I wanted to pay my respects to this beautiful game that taught me so much (Small spoilers ahead!!)
Arches helped me in a way that I have never seen about gay relationships before. It helped me open my eyes to something big about Cameron and Devon. They felt real in every aspect throughout their story and struggles together. It showed me that not every relationship is perfect as I thought it would be. This visual novel brought me a bigger picture about these two lovable husbands, that they care for each other deeply and endearingly.
One scene in particular that will always stick with me is when that moment when I saw Cameron and Devon holding each other desperately and vulnerably, right before losing everything in their whole life, what they were building for what they were fighting for made me feel so uneasy and horrible for them. It only took me a second time to look back at them in the gallery right before the trigger was pulled and I started to cry. I felt like if they lost everything they were working through, I never felt this awful for someone before, I never felt this genuine about my feelings before between these two
That image will forever sink in with me it showed me that love isn't just about choosing the right partner, it's about knowing when it's the right time for you to be a part of something even more bigger in your life, I hope one day I get to find my devon someday in the future but until then I hope I get to find myself first at the end
Thank you Echo and for the rest of the team for creating this wonderful visual novel, thank you for saving my life before I fail myself <3
-David