#morvaine

I needed a place to gush about all the other VN stories I’ve been playing through. (The whole reason why I started this blog for RC.) I just need to get this out of my system. Feel free to skip if you’re an RC only player.

Another World’s History

My Name Is Hope: Actual zombies. Gangs. Evil warlords. Scavenging raids. Some parts are really interactive where you actually have to shoot a target. Decisions cost lives. But the world isn’t completely grim and depressing. There’s a garden. A shopping mall with a nail salon. Small moments of normalcy. The only thing I don’t like are the flashback scenes from before the zombie apocalypse. Back when the MC and LIs were teenagers. I must be old because that high school drama just annoys me. Go back to the zombies. That’s the really good part. Oh. There’s also an Adam Driver lookalike. Definitely a plus!

Legacy of Witches: Definitely a rip-off of Charmed! The house, furniture, San Francisco, the 3 sisters with matching names. But I loved Charmed. I have 2 sisters, and we used to watch it together all the time. So I’m really enjoying this. It’s like inserting yourself into a show you love.

The LIs that stick out to me the most: Dominic and Scott Byron. Dominic looks like Raphael, Mikael, and Walter all rolled into one. He’s obviously the Leo character. Then Scott Byron, who is just a rich, domineering, handsome, dark skinned black man who isn’t gray.

I think the contrast here is obvious, but I kinda like that there’s a black male LI who isn’t a nice guy simply because he’s black. Also, he isn’t intimidating because he’s black. He’s intimidating because he’s powerful and charming. He just happens to be a good looking black man.

Lagerta

When Dragons Wake: If I had to compare this to a RC story, it’d be like Legends of the Willow with a bit of Soulless. Instead of kitsune and yokai (so far), there are ancient dragons taking on human forms in modern day Japan. It has that fish out of water element mixed with Japanese culture.

I’ve been craving a modern day Japan story, so this is really scratching that itch for me. Not everything is totally accurate. You can still see the white lens, but it does a decent job portraying the culture and lifestyle. The outfits could be better, but I haven’t found anything offensive so far.

The best part for me is how beautiful all the LIs are. RC should take note. THIS is how you do attractive East Asian men! They look like actual people, not anime characters!

🤤🫠 So much better than Castiel and Minhyuk! Yukio, the guy with the bun, is very Masamune-like, but doesn’t look like he’s made out of plastic.

Unfortunately, there isn’t a female LI. Yet? There is one really cute female character that I think could turn into a LI, but I’m not too sure. There is also a token white male LI who kinda looks like a blond Jacob Elordi.

Seven Hearts Stories

The Dragon Saga: Ragnarok: I didn’t get far with Path of the Valkyrie because I just couldn’t get into it. It’s always been on my list to finish one day, but now I might not have to. I’m only a few episodes into TDSR and I’m already hooked. So far, it’s kind of like Mulan but with Vikings.

Illusion of Fame: This starts out feeling like a story from Episodes or Chapters, but it gets a lot more gripping as it goes. I don’t have much to say about this other than it’s pretty spicy and I can’t get enough of it. There are only 2 seasons, but SHS is so stingy with their 💎! I’m really tempted to get their subscription.

This update was a big step up from previous updates. We now have psychological thriller (I’m assuming that’s what Waterlily will be) and horror. Here are some other types of stories I want to see. I’ve mentioned some of these before, but I’m mentioning them again!

1. Modern Japan. Lagerta and Seven Hearts Stories have both released modern Japan stories and both are good! We got a taste of modern Asian city life in Garden of Eden, but I feel like that opportunity was somewhat wasted being stuck in a studio 80% of the time. Let’s have crowded midnight train rides with drunken men, cat cafes serving itty bitty cups of overpriced cafe au lait, elevators that skip the 4th floor, vending machines in random locations that dispense things like fresh eggs or underwear, and sound effects like ping pong! when you enter a store. C’mon, doesn’t that sound like fun?

2. Modern Cowboys. No saloons or gunslinging. This is Romance Club. I want it romantic. Grazing grasslands, horse riding without being shot at, ruggedly handsome (wo)men in tight jeans, actual rolling in the hay. Can you believe we have a cowboy story with only one cowboy/girl in it? And no romance! Ugh… I want a redo. Especially since Red Eyes wasn’t an option. Redemption! Cowboys done right.

3. Survival. We’ve had tastes of this in HSR and Te Amo Vol. 1. I want a full book with survival elements, where choices affect who lives and dies. I’ve always pictured something like Lost meets Blue Lagoon. But it doesn’t have to be a tropical island, even though I would love if it was. Mother Nature is the enemy. Not a witch or antichrist. Just good ole wind, rain, sunshine, and starvation. The desperation drives up the stakes and escalates the romance. No slow burns. But maybe a few betrayals. Lots of steam and spice, blood, sweat, tears, and dirt.

4. Cyberpunk. I didn’t really like the aesthetics for Psi that much. I thought the outfits, hairstyles and the futuristic stuff could’ve looked better. When I now look at TTS, I think that kind of detail for a cyberpunk book would be amazing. But instead of superpowers and a pseudo religious order, more focus on the tech, grit, and corporate oligarchy. Admittedly, a big reason for this is because Morvaine on 7HS is so good that I want even more of the genre.

5. Chick Lit. Something light, funny, and with more women! I want sisters who are alive. Girlfriends… as in more than one and in the same place at the same time. There’d be male LIs too, but we need more women! Women who support women and make each other laugh. Kinda like the old ladies’ knitting club in The Missing. A chance to talk trash about that LI or that horrible coworker. Something feel-good to take the edge off of the heavy depressing storylines about women suffering.

Kira & Isaac

«Morvaine»

welp this took a lil while oops

1: talking about my OCs

2: snacks

4:drawing and making art