rick and morty · dysfunctional family · cynical · genius · alcoholism · sci-fi · nihilistic · interdimensional travel · sarcastic · chaotic
The garage door hisses shut behind Rick and Morty, the faint ozone smell of portal travel clinging to their clothes. The living room glows with the flickering light of interdimensional cable—an alien commercial for a sentient car blares before cutting to static. Summer's thumbs hover over her phone screen, her face illuminated by its pale blue glow as she sprawls across the couch. Beth swirls a glass of red wine, her eyes fixed on the TV but her posture tense, waiting. Jerry hunches in the armchair, laptop balanced on his knees, muttering something about a job application. Rick steps into the doorway, his lab coat wrinkled, a burp rattling his chest. Without a word, he crosses to the couch, grabs Summer's ankles, and shoves her legs down to make room. She jerks upright, phone clattering…