Pixel Perfect Stranger (a TXT Choi Soobin Fanfiction)

You came to Seoul with one goal: to earn your master's degree in computer engineering at Seoul National University. No distractions, no side quests - especially not in the form of Korean pop stars or dramas you never had time for back home in the Philippines.

But late at night, when the lectures were over and the city quieted down, you escaped into your favorite game. Behind the handle "Astra," you found an unexpected connection with "MoonFox" - a quiet, thoughtful player whose words made you feel seen. What started as playful teamwork slowly turned into something deeper, something real.

When the two of you finally meet, you expect a fellow gamer - someone like you, maybe a student, maybe just another face in the crowd.

You don't expect Choi Soobin.

You didn't even know him as Soobin - not until he was exposed in public. Not by choice. Not by you.

And suddenly, everything changes.

He's a global idol. You're just trying to survive grad school. But the way he looked at you before all of this - like you were the only person in the room - that felt real. And part of you still believes it was.

Now you have to decide: was the bond you built in pixels strong enough to survive the lies, the fame, and the world crashing in?

Or was he always meant to be just a pixel perfect stranger?