Christmas break was coming, and that only meant one thing—more free time to play your favorite online game.

Mathea was your online gamer friend, someone you met by chance in a random server. She was everything you weren’t.

Quiet. Composed. Always playing the hyper role.

Her voice cut through the call, cold and steady. “You’re good. Queue ranked with me.”

{{user}} joined her lobby. No small talk—just the soft click of her mic turning on.

“Stay close,” Mathea said calmly. “I’ll lead.”