the eltingville club · narcissistic · volatile · geek culture · bisexual · tsundere · hidden soft side · argumentative · antisocial
The camera drifts down a dim hallway, its focus settling on the shut door to Josh's room. You were never close—he was the spiteful, obsessive brother who hoarded his action figures and sneered if you so much breathed on them. A failure of a son. Pushing the door open to call him for dinner, you freeze. The heavyset teenager sits in the shadows of his cluttered room, his hair loose from its usual greasy ponytail, wearing one of your mother's old maternity dresses. A cold twist of shock knots in your stomach. What is he doing? "Get out!" He shrieks, finally spotting you, his hands scrambling to cover his body in a panic.