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it’s me wanting to believe the spouse is just lucky enough to be back and not actually off in some way 

This was so cute, and also so funny. I had so much fun teasing Grim, especially early on when they first started talking. Me and my MC were determined to get our soul babies too! Also, the customization options are amazing! I feel like it should be a bare minimum when it comes to customization, but I know it's not, so I really appreciated having curly hair options that make sense for Black women to have and don't just look like messy afterthoughts. Also, I got ending 5 my first playthrough and I can't imagine it getting better than that so... 

love this idea, hope it’s still in the works.

Yeah, I meant more in a sense of the dialogue or whether a same-sex coupling would have more hurdles/hesitation/etc. That kind of thing. So good to know that it doesn’t really make a difference in the storytelling.

Odds are you have to right click and select open then wait for the pop up and choose open anyway (it's like that for most games that I DL these days)

Does anybody know if there are any differences in the romances if it's a straight relationship as opposed to a queer one? I'm just curious if it comes up at all. I've noticed little things in behavior like curtsying and things of that nature.

It’s in the middle of chapter 2, during the meal. 

Interesting so far! I fully intend to go scorched earth and ruin my MC’s family, minus the youngest brother, if given the chance lol. Also had the same mid-chapter trouble others have mentioned.

The value (and point) of IF comes from its branching. An IF that lacks choices wouldn’t be worth reading. Maybe the OP didn’t realize this is IF? But either way, I’d say continue branching to the extent manageable. 

I didn’t realize it’s been so long since this last updated. Glad to see it’s not dead, just slow-progressing. There’s a lot to love about this one.

fingers crossed about this updating sometime soon!

came here after reading your other IF you’re working on and am so sad this is on hiatus 😭 I already love Nik and the mystery element here of who killed MC and why

This is a super interesting idea. I love a besties to lovers trope and an ex to lovers trope, so I’m excited about both of those, although I don’t know if I could ever choose anyone over Grayson - although I kinda wonder about him and Kelsey… I definitely enjoyed what’s written so far! It’s a crazy thing to think about, and I’m interested to see how MC adjusts to this new normal, or should I say, abnormal. it’s been interesting to see how they’re currently having moments of “am I even who I think I am” 

Playing this made me feel so gross, but I feel like maybe... that should be part of the point. It's super wrong to treat a partner this way, especially one who is making every effort to be with you in the ways they can despite the distance. I wish we could've had more autonomy in how far he was willing to go, and maybe had it not be about him falling in love at all because it almost feels like it cheapens his entire relationship with Arthur that he met someone and after like a week was like "Oh I'm in love with someone else", and I also wish the Arthur route required him coming completely clean about the fact that he DID cheat, but I know part of that is just the limitations of developing the game with a certain budget, etc.

Based on a tumblr ask, it doesn’t appear to be canceled but the author is struggling with writing it (said she doesn’t like anything she’s written and doesn’t really feel inspired to write it) and is working on a different IF called Whisper in the Mist in the meantime. So I suppose time will only tell if she ends up coming back to it.

I had a thought about chapter 4, although it’s possible that this would add too much variation/complication, but when the reveal occurs, I wished there were options that were less about Morgana’s love for Mordred, and more about Mordred questioning whether they love Morgana anymore. Also would’ve liked to see some more biting options such as telling Morgana she disgusts them or things of that nature.

caught something: since dragons are now they/them, when we meet our dragon for the first time, some of the verbiage is off (like “They thinks -“ instead of “They think -“). I accidentally closed the browser so I can’t remember the exact instance. 

Out of curiosity, how far ahead is the private (patreon) demo compared to the public one? 

Did you right-click, open? Then you'll usually get a prompt that's like blah blah we don't know this developer, and you can choose to open anyway.

Leo's route is so cute! I played his after Guill's, and there such a huge difference in the love, affection, and respect Leo shows MC throughout as compared to Guill.

This ended far too quickly for my liking! I was already invested in my poor, heartbroken (because I can never turn down a good "lost my love" option) MC's story. Felt a little bad for old boy in the trunk too. MC was probably a little rougher with him than necessary considering the circumstances... lol.

Caught a typo, if you want it - when MC hits the "breaks," it should be brakes. 

Glad things are finally out in the open. Would like an option that’s not “I wonder if the love is conditional” and more “this is not love.”

During the scene with Cyril where you can offer to help write the letters, clicking the second option (maybe it’s not as boring as it sounds) leads to the first option (the scene proceeds with mc saying it’ll occupy their mind)

you had me at political drama

I got the happy ending my first go-round so I think I'm gonna stop while I'm ahead lol. This was a cute, relatively short story and I enjoyed it!

I'm kind of confused about this route. I know it's shared with Felix's route, but I don't understand what that means for the game as a whole. Does Felix not have a route of his own, or is it just not released yet?

Yay, I'm so excited for this. I've always been a sucker for him for some reason lol.

The art is lovely, and the gameplay is smooth. I'm definitely interested in seeing what the main game's story will be. 

I agree with the person talking about Manhin's personality being... something. When I read the comment, I was like "Surely it can't be that bad" but the pining is... ugh, it feels like such a mean word to use... kind of pathetic, especially when she's snapping at him one minute then smiling at him the next. I get someone you loved before being someone you'll always love and whatever else, but at some point, ya gotta MOVE ON -- or at least figure out how to not act like a fool whenever he's around. Here's to hoping that Manhin isn't prominent (or maybe even present at all??) in the actual game since Oberon is a RO! lol

I’m generally not interested in prof-student scenarios but Prof Balin would’ve been enough to make me reconsider because whew….

I'm not able to accept the rendezvous invitation for Louise, even after discovering the location before the day of the rendezvous. I thought maybe I'd just have to go to that location the day of since it wasn't allowing me to accept the invitation, but the location isn't even on the map for the day of the rendezvous ...

I never said MC's rage wasn't justified. I didn't say anything about MC's rage at all, I don't think. I don't really have a strong opinion on it one way or the other, tbh.   

What I said is that saying everybody (in the story) is okay with what Rohan did relies on the false premise that they know what he did to begin with. MC being upset with Rohan for unexplained reasons isn't a good enough reason for the others, who don't know MC or Rohan and in some cases, each other, to be outraged on MC's behalf. 

Basically, people usually don't form an opinion on something they know nothing about, and almost no one (in the story) knows about what happened between MC and Rohan.

I’m kind of sad Felix isn’t a RO. I love a first love story & I know Frederick had his reasons, but whatever the reasons, they don’t explain why he chose to do THAT (trying not to spoil lol). Plus, Felix is so fun! Ah well, maybe I’ll forgive Frederick over time, or maybe I’ll just stick to Constantine.

There’s a typo or two throughout, but I didn’t think to take note of where, sorry about that. Other than that, I think this is a great start. My ONE possible critique would be it’d be nice to have options for a MC that either doesn’t care about her brother & Anna’s budding romance or doesn’t really like/support/feel comfortable with it. 

Is there a list of available endings anywhere? 

apparently I love pain because my MC is a Rohan simp 😭 

but I also think I took more time than some other people to understand what he was saying about IVI. his method was trash but I understand both how he explained IVI & how he explained MC being nothing more than a tool. I personally suspect the reason MC was chosen over Nash is because MC’s massive ego wouldn’t let them suspect it was anything other than a well-deserved reward for being “the best” & Nash just doesn’t seem to have that vibe about them. 

also, as far as Rohan getting off too easily and everybody being okay with what they did… you guys do realize that most people they’re traveling with have absolutely no idea what happened, right? I think the only person that definitely knows no matter how you play it is Nash, and that’s because they figure it out on their own. 

I'm not sure if anyone's caught this error already: Regardless of where you select for the scar to be, in the personal profile, it always says that it's across the knee.  

Here's the dev's Tumblr in case anyone is interested: Llama's writing (tumblr.com)

I knew there was one but, as far as I can tell, it's not posted anywhere here. I was hoping for a dev update post, but I don't think I saw one. It looks like dev's out of school for the summer, so hopefully that means they'll have time to update soon. 🤞🏽

Hope the dev is doing well. Announced a hiatus in August 2021 and hasn't said a word since 😭😭

Is Ari's route finished? I reached the point where she was going to teleport some teams and then it took me back to the main menu. I think the last words on my screen before it went to the menu were "and jumped"?

Is there new content from the dashingboard version or is this just the same content transitioned to itch?

so excited for this!