Synopsis – Respawn as Lovers

She’s a gaming sensation. He’s just a coder with an attitude.
Together, they built a game about love.
But neither of them expected to be trapped inside it.

Rhea—known to millions as Codie, the bold, quick-witted gamer with a sharp tongue and sharper skills—is creating her dream project: a romance-survival game designed for couples, where love isn’t optional—it’s the only way to win.

But Rhea can’t do it alone.

Enter Blaze_King—real name Kapish—a sarcastic, unknown game developer who stumbles upon her livestream and casually applies to help. He doesn’t care about romance, or Codie’s fame. He just wants to code… and maybe challenge the one person who talks more trash than he does.

They argue.
They compete.
They annoy each other to death.

And somehow, they make the perfect dysfunctional dev team.

But one night, while testing a couple mission in the game, a glitch changes everything. Rhea and Kapish wake up not in their chairs, but inside the world they built—trapped in the pixelated universe of their own making.

Now, to escape, they’ll have to play by their own rules: complete tasks meant for lovers, raise their emotional bond, and survive challenges where feelings matter more than weapons.

But how do two people who can’t stand each other fake love long enough to win?

And what happens when the line between pretending and feeling starts to blur?

Enemies. Teammates.
Maybe something more.

Welcome to Respawn as Lovers—where falling in love isn’t just part of the story.
It’s the only way out.

I was mid-sip of iced coffee when he joined the dev call.


His voice dropped into my headset like an unwanted bug report.


I choked on my coffee. Not even a hello.


Wow. You came in loud and judgy. Very on-brand.


Only because you came in loud and lovey.


This is a romance game. Emotions exist here. You okay with that, Mr. Binary?


💬 Chat Section (from her live stream):


GlitchQueen: enemies to lovers speedrun


Pixel_Heart: Codie's gonna murder him lmao


Not at all ready to strangle the man-child I hired.


We're testing the couple combat system in Zone 2 today. You got the dev server up?


Yup. Although… your AI scripting could use compassion.


You call that a review or a whiny coder tantrum?


I call it honesty. You should try it sometime.


Her lighting setup screamed gamer princess. Her attitude screamed bossy queen.


And unfortunately, she wasn't half bad at this.


Actually… her emotion-based battle system was kind of genius.


Wait—bond levels increase when couples solve puzzles together?


I laughed. She was quick. Annoyingly so.


 Scene: In-Game – Couple Dungeon Test


I was full black rogue class. She was a mage hybrid with a dagger twirl idle animation. Of course.


I never do. But if you want to sacrifice yourself, I won't stop you.


We entered the first wave. She moved fast. I was faster.


But we were both stubborn—and that showed in every step.


 Emotion Sync: 62% – Bond Level: Neutral


> "Still barely compatible. Oof." — AI Voice


See? Even the game thinks you're impossible.


Yeah, well… I didn't know falling in love with daggers was a mechanic here.


For two people who couldn't stand each other, we made a solid team.


She was annoying... but she knew what she was doing.


Maybe 'cause you were too busy roasting me to check my credentials.


The last door needed a sync trigger. Two glowing pads. Classic couple checkpoint.


Gone was my room. Gone was the headset.


In its place—grass. Sky. Dungeon gates.


I looked down. Same hands. Same in-game gear.


Chapter 2 - You call that code?