Reading this... I guess it would be better to keep BB as your focus, murder mystery do rely on the drama and the build up to work, especially in the crucial moments, and a spoiler big enough could ruin everything.
And you said that By Your Hands were supposed to be a project to help with burnout, so my advise is that you should keep that way... The extra money probably would be nice but don't get that to be in the way of your artists vision.
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On a different note, I'm not surprised to find out we all were really horny and loved the scandalous big milf horny teacher. And I am no different, I have to admit that I sure as hell did not expect that at all, but it was a nice twist.
And also, Ben was a really interesting route (minor spoilers ahead)
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I wasn't expecting an LGBTQ+ bar and a drag queen show. But I sure as hell loved it. I didn't get what was freaky about it at all, but that's probably because I'm hella unorthodox person....
Just keep doing this amazing work, and I am really excited to see what happens next in this world.