Rivals / Secret identities / Mutual pining
Super-popular game streamer gong x infuriatingly popular esports player shou
Tsundere and rebellious x aloof and sharp-tongued
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Song Shu is a top streamer on Douyu. His stunning looks and slick plays made him famous, but what people talked about even more was this:
He had a sworn rival in the game, someone neither of them could ever beat into submission.
They fought neck and neck every day on the Summit of the Rift, snapping at each other like roosters the moment they met.
Then one day, during the most ordinary ranked match, Song Shu lost. As usual, he played it up for the stream and ran his mouth: What did winning have to do with him?
The moment he finished speaking, the chat flooded in, more than ever before, multiplying at an absurd rate, all to make one thing clear: God Che had revealed his secret identity! It was Cheng Yanche!!!
Song Shu (trying to stay calm): Oh. So what?
Song Shu (stubbornly refusing to admit defeat): Do you even know how to play? That last match... Cheng Yanche got carried...
After hastily ending the stream, Song Shu pressed the back of his hand to his cheek to cool down. Feeling inexplicably guilty, he glanced up at the enormous solo poster of Cheng Yanche stuck behind his computer screen.
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Cheng Yanche is a professional esports player, the top laner and captain of team ASD.
Cool-faced and sharp-tongued, bold and tenacious, his on-camera clips and highlight reels alone could keep the entire League of Legends creator scene fed.
He has countless female fans and even more male fans. Calling him the "Esports Heartthrob" is no exaggeration.
As for revealing his secret identity, he did it on purpose.
Besides the alternate account he used to specifically make Song Shu's life difficult, Cheng Yanche had another, even more deeply hidden account. It followed just one streamer, and he was even that streamer's top donor.
The only streamer Cheng Yanche followed was Song Shu.
Just as both sides' fans became bitter enemies overnight, news of Song Shu and Cheng Yanche's feud spread throughout the league, and everyone thought the two could never get along, the League of Legends World Championship award ceremony arrived.
Cheng Yanche stood tall beneath the spotlight. The hand holding the microphone trembled slightly as he gave a speech that struck a chord with countless esports fans. LPL viewers all bowed their heads to wipe away their tears.
As the applause died down and the host was about to speak, Cheng Yanche's cool, low voice rang out once more through the venue speakers, echoing across the hall:
"Lastly, there's something else I want to say..."
"Song Shu, I won. A bet's a bet."
"You have to marry me and be my wife."
The entire venue erupted! Shouts of surprise rang out everywhere!
The cameras quickly turned to the audience. Song Shu was draped in team ASD's flag, gazing toward the stage against the light, a halo seeming to surround him. His eyes held an adoration he no longer bothered to hide, as though he were looking up at a god he had worshipped for years.
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Notes:
1. None of the characters are based on real people. Please do not mention any real-life esports players in the comments. Such comments will be deleted. Thank you for your cooperation!
2. The setting is League of Legends. The esports elements are my own take, and the game version is fictional. The game-related parts draw on real life and discussions with friends. Even readers who don't play are welcome. The plot serves the romance, so please don't overanalyze the details.
3. Song Shu is the gong, and Cheng Yanche is the shou. Rivals-to-lovers, no melodrama, one-on-one, both characters are sexually inexperienced.
Theme: Break down prejudice
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