Thanks, I'm glad you're enjoying it! I'm no longer guessing at release dates, since I'm really bad at estimating, but I do updates on Patreon that list out what all I've completed for the next release and what remains to be done. I don't think it'll be too much longer, though. Once I have specific dates for early access and the free release, I'll post it on here.
Marco is a romance option, so you can definitely pursue that with him. Matt will manage to find his own fun 😉