once upon a time...

Hey there, I've answered this here hope that clears things up 😉

You can find this in the FAQ but in short, yes there will be a happy ending! It will be up to the player so dw 😉 Thank you 💌

HI sorry for the late reply but thank you so much for your kind words and hope you're doing well too 💕 I'm always so happy when people say they already love Odile because the prologue is fairly short and not focused on characters interaction so it means a lot that xe ended up being well-liked just from that... Ngl one of the things that's been slowing me down so much while writing the update is that I worry I won't do Leir justice when presenting their character, but I'm still excited to share them 🙏

I often forget about the passage of time so sometimes IF update after 2 years and I'm like, oh, dope ok let's go! There's only a couple authors I follow who have regular update schedules anyway, so I just check on the blogs only occasionally.

And as for how I go about adapting MM a good question, not sure I have a process tbh. I use the original as the skeleton of the story, keeping in mind other popular adaptations as well (Swan Princess above all) and then I change what I feel wouldn't be fun to write. In the original, Odile had an important role, but was not an important character; she was used by Rothbart, willing or not, and her role began and ended with impersonating Odette and seducing Siegfried. That's not something I would have enjoyed writing, but the idea of a character being used as a tool of revenge by someone who was supposed to care for them was appealing to me, so that's what I went with instead. So yeah ahah it's pretty much just a "take what you like and leave what you don't" kind of approach!

That's so kind of you, I really appreciate it 😭 this ask made me so emotional this morning I had to let it sit for a few hours before replying lol,, Sending much love to you!!! 💕

I plan on posting chapter 1 after I've already written a bit of chapter 2, to make sure the wait doesn't stretch too long next time; as for what it will include, chapter 1 aka the next update will be a flashback chapter; it will be set years before the prologue. It includes Leir and MC's reunion and MC's abduction while they travel to the royal palace for the wedding... it's really focused on Leir and how they used to interact with the MC in the past; I won't make promises but if possible I'd like to add a little Odile scene at the end of it.

So the story is mostly set in that last bit, except from chapter 1 (which will be in the next update) that is the 'flashback' chapter and will span from Leir's return for the impending wedding to MC's abduction! *Ch.1 is also the chapter where you get to influence MC and Leir's past relationship, whether they were friends or rivals, lovers or exes... Regardless of how they feel about each other though, they have been betrothed since they were kids and didn't have much of a say in that. Hopefully this cleared things up 😊

Thanks for letting me know! It's likely to stay like that until the next update, since the UI was remade from scratch, but I'll look into it if I get some extra time 👍

Hi!! It's going to be strictly a triad/thruple. As I haven't gotten that far yet I'm unsure, it might be possible for MC to 'speed things up' between Leir and Odile or not; but regardless of how quickly, they will always end up having feelings for each other as well as for the MC!

Hi there, thank you so much!! There's a poly route with both ROs included, yes 🥰 I don't know yet if it's gonna be implemented as I go or last, I'll probably plant the seed early on and then leave the bulk of the route for later, but in any case it's something I definitely plan on including.