Wow. This was so beautiful. I'm almost crying, how did you make a story both so heartbreaking and soothing?
The glimpses we get of the relationship between Martin and Vivian are so touching, I hope they had true moments of joy and peace in their relationship - it seems like they really did love each other, in a way, and that sort of queer solidarity / platonic love (at least that's how i interpreted it) always makes me emotional. Thank you for including that brief moment with Claude - it's really moving too, how Vivian and him both mourn the man they deeply loved.
I feel for Vivian, being stuck for so long in denial and probably ashamed of herself - even if I'm glad Martin and her found each other and could at least make it work for a few years. It's both terribly sad, to think Martin never had a chance to live freely as who he was, and comforting, to know he still knew love and at least had a peaceful, loving relationship with his friend (at least that how their marriage sounds like from what Vivian describes, it seems like they both truly cared for each other).
I don't know, maybe I'm overreacting and projecting my feelings on your game, but I find this kind of soft, hidden queer story so beautiful and moving. It also makes me feel really lucky to live in a time and place where at least I don't have to hide my relationships (even if I know it's not the case everywhere, and it is never granted forever - but for now, I can hold my partner's hand in public and that's something, at least).
Thank you for making this game - also on a side note thank you for the link to the inspiration statue because she's so beautiful, I don't know how it's even possible to carve such *soft* textures from hard rock. I'm often fascinated by how sculptures manage to represented delicate textures like drapes, hair or water... and also by how beautifully, lovingly sculptors carve human bodies and shapes. In a way, it helps accepting my own body too, to see that so many artists have spent hours, days, weeks maybe, creating long-lasting works of art honoring the beauty of human bodies.