#tobin

I'm very happy to say that my 2026 goals are still on track haha, and I've made lots of progress this month! Must be the Australian Open spirit.

The next CT:OS update will be ready very soon—it will be the final part of Chapter 7 and bring you to the end of the National Doubles National Championships!

Early Access for Ko-fi/Patreon supporters: 1 Feb

Public Release: 14 Feb

Features:

Have dinner either with Sam or your teammates

Heart-to-heart conversation with your roommate (or find a way to invite someone else back to your room)

Play the semi-finals match...

Clinch the championship title if you get past your opponents in the final... and survive a harrowing incident involving a heckler from the stands(!!)

I didn't know who to choose from Glanton's Gang so I picked the most ✨iconic✨ ones., or should I say these who stayed alive the longest in the book.

Tobias and Gabin standing in the middle of a rehearsal room arguing about the order of moves in a new piece—

“Non!” says Gabin.

“YES!” yelled Tobias, throwing up his hands.

—Tobias puts his headphones on and walks out and Gabias chases after him yelling, essentially don’t-you-put-your-headphones-on-and-walk-away-from-me-you-American, chasing each other around the whole Paris studio set throwing their hands everywhere and and bickering in classic Palladino style about the ballet—

“You are BESMIRCHING the name of Baryshnikov!”

“Oh, besmirching, big word for someone who can’t do the right number of fouettés to save his life, it’s always one too few! One too many! Never the right number! Imagine if your waiter gave you the dish above or below the one you ordered, whatever he felt like on the day!”

—looking for all the world like they hate each other, walk-and-talking in and out of the rooms and winding around dancers stretching, warming up, fixing their shoes, until they finally end up back in the hallway in front of the red-piano studio and throw up their hands and walk off in opposite directions.

*camera holds on hallway for a beat*

Both come right back into frame to simultaneously and huffily plant a big dramatic kiss on each other.

The break, hold for a second, and Tobias says in the same little voice as after the rat—

“See you after company class.”

*Gabin nods firmly *

—and they storm back in opposite directions.

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CT:OS Chapter 5 (Update #9)

Early release (Ko-fi post): Oct 4

General release: Oct 12

Added Wordcount: 99k words

Features:

Sam attends team dinner at Valentina's (a love song comes on. Of course.)

Team party on Friday night (participate in a drinking game known as the Devil's Dozen (party edition). Partner Sam, Tobin, or Rayyan.

Share a bed with Sam… pt. 1

Go out to a fancy Italian restaurant with Sam, then head to a bar afterward. Dance to old jukebox music.

Share a bed with Sam… pt. 2

Have a tough (?) or happy (?) conversation with Sam before they leave on Sunday.

Author's note:

Thank you so much for supporting this game, I really really appreciate all the comments, the support, the beta-testing (honestly you guys are soo clutch! <3) I'm always so humbled and amazed by all the love and the actual, constructive/concrete help I get.

Really hope you guys enjoy this latest chapter :) As always, do leave me a comment, I love to read them (even though I don't get to all of them).