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short and sweet :) the pace is fast, but it gets to the heart of the matter with each of the characters quite well I’d say. I like the difference in approaches each of them have, playing Nikki’s route second was especially surprising with how bold she is. really nice art too, especially the best endings :3 and thank you for making the protagonist gender-neutral!

one thing that bugged me though was the blackmail gambit in Nikki’s route. I get the impression that she wasn’t serious about it, or only meant it as a defense, but the protagonist is repeatedly worried about it for the whole route. even though the game is clearly lighthearted, it feels oddly manipulative- though the issue to me is more that it doesn’t fit the tone of the game, rather than there being something wrong with writing about such a dynamic. plus, perhaps ironically, the good ending has a brief exchange where Nikki says she’ll drop it, but the best ending leaves it up in the air still… maybe by that point Adrian is into it? :P

edit: forgot to share my thoughts on this, but I appreciate that Nikki is given such sympathetic treatment for her relationship problems. irl I’m polyamorous, and love triangle tropes bother me b/c of the enforced monogamy, but I don’t feel any of that frustration with Nikki’s situation. like she says, she cheats on her partners because she is so used to them cheating on her. it would have been easy for the narrative to deride her for it, but I think it’s great that she comes to terms with the unhealthy cycle being perpetuated and seeks to break it. it’s a refreshing change from the binary mode I often see cheating portrayed in, as either something to be glazed over or exaggerated as inherently evil.

this was really cute :) I like the different thought processes Lute and Edgar have about the situation, it makes a good contrast.

this is very sweet! I relate a lot to the difficulty and embarrassment of opening up to a partner about being interested in diapers… and I especially relate to the shyness and worries about going out and actually buying diapers. pro tip for anybody interested in buying diapers: cashiers aren’t gonna judge you! they’ve seen tons of people buy diapers before, you’re not going to stand out or look like a freak to them. although, I can’t say I’ve ever made friends with a cashier like Chris… P: (wow, the extra scene where you get to know her more is fun!)

I really like that Shay is embarrassed to admit to being into pee. perhaps some people would find it strange to have a character who wants to try diapers have a hard time saying something so “obvious”, but in my experience there is a huge distinction between wearing diapers and using them. and people can have very different feelings about each of those! what I’m saying is, I like how the differences in the protagonist’s and Shay’s initial interests show some of the complexity around this subject matter!

oh my goodness this gave me so many warm, fuzzy feelings <3 the ways mae and nyx interact, the atypical nature of their d/s relationship, the raw emotions they process, the pulse racing intimacy and kink play… their relationship is simply beautiful, and reading this made me weak in the knees at points. I’m definitely jealous of nyx’s position :3

I genuinely feel like this makes a great presentation for what I love about ABDL! it captures so much of the raw, emotional essence that I feel when I explore this kink… as well as the physical sensations and dynamics that make my heart flutter. this story makes me so happy!

in the start of the game, you said you’re curious about what led people to click the thumbnail and check it out. to be honest, I was browsing the ABDL tag (which I discovered from a kink game a friend shared with me) looking for something fun, and this was one of the more inviting entries I found. I was already considering making a new account to engage with this stuff more privately, and this story floored me so much I just had to register right away to gush about it!!

something else I want to touch on… normally, dubcon makes me anxious, but the way it’s handled here is actually comfortable? two reasons I can think of why that is are how vocal the girls are in navigating their relationship dynamic, and also the fact that it’s not written in second person which gives me some distance from the scene. on that note, I find the writing style for internal thoughts very interesting- it reminds me of describing actions when doing RP with others, which makes it a very cute effect here!

I’m definitely looking forward to anything you write next, whether it’s about these two still or other characters in this world, or something else entirely. there’s a lot of details hinted at about how different this society is from our own, and I’m curious to see where that leads wrt exploring this subject matter! but even if you don’t follow up that worldbuilding right away, the emotional strength of your writing has me hooked!