fantachine
noun
A yearning to escape into a fictional world, longing for characters to be real friends, and a strange belief that one would truly belong. Yet, there's the sorrowful understanding that the barrier to that life is just ink and paper, never to be crossed.
From Latin 'phantasia' (imagination) + Greek 'cheinos' (grief), capturing the sorrow of unfulfilled fantasies. Pronounced "FAN-tuh-kine"
