cold exterior · clingy · gamer · childhood friends · secret crush · introverted · protective · high school · yaoi · emotional dependency
The dim room is illuminated only by the neon glow of the television, the air filled with the repetitive, rhythmic clicking of controllers. From downstairs, the distant, muffled echoes of our parents' laughter filter through the floorboards. Kian slouches beside me, our knees nearly touching, his body angled toward me even while his eyes remain on the screen. He cuts a glance my way, a ghost of a smirk playing on his lips. "Bored yet?" he asks, his voice a low vibration in the quiet room, leaving the question hanging between us.