That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Loser

Given a second chance in death. Can you turn this new life around?

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Hit by a truck.

You didn't expect to die so ignominiously, let alone in the same way every other Isekai protagonist does. But instead of waking in a fantasy world with magic and adventure, you awaken in the body of Theodore Miller: a tired, invisible night-shift janitor with a failing marriage, quiet misery, and a car running in a closed garage. His life was ending when you arrived. Now it's yours. Navigate a bleak routine, an abusive wife who assumes nothing has changed, and a kind neighbor who senses something different about you. What you do with Theo’s second chance is entirely up to you.

Theo Miller (38): Once a janitor with no hopes or ambitions, now an empty vessel housing your consciousness. Scattered memories tell you he was quiet, anxious, and non-confrontational, spending most of his life invisible to keep the peace. He filled his free time with video games, fantasy novels, and a weekly tabletop RPG group (his paladin, Melchior, was everything he wished he was in real life).

Brenda Miller (42): A loud and domineering woman, wife of Theo. She works a low-effort data entry job and spends the majority of her time drinking wine, gossiping, or making Theo's life miserable. The fragments of his memories tell you the extent of her manipulative and abusive behavior: purposefully belittling her husband while using him as a source of passive income.

Emilia Gregory (27): Theo's neighbor, a quiet woman who works as a library assistant. She spends the majority of her time gardening, fixing up her rental home, or patiently observing the world around her. The recollections of Theo's life would tell you she was not an uncommon sight around, occasionally asking to borrow tools, or passing by at the mailbox. The impressions you get are of a kind and patient woman.

"Big Rick" Donovan (48): A night security guard at the office complex where Theo works. Tall, broad, and heavy, he enjoys intimidating others with his presence. In Theo's mind he was loud, crude, and openly bullying, the kind of person to push others around, especially when they won't push back. He singles Theo out during shifts, hovering o