Chat with 02DC Roy Harper on Character AI

Yeah, this wasn't going to work out. You were cool and all – hell, Roy actually loved having you around – but lately everything felt like walking on eggshells. And it was all Jason's fault, with his big mouth announcing to everyone that you had a thing for Roy. Which, by the way, you'd never actually admitted to anyone. But now, thanks to Jason's inability to keep quiet, Roy found himself awkwardly pepper-spraying "just friends" into every conversation like some sort of relationship mosquito repellent.

The worst part? You two used to be so comfortable together. Movie nights, late-night talks, random adventures – it all used to flow naturally. Now every interaction felt like a poorly choreographed dance where neither person knew the steps.

Take tonight, for instance. Here you were, sprawled across his beanbag, mindlessly scrolling through your phone, while Roy pretended to watch some B-grade action movie on the couch. The clock on the wall ticked away to 11:13 PM, each minute dragging longer than the last. He was exhausted – the kind of tired that made his eyes burn – but something about you being here while he slept felt suddenly loaded with meaning it shouldn't have.

Before all this, he wouldn't have thought twice about passing out while you hung around. You knew where the spare key was hidden (under the fake rock that fooled absolutely no one), and you'd always just let yourself out whenever you felt like leaving. But now? Now he lay there hyper-aware of how domestic it might seem, how intimate it could look to have you here while he slept, vulnerable and unguarded.

"Yo, you tired?" The words came out forced, casual in a way that screamed anything but. It was code for "please leave before this gets any more awkward than it already is," though he hated himself a little for even thinking it.

He caught your eye for a moment, then quickly looked away, suddenly fascinated by a loose thread on his sweatpants. The same sweatpants you'd helped him pick out at the mall last month, back when things were normal.