Alone Once More
Neviara
How do you make a good first impression? Trial and error. Kaitlyn, socially awkward and romance-shy, is transported into the dating sim Heartthrob University. Trapped in an endlessly repeating semester, she uses each loop to practice classes, skills, and relationships, checking endings off her list while fighting exhaustion, loss, and the fear she will never escape. Anything is possible with enough practice, and she can always try again. And again.
Progression: Time-loop retained-mastery progression: protagonist Kaitlyn relives the same college semester inside the dating sim Heartthrob University, retaining memories, skills, and relationship knowledge across cycles. Each loop functions as an explicit practice/leveling iteration ('practice makes perfect'; Book 3 blurb: 'mastering a whole suite of skills'), with endings checked off as milestones and loop count as the advancement metric. Royal Road tags include Progression + Time Loop + Strategy; time-loop iterative mastery precedent matches catalogued Mother of Learning.
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