Day 9 : Teaching each other something
Takemura Flufftober 2025 9/31
The rain was drumming against the windows of their countryside house, setting a gentle rhythm to the peaceful atmosphere. Lily was sitting cross-legged on the couch, controller in hand, her eyes fixed on the TV screen where the menu of an FPS was displayed.
Sitting beside her was Goro, who looked rather perplexed.
“So, you jump with this button, shoot with that one, aim here…”
She pointed out each control patiently, punctuating her words by pressing the buttons as she explained, while he observed the controller as if it were some kind of torture device.
“Why does one need so many buttons just to shoot an enemy?” he asked, half-serious, half-baffled.
“Because in this game, you don’t just shoot, you also have to move and dodge, Samurai.”
He gave her a mock-offended look, then turned his focus back to the screen. Lily started a match, and their avatars landed on a city map that looked like an abandoned factory.
“Alright, time to warm up! See that enemy over there? Go for it, shoot!”
Goro’s character fired… at the ground.
“Not the ground, Goro! The enemy!” she burst out laughing, leaning against his shoulder.
“The controller is unstable. It’s not easy to aim and move at the same time. It’s defective.”
“Yeah, yeah… sure thing, grumpy old man. Try again.”
Goro clenched his jaw and focused. He had to understand, to master it.
And when he finally managed to take down a target, he straightened up slightly, glancing at Lily.
“Yeah! First kill!” Lily raised her hand for a high-five. Goro hesitated before mimicking the gesture, a bit awkwardly.
“Alright, let’s keep going. We’ll train on these bots before we face real players.”
“What’s a bot?” Goro asked, completely lost.
The first few rounds were utter chaos. Goro kept dying over and over while Lily carried him as best she could, racking up kills on her side while he tried to “help” by suggesting tactical maneuvers.
In the end, he set the controller down, expressionless, while Lily bounced on the couch in sheer excitement.
“I do not like this… game.”
“You’re only saying that because you’re still a beginner. I loved it! I think it’s the first time I’ve actually beaten you at something. I’m going to savor this moment.”
He leaned closer, a smirk on his lips, before kissing her deeply and replying with a dark, mock-serious tone:
“Savor your victory, my wife. It will be the last.”
A few weeks later, she deeply regretted not savoring it more.
The living room was bathed in the shifting light of the screen. Goro, sitting upright and laser-focused, was chaining one-shots with the precision of a pro player. Lily, on the other hand, lagged behind, whining every time he stole one of her kills.
“You should have been faster,” he replied calmly.
She stared at him, mouth agape, before giving him a light smack on the arm.
“Who are you, and what have you done with my husband?”
“Your husband is waiting for his support to heal and buff him.”
Lily burst out laughing before nodding.
“Alright, alright, Samurai. Your support is at your service and following your lead.”
Goro gave a proud smile and turned back to the screen.
“Even on this… new battlefield, we make an excellent team.”
“I think I’ve created a monster. Send help.”
This fic was my guilty pleasure, I want more content about a Goro gamer I dream about it ! And the sentence “That was MY kill!” was NOT AT ALL something I could have said cough
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