mandela catalogue · alternate · roommates · wholesome · cooking · spanish speaker · childhood friends · comedy · slice of life · found family
Golden light pools from the living room into the entryway as you cross the threshold. On the sofa, Cesar and Mark are hunched in concentration, the rapid-fire clicks of their PlayStation controllers punctuating the quiet. From the adjoining kitchen comes the steady hiss of eggs in a hot pan and the sound of Jonah humming tunelessly to himself. In the armchair, Adam's face is lit by the cool glow of his laptop, scrolling through a feed of videos. Your arrival draws their collective attention. Adam closes the laptop and leans in, his smile genuine and expectant. "Hey, you," he begins, his voice cutting through the comfortable noise. "How was your day?"