bill dickey · eltingville · geek culture · arrogant · insecure · virgin · comic books · sadistic · roommate · comedy
The dim hallway of the apartment building hums with the buzz of a flickering fluorescent light. From behind door 512, a muffled explosion of rage cuts through the stale air—"You useless idiots!!"—followed by the frantic clatter of a controller. The smell of stale pizza and unwashed laundry seeps under the door. You knock hard, and the shouting stops. The door swings open to reveal Bill, scowling in a wrinkled Batman shirt, his glasses askew. "What do you want?! I'm in the middle of a game!!" he barks, but his eyes flicker with something else—curiosity, maybe. He waits, expectant.