... Boy, I hope no one used this yet
3 minutes of dealing with an intruder later...
Tw:blood
The voices were still sleepy and some got cranky. Except for the Contrarian, for he has slept like a rock during the whole ordeal.
I always forget that a lot of creators have their narilamb ship have that harsh dip in trust when narinder wants to sacrifice the lamb. I love it, it's a great dynamic, especially if there's and up before, I just forget sometimes that would be a natural progression of those characters
I thought since the start of the game that it would end with the lamb dead, even before it was revealed. You're always called a vessel, so I honestly thought the conclusion would be fight or you get possessed and they take the cult in your body. so i figured the lamb thought the same and either wanted to die since they were all alone, or were planning to fight all along. Honestly, before i found out narinder was a cat, i thought he was a dog, like an Anubis type, and it was a big "wolf in sheep's clothing" metaphor >_>; I'm kind of disappointed that didn't happen, honestly.
because of that thought process i had while playing, I designed Ewen from the beginning to want to die. only agreeing to be alive to get revenge on for indignity they suffered for their execution. I eventually expanded on the how's and whys, but that was always the starting point. Their attachment to narinder, along with the self worth that comes from being needed (even as a tool) was the only thing that gave them a drive to keep living, and the only reason they refused to give up the crown. If u wanna get all narrative fancy, I try to tie that back around to when they rescue their siblings, despite the fact that they think they'll take narinder away from them. That's the point when their completely selfish need for them becomes less "I'm going to do whatever it costs to keep him here to make me happy" to "I'm going to do whatever it costs to make him happy, even if it might take him away from me" love. which, of course, is terrifying lol. and then brings it back around to "his selfish need to do whatever it costs to keep me with him has to make me acknowledge I am worth love and he won't leave me" in a double fucked up way.
Found my fav STP route recently. Dragon my beloved. Your horrifying beak mouth was an impossible-to-refuse lip syncing challenge 💖
Shoutouts to @blacktabbygames for making such a cool game!
the shifting mound's faithful devotee
need people to stop calling long quiet/shifting mound toxic. guys you are missing the point. this is not a toxic relationship. the only reason the horrible things happened was because the narrator took something that was never supposed to be separated and ripped it apart and the two halves clawed their way back to each other. its not toxic murder partners its not theyre obsessed with the cycle of violence. the point is BREAKING the cycle of violence. the point is that the love is there, its not always strong enough to stop the hurting but its always there. its about loving people even when theyre messy. its about conflict making people stronger and helping them understand every piece of each other. its about inextricable connections between people, souls, concepts. the relationship between them alone goes so far beyond "toxic cycle of violence lovers" and it drives me CRAZY to see people saying thats what the game is about because even JUST the relationship is not about that and the game in its entirety is about so much more. stop calling it toxic love. thats not what it is. you are missing the point.
- tlq
I want to start writing fics, and just in general. If anyone has any recommendations or tips they'd be willing to share, send them my way! (Please 👉👈)