#game idea

This is just the outline for the story, but I haven't really written anything yet.

So the gist of it: placeholder name is Misery, or Welcome to Misery, (sorry—not sorry to Stephen King, lol). It's a small town, mostly dead, where nothing happens. The MC can choose between three backgrounds.

Background one:

You grew up not knowing your real father was a priest. His death exposed the secret when he named you in his will, turning you into Misery's favorite piece of gossip and permanently changing how the town, and your own mother, looks at you.

Background two:

Two years ago, you fell asleep at the wheel and drove off a bridge. You survived, but your best friend Xavier didn't. His family hates you, the town avoids you, and you've never forgiven yourself for a mistake you replay every night.

Background three:

A late-night dare spiraled out of control, and a fire destroyed Phil's small business. He never recovered and now lives on the street, and even though the fire wasn't entirely your fault, Misery decided you're the one to blame, and you've been carrying that guilt ever since.

All of the backgrounds serve as a way to shape why MC is a mess and why the town dislikes MC.

3 ROs.

Father Gabriel Gray. Father Gray, but MC will call him Gabe. Gray genuinely wants to help people, even when he feels unworthy of the role. He's desperate to prove—to the Church, to God, to himself—that he can be better than the mistakes that got him sent to Misery. He wants to fix the world around him because it keeps him from looking too closely at the parts of himself that never healed. Overall, he has temper and anger issues. Our dear Father discovered a fellow priest was exploiting vulnerable people in the previous parish. Gray confronted him, lost control, beat up the guy, and sent him to the hospital.

The Church couldn't publicly punish Gray without exposing the scandal, so they transferred him quietly, calling it a "renewal assignment." Misery became his exile.

For those who can't romance Father Gray, we have Sister Madeline. She is church staff and the main support for Father Gray. Madeline was born and raised in Misery, always the dependable girl people relied on but rarely truly saw. Her home life was unstable for most of her childhood, and the church became her refuge long before she formally joined it.

You can't romance both it will either be Father Gray or Sister Madeline.

2nd Ros: Is Frankie. Think of them as Invisigal from Dispatch personality-wise. Frankie was born and raised in Misery and never managed to leave it, no matter how many times they tried. They have a dark past, but never talk about it. They fell out with most of their family, and eventually took over shifts at the local bar when they needed something steady. They've been running the bar ever since.

3rd RO is Noah/Noelle Gump. N Gump grew up as Misery's golden child, born into the only wealthy family the town has ever had. The Gumps own half the real estate, sit on every committee, and treat Misery like their personal legacy project. N was raised to be the polite, the polished heir/heiress who would carry the name Gump with dignity. The family expects nothing but high expectations from N. Perfect grades, perfect manners, perfect future.

But N never quite fit the mold. Instead of taking a cushy family role or following the path laid out for them, N joined the sheriff's department, choosing a job that actually lets them help people instead of maintaining appearances. If MC romance them, the family will hate on MC every chance they get, but N doesn't care, so… some good let's-go-against-my-family romance will happen.

That's all I have for now, will probably change some stuff, like names, and maybe one of the backgrounds. I don't quite like some of them. We'll see if this ever gets made, lol.