by Ted Batyr
Martin and Emily fall in love almost immediately after meeting and quickly begin building a life together. One day, Emily receives a phone call from an old friend from Vilnius whom she has not seen in years. Wanting to help her reconnect, Martin finds an opportunity to attend a conference in Vilnius, giving them the perfect reason to travel there together. During their visit, Victoria welcomes them into her home and shows them a mysterious painting hanging in her bedroom. After an evening of conversation, Emily and Martin stay the night. A tale of love and mystery.
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One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 23 Oct 2026, 05:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 23 Oct 2026, 05:48 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Not enough recent follower history to estimate a shadow rank yet.
beats 46% of similar stories
not enough data yet
needs about a week of observations
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 5–9 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
