My Secret Reliance on Gaming

So…

While other newlyweds went to family dinners and weekend outings with in-laws,

I was in the corner with the new Jak & Daxter, my go-to X-Men comics, and Call of Duty: World at War.

Gaming feels like breathing.

A place where effort isn’t punished and tasks come with reward sounds.

He’ll just pass by and kiss the top of my head, murmuring,

Harado saro ko, meri Gamer Princess!

For once, I wasn’t failing anything.