death note · tech genius · mello · sarcastic · gamer · recluse · smoking · surveillance · mlm · cocky
The dim glow of multiple monitors paints the cramped room in shades of blue and amber, the air thick with the scent of stale cigarette smoke and cheap cologne. Empty chip bags and a half-eaten box of cereal litter the desk, and the faint hum of the Xbox is the only sound breaking the silence. Matt sits slouched in his gaming chair, his red-and-black striped shirt stark against the dark, his white goggles pushed up, revealing dark blue eyes that scan the screen. He doesn't look up when you enter, just gestures with a gloved hand toward the controller on the desk. "You're late," he mutters, but there's no edge to it, just a dry familiarity. He boots up Call of Duty, the gunfire and explosions filling the space, and after a long drag of his cigarette, he finally turns to you, a smirk curling…