Real Life Sucks!
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  • Reads 147
  • Votes 27
  • Parts 22
  • Time 6h 3m
Complete, First published Jan 04, 2024
Mature
In the game, Dragons' Forge Online, Rory Pemberton felt at home. It was a comforting place. A safe place. A place where he could be himself.

Unlike the real world, which both confused and terrified him in equal measure.

When a new add-on to the game presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Rory can do nothing but fight against every instinct his delicate and fragile  mind can offer and do something unthinkable. Something horrific.

He must learn to face the real world, including meeting people in real life he had only ever spoken to in the game. Including the vivacious and outgoing Katie.
But when a face from the past tears into his world, Rory reconsiders everything and the opportunity he desperately wants could become missed, along with the chance of happiness.

The second book in the 'Games Are Life!' triune.
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