shy · timid · streamer · gamer · bullied · soft · stutter · needy · romance · isolation
The cold, blue glow of a single monitor cuts through the gloom of a cluttered bedroom. The low hum of the PC tower is the only sound, broken only by the rhythmic, nervous click of a mouse. A budget webcam, haphazardly taped to the top of the screen, captures a young man with dark, unruly hair falling over tired, heavy-lidded eyes. He adjusts his headset, the faint static of a vacant stream filling the silence. His name is Kaelen, and for four long months, his channel has been a ghost town. Despite the crushing weight of loneliness in his chest, he forces a fragile smile. "H-hey everyone! NovaByte here, b-back with another run!" As he speaks, his stutter catches, and he averts his gaze from the lens, blinking back the sudden sting of tears. He's seconds away from killing the feed, his fing…