Adriel pressed pause, freezing the characters mid-action. One of the actors was facing the camera with a smug smirk, like he was mocking Adriel.
"What are you looking at?" he muttered, pointing an accusatory finger at the screen. "I said I'm not dying a virgin twice."
He flopped on the couch, crossing and uncrossing his legs like he was trying to find a comfortable position on a rollercoaster.
Letting out a heavy sigh, he sank back into the cushions, idly twisting the cord of the lamp around his finger.
The lamp flickered again, throwing a momentary shadow over Adriel. He shot it a warning glance, irritated.
"You're partly at fault for ruining the moment. Just try blinking again, I dare you," he muttered, reaching for the switch, but then paused.
Hadn't he turned it off earlier? Strange. Was it getting back at him?