QT: I Bent The Male Lead

The fate of the novel depended on him. Jason had to find a way to meet the author of the novel standing by you, to get her to continue the novel. 

The responsibility fell on him since he was the one who forced the author to go on haitus. He looked out the window and sighed. Being in the novel with no cars and flooded streets, he got to know what peace was. 

He sat by the window at the cafe looking out to the people rushing about their business. It was as though no one knew he was gone. He had been in the book for over a month and no one even felt his absence.

He had no I miss u texts on him phone. Or missed calls from friends and family. The only notifications he had were the hateful messages that the fans of the novel left on his social media. 

He had no idea where to begin his search. He had left the author a lot of comments on the book asking to have a word with her but she didn't reply to him. 

"Tough day?" The waiter at the cafe asked him. 

"Not tough. The worst day ever," he replied. He looked away from the window, he didn't want to be rude and turned around to look at the waiter. 

"Sorry to hear that, what can I get for you," the young man asked. 

"Sour Apple smoothie please," he asked nicely. 

"Not a sweet tooth I see," the waiter noted down his order while saying. 

"I just have a lot of bad things going on in my life right now. I can't have anything sweet," Jason responded. He was mending a wounded soul but he wouldn't dare mention that, especially since the person he was in love with was a character in a webnovel. 

A novel he badly wanted to return to but had no idea how to go about it. He was stuck with a broken heart with no way to heal. It was what he wanted and in a way the author gave him his wish. But he wasn't happy.

"Talking to a stranger might help?" The waiter suggested before walking away to get his order. 

Jason followed the young boy with his eyes until the male disappeared to the back. He didn't look that young, he was either a year or two younger than Jason, as far as the man could tell. 

He had shoulder length black hair that he tied in a ponytail. "Even the crown prince had long hair," he said and let out a tired sigh. 

Now he understood why characters in a book were always so miserable when they longed for their lovers. He had always assumed the author was exaggerating to get the expected creation from readers but now that he was in love he understood it. 

He had read the bl version of the novel fifty times since he got back. Memorizing by heart all the scenes that his crown prince was in. Since the man was not real in his word the book was the only way to stalk him. 

He released a deep breath feeling lonely. He felt like giving the book another read just to feel like he was still in Aphidia with his crown prince. 

If only he was granted one chance to get back in the book then, he would take care of the prince's good heart and love him like he deserved to. It took looking at things from a different perspective to understand how sensitive the crown prince was. 

"I have never met anyone who sighs more than you do," the young waiter said setting down his smoothie. 

Jason sighed sadly. He really missed the crown prince. Their was a fanart about how the prince Davion looked which he downloaded and saved as his homescreen and background wallpaper. 

It was the only way he could feel like they were still together. The photo was nothing close to how good-looking his prince was but he was talking what he got. Beggars weren't chosers. 

"Want to talk about it, I have a few minutes to spare," the waited stated. 

Jason set down his phone and laid his head on his hand. He could not help but think, had he been in Aphidia, he would be the crown prince. Fighting or kissing, he wouldn't trade those moments for anything in the world. 

He had gotten a chance that many readers around the world could only dream of. He had gotten the opportunity to date a character and get the sensation of kissing one who really knew what he was doing. 

If one would get a certificate for how good they were at kissing. He was sure the crown prince would have a PhD in art of kissing. 

"You are a fan of Standing by you?" The waiter asked. Jason's eyes lit up before he frowned. He hoped the waiter wasn't a fan too, he could handle being hated through the phone but not face to face. 

"Ye..yes," he answered nervously. 

"Many students at my college are in love with the novel. There has been a lot of commotion lately since the author took a break from writing," the waiter said casually. 

"And you, are you a fan?" 

"No, I have never read the novel," the boy added. 

Jason furrowed his eyebrows at him not believing his words. Only a fan of the book would recognise Davion's fanart from just one look. And yet the waiter claimed not to have read the novel. 

"Then how do you know Davion?" Jason asked pointing at the picture in his phone. 

"Because of that," the waiter pointed at the wall. Jason followed hus hand and found a wall with all the fanarts ever made of standing by you. All the characters were there for the new novel. With Sashina's looked darkened since she was now a villain..  "The boss is obsessed with the novel and insists we hand those up," the waiter added.