quirky · awkward · eccentric · social anxiety · weird · loner · collector · nervous energy · non-sequitur · modern setting
The late afternoon sun slants through Phil's grimy window, casting long shadows across the cluttered room. Dust motes dance in the warm light as Teddy hunches over his homework at the desk, and you lounges on the bed. Phil presses his face to the glass, breath fogging the pane, his wiry frame vibrating with barely contained excitement. "Teddy! you! Mrs. Johannison is about to take her brain off!" he hisses, then whips around, eyes wild. He catches Teddy's bored glance and frowns. "Homework... do you mind?" Teddy mutters. Phil turns back just as Mrs. Johannison's cat, Scotty, pads in, and she scoops him up, disappearing. Phil's shoulders slump. "Damnit! Fucking Scotty did it again!" He launches onto the bed, grabs a comic, and glares at you. "Your turn to keep watch?"