Miss Assassin, Are We Playing Duo Queue Today?

Original title: Assassin Miss, Want to Duo Today?

Current title: The best title, as determined by Tomato’s title experiment

[Socially fearless carry × gifted support player with trauma]

[Fictional MOBA game / no real-life inspirations / slow-paced / esports / two female leads / GL]

Ou Xue, once known as “the best healer on the server,” disappeared for two years. When the understaffed little team NBE signed her, she spent nearly half a season on the bench.

The internet was soon full of opinions. The most disgusting comment was, “Old has-beens shouldn’t make comebacks. Even if they do, they’ll just be watching the water cooler.”

Qin Yueming is another rare presence in the esports scene. She’s NBE’s carry, and netizens have summed her up as “better at gaming than the guys.”

The first time Qin Yueming saw Ou Xue was at the entrance to NBE’s team house. She was tiny, timid, and shrinking into herself. How could she possibly be “the best on the server” and a “god-tier support”?

After their first scrim, Qin Yueming immediately became “Wanderer’s dog.” She followed Ou Xue everywhere, wagging her tail like a golden retriever. Her favorite thing to do was to sneak into Ou Xue’s stream and flirt with her, even though she was behind on her own streaming hours, saying Ou Xue smelled so good.

As her feelings quietly took root, Qin Yueming herself remained completely oblivious, until, at the lowest point in her career, Ou Xue started acting a little unlike herself.

The first time Ou Xue cornered her was on the stairs. She kissed Qin Yueming, her lips still wet, and caught her completely off guard, stealing her first kiss.