'Broken and Mended' is a short drama/cute story about coming out to your friends and having those feelings be reciprocated. It's a quaint little visual novel that does a lot of things right for the foundations of a visual novel. It has custom made sprites, it has music, and the writing also includes branching paths and choices for the reader to make that affect how the scenes play out. The characters are cute and each have some distinct voices, and it's neat to have a main character with a bit of backbone, and it does take an different angle of being the straight best friend that wants to go gay for the friend who came out of the closet. Maybe that might've been another choice you could've added on whether the main character returns the feelings or is just supportive. As a tip for future stories you pen, try to give the main character a goal or obstacle that he has to overcome, and that'll give your characters more to do, since in this one, it feels like the main conflict was between the main character and his dad on the phone, and the subsequent drama is largely self-inflicted. Having a character with a temper is a great way to insert some tension and conflict into the story. Overall, it's a solid entry into the game jam, and you can push yourself to do a bit more on the next go around.