After realizing how long I've laid in bed at night thinking about this particular IF, I knew I had to make an account to share my thoughts. The lore, the cast, the story! The journal entries at the beginning of each chapter left me hungry for so much more, and I'm afraid I'm going to find myself opening and closing this page like a refrigerator door—with hopes that maybe, just maybe, it'll become a case of Schrödinger's update.
I was instantly captivated by Robin and their route. As a gender non-conforming person myself, it was super heartwarming to see representation like this in an IF this well written and cared for. All of that aside, I think I would have fallen in love with them either way. Each character is written so well and with so much care that it's hard not to love all of them.
Heron’s route was super sweet as well, although I may be a bit biased as I always find myself loving the routes that involve a romance blossoming from a childhood friendship. Every route is just so delicately crafted and handled so beautifully in its own, wondrous way. I could go on and on about each individual character and how much each of them have infatuated me, but I'll spare you the trouble. We wouldn't want this comment to take up too much space, after all!
I'll definitely be an avid promoter of this work, and by all hell is it deserving of the praise. I've already talked my friends' ears off with all my over enthusiastic rants about Viatica. This story has also been tempting me to write my own IF, almost to a worrying degree... Maybe if I figure out how to code one, hah!
Praise be to this amazing work of fiction!