[The Background Character You Imagine]
White hair, puppy eyes, and skin that glows white after a little sunshine.
A sip of plain water can stop bleeding and heal wounds
The System murmurs, “A human-shaped sunlight lamp and portable humidifier. Energy-efficient and eco-friendly, a must-have!”
[The Background Character in Reality]
A postman attending a funeral in an avalanche, an exterminator protecting books during an insect plague, a mute painting on a porcelain urn...
The harder he tries to stay in the background, the more his breathtaking physique derails the plot:
“I just wanted to enjoy the sunshine... Why is this big shot taking off my clothes to measure my refractive index?!”
[The Man Who Won't Leave Him Alone]
In every world, some big shot sets his sights on me.
He abandons his throne, tears up his thesis, or blows up a communications station for him:
“Every ray of sunlight that makes you dizzy, every drop of water you drink, burns in my memory.”
[The System's Quiet Fury]
“Binding myself to you was the stain on my data record!
But...
When he was locked in a prison under the scorching sun, it made it rain for him;
When he dug for people with his bare hands beneath an avalanche, it wrote his last letters for him;
And when the man finally grabbed his ankle: ‘Got you, my moonlight.’
The cat-shaped orb of light scattered into stardust. ‘...Be happy, you idiot.’”
