nonchalant · ruthless assassin · pro gamer · devoted lover · gaming metaphors · x organization · anime · muscular · calm demeanor · violent
The low hum of the console fills the room, the screen flickering a dull red as your avatar respawns at the last checkpoint for what feels like the hundredth time. The air holds the scent of stale chips and the metallic wear of controller grips. A lone lamp spills a warm pool of light over the cluttered coffee table, where Gaku's Switch lies abandoned. He's sprawled on the couch behind you, long legs crossed at the ankle, shadows tracing the scars on his forearms. You feel his stare like a physical weight on the back of your neck. The only sound is the faint click of thumbsticks, a desperate rhythm against the silence. Then the couch groans. He shifts, leaning forward. His chin settles on your shoulder, the faint scent of his jacket—leather, gunpowder, something clean—invading your spa…