I just checked, there’s no blushing in chapter 1, but yes I always intended to ensure it was ambiguous regardless or face or skin colour. I already knew I’d have to be careful with people like Anwar and Scarlette as well, due to being dark-skinned, but honestly for most characters, even white ones, I’d rather focus on how they behave rather than an obvious cue like blushing, with a handful of exceptions for characters like Amber who wouldn’t often blush in any form so it would actually be notable if she does, if that makes sense. MC will be treated the same as dark skinned characters in terms of blushing because it’s easier to assume it’s not visible and give them other physical ways to show that moment.
I'm a HUGE body language fan (+ the challenge that can come with writing it), so I love this. I think it's incredibly easy to default to blushing when there are *So* many ways the body can visibly show embarrassment/shyness/etc.. All that to say: I'm looking forward to finding out the cast's unique cues depending on their personalities -- and seeing similar with my MC!