The worst thing about luxury is that you can afford to grieve.

On the frontier of a prosperous empire, where dreams go to die, the middle child of a traumatized soldier and a neglectful priestess is left to wonder what his place in life is, pining after the wispy ghost of the only family he truly loved. One fateful day, in between school and petty crime, this young cat finds himself thrust into a world he could only fantasize -- adventure!

For about three hours.

When next he wakes, his bizarre adventure turns him out to a strange but familiar circumstance. On the frontier of a prosperous empire, where dreams go to die. Maybe in this life, though, he can put things right. Oh, and what's with that thing about the-- [REDACTED: CLASS 4 AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INQUIRY INTO THE ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT SUPERIOR TURLEY AT ###-###-####.]

This story is... it's a lot of things to me. It's a coping mechanism, a way to share myself, an immutable source of genuine feeling, a struggle, an enduring testament to my existence on this earth. I know, I know, gritty existentialism on a litrpg webnovel-writing website, woo. I'll ask you, nice and to the point, to give me even a sliver of a chance. And if you don't like it? No big deal.

also who needs writing schedules when I have 5000+ word chapters wtf is wrong with me.

But on a serious note, if I ever get super serious about all this, I might post more regularly. So, you support is appreciated for the e x t r a d o p a m i n e that might motivate me to write more. Thank you for reading this godawful synopsis, and see ya soon, hopefully!

btw title and cover are subject to change, as this is still a first draft kinda thing