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Personally I like to make my MC very shy and socially awkward as much as I can, so I don't mind awkward flirting at all lol, but that's your game and only you make changes. Anyway Maddock wrapped me around his finger already so I'm stuck here haha... In any case, don't rush and take care!

hey thanks so much for giving me your thoughts, anon!

the shy/more bold /secret third option (tbi) flirting is staying in. i mostly just wanted it to flow better, i feel like some of my writing was kinda abrupt in some areas with the romance specifically and to me it messed with the flow :)

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4/5

I'm standing with our fellows this weekend at my local Hands Off! protest. Nobody is gonna propagandize me into being apathetic and not joining my brothers, sisters and siblings in the fight for our freedoms.

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I wanted to thank the people in my askbox the last few days, I haven't posted asks because some people requested privacy and some stories were very personal and I wasn't sure if it would be alright.

I love hearing from my trans and queer siblings, about your thoughts, your worries and I appreciate you sharing things about your lives and who you are. I'm grateful for y'all.

In incredible news, when I filed my name change the reason I put was "I want a name that matches my gender and who I am"

I was worried about that, in a time where you aren't sure where you have allies, I thought I might have to go to court to defend my choice.

It took three days. Three days and they approved my name without any fuss, and I'm so fucking happy. I've been wanting to change my name since I was a kid, and I finally did it.

Celebration time 🎉

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hi, a lot of you need a perspective reset

the average human lifespan globally is 70+ years

taking the threshold of adulthood as 18, you are likely to spend at least 52 years as a fully grown adult

at the age of 30 you have lived less than one quarter of your adult life (12/52 years)

'middle age' is typically considered to be between 45-65

it is extremely common to switch careers, start new relationships, emigrate, go to college for the first or second time, or make other life-changing decisions in middle age

it's wild that I even have to spell it out, but older adults (60+) still have social lives and hobbies and interests.

you can still date when you get old. you can still fuck. you can still learn new skills, be fashionable, be competitive. you can still gossip, you can still travel, you can still read. you can still transition. you can still come out.

young doesn't mean peaked. you're inexperienced in your 20s! you're still learning and practicing! you're developing social skills and muscle memory that will last decades!

there are a million things to do in the world, and they don't vanish overnight because an imaginary number gets too big

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I'm filing to legally change my name in New Hampshire today, I decided I couldn't wait for "the right time" because there is no right time.

I'm nervous, I'm scared but I'm also very determined to make this happen.

If anyone has any questions for me during this whole circus, please ask.

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i love my community

here on tumblr, in real life, limited to IF games and also into broader queer spaces

i love everyone and their unique lil personalities and quirks

i don't want everyone to be the same

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I'm also on bluesky, working on integrating all my socials. I get up to shenanigans and post into the voooiiiidddd

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This is the same wellbeing check anon!

Congrats on the HRT!!!!!!!!!

It is truly a massive victory, specially in 2025

Hey, really nice to see you in the askbox again!

Thank you so so much, I'm fortunate to be in a good state for trans rights right now.

Regardless of what's going on, i didn't want to and couldn't wait any longer to start my transition the way i wanted to

I also live in a small town and i want the young queers here to see someone who is out unabashedly, someone being brave for myself and for them, i want them to see that they aren't alone here

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*brings you a big cake with 'congrats on the hrt on it*

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Yippee!

congrats on the HRT and the college offer!!

thank you, anon!!! i'm really excited to start college and being able to do it as me feels really good. i took my first shot last night and as a treat i slept in a bunch

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oh also funny tidbit, the doctor i went to see for hrt came in after doing my lil blood test (to check hemoglobin levels) and was like "so, how long have you been anemic?" and i was just like:

Started HRT today, got accepted into college for game art and development, feels like stuff is finally going right. Small personal update.

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Started HRT today, got accepted into college for game art and development, feels like stuff is finally going right. Small personal update.

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Wellbeing check!

How are you doing dear author? Have you been eating, drinking water and sleeping properly?

Writing an interactive fiction is a lot of work, and a rewrite specially takes quite a bit of attetion!

I am the same anon that has read both of your demos back to back, and I have recently gone over several different IFs in my free time and one of them was yours, and I decided to come check of everyone to see how they were doing

The world is crazy this year and a lot of things are complicated for everyone due to politics, but I hope that you know that I will be cheering on you and other authors as much as I can!

Please treat yourself to something good today!

hey anon! nice to see you back, i hope you're also treating yourself and being kind to yourself. <3

real life is complicated with everything going on and also finding the motivation to keep writing and trying to figure everything out. but, i'm a lot more hydrated lately than i have ever been, sleep is ups and downs but better, and my appetite is much better ^_^

i've got a hectic few weeks coming up, i have an appointment to see the lovely planned parenthood people for HRT which i'm excitedly starting for the first time, and i'm on a waitlist for therapy too, then i'm hoping within the year i'll be able to get a letter to get top surgery. (fingers crossed)

i'm doing better than i have been in a long time, even with the world going crazy, i've had some personal big wins lately and i'm working on myself a lot.

gold star for you, doing these wellness checks is really nice :) much appreciated from the bottom of my heart

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Is this announcement kinda like reannouncing the rewrite you said you were doing in July or is this something else? I'm interested in the story but when authors are constantly changing everything/making no progress for a long time and then "I'm starting Patreon". Major Red Flags

This announcement is very different as it's stating that I'm changing the entire framework of the game. It's not going to be just a book, it's going to be more interactive, have more options, replay value, music that I'll be scoring for the game, potential art that I'll personally draw and shoop.

Patreon is a completely optional tipping system to support artists while they create the works they want to create. I don't mind if people don't want to subscribe to it when it's launched in the future, because it's optional.

I can understand it's "red flags" while also keeping in mind that making a game is a lot of work, it takes time, energy, resources. I'm not begging for anybody to subscribe to it, and I understand why people wouldn't, I'm just mentioning it as an option to support my work while I create TNTF, art, music, and all that fun jazz.

The scope of the game is now larger than it was, meaning more work, more resources are going into making this game. Since I'm putting in a lot more of those resources, I think it's fair for me to include an optional way for people to support my work. (Also the patreon will be launched when I have more substantial work/things to share/content plans/etc etc.)

Everyone has different methods of working, it takes some people months to write a book, and it takes others years.

Also when writing, yeah things constantly change, sorry for the folk who that bothers, but that's how creating works for many people, very rarely will someone have an idea and have it be perfect and fully thought out/like how everything turns out right at the beginning.

Thanks for the ask, regardless of the tone at the end. I know lots of people have been burned, and I also believe that artists deserve to get paid for their time and work. I personally have subscribed to quite a few patreons in the IF/VN community and beyond, I bring this up and I'm sharing deets because there are a few patreons I've subscribed to where the authors take a very long time to write or hadn't had many if any meaningful updates while I was subscribed, I don't feel regretful about spending money on them though, your mileage may vary and that's absolutely valid.

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Big ol' important announcement about the future of TNTF (not canceled)

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Haha! I just finished reading the new demo and I had to share my experience!

So, I actually found your IF a couple of days ago, so the previous demo is still very fresh in my head, so reading this new demo felt like reading a flashback of the previous demo in a way, and I will admit it was kind of a fun experience hehe

And also considering I basically got the oportunity to read both demos almost back to back, I am looking foward to how this new demo will shape up to be!

welcome! i'm happy you gave my IF game a shot and i really appreciate the ask, thank you so much :)

i love hearing that you had a fun experience reading both demos and i'm super excited to keep writing my new ideas for the story and characters while expanding on things people loved. i appreciate the way you phrased how it felt like reading a flashback, to me that feels really good because i'm keeping the heart of the story alive 🫀✨

i can't wait to share the next update, i've been writing like i'm on fire (while listening to a lot of sleep token lol)

i haven't been this inspired in years tbh!