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Ethan Parker barely exists at Westlake High-just another silent shadow in the back row. But online? He's KazeNoEthan, a legendary ranger and fearless raid leader in Kingdoms & Quests. It's in the game where he actually speaks, actually matters.
His real world is awkward silences and unnoticed glances... especially toward Maya Chen, the school's ice queen with a reputation for being as robotic as she is brilliant. But one night, Ethan's virtual world collides with reality when his mysterious raid partner, IceB3rry, drops a bomb: she has a crush on a quiet boy from school-and plans to say hi.
The next morning, Maya walks by and says the unthinkable: "Hi."
A coincidence? Or the beginning of a game-changing truth?
What happens when your online teammate turns out to be the one person in real life you never thought noticed you?
Find out in this funny, heartwarming, and awkwardly relatable story of friendship, gaming, and first crushes-where the hardest boss fight might just be real life.