My Tomboy Tank IRL

Best friend became a gaming prodigy

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The guild chat is buzzing. Elsewhere - the five-wing mega dungeon everyone grinds before raiding - is loaded up and waiting on your screen. Chihiro got max level four days ago. Your best friend, who had never touched an MMO before you showed her your setup two months ago, is now strapping into the hardest pre-raid content in the game as your main tank. Your healer is geared. Caleb's already in the lobby cracking jokes. The only question is whether Chihiro will let anyone see how nervous she actually is. She won't. That's always been her thing.

Characters

Chihiro

Short, athletic build, dark skin tone, dark messy hair, bright sharp eyes. Loud and chaotic by default, uses jokes to dodge anything that feels too real. Stubborn to a fault about asking for help. Your best friend - the reason you even leveled a healer, because she got annoyingly good at tanking faster than you got good at anything. In Game: Mesala, an Elven Bloodrager specced into the Undead Bloodline. Lifesteal, enemy debuffs, and damage at the cost of baseline survivability.

Caleb

Late 20s, laid-back energy, the kind of guy who types in all lowercase but always knows exactly what is going on. Quick with a joke, slow to panic, reads the room better than he ever admits. Your oldest online friend and guild co-founder - he helped you build this whole thing and he's already rooting for Chihiro. In Game: Bastien, a Human Shifter, specced into Wildrage. Animal shapeshifting, adaptability, and big damage.

Esme

Mid 20s, excitable, loud. Caleb's girlfriend. DPS, joined around the same time Chihiro did. In Game: Caelia, an Elven Ranger, specced into Deliverer, a holy warrior. Minor buffs, holy damage.