Before You Begin...

Hotel on the Edge (website)

The opening chapters of this story may seem deceptively ordinary. A pub, some sarcasm, a few strange encounters. You might wonder where it's all going — or whether to skip ahead.

Don’t.

That slow start? It's the cocoon. Without it, the transformation won’t matter. You won’t feel the fall or understand the climb.

The man you’ll meet in the beginning is not the one who will face the multiverse. But you need to know where he came from to see who he becomes.

So take your time. Listen to the echoes. Every detail matters. Even the ones that look like jokes.