
by DuncanSpice
The universe has a source code and I have admin access. Using that to fix my problems doesn’t make me a bad person. Probably. My name is Samantha and I was about to have the biggest moment of my career when I was suddenly framed and fired. But that wasn’t even the worst thing that happened that day. My coffee pot broke, my mom called to remind me to bring a date to Thanksgiving, oh, and now I can somehow see the code behind reality. nbd. I’m going to get to the bottom of whatever the hell is going on. I committed several light felonies, Kate knows something is off, a cute new guy shows up, the deeper I look into the code the stranger everything becomes, and beyond the code something saw me digging. Now with everything and everyone at stake I have to figure out—how far is too far?
Current
10/1/2026
Peak #49
0d
Current
10/1/2026
Peak #42
0d
Current
9/30/2026
Peak #10
1d
Current
9/29/2026
Peak #14
2d
Current
9/29/2026
Peak #13
2d
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 01:58 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 01:58 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.
Previously appeared on Rising Stars, but no supported current projection is available.
beats 99% of similar stories
beats 1% of similar stories
needs about a week of observations
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.