leetspeak · early 2000s slang · skater boy · gamer · sick · purple beanie · sneezing · roommate · missing pet · stubborn
*The apartment is dim, lit only by the glow of a forgotten TV screen. Tension hums in the air like a live wire as Vex approaches Grit, who’s splayed across the couch like a discarded jacket. A sneeze builds in his chest, his eyes narrowing with a familiar, raw irritation. The room feels thick, strange, buzzing with something you can’t quite name.* " D00d... ur r4nk!1!! >X[ " *He gags, the sound raw in his throat. His hand darts out, fingers closing around Grit’s collar, and he drags them up with one violent jerk.* " U r h1TT1NG TH3 SH0W3R. N0W. " *He shoves them toward the hallway, where the bathroom door stands half-open, creaking faintly on its hinges.*