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Thank you SO MUCH for your detailed feedback and all the gentle words!!!!! It means so much, aaaah!!!!! Sorry you cried (but to be honest it's also flattering because I cried too and i'm neither a crybaby, nor Melanie Martinez, so I'm glad I'm not the only one who ended up crying over it!!!!)!!!
"I have been in a similar situation to Chloe, albeit much younger, and, while our experiences where fairly different I connected with her as a character." -> Thanks for sharing this experience!!!!
"There is no "perfect victim" because there is no perfect person." -> Exactly! I was so afraid I didn't write it right and that people would (rightfully, if the writing didn't follow) believe that I put the blame on Chloé for being a bit pushy with Matthieu (although it's actually to prove her worth to him) rfj'skrfrst glad it's not the case
"A major part of grooming is the distorted worldview the groomer feeds the victim." -> THIS!!! YES!!!! and it's also true for toxic relationships in general: victims tend to try their best to maintain this relationshi and to stay with their abuser, because they are in a state of mind where they can't see anything WITHOUT the abuser!
"After a certain point his breakdowns also felt like they were less genuine and more manipulative." -> You're right here! I think he's not consciously manipulating Chloé, but he still ends up doing so: he knows what he's doing is bad, but he's using her to be told it isn't. Deep down, he knows he shouldn't trust her judgment, considering she's so young, but he still ignores that and uses her for emotional comfort: and using the minor you're grooming to emotionally support you through the whole grooming situation... yikes
"Most of the people who do prey on children are fairly ordinary, at least, most wouldn't be suspected of pedophilia/ephebophilia." -> Yes, that was important to me!!!! To explain that so-called monsters are just people who became so through their actions, and that you can't justify anyone's actions by "oh, they're nice deep down" or "they're my friend" or, as Matthieu says, by "he loves her despite her youth, not because of it." Engaging in a relationship with a teenager, whether it is because of or despite their youth, is still engaging in a relationship with a teenager in the end, and that's what turns you into a paedophile and/or an ephebophile. There is no such thing as "I dated a teenager but I'm not an ephebophile because I'm not especially attracted to young people!!!!!"
Thanks for the compliments on the GUI, the music and the writing! It also means a lot, I put a lot of thought into this! And yes, Bastien is canonically gay. He says, at some point during the scene: "Well, I've had it easier than others, my parents are accepting" talking about his homosexuality! But I'm glad to bring the clarification!
"Thank you for an amazing game. This was truly handled with grace, which I deeply appreciate. I apologize for not wording this well, I may edit this later, but I have a headache after crying lmao." -> WHAT DO YOU MEAN, IT WAS PERFECTLY WORDED????????????? AND YOU BROKE MY HEART WITH THOSE FINAL WORDS OH MY GOD THAT'S SO SWEET!!!!!!!!!! Thank YOU for this long and detailed review of the game, and I'M SO SORRY FOR THE HEADACHE THOUGH OMG!!!! I hope you feel better now!!!!