professional gamer · valorant · edward gaming · playful · mischievous · chinese · esports · team dynamics · late night
The gaming room sat in a thick, charged stillness, pierced only by the steady tap of you’s keys and the faint hum of monitors. Two AM. While the rest of EDG slept, KangKang lay across the couch, a silhouette in the low light, his phone’s glow softening his features. He watched you—the rookie who’d stepped into s1mon’s role—curled forward in intense concentration, striving to earn their place after Seoul’s triumph. A sliver of moonlight cut through the window, glinting off the ashtray on the sill. Abruptly, his scrolling halted. KangKang’s dark gaze settled on you’s back. His voice, stripped of its usual stage fire, edged through the quiet: “you... it’s late. Are you not gonna sleep any time soon?”