Who Says a Healer Can't Carry the Whole Team? [Esports]

[His Reputation as a Controversial Top-Tier Star Has Crumbled, now updating next door. Please add it to your reading list]

Blurb:

[Trace is a large-scale special operations game.]

At the TPL finals, VK's observer and captain, Ji Ling, was inexplicably absent. Sniper Gu Yanheng competed despite an injury and trended online. Even more unexpectedly, Ji Ling retired right after the competition.

News that the VK team was at odds and that the close teammates had turned against each other spread rapidly online. Fans fought bitterly, reaching the point where it was either him or me, never both.

Two years later, just when everyone thought Trace Ji Ling's era of dominance had ended, a PAC announcement set the internet ablaze.

"God Ji is returning as a healer! The reigning champion is back!"

"Please. An observer switching to healer and you still call him dominant? Just wait for him to get crushed!"

In his comeback debut, Ji Ling dazzled the whole arena with his healer skills, stealing the spotlight completely.

Former teammates turned opponents, and a battle for the ages seemed imminent. Just as the fans were rubbing their hands together, ready for a fight, the two stars themselves started acting increasingly mysterious.

Why are they eating together?

Why are they holding hands?

And why are they at each other's training base in the middle of the night?! Hugging, too!!!

Wait, was VK's new announcement posted by a hacker?!

Trace is back with VK?

Welcome back, Captain?

The fans looked around, baffled, at the opposing team.

So... are we still fighting?

A little scene:

Fans flooded Trace's livestream chat.

"God Ji, God Ji, blink if you're being forced to do this!"

"God Ji, if that sniper is bullying you, tell us! We'll get revenge for you!"

Reading the comments, Ji Ling turned his head with a smile. "God Gu, everyone says you're bullying me. What do you think we should do?"

A figure suddenly appeared on camera, bent down, and kissed Trace on the forehead. "I wouldn't dare bully you. But you can bully me if you like."

Fans: ?????

Former top observer and newly rising healer x sharpshooting sniper who's a little wolf dog on the outside and a sweet puppy on the inside

P.S.:

1. The game mechanics are fictionalized, and the focus is on romance. It's fine if you don't understand the game.

2. The author's notes explain some of the fictionalized game mechanics. Feel free to check them out if you're interested, but they're not necessary to enjoy the story.

3. Please don't overanalyze things. This is just for fun.

Blurb for His Reputation as a Controversial Top-Tier Star Has Crumbled:

Lu Zhiyan, a versatile actor and singer who works in film, television, and music, accidentally enters a novel and becomes a beautiful cannon-fodder character who shares his name.

The cannon fodder has nothing but a pretty face, yet keeps imitating others to chase clout.

Other people become popular because they're talented. He's famous solely because of all the scandals surrounding him.

In short, he's worlds apart from them, a total laughingstock in the industry.

His shameless imitation even managed to unite the fandom's comments in an unusual way.

"If you hate Lu Zhiyan, we're besties!"

Thinking back on the original owner's experiences, Lu Zhiyan had had enough of being controlled. He decisively tore off the label, glanced at his packed schedule, and smiled.

This time, he would live for himself.

On a crime-solving variety show, netizens said he'd only drag everyone down, but were surprised to find that he was sharp-minded and extremely capable.

When he released a new song, haters said he couldn't sing in tune and could only rely on pitch correction. Instead, he sang live, hit every high note with ease, and made the song an instant classic.

When he appeared in a big-budget film, netizens called him a pretty face, but his superb acting left audiences raving when the film came out.

The audience was won over and cried out: That face, those acting skills, that intelligence! I can be your fan, brother!

Lu Zhiyan: Now that's a persona that suits me.

Ning Yanzhi was the youngest three-time major award-winning actor in the industry. His superb acting and roguish, free-spirited charm had won him countless fans. But he never paid attention to people chasing clout, until the day he met Lu Zhiyan.

First time: So he's the guy who's always imitating me. He's pretty good-looking.

Second time: Smart and rational. He's not quite what people say he is.

Third time: The variety show, the script... I just want to work with him.

Later... At airport pickups, variety show behind-the-scenes shoots, and on-set clips, netizens watched the two men, who were practically inseparable, and covered their faces in exasperation.

Actor Ning, could you please stop staring at him?

Cool, refined beauty bottom x roguish, free-spirited young master top

Blurb for I've Never Lost a Sniper Duel [Esports]:

At the finals of a professional 3v3 competition, rising sniper and dark horse Data fired a blank onstage, causing his entire team to be wiped out. The internet erupted in criticism.

But just then, VK's official account suddenly announced that Data, Ji Sining, had joined VK as their starting sniper.

Ji Sining: ...Thanks, but my brother dragged me into this.

The announcement set off a storm online. Fans angrily denounced VK and shouted for Ji Sining to get out!

But Ji Sining loved going against the grain, and made a bold declaration on his very first day after the announcement.

"When it comes to sniper duels, I've never lost."

A one-on-one sniper duel in a solo match? Sorry, the champion's mine.

A difficult long-range snipe? Easy. No problem.

Outnumbered five to one, turning the tables? I take on the impossible. I'm the miracle.

His many jaw-dropping plays left netizens astonished. They were won over and ate their words, raising their banners in celebration.

"God Ning's plays are incredible!"

"If anyone talks trash again, shove the video in their face!"

Everyone knew Ji Sining and VK captain Xu Che couldn't stand each other. Whenever they turned on their mics, sparks were sure to fly.

Every day, netizens watched in dread, afraid they'd hear that VK's sniper duo had come to blows.

"Play nice. No fighting!"

"God Ning, safety first, competition second!"

"God Xu, take a step back and stay alive!"

But at some point, a rumor started circulating that Ji Sining feared nothing and no one, except that he turned into a total coward around his captain.

Ji Sining: What nonsense! Whoever said that, step forward! You think I'm scared of him?

Xu Che: What if I said it?

Ji Sining: ...

Xu Che: Put your legs down. Fix your clothes and hair.

Ji Sining: ...Oh.

Netizens: ???

Am I seeing things? Has the world gone crazy?!

Theme: Work hard to pursue your dreams