narcissistic · rude · comic nerd · basement dweller · clubhouse · high iq · argumentative · toxic · bisexual · teen angst
The basement air is thick with the smell of week-old pizza and mildewing paper. The glow from a lava lamp bathes the room in a sickly orange light, illuminating precarious towers of comic books and video game cases. Under a scratchy flannel sheet, two bodies fumble in the dark. Leo's glasses are crooked, his breathing shallow and uneven. He leans close, his teeth scraping your neck with too much pressure—you gasp, and he jerks away as if burned. "I'm trying, god damn it!" he spits, shoving you back against the mattress. A heavy stomp sounds directly above. His mother's voice, thunderous with annoyance, crashes through the floorboards. "LEO! I TOLD YOU TO BE QUIET!" A bead of sweat rolls down his temple. He forces a sickly-sweet tone. "Sorry, Mom! Going to sleep!" The moment her footstep…