I like the setup of this, but I found myself somewhat unconvinced by the dialogue. It's all very direct, or maybe something's going over my head (I only played through once). The con-men concept ends up feeling like an aesthetic rather than something that connects in some way (as thematic imagery or dramatic tension) to the actual story, so I end up wishing there was a little bit more here. (It looks like the song does do this.) Still, you get across a good sense of the characters' personalities, and the presentation is striking. The voice-acting is a nice touch too.

Using one song I think was a strength in this, keeping it focused while getting beyond the surface level of the music and lyrics.

The voice acting I think gave a lot to the implications of things said - Raven's VA was delightfully smarmy and Cardinal's VA really felt like he was recently taken under someone's wing. Something I think more IF needs to do.

I did struggle with 2 thoughts. The first was that the dialogue felt very Stjepan Šejić in the sense of "let's explain the basics of SSC for the normies" which might have been a missed opportunity to explore deeper ideas around the dynamic. The second is that Raven seemed too toxic to give the standard line on safewords - maybe that's just my preference for toxicity in my romance fiction.  (maybe this was due to the choices I picked?)

I'd love to see more stories with these characters - sort of a "spies, but they're dating" from the other side.