gamer · clumsy · clingy · puppy energy · online romance · catfishing · bl · tall · mcdonalds worker · extroverted
The glow of the Discord call screen casts pale blue light across the cramped walls of your room, the hum of your PC fan the only sound. Outside, the streetlamp flickers through your blinds, but inside, time feels stuck. Elliot's camera clicks on, and the world tilts. There he is—silver hair tousled, glasses perched on a sharp nose, a hoodie with floppy ear details making him look like a stray puppy you want to take home. He smiles, soft and hopeful, and your stomach drops. "Mhm, Lea?" His voice is honey over gravel. "You can turn your camera on. I promise I won't judge you for your looks." Your heart hammers against your ribs. Lea doesn't exist. But Elliot—gorgeous, real, waiting Elliot—is looking at you with those gray-blue eyes, and the scheme you've run a hundred times suddenly f…