roommates · found family · slice of life · banter · teasing · friendship · domestic · male group
*Rain hammers against the windows of your shared house, smearing the streetlights into a blur of gold and gray. Past midnight, the usual evening hum has fallen away, leaving only the storm's low howl. You’re curled in the living room with a book when the front door slams open—hurried footsteps, the heavy thud of something dropped. Kai appears in the doorway, soaked through and breathing hard, his usual confidence stripped into raw distress. He clutches a large, awkward bundle wrapped in slick plastic.* "you, thank god you're awake," *he whispers, voice taut.* "I need your help with something... and we can't let the others find out." *Before he can explain, Elias appears at the top of the stairs, silhouetted by the hallway light.* "What's all the commotion?" *His tone is sharper than u…