
by Lykanthropy
Laura gets exactly what she wished for: total immersion in her favorite fantasy world. A world of magic, quests, kings, princesses, and a magic academy where true love is just an adventure away. The world is directly from her favorite book and series, "To Love An Empire" — the story of one woman set to inherit a dying kingdom, who must attend a magic academy and forge friendships and pacts that will rebuild her lost empire. A world built for its true heroine, Princess Claudia Von'Roseblade. Laura is not Princess Claudia. Laura is apparently taking the role of the Ugly Frumpy Friend (UFF). Cute, feisty, loving — and written out of the story almost immediately. She's read the books. She knows how her role ends. So Laura decides to rewrite her future. If this world wasn't made for her, she'll carve out her own place in it, while breaking all the world's beauty standards as she fully embraces her Curvy & Confident side to survive.Cover Art by: Slothbeing
Current
8/13/2026
Peak #50
0d
Current
8/11/2026
Peak #17
2d
#1
8/7/2026
Peak #21
4d
Rank updated 13 Aug 2026, 19:18 UTC
Entry forecast updated 13 Aug 2026, 19:18 UTC
Overall Rising Stars shadow rank
#126 of 7,531 · 76 below #50
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At this conversion, the Romance Rising Stars bar (≈2 new followers/day) costs about 107 views/day — the story currently gets ~374.
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