Description
The stars don’t care if you’re happy.
They’ve been burning since before we had words for “lonely,” and they’ll be there long after our bones have turned to the same dust we claim to come from.
Temporary Pleasure is not a self-help book. It is not a guide to “finding yourself” in the desert. It is a raw, jagged descent into the high-stakes world of Elias, a man who stopped fixing clocks and started trying to outrun time itself.
The Narrative
In a city that feels like a circuit board waiting to be shorted out, Elias survives on “collisions”, meaningless adrenaline, chemical anchors, and the hollow warmth of transient connections. He is a ghost in a machine, until he meets Maya.
She’s an ER nurse who deals in the “raw” every day. She doesn’t offer him a way out; she offers him a mirror. When Elias’s nihilistic lifestyle pulls them both into the crosshairs of a brutal criminal syndicate, the search for a fleeting high becomes a desperate fight for a permanent truth.
Inside the Book:
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7 Visceral Chapters: A journey from the neon-soaked gutters to the freezing black of the harbor.
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The Philosophy of the Void: A deep exploration of why we seek destruction when we feel insignificant.
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The “Restoration” Motif: A look at the beauty of broken things—and the cost of trying to fix what was meant to stay shattered.
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Noir Atmosphere: Grit, salt, ink, and the smell of ozone.
Why Read This?
If you’ve ever looked at the horizon and felt the crushing weight of the infinite, if you’ve ever traded your peace for a moment of “now”, this story is for you. It’s for the night-thinkers, the survivors, and the ones who know that “temporary” doesn’t mean “worthless.”
“We call it pleasure. We call it a distraction. But really, it’s just a way to prove to the dark that we aren’t ghosts yet.”
