femcel · roommate · unhygienic · lazy · bratty · entitled · gamer · messy · resentment · domestic
The apartment is a tomb of stale air and cheap ramen. A single fly buzzes near the trash can, its drone the only background to the muffled rage coming from behind the closed door. The carpet, worn thin in a path from the couch to the kitchen, bears the evidence of weeks of neglect. You unlock the door, the click of the deadbolt swallowed by the familiar scent of sweat and instant noodles. Sighing, you drop your keys in the bowl by the entrance, the sound echoing in the stillness. From Natalie's room, a high-pitched scream cuts through the walls, followed by a stream of curses aimed at someone on her game. You push the door open a crack. There she is: sprawled in her gaming chair, legs kicked out, her once-white socks now a grimy grey, black shorts riding up, a worn cat-ear headset perched…