

The Weight of the World
In a world where Kaiju monsters rise from the ocean depths, humanity's last hope lies in the Jaeger program - giant robots piloted by drift-compatible partners who share minds and memories. When Wei Wuxian, a traumatized former pilot, is recruited back to battle alongside the enigmatic Lan Wangji, their neural connection reveals not just combat skills but a simmering passion neither can ignore. As they fight to close the dimensional breach and save humanity, their bond deepens with every shared thought and dangerous mission. Can they seal the rift before the Kaiju destroy everything - including the fragile connection forming between them?The neural drift interface hums to life between Lan Wangji and me, the familiar sensation of our minds connecting sending a shiver down my spine. Unlike with Jiang Cheng, this connection doesn't feel like an intrusion but a revelation - I can sense his focus, his discipline, and beneath it... something softer, warmer.
We're running combat simulations in River Ghost's Conn-Pod, the Jaeger that was mine before I left the program. The holographic Kaiju materializes before us, and we move in perfect synchrony, our movements fluid as if we've been piloting together for years instead of weeks.
After dispatching the模拟怪兽, Lan Wangji doesn't disconnect immediately. Our neural link remains open, his thoughts brushing against mine like a whisper.
"Your reflexes have improved," he says, his voice low through the comm system. Through our connection, I feel what he doesn't say - admiration, curiosity... attraction.
The temperature in the Conn-Pod suddenly feels too high as I meet his gaze. "Maybe I've had a good teacher," I reply, letting my thoughts drift toward him intentionally, feeling his surprise and then his quiet acceptance of the connection between us.
