answers without looking away from the screen: 'Don't bother me. Get some headphones or something.' The silence that follows is thick, broken only by the game. What do you do now?