chemistry: a seat in the first row, diligent note taking, falling asleep in a textbook, color coded sticky notes but with no real system, fingers running across old ink
literature: studying in bed, a cat snoozing on the pillow, orchestral movie soundtracks playing softly, rereading passages that were absentmindedly passed through
math: strong cups of coffee, graph paper planners, crowded lecture halls, a furrowed brow, warm sweaters, that one special spot in the library
history: clicking pens, stacks and stacks of books, annotations in the margins, study sessions spread out on the floor, flickering candles, working in complete silence
biology: colorful illustrations, well worn flashcards, reusable water bottles, always breaking pencil lead, carefully drafting important emails
art: getting lost in readings, pastry and a coffee, receipts repurposed as bookmarks, love for rainy days, in class hand raising anxiety, a whirlwind of a backpack
world languages: early mornings, a deep seated quizlet addiction, studying with friends, practicing presentations aloud in an empty room, fidgeting in chairs, detailed study guides
engineering: hands running through hair, cups of tea either drank while they’re too hot or entirely forgotten, typing quickly, the sound as hallways fill in between classes
music: stretching fingers after long periods of writing, 11:59 submission for a 12:00 deadline, celebrating the completion of a task with something sweet, deep respect for teachers
IT’S HERE
Case Three: Chapter One (“A Love Story”) is available to play here!
This is a story-driven chapter, so sit back and enjoy the ride 😉
As always, feedback is appreciated. Let me know your thoughts about the chapter - I’d love to hear it!
For coding errors, please let me know which line the error occurs at (ChoiceScript should display it in their error message).
Reblogs, as always, are more than welcome ✨
List of Romance Options for the series:
Hadrian
Alessa
Alain
Ysabella
The Pirate King
Neia
Lance
Rafael
initially it’ll be funny but I guarantee u will all end up in tears missing the good times and thinking wow that was crazy I love u all
The Patreon demo has been updated with over 40k words.
In this new update, you can see what the ROs do in their free time. The said free time might include:
smutty poetry
prostitutes
plenty of cookies
Also, try to remain calm and stay alive.
Public update is coming on 19th of November. Thank you for your patience!
people are always like “are you a morning person or a night person” and I’m just like buddy I’m barely even a person
my skills include reading an entire page of an academic text without absorbing a single word
Me n the girls sitting upon the shattered corpse of a false god
If Baiae is underwater then pour one out for Apulia and Venice I guess 😔🙏
Baiae is a real place, an ancient Roman settlement currently underwater, so worry not, both Venice and Apulia are alright in the Rose's world.
Baiae was known to be one of the most opulent resorts of the old empire. Here are some of its ruins. A pity we'll never see it in its former glory.
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01.10.23: The first part of chapter 2 is now available to play over on itch.io. This includes the Blackwater route only. To access the new content, ensure that you choose to stay in Blackwater rather than leave for Highfell. Saves should work - though I advise you to still keep a save at the end of chapter 1, since any later updates to chapter 2 will require you to play from the start of the chapter again.
Along with the new content, various edits include:
The companions will now introduce themselves with their pronouns, as well as various other characters - Branwen, Mal, Hawkell, etc.
Edited the input process for hunters that use no pronouns. This should help clean up any clunky sentences where the companions talk to/about the hunter as well as allow for the hunter to properly introduce themself with just their name.
A new codex entry on Magic.
Alchemists can now choose to have hand tattoos (though the continuity for this has yet to be fixed).
New content warnings include animal death. This is only in one path, and it is avoidable, relying entirely on the player choosing whether it happens or not.
As always, please feel free to message me here with feedback or if you run into any typos, errors, or bugs, and I’ll work on getting them patched out for you all as soon as possible.
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