Hi! Thanks for having given this game a chance and to your gentle feedback! It has left me quite speechless (and definitely extremely happy)! Having found it while searching for Yuri game is a bit curious (you know the game tackles some LGBT+ issues in the ending you got, but using an “LGBT” tag would feel like queer-baiting here since it’s really not the main focus of the story anyway). I suppose it’s because I used the “girl protagonist” tag and because itch classified the game as “NSFW” (I didn’t use the tag, but when we create a dev, we can check a box to indicate it is not “intended for minors or the workplace” which I did, so in the end, I supposed that’s what linked the game to this tag), but after having read your review, I’m glad it did!
I didn’t know of Speak but I looked it up and I’m definitely reading it soon, it looks like a very promising story!
For your final question, saying Lucie is straight is what would be wrong (she is canonically attracted to girls). Earlier in the game, a hint is that she mentions being fan of Citrus, although I’ll admit you can be a girl and enjoy GL without being queer (but in her character bio on this page, it is mentioned she has a crush on Anthy from Revolutionary Girl Utena). So, long story short, Lucie experiencing attraction to girls is not up to interpretation: it is a fact (what is up to interpretation, though, is whether she’s gay or bi)!
Once again, thank you for your feedback, it really means a lot to me and I’m glad you enjoyed this story despite (and somehow thanks to) the discomfort it creates! And I’m also glad Chloé’s thought process was clear, because I was shaking with anxiety at the thought it wouldn’t be and that the way I portrayed her would come out as victim-blaming, rather than a depiction of her trying to maintain this relationship because she’s trapped into believing this is the right path for her. So you’re really reassuring me here!