God I've been waiting for a new, well done historical romance game. It's the perfect balance of not feeling like my character is limited to the setting (what with her scandalous piano passion 😂) but also feeling like she's a part of the setting. It's a difficult balance to strike: you don't want to boring up the main character because she's not allowed to sneeze without a whole to-do about it, but you also don't want her to seem out of place or too modern. It's a really great balance you've struck with the different personalities of Miss Fernside!
I also like how, when she was upset about Emily and Guy, I did have the option to be a little bit chill about it. Like obviously she was still hurt but I didn't have to be mean to Emily. Deeply looking forward to a potential reunion, especially considering she called on her really early in the timeline! I'm the ruthless sort who dropped Guy the second it became apparent he either bought into the rumours or was too cowardly to say something to my face: Emily was neither so here's hoping!
I'm mirroring some other comments here, but I'm a little worried about the Worthington option. It seemed kind of wrong to accept his proposal as a "solution to the problem"— not only sort of unromantic, but unfair to him as well as Miss Fernside! It might be a little dynamic to play through as a Fernside who feels obligated to accept his proposal vs one who initially rejects it. I hope there's an option to offer him a little clarity alongside a rejection, in the hopes of moving forward: also maybe a little more clarity regarding the age difference? He's friends with your dad, but does that make him the same age as your dad? How old is that, comparatively? How old is Miss Fernside, for that matter?
Besides comments about font which you've heard and responded to, I wanted to express a little concern about the way the text...moves, kind of? One thing I noted right off the bat, which I understand was meant to convey the kind of half-shout that the cheery Mr. Fernside perpetually speaks in, during the carriage ride the camera shakes almost every time a new passage is introduced, even if it's just Miss Fernside's inner monologue (in case this might be an unintended bug, I should note that I have text speed cranked). There's also certain passages where the text seems to be on a kind of timer, or paced with blank passages: when I click to skip these moments, it can frequently skip actual text which forces me to double back: notably moments like the prolonged silence between Worthington and Fernside at the ball. I can see his sprite moving, but clicking to proceed past the silence skips the next line of text.
Really excited to see how the game evolves! Great job!