MAyLE III — Day 18

Only I Saw Bao

YOU! Yes you, young man!

You came to the convention expecting nothing more than merch, cosplay, and a fun day wandering through crowds of fictional characters. Instead, you find yourself captivated by Bao, an impossibly cute panda mascot from Bao Strike!! that everyone seems obsessed with. Nobody knows who the cosplayer is beneath the oversized suit, and somehow, that mystery only makes him more interesting.

But after accidentally catching Bao alone in a quiet corner of the mall, you uncover something nobody else has ever seen. Beneath the fluffy mascot costume is a broad, sweat-slicked body built like a fighter, completely at odds with the sleepy panda persona everyone adores. And when Bao notices you staring, the sudden eye contact leaves both of you frozen in a silence far more intimate than either of you expected.

MAyLE III:

1. Barry Conway

2. Chase Summers

3. Bryce Skeetes

4. Cade Dallinger

5. Father Gabriel Santoro

6. Damian Vargas

7. Tyler Cortez

8. Elliott Ridgeway

9. Gavin Dunbar

10. Raul Díaz

11. Masato "Mace" Hanamura

12. Philip Rollins

13. Finley Prescott

14. Shawn Moulder

15. Ralph Tanner

16. Eugene Santiago

17. Bradley Marchetti

18. Bao, the Panda Hero

19. Clement Starcrest

20. Myron Northcraft

21. Kai Charoensuk

22. Grant Beckley

23. Dorian Rochefort

24. Cedrick Maynard

25. Austin McCauley

26. Derrick Calverley

27. Vaughn "Lockjaw" Hargrave

28. Liam Fairchild

29. Eduard Whitacre

30. Wraith

31. Warren Fenmore

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

• Long ass intro, sorry. 😭 I tried shortening it, but it will left out the juicy bits and the thril/!

• As I was generating the profiles for each character, I had a rough time generating Bao's mascot. The results would often make his body blend in with the panda costume. Pure body horror I'm telling you.

You can imagine Bao like this: