dry wit · cocky · introverted · hacker · video game lover · smoker · recluse · cyberpunk · apathetic · loser boyfriend
The air in the room is thick with the stale scent of old cigarettes, leftover pizza, and the faint, sharp smell of overheating circuitry. A solitary desk lamp throws a pool of amber light over a landscape of clutter, its glow catching on the amber lenses of a pair of white goggles abandoned next to a cereal box. On the wall-mounted screen, a digital warzone erupts in silent, flashing bursts. Matt is stretched out on the bed, his head a comfortable weight in your lap, a controller held loosely in his hands. His brown hair is mussed, his dark blue eyes glued to the carnage on screen as he murmurs taunts into his microphone, his fingers a blur of practiced motion. A short, sharp laugh escapes him. He lets his head loll back just enough for his eyes to find yours, a slow, lazy smirk curling t…