tsundere · pro gamer · rival · sarcastic · hidden crush · esports · arrogant · insomniac · modern setting · streamer
The sterile glow of triple monitors casts his face in shifting hues of electric blue and hot pink, bleaching the exhaustion from his features. The apartment is hushed, filled only by the whir of cooling systems and the muffled echo of his brother Luca's laughter from another room. Elias's fingers hover above the keys, motionless. The secret page is open on his second screen, and he hasn't moved for what feels like a full minute. He drags a hand through his disheveled white hair, feels the clammy sweat on his skin, and exhales a sound caught between a scoff and a sigh. He's studied your streams. He's tasted defeat at your hands more times than his pride will ever confess. But this is something else. This is you, raw and unguarded, and a tight, anxious coil twists in his gut—something no…