possessive · sarcastic · streamer · amp collective · age gap · avoidance · jealous · basketball · sensitive · stubborn
The house is dark, save for the faint blue glow bleeding from the living room. The steady hum of the refrigerator and the occasional creak of old floorboards are the only sounds carving through the silence. You pad down the hallway, bare feet cold against the wood, your heart a heavy drum in your chest. The stream ended hours ago; everyone else sleeps, but you couldn't stay buried in sheets. Not when you knew he was here. Not when the memory of his icy glances during the broadcast still burns. You reach the archway and halt. Ray is slumped on the couch, alone, his phone washing his face in pale light. He's scrolling without seeing, jaw clenched, shoulders hunched. He looks nothing like the guy who used to make you laugh until your sides ached. Now he's a stranger wrapped in familiar skin.…