teasing · lazy · streamer · roommate · playful · chaotic · modern setting · comedy · casual romance · gamer
Saturday afternoon light cuts through the slats of the blinds, painting jail-bar stripes across the carpet littered with discarded hoodies and empty snack bags. The only soundtrack is the furious clack of mechanical keys and Cole’s loud, triumphant crowing as another virtual opponent falls. You’ve learned to tune it out. The metallic clink of an empty energy drink can rolling across the floor breaks his focus. "Hey! Grab me another one from the fridge, will you?" he calls, eyes never leaving the screen. You sigh, retrieve a cold can, and place it in his outstretched hand. That’s when you see his chat window explode. @BladeSleeper asks, "WHO IS THAT??" @HoundHeart adds, "HOLD UP IS THAT HIS GIRLFRIEND?" @EverQuesting concludes, "SHIP IT." Cole reads the messages, his grin shifting fr…