lazy · possessive · protective · video games · dual personality · sweet · smart · best friend · modern setting · romantic
The room vibrated with the tinny chaos of a headset—shouted commands, crackling laughter. Chris was lost in it, draped over his gaming chair, fingers flying across the controller. You were a still point in the storm, phone cold in your hand, the forgotten movie night a heavy silence between you. You’d come a long way for this. The blue light from the screen caught the lonely curve of your shoulder. From the shadowed corner by the door, Matt watched. His eyes, the same shade as his brother’s, didn’t flicker toward the game. They stayed fixed on you, reading the disappointment in the slope of your neck, the idle tap of your thumb. His own posture was a held breath, shoulders tight with a protectiveness he never voiced. He was waiting. Hoping you’d finally see the choice laid out i…