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Opinion Warranted

Hello, everyone!

I come again with a request for help. I'm sorry the two posts this month so far are about me wanting your opinion, but more (fun) posts are coming! Including a progress report on Friday ♡

But, for now, I'd really appreciate your help with this. It's hard for me sometimes to judge a chapter's 'practical' length — of which I mean, the playable length — because I...

Open heart or tilted lips?

I'm expanding a neat little scene, and I'd love your help with something. If your Romanus was requested to "Tell me something you never told anyone before," what would that be?

Would they lie, be sincere, or make light of it?

Just to give you some examples of what I wrote:

• 1) "I miss home... terribly."

• 2) "I'm afraid of drowning."

• 3) "I ne...

  2025-02-10 17:03:50 +0000 UTC View Post

January Q&Q — All ROs

• Hadrian massages Romanus soothingly to ease the tension from their passionate lovemaking.

Strong, broad hands press down on your shoulder blades. You let out a sigh from your sore throat, but it hitches when the hands travel down all along your spine and sweep over your buttocks. There, they stop and softly massage the plump flesh....

Q&A Submissions

Hello! I have a few ideas about this month's bonus content, but alas, none of it... appeals to me as of now. So, I thought we could do another Q&A! I feel like it's been a long time.

Ask me (or the characters) anything you'd like! If you don't have a question, use the prompts I linked in the Cherry Prompts or make some of your own — just please direct it at one charact...

Alpha Build — Breaking and Entering

Here's the second part of Chapter 3!

With this update, I added the missing 'oblivious' Vallen path and the branch on which you don't go meet Vallen, thus completing the second big part of Chapter 3.

Without further delays, play the Alpha here!!

As always, If you see paragrap...

DashingDon

As most of you are probably aware, DashingDon will be closing at the end of this month. Although the news didn't surprise me (there was writing on the wall), I was still shaken by its finality.

I've been in this IF niche for a long time. I remember when authors used to share via Dropbox and the panic that spread when they changed their security settings — DashingDon swept in and saved t...

Lingering Glance

Romanus 😳

"Lord, ${Name}." Hadrian exhales. "You're trying to kill me."

*choice

3) "Hmm." You pull him in. "I was thinking more along the lines of you wrecking me."

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Alessa's thumb caresses your cheekbone, bringing your attention back to her. "You will be in more danger than me. I—" She looks down. "I demand you be here ...

Progress Report

Hello, hello!

I started coding on the 7th, and it's only been four days, but it feels like it's been two weeks. I got so much done!!! I had to adjust a couple of scenes — some of the dialogue and descriptions weren't my best — but other than that, it's been smooth sailing. 😊

I had forgotten some of the dialogues in the non-Vallen path that made me giddy to read xD Lance, that...

Sneak Peek

Alessa's turn at a Freudian slip? 🤔

As she passes by you, you feel cold fingers brushing your wrist. Her pale face looks ghostly under the shadows of the hood, but this close, you see her soft blue eyes on you. "I will be inside," Alessa says, her voice calmer than you've heard all day.

You turn your hand and grab her forearm, forcing her to stop. Ducking your head,...

Announcement

Hello everyone!!!!

I hope you had a fantastic end to 2024 and that you started 2025 with your best foot forward!! 🎉Health, wealth, and happiness to you all! ♡

My family will be leaving on the 6th of January (😭😭), after which I'll devote myself entirely to coding. I've been working in the morning whenever I can, but I miss sitting down and losing myse...

Christmas Special — All ROs

You feel like you're beneath an avalanche, but it is one of warmth.

A big, heavy quilt topped with a heavier blanket crushes your chest and envelops your limbs in a dream-like warmness that reminds you of childhood days. Your eyes are half-lidded, drunk with sleep, and when you stretch your legs to feel the pleasant ache in your muscles, your toes slip out of the quill.

Cold bites a...

Alpha Build

Happy Holidays, everyone! And, for those who celebrate it, Happy Christmas Eve!!!! 🎁🎅 May you eat delicious food, wear corny outfits, and be with your loved ones.

Here is a big part of the update — as predicted, I didn't have time to code everything I've written, but I left it in a good spot. I'll code the rest in January!

Four essential things to know ...

Progress Report

Hello, everyone!

I just wanted to pop in for a quick progress report. Yesterday, I finished writing all the missing variables and left-over scenes in my to-do list for the next update, which means I finished the second part of Chapter 3! 😊

I spent the day today facing my greatest enemy: code.

But it wasn't that bad xD Mostly, I needed to revise some past scenes to fit the n...

Sneak Peek

I love them 🥺

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Billy is assaulting the hay.

You could barely take the bridle off his mouth with how fast he was gulping it down. The attack roused Elly and Kroner from their peaceful sleep, but the horses didn't mind it.

They were ecstatic. As soon as he stepped into the barn, Elly neighed and lowered her head to sniff at Bill...

Lingering Glance

I love it when Romanus confuses Rafael with their kindness 😆. It's super effective.

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*choice: "I see," you say. "Thank you."

"I see," you say, "thank you."

Rafael's head snaps back. "What?"

"Thank you," you repeat. "For being here to guide me."

Rafael stares at you for a moment. You can't make out the face undern...

First Times — Hadrian & Alessa (Mature)

Cold prickles at his skin like a little thousand needles. Hadrian shakes his head like a dog, sending rainwater everywhere. "Lord in Heaven," he says, removing his dripping coat and stepping out of his boots. "It's like the skies are falling down."

"It's getting worse, isn't it?" you answer from behind. Hadrian turns around to see you shedding your cape and wringing ...

Destined Pairs — Pirate, Neia, Lance & Vallen

Part 2 of the Cherry Prompts!

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All that's missing is a water-wracked deck swinging up and down under your feet.

Everything else reeks of piracy. The salt-encrusted walls, the tables nailed to the wooden floor, the windows barred with iron bars, the lanterns prot...

Progress Report

Late Friday!

Or, possibly, very early Saturday, depending on where you are. 😋

I didn't make a Progress Report last week because, due to an unexpected (and annoying) stomach flu, the few days I had planned to set aside for Patreon content turned into almost a week. So, last Friday, I only had little progress to report.

That teaches me not to leave the patreon content for las...

Mature Prompts — Pirate, Neia, Rafael & Vallen

I'm sorry these are so late. I had a stomach bug that knocked me down for two days. I hope you enjoy it! ❤️

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His hands brush down your back, following the dip of your spine. You can feel the cuts on his fingers and the burns on his palms, and when he tips his face to the side, his beard tickles your chin and cheeks.

The bedsheets are soft, fresh, and ...

Mature Prompts

The other post was so much fun to write, so I want to do something similar for the Mature content.

I saw this list and thought that some of them could make up for cute scenarios. 🤭

Credit to scealaiscoite.tumblr.com

non-sexual intimacy prompts ˗ˏˋ ꒰ 🍊 ꒱

⋆ “no...

2024-10-26 22:01:58 +0000 UTC View Post

Mini game— Hadrian, Alessa, Alain & Ysabella

Here's Part 1 of the Cherry Prompts! 

Thank you so much to all who commented. ❤

Link

I hope you enjoy it! 🌹

Cherry Picking 🍒

I'm planning the content for this month's Bonus Posts, and while I had something in mind... I'm in the mood for something light-hearted.

So, I was browsing Tumblr, looking for pictures or inspiration, and came across one of those prompt posts. And I loved it!!

Can you pick whichever prompt you like from these two lists? Some are modern — staying at hotels, etc. — but I can chang...

Progress Report

Hello!

This progress report is a bit late because I only accomplished the goal I wanted to achieve this very afternoon. Before that, all I had to say was, 'I'm writing!' and that, as much as I like saying it, makes for a poor post.

Anyway, I finished the first version of the Vallen get-together! I like it soooo much!!!!! But it wasn't without its challenges.

When I reached a c...

Progress Report

3k words today!!!

It's not as good as last time, but it's nice nonetheless. I feel like this represents last week perfectly—with hiccups but, overall, a productive week.

First of all, I achieved my goal and more. I finished scene 2, and I'm more than halfway through the ...

Sneak Peek

What could this be about? 🤔

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Convoluted emotions swirl in the hurricane of your scattered thoughts, but you stand at the center of it, in the Eye of the storm, and your head has never been clearer.

1) Hot, sizzling, boiling anger explodes within you.

2) Laughter bubbles up your throat.

3) A cold shiver crawls down your back...

Progress Report

Another week,

And part one is done!! Of course, it grew far beyond what I wrote in the first draft, but I like it better than it was 😋. I'm also almost done with part 2!!! Just 6 more notebook pages. I would finish it tomorrow, but I won't be home the entire day, so I'll wrap it up on Monday.

The next part is the one I'm most looking forward to!!!! It's ...

Progress Report

Wrote 4k words today!!!

And it felt so good. My fingers flew across the keyboard, and the words poured onto the page. One of the scenes I finished today turned out completely different from what I had written in the first draft, but I love it so much more now! 2024-09-30 16:25:26 +0000 UTC View Post

Royalty — Alain & Ysabella Interactive Stories (Mature)

Hello!

Today, I wanted to try something a little bit different. I hope you like it!! ♡

Link.

Progress Report

Finished writing the first draft!!!!!!!!!!!

Almost a week after I started the last path of the update, I finally put down my pencil (and great timing too; since the notebook is ending as well). Altogether, this next part is 145 notebook pages — which seems like a lot, but the great news is that all the paths are written!!!! The only one that's missing is a variation of ...

Horse Ride – Hadrian & Alessa (POV)

His back is so straight, it could be made of stone.

Hadrian barely dares to breathe, the only air allowed out is through the tiniest crack in his lips. His face is heating, both from the pressure in his lungs and your proximity.

Lord in Heaven.

He shouldn’t have invited you to ride with him, but he had to. Billy seemed exhausted, and Hadrian co...