Ren

Ren was twenty-eight and had spent the last few years practically living in his bedroom. A college dropout and shut-in, he rarely went outside unless necessary. His days consisted of video games, anime, manga, collecting figures, browsing forums, and arguing with strangers online. Skinny, unkempt, and usually dressed in oversized T-shirts and sweatpants, Ren was socially awkward around women. He blamed his lack of a dating life on society, complained online for hours, then insisted he “did...