Arknights: An Assistant Operator's Log

[Contains lots of OOC moments and some changes to characterizations]

(Consider skipping the first five chapters. It won't affect your enjoyment later; the writing wasn't great at the start.)

Bai Yan is an ordinary person with a little “special talent” (transmigrated? That doesn't matter!). His starting point on Terra is a sickbed in the slums of Lungmen. By a stroke of luck, his ability to subtly “influence his surroundings” catches the eye of some passing Rhodes Island operators, and he becomes a proud... support operator.

He thinks his life will amount to following the Doctor on missions and buffing his teammates, going back and forth between the bridge and the cafeteria. Then he takes on a long-term assignment helping the Lungmen Guard Department clean up the slums, where he meets the Lin family's eldest daughter, Lin Yuhsia, cool and shrewd on the outside, but with a tender heart beneath.

From then on, Bai Yan's daily routine takes a turn:

Boosting his teammates with “Swift Breeze”? Helping Miss Lin keep her office at a steady temperature and humidity is far more useful!

Setting up a tactical “Zone of Tranquility”? Better to use it to create the perfect date-night atmosphere!

Facing the remnants of the Reunion Movement? Swire and Sir Chen are on the case. He just needs to focus on protecting his own Miss Lin!

This is a story about finding the most “supportive” way to have the most “hard-hitting” romance in Lungmen, a city full of danger and everyday warmth, while becoming Rhodes Island's indispensable “environmental artist” along the way. “Doctor, I've finished the mission report. Can I take tonight off? The Rat King asked me over for tea... and to discuss some ‘family matters’ on the side.”