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Hm, yeah! I can see where you're coming from. The final chapter was a slow-coast epilogue where we focused on Chris tying up the ends of his issues at home. There wasn't a lot of room to elaborate beyond his life, partly due to the restraints of the first-person narrative.

However! You'll be happy to know we're working on a Summer episode VN! Hopefully, the extra story should help soothe that "rushed" feeling.

Woof, best VN? That's some high praise!~

Thank you for reading it!

I'm sorry to hear that the ending didn't hold up to the rest of the story for you.

Out of curiosity, what was the "more" you were expecting? Was there a different narrative or sequence of events you wanted to see?

It's a play on words with the name "Yuka" and "puke." It's making fun of him for barfing in an earlier chapter, essentially.

Aw, man, that's quite a compliment!

That my writing is able to emotionally move people is about the highest praise I can imagine.

Phew, you're gonna make a guy blush with those screaming compliments~

Man, it's gratifying to hear that you've managed to stick around since the start! It's pretty cool to know you've been around to see the story progress.

And, don't worry! I'll continue to dole out emotional trauma in the future~

I know, right? Sometimes I get a lightheaded thinking it's almost over, haha!

Yep! Feels a lil surreal knowing it's almost over, huh?

As for your question! It was an idea that I've had for a while now. My previous long-term project was a Beastars fanfic called "Behind the Curtain." As fun as it was writing all of those characters, a part of me yearned to create something original.

Hearthfire was supposed to be a novel, but with some convincing of a few friends, it bloomed into a visual novel instead!

We put in a little extra elbow grease when it came to the CGs in this one! Since it's the climax of the story, it seemed fitting!

That being said, I'm glad you enjoyed the chapter that much, and that it managed to hit you just as emotionally hard as it did for me, haha~

Here you go!

Thanks for letting us know! We're taking a look at it now.

And, I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the chapter! Thank you for reading~

Sure thing! 

Unless you count excessive pancake consumption, nope! 

Yep! That would be me!

Behind the Curtain was my first long-term project! I'd like to think my writing improved significantly along the way. Without BtC, Hearthfire probably wouldn't be a thing.

Aw man, I'm glad you're enjoying it so much! Really makes me happy to know that character development/interactions are hitting home~

Nope!

Ah, thanks for catching that!

Ton is cute~

Haha, you can't blame him for listening in. After all, you got to know everything about him and his ex.

Haha! I'm glad somebody caught that one~

I'm afraid he's too busy with his fingers wrapped around another leash~

About a year ago, yeah! It's not fully spelled out, so I can see why things might be a lil confusing.

Hey, thank you for reading! Without an audience, we wouldn't get anywhere.

I know, right? Very big upgrade~

Tonraq is a lot of fun for me, personally. He doesn't talk or behave like a lot of VN love interests. Plus he's got that dry sense of humor once he opens up.

Honestly, I love Yuka's new appearance as well. It's a major glowup~

I'm glad you've enjoyed the story so far! It's really gratifying to see when people genuinely enjoy the story so much~

There's a handful so far! Bound to be more later~

Wait no longer!~

Right now!

What platform are you attempting to download/install it on?

The latest 0.8.1 build has the entire story so far! Sorry about the possible confusion!

Oops, that's my fault!

I accidentally uploaded a test build. The 0.8.1 version will have the story from the beginning.

I'm a little late responding to this, but thanks so much for your support!

Balancing pacing and different elements of the story has always been important to us~

Aw, thanks! Making sure that pacing is on point has been a priority with me.

Romance is certainly a driving factor with this story. I wanted a large portion of it to revolve around opening Tonraq up and exploring the blooming relationship between him and Chris~

Sounds like my little hints paid off~

Tonraq is 7'11" and Chris is 5'11"~

Aww, I'm glad it's been a good read so far!

Hope you'll enjoy the later chapters too~