Identity V: Have These Idiot Lovers Confessed Yet?

An Identity V Prisoner x Prisoner fanfic. The main story is complete, while the side couples are still being updated. (Other pairings are mentioned: Photographer x Embalmer, Jack x Mercenary, Fool's Gold x Prospector, and Postman x Painter. They appear very rarely in the main story, but will get extra chapters.) Eighteen-year-old Lucas is a physics prodigy. He's published in SCI journals, won a national scholarship, and got into a top university as the first-ranked applicant. Then he announced he was dropping out. The reason? He wanted to go pro in esports. When thirty-six-year-old Alva Lorenz learned Lucas was dropping out, the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. So at two in the morning one day, he posted: “My student says he wants to drop out and go play esports. I really couldn't talk him out of it, so I convinced him to take a leave of absence instead. What should I do in this situation? How can I get him to come back and continue his studies?” The official SRE account joked as usual: “Boss, sponsor us and we'll beat some sense into him and send him back to class. [doge]” Alva replied: “Sure.” The whole internet went wild. Was it true? Alva: Of course it is. I may not understand esports, but I understand capital. Lucas: ????