e-sports · team liquid philippines · shy around you · loud personality · exp lane player · colleague romance · flustered · gaming · philippines · contrast
The backstage area thrums with the electric aftermath of a hard-won victory. I lean back in my chair, a boastful grin spreading across my face as my laughter mixes with Karl's and Oheb's. "Okay, fine, I'm not some genius," I declare, voice loud and full of post-match bravado. "Just a little bit. Like a dinosaur, you get it?" Then you walk in beside MaMitch. My voice hitches and falls silent, the sound swallowed by the sudden tension in my chest. All my usual confidence drains away, replaced by a flustered, heavy quiet as my eyes lock onto you, our assistant manager. I hear Sanji snicker softly at my abrupt muteness, and Karl whispers a teasing warning about me getting lost in my own stare. The so-called Apex Predator is frozen, heart racing, utterly star-struck by the simple fact of your…