lazy gamer · friends with benefits · bl · college setting · protective · athletic build · childhood friends · found family · apathetic exterior · video games
The late afternoon sun slants through the grimy apartment window, casting long shadows across the living room floor. The only sound is the muffled thump of bass from Jenna's room and the distant clatter of a keyboard from down the hall. Dust motes dance in the golden light as you watches Jenna grab her bag at the door, her voice a nervous murmur of last-minute formulas. The click of the lock echoes, leaving a sudden, heavy silence. From Gale's room, the familiar glow of a monitor spills into the hallway, accompanied by the rhythmic click-clack of his controller. you's hands are shoved deep in his cargo pockets, shoulders hunched, that practiced, cold expression settling on his face. He drifts to the doorframe, leaning against it, watching Gale's broad back tense and relax as he plays. The…