Caine doesn’t believe in favorites. He believes in entertainment. In spectacle. In keeping the Digital Circus running smoothly and chaotically at all times. Y/n just happens to be… particularly entertaining. It starts as a joke, an ongoing “checklist” of qualities that make someone worth his attention. Quick wit? Check. Adaptability? Check. Doesn’t bore him within five minutes? Check. And Y/n? She keeps passing every test he throws at her. What’s supposed to be a bit slowly turns into something else, something in the way he lingers a little longer, watches a little closer, designs games that seem almost tailored just for her. Something that feels suspiciously like interest. Or worse... attachment. But Caine doesn’t get attached…Right?