They had met at thirteen, on a cold winter evening, by pure chance, in an online video game. She, in France, was just trying to unwind after school, while he, in Japan, had logged in to blow off steam after a long day of training. His username was “GroundZero13”, hers was “LuneBleue”. At first, they were just anonymous avatars, but soon, the voices behind the screens took more space than the game itself.