The Captain Gets Arrogant on Her Team's Affection [Esports]

After the global championship ended, Yue Guang, who had been forced to take the blame, died in a car accident.

When she opened her eyes again, she had been reborn three years in the future.

The shady club was gone, as were the scandals that had drawn hundreds of thousands of hateful comments. Her reputation had turned around, and countless netizens lamented how “tragically unlucky” she was.

When she saw her former employer's disciplinary announcement online, Yue Guang casually clicked the dislike button on the PR statement meant to clear her name.

Just then, a certain team announced a new mid laner. Rumors claimed that the former star mid-jungle duo had fallen out, and that the champion mid laner had left to join her rival's team.

Ready to coast through life, Yue Guang took a bite of gossip and suddenly realized she seemed to know that jungler.

: Not sure. Let's wait and see.

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Three years ago, Wen Sheng made her debut and immediately won the domestic championship.

Veterans praised her extraordinary talent, and fans hailed her as the new god.

At eighteen, standing beneath a shower of golden confetti, she gazed at a corner of the stage and thought, at a strangely inappropriate moment:

Back then, she had stood in that same corner, looking up at Yue Guang.

In the post-match interview, the host asked what she wanted to do most after finishing the match.

At that moment, Wen Sheng thought of many things.

But all she could remember was the winter before, when snow blurred the world.

She had watched the livestream at home and received a text from that person: What do you want for dinner? The usual three dishes?

Wen Sheng remembered having so much she wanted to say, but she had only replied, “Okay.”

So Wen Sheng gave the camera a rare smile and said, “I want to have the usual three dishes.”

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They had once supported each other through the darkest, most hopeless years of their youth.

Yue Guang had a sharp tongue. She made Wen Sheng mad every day, then sheepishly coaxed her back into a good mood.

Wen Sheng was quiet. When Yue Guang upset her, she would only walk away, bristling like a fluffy cat.

But in truth...

Wen Sheng was spoiled, picky, and never said what she really meant.

Yue Guang learned to cook from scratch, racking her brains every day to coax Wen Sheng into eating just one more bite. Sometimes, she would tease Wen Sheng until she blushed and admitted that Yue Guang was her favorite.

Yue Guang was bold, callous, and full of contradictions.

Wen Sheng stayed by her side through training, joining a team, and competing, watching her shine as she fought her way into the global finals.

Then Yue Guang fell, without ever looking back.

[Cool, aloof captain who secretly loves carrots x irreverent, down-and-out prodigy who's been reborn]

Flirtatious jungler x sweet-on-the-outside, dark-within mid laner

*Slow-burn long-form story, with a somewhat large ensemble cast and lots and lots of characters.

1. An all-female world esports story. The game borrows mechanics from League of Legends, Honor of Kings, and similar games, but everything else is original. You can still follow even if you don't play.

2. No real-life inspirations, and all locations are fictional. Any similarities are coincidental.

3. Lots and lots of gameplay. The live comments are just here for laughs.

4. I'm writing this to feed my own tastes. I love this character dynamic and kink, and I'm starving for it. Cut me some slack, please QWQ

Theme: Push beyond yourself and defend the glory of competition.