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I played this a while back and have replayed it a couple of times but never left a review and it's time I rectify that! I've actually only read Carmelita and Ricardo's routes (Ricardo's once, but Carmelita's maybe three or four times) because they're both SO good and so I want to leave myself something (i.e. KP and James's routes) that I know is going to be excellent for a rainy day.

Anyway: I LOVE Carmelita and Ricardo's story. I think it tackles an interesting part of a relationship that no other stories really do, and it's super realistic, and I felt very seen. The romance is *chef's kiss* and I adored Carmelita. Really, she's perfect. Also, I've played games that are more high stakes in terms of life v death, but the choices I made here actually made me sweat because I did NOT need them to break up. And thankfully they didn't :)

I think the supernatural/superhero elements worked really well, not only in terms of just adding another interesting element of the plot, but because figuring out priorities re work + relationships and how to compromise and when to not – those are all things that matter in "normal" life, but had we had just a "normal" setting then I don't think it would have been as interesting to read about. I think this really drove home for me how fantasy settings can really help describe ordinary things, if that makes sense. Tl;dr I just really loved the plot and you are insanely creative to have thought of it, so *bows down*.

Can't wait to eventually read more of your stuff. I'm just going through it SUPER slowly to savour it fully and completely. 

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First of all, I want to thank you for leaving such a long and sweet comment. I truly re-read it multiple times because it was just so... so THRILLING to see my work thoroughly appreciated like that. ( ; w ;) I love that you love Carmelita and Ricardo since I often feel they get outshined by the sheer... um... Extra-ness that is Kitten Pink and James' chaotic relationship. I hope you enjoy those routes when you get to them.

Thank you for that. I wanted relationship types to be the focus and Carmelita/Ricardo's dynamic is so carefully constructed. Mainly, it's because I think that going from friends to lovers can be scary and I wanted to express that with Carmelita's route. Ricardo is much more forward with his affections (likely because he's felt them longer) whereas Carmelita is more like a recent awakening wherein she discovers that she DOES want Ricardo in that way... she just is too shy to express it and fully take the leap.

One of the main reasons PAIRS is a NaNoRenO project is because I was TERRIFIED of reception since it's not a conventional otome. I was scared to spend my own money to make it, haha. All that to say that to hear that you like the setting and more or less get why I chose it is incredibly gratifying. Thank you SO much, really. I hope you enjoy my other work and I'd love to hear your thoughts if you don't mind sharing them. :^)