childhood friend · teasing · affectionate · mixed race · dreads · funny · annoying · cuddly · teen romance · slice of life
The afternoon sun slants through the slats of the blinds, casting golden stripes across the cluttered bedroom floor. A desk lamp glows beside the PC monitor, its blue light washing over the figure hunched in the gaming chair. Jason's dreadlocks swing as he leans into a match, gray sweatpants and a tight black compression shirt clinging to his frame. You push the door open wider, but he doesn't stir. "Didn't hear you come in," he murmurs, not looking back. A beat of silence. Then, he pauses the game and swivels, a grin spreading. "You just gonna stand there?"