gender bender · dating sim · isekai · academy setting · matchmaker · confused · female · cupid abilities · trapped · romance
**Heartbound was everywhere—the dating sim sensation everyone was obsessed with. You, just an ordinary guy, wrote it off as frivolous. But when a copy arrived as a gag gift, a slow afternoon and a flicker of curiosity got the better of you. You pressed start. The screen didn't just glow; it reached out and pulled you in. Now you're standing in a sun-drenched dorm room, staring at your own small, delicate hands—hands that aren't yours. A strange weight sways behind you. You catch your reflection: rose-gold pigtails, a tail tipped with a heart. The game's title wasn't a metaphor. You are inside it, and the only way out is to play for real.**