#fictif love and lies

[adventures-in-re]

its definitely a work in progress but im gonna go ahead and share the link to the folder of love letters/postcards/official digital merch i've collected for the arcana/fictif so far for preservation. some folders are empty right now but i'll update it as i collect more stuff.

shoutsout to rubinaitoart for the arcana love letters and mothacabra for scans of the postcards and sage's love letter!

[pettygurlboy]

I wish Franny could've been a love interest, her design is so cute and I loved her personality sm.

[anak-sapi]

Fictif is so sick for doing this

[fictifgames]

Have you met Uncle Sam in Heir To Love And Lies?

[normalbitch]

ink Sergio portrait

i miss em 😢

[hotchocolatelovesyou]

All of them suck, leave me alone

[shipwreck-letters]

Happy Birthday! 🎂🍰🎇✨

For my amazing friend @bennytotting Happy birthday!! I hope I did Althea justice, and I hope you have a fun, happy and wonderful birthday!

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Everything was almost complete. It would just be a matter of minutes, now. It was Althea’s birthday, and the two monsters of the House had already planned long before to make it a memorable birthday. 

As best as they could, anyway. Neither of them had actually celebrated their own birthday, but Althea was special to them. They were determined to try their best. 

Casimir followed the smell of baked goods--Sweet and airy, and the warmth of the oven opened, just as he suspected before peeking around the kitchen door. 

He wasn't quite prepared for the feast set out across the kitchen island; Tiered cakes, roasts, ranging from tooth-aching sweet and delectably savory, all aesthetically pleasing to the nines. 

"Nom de Dieu. When you said you would handle the food, I didn’t expect you to go this far.”

“Is it too much?” Rainier’s eyes widened. Casimir quickly shook his head before Rainier’s spirit could be dampened. 

“Not at all! I’m just surprised, is all. The dining room is all decorated, everything is ready.” Although Casimir feared he would need to set up even more tables than the four he had already arranged. He walked around the kitchen island, peering at the multi-tiered birthday cake.

"It seems like you're almost finished?"

"Not even close!" 

Casimir's eyebrows raised; Rainier was focused more on working, but the shock in his voice was clear. 

"Humans always have huge feasts, right? And birthdays are important? And I like to cook! Win-win."

"I suppose. I cannot remember the last time I celebrated my own birthday… Is there something I can do?"

He wasn't sure what exactly he could do, as all that seemed left was the guest of honor to be celebrated. 

Before Rainier could answer, Casimir's stomach  growled instead, and Rainier's ear twitched, a grin blooming on his lips.

"If you want to, I'll handle everything here. You can find Althea, and bring her here. Oh, but keep it a surprise! Is that alright? Are you hungry now? I can hurry if you're hungry!"

"Non, that's alright!" Casimir quickly interluded, shaking his head. "I, ah- I'll let you finish in peace. It looks fantastic, Rainier."

Tail thumping against the counter, Rainier's grin stretched even more. Casimir took his leave, ignoring his stomach growling again, to duck out of the kitchen and wander the House once more. 

~

Quiet sounds of paper filled the room, as Althea carefully removed faded wallpaper from the empty room, lost in her thoughts and the task at hand.

She jumped slightly when Casimir knocked softly on the doorframe, relaxing her shoulders when she realized who it was. 

"Good evening, Casimir." She smiled, setting tools aside to rise. "What's got you looking like that?"

"Like what, mon cher?" Casimir asked, although he was failing to hide the soft smile on his lips as he watched Althea's face warm. "Seeing you simply makes me happier than ever." 

He leaned over, lacing his fingers with theirs and planting a kiss on their cheek, then the other. Althea squeaked, covering her face with her elbow to hide her flustered state. 

"Casimir!" 

She squeezed his hand, taking a moment to come back down before facing her love. "You're up to something."

"Me? How so?" Casimir hummed, and Althea poked his chest. "I only came to remind you that dinner is almost ready."

"Is Rainier cooking?" Althea parted from Casimir to tidy up their workspace, listening to Casimir as she did so. 

"He is. It's quite significant this time, he says. A spring festival, I believe."

"That's the only occasion?"

"Hm...I believe so." Casimir cleared his throat. He waited patiently for Althea to clean up, before extending his hand once more in invitation. 

"You've been working all day. Let us take a break tonight, and celebrate something special." 

Althea gently took his hand, smiling at their fingers intertwined. "That sounds lovely, Casimir. I'm excited."

Casimir smiled. He felt a little bad about dodging the real purpose of the dinner, but he remembered Rainier's request to keep it a secret. 

Together, they headed back through the halls of the House towards the dining room. 

Althea could smell Rainier's cooking from a mile away. Always delicious, but there was an air of difference--She glanced at Casimir, tilting her head. She passingly remembered it was her birthday, but as long as she could spend time with Casimir and Rainier, she was content and satisfied. 

Casimir stopped at the doors, knocking first. Althea tilted her head. 

"Is it a surprise?"

"You could say that." Casimir said, before the doors flung open inward, and Rainier scooped up both Althea and Casimir in his arms.

"You made it!!" 

Althea peeked over Rainier's shoulder and her eyes widened. 

'Happy Birthday!' banners fluttered, strung up across the room with balloons in her favorite colors, hanging decorations and galore, including the mind-boggling food set out across multiple tables.

"Wha...?" Althea blinked as she was set on her feet again, one hand in Rainier's and the other in Casimir's. 

"It's your birthday, right?" Rainier said. "Casimir and I made this for you!" 

Althea's face exploded in blush, and even Casimir's face reddened as he cleared his throat. 

"We, ah- We wanted to give you a proper celebration. You deserve it, after all."

"I don't know what to say..." Althea felt her chest flutter with so many emotions, all hard to contain, but she smiled, hoping she could show it through her shyness. "Thank you both, so much."

Rainier's tail waved with glee. "Did you see the cake? Do you like it? Do you want to eat? I hope I made enough for everyone."

Althea glanced between Casimir and Rainier, laughing quietly. "I love it so much. Are we ready to eat?"

"Yes, please." Casimir's stomach growled again. "I'm starving." 

~

“You light the candles on the cake. Every year you add another candle to wish upon, and one more for the next year.” Althea explained, gently pushing colorful candles into the cake. 

Rainier watched with awe, and Casimir hummed as he helped Althea. 

“Now…” Althea stepped back. “We light it. Ah…Would you like to do the honors, Rainier?” 

“Please be careful.” Casimir warned, not wanting to see the table be set aflame. Rainier puffed out his chest.

“I was made for this! Watch!” 

Althea could see Casimir tense as flames billowed out, lighting all of the candles in one breath (And melting some of the candle wax, and the icing…). She laughed, winding her arm around Casimir’s, her other hand embracing Rainier’s. 

“It’s perfect. Um…” She took a deep breath, looking at the both of them. “I can’t thank you both enough. This is…This has been really special to me. I don’t usually celebrate my birthday but…I’ll definitely remember this forever.” 

Althea closed her eyes, her chest warm and fuzzy. “I wish…” 

For all the things she could ask for, she couldn’t think of much that hadn’t already come true. 

She took a deep breath, and made her wish.

[fictifile]

courting the crown / gwydion’s route / part 4 of ?

[lordiavolo]

Ok

[dreamtydraw]

Hello from the Fishbowl!

Oh I’m so glad you and plant anon agree with me on my vn red flags/icks! Like I said a lot of the red flags and icks I tend to have are really subjective so I get that some people will love what I kinda hate but it’s nice to see I’m not alone on stuff :)

Also, is it bad that I kinda wanna hear more about Heir to Love and Lie? I’ve never played any Fictif games but this sounds like some hot gossip I want in on, tell me more about how bad of a game it is lol. From an outsider perspective I think it’s kinda funny how it’s like “Yes the Fictif app has a bunch of great and fun stories with a ton of good content- NO DONT LOOK AT THAT STORY ITS HIDEOUS-” I know the stories are probably made by different teams so it makes sense that there’s differences in quality but still

Last Legacy and now Roadkill have peaked my interest since I’ve seen you talk about it here (I had never heard of Fictif at all before) but I’ve been a little hesitant to give the games a try because they’re mobile games and frankly I’m not the biggest fan of playing vn style games on mobile, I used to all the time but the grinding for stuff like story keys just to get content that may or may not be good kinda grated on me so I stopped and haven’t looked back. But idk maybe I’ll decide to give Fictif a chance when I have the time, your love for the games are definitely convincing me to give it a shot :)

Also I hope you get better soon and you’re not sick with anything too serious! Take care of yourself!

-🐟

( ok i’ll do proganda about the good game of fictif ask me about htlal on another ask )

Ok so i’ll start by saying that you should def play roadkil, last legacy and monster manor on the fictif app, WITH A CRACKED VERSION! If you have an Android play with a mod app and you won’t have to pay for the special choice ( you still have to wait for keys tho but it’s manageable) I personally use Modyolo. With the mod there is no grind, you just wait for your keys to regenerate to play the chapters.

Why you should play last legacy ? Last legacy is a really well written fantasy romance made by queers, for queers with good queers characters. The narrative is limited but realize that fans of this game haven’t had update in 2 years and we all still love this, that how good the game is for us. What I really appreciate is the approach of the romance, the well-written worldbuilding, and the interesting plot and evolution of the li throughout the story + bonus points the art is really pretty + the music is awesome

This is an otome where you feel the passion of the dev because of all the details and care they put into the characters. It sad that we’ll never get an ending but just because it’s my second favorite otome after Our life i really recomand.

Now another wonderful story on the app is Monster manor. It’s a reviseted tale of beauty and the beast where mc is a reparator that come helps the resident of the manor to fix the place and also fix their issue. Again it’s very well written and although you can get subtile subtext on romance this one is very axed on exploring the character's mental health and their story of self-improvement. ALSO IT HAS A CANON TRANS DRAGON CREATURE WHO’S THE SWEETEST I LOVE HIM HE’S SO WHOLESOME-

Bonus the music is so good i even added it on my spotify- and good art

Monster Manor is one of those stories that leave a very specific feeling in you. I don't know how to describe it but it just has a lot of wholesomeness and character going troughs sad but relatable problems that you see get better and makes you happy that they're healing.

now.... my guilty pleasure.... Roadkil !

THE BROMANCE OF THIS GAME IS SO GOOD I swear

Objectively: This game feels like a wild mess of fan fiction with random scenario after scenario and cliché horror moments, but oh man the ambiance. The best trio of Li, they are close friends, and in the 3 routes the group is just such an amazing friend group. The characters are lovely and it's like reading a bad yet good wattpad fanfic : well written ? no ? But the ideas ? good !

Like i said, this game is based on cliché of horror movies but also on american culture ( which I learned trought this game lol ). It has longer chapters than the other two games (except Tess but Tess got hit by the sexism of a greedy company that wants shirtless men in dating sim to attract gurls ) BUT they all shine.

Poe's route had me ugly crying in the end, Howie's ending is AWFULL but I had a great time, Tess is actually a superbe F Li even whith the dev having to cut her short and ruin her ending, she shine very britgh in the other routes and her own ( for ex she's the one with a shotgun and the one that won you and howie a teddy bear )

I really need more people to play roadkill because it's an underated banger in my opinion and it has many great scenes in the mess of scenarios ( the intro is really good for ecxemple )

Like, when I say not all game needs to be well written? That's what I'm talking about, this one is a hot delightful mess

ANYWAY! My rambling was long but I hope it was interessing !

[adventures-in-re]

the part of me that wants to collect all the arcana/fictif love letter pdfs for preservation purposes vs the part of me that doesnt want to give dorian any money: FIGHT

[bastart13]

Small vent about the arcana under the cut

I didn't realise how lucky I've been that usually after a couple of years of being deeply invested in a piece of media, I find another one and transition out of it rather than having it sort of... fade while I'm still here.

Having all the main routes end, Portia's being reduced in content and Muriel's writing not being as good as the others, then having this sort of flail for more content makes me feel sad in a way I didn't expect. I still love the art style, the characters, and a lot of the game but whenever I see something from the social medias or the fandom or the original game I'm just struck with this sadness that it's fizzling out rather than stopping on its own terms.

I understand the Arcana was by far the most popular thing Nix Hydra had made but I feel like they got trapped trying to keep it going despite being finished, rather than focusing on their new stories. Fictif had so much potential but then the stories were either stereotypical, poorly-thought out, or less queer. Last Legacy was the closest they came because the devs put effort into taking what worked about the Arcana (the separate routes and full plotlines for each LI) while sticking to their own tone and trying new things. But then the entire team quit because they weren't being treated well, the other stories were rushed or combined, and then everything was bought out.

It just sucks something I love so much and something that inspired me to improve my art more than anything fell to mismanagement and I can't look at anything official for it for too long without being sad because some executives forgot to treat their writers and artists, the reason for the game's popularity, with any respect

[anonymous-eggy]

i had been talking to a friend and we had an idea that had been stuck with me for a while😃

um. vampire au👀 mc can also be a vamp but VAMPIRE AU…Nicky with sharp teeth..hehe… and red glowing eyes…

apparently i lied when i said i wasnt very interested in Nicky anymore. i think its just seasonal. warm weather brings back the need to think ab him. time to go through my dusty old inbox and spout gibberish at the ghosts.

jealous of anon for having a friend to talk ab Nicky with fr. if only fictif didnt suck and get abandoned, I'd force my friends to play it.

AS HOT AS VAMPIRE NICKY WOULD BE...I HAVE TO TALK AB VAMP MC

poor Nicky trying to hide the fact that he, a catholic (or so he swears, despite not acting very catholic) sicilian mob boss, is in love with a chaotic arsonist (possibly queer as hell) vampire mc is so so funny.

Like. suddenly he's also completely nocturnal bc he wants to spend time around his love and Chris is like "dude you never wanna do meetings during the day anymore, why do i have to go to all your daytime meetings" and Nicky has to try to pass off an excuse.

----

Chris: whatcha got there?

Nicky, holding a parasol over his vampire lover while holding their drink: alcohol :D

----

also... him allowing mc to bite his neck and then practically begging for it next time you need blood bc surprise this 6 foot somethin' mafia boss found out he gets a lil hot, bothered, and submissive when you bite him and drink his blood. straddle his lap while doin it to feel the effects what who said that. anyway. uh. 👀

the absolute confusion this man would feel in terms of whats possible and his faith. can someone be catholic and horny for a vampire lover? surely he can bc he also finds it hot how "wrong" it is despite how good it feels. but yeah tbh he wouldnt think too much bc he canonically doesn't think too hard ab love he just goes with what he feels and doesnt question much further than that.

(side tangent: i adore him so much for being one of the only love interests I've ever seen that canonically uses no labels for his sexuality. no label representation. i adore that he doesnt wanna be put in a box. and its not just because he lives in the 1920s and doesnt have the word for his sexuality, he just truly doesnt vibe with labelling his sexuality. good for him. if you didnt know this, surprise! thats a fun fact from this dumbass who knows practically everything about his character bc i cant be chill about anything and must know everything)

anyway for example with my self insert(ish) mc: trans gay little vampire man who turns into a sgrunkly little bat and hangs from his chandelier in protest that Nicky had to go to a daytime meeting for once? Nicky comes out of the kitchen with a lil platter of fruits to lure him down for a cuddle by the fire place while sweetly apologizing bc god forbid he do his job and not suffer the wrath of a little clingy dustball squeaking at him.

OR NICKY TUCKING LITTLE BAT MC IN HIS COAT DURING THE DAY WHILE HE DOES HIS ROUNDS CHECKING ON HIS BUSINESSES?! he just reaches into his coat every now and then to give his love a little scritch on the head 😭 and everyone around him gets nervous that he's hiding something super valuable or dangerous that he doesnt wanna lose (which is true, but not in the way they think)

see also: Nicky getting into some trouble during the night and being all chill ab it and saying to the guys "oh im not the one you gotta be afraid of" and the guys laughing until guard dog Mc appears, absolutely pissed, hungry, and ready to hunt their fill for the night.

and mc just randomly one day being like "you realize im a good 200 years older than you, right." after Nicky says something that implies Mc is younger and Nicky immediately lights up and just begins asking baseball history questions, not even phased by Mc saying that. which is much to Mc's dread.

my brain worms have recently been obsessed with the concept of a mob boss falling in love with a vampire anyway, so this is prime thinks for me.

i shall continue rotating this in my mind.

[synergysilhouette]

I miss Fictif, but it was far from flawless

I actually got into this series because of "The Arcana" (plus romance games don't often let you play as anything other than a female lead), but I found that even though I liked it's potential, it fell short a lot of the time, either romantically or story-wise. I'm obviously disappointed that I can't customize my character's appearence, but I think I'm in the minority with that one. Allow me to list my grievances and nit-picks with the app.

In general--Female routes are short and underdeveloped. I don't even romance women IRL, but this was just sad. Anika, Tess, Valentina, and Celia are the only female love interests to have solo routes while the rest are in one-route stories--and Valentina didn't even get a route before Dorian took over and effectively stopped updating the app!

"Two Against the World"--As much as I love Nicky, this story turned me off as a gay male player. The writing feels female-coded, and no acknowledgement of the stigma of two men being in a relationship in 1920s New York is ever mentioned. It'd make more sense if the setting was INSPIRED by 1920s New York, but in reality was a completely different location--but that wasn't the case. It felt like a big mifire in storytelling.

"Heir to Love & Lies"--I cannot overstate how much of a disappointment this story was. In both Sergio and Chava's route, Chava starts off very friendly and sweet before becoming aggressive and secretive. This doesn't really make any sense since he's your childhood best friend and (spoiler) he doesn't kill La Dama Rosa in either route. Plus in Chava's route, Aurora becomes very cruel and blames us for getting her family (re)involved with the cartel, even though in actuality she involved us--a point Chava tells us to let go, and then we apologize. For what?! And the end of Sergio's route is confusing, as you go through a dream sequence where he either kills you and takes your money or you get him arrested for killing La Dama Rosa. I think it's supposed to represent your fears and mistrust of him and symbolize how you need to let your concerns go if you wanna marry him, but it feels uncomfortable since it's not explained well at all. It felt like we just saw the future and we said "I don't care." Plus he asks us stuff about kids, our wedding, and where we'd live, and he took NONE of my decisions into account for the final chapter.

"Roadkill"--I was SO confused on what was the result of the wish and what wasn't. Did Douglas' wish create werewolves, vampires, and witches along with zombies? Or did they already exist before the zombie wish? If it's the latter, there's no need to involve zombies. Plus Howie's amnesia arc in the last chapter was rushed and unnecessary, while Poe came off as judgmental and snarky and Tess' route was short and rushed.

"Catch Me in Miami"--I couldn't get into Miguel because he was so obviously a bad boy and I don't do bad boys. Maybe if he was more coy about it like Nicky than being obvious about it, I'd be into him.

"For the Love of Gods"--Great potential, but rushed and I DESPISE how we're forced to romance everyone. Why can't I just choose how many people I'm interested in?

"Ghosted"--Probably my least favorite story. Jesse's ghost story does sound interesting, but his personality and how rushed it was ruined it for me.

"Hollywoodland"--Rushed, but it had great potential.

"Snow Falling in Love"--It felt like a waste not to tie this with "Roadkill" due to Sawyer's involvement, and Elise was CRAZY obsessed with us.

"Courting the Crown"--Beautiful Potential, but again, rushed, rushed, rushed.

"The Last Legacy"--Probably the best plot of them all, but Felix and Sage weren't my type physically or personality-wise; I'd rather go for Felix's dads.

I didn't include other stories because they either weren't finished or I didn't complete them.

[fictifgames]

Today is International Coffee Day ☕ What's your go-to order, and do you think Chava would like it?

[poisonouswritings]

OZZY HELLO I HAVE GOTTEN MY FRIEND INTO FICTIF AND HER MONSTERFUCKER TENDENCIES HAVE LED HER TO CASIMIR

MAY I HAVE SOME CASIMIR HEADCANONS AND STUFF FOR FRIEND PLEASE THANK YOU VERY MUCH I PROVIDE DOG PHOTOS FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE FICTIF FANS

Dog tax dog tax dog tax! Yay!!

While I do constantly mourn Last Legacy I wanna take a second to be super sad about Monster Manor. While I'm not much of a fan of the 'shove all the LIs into one route' type of story that all the stories did towards the end, I still really liked it.

Anyways here's some Casimir hcs!!

I mentioned here that Casimir is afraid of heights. I don't remember it being said in the story at all (but it's also been a little while since I've read it) but I Do Not Care!!

He's definitely a morning person. Because of his rocky relationship with The House, it doesn't always provide him with a ton of windows and natural light, so he tries to get in as much as he can. Once you start smoothing things out between them, House does provide more giant windows for Casimir to get light and air through.

Cas,, sleeping,,, in sun beam?? Both in monster form and human form. He also has a pillow or blanket or something to lay down, though.

He'll teach you and Rainer French! Bonus points if you actually already know French, and you can tell him how much the language has evolved. It's pretty melancholic for him.

Rainer (inadvertently) lightens the mood by asking Cas to make toast so they can have French Toast.

That being said, Cas cooks for you all the time even before you start dating!! He's been alone for so long (Mimi nonwithstanding) that he's nearly forgotten how much fun it can be to cook for someone else.

He also tries to learn what dragons eat to make special stuff for Rainer, with mixed results.

After you start dating then he's constantly also baking you desserts and stuff. Loves making things heart-shaped. Always suave about it but when you earnestly thank him he gets a little flustered.

Listen... Listen... Cas has been alone for so long that sometimes he forgets there are other people in the house now... He'll be doing something in the kitchen and you'll come in and ask him something and he jumps a foot in the air. Happens less frequently as time goes on but still.

See,, he's,,, he's still got a 16th century (or whenever he's from) tolerance meter for PDA so like you hold his hand or kiss his cheek or ruffle his hair or something and he fucking dies. Face turns as red as a tomato. He tries to get used to it - especially when you explain how standards have changed and this sort of thing is completely normal - but it's a slow process.

His hair isn't long enough to braid but you can put it in a little bun/ponytail.

His monster fur is long enough to braid though!! You can totally do that. He likes it.

In his monster form, he rubs up against you a lot to get his scent on you. Be prepared for shedding. He always gets you a lint roller once he's human again. Will accept your teasing but might pout a little.

He actually can flirt but if Rainer walks into the room, Cas just completely goes silent and buries his face in the nearest soft surface because Rainer is very innocently and loudly asking 'WhAt'S a MiGnOnNe/MiGnOn??' (feminine/masculine word for 'cute' in French, according to Google)

doescashaveaheat???yeahhefuckingdoesbutthatsawholeotherpostforawholeothertime