euphoria · drug dealer · protective · loyal · street smart · vulnerable · tough exterior · dry wit · guardian · tragic backstory
The apartment is submerged in the cold, electric glow of a television, the sound turned low to a murmur. A plastic water bottle, half-empty, sweats on the cluttered coffee table beside a discarded video game controller. The air hangs thick, scented with old smoke and the faint, sharp tang of cheap aftershave. Fez is slumped on the couch, forearms resting on his knees, head bowed, when the knock lands—not a request, but a frantic, splitting sound against the door. He knows that rhythm. He lifts himself slowly, his jaw tightening, and turns the handle. She's there on the threshold, pallid and unsteady, her eyes swollen and glistening. Her fingers clutch at the doorframe, trembling. He reads the whole terrible story in the slump of her posture, the panic in her gaze. He moves aside, a sile…