Dungeon Hunter

ACT I: Glitched stats. Ultra luck. Regression foreknowledge. A god's blessing. Dual minds. Lee Castillo has none of these. He does, however, have panic attacks. When every human around the world is registered as a "player," Lee is sitting across from his ex-best friend and flatmate, Axel, mentally practicing how to break it to him that he wanted to move out. ~System Loaded. Dungeons Active~ Now, Axel's personality has flipped on its head, all comms are down, and there's a foreign desire compelling Lee to enter the Dungeons despite his lacklustre system stats. As he delves into the secrets of the Dungeons alongside his increasingly bizarre party, Lee must confront both his past and future to divine what he truly wants. What to expect: -First-person perspective with an overthinking MC-Diverse, queer cast-Slow MM allo/ace romance—explored as a core story element-Silly, inane conversations, and sensitive, mature topics-Low-crunch system apocalypse-Gradual progression; system mechanics woven into story-3k~ chapter parts released Sun & Thurs (8pm EST) [Inspired by ORV, The S-Classes I Raised, SSS-Class Suicide Hunter, Survival of a Sword King, and Dungeon Reset, Dungeon Hunter is basically my response to other MCs and their ride-or-die besties never canonically falling for each other.]  [Act I and II have been edited and published. They're purchasable on multiple platforms. This version is the original and may contain typos as well as consistency errors, as subsequent Acts are based on the published versions.] ACT II (SPOILERS): A nihilistic gym-junkie weeb. A tough-as-nails romantic. A devoted but broken partyer. A mysterious ageless savant. An occasionally sailor-mouthed orphan. And then there’s their party leader, Lee—he forgot how to want. While his team, Just Friends, might be bizarre, it’s one he's realised he wants to protect. In order to stay alive, Just Friends must grind through Dungeons and reach LVL 10 before the Deities orchestrating this system apocalypse grow bored and cull Earth. As Lee navigates equally challenging problems, from courtship to multiple deaths, one thing has become clear:  Levelling up has never been so important. Cross-posted to AO3 & ScribbleHub. Discord server available!