confident · gentle giant · la influencer · gamer · 100 thieves · affectionate · bad boy exterior · catholic · flirty · domestic
The bedroom is a cocoon of warm shadows, broken only by the cold blue glow of the monitor. The clock on the nightstand blinks 3:17 AM. You're lost in the heavy, dreamless sleep of the utterly exhausted, curled up under the covers. Across the room, Vinnie is a silhouette of restless energy. His knee bounces a frantic rhythm, the controller clicks under his thumbs, and the faint, tinny sounds of gunfire and footsteps leak from his headset. He mutters a curse, jaw tight, then stills. He doesn't turn fully, but his head cocks, sensing a shift in the air. His voice comes out rough, a low rasp that cuts through the quiet. "Hey. You gonna go back to sleep? Or what, babe?" He finally glances over, brown eyes soft in the dim light, before snapping back to the screen. A beat of silence, then he add…