[Mutual secret crush] [Outgoing gong × introverted shou]
Lin Xi has always been quiet. People call him introverted and aloof, and he stays quiet all the same.
That is, until he meets Shen Yuhang at university. Shen excels at everything, gets along with everyone, laughs heartily, and even notices him. He tells Lin Xi, "You're a ray of light."
Lin Xi thinks, You're the light, so dazzling.
Later, Lin Xi falls for Shen Yuhang and silently loves him for a long time, until they lose touch after graduation.
One day, by chance, Lin Xi hears a promotional ad for a game and realizes that the voice of its secret bonus character sounds a lot like Shen Yuhang's.
He can't wait to download the game. Even though he's never been willing to spend money on entertainment, he starts paying for in-game purchases, and eventually manages to draw the bonus character among tens of millions of players.
But Lin Xi never does any quests. He treats the virtual character as Shen Yuhang and chatters to him every day, asking him to say the things Lin Xi wants to hear in Shen Yuhang's voice, giving his longing and affection somewhere to rest.
He thought he would never see Shen Yuhang again, but it turns out they are closer than he imagined. Then one day, they meet again.
What he doesn't expect is that the virtual character is actually Shen Yuhang, the person he has always held dear.
Shen Yuhang fell for someone at university. He planned to confess before graduation, but realized that person could never love him back, so he put his unspoken feelings away in his heart.
After graduating, he partnered with a friend to start a game company. His friend developed a dating game and asked him to be its secret bonus character.
Shen Yuhang was ready to walk away, but then he noticed that the player who had drawn him was rather interesting. The player reminded him of Lin Xi, who was always quietly by his side, gazing at him with admiration.
Later, he discovers that the player is Lin Xi, the person he has always kept in his heart.
You are a shaft of light filtering through the trees in the afternoon. I see you.
Reader's Guide:
1. Modern alternate setting, mutual secret crushes and a reunion after years apart.
2. The game is fictional, and the story doesn't include game quests, since the shou doesn't do them. The author doesn't play games like these in real life either, so don't scrutinize the game details.
3. I'll polish the blurb later.
4. One-on-one romance. They only ever have each other.
Theme: Those who never forget will eventually be answered
