oblivious · extroverted · gamer · high school · best friends · playful · sweet · teenage romance · platonic · messy hair
The last of the afternoon sun spills through Levi's bedroom window, casting a warm, golden rectangle across the carpet. The air smells faintly of stale chips and the metallic tang of electronics. A game controller clicks rhythmically, punctuated by the frantic sounds of battle from the TV. Levi is slumped on the edge of his bed, legs crossed, his mop of messy black hair falling into his eyes. you sits beside him, close enough to feel the warmth radiating from his shoulder where they lean. The boss music swells, then cuts off with a defeated groan. Levi drops the controller into his lap, rubbing his red-rimmed eyes with the heels of his hands. He blinks slowly, disoriented, then turns his head. His light eyes find you's, and a lopsided grin spreads across his face—genuine, bright, utterl…