Hi sparkqi,
Thank you so much for taking the time to sign up for itch.io and share your thoughts and experiences. A lot of what you said about your situation reminded me of when I was in my young adulthood (like my 20s) and I put alot of pressure on myself and sacrafice a lot of things to pursue my studies and then my career. I kept thinking that it would all be okay when I was able to find work my art field, and then it would all be okay once I found more success ect until I woke up one day in my late 30s and tired of constantly having cycles of burnout and depression. I thought it was a part of my personality, but i realize now that I'm just one that needs true time to "idle" or explore my passions for passion sake. I think it's possible to find a good balance between responsibility and self pursuits, but its not always easy and often this balance need constant adjustments. Its very worth it though and I believe you can still move forward in both your studies and your love of arts. Remember to always be kind to yourself as you would be to others. Rooted in kindness will always be when a person can really shine and do their best while thriving. There's far too much unnecessary shame in this life.
On another note, it's wonderful that you felt some of the underlying and overall feeling I was going for the core of this ADW game. I'm so glad you found it.
Oh, oh about your comment on Beisel! Beisel is a bit of my impression of the strong, cool noona or eonni type character! Though Beisel is the younger sibling, I think she really wants a younger sibling to protect and impress. Ah, and I'm not raised culturally Korean, I do read some Korean webnovels and comics and I like to nod to things that I'm inspired by and interested in. Most of the costume designs take from a mix of fantasy western and eastern ideas. I think the jeogori looks very distinctive and pretty and I'm surprised I don't see more fantasy design inspired by it.
And Awwww thank you so, so much for the artwork! Please don't be embarassed at all, I really love it! You really captured his soft boy energy <3
Best wishes and Happy Holidays~