The Damage Control Protocol
When fiercely competitive esports rivals are forced onto the same university team, the last thing they expect is to become the internet's favorite couple.
It all starts with a spectacularly bad drunken mistake: a kiss that lands squarely on the lips of his biggest rival.
Overnight, the internet explodes. Every glare is diagnosed as 'sexual tension,' every heated argument a 'lovers' quarrel.' But team management isn't amused, threatening to bench them before the national finals if their volatile dynamic jeopardizes the roster.
The rival's solution? Lean into the madness. They agree to a fake, highly coordinated relationship to appease the higher-ups and control the narrative. It’s supposed to be simple: hold hands for the cameras, endure the fan shipping, and absolutely no catching feelings.
Yet, as late-night scrims bleed into quiet, unrecorded moments, the lines of their arrangement begin to blur. Behind his rival's flawless stats and secretive offline life lies a vulnerability he never anticipated.
What started as a calculated lie to save their careers is rapidly turning into an intoxicating reality, and the hardest match they’ll have to win is the one they didn't know they were playing.
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