That’s definitely an ambitious project. Loving the moody vibe. The visuals are great, from the doctored BGs, the CG, and the sprite (Ian is such a good boy). Very clever use to implement multiple playthroughs. The intentional use of Renpy error to indicate that is brilliant. I just wish I didn’t get completely locked after reaching the third ending.
The writing is nice, but not flawless. I feel like the scope can be pushed more into sparking the embers all over again with Ian. I get you want to make the story end on an open end and keep things vague, but you raised too many loose ends, which impacted the experience. Rather than accepting the beauty of the thematic message & end, I was bugged by too many questions.
Overall, it’s a good read. A job very well done!