Hey you.. you're awesome. Cause you basically almost made me cry. thank you so much for the review. It's been a pleasure to be a part of this jam with this team and I personally have loved meeting the other games dev involved. This is such a vibrant, creative and wonderful community, it's been an honor to be welcomed with big, open arms. I won't speak for the rest of the writers, but when I wrote Luca.. I did dump a big chunk of my personal history in him, those conversations you speak of.. DID happen. They were uncomfortable but necessary to have. Often with otome games, I have found that it deals too hard in the fantasy side (perfect romance, perfect bed head post make out, perfect meet cute.. ) which is absolutely fine and it's a great piece of escapism. But it's also awesome to hear that people have resonated with these characters' very real shit that they have to deal with. The highest praise for me is when someone tells me they feel seen by the character's journey and their conclusion. It's still cute and flirty, sexy and fun, but it's balanced with a strong sense of reality.
I'm stoked to play impolite society soon as I can sit and reread Jane Austen novels til the cows come home.
Thank you for being great <3
ps: about the kitty.. you gotta get through Tristan's route LOL