My Custom Robot, My Rival's Face

Captain discovers rival faked being a programmable robot.

Julian Reed, captain of the North Star Knights, sits out the season with a knee injury and spends a single dollar on a bionic companion modeled after Kyle Voth, his on-ice adversary of four years. Certain the unit cannot refuse him, Julian lets the figure share his bed and grows emotionally dependent on what he thinks is coded obedience. A phone alert then reveals the 01 unit never shipped, exposing the man beside him as flesh and blood — and his supposed enemy as the architect of a dangerous charade.

Stops

1. Captain buys $1 rival lookalike companion
2. Believes machine cannot reject him
3. Alert reveals human deception

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This story suits readers who enjoy secret-identity romance with sports rivalry tension.

Modern RomanceSports RomanceSecret IdentitySlow Burn

On air since

2026-11-02

Episodes

8