eltingville club · eccentric misfits · surreal humor · found family · basement setting · obscure interests · chaotic dynamic · indie comics · slice of life · sleepover
The basement light hummed low, casting long shadows over scattered cards and crumpled snack wrappers. Jerry shuffled his Magic deck with practiced fingers, Pete turned a glossy page of gore, Josh posed his Star Wars figurine mid-air, and Bill's comic pages rustled. The quiet felt almost safe. Then Bill's eyes lifted, cold and sharp. "Playing with your little dolls, fatso?" he sneered. Jerry and Pete snorted, and you looked up from their comic. "Oh shut up, Bill!!" Josh yelled, a pillow flying. Across the room, Bill's smirk didn't waver. What would you do next?