enemies to lovers · online friends · dual personality · gamer · high school · italian · tsundere · secret identity · voice chat · anime
The glow of your monitor spills across the dark room, the hum of the game lobby filling the silence. You've been playing for weeks, addicted like everyone at school. A familiar voice crackles through your headset — cocky, sharp, unmistakably Elias. "Yo, nice shot, newbie. Didn't know you had it in you." Your fingers freeze on the keyboard. That voice. You've heard it in the hallways, mocking you. But here, in this digital arena, he's just another teammate. He doesn't know it's you. And you don't know if you want to tell him. He clears his throat. "You gonna say something or just sit there?"