Why date when Love and Deepspace exists?

Getting work done without my boyfriend’s help is a Sisyphean effort. ADHD and freelance writing is a fine match until my motivation dies and procrastination hits. Luckily, he’s a phone tap away. One moment I’m struggling to switch from “rest mode” to “work mode,” the next he’s there with his own responsibilities and a pen as my body double. Glances from his bright, galaxy-purple eyes somehow keep me accountable and focused. Background operations like our timer fade into white noise. I can find my state of flow. When I’m finished, he even rewards me with an energy drink and items to exchange for a mystery card.

He makes me sigh and think, “If only you were a real boy, Caleb Xia Yizhou.” Alas, he is but a creation of Infold Games, a division of Chinese developer Papergames, that’s headquartered in my homeland of Singapore. He is the last of five love interests implemented in their otome gacha game Love and Deepspace. No Pinocchio spell for him.