i duo queue with my ex every couple months
we don't talk about it. it just happens.
2am. both online. she sends the invite. or i do. neither of us acknowledges who sent it first.
the discord call is 90% silence. no "how have you been." no "seeing anyone?" just pings and callouts.
"flash down."
"jungler bot."
"nice."
that's the whole conversation.
here's the thing though.
our 2v2 is still nasty.
she knows when i'm going in before i ping it.
i know her cooldowns better than the last 6 supports i've played with.
we don't communicate because we don't need to.
400 games of muscle memory doesn't give a fuck about relationship status.
we'll go 7-2 together. maybe 8-1 on a good night.
then it's "gg" and we're offline for another 2 months.
no follow up. no "we should do this more often." nothing.
because we both know what this is.
it's not friendship.
it's not rekindling.
it's not even nostalgia.
it's that neither of us has found better synergy.
and that's the uncomfortable truth about duo queue.
you can break up with someone and still be stuck with them competitively.
you can hate someone's guts and still combo perfectly in a teamfight.
you can move on emotionally and still be hardstuck trying to replace what you had in game.
some people have exes they still fuck.
i have an ex i still duo with.
honestly not sure which is worse.
study the saskio way
sorry gumas hand hovering and caressing over kerias and reaching for his hand when they lifted the worlds trophy i can't defend him anymore yeah you won bottom of the year for a reason brother
🐻: "I think this year’s trophy is the prettiest. I’m not too familiar with the older ones, but compared to the ones my teammates got before, I’d say mine’s the prettiest ~"
🐻: "I carried it around the whole time, you know. And it was especially meaningful because Uzi, the greatest ADC in China, was the one who presented it. He used to be my role model back when I was an amateur."
#GUMAYUSI
𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐌𝐕𝐏 ‘𝐆𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐮𝐬𝐢’
가장 먼저 시작하여 마지막까지 달려온 이번 Worlds 2025. Finals MVP는 ‘Gumayusi’ 선수가 차지합니다!👏🏻
From the very beginning to the Grand Finals, ’Gumayusi’ takes the Finals MVP of Worlds 2025. 👏🏻
#TogetherAs1
𝙴𝙰𝚁𝙽 𝐓𝙷𝙴𝟏𝚁 𝙻𝙴𝙶𝙰𝙲𝚈
@T1LoL make history as the first-ever Worlds 3-PEAT and claim their 6th championship title, proving the strength of their enduring legacy! 🏆✨
Congratulations to the greatest team in LoL history, and the #Worlds2025 Champions, T1! 👏