#confirmed!

To those anons who wanted the game to be gender-customizable, I'm really sorry, but for now, I can’t give you what you wanted.

Originally, this book was meant to be gender-customizable, since the siblings’ genders were an important part of the plot. If you chose a male MC, you’d get a sister; if you chose a female MC, you’d get a brother. But I’ve decided to scrap that.

Mainly because... I just can’t write a male MC. This is my first IF game. I’ve written short stories before, but only in my native language—so writing in English is already a challenge. Adding gender customization would only make it harder.

That said, removing that option made the story’s outline a lot clearer to me. Everything flows more naturally now, and ideas come to me faster. Another reason is that I’ve always wanted to publish a yuri or queer romance IF game. I haven’t seen many games made just for girls—especially ones that center on wlw stories. I know there are gender-customizable ones out there, but it feels different to create something that’s dedicated to the wlw and queer community. 🩷

This story not only focuses on wlw love, but it also explores the MC’s journey of self-discovery—whether that means embracing her identity as a lesbian, questioning her gender, or figuring out who she is beyond labels. These realizations won’t happen instantly, and that’s okay. They’re part of her growth, and the answers will come naturally over time.

I also want to address something, since my inbox has been flooded with a lot of hate asks lately. While I expected some backlash, it’s still disheartening. I didn’t think it would be this intense. I had already prepared myself for the worst, knowing that this wouldn’t be what some of you wanted. I understand it’s an “interactive” story, so some of you expected full customization.

Still, some of those messages really discouraged me from continuing for a while. That’s why the blog’s been quiet—I needed time to reflect.

Also, English isn’t my first language, so I do struggle with complex words sometimes. But other than that, I’m doing okay!

I’ve been working on the character profiles too, especially important ones like the MC’s brother. (Shout-out to the anon who wanted more facts about him—I see you! 👀)

You’ll get them! I just need your patience. I’m also working during the day and renovating my house, so... yeah. I hope you understand. I’m getting there! As for the coding part—it’s going slow, as usual 😂

But I’ve already confirmed where I’ll upload the game! It’s going to be made with ChoiceScript. I know a lot of people say Twine is great because you can fully customize the UI and all that. But it also tends to have more bugs, especially if you’re not that confident with coding. ChoiceScript just feels less stressful when it comes to fixing things, so I’m sticking with that. 👀

Had to incorporate this too…

Behind the Scenes of Fear Her - Part Seven 

Excerpt from David Darlington's interview with writer Matthew Graham for Doctor Who Magazine:

David Darlington [with a question about Life on Mars, which Matthew Graham co-created]: Sam Tyler. Rose Tyler. Coincidence... or something more sinister? Matthew Graham: Oh, God. [Sighs]. Originally Sam was called "Williams". And with respect to all the Williamses out there, it's a pretty boring name for your hero. And we were about to start filming when Kudos phoned up and said "We've just suddenly thought – 'Gene Hunt' is great, it's an iconic name. 'Sam Williams' just doesn't feel very punchy.". So I came up with a list of names and they didn't like any of them. So I said to Daisy, my daughter, what could his second name be? Not realising that Daisy had just watched Doctor Who on video... and she said "Tyler". Great! Tyler! Phoned up Kudos and they agreed. 'Sam Tyler'. Brilliant. And then I went back to Daisy and said "Where did you get that name from?" "Oh – Rose is called Rose Tyler...". Aaaargh! Everyone's going to think that we haven't got an original idea! So, er, yes. He is named after Rose Tyler. David Darlington: I really wasn't expecting a 'yes' to that question! Matthew Graham: No, you weren't, were you? But it wasn't coincidence – it was my daughter's fault! David Darlington: So that was her input to the show – given that your son gave Sam his first name...? Matthew Graham: I did have Sam's name in my Doctor Who episode, as well, and ruthless Russell has cut it out! He said, "I think we could lose this character of Sam Graham"... David Darlington: Aww... Matthew Graham: But Sam has been up and had his photo taken with David. It was the sweetest thing – he stood next to me in awe until David walked over. "Hello! I'm the Doctor! Nice to meet you!". And it was just wonderful to see it... David Darlington: Did he put his 'Doctor Who' voice on for it? Matthew Graham: He did! He put his 'Doctor Who' voice on and when I asked if there was any chance of a photo with him and Sam, he said "Yeah – I'll get my costume back on!" He'd just been in a puffer jacket, and he put his long coat on and put his arm round Sam. Sam couldn't believe it. David is just the nicest man in the world...