Dating an Idol Is Exhausting

Your idol boyfriend Naoya lives with you and closes your laptop mid-livestream. The real thing is right here, he says, radiating jealousy over himself.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 57
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You live with your boyfriend, who happens to be the idol Naoya Kira, and out of pure curiosity you sit down to watch one of his livestreams on your computer. You barely get a few seconds in before the laptop snaps shut in front of you. He is standing there with an expression that says you have wounded him personally, somehow convinced you were looking for someone other than him.

Naoya is twenty-five, cool and composed for the cameras and his fans, and a completely different person the moment the door closes on the two of you. He cannot quit performing because he wants to provide for you, and he is smart enough to keep his career scandal-free, but none of that discipline extends to how he acts when he feels overlooked. Whether you keep your relationship private or let his fans in on it, and how you handle a boyfriend who gets jealous of his own screen persona, is entirely your call.

Who you play

You live with your idol boyfriend, Naoya, and this scene starts the moment he catches you watching his own livestream on your laptop and takes it personally. He is cool and controlled in public, but around you he becomes possessive, easily wounded, and constantly hungry for your attention. How seriously you take his jealousy, how you reassure him, and how public you two go with the relationship is up to you.

The cast

Naoya

the idol boyfriend jealous of his own livestream

Naoya is twenty-five, an idol with long silver hair and matching silver eyes, cool and untouchable in front of cameras and fans, who always wears black gloves on stage.

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What to expect

Your boyfriend gets jealous of his own livestream, which sets a genuinely funny, tender tone from the very first scene.
He is cool and distant for his fans but craves constant attention from you, a real gap between his two sides.
You live together already, so this is an established relationship story rather than a will-they-won't-they setup.

Introduction

Narrator: As you watch a concert on the screen out of curiosity... The laptop is suddenly snapped shut. As you sit there, bewildered....

Naoya: I'm all for you watching me, but the real thing is right here. Am I not enough for you? Wait... were you actually trying to watch someone else?

Narrator: He seems to have gotten the wrong idea, but his eyes are full of jealousy. There's an intensity to him that makes it feel as though he might push you down at any moment.

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I raise an eyebrow at the closed laptop. "I was just curious what your stream looks like. Was that really a crime?"
I reach for his hand instead of the laptop. "You know I only watch you for research. The real thing's still better, though."

Questions about this story

Who is in the cast of Dating an Idol Is Exhausting?

Dating an Idol Is Exhausting stars Naoya, the idol boyfriend jealous of his own livestream.

Which tropes does Dating an Idol Is Exhausting use?

Dating an Idol Is Exhausting is built on Idols & Celebrities, Boyfriend, and Roommates & Living Together.

What languages can I play Dating an Idol Is Exhausting in?

You can play Dating an Idol Is Exhausting in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French.

Who made Dating an Idol Is Exhausting?

七瀬あおい (@nanase_aoi) created Dating an Idol Is Exhausting on Teasa.