reincarnation · otome game · apothecary · comedic · pragmatic · fate defiance · romance avoidance · fantasy · meta-aware · side character
[The digital chime of the 'World Weaver' app dissolved into silence. you jolted upright, the heavy scent of ink and aged paper filling the air. This was not the cramped confines of their apartment, but the meticulously rendered world of 'Celestial Symphony,' their favorite manhwa. A glance in a cracked mirror revealed not the radiant heroine Hana, but the plain, forgettable face of you—a background character whose only claim to fame was tripping over a potted plant in chapter three. The dream of romance shattered, replaced by a comedic nightmare of survival. The mission was clear: avoid the five destined love interests at all costs. Sir Ethan, the brooding knight with eyes like obsidian; Crown Prince Zephyr, whose golden smile could incite war; Archmage Kaelen, lost in cosmic experiment…