#chapter release

Chapter One is officially live HERE! 🩵

In this chapter, you’ll:

Meet Ambrósio

Moon an entire street

Fight for a taxi (and your life)

Meet the cast and dive into their history with Guppy

Unlock deeper customization for your MC

Arrive at Costa Sul

As always, please drop your thoughts, bugs, and favorite moments in the ask box. Happy playing! 🐟

Ramblings down below

Chapter 8 is out for Ko-fi supporters and Patreon supporters!

Following the National Doubles tournament, this update is more slice-of-life focused, and takes us to the week right before Finals.  And yes, the big mom reveal is here.

Release dates 

Early release (less polished): TODAY! Early release (more polished): May 15 Public release: May 29 or earlier

Chapter 8 (58k words) features:

Chapter 5: The Crisis

At long last, the latest chapter is LIVE for ko-fi and patreon supporters! This is the one where things come to a head, and decisions have to be made... It also sets things up for the final chapter (before the extended epilogue).

Features: 

​Have one last day with Qiu, Shay, or Nat on Ubin, a little island a boat ride away from mainland Singapore.

Talk about what the future holds for the three of you, including remaining in New York or moving back to Singapore 

Commit to them, or break up, or ... leave things open? (No spoilers~)

End on a cliffhanger (I'm sorry)

I've also made some overall edits to the earlier chapters (as I had to streamline it and wrangle it into shape for possibly ending the game properly!!

I'm so sorry that it took a while. As always, I can't wait to hear what you guys think!

Public drop:

Chapter 5 will likely go public in about a week, definitely before Christmas. I've updated the earlier chapters on the public demo link, so that your saves will match up with the new chapter when it drops!*

*Do note that old saves will likely not work due to the edits made!

Mr. Kornich presents Anna to Baron Bethlenffi, and the baron basically calls her plain but sturdy, adding that his last wife was (lovely but) so frail she couldn't bear him any children. Anna is shaking and sweating.

Modri is incensed that the baron would be so rude to Anna. It's bad enough she doesn't want this marriage to begin with, and now her intended fiancé is treating her like he's window shopping for an incubator. Truth be told, that's just what he's doing.

Modri makes a fist and moves to punch the baron, but someone steps forward, reaching out a gloved right hand to stop the attack. The mystery man asks the baron to introduce Anna to him.

I'm not sure if it's simply because the mystery man calls Anna "lovely", but Modri seems to fall under a spell. Anna is still nervous, but now she's clutching at her necklace. The baron realizes who has just shown up, and he introduces the man as his consultant, a financial advisor from Vienna.

The consultant goes on to give his name and specifies that he travels around the (Austro-Hungarian) empire and that he assists "distinguished families" with their "sensitive interests". This leaves his position open to interpretation as more than just a financial advisor.

He puts out his left hand now, also gloved, while essentially saying he might be of service (to Modri, Anna, and/or Mr. Kornich) if needed.

He appears to have blond hair, and that's about all I can see. When he states his name and shows his face, we still cannot see either. Is Yana-san covering those up for a reveal later... or has she decided his face and name don't matter, so perhaps she never decided on his assumed name or appearance?

Mori chapter 7 is here and the stakes have never been higher!

There's been a lot of housekeeping behind the scenes so here's a quick changelog.

Chapter 1 RELEASED 🎉

Read it HERE on ao3

Summary:

A cursed blade. A heavy crown. And a lineage soaked in Jam.

As Dark Choco is driven to cruelty by the sword he wields, Dark Cacao falls under a curse that strips him of his very form. Betrayal gives way to ruin—and ruin to exile.

Lost in the depths of the cold forest in the middle of a harsh winter, monster and prince alike must survive without the powers that once defined them.

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You're dead. But hey, at least you get to watch your own memorial service turn into a complete disaster. Family drama at its finest, served with a side of bitter coffee and strained silence.

Play the Demo on [itch.io] or [Neocities]

What's in Chapter 1?

~14k words of ghostly family dysfunction

Attend your own memorial dinner (awkward doesn't begin to cover it)

Meet a cast of grieving characters who have no idea you're floating like... right there

Experience every emotion as your twin makes questionable choices at the worst possible moment

Discover that as a ghost, you can't actually do much about it (yet)

Content Warning

This story deals with death, grief, family trauma, mental health, LGBTQ+ identity in religious contexts, and what happens when you die without ever living as your authentic self. Please check the full content warnings before playing.

What's Next ?

This is my first interactive fiction project, and I'd love to hear what you think. Any feedback is always welcome here or on itch.io.

Chapter 2 is in the works, where you'll test the frustrating limits of ghostly existence, witness fumbling attempts at making peace, and maybe—just maybe—find a way to contribute. Somehow.