bitter chocolate; sweet sorrows | reincarnation litrpg

【 foreword 】

"Regrets, the longing for something better. Something greater. Something where my view on life isn't dulled with greys and blacks and whites."

"...Can you give me my eudaimonia?"

-×-

In which a young boy
remembers his past
life's memories.
And along with it,
a new goal to strive for.

Fulfillment.

-×-

Hello! This would be my first original work I will be publishing. I'm going to be completely honest, I have absolutely no plans and no story structure as of now. I don't know what's in store for this story, let alone the name of my MC when I am currently writing this.

But the need to make something is strong. All of this would be a first draft, a rough first iteration. This is just an excercise of writing before I actually get to my main works which I actually have solids plans for. Everything you will read from this point forward is not planned! I will make the story as I go, pantsing it.

Anyways. Now that I've gotten that out of the way, here's some things you CAN expect to see and NOT see from this work. I have preferences on what I write after all.

What to expect:
- A heavy focus on a character-driven narrative, with ties to their emotions and relationships to each character and their dynamics specifically
- Found family
- Aristocracy and Ruling Class/Caste System dynamics
- Levelling up! (This would not be a litrpg without one, right?)
- Callbacks to the MC's past as an important plot point
- LGBTQIA+ elements (very heavy on the elements. I'm not sure if it's ever going to be a major plotpoint, but it exists. If I ever do make my MC have romantic relationships, it's 100% going to be a queer one.)
- Low fantasy, maybe? We'll see where my worldbuilding will go
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The first arc will have the MC as a child, and how he grows up. This arc that hss the child MC will be considered as Arc Zero, I'll be trying to lay the foundation of the story here. Don't worry though, MC will eventually grow up in the following arcs

What NOT to expect:
- *Romance as a main point of the story.
- Typical isekai harem (ethical polyamory may however exist. Also I would rather stop writing completely than to make a bland cardboard harem.) This story will not have a harem.
- NSFW, paticularly, sexual content. I am not of age, and still in school.
- Grimdark / Dystopia. There may be dark elements, but the whole theme of the story I have planned for is Eudaimonia and heartwarming vibes. Which really, goes against it if I go all dystopian and apocolyptic.

The bullet point with an asterisk ( * ) attached means that it is liable to change. It heavily depends on how I write and where this story takes me.

I've talked your ear off. Oops, anyways, enjoy the story!