When an ordinary soul awakens in the body of Stephen Eli Cooper, the younger brother of Georgie Cooper and the older brother to the twins Sheldon and Missy, he inherits far more than a new life, he inherits a destiny.

Stephen is brilliant. Unreasonably brilliant.
A mind operating at IQ 267, with perfect recall, superhuman physical potential, and a future tangled with people and worlds far beyond Texas. But this isn’t a power fantasy. His new life comes with responsibilities, attachments, and paths that branch into danger the original timeline never touched.

From navigating the chaos of the Cooper family…
…to rising as a mathematical and computational prodigy at UT Austin and MIT…
…to stepping into the shadows of intelligence agencies, where data becomes a weapon…
Stephen builds a life defined by choice, not fate.

Along the way, he forms unbreakable bonds—
with Paige, whose genius matches his own;
with Rosa, a future operative whose strength hides deep wounds;
with mentors and rivals across academia, federal agencies, and the secretive organization known only as Project AEGIS.

But brilliance comes with consequences.
Every action Stephen takes shifts the timeline further away from canon—
and soon he finds himself at the center of a silent war fought in algorithms, intelligence networks, and human lives.

As threats rise and worlds intersect, Stephen must decide:
Is he simply living a borrowed life?
Or is he forging something entirely new?

A story of genius, growth, family, love, and the quiet heroism of a man who refuses to waste the second chance he never asked for.


I want to add this story is written using AI I write the overview for the chapter/ do the research but AI writes the chapters. I make changes and edit it some may not like it and that is fine I use the story as a way to help put my ideals in the world.

Hello everyone today I will be doing a poll. 


So I'm currently at chapter 175 written chapters but I have up to 250ish in overview planed out.


Stephen and Paige are dating they are in there early 20s 


So when I originally started to plan this story I had an ideal on how I wanted the relationships to play out but I decided to get your opinion because since then I have gone back and forth


Option 1: the original ideal Paige + Rosa Diaz + Stephen they would also have relations with a couple of other AU characters.


Option 2: The original minus the other relations it would just be the three.


Tell me in the comment what option you think I will tally the votes. Happy voting!


Chapter 38 - Poll Time/spoiler alert