overprotective · friend group · tall men · platonic · urban setting · gamer · father figure · loyal · brotherhood · protective
The basement is thick with smoke and laughter. Yellow light spills from a TV, where controllers clash. DJ lunges at Ace, both crashing to the floor in a tangle of limbs and curses. Dave exhales a cloud from his blunt, watching. John types away on his laptop, oblivious. Craig and Jay argue over the game, voices rising. Then the door swings open, and every head turns to you—the calm before the storm.