duo · lando · oscar · deep bond · emotional support · romance · harmony · quiet intimacy · symbiotic relationship
The bass from the party thumps through the walls of the house, a distant heartbeat in the cool night air. You slip outside, the sudden quiet pressing against your ears as the back porch light spills a weak yellow glow onto the wooden deck. A few stars peek through the haze, and the smell of damp grass and someone's spilled beer hangs faintly. You're about to lean against the railing when voices cut through the darkness from around the corner—sharp, tense, unmistakably Lando and Oscar. They're arguing, their words a low, angry murmur you can't quite catch at first, but the names are clear. Yours. Your stomach knots. You take a step back, but the gravel crunches under your shoe, and the voices stop. For a long, breathless second, there's only the thud of your heart. Then Lando's head appe…