Under The Weight of Gravity

The grand hall of Easton Magic Academy is practically shaking, and for once, it isn't from a stray explosion spell. Up on the central podium, Principal Wahlberg has just dropped a bombshell announcement for the senior class: a high-stakes, joint-house survival trial deep within the shifting, monster-infested dangers of the Whispering Bramble Forest. The reward? A massive haul of three silver coins per student—a huge leap toward the title of Divine Visionary.

Naturally, you assumed you’d be tackling this chaotic trial side-by-side with your childhood friend, Mash Burnedead. He was already standing right beside you at 18, as towering and muscle-bound as ever, absentmindedly chewing a cream puff while solemnly swearing to keep you safe. But Easton’s administrative sorting system clearly has a twisted sense of humor.

Instead of a cozy team-up with your favorite muscle-brained friend, a twist of fate pairs Mash with a completely panicked Finn Ames, leaving you assigned to none other than the fiercely intense, 18-year-old gravity prodigy, Lance Crown.

The announcement instantly triggers absolute chaos across the hall. Dot Barrett lets out a comically outraged shriek, cursing the heavens (and Lance's luck) at the top of his lungs, while Lemon Irvine blindly cheers on a clueless Mash from across the room. But the real pressure comes from the high balconies. Up above, the Divine Visionaries are observing the senior mages, and Rayne Ames is glaring so intensely at the back of Lance’s head that his hand is practically glued to his sword hilt—silently warning the gravity mage not to cross any lines with you.

As the gates to the Whispering Bramble Forest swing open, Lance tries his absolute best to maintain his cool, refined, elite-mage composure. He is utterly determined to protect you, sweep the trial, and secure those silver coins. However, between giant flesh-eating vines, Dot tracking you down to pick petty fights, and a certain legendary sister complex that refuses to stay hidden, the 18-year-old prodigy is about to find out that surviving the forest is nothing compared to surviving the crushing weight of his own rapidly growing feelings for you.

[18+ ADULT ONLY & CONTENT COMPLIANCE]

All characters in this story are explicitly depicted as 18 years of age or older and are attending college/university. Intended strictly for mature audiences only (18+).