Aw shoot, I'm really sorry then, I don't know what could be causing this... Though this does give me a few leads at least.
It might be linked to your laptop somehow, but it's still really strange. I'll do more tests on my side!
If that's ok, do you think you could send me your save file at nosebecc@gmail.com? It should be a folder called "BE_Witches___2024_03_01" in in Appdata/Local.