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A jam submission

when i first saw youView game page

my story of school, growth, and her in short poems
Submitted by kryouma (@_kryouma) — 36 days, 14 hours before the deadline
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i'm kryouma and i love to write and draw! i've made two non-linear interactive fiction games, and am working on more stuff! poetry has always had a special place in my heart, so joining this jam was kind of a no-brainer for me. i wrote this after receiving a lot (and i mean, a lot) of positive feedback about my first one. so thank you guys for motivating me!

i'm @kryouma.exe on instagram, @kryouma on tumblr/ao3, and @artbykryouma on twitter if you wanna chat!

Synopsis
dumb gay is young. dumb gay goes to school. dumb gay meets girl. dumb gay and girl become childhood friends. childhood friend moves to middle school. dumb gay and childhood friend forget each other. childhood friend is popular. dumb gay is not. dumb gay is angry and has a hard time at schoo. dumb gay finally talks to childhood friend. dumb gay and childhood friend are now friends again. dumb gay and childhood friend watch anime. dumb gay falls in love with childhood friend. dumb gay changes schools.

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"when i first saw you" our second submission by kryouma! She also made "with every passing day, my love grows" - (instagram/twitter). They explained that this small game is "another digital chapbook of poetry, this time talking about my experiences during my school days. chronologically and thematically a prequel to 'with every passing day'. this one focuses on my childhood, and involves platonic relationships." Just like the first game of poems, the aesthetic and design around this game is very sweet and pleasant and pastel and you can play through the poems in your browser. Once again she's written and designed something really beautiful and easy to read, while also addressing and discussing intense emotional and personal experiences.

[trigger warnings: loss of a grandparent, hospitals, bullying, implied depression/cutting, stabbing]

"i think there was more to our story than i can remember than i want to remember"