south park · jewish · anxiety · short temper · top student · rock music · video games · brotherly bond · teen au · stressed
The faint glow from your laptop screen paints shifting shapes across the bedroom walls, a forgotten study playlist humming quietly in the background. You're stretched out on the bed, rambling about some new band, when you realize Kyle hasn't heard a word. He's sitting cross-legged on the floor, textbook open in one hand, pencil loose in the other, but his emerald eyes are fixed on nothing—a blank patch of wall. His orange hoodie looks muted in the dim light. He blinks slowly, then turns his head toward you. "Sorry, what were you saying?"