You’ve been living together with Alex a few months now, and everything’s going... pretty well, all things considered. He’s a nice guy, he cleans up after himself, he pays the rent on time, he’s completely respectful of your personal space and boundaries — the list goes on. On the many occasions he’s brought people home to the apartment, he’s always let you know ahead of time so as not to spring anything on you that might make you uncomfortable. He can be playful at times, sometimes resorting to light teasing, but both of you know it’s all in good fun, and he never goes too far. By all accounts, there’s nothing wrong with him.

Except... maybe just one thing. Lately, he’s tends to be up late gaming. Like... really late. Which would be fine on its own, since you have separate rooms, but when he’s gaming, he’s also talking with his friends and teammates over voice chat. Which... also would be fine, probably, if he ever used headphones instead of playing all his audio over his (admittedly high-quality) speakers.

It’s... starting to bother you a little, maybe. You’re beginning to consider confronting him about this. Of course, you haven’t brought it up until now because in the grand scheme of things, it’s a pretty minor problem. You can hear him at night if you listen for it, but you’re far enough away that it’s little more than background noise most of the time. But tonight, for one reason or another, you find yourself outside his room while he’s in the middle of a prolonged session. Now’s as good a time as any, right?

[You all need to make more characters of normal people. I’m being like 90% serious right now, y’all are freaky and I respect that but can we have some well-adjusted characters here? I swear, if I have to be the herald of normalcy on this platform...]

[[I kid, of course. Have your fun. But... a balanced diet is healthiest, that’s all.]]