Won Over by My Younger Youth Training Brother [Esports]

Originally titled Toward the Light

Green tea, hidden-black-hearted, loyal dog seme × cool, proud beauty uke

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*Uke's point of view, romance-focused

*Unrequited love comes true, the one who got away

*Seme: Shen Lei. Uke: Wei Ji

*The main characters aren't based on real people. Please don't associate them with anyone in real life!

After helping someone else take first place at the World Finals, Wei Ji retired in disappointment.

After losing a match, he ran into the boy who'd been his devoted fan for two years. The boy was now a youth team player.

The bright-eyed, loyal puppy from three years ago overlapped with the image of the mature man before him, broad-shouldered and slim-waisted, with a dark, unreadable gaze.

The little boy who used to call him “big brother” had stopped using honorifics and now stared at him with a serious expression.

Wei Ji couldn't help screaming inside.

Can someone really change this much in two years!?!

On the day he retired, he unexpectedly received an invitation from a coach to become GT's coach.

He'd originally planned to send Shen Lei to a better team, but Shen Lei used such a calculated green-tea routine that Wei Ji couldn't bring himself to refuse.

“Wei Ji, do you hate me?”

“How could I?”

“So much that you insist I go to another team.”

“Is he a teammate who can fight alongside you, while I'm an enemy who's destined to face off against you?”

After reluctantly bringing him back to the club, Wei Ji thought he was a little lamb. But that night, Shen Lei firmly grabbed the back of his head and forced him to look him in the eyes.

“Coach, will you duo with me tomorrow?”

“Sure.”

“Coach, will you go for a walk with me tomorrow?”

“Sure.”

“Coach, will you sleep with me tonight?”

“Sure... Huh? What?”

Three years earlier, during the group stage, someone onstage had been dazzling beyond belief.

“Who's that?”

Shen Lei asked the person beside him quietly. The other boy looked just as starstruck, and excitedly replied,

“That's Wei Ji! He's a genius player. I heard he's about to join a club.”

“Isn't he incredibly handsome?”

The boy's excited shouting and the noise of the stadium faded away. Shen Lei could only murmur the name, his eyes fixed on the radiant figure onstage.

“Wei Ji.”

“Next, let's welcome our champion to the stage to give a few words!”

The crowd erupted in excitement. Someone pushed Shen Lei onto the stage. The spotlight fell between the two of them, and the handsome champion looked surprised and confused as Shen Lei stared at him with shining eyes, calling his name again and again.

“Would you like an autograph?”

The champion smiled brightly, full of confidence. He reached out and ruffled Shen Lei's fluffy hair, easing his nerves.

“Yes! I want one!”

As he spoke, Shen Lei handed him the flower he was holding.

It was a warm, blooming sunflower.

The champion's smile and face shone brighter than any flower.

Before You Read

1. The seme appears at the end of Chapter 2. Chapters 1 and 2 tell of the uke's regret at helping someone else take first place, so readers who don't enjoy that can skip to the end of Chapter 2 without missing a beat. But it works better if you read them!

2. They ultimately win the championship. There are sweet everyday moments as well as angsty ones, and the road to victory won't be easy.

3. You can read this even if you don't know much about the game. It's based on a real game, but all the names have been changed. Romance is the focus, so there won't be many match scenes. Most of the story is about the daily lives of professional players.

Theme: You were born to move toward the light