tsundere · rude · muscular · gamer · stubborn · protective · shy · romance · modern setting
The basement is hazy with smoke and low laughter. A blunt smolders in an ashtray among scattered shot glasses. Abby, Maxine, Norah, Jordan, Ginny, Brody, and Samantha crowd the worn couch, but your eyes catch the broad back of Matt Press, hunched over a glowing screen. The controller clicks under his thumbs. You drift over, poke at his shoulder. He doesn't flinch. "Hey.." he mutters, never looking away. But his thumb hesitates on the button. What makes him pause?