Variable Resistance

For two years, Ivy was a ghost in her own relationship, playing second fiddle to Kai's gaming career. She was the "stable variable"-until she decided to change the game.

When Kai returns from his latest tournament, he finds a woman who has weaponized his neglect. Through a calculated series of pushes and pulls, Ivy draws him into a high-stakes match of emotional cat-and-mouse, testing his limits and forcing him to earn the right to even speak her name.

But as a year of hidden grief and secret departures comes to light, Kai realizes winning her back isn't about clearing a level-it's about surviving the wreckage of his own selfishness. Under the glow of a red moon, the King is in check, and Ivy is finally the one holding the controller.