Well, you can’t please everyone… especially those trapped in a fantasy world of epic proportions that they find grating. In my case, me in any room with die-hard sports fans.

It took me a long time to ‘get into’ this piece and get the gist of what was going on. There was just a lot going on, from sidekicks, to writers, to fantasy characters.
I loved your metaphors!

I “got it” right away. As a somewhat shamed reader of bad romance and science fiction, I often wonder how the characters would fare in the real world. This made me laugh. Good job.