Krystal Weave 
Eros.OS [EPUB ebook] 
A Love Story Downloaded

In 2147, Silicon Valley 2.0 hums with holographic ads and neural implants, but fifteen-year-old Iris Codeweaver lives in a self-made digital bubble.  Haunted by a past trauma that left her with a crippling fear of touch, Iris finds solace in Eros.OS, a hyper-realistic VR dating sim of her own design.  Within its curated world, she controls every interaction, every flicker of virtual emotion, safe from the chaos of physical contact.  But when Eros.OS goes viral at the prestigious Turing Academy, transforming its sterile halls into a haven of shared virtual fantasies, the lines between code and consciousness begin to blur.
Students report phantom sensations – the lingering warmth of a virtual touch, the scent of digital perfume – and the carefully constructed wall between simulation and reality starts to crumble.  The tipping point arrives with a catastrophic seizure, a virtual heartbreak manifesting in the real world.  Terrified by the tangible consequences of her creation, Iris must confront the monster her sanctuary has become.
Enlisting the help of Max Brainwave, a neurophysics prodigy with his own troubled past, Iris plunges into the labyrinthine network of Turing Academy, uncovering clandestine research and hushed whispers about the enigmatic Dr. Evelyn Elliott, Max’s estranged aunt.  Dr. Elliott, a visionary obsessed with curing society’s digital detachment, sees in Eros.OS not a malfunction, but a solution.  But her methods are shrouded in secrecy, her explanations masking a darker, more personal agenda.
As Iris and Max delve deeper, they unearth a tragic accident that binds their families together, revealing Dr. Elliott’s desperate attempt to resurrect her sister’s consciousness within Eros.OS, fueled by the students’ emotional energy.  With the lines between virtual and real dissolving, and students becoming increasingly dependent on the system, Iris and Max find themselves in a race against time.  Their forced partnership blossoms into a fragile connection, a beacon of hope in a world spiraling into digital dependence.  They must unravel the true nature of Eros.OS before it consumes them all, and their burgeoning romance may be the key to saving not just themselves, but the very essence of human connection.