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just played heron's route and good god was i reminded of how much i adore the childhood-friends-to-lovers trope.

i didn't have the vocabulary to say it earlier (it was almost 4 am when i commented!) but not only was this incredibly well-written, it was a beautiful study of the human psyche. the way you captured emotion, speech, and mannerisms was vibrant and dynamic, and i could truly understand and empathise with what the characters were feeling. this IF was a gorgeous, well-made labour of love, and i don't think it's too much of a reach to call it a bit of a journal in itself. thank you so much for sharing such a masterful story.

so sorry for the long comment, haha. i hope you have a wonderful life.  :]

holy shit. new favourite if discovered! lion has my whole heart, and i'm just about to play heron's route.

thank you so much for this, author! beautifully written & incredibly soulful. you're very talented!

this wip is so skibidi gyatt sigma rizz

(i think i died a little inside while typing that)

you're both correct! i was just making a jokey comment in response lmaooo

as an aside, qiu's journey through their identity is a tough one, and my comment wasn't meant to invalidate that. i have a lot of love & respect for qiu as a character, especially because i'm a trans man myself. i was jus being silly on the internets lolol <3

i'm not into women. hope this helps OP🙏

this game is awesome! i love it so far. taking my time with it.

quick question--i'm very early in the game, and so far i haven't met any male characters. however, i only have male encounters enabled. am i doing something wrong, or am i just not far enough into the game?




spoilers below!!

the only NPCs i know as of now are rinny, bell, lin lin, the catgirl (i'm forgetting her name...), and fawn.

this. this is it. my all time favourite IF.

i can feel it in my bones.

loool np!! always happy to help

oh no chat it's another demo i've fallen head over heels in love with LMAO

no seriously i think i replayed this something like 7 times, just testing out all the different choices... so so so delicious, keep it up fen!!! sending you love <3

i gotchu bro 🙏🙏

ending #1 --> all nice choices, don't ask about him coming out of the strange room (R18)

ending #2 --> all nice choices, ask about him coming out of the strange room

ending #3 --> all of the bitchy choices, don't ask about him coming out of the strange room

ending #4 --> all of the bitchy choices, ask about him coming out of the strange room (R18)

endings guide because i binged the whole game in one sitting <3

ending #1 --> all nice choices, don't ask about him coming out of the strange room (R18)

ending #2 --> all nice choices, ask about him coming out of the strange room

ending #3 --> all of the bitchy choices, don't ask about him coming out of the strange room

ending #4 --> all of the bitchy choices, ask about him coming out of the strange room (R18)

honestly kind of agree with this. also, weren't we inebriated beforehand, and therefore unable to give proper consent?

edit: i feel that i should clarify my thoughts on this. while i can see where croi is coming from, as a victim myself, i also think that because this is a wip, of course things will be imperfect. i personally found no huge issues with the pacing, only that we don't currently have a chance to expand upon this entire experience in project hadea. perhaps that's coming up in the future? anyways, i'm very sorry for sparking a debate by replying to an old comment.

croi, i hope you're doing well! i'm sorry that you've also had bad experiences. if you ever need someone to reach out to, i'm more than happy to give you some support! please take good care of yourself :)

nyehilism, i love this wip. it's intense and dark and tumultuous, and that's shown perfectly in rohan's character. was it cool of him to perform very unlawful and improper surgery on us while drunk/post-sex? no. does it make him a very interesting character with motives that i want to learn more about? absolutely. i look forward to future updates! ^^

y'all, here's the update status (copied straight from their tumblr page LMAOO)

— MARCH 2024.

accomplishments.

erm. hi. it’s been a while, i know. i skipped last month’s update, so i’ll give you a lengthy one for march. truth be told, i haven’t been able to touch when twilight strikes for a while. this is not because i don’t want to, but mostly because i’ve been busy with school and/or have been struggling with writer’s block. because of this, i made the decision to scrap what i had written for chapter eleven and start (kinda) from scratch. now, before you go and panic, let me explain.

the reason i’ve been taking so long on this chapter is that, well, i screwed up. i found a (rather large) plot hole that i’ve been trying to fix, and the solution i came up with was, uh, interesting. definitely not my greatest idea. but because i had already written so much, i kept pushing forward, hoping that things would straighten out and i’d miraculously like the chapter by the time i finished. haha, very funny. as you can tell, that didn’t end up happening. i didn’t particularly hate what i wrote, i could just tell that it was absolute bullshit. and while sometimes that works, it just was not doing it for me here. so i cut it.

i was able, however, to save a bunch of it for the new draft, so i didn’t completely start over, but i am definitely down a lot of words compared to what i had written initially. i’m not super bummed out about it, but i am upset that that means i’m again behind on getting this out to you. i know it’s been a while since i’ve published any updates and hearing that i’ve pushed things back is probably not very fun, but i promise, now that i’ve got my plot hole sorted out, things are going much smoother.

i’m currently in the thick of final exams so i haven’t been able to write as much as i’ve wanted to lately, but the good news is that i’m graduating (WOOOOO!) so i won’t have any more school work to distract me anymore. once mid-april hits, i’m free everybody.

(on that note, thank you for being so patient and sticking by me. i see new fans joining every day and it warms my heart that so many of you continue to enjoy this story. i appreciate you so much more than you know).

hey, dunno if you already got his monster ending, but here's the official guide from studio peaches :)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-WTx7aFsIbKZz5wZNUhY_BR92OB3pi6MiCzrqywJoL0/...

wonderful! thanks so much. looking forward to playing them as a late birthday gift to myself lol
thanks for your hard work, gbpatch! i look forward to continuing my story with qiu & tamarack <3

hello! i have a quick question--forgive me for not being technically adept, but i play this game on multiple devices (depending on my location). is there a way to 'share' the dlcs, or do i just have to buy them twice?

at the end of the day, please just do whatever feels easiest for you! no matter when the next update comes or what it's contents are, i look forward to reading more of your fantastic story & sublime writing skills :)

take it easy!

hey! i'm having an issue: whenever i reach the choice of looking for hazel or waiting, no matter which i pick, my game just... stops. for example, when i choose to look for hazel, no text appears after "if she fell, who would know?"

i don't know if i've done something wrong, or if renpy has just decided to reject my computer... i think this game looks fantastic and i'd really like to play it through. i play on a windows surface; if anyone knows what the issue is, please let me know!


EDIT: my goodness i'm an idiot. i had to interact with the background. off to toss myself down a deep hole (pun unintended but fitting).

ah, okay! awesome, thank you so very much for clearing this up! (i don't think i could take that D cliffhanger otherwise 😟)

hey cherry! does this mean public release will not include the LI routes, or am i just misunderstanding?

regardless, thanks for your hard work! sending good vibes and glass of cold water (it's hot as hell where i live).
see you on august 31!

BEHOLD... MY ACTUAL D&D CHARACTER (wood elf paladin), CURRENTLY BEING USED IN A CAMPAIGN

Epimelides of House Carrick the Keebler Elf Kind of Annoying Religious Person
( he / him / his )

wields a custard
is super gay and always high
loves weed and coffee
hates needing help; fears spiders
wants to bestow a great gift upon someone foretold of by a seer

god so much of this is perfect. ofc epimelides wields a custard he's a nobleman who has a heart of gold (and pockets of gold too plus i'm also english so. checks out lol); he is indeed Very Gay (he CanonicallyTM likes a stableboy); not very into drugs but is the party's resident himbo so i'll let it slide; HE DOES HATE IMPOSING ON THE PARTY BY ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE; I PERSONALLY HATE SPIDERS SO HE DOES TOO; and idk abt that last bit but it sounds Lore-Rich and Well-Thought Out so i'll take it 👍

HOW DID IT KNOW????

Einar Jotunn the Catperson The Hulk
( he / him / his )

wields a bicycle (two-handed)
is kind and way gay
loves violence and sick skateboard tricks
hates hot weather; fears bees
wants to hire someone who appeared in a vision

hello! i come bearing a screenshot from the bug report i sent to you (my MC is Haliah). here it is!