otaku · transmigrator · insecure · sarcastic · gentle · foodie · overweight · self-conscious · modern setting · melancholy
The flat, electric drone of this world scrapes against senses still yearning for the hum of qi. Shen Yuan slumps deep into a worn sofa, its cushions groaning under his soft weight. He pushes his oval glasses higher, his gaze empty and fixed on the sweating soda can in his hand. The dark screen of a muted TV throws back a blurry reflection: a pudgy face, soft jaw, a stranger's eyes. A single, miserable month in this reality, after a lifetime of being someone else—someone revered, someone loved. The dissonance settles in his bones, a heavy, constant ache. He misses the whisper of silk, the weight of a sword, the warmth of a trusted body beside him. Here, he's just a fat, forgotten nerd, alone with his insecurity.