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when a man in real life calls you kitten: 🤢

when a fictional man with white hair and red eyes calls you kitten: 😻

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I once saw someone embroider "Lucky you ♡" on the inner flap of denim on jeans zippers, the one there to protect your skin from the zipper, so that if anyone else were to unzip their pants they would get a nice little message :3 and I've wanted to do that ever since. The ROs' reactions to an MC doing just that?

Azriel smiles and raises a pale brow. “My my, aren’t you the little succubus/incubus.” He slips a finger under the edge of my underwear. “Should I expect to find any other secret messages?” 

Eli’s cheeks flush ever so slightly and he makes a low, contented noise in the back of his throat, something between a purr and a growl. “I agree,” he says softly. “Lucky me.”

Cass almost doesn’t notice the embroidery; he’s too focused on getting the jeans off and on the floor, but he chuckles when he finally sees it. “In a moment here, darling, you’ll be thinking ��lucky me’.”

Kai glances up at me through black lashes, his hair falling into his eyes. “I never knew you were such a tease,” he says, his voice gone coarse. Then he smirks. “But now it’s my turn.”

Lir laughs, the sound almost musical, but his eyes have gone even darker when they meet mine. His teeth sink gently into my inner thigh, followed by a brush of his tongue. “Indeed.”

The right side of Xander’s mouth quirks into a coy smile when he finds the embroidery and his hands grip my hips to pull me closer. “I am very lucky,” he says, his voice low and velvety smooth. The cool brush of his breath against my skin makes me shiver before he presses a kiss to my throat. 

Rook blinks, head tilting in a way that I can’t help but compare to a bird as his long fingers trace over the embroidery. “You and your notes, investigator,” he murmurs, but there’s a hint of fondness in his tone. He leans in to press his lips to my ear. “Always surprising me.” 

Wren pauses when he sees what is stitched on the inside of my jeans. “Lucky...? Oh.” His face goes pink, his fingers suddenly a little clumsy. But when he looks up at me, there’s a broad smile on his face and his green eyes dance with delight. “Luckiest man in the world.”        

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I was staring at myself in the mirror and then said aloud "i'm gonna have such awesome tits once i get my boobs removed."

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if you could describe the routes with one word what would it be?

I couldn’t just boil them down to one word… so here are 2 to 3 words. Also needed to avoid anything too spoilery.

Azriel: hurt/comfort

Cass: second chance

Damián: marriage of convenience

Eli: forced proximity

Kai: childhood friends rivals

Lir: friends to lovers

Misha: rockstar romance

Rook: fake dating

Wren: chivalry isn’t dead

Xander: slow burn

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My eyebrows shoot up.

"Threatening behavior? What does that even mean?"

Wyatt rubs the back of his neck, his discomfort palpable.

"Someone called in a report of a guy running around the beach with a sword. Wren matched the description."

Yeah. That tracks.

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“You have bewitched me body and soul, and I—I—I love you.” - Gale Dekarios

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I’ve gotten a few asks about the release date, and I’ve been updating over on Kickstarter, but for those not over there: the release date is currently TBA, but the game will be out this year.

6 months ago spring of this year looked likely, however that’s unfortunately no longer possible with what is still left to do. And I do not want to get anyone’s hopes up by estimating a new date yet. As much as I wish it wasn’t so, the game needs more work. I probably won’t be giving a new date until the game is basically done and dusted.

Trust me, I want this game done as much as you! But as much as I wish I could work on this full time, this game is still a part time job/passion project. Things outside my control get in the way. And l am learning as I go as well, this being my first game. (Definitely took the long way round on a few things.) If I’ve learned any lesson so far it is this: everything takes longer than you expect. Then add some more time on top of that.

Lastly, thank you all for your continued patience 💙 I hope you’ll enjoy the game when it comes out this year. I am enjoying making it. Even if it isn’t going as smoothly as I had hoped.

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I don't think this has been asked and I'd be surprised if it didn't. But it is I feel, an important ask. We must finally know. Tiddies. Biggest to smallest. And maybe also a squish level if it's not too inappropriate?

A very important question and I had to answer as soon as I saw it.

Biggest is obviously Lir. He’s got them tig ol biddies and he knows it. Perfect for resting your head on after a hard day.

Followed by Eli. Also the squishiest of the bunch. Their size is kinda camouflaged by his copious chest hair tho 😔 Also the warmest tits.

Wren’s in third

Then Kai

Damián

Xander

Rook

Azriel

And Cass sadly has very little tit to speak of. He’s the stringiest of beans but we love him anyway.

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Romance in Twin Coves

Something I've been thinking about while working on the script for Twin Coves is how the romance works. I think I've talked before about how the romance in the game isn't just about flirting with the ROs enough. It's about who the MC is as a person, and thus not all ROs are going to fall for every MC. (You will know about halfway though the game if your MC has caught your desired RO's eye.)

I read an article awhile ago about treating romance in games like kindness coins vs a house of cards. (The article was here, but it now directs to a 404 page sadly.) With kindness coins... you just say the "right" thing the correct amount of times and voila romance unlocked. And that's a fine way to do romance. Certainly makes it easier on the writer. But that's not really how romance... works.

Saying the "right" thing to someone 15 times in real life doesn't equal romance. What about who you are as a person? What about who they are? Do you have things in common? How do you treat other people? Just complimenting someone, saying flirty things, and giving them a gift isn't how real love works.

Something I'm trying (emphasis on trying) to do in Twin Coves is have the romances be based on more then just saying a nice thing to get a point towards winning over the RO of your choice. The choices the MC makes throughout the game outside of the romance also effect the romance. Even little things like the song they pick in the car.

Of course, some ROs are easier to woo than others. That's true to life as well. Some ROs already have feelings for the MC, so there is probably very little the MC could do to ruin that. Some ROs are quite determined to keep their feelings out of it, and will take more effort. Not just flirting, but getting to know them and them getting to know the main character back. Building up a sense of trust. There is one RO who is very difficult to romance. I think it may even make some players mad as there is a very strict requirement for entering into a romance with him I don't think some players will want to make. (Actually, there's probably a couple that fit this description.) However, that's also true to life. Some things are deal breakers, for either the MC or the RO. Good news: there's eight other routes to pick from!

And, in a similar vein, not every route is going to appeal to everyone. You may have thought Eli was hot, for example, only to realize he's not for you once you get to know him. Or maybe a route you thought you'd hate will surprise you. That's definitely happened to me a few times. I put off a route thinking I wouldn't like the RO... only for that route to become my favorite.

This is also why there are no flirt indicators in the game. Because there are no kindness coins. I don't want players to think about choices as right or wrong - only as what's true to their MC. You may be surprised as to who you attract. Also, any option that is romantic is going to be pretty obvious. I also don’t want players to feel they have to make a certain romantic choice to win their RO over. Whether you go in for a kiss or feel it’s more true to the MC to wait… the RO isn’t going to be secretly keeping score on you.

(I am keeping score though. Just don’t look too far behind the curtain. Point systems are the only way I know how to program. I just don’t want it to feel like a point system, ya know?)

And for those who just wanna kiss everyone, goddamnit!! There is always the walkthrough 💙

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We know Xander is rich, but how is the financial situation of the rest of the LIs?

Rook is even more wealthy than Xander. He is a prince after all. Though it’s mostly in magic.

Damián is doing well but most of that is savings from his previous life/job.

Azriel… He doesn’t really need money when he has his deals lol

Kai is comfortable but not rich by any means.

Same for Eli. He’s got just enough, but he also doesn’t need a lot. He’d be happy in a shack in the woods.

Lir has a typical bartender’s income. He doesn’t need a lot either. Same as Eli, he’d be happy in a shack on the beach.

Cass has about two nickels to his name. He does pick up random jobs wherever he goes to pay for food and rent though.

Wren has no money :(

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Why does Halsin have underwear on now!! No!!! His buns of steel were the best part 😭

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Karlach, the hottest woman in Baldur’s Gate 🔥

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Hi hi! Hope you're doing well! So, can we know which RO's like to spoil the MC? Like, spoil them ROTTEN. In greatest to least order or however feels best to you?

Xander is king of spoiling the MC. They better get comfortable with lavish gifts and quick.

Followed by Rook, Azriel, Damián, Lir, Kai, Eli, Wren, and Cass. Not that the ROs lower on the list don’t spoil MC. They just might show love in other ways more.

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Morgan. And Morgan.

Posted this on yesterday’s KS update and a few weeks ago on Patreon, but it needed to be shared here too.

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Here are the fourteen-year-old versions of the extra-snazzy character bios! It’s such a lovely display for such unfortunate circumstances, haha. Step 2 is a rough time.

Our Life: Now & Forever is a nostalgic Visual Novel where you create your own character and grow from childhood to adulthood with your two closest neighbors. It’s currently in development by GB Patch Games.

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