I'm Ligia Nunes (she/her), an award-winning Brazilian, writing sci-fi and fantasy diverse and inclusive stories filled with romance and humor. I believe in justice, in love, feminism, and in equal rights for everyone. If you're like me, then my books and games were written especially for you. ♥ I hope you'll enjoy them!
Two children raised together. One, a future King. The other, his whipping child. Their relationship? It's up to you to develop.
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MATHIAS'S HEART HAS BEEN bleeding since his father, the former King, decided to punish you for his mistakes. As the youngest child of a lesser bourgeois, you were raised in the castle, between the King's cruelty, the Queen's friendship, and Mathias's kindness (or supposed kindness?).
Now, more than twenty Carnivals since your arrival, the King is dead and the Queen's sickness worsens each day. As the azure taint spreads in the kingdom and the Opalean Wars come to an end, it's Mathias's time to sit on the throne.
Will the docile Prince become a kind King, a violent Monarch, or a ruthless Tyrant? Will you have any say in it? And how much will your relationship change?
Develop your personality, see how your choices build, and change your bond with Mathias.
It's time to help him choose. Will your monarch Love the Guard or Be the King?
AGE SUGGESTED; 16+ for erotic nudity, mild violence, swearing, and non-explicit sexual scenes.
FEATURES;
150k+ words (3 out of 4 chapters developed + 1 Extra Story) in the public build
220k+ words in the supporters build (in Patreon and Ko-fi)
Black & White aesthetic
6 black & white CGs + 2 colored illustrations
One Love Interest with five possible types of branching relationships, non-romantic options included.
Possible romantic rendezvous with other characters while in Mathias's friendship route.
LGBTQIA+ friendly + representation (you can choose your gender and your relationship with Mathias)
Age suggested: 16+ for non-explicit sexual scenes, some soft swearing, and violence.
ABOUT THE GAME;
This game is my first prototype. I'm trying to see if I can give you the freedom to build your relationship with a character while also deciding how you feel about your past and present.
Our experiences (and the way we feel about them) help define who we are, so, in this game, I'd like you to decide yours—and to face whatever consequences come with that choice.
This story will have 4 chapters. :)
♥♥♥♥ This game is free and still under development. Right now, you have 2 out of 4 chapters + 1 Extra Story. If you want to support the development of LtGBtK, please consider leaving a comment on the dev page, following me, and sharing this post!
You can also support me via ko-fi ! ♥♥♥♥
Link in itch.io
CHARACTERS;
Mathias Jan Yvanson (LI) - The Crown Prince - 28 - He / His
You and Mathias were raised together. As you grew up, he would often read for you, treat your wounds, and he honestly thought he was protecting you while your whole life went up in flames.
Mathias is the future King of Opala, but something seems to be missing, and you're not the only one who sees it. With Mathias being the target of a ravenous court, it's up to you to give him the guidance and answers he needs—or to sit back and watch as the flames get higher. He may seem innocent and good, but there's an underlying layer of guilt shaping his personality. Will you enforce it, break it, or use it in your favor?
Mandreis Jay Yvanson - The Grand General - 26 - They / Them
Mathias's sibling and the-child-who-didn't-have-a-whipping-boy. Like you, Mandra was also a victim of King Elias's punishments, and it shows in the many scars they carry.
Everything Mandra does has a reason, and no matter how reckless, rude, or violent they may be, you can be sure of one thing: they'll have Mathias exactly in the place he should be, one way or another. Mandra was once the child who ran after you and Mathias. Today, they're the Grand General of the Opalean Forces, and the symbol of everything that could've gone right—but didn't. Their intentions? Not even the Goddess knows.
Melike Jal Yvanson - The Ambassador - 22 - She/Her
Mathias's younger sister and the child-who-was-sent-away. Melike has been living in Safira as a hostage an ambassador for the past five years. She is considered The Royal Flower of Opalean nobility, and despite having stayed almost a decade away from home, she is still loved by the nobles and the people alike.
Also known as the “Child of the two Queens,” Melike has always
been a constant in the Opaleans' lives. When Queen Yvana lost control, Melike’s missives from Safira, read out loud by criers in the public market, were the only thing filling her people with hope.
Melike is a gifted Arcano, attentive, gentle, and terribly intelligent--but she is also dangerous. She likes the metaphor about flowers and thorns, but, as her namesake indicates, she prefers the idea of being poisonous.
Queen Yvana Jal Yvanson - THE Queen - 53 - She / Her
The Queen was the one responsible for bringing you into the Castle, decades ago. She used to be sweet and good while you were growing up, but something changed and nobody knows exactly what. Now, as the Azure Taint consumes her, Queen Yvana seems to slowly go back to her former self. Be careful, though. Her gentle countenance hides secrets that go much beyond the black cherry wood forming her crown.
Doctor Helena Filtchen - The Spymaster The Royal Doctor - 56 - She / Her
Brutal when needed, incisive when asked, and always paying attention. Some people might think her long-lasting, romantic relationship with Queen Yvana left her too soft to keep acting in the shadows, but Dr. Filtchen is always ready to prove them wrong.
She's now focused on studying the Azure Taint and on finding a cure. If she'll find it in time or not, that's another story.
Master Mercurio - The Great Arcanos - ??? - He / Them
Nobody knows exactly where he comes from, but "Master Curio," as Mathias has always called him, is possibly one of, if not the most powerful Arcane Mage in all the Five Kingdoms. Nobody knows why or how Master Curio chooses their students or how many they are, but he is in Opala now to train Mathias—and he better not waste the opportunity.
... And YOU! - The Dragon Commander
Child of a lesser bourgeois, you were raised in the Castle with everything a royal child could have—plus a painful coating of scars that mask your back, arms, nape, and face.
Build your own Dragon Commander, your relationship with Mathias and the others, and discover the past that binds you all, so you can stir your present in the direction you want... and maybe decide the future of the entire kingdom.
LINKS TO THE GAME;
Itch.io | Ko-fi (if you want to support the development + read more about it! ♥)
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ABOUT THE DEV;
Watty-award winner, writer, game dev, and Illustrator. I write in English & em Português também!
Hi! I'm Ligia Nunes, and I write sci-fi and fantasy diverse and inclusive books filled with romance and humor.
I believe in justice, love, feminism, and equal rights for everyone.
If you're like me, then my books were written especially for you. You're one of us now; welcome to the family! ♥ If you'd like to read my books, head to My Profile on Wattpad.
OTHER PROJECTS;
Come check my books ♥
The Anhang Series: Book #1 (completed - winner of the Watty award 2020 in the sci-fi category) | Book #2 (ongoing)
Tags: Superhero, LGBTQIA+, Action, Romance
Villains are meant to stay away from Heroes, no matter how powerful--or hot--they are. But when a famous hero becomes a criminal and sparks start flying, can a villain resist?
Supervillain Léon Dickens aka Reality Warp, loves the perks of working under a world-dominant megacorp that buys-slash-steals lifeforce. TV appearances, evil schemes, explosions, latte machines--he has everything a villain could dream of. For him and all the other employees at Invidia Corp, being selfish is great. Things change when internationally famous (and hot) superhero, Grizzly Bear, invades their secret HQ and—wait for it—asks for a job!
Unemployed, overdrawn, ashamed, babysitting her 5-yo sister, and chasing a dream career that doesn't seem it'll ever work out, Mara meets a mysterious person bleeding on the street. The stranger asks for her help and promises to be a better friend than they'd ever been, but Mara never saw them in her entire life and she's about to call the police when the stranger... well... dies.
And yes, that would be weird as hell in itself, but things only get worse when the stranger comes back to life and shows Mara into a new world filled with monsters that need slaying, secrets that need keeping, truths that need unveiling, and a crescent evil that threatens everything she holds dear.
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Tags: Fantasia, Mistério, Investigação, Ação.
Marcele Cidreira realmente não tem sorte na vida — e isso piora ainda mais quando ela é acusada de um crime terrível contra a sua própria fada-madrinha... que ela nem sabia existir!
Lançada de cabeça num mundo mágico repleto de perigos e mistérios, Marcele, sua irmã Tâmara, e sua melhor amiga, Eliana, só poderão contar com o fada-advogado-surpreendentemente-atraente, Tales, e seu assistente inocente, Otelo. Juntos, eles terão que provar sua inocência para que Marcele possa, quem sabe, retomar o controle de sua vida. O que o grupo não poderia esperar é que acabaria desvendando um esquema de corrupção sujo e perigoso que pode colocar a vida de todos os seus entes queridos em risco.
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today during my walk, i was listening to this podcast about story structure that i absolutely love (i'm OBSESSED with story structure). in short, the first plot point is the moment that everything changes in a story--it's the first event that threatens something deeply important to MC, that transforms the story so deeply that nothing will ever be the same after that.
but the podcast wasn't exactly about THE 1st plot point; it was about the connection between 1st plot point and 1st act. cause you see, if something is about to change so deeply, so dramatically--if Dr Filtchen tells DC that Matt's life is in surely danger if he's not crowned, that DC's presence in this castle might have ulterior motives, and that the story they knew about King Elias isn't exactly true (it's much, MUCH worse), only for all those things to be held at knife point shortly after--then you must make sure to show how deeply your characters care about that throughout the 1st act.
i took that advice and looked at Ward the Dragon, Love the King, to make sure that i was showing all the important bits.
and, considering my first game and all my other works, it feels at the same time surprising (it always does) and very on brand for me that my worldview and political feelings end up etched so deep into my work. without knowing, i took all my frustration at the current political landscape in the world, all my exhaustion, my loneliness, insecurities, all my fears... and poured into this story, along with my hopes, dreams, and *all* of my love.
my babies are crumbling; they're wounded, they are sad, they are seeing and living through the horrors, and the things that the 1st plot point will change/threaten will make even the toughest of them shudder.
but they have each other; they fight to keep their hope alive, to understand their own pain and their loved ones', and they do their best, every single fucking day, not knowing if it will ever be enough. i know i harp on this a lot, but they do it together as a community, with DC as a fundamental part of that.
with you as a fundamental part of that.
so yeah, i have a feeling this one will be a lot closer to my heart than all my previous stories. and i'll do absolutely everything i can to make sure that this one will be my best story yet. i really think it (and "you", and "i," and "they") deserve it.
Overall, the content added with this update is again pretty chunky ~117k words added in total.
Total word count is at around 409k words (excluding menus and startup); the average playthrough is probably around 120k words, just under ~30% of total word count.
I do think this chapter will feel faster than the last couple - at least it did for me, when playtesting - I think that's due to a mix of action and branching.
Outside of the content outlined below, I’ve made some substantial reworks again to the menu system, including written flavourtext for the MC's relationship bars with certain important characters. There's also some fun stuff with the Mastery bars which you'll see once you get there.
Some things to look out for in Chapter 4:
Conclude the Pactbinder's first term at Hightower at last.
Take your end-term exams.
Grow closer to a collegemate - potentially romantically. Or spend time with the whole crew!
Delve into Old Hightower.
A reunion.
I hope that you enjoy the release, and please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any feedback or commentary. As always, views on the game so far and comments are truly gratefully received.
I’m especially interested to hear if the cast is still working for you and how you found the romance scenes. I’d also love to hear about your Pactbinders, and whether there are any points where you feel the narration or the options available to you didn’t give you an option that worked for your character.
Finally - please do share your stats in the report at the end of the chapter with me - these are hugely helpful for my work balancing each chapter (plus I love seeing how everybody is running through the game!).
Thanks for sticking with the story (and welcome to those new to Pactbinder!)
Drawing my DC and Mathias as that one relationship meme :3 <3
I have no one to talk to about LtGBtK grrrr I need to start recruiting ppl to play it....
Anyway this is gen on my top 5 favorite games ever, it's so good guys you have to believe me PLS PLS PLS IT'S SO GOOD AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA ( @ligiawrites I love u and ur games I hope you're doing well queen!)
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hahahahaha this is so sweet. i'm just a little low on social battery, but i'll be back as soon as i can ❤️💕 in the meantime, have some Val from this month's update of WtDLtK!
it's unedited and stills needs fleshing out, but the soul, at least, is here:
July's extra content poll #1--with an extra fun option!
Happy July, everyone!
I hope you're all enjoying your holidays or, if you're like me, your life as usual, hahaha.
June was a great month--even though I had a LOT of work to do--so I enjoyed this first week of July in a mix of studying, organizing, resting, and preparing:
I managed to complete my first "programming in Lua" course in preparation for my move to Light.VN (now I officially looove Lua),
I'm already re-creating WtDLtK on Light.VN. Still trying to get used to this new screen creation process plus the VERY different coding.
And I baked a delicious batch of brownies over the weekend + finally found the time to beat Dustborn ("Life is Strange" meets "Guitar Hero" meets "Saints Row," but a tad more serios. Lots of fun with queer characters and a good, touching story!)
But now, it's time to talk about this month's extra content, and I think I have a very fun idea I'd like to try. The 1st poll this month will have the usual Character x Trope x Mood, but I'm also adding a "fourth" option (in quotes cause there's a lot more than four options lol).
So let's go! The theme for this month will be "Beach Episode" cause i have sensitive skin, painful heat rashes all over, and if I CAN'T go to the beach, my characters will :')))) ❤️💕🏖️🍺
(since Tumblr doesn't let me add multiple choices) Choose either (C) Character, (T) Trope, and (M) Mood OR............. 🥁🥁🥁 a patreon/ko-fi exclusive update with ~3k words for Rise of the Bloodchemist!!! ;))))
❤️ You can also vote on PATREON or KO-FI for the multiple choice! ❤️
Féres would't appear in the RotBC update, though. I'd focus on finishing the scene in the chosen character's box in the Red Theater.
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drawing process for Lord Mercúrio's new sprite! (I might post the painting process later when i get to it xD) ♥ i had a lot of fun while drawing this one ❤️💕 ft the other finished sprites (plus Val's that is still in progress hahaha)
Today's the last day to get "Love the Guard, Be the King" at a discount!
⚔️If you enjoy the Medieval/Fantasy/Romance combo, you might enjoy this Visual Novel! 🐲
You spent your life in the castle as a whipping child to the future King, and against all odds, you found friendship and love among the royal family… until a series of choices and mistakes led you the point you are today: weakened, lost, a rabbit in a nest of vipers.
But life has a way of turning the wheel, so when it's time for Mathias to sit on the throne, you'll be the one guiding him through the preparation for the Blooming ceremony.
Until everything goes wrong, and the steel in your hands, the air in your lungs, and the bonds you're re-shaping become the only thing capable of seeing your loved ones through a new day.
It's time to make new choices and decide, once and for all, if your power is really lost--or if, like a powerful Dragon, it was only sleeping, waiting for you to come back.
What choices will you make, Dragon Commander?
A Visual Novel game filled with romance, action, and intrigue. Create your Dragon Commander, befriend or romance the future King, and find t
July's extra content poll #1--with an extra fun option!
Happy July, everyone!
I hope you're all enjoying your holidays or, if you're like me, your life as usual, hahaha.
June was a great month--even though I had a LOT of work to do--so I enjoyed this first week of July in a mix of studying, organizing, resting, and preparing:
I managed to complete my first "programming in Lua" course in preparation for my move to Light.VN (now I officially looove Lua),
I'm already re-creating WtDLtK on Light.VN. Still trying to get used to this new screen creation process plus the VERY different coding.
And I baked a delicious batch of brownies over the weekend + finally found the time to beat Dustborn ("Life is Strange" meets "Guitar Hero" meets "Saints Row," but a tad more serios. Lots of fun with queer characters and a good, touching story!)
But now, it's time to talk about this month's extra content, and I think I have a very fun idea I'd like to try. The 1st poll this month will have the usual Character x Trope x Mood, but I'm also adding a "fourth" option (in quotes cause there's a lot more than four options lol).
So let's go! The theme for this month will be "Beach Episode" cause i have sensitive skin, painful heat rashes all over, and if I CAN'T go to the beach, my characters will :')))) ❤️💕🏖️🍺
(since Tumblr doesn't let me add multiple choices) Choose either (C) Character, (T) Trope, and (M) Mood OR............. 🥁🥁🥁 a patreon/ko-fi exclusive update with ~3k words for Rise of the Bloodchemist!!! ;))))
❤️ You can also vote on PATREON or KO-FI for the multiple choice! ❤️
Féres would't appear in the RotBC update, though. I'd focus on finishing the scene in the chosen character's box in the Red Theater.
Hey I really enjoyed the LTGBTK game, it’s one of the best VN I played. I’m struggling to get the achievement of toasting for a village - can you suggest how to get that? Thanks!!
hi anon! ❤️ oh wow, thank you so much! i'm so happy you enjoyed it! :)))
that one is a little tricky. i'll give you a hint and put the answer below the cut. ;)
hint: at the beginning of the intermission, don't be afraid to blackmail your prince... but know your limitations later!
while Matt and DC are playing cards, choose the option "It depends. What's in it for me?" and then ask Mathias for "Lands." Later in the chapter, when it's time to toast, choose "I'm... really terrible at toasts." and that's it!
I feel like this song captures exactly how my DC feels about Mand. (And I wanted to share a song in my native language)
Texting in English:
I want to do things that are not allowed
Things that are forbidden
I want the universe to unite
And then catch aflame
I want the fire to dance
I want it to escape the hearth
I want you to be the spark
And me, the flame
I want you just for today
Be my reward
Make my knees tremble
For the first time in forever
Make me feel flames licking at my nape
Let me feel wild at least for a while
I want you just for today
Be my reward
Make my knees tremble
For the first time in forever
Make me feel flames licking at my nape
Let me feel wild at least for a while
Stay up until dawn
I don’t want to sleep tonight
All the lines of your palms
I want to count
I want to know what you’re thinking
And I want to keep secret the fact
That I know your name so well
But wish to know it no more
I want you just for today
Be my reward
Make my knees tremble
For the first time in forever
Make me feel flames licking at my nape
Let me feel wild at least for a while
I want you just for today
Be my reward
Make my knees tremble
For the first time in forever
Make me feel flames licking at my nape
Let me feel wild at least for a while
I want you just for today
Be my reward
Make my knees tremble
For the first time in forever
Make me feel flames licking at my nape
Let me feel wild at least for a while
I want you just for today
Be my reward
Make my knees tremble
For the first time in forever
Make me feel flames licking at my nape
Let me feel wild at least for a while
hiiii, Niko!
oh wow, thank you so much for sharing this with me! I don't think i've ever heard a Czech song before. I *loved* it! those are powerful lyrics, btw 🥺❤️❤️❤️ Mand would be so so moved and so so tempted to do something about it
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