by GATTP
Synopsis:They say prudence is a virtue. I didn't believe the days-old rumors. I tried to be kind; to a new worker rumored to be a pervert. I had it coming when he asked an outrageous question, huh? In front of everyone! Just when I got a girlfriend! Just when my life was stabilizing! Just when! Argh! My social life is over... WARNING!!! This work is NOT meant to represent any individuals with the specific syndrome I chose. Rather than that, it is a plot device. I tried my best to do the research required so it's not a complete sham. ALSO! It involves some not-so-wholesome themes. Although not the sole focus of the story, it is relevant to the characters. This is a psychological story about social dynamics and exploitation masquerading with the foil of absurd comedy. The prose is purposefully simple. Series Connection: This has connections to two other stories; mainly Through Borrowed Eyes, which is posted here. The other is Pseudo Larona, very loosely connected. Regardless, reading those stories isn't a requirement.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 8 Oct 2026, 15:48 UTC
Entry forecast updated 8 Oct 2026, 15:48 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 13% of similar stories
not enough data yet
beats 27% of similar stories
Both levers trail the field
Traffic and conversion are both below comparable stories. Cadence is the first lever — stories posting near-daily reached 25 followers 17% of the time; stories posting every few days almost never did. Get the flow going, then re-check conversion.
Benchmarks: 8,060 active Royal Road stories, percentiles within the 10–19 chapters band, cohort of 2026-07-02. Conversion is measured as followers gained per 1,000 views lifetime.
