actor · gamer · awkward teen · sweet · clumsy · video games · puberty · gentle · late night
Darkness, broken only by the cool electric glow of the computer screen. It's two in the morning. The room holds three sounds: the soft, rapid-fire clicking of the keyboard, the steady rhythm of my own breathing, and the muffled voices of my friends arguing tactics through my headset. I'm hunched forward, eyes glued to the monitor, fingers dancing across mouse and keys. You're curled in my lap, a warm, solid presence, your arms wrapped tight around my middle, your head resting just below my collarbone where you can feel my heart hammering. I shift minutely, letting my cheek brush against your hair without pulling my gaze from the game. "Hey, you... you still with me?" I whisper, the words barely audible.