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[Dev Log] June 2025

Hello, I hope you're doing well!

Summer arrived so quickly that I barely noticed while working on the update, but I hope to catch up with everything once it's released.

As for my progress, here's a quick overview of my activity over the past month and my plans for the current one.

Announcement.

For Patreon members: The release date is scheduled for June 28.

In mid-June, I'll post a progress update to let you know how things are going.

Please note that access to the code for the Patreon demo will be disabled until the public release.

For other readers: I'll share some of the sneak peeks previously posted on Patreon a week before the release date [here on the Tumblr blog].

I'd like to note in advance that I don't have an estimated time for the public release. The update may need additional polishing and changes before it's ready to go public.

Thank you so much for your support and interest!

What was done last month?

▹ Chapter 3 Pt. 2: finished working on I's scene and rewrote R's scene.

It's still a bit hard to admit because it slowed my progress, but while working on R's and I's scenes, I realized that what I had originally written just wasn't working well. I had to rewrite both scenes. While I'm happy with how I's scene turned out, I still have some doubts about R's. In short, this rewrite means that a few answers I gave to previous asks are no longer valid [you won't be able to get your MC drunk, and you won't meet another secondary rival]. Even though it was a stressful process to change what was originally planned, I don't regret my decision [I might even reuse the cut content in future scenes].

▹ Stats Changes.

I also spent time revising and refining some of the stats. Here's what the stats will look like in the update [comparison to the public version]:

I know that the stats still aren't perfect, but I think the change made them represent the choices readers can make much better than they did before. Also, there's a small coding feature I wanted to mention: If the MC has a higher "Genuine" stat than "Guarded", some of the ROs will lose alignment points if you choose to lie to them or hide things. It's a very simple mechanic:

However, there are also several ROs whose alignment points increase if the MC shows distrust or acts more guarded, so it's a situational feature.

What will I be working on in June?

Since I've paused Patreon billing, I'll be focusing on releasing the update by the deadline [T's and S's scene are last for a reason].

As I mentioned on Patreon, I was recently prescribed medication, and I'm a bit concerned about potential side effects which could impact my ability to work [and possibly the deadline as well].

Still, I hope that won't be the case. I know you've already waited a long time, and I'm doing my best to make sure the final result lives up to your support.

Thank you for reading to the end! Wishing you a wonderful week and days after that! ♥

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Chapter 3 is here!

In this chap, you will be able to…

Have your breakdown with your chosen RO (or Vailyn)

Fight a flying cockroach

Have some interesting POVs

Handle work issues

Spend time with Chelsea or Maxime and talk about stuff

Talk about Christmas

Have a family dinner with Vailyn and Vince

Do some texting with your chosen RO

And experience some other things I probably forgot

You'll need to restart the game, but no worries. I added the option to start from chap 3 (I hope I coded that right this time)

This chap is meant to be more 'chill', with MC spending time with people close to them. Everything 'dramatic' is more in a RO's pov than MC's. Also, I fixed some typos, bugs, errors, and some other things, but I'm sure I didn't catch everything as I said in my previous post. I'll get to that when I'm done with LAD and tackle any issues when I see them or when generous souls report them to me.

BIG motherfucking shout out to my beta testers and to anyone that reported bugs/errors etc. via inbox/mails/discord/patreon! I really am grateful for the time you took to send me those.

That brings us to around 160k words for this chapter, but it'll probably feel like ~70k words if not less because of the different branches and variations.

I am shitting my pants right about now, and will wait a few days before starting to answer asks I've been itching to respond to for a while, along with other asks I've started answering but got too busy to finish.

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I absolutely love your writing style; it feels like every word and description is meticulously chosen. The ROs are portrayed so vividly and compellingly. This is one of those rare IFs where I genuinely want to create a unique MC tailored to each RO, because they all have such distinct personalities and don't feel like variations of one another. You know, there are some IFs where I only want to pursue a single RO, or perhaps none of the available options at all, even when the story heavily features romance. With yours, I genuinely don't know who to choose because I adore all seven of them! I truly hope that Sanguine Sky gets released in the near future and is embraced by a wide audience of players. Keep up the amazing work, my favorite author! Oh, and I just wanted to share – Morgan embodies so many traits I adore in fictional characters: mysterious, captivating, possessing a deep longing for the MC that they struggle to express, and having this ability to subtly control and manipulate situations. They're the kind of character who might keep their distance, yet you can still sense an underlying sharpness and danger about them. They keep their emotions tightly locked away from the outside world. As dark and closed-off as they may seem, they yearn to reach for the only light in their world – the MC. Thank you for creating Morgan. I hope that someday soon, Morgan will be mine completely – body and soul – within your world of Sanguine Sky. Lots of love 🥰🥰🥰

Thank you so much for your kind words! I know I say this often, but it truly means a lot to know that readers find all the ROs interesting and compelling in their own unique way!

I truly hope that Sanguine Sky gets released in the near future and is embraced by a wide audience of players.

I'm not sure about the near future specifically, as the story is quite large and complex, so it won't be ready for release soon [unless I decide to split the story into two books at Chapter 5, which isn't currently my plan].

It will take some time to bring it to its final form, especially since I'm neither a native English speaker nor fluent in it, which really slows down my writing process.

But I really appreciate the meaning behind your kind words, and I'll keep working hard to make this a reality!

I hope that someday soon, Morgan will be mine completely – body and soul – within your world of Sanguine Sky. Lots of love 🥰🥰🥰

Aww, that's so sweet! I'm really happy you feel so deeply about Morgan, and if that's what you wish, then I wish it for you too.

After all, my readers deserve the best, and no one can convince me otherwise 😤

Thank you so much for your incredibly kind message! ❤️

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Going into the demo, I expect to hate Rebecca especially because of the horrible first impression the Detective had with her. I played a more stoic and rule follower Detective so the first impression was... fine for the most part. The Detective barely keeping it together is funny to me, like they have to try to keep calm and stifle their anger while not taking on Rebecca's provocations.

I find myself enjoying it, to my surprise. I was sure I was going to absolutely hate her but here I am playing her route so what I meant to say is that your writing is amazing.

I like how the characters are written, I especially like how my Detective is able to react or cope with the situation they're in. I think I like that a lot, having agency to the various feelings they're feeling.

I guess I wrote all this just to say I find myself enjoying Rebecca's route against my will.

I guess I wrote all this just to say I find myself enjoying Rebecca's route against my will.

This made me smile, thank you for writing me this! Knowing that readers can find enjoyment in unexpected directions, or even discover something about themselves while reading my story, makes all the struggles of writing feel worth it.

Rebecca's provocations

I'm glad there are readers who can recognize them as such, as I had the impression that this wasn't the case, which is perfectly fine.

Still, I love when readers analyze characters' behavior and what might be behind it.

It tends to have an effect when you can understand why a character acts that way but still hate it, which leads to an internal conflict that is reflected in the story as well.

Thank you for your kind message, I'm glad you're enjoying the story [even some parts of it against your will, hehe]!

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Hey Jenna! Just wanted to leave a message that your writing is a delight to read, and I'm excited to see more of it. I just finished my first playthrough and will definitely do several more to check out the other characters and decisions. MC is really going through it - but it does make for a fun playthrough of scarred MC x scarred I.

Hello! I'm happy to know that readers are interested in exploring other routes and choices!

MC is really going through it

Sometimes I feel really bad about it, like I'm the main villain of the story, which... holds some truth, since I wrote it. I know I wouldn't survive if I met the main cast 💀

Thank you for the message!

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the intensity of L's reaction during the phone call scene was really shocking to me. i loved it, loved reading their spiraling thoughts and one-track mind, but i'm wondering if their character would ever broach yandere territory? it seems L would stop at nothing to keep the detective by their side, and i'm surprised their obsessive dependency isn't highlighted a bit more. or is this something that will be revealed further into the story?

I'm glad you enjoyed reading that moment! However, L's "obsessive dependency" isn't highlighted because it's not obsessive, though I can see how it could be seen as bordering on it [especially when L isn't sober].

To explain simply, L is very attached to the MC for a reason, but this attachment can be completely platonic [depending on the dynamic you choose with L].

The panic L felt in the moment with Parker came from the fear that their already fragile chances of becoming more than friends with the MC had become even harder to achieve, since the MC might have thought that L was getting into a relationship with other person.

So L is not a yandere, and I apologize if anyone is expecting L's character or route to go in that direction, because that won't happen.

Thank you for the question, and I apologize for the very late reply!

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[Dev Log] May 2025

Hello, I hope you're doing great!

As for my progress, here's a quick overview of my activity over the past month and my plans for the current one.

[Announcement] Patreon billing will be paused starting May 25 for one month to finish the update.

The work on the update is well underway, and since I've decided to add more content that was discussed in this post [public post on Patreon], I'll need one more month to finish it.

That said, the early release of Chapter 3 Pt. 2 is scheduled for the end of June.

At the end of May, I'll share more sneak peeks [for Morgan's, R's, and I's scenes], and reach out to the readers who have helped me with grammatical mistakes in the past to ask if they'd be interested in beta reading.

I hope this will help ensure the update contains fewer grammatical mistakes before it's released on Patreon and then publicly.

What was done last month?

▹ Chapter 3 Pt. 2: finished working on Morgan's and R's scene + made some improvements.

Aside from finishing the ROs' scenes, the list of improvements includes:

Making the small sex scene with secondary rivals available after some of the ROs' scenes.

Previously, the small sex scene with secondary rivals was only available as a separate scene that had to be selected instead of the scene with one of the ROs. While working on the update, I realized that was a very poor decision and coded it differently, making it available as a choice for the reader at the end of the scene with some of the ROs.

Adding the opportunity to unlock certain jealousy moments using alignment [approval] points.

While I was reviewing one of the completed scenes, I saw an opportunity to code a specific narrative variation involving jealousy using alignment [approval] points. This made me reconsider all planned jealousy moments, and I've decided that starting from Chapter 3 Pt. 2, readers will be able to trigger some jealousy variations if they have enough romance or alignment points. The alignment requirement will always be higher than the romance one [+1 or +2 compared to romance points]. I hope this change will be appreciated by the readers who don't want to flirt with other ROs but still want to experience at least some jealousy moments, even though it will be very occasionally.

What will I be working on in April?

▹ Chapter 3 Pt. 2: outlining and coding [I's, T's, and S's scenes].

In addition to that, the bonus content on Patreon that will be released this month will include:

▹ K's Short Story. ▹ T's POV [Chapter 3 Pt. 1].

Author's Note.

Just like in the previous dev log, I want to thank everyone who sent me messages and apologize if you didn't receive a reply.

Right now, my mind is completely focused on finishing the update, which makes me less socially active and attentive than I should be.

After the update, I'll try to be more active here, since I already have plans for what's next [some of which include NSFW content for both Patreon and public releases 😏].

Also, some of the questions I've received are already answered in the Q&A post, so please check there first to see if you can find the answer you'd like to know.

Thank you for reading to the end! Wishing you a wonderful week and days after that! ♥

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Spices of the Heart Update!

Four chapters now available to play—full of smut, drama, and kitchen shenanigans.

You can have sex with your ex and then tell them it didn’t mean anything. You can go to an orgy and let Céline watch while you have fun with Eve. Or you can keep things simple and just have fun with Eve/Evan while the orgy plays out in the background… Or convince them to skip the chaos entirely and play cards instead.

Hope you enjoy it!

My goal with this game is to dethrone All Pro Wrestling and its five chili peppers, so let me know how I’m doing spice-wise.

Also—please share your stat page on the forum! Here I have a feeling some of them might be way too high already, making most tests automatic passes. That could lock players out of some failure-path content, so I’d love feedback on that.

As always, point me to any grammar and continuity errors. Thank you!

Demo Here

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Hello, i have a question cause from former asks we've learned that parker thinks we're players or sluts or just not good people for L, and if thats especially the way he sees us especially if we flirt with everyone, what's his reasons for not liking us if we don't flirt at all with anyone but L be it shyly boldly or obliviously, other than his jealousy and wanting to be with L, cause we didn't get an answer for that case from what i read, but i might've missed something.

Have a nice day.

what's his reasons for not liking us if we don't flirt at all with anyone but L be it shyly boldly or obliviously, other than his jealousy and wanting to be with L

There are no other reasons. However, I can tell that it wouldn't be as pronounced if L didn't constantly mention the MC.

Thank you for the question!

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Hello! Since I love the different dynamics that you gift us in your writing, I've taken it upon myself to try all routes at least once. I'm at T's now, but I have a question about their unique dynamic (sorry if it's been asked before, I didn't find it).

My MC, I've noticed, gravitates to bothnoptiona in the reserved dynamic and in the unique one. What does this mean for the narrative though? Will it lean towards the one that has more points in the stats?

Thank you, and I can't wait for more! I must say that I've really enjoyed replaying and experiencing all routes and different dynamics

Will it lean towards the one that has more points in the stats?

Hello! No, this is not how the code works.

First, it checks if you have a certain number of romance points, which will be specified in the condition [in most cases, it will be 2-4 points].

If you do, the narrative will change accordingly and direct you to the next section.

If you don't have the required number of romance points, the code will then check for [???] points.

As explained above, if you have enough points, the narrative will change accordingly and proceed to the next section.

Here's more graphic example to explain:

*if (romance_points >= 2) Text 1... *goto next_section *elseif (???_points >= 2) Text 2... *goto next_section *else (none of the conditions above) Text 3... *goto next_section

The reason I decided to put romance points first is simple: the assertive and reserved dynamics make the MC more romantically responsive to T's advances, while [???] gives T mixed signals.

Choosing any dynamic other than [???] a few times means you've already shown T enough for them to notice that the MC isn't indifferent, so whether you have [???] points or not won't matter at that point, which I think is logical and makes sense.

Thank you for your question! I hope this helps, and I'm glad you're enjoying replaying the story!

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Man, I love Morgan

I've decided it's time to release some love for Morgan that's been sitting in my inbox.

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RO's : omg Detective is so hot

Detective in question: disheveled, tired, descending into madness

https://images.app.goo.gl/aRsCZ

The way I see it, it's about the MC having an attractive personality rather than it being about appearance [both can be the case, though].

No matter how the reader shapes it, it will always be paired with the silent resilience that the MC's presence exudes and that was earned the hard way [which only adds to their allure and draws both positive and negative attention].

So, even if the MC looks in the mirror and doesn't like what they see, others can see a completely different picture that they find attractive, and things like dark circles or a disheveled appearance don't really take away from the MC's overall appeal from their perspective.

Thank you for the message!

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I know it's probably too soon to ask, but do you think you'd continue writing IFs after Sanguine Sky's finished? I genuinely love your writing so much and would love to see more.

That is one of the highest compliments an author can receive, so thank you for taking the time to write this to me! ❤️

As for your question, I think it's too early for it, since Sanguine Sky will require a lot of time and effort before I can bring it to its final form.

Since time and energy are valuable and finite resources that need to be managed carefully in order to accomplish this, I'm not planning anything new.

But after a year of continuous work, I can definitely say that:

All the complex elements of the story [from the plot to the different variations and dynamics] demand my full attention, so I want it to remain my sole focus until it's complete.

I want everything I write to feel dark and mature.

I don't enjoy the writing itself as much as I enjoy coding what I've written, so I definitely prefer working in an interactive format over a non-interactive one.

I've discovered that I really enjoy writing NSFW content, and I hope to include more of it in the story.

Thank you so much for your message!

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hello! I do hope you’re doing well! I just wanted to pop in to say that I only recently discovered your IF and have been replaying like crazyyyy. it’s been so fun realizing I’m still noticing little details and going down paths I haven’t before. so overall thank you for this lovely piece of work so far and while I am definitely excited to learn more story absolutely take the rest you need to not burn out, alright that’s it ☺️👍

Hello! I'm so happy to know that you enjoy rereading the story!

I want to say that it means a lot to know someone considers it worth their time and even rereads it more than once, despite its flaws [all the grammatical mistakes make my skin crawl].

I hope I can continue to improve, thanks in no small part to everyone who reads my story, supports me, and sends helpful error reports [I truly believe my readers are the best].

Thank you so much for the kind words and such a positive message!

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If I were to consider R as atypical, I would reason that: Trauma comes from the past, and finds its way into the present, sometimes by means of loose association. So, R's atypicality might stem from trauma as much as it might from an inherent quality. Hard to tell without guesswork by this juncture in time.

I know that:

R needs full control of every and each scenario they operate in.

R doesn't trust anyone but themselves when it comes to the strategy underlying every and each scenario they operate in.

R trust their teammates enough to delegate tasks.

Nothing from R's past is happening in the present, nor will it happen in the future.

Under conjectures, my first bet was that R swapped roles with a traumatizing authority figure, and was now projecting their past self upon their teammates as a way to find closure. A bet that serves as a recontextualizer for points 1, 2, and 3, while still leaving leeway for R's expression to be inherent.

Point 4, however, highlights the chance of more backgrounds for R being plausible. So, instead of modifying the bet to avoid contradiction with point 4, I would prod the opposite scenario, one where R's background shows as the opposite of their self-expression/ the possibility of them compartmentalizing the experience entirely/ the possibility of their expression being purely inherent/ the practical one: whatever happened can't happen again because it is outdated, or highly individualized and specific to the self.

I'll leave it to the rest, thanks your for the thought provoking answer!

All I can say is that your thoughts on R contain both very accurate statements about them and those that don't have a touch of their personality at all.

While I won't confirm or deny anything concrete, I want to say I'm particularly impressed with those the were pointed right, because it's very easy misunderstand R [and it's their fault, so it's fair].

Thank you for sharing your thoughts, I love it when readers try to analyze the plot and the characters!

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Hi idk if this is weird, possible TW just in case but as a SA survivor the last option of the detective not being able to remember the details of their trauma at the orphanage, just the whispers and phantom touches and the fear. Perhaps that wasn't your intention but I'd like to say that either way I find some comfort in it. Being able to feel seen, intentional or not.                    

Hello, thank you so much for sharing something so personal and vulnerable.

I know no words can truly make you feel better, but I'm deeply sorry for what you've been through, and for anything you're still carrying within you.

It's not weird at all, but I decided to put the full answer under a cut.

When I wrote that particular choice, I did place a certain intent behind it.

However, I also layered it with several possible interpretations, adding intentional ambiguity that can hold whatever truth the reader brings to it.

So if you, together with your MC, suspect what those fragmented memories point toward, then that's probably what it is. And if you see it differently, then that's just as valid.

I wanted the readers to feel it in the way that speaks most to them, and I'm deeply moved to know this part resonated with you and that it brought even a small sense of comfort.

I want to note that I include many bad things and dark themes in my IF and writing in general, because I know there are things people have to carry inside. Not because they don't want to share, but because they physically can't.

Through this, I hope my IF can be a story where the readers find something to connect with, something that feels like it was created for them.

Thank you again for sharing this. I wish you, and anyone else who has gone through or is still going through something difficult and painful, all the very best 🫂

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[Dev Log] April 2025

Hello, I hope your spring days are going well and that you're doing great!

As for my progress, here's a quick overview of my activity over the past month and my plans for the current one.

What was done last month?

▹ Chapter 3 Pt. 2: finished working on opening scene and K's scene.

The work is well underway, though I'm doing my best to catch up with the plan I originally set, as some of my health issues have slightly delayed my progress.

That's why I'm still working on finishing L's scene, which I was supposed to complete before the start of April.

However, I'm already planning to post sneak peeks of the finished scenes [including L's scene] on Patreon next week.

What will I be working on in April?

▹ Chapter 3 Pt. 2: outlining and coding the ROs' scenes [Morgan's, R's and I's scene] [after L's scene is done].

In addition to that, the bonus content on Patreon that will be released this month will include:

▹ Morgan's Short Story. ▹ L's POV [Chapter 3 Pt. 1].

Author's Note.

At the moment, almost all my energy is going into finishing the update, and I apologize for my slow responses to your asks and messages.

I've also received several extensive error reports that made me aware of many grammatical mistakes in the demo. However, I'm not fixing them right now because:

▹ I'm currently very busy with Chapter 3 Pt. 2. ▹ Uploading a quick fix would break your saves, as CoGdemos currently doesn't handle the upload of the files the same way DashingDon did [forcing the reader to start from the beginning of the game instead of from the specific scene that was updated].

Still, I want to once again say thank you to those who sent me the reports [you are the best!], and to say that I'm truly grateful all of you are reading the demo despite the most hilarious and embarrassing errors I've made.

Thank you for reading to the end! Wishing you a wonderful week and days after that! ♥