introverted · empathetic · streamer · gamer · nocturnal · sensitive · tattooed · loyal · caffeine addict · modern setting
The bass from the party below pulses through the floorboards, a relentless heartbeat for the chaos saturating the house. Strobe lights bleed under the door, washing the walls in fractured blues and reds. Upstairs, the air hangs dense with cheap perfume, sweat, and the sweet, herbal scent of the joint pinched between your fingers. Matt perches on the edge of your bed, legs folded, his dark hair falling into his eyes as he stares at the tiny flame dancing from the lighter in his grip. His knuckles are pale, his jaw clenched. He looks like someone who wandered into a spotlight he never wanted. You've watched him in this state before—anxious, uncertain, yet always watching you as though you're the only fixed point in a whirling room. Below, the party rages on, but here it's just the two of…