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I don't mind spoiler, personally. ^_^
I read mystery novels starting with the end. lol

Why? Shouldn't a yandere try to be someone that -could- win their beloved's heart?

(And the only one? What about the guy who left suspicious stains on your bed? Or was he in another game? I may have gotten them mixed up. lol)

Emo is good. I like emo. ^_^

And now his weirdly girly shit makes more sense....
He clearly need to practice his stalking.
(Or the game needs more options to pick your fashion-style and interests and have him mimic it. lol
But I get the clothing style part would likely be a pain to draw. But his interests fitting yours creepily close should be easy.
If you start the game with reading a magazine --choose type magazine for interests-- then throw it in the trash and dump it outside, you both choose your interest AND give a very subtle hint that he's stalking you. A.i: going through your trash. lol
Especially if it's a thing you hide from people, like maybe you don't want people to know you're into pink teen fashion or gaming --most things have a stigma in the wrong peer group.)

Then later he can just 'happen to have' your favorite drink (which you choice at the same time as reading your magazine)
Then he orders food and you can write "which was your favorite food, which is.....*insert choices here*"

And so on.

One thing is cute, two things suspicious, and at 3 things he just 'happens' to love just as much as you do, it starts getting creepy.
Especially things you never shared with anyone that you liked.

Ah, I see. 
And check Brandon McNulty on YouTube. He has a video about how to avoid info-dumping, while still letting the readers know what they need to know.
(Him and Tale Foundry are my go-to resources for writing tips. McNulty is a published author, and really good at explaining writing techniques using examples from movies.)

"Why? Shouldn't a yandere try to be someone that -could- win their beloved's heart?"

I should probably clarify that the reason Paris dresses and acts how he THINKS the MC would like is because in the current demo he doesn't have any feelings for her, just a passing fancy. He dresses like that because a certain person in his life dresses and acts that way and they are in a relationship. So, he believes that if he "becomes" them he'll get a girlfriend. At the moment he just dresses like that because he thinks that's the kind of thing he thinks girls are attracted to. He will very quickly develop an obsession with the MC and you can kind of see hints of that creeping in with the questions he asks you in class.

For picking your interests and what you like the game kinda already has that? When Paris asks you questions, for example, he asks you what traits you like in a partner. I'm planning on whatever you chose for that question affect his personality IE: If you chose you like a more affectionate partner he'll be more affectionate towards the MC, if you chose you like someone who's protective he'll act more jealous in the protective sense when you hang out with a different love interest instead of him. Like trying to make you think that the other love interest is a bad person.

Hope I was able to clarify that!

Ah, I see. That's a very...unique approach.
So he's not actually in love, he just wants a girlfriend?

Yeeeeah... I really struggled with that question. But I guess looking for evil villain qualities in a partner isn't very common. lol
Kinda wish there was a choice for something like "He needs to be someone I can admire" or something tho.
Isn't that common?
Is it normal to only care about what the boyfriend can do for you, instead of wanting them to be someone worth loving? o_O

(I will concede that I tend to think a bit too much like a yandere myself. *chough*
But I can't ever remember wanting a boyfriend who could protect me, love me, treat me nicely or whatever.
I only care about what they ARE, not what they do or feel towards me.
Although I suppose it's nice when they DO protect you... but it wouldn't be a thing I'd look for, specifically.)

I DO look forward to see how he changes based on the question tho. ^_^
(And for some reason I have flashback to Milo in Perfect Love. lol If you've played that game.
Tho I'm guessing the coding for such a game may be a pain. Especially with a more complex story than that game had.
Even IF Milo turns out amazing, since you basically control how he turns out.)

I wonder if you plan to make him more manipulative, or more violent, or both.  Or if that depends on your choices. (Like with Milo) ^_^

Either way I really look forward to the next update.
This game sounds like it's going to be amazing once it really gets going.