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A computer screen glowed brightly in a dim room. In front of it sits a large, obese man, slouching over, his thin shirt covered with chips crumbs. His greasy, sticky fingers pressed on the keys rapidly as he played his game which has been ongoing for many hours. He’s lost count, but does it really matter at this point?
The smell in the room was horrible. Several chip bags and soda bottles were scattered across the floor, old worn clothes were spilling out of the laundry basket. Dirty dishes were all over his table that had been left unattended for several days, causing to attract flies as it flew around and ate his day old leftovers. This was the life he lived in his mom’s basement. Old anime posters hung all across the walls and his anime figures all stood in the shelves, cobwebs clung to them and to the corners and dust surrounding it. What an embarrassment, a grown 30 year old man still living with his mother, unemployed and always sitting down playing the game like an addict. The entire room felt more like an abandoned warehouse rather than a grown man’s bedroom.
He stared intensely into the screen, four members of his party were all female characters. He switched to Jean, she finally came home after so long. It was a pain in the ass to get her, he grinded his teeth in annoyance as he remembered his c5 Diluc and c3 Qiqi. He clicked on his mouse, he observed Jean’s swift movements, staring into particular areas a little too closely while he licked his dry, cracked lips. Oh how dirty he is! This was basically his hobby, collecting all the women not because they're meta, but because he has something to admire. He was proud of his collection.
He wanted to eat more all of a sudden, those chips and cookies from earlier was not enough for such a big man like him. He picked up one of the chip bags from the floor and hoped there was some more in it. He looked inside of it, and to his disappointment, there was none. He threw it away and rubbed his hairy tummy, thinking what to eat. There must be some food left in his fridge, right?
He stood up, all the remaining chip crumbs on his shirt fell onto the ground. On the seat of his gaming chair revealed a wet dark area, revealing that he has been sitting there for quite a while. He walked over to the mini fridge in his room and opened it, there were multiple bottles and half-eaten food, but one stood out the most; a cheeseburger!
It didn’t matter to him if it was cold, he wanted to eat now. He quickly grabbed it and shut his fridge close. As he was walking to his computer, he unwrapped the burger at the same time. He sat down and took one big bite out of the cold cheeseburger. It wasn’t warm and melty when he first ordered, but it still tasted so good. It was heaven.
Suddenly, he stopped.
A sudden sharp pain started growing in his chest causing him to drop the burger on the ground, he choked and drooled out the chewed pieces of the burger that was supposed to be in his throat, they flew everywhere over his gaming setup. That was the least of his worries right now though.
“F-fuck! Aeugh-“
He started coughing violently, in the back of his mind he hoped this was just a normal chest pain, and that it’ll go away eventually. But it started to grow worse and worse.
His vision started to blur. The man gripped on the corner of his desk for support. Fuck! He couldn’t call out for help, his mom was visiting her friend, and his phone is charging in the other room! He gritted his teeth and tried to breath normally, but the pain kept on getting sharper.
He was right, this pain was not normal, this was something that couldn’t simply pass. THIS WAS A FUCKING HEART ATTACK! Oh fuck, he was going to die!
'Is it because of that damn burger?!-'
Those were his last final thoughts before he took his final breath and faceplanted on his keyboard desk. His body laid motionless in front of his computer, the game in his screen continued to run. The game’s background music and the character’s voice lines being the only ones heard, a huge contrast to the the lifeless figure that laid before it.
His head was hurting.
[Name] groaned as his blinked his eyes open. The sun greeted him immediately, making the man hiss at the brightness. He slowly sat up while rubbing his head, it almost felt like he fell from the sky and had a rough landing. That could possibly the case though. His vision was blurry and he was slowly making out the surroundings around him. A lot of greens, plants, rocks, small ponds and tall trees that swayed to the wind, almost in a rhythm.
"What the hell happened again?.. Where the hell am i?.." He muttered, shaking his head and stood up slowly from the grass. His mouth was dry, it felt like he hasn't drank water in ages. He groaned and walked over to a nearby pond, he didn't care how contaminated it may have been. He wanted water and wanted it NOW. He kneeled by the pond, he was ready to cup their hands together to collect water but stopped immediately as soon as he saw his own reflection in the water.
In an instant, [Name] was fully awake, and his sweat turned cold. Something was definitely wrong.
He looked different, completely different. EXTREMELY different.
Instead of getting greeted with a huge, oily, triple chinned face, he were greeted with soft and elegant one, their [Skin Color] was complimented by the light filtering through the leaves from the trees. He looked skinnier and frailer than before. His [Hair Color] looked much more softer, even when it had leaves and tiny bits of dirty stuck in it, which he quickly swiped away. His [Eye Color] were bigger, a light shined in them, making them more alive, he had the perfect lashes. He was wearing loose pants, ankle boots and a long-sleeved shirt. [Name] continued to stare at his reflection in pure shock, mouth agape.
He could hardly recognize himself. Honestly, he always have wanted to reincarnate as a macho man to an anime world, not to whatever feminine twink he just became- but close enough, I guess.
No fucking wonder why he could get up so easily from the ground, he usually has trouble getting up from his gaming chair. But now they're another person.
His thoughts immediately got pulled away as soon as he heard a loud "YAA!!!" sound. He quickly turned his head to see a group of hilichurls running towards him. [Name] yelled in surprise as he scrambled up his feet and ran away like his life depends on it. Unfortunately, like in a horror movie, he tripped on a large branch and fell face down the ground. He moaned in pain and slowly pushed himself up arms wobbly as he was not too used to this kind of body yet. He looked back and saw the hilichurls getting closer. He faced the hilichurls and slowly crawled away backwards helplessly, panicking in the inside.
"I AM NOT GETTING FUCKED BY HILICHURLS TODAY! THIS WAS NOT PART OF MY WISH LIST AFTER GETTING RESSURRECTED TO AN ANIME! IT SHOULD BE THE ANIME GIRLS, NOT ME!" The man screeched, He covered his eyes and defended his head with his arms as the hilichurls raised their weapons.
Suddenly, there was a flash of light! [Name]'s eyes opened and saw a figure standing right in front of him, their back facing [Name] as their golden braided hair flowed to the wind, one hilichurl flopped on the ground with a huge thud as its remaining hilichurl companions paused as they had their weapons down and then immediately started making loud noises, raising their weapons again. With swift movements with his sword, the figure lashed through the monsters. Taking them down one by one until they were all defeated.
The figure turned around and wiped his sweat, he secured his sword onto his back and looked down at him. He extended his hand towards the fallen man in front of him.
"Are you alright?" He asked, his voice was calm, to reassure this person that he just saved that there won't be anymore monsters around to hurt him.
[Name]'s eyes widened as he stared up at him in shock, frozen in his position on the ground.
'AETHER?.... I'M IN GENSHIN IMPACT?!'