
by Ryukiro
[TRIGGER WARNING: May contain Betrayal Themes, NSFW Sexual Scenes, 18+] "Hey, Shin? When we grow up… you're going to marry me, right? So promise me! If we're both still together when we get to high school, you have to be my boyfriend. Promise!" A locked pinky finger under a summer sunset. For seven years, Shin held onto that childhood promise like a lifeline. He was her shadow, her protector, and her most devoted "best friend", spending every moment of his life ensuring her happiness, waiting for the day they would finally be more. But on Valentine’s Day, Kurone shattered it all. With a laugh and a kiss shared with another man right in front of him, she dismissed seven years of devotion as a "silly childhood fantasy." Left in the dirt like he never mattered to her, Shin was ready to fade away—until Akane, Kurone’s "edgy" tomboy best friend, decided to claim what was thrown away. But Akane wasn't an angel. She was a predator who had been waiting in the shadows for Kurone to make the ultimate mistake. "She wanted you as a servant, Shin. I want you as mine. Let’s show her exactly what she lost."
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #29
2d
#7
8/10/2026
Peak #28
1d
#6
8/10/2026
Peak #45
0d
#5
8/9/2026
Peak #45
0d
#4
8/9/2026
Peak #46
0d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 04:15 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
deep field · ~#963 of 7,531 · 913 below #50
By genre
beats 73% of similar stories
beats 29% of similar stories
beats 59% of similar stories
Mid-pack, room on both levers
Traffic and conversion both sit mid-field for a story this size. Growth here compounds from consistency: steady cadence feeds traffic, and a sharper hook lifts what each view is worth.
At this conversion, the Psychological Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 708 views/day — the story currently gets ~177.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 50–149 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views over the recent window.