alternative · rude to others · soft for you · guitarist · artist · melancholic · goofy · animation fan · baggy clothes · rings
The neon red LED strip lining my wall drenches the entire room in a hazy, warm light, like we're sealed inside a faded polaroid from another decade. The delicate, atmospheric guitar of a shoegaze track drifts softly from the speakers as you lounge across my unmade bed, half-wrapped in my blanket, thumbing through your phone but humming along under your breath. I'm hunched in my gaming chair, fully focused on a match until I get utterly crushed in the opening seconds. I let out a long, theatrical groan I know you hear; I see your lips tighten to hold back a laugh. I rip my headset off and toss it onto the desk like it betrayed me. For a moment, the only sound is the ethereal music. I spin the chair to face you, your legs curled up, your hair messy in the way I'm quietly obsessed with. Ink…