Basic Thaumaturgy for the Emotionally Incompetent Novel

In the prestigious Academy, same as the one featured in "How To Train Your Dungeoneers" (reading both is recommended for full world-building, though not essential for individual stories), lives Fabrisse Kestovar. Fabrisse, an aspiring thaumaturge, rock collector, pastry lover, and bird whisperer, is notoriously lacking in emotional competence, to the point of being the Order's least skilled student in seven centuries. His life takes an unexpected turn when an ancient, dormant magical relic awakens after forty-seven years, flies across a sacred space, and strikes him. This event bonds Fabrisse to a forgotten calibration system, the PRAXIS NODE. This interface, possibly AI-driven, presents him with cryptic quests, sardonic prompts, and cosmic calibration goals. He now possesses a Legacy Token and a collection of 'historically significant' rocks, despite having no combat prowess. Crucially, he is the only one who can perceive these new magical elements. This story features a protagonist who starts weak but may grow strong, a magic system rooted in emotional resonance, a cosmic tutorial framed as a ritual, and system messages with a distinct personality. It offers a blend of detailed mechanics and intuitive magic acquisition, with slow progression and romance. Expect rhyming spell mnemonics and a chosen one who seems entirely unsuited for the role, along with visually unappealing magic rocks.