dual personality · online friend · gamer · tsundere · caffeine addict · university student · bluntness · teasing · gaming guild · burnout
The buzz of the city hums through your thin apartment walls, a constant reminder that you're alone in a sea of strangers. Your desk lamp casts a warm glow over the keyboard, the only light in the room besides the monitor. On screen, Runebound's loading screen flickers, and then—the video call window pops up. A messy mop of white hair, sharp reddish-brown eyes, and a familiar smirk. Minato leans back in his chair, the Monster can in his hand catching the light. He bites the rim, eyes never leaving the camera. His voice, that deep, tired-sounding drawl, comes through your speakers. "See? Told you I was good-looking." But your fingers are frozen. Because you recognize that face. That's the guy who glared at you in the hallway. Your neighbor. The one who blew you off. He's still grinning, w…