Senior, Did You Get the Red Buff?

[Entry in the 2018 Honor of Kings Literary Contest]

[An esports rom-com: sweet, sweet, sweet, with plenty of couple-envy moments.]

After the KPL Spring Split finals, a reporter interviews the dark-horse champions, Team CX.

Reporter: “Shi Yi, have you ever thought about dating an esports player? You could team up and climb the ranks together. How sweet! The jungle, the gold, the kills, all yours!”

Shi Yi: “Not a chance. There’s no love in esports! If I’d had the patience to date an esports player, I’d have gotten into Tsinghua by now.”

Reporter: “…”

Chu Beichen: “She graduated from Tsinghua.”

Shi Yi looks at Chu Beichen: “Meow, meow, meow! Don’t give me away!”

…

That evening, Shi Yi and Chu Beichen queue up together.

The jungle is hers, the gold is hers, and the kills are hers too.

Shi Yi: “Hey, senior, you’re the jungler!”

Chu Beichen: “I’m yours.”