(inspired by the hilarious version by @avaero)

🔥​certified-baskethead Follow

guys listen blake winter is not that bad at writing. underground wastebasket has some very evocative songs if you know where to look!

​​🥀​manofmisfit

this ur band?

🔥​certified-baskethead Follow

we're not talking about ferris wheel

​​🧿m-i-a Follow

this your band??

🔥​certified-baskethead Follow

okay.

​​⚡​greigntruther Follow

is this a safe space. can i say i think oliver is hot

​​​💫​franticpanic Follow

​​⚡​greigntruther Follow

okay but am i forgiven if say triple a is hot too?

​​​😸​botb-officialx Follow

saying triple is hot is like saying the sky is blue

​​​🫂​rowan-hart-wife-material Follow

day number 1 of hoping rowan hart notices me on tumblr

​​​🫂​rowan-hart-wife-material Follow

day 2 of hoping rowan hart notices me on tumblr

​​​🎸​rowhart

fear not! your journey ends here, loyal traveler

​​​🫂​rowan-hart-wife-material Follow

omfg

​​​​📜​botb-updates

​​​​📀​sevenisntreal Follow

by the END? girl you know those freaks are moving quicker than that

#both still have their tattoos btw #and those longing looks? come on #the next challenge should be for them to keep their eyes off of each other for 10 seconds

​​​​​🫧​jatjsupremacy Follow

i'm sorry but whatever happened with their old band does NOT justify how whiny seven lawless is ​​​​​🙄​ please grow up sometime soon

​​​​💔​savina4ever Follow

this guy doesn't get it

​​​​​🫧​jatjsupremacy Follow

and a savina shipper sure as hell ain't gonna convince me!

#y'all are worse than mc stans

​​​​😈​7lawless

defending mc online isn't enough i need a gun

​​​​​🔔​y0ung-n-reckl3ss Follow

aren't u ​​​​a seven stan?

​​​​😈​7lawless

yes?? i need two guns

​​​​​​💌​vic-val-love Follow

so when botb is over and seven and mc get back together only to then have an even worse breakup we're going to get two of the best albums in the world, right?

​​​​​​🐸​popstarsalwayswin Follow

please don't put those vibes out there </3 i hope they can make it work this time

​​​​​🍓​g-reignsupreme Follow

no they're right

​​​​​🤷‍♀️​victoria333valentine Follow

g reign is literally married to victoria valentine why would they ever bother rigging a competition for some rando unknown artist

🤷‍♀️​victoria333valentine Follow

so i may have misjudged the situation.

​​​​​​​🥺​triple-a-fanatic Follow

has anyone noticed that the cheating band's manager is with them on tour?? how weird is that

​​​​🍏​​deadapplesupporter

so help me god if you get that fit korean bombshell sent home because too many people think it's "weird" they're there i will KILL YOU

#o quinn i'm free on friday. or whenever

​​​​​​🦐​numberonehater Follow

misfit alley are SELLOUTS g reign is a HACK worst season of botb ever!!!!!

​​​​​🐥​mholland

blake don't you have a tv show to be filming?

CHAPTER 5 UPDATE

Latest update -> CHAPTER 5 (06/06/2026)

✮ CHAPTER 5: 230K WORDS ✮

CHAPTER FIVE IS NOW OUT FOR THE PUBLIC!

The cast of BotB season four has touched down in a new state: Ohio! That's right—they're infiltrated G's backyard (and maybe someone else's?) Unfortunately, the rockstar isn't happy about this development considering the people who have decided to show their faces here. Meanwhile certain rumors are tainting the BOTB brand while the home lives of the ROs are starting to creep up on them. Will there even be a tour? Who knows?

As usual, MC remains in the center of it all. Their plans for their future comes into question when they're forced with new faces and possibilities. That is…if they even have a career by the end of this. For some MCs they should probably keep in mind to think with their head and not their…you know!

Happy Chapter 13 release day! I'm so excited that it's finally here!! It's been nearly a year in the making, but we made it, everyone. You can play it HERE.

WHAT TO EXPECT.

Reminisce with [A] on how you met, your first impressions of each other, and what that has developed into

Learn more about Blane's backstory and why they have a fixation with the Rankings (spoiler alert, it might surprise you)

Hear about N's (tragic) childhood and their thoughts on your current relationship

Discuss the concept of immortality with K and learn why they keep pushing everyone away

Discover what happened the night Rylan was accused of murder while playing a game of 20 questions

STATS.

[A]'s Route: ~ 18,500 words

Blane's Route: ~ 33,700 words (2 Distinct Routes)

N's Route: ~ 22,000 words

K's Route: ~ 19,900 words

Rylan's Route: ~ 25,800 words

Total: ~ 123,530 / 690,420 words

LINKS. Game & Patreon

Also, a few players have experienced bugs with the new chapter. In most cases, their game was not properly registering the romance lock statistics, despite meeting the requirements. Because of this, I've created a short Troubleshooting Guide if anyone runs into similar problems. Please read this before sending me an ask or DM.

a day late, but i still had to post!! happy belated valentine's y'all :)

mind blind is by @mindblindbard & all the character art is by @gncrezan <3

a gray-related bonus + an honourable mention under the cut!

🗣️ seven-lawless-tattoo-watch

Day 136 of Seven Lawless still keeping the tattoo post-BreakupGate.

#seven's ex still hasn't removed it either btw #which could mean nothing

💥 hard-violence Follow

misfit alley? disaster street? where to next, sadness boulevard in misfortune neighborhood?

💎 jennaandthejuuls Follow

how dare you leak seven lawless's address like that

🌞 julietjuliet Follow

it's kind of sad that Victoria Valentine and Gina Reign's ship name is based entirely on their fake surnames tbh :/ can't we coin something more romantic based on, i don't know, their ACTUAL names?

🔥 reignssupreme Follow

#ViGina

🌞 julietjuliet Follow

i see my mistake now

🐼 savinaslovechild Follow

🦄 rowansfuturehusband Follow

i can't believe this is how i find out Rowan has a girlfriend i'm actually going to kms

🦎 slowlcrawl Follow

girl betty is literally a guitar ??? 😭

🎸 rowanhartsyou

would

🦎 slowlcrawl Follow

PARDON.

🗣️ seven-lawless-tattoo-watch

Day 759 of Seven Lawless still keeping the tattoo post-BreakupGate.

#they BOTH still have them!!! #they're getting back together any day now i can feel it 🙏

🧺 wasted--underground Follow

underground wastebasket are talented and deserve a spot on the show, while certain others had to collude with people behind the scenes to make the cut. uw has been saying as much since the beginning, and now we have hard picture proof to back it up too. really goes to show who you should and shouldn't trust in this production.

🎤 theechosenone

"talented and deserve their spot" LMAOOOOO like name 1 uw track that isn't just a corny one note sex song. i'll wait

🧺 wasted--underground Follow

name 1 parent who loves you. i'll wait

🎤 theechosenone

your mom

🧺 wasted--underground Follow

next time i'm kicking them out of the fucking car

🗣️ seven-lawless-tattoo-watch

Day 1189 of Seven Lawless still keeping the tattoo post-BreakupGate.

#any #any day now

🌹 victorias-valentine Follow

omg hold ooooon cheating rumors?? victoria valentine affair arc???? finally?????

🌹 victorias-valentine Follow

so apparently the cheating in question may have been "for BOTB" or whatever and not "on ****** Reign" god i fuckign hate it here

#been waiting years for her to get out of that wack ass marriage and THIS is what i get?? #im the one being cheated here. cant have shit in detroit

🌹 victorias-valentine Follow

OH WE ARE SO BACK

#LEAVE THEIR ASS MISS WENNER #I HOPE YOU GET MC IN THE DIVORCE

🥭 divadionne Follow

Wait what's this I'm hearing about ValenReign divorcing? What?

🪩 franticallyattheclub Follow

Victoria got caught having an affair with some BotB singer lol. not that anyone's surprised, that marriage was on the rocks already

#the singer even posted a meme about it #yikes

👟 oqafterhours

While an image is floating around of Victoria Valentine sitting with one of the contestants at a café, that's also all. No official statements have been made, so let's be careful of validating hearsay and unsubstantiated rumors as fact.

🍰 iris-is-a-delucacy Follow

mc is tearing our beloved #ViGina apart

👟 oqafterhours

Please don't say it like that

🌟 tripleyeehaaaw Follow

so how do you guys think the tattoo watch guy is handling the affair reveal

🗣️ seven-lawless-tattoo-watch

SYGFRUW2392WEDGUQH2QU3EJHWAUGHH????0?

🌟 tripleyeehaaaw Follow

about as well as seven then. good to know

🌨️ intheblakestmidwinter Follow

trust that i'm the biggest baskethead around but i have to say it: someone's gonna have to break blake's heart so we can finally get a song about something other than a laundry list of sex euphemisms. someone please please please take one for the team here there's only so many hot wonderlands left i can take

🌨️ intheblakestmidwinter Follow

guys you will not believe who just liked this post

CHAPTER 4 IS NOW AVAILABLE

457K + 166K —> ✮ 623,016K WORDS ✮

Fan Tier Release: July 4th

Public Release: July 18th

It's here! (Do you like the new cover??) After nine months, the chapter has finally come. This one took me a long time. I outlined and re-outlined and outline some more. There's something Sisyphean about writing an IF and there were long stretches where it felt like the end was never coming. This was definitely a set-up chapter aka it sets up a lot for chapter 5 and beyond when it comes to the routes and upcoming dramaaaa so I'm excited to see everyone's theories and thoughts on all of the breadcrumbs I drop in this one. I'm really thankful that I worked on Chapter 5 alongside of Chapter 4 because that means Chapter 5 won't take so long to come out! I'm excited for that yippeee! One thing to note: I usually leave the lyric options to the end but I couldn't come up with them this chapter. At all. Like for over a month I just couldn't. I am cashing in my "this is a wip" card and forcing a type-in. (It'll be fixed in chapter 5).

Step into a new world with the release of Chapter 12 of When Twilight Strikes, out NOW on Itch.io !!

IN THIS CHAPTER.

Comfort [A] and/or be comforted by N

See (yet another) new side to Blane

Attempt to understand K and try to see past Rylan's masks

And, of course, meet Eliana, Queen of the Fae !!

STATS. 572,090 words (+60,665)

LINKS. Patreon & Ko-Fi

As always, thank you for being patient with me in the months between the last chapter and this one. This one was difficult for many reasons, but I'm extremely proud of the final product; I hope you're satisfied with it too. This game has come so far since the initial demo, and I'm incredibly grateful that there are so many of you who are here to watch it grow.

Please let me know what you think! Bug reports can be sent as an ask or to my email ([email protected]). Happy playing !!

Hello everyone-- Just letting you all know the old COG Demo is back up now! I was beefing with what I can only assume was some cache/file updating problem for a while but now it should work.

Enjoy! Also good news should be coming in the next two weeks :)

NOTE: The symbols (ex. hearts to signal flirting) are corrupted, but that's because I simply do not have the time to go through and edit that when the game's being rehauled anyway :P

Demo Update (April, 24, 2025): Episode 2

Added: +150k (including code + duplicate job scenes with text variations)

TOTAL: 303,452 WORDS

Here is episode 2. The demo is over 300,000 words and since the last update I've learned the trick of separating files so there will likely be errors and maybe some inconsistencies/continuity errors. Please give me a heads up if you do find any error or typo. I will be looking for beta testers in the future. This is my first IF so I'm still learning as I go.

After fixing everything, I remain uncertain about the stats. A large part of me doesn't want visible stats at all since there's so many I can use, limiting myself to a couple is making it difficult to balance them. If anyone has any suggestions from other IFs or from experience, I'm happy to hear them.

In this episode:

See the aftermath of episode 1's cliffhanger.

Get a taste of what work is going to look like now that you're starting...and learn news of a possible promotion opportunity. The seeds of a rivalry are planted.

Meet two new people that may or may not become regular faces in your life.

Meet G (editor route)

Go to a club with your roommates to cheer up.