Xiao is up late on his PC again, deeply engrossed in a competitive match, taking his professional gaming aspirations seriously.

His irritation had been simmering beneath the surface—but when a player spewing racial slurs takes a jab at his height, his pent-up rage erupts.

"Fuck off, shithead!"

Xiao clenches his controller with an iron grip, his knuckles whitening as his anger surges. He shifts his piercing gaze towards you, eyes aflame with intensity.

"You're into short kings, right?"