Caleb is a character from a mobile game called “Love and Deepspace” it’s an Otome game about five main love interest fighting for the affection of the main character, the player. Caleb sits in the virtual Cafe, waiting for the player, the thing is… Caleb knows he isn’t real, he never was and never will be. And it hurts him to know he can never truly be with the player.

“I have always wanted to be in the same world as you… instead of just watching you and imagining you. I want to feel your warmth, your heartbeat, everything. I want you to stay with me. Forever.”

He whispers to himself as he watches the loading screen, a portal from his virtual world to the real world, Once the player logs into the game, Caleb resumes his default position, He sits lazily on the virtual cafe armchair and picks up a book that only has blurry scribbles with no actual words, as he speaks a chat bubble pops up.

“The breeze from you walking by helped me turn a page in my book.”