Pei Ye, a well-known game streamer on the Liulian platform, is decisive and ruthless, and has consistently ranked among the top three on the national server. He's famous for his no-nonsense streaming style.
When faced with criticism, he never argues. He just takes action.
Until one day, Pei Ye encountered a certain troll looking for trouble.
"Didn't eat today? Why do your hits feel like tickles?"
"Tsk, what a loser. Even my dog could've forced out their Flash in that play."
The man was sharp-tongued and typed lightning-fast, listing all of Pei Ye's mistakes and relentlessly tearing into him.
Who could put up with that? Seeing their streamer get bullied, Pei Ye's fans grabbed their keyboards, ready to get revenge.
"Sorry. My bad."
Pei Ye, usually cold-faced and taciturn, seemed to have a screw loose. He actually wagged his tail and went right over to the troll.
And that wasn't enough. He shamelessly added the troll as a friend and pestered him to play duos together. His devoted fans watched in disbelief as their streamer threw the game so badly he might as well have flooded the whole Pacific, all just to make the troll happy.
"You fucking idiot, quit already! If you've got no brains, stop being dead weight!"
"Mm-hm, I'm not very good. Bro, carry me to victory."
"Why are you clinging to me all day? Are you incapable of living on your own?"
"Sorry, bro, but can we just play one more? Please~"
Fans: ...What the hell? Is this streamer suffering from a split personality?
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At noon, the curtains in the room were drawn tight.
"You bastard, get the hell away from me... Fuck your goddamn... Ah!"
Jiang Yan lay sprawled against the headboard, his voice hoarse as he left scratch after scratch across the man's back.
Enjoying the feeling of those nails raking his back, Pei Ye grinned, flicked away his cigarette butt, and leaned down to murmur,
"Curse me out some more. I like it."
"You!"
Jiang Yan was so furious his face turned purple. He bit back a mouthful of curses and swallowed them down.
Jiang Yan had recently gotten into gaming.
The last time he'd been this absorbed was in high school, five years ago. He needed to train to get back to his peak.
After one match, Jiang Yan finished chewing out the "actor" who had thrown the game for him, and unexpectedly gained a little sidekick.
The little sidekick was considerate, considerate to the point of being annoying.
He knew Jiang Yan's preferences and understood his temperament. He stayed up late gaming with him, gave him birthday presents, and called to lull him to sleep... It all went far beyond Jiang Yan's boundaries.
After the guy wouldn't take no for an answer, Jiang Yan accidentally agreed to meet him in person.
At the cafe, he met a handsome man half a head taller than him.
"Hi." Pei Ye sat across from him, a hint of meaning in his smile.
"Long time no see, bro."
Jiang Yan's hand shook, and he knocked over the coffee in front of him.
After meeting up with an online friend he'd been flirting with, he discovered the guy was the aloof junior he'd casually looked out for in high school!
*Cold-faced, sharp-tongued, righteous and fiercely protective bottom vs. fake simp, genuinely scheming, somewhat masochistic top
*One-on-one, younger top, fluffy online gaming romance.
*Both are virgins; the top has had a crush on the bottom for a long time, and they are one year apart.
*The game is LOL; the title comes from a famous online joke in the League community.
Theme: It's better to be kind