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Are the ros team Rachel or team Ross?

You dare ask that which should remain unspoken! I feel like this may change the way you see the ROs people. Read on with caution.

For the record, I think both were selfish idiots. I like every other main character more than I like Rachel and Ross, and I'm particularly pissed at Ross for giving us, Dinosaur Lovers, a bad rep.

• Abbie: Team Rachel. Yes, Ross, you were on a break. So? You can't go one day without fucking someone else after having a fight, AND you lie afterwards about your hook up and having read the letter? If there's no trust, what's the point of a relationship?

• Irene: Team Ross. You don't get to tell someone you need a break from them and then get mad because they found someone that made them feel good about themselves. Even if just for the night. Everyone needs to feel loved.

• Joanna: Team Ross. So, Rachel just expected him to sit and wait for her indefinitely? Because, yes, she was ready to talk the following morning, but she never said, "hey, let's back off and talk tomorrow when we've cooled off". She just up and "I have single-handedly decided that we're not dating anymore. Keep you posted".

• Vega: Team Rachel. Simple as, if he felt the need to hide the fact that he had slept with someone else, whether they were on a break or not, he knew he was doing something that would hurt Rachel. You don't get to be purposefully hurtful and also the good guy.

• Margot: Team Rachel. Granted, she didn't handle things well, but at least she spent the time they were 'on a break' thinking calmly about what had happened. She even took the time to write her side of things to try to mend them. 18 pages, Ross! Front and back!

• Dawn: Team Ross. You don't get to have 'breaks' from relationships, Rachel. You either break up, or handle things like a motherfucking adult and talk to your partner. You don't leave them wondering where they stand.

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So, after one day Abbie is, unsurprisingly, leading the poll by a comfortable margin, but I'm pleasantly surprised about Margot's current results.

I should probably scream, take the streets and demand justice for my other characters, whom I adore, but reality is pretty much like:

RO Poll

I never asked and I'm quite curious to know which character people found more appealing so...

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Favorite place to kiss/be kissed? For all LIs if possible, if not Margot and Abbie

I love this one (also been sitting here for months)

This ask reminds me, *sighs* I'm so single...

• Abbie: lips/lips

She likes kissing you on the lips and you kissing her on the lips because, damn it, she didn't spend years dreaming of being with you just to exchange friendly pecks on the cheek.

Besides it's not a place so scandalous that she can't kiss you anytime she wants, and she can keep the kisses going for longer. A hand kiss can only last so long, but a kiss on the lips can become a make out session ☝️ She is very familiar with most parts of your body; has kissed your cheek, stroked your back, brushed your hair, held your hand. It's only fair that she gets acquainted with your tongue, as well.

• Irene: cheek/hand

She likes kissing your cheek because it's not a particularly invasive kiss, and it allows for you to easily get away or return her affection. The last thing she wants is make you uncomfortable. Besides, if you happen to blush she can feel it right with her lips.

She likes you kissing her hand because it's not an improper place to kiss someone, and it doesn't attract that much attention from others. And most importantly, she can see you. She can see you kissing her hand, and treasure the memory like one treasures a faded photo. Then, when the kiss stops you can keep holding onto her hand and seal the warmth your lips left there with your fingers.

• Joanna: collarbone/neck

She likes kissing your collarbone because there's a clear line for her to trace with little, sweet pecks, long hot licks, and cheeky, loving bites. She'll cover the distance from one shoulder to another, and with your chest and throat so close by she can hear and feel every little sound she manages to steal from you.

She likes you kissing her neck because she can talk to you. She can whisper in your ear how soft and warm your lips are, and how good you make her feel when you suck on her skin. She can remind you that you're allowed to mark what's yours.

• Vega: inner thigh/spine

She likes kissing and being kissed there because they are intimate places, the kind you don't get to kiss when there are other people around. There aren't that many instances when your face gets close enough to someone else's naked thigh or spine, so when one manages to land a kiss there, it's deliberate and significant.

Just you, her and a sincere display of affection that's meant for no one else and has no aim but to deepen your bond. When you're sitting together in public and she places a hand on the inside of your leg you'll instinctively move your palm to her back. No one else will know what your smiles are about.

• Margot: jaw/forehead

Likes to kiss your jaw because she has a hard time initiating or asking for affection and the jaw is easy to reach whenever someone kisses or hugs her, so it's a perfect spot to show some love to without looking overly eager.

Likes you kissing her forehead because those kisses usually linger, and they also demand you to be close enough for her to kiss your jaw in exchange. She's not sure how to be affectionate without an invitation so her favourite kisses to get are the ones that allow her to show you she loves you too.

• Dawn: temple/chest

Likes to kiss your temple because it allows for both, very intimate kisses when she's holding you close for a long time, lips lingering on the side of your head, and more lighthearted, appropriate, quick-peck-because-we're-in-public kind of ones, but you know the intention behind them nonetheless.

Likes you kissing her chest because, especially for a woman, it's an easy place to sexualize. Someone kissing her chest without making her feel uncomfortable is very meaningful to Dawn.

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Would any of the ROs forgive a cheating MC?

• Abbie: deeply hurt, would only believe it if you confessed yourself. Tries to fix things with you, but would eventually break up your relationship. Your friendship, while still there, would never be the same.

• Irene: if you helped her through her self-esteem issues, she'd call it quits. If not, she's forgiving you and blaming herself for what you did.

• Joanna: hard no. You're dead to her, bitch.

• Vega: uses her head and ends the relationship but still forgives you. No use holding a grudge.

• Margot: would forgive you, but get ready to explain in detail why you did what you did.

• Dawn: doesn't forgive you. May actually slap you if you did it just for sex.

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... I need to know who's a top and who's a bottom

...Okay.

• Abbie: switch

• Irene: bottom

• Joanna: top

• Vega: thinks she's a top, delusional wretch.

• Margot: bottom

• Dawn: out of the room (definitely top energy, though)

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RO Poll

I never asked and I'm quite curious to know which character people found more appealing so...

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I have a tumblr classic, what would abbie's reaction be if she sees a hickey on mc's neck??? Crush and relationship pls 🙏

Oof, this is one of the asks that has been sitting in my inbox for literal months. Sorry Anon.

Anyway, is this the one when it's actually a bug bite or are we cheating? Never mind, I'll go with the bug one. In this blog we're faithful to Abbie, people!

In the crushing stage she'd be first gutted, then relieved after knowing the truth.

In a relationship with MC she'd have zero cheating concerns, so she'd just have fun with it.

Scenes got too long so, under the cut.

• Crushing stage:

You can't remember your time with Abbie ever feeling this tense and uncomfortable. Conversation had flowed as easily as it always does when it's just the two of you, but soon after you sat down in her kitchen you had to prompt the words out of her mouth. She was barely meeting your gaze now.

"Hey, is something the matter?" you ask gently, after a few minutes of weird silence and long looks at your respective beverages. She was not the kind of person to appreciate a forceful approach.

Still, she stiffens.

"No?" she keeps peeking at the now loose scarf around your neck every now and then.

"You don't sound so sure," you try to smile reassuringly. She finally looks at you. Focusing first on your left eye, then the right one.

"Are you seeing someone?" you wouldn't say your jaw drops, but your mouth does open a little without your permission.

"What? No. Of course not."

"So it was just a one time thing?" there's something hopeful about her tone.

"Abbie, what are you on about?" she registers the genuine confusion in your voice for what it is, and suddenly shares the sentiment.

"Your neck. You've got… I thought—"

You groan and your hand instantly flies to the bruising you know to be there, the slap both quelling the itch and making you more aware of it.

"I know! Whatever bit me, the guy from the pharmacy said it's probably a mild allergic reaction to that."

"Aww, I'm sorry," but she looks weirdly pleased. "Let me see?"

When you take your hand away from the spot, she almost knocks over her tea cup as leans over her small table. You mirror her stance by reflex, helpfully craning your neck, tilting your head up and slightly to the side to offer her a better view. Her fingers brush your throat when she removes the scarf completely, revealing a small, white-ish welt, swollen and obviously itchy among all the bruising.

Her thumb brushes the bite, barely even touching your skin but you swallow hard anyway. The movement makes her take her hand away. She's standing up with a cough before you can react, quickly moving to the freezer.

"Some ice might help," she says. You and your flushed face are inclined to agree.

This time you are glad for the pause in conversation, both of you pulling yourselves together. You welcome the sound of the freezer door opening and closing, the rattling of the ice as she breaks it into small, manageable pieces, the smooth sliding of a drawer when she gets a clean cloth to protect your skin from cold burns.

When she stands by your chair she offers you the chilly bundle. Instead of just taking it from her hand, you tilt your head inviting her to press it against your neck. Like a creep. And yet she just follows your silent cue and does just that, as if it's the most natural thing in the world, making herself comfortable in the chair next to you, like she's planning on keeping hold of the improvised ice pack until the swelling goes down.

She reaches out with her other hand to grab her tea, forgotten at the other side of the table, where she had been sitting before. Her jumper rides up when she leans over the table, leaving her hipbone vulnerable to your gaze. You want to offer it shelter with your fingers, but she's soon sitting back again, and the jumper hides the pretty sight.

"I would tell you, you know?" you say after a few minutes, turning your head a little to look at her properly. She hums, questioningly.

"Tell me what?" she takes the cloth away for a second, checking the how the skin is faring. She lets her tea go, using that hand to brush the welt and the sudden infusion of heat on the cold spot almost makes you shiver.

"If I was seeing someone," her fingers freeze for a moment, then the cloth takes their place. "Not that I'm planning on dating anytime soon," you finally raise your arm to hold the cloth, your hand lading over her cold fingers, and closing around them to offer them a little warmth, "I'm very happy with how my life is right now," you highlight the last two words by squeezing her hand and she smiles.

"Yeah," she looks into your eyes. The left one first, then the right. You swear her gaze lowers to your lips before going back up. "Things are really great right now."

• Relationship stage

She opens the door almost before you can finish knocking, a bright smile on her face.

"Hey, you," she's already tugging you in gently by your scarf and closing the door behind you, eager to get you away from the cold. She tugs a little harder to steal a soft kiss from you, longer than you expected; shorter than you were hoping for. "It wasn't raining, was it?"

She pats your arms over your coat, searching for any sign of water despite the shaking of your head.

"No, but you're welcome to check yourself. Thoroughly," you start toeing your shoes off, knowing she isn't fond of people wearing their outdoor shoes in her apartment.

She lifts an unimpressed eyebrow and you respond by grinning playfully and flexing your biceps while her hands are still grabbing onto them. She snorts (you don't have much to flex) but you feel your ego being stroked when her hands squeeze your arms firmly, as if she can't help herself.

She kisses you again, slow and dragged out. You feel her sliding your scarf off as you bring her closer by her hips, hear the soft sound it makes when she lets it drop to the floor, probably on top of your footwear. Her hands unbutton your coat with an instinctive dexterity they are only capable of when she's not thinking at all.

Ego stroked and caressed.

You nibble on her bottom lip, stealing a gasp from her. Her impatience has her fingers finally struggling to undo the last button. You let her hips go to help her with it. She gladly delegates the task, her hands moving up to slide under your coat, palms travelling from your upper chest to your shoulders, where they leave your body to tug at the neck of the garment, silently telling you to take it off as soon as that last, stupid button is finally free.

She sighs against your mouth when she registers the thump of the coat hitting the wooden floor. With it out of the way, her hand lands on the back of your neck. You feel her pulling back, probably intending to take things to her bedroom, or the couch at the very least, but she seems to be unaware that she keeps putting pressure on your nape, dragging you in with her when she starts stepping back.

The sudden movement makes your foot slip, your socks not providing a good grip. Abbie squeals, trying to hold the both of you up, but strength was never one of her talents. You both fall down and all you can do is try not to crush her by sticking out your hand and turning on your side.

"Are you okay?" you ask at the same time, then laugh.

"It's my fault," she chuckles, and turns to look at you, not making an effort to push herself off the floor, "I kinda assaulted you as soon as you came through the door," you see her face abruptly adopting an expression of concern "Did you hit your neck?"

She's immediately sitting up and reaching out to grab your face. You groan, knowing what she's talking about, but sit up too for her benefit. The bruising looks awful, so you get why she's alarmed.

"Nah, it's just a bug bite. It kinda assaulted me, too," her mock wilting stare doesn't deter you from grinning, or her from stroking the skin tenderly. She helps you stand up as she, too, gets to her feet.

"Did you tease it, too?" she mutters to herself. You snort.

Before you know it, you're unfortunately dragged to the kitchen. Goodbye, bedroom. So long, couch.

"It looks way worse than a bug bite has any right to," she says as she gets some ice from the freezer, frowning at the swollen bruise that surrounds a white-ish welt.

"Mild allergy, according to the pharmacist," she hums in sympathy turning to you with several ice cubes in a bowl.

"Let's cool you down, then," you cross your arms.

"I don't wanna cool down," she smiles mischievously when you pout.

"No?" she grabs an ice cube, pressing it directly to your neck.

When you shiver, she takes it away, placing a soft kiss on the same spot, the change of temperature forcing a sharp exhale out of you, her teeth scratching at the irritated skin soothingly.

She pulls back, but just barely, just enough to look comfortably into your eyes with a teasing smile. When she catches your gaze dropping to her lips, she makes a point of putting the ice between her teeth, biting on its edge.

Damn.

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who would be down for a couples matching costume and what would they dress up as

Okay, last one for today.

Half of them wouldn't even dress up, and the other half would leave this life altering decision to the MC LOL. That said,

• Abbie: Yes, please. Do you want to be one half of a horse? A green egg and a green ham? Maybe a foot and a lego block? Endless possibilities.

• Irene: she'll gladly help you with your costume and make-up, but will not dress up herself. She'd die of embarrassment. She lets you put a fake wound on her, though.

• Joanna: oh, she's going to be dressed as the sexy Lara Croft. If you want to match that, be her guest.

• Vega: you're not getting her into the trick or treat spirit, much less a costume. If you go out, bring her some candy.

• Margot: will happily be up for it if it's not something too flashy. Maybe a sailor and a nurse? ;) Pretends not to care but is pleased any time someone mentions you're matching.

• Dawn: she's not one for costumes but will humour you if it's important to you and will demand a picture to frame. Don't expect her to pitch in with ideas though.

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ROs favorite monster? Irene's probably a vampire girly 😉

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Irene is so a vampire girly ;)

• Abbie: Witches. They have wisdom, they have spells, they have potions, they have flying brooms, they have cute cats and they have their own cottages in the middle of the forest. What else is there to wish for?

• Irene: Vampires. Yes, they're strong, mysterious and fascinating, but there was a time she found very poignant the thing about not seeing oneself in the mirror.

• Joanna: Zombies. Doesn't like them that much themselves, but has a blast imagining how she would deal with them in a zombie apocalypse.

• Vega: Sirens. There's power in their voice, but they were only as deadly as they were smart, as they used people's deepest desires against them. They didn't act rashly, just observed and waited.

• Margot: Werewolves. Pack mentality, ruthless with strangers but nurturing and protective of those close to them. Very Margot coded.

• Dawn: Good ol' ghosts. She finds it interesting that there's such a wide array of portrayals. From straight-out invisible to indistinguishable from living humans.

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since you're answering halloween related asks, would the ros survive or die in a horror movie

A girl answers one Halloween ask and suddenly it's open season, hahaha. Good to know.

Absolutely love this one, by the way. I'll tell you the character I think they'd be.

• Abbie: The best friend that dies in your arms after saving you. No regrets.

• Irene: Most likely to accidentally kill the murderer after being startled. Apologizes profusely. 100% has survivor guilt.

• Joanna: Survival is for the fittest, and she's fit alright *wink* (in other words, the one that has no qualms about leaving you behind to save her ass)

• Vega: the one everyone suspects because she doesn't give a fuck and ends up dying in front of the whole group when the actual murderer is revealed.

• Margot: Would try to save you, get you killed in the process, then die.

• Dawn: Either survives, gets the psycho arrested and sasses them out, or is the psycho. No in between.

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What is the ros favorite Halloween movie?

Ooooh, how fun!

• Abbie: Coraline. Gets spooked despite saying the book is way darker. Is suspicious of buttons and rodents afterwards.

• Irene: Coco. Gorgeous animation and all the feels? She'll happily cry again with it and have an intense need to call her grandpa afterwards.

• Joanna: Lights off. Chooses actual scary ones and goes to the movies if a new one comes out; right now, it would be Smile 2. She likes the classics, though: Nightmare on Elm Street, Scream...

• Vega: Anything Scooby Doo, though the Hex Girls are a must-see. Makes a very big sandwich and prepares snacks to fit the mood. Catches herself saying "jinkies" and "jeepers" for days.

• Margot: The Addams Family, the 90s one. It's lighthearted and funny. The fact that the Addams are a very loving and supportive family despite their oddness and spooky behaviour is always very comforting to her.

• Dawn: I'd say she's more likely to listen to the Beetlejuice musical soundtrack on a loop, but if I have to choose a movie... Probably Death Becomes Her. Outrageous and witty, very Dawn.

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Progress Update 1/11/2024

So, here we are once again.

• Right now I'm mostly expanding the scenes with flavour text, particularly the options to choose your MC's hobbies, as they felt a little too brief when I read through them as a player.

• I'm going to add an option to have Joanna tag along with you after you first meet her if you so choose. This action will have consequences *insert Life is Strange butterfly*

• I'm spending quite some time doing research because I really want to have a character who is hard of hearing or has some degree of hearing loss. My intention and first option was to give you a choice for that character to be your MC. While challenging, it could make for a very interesting route. It would also mean I could depict the use of sign language at some point but the thing is I only know a little (very little) American Sign Language and (also very little) Spanish Sign Language (LSE). While I'm Spanish, I think the best course of action would be to use ASL instead of LSE, because when I need to go and look some things up there are infinitely more ASL resources out there. Believe me, I know. I wanted to give you guys the option to headcannon your MC's nationality, but I'm afraid if you choose the hearing loss option you'll have to bear with me and just pretend you're using your country of choice's sign language. Sorrys.

The other option would be to add a new RO who has hearing loss. That would make my life a little simpler because it wouldn't demand as much coding. After all, for an MC, there are certain, already written scenes that would need branching/flavour text, but a new RO would "just" need a new route. I'd already considered adding a bombshell later on, anyway. It would also mean that this is a problem for Future Me, which Present Me appreciates.

I'd like your opinion on this so I'll probably make a poll.

• If you've seen the previous post, you know I finally decided what the first game of the show will be, now it's just a matter of thinking about whether to make it happen before or after the first dates. Common sense tells me it should be; game, then dates. But having the date first could give you a chance to learn some of the answers and not go in so blind. Choices, choices...

In theory, Chapter One will end once you receive the confirmation that you've been selected as a contestant, so the game will feature in Chapter Two. If you're wondering why I'm spending time on it already when I haven't even managed to release Chapter One, well... I needed a break from testing the game and writing different scenes depending on personality LMAO

• You'll be notified when a triller is added to your feed.

• You'll have the option of hooking up with Joanna on Day One if you play your cards right.

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Abbie and Joanna's beef won the poll so, here you go one of the possible beefing scenes, this is the one for shy MCs in their 40s. Enjoy!

Bear in mind that the scene may not be the same depending on the choice you make after the first picture.

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LITG Season 10

(NOT Soul Sister related)

By the way, can anyone tell me if the new Love Island season is worth playing? I didn't finish the last two seasons and wasn't going to even play this one but... Lisbeth, ma'am. I'm tempted to download the app again.

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Sneak Peek Poll

As an apology for being absent for so long, you can have a sneak peek of a Chaper One scene. Your choice.

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Progress Update 15/10/24

I am, indeed, alive. Working sucks. Good news is, I will be on vacation for two weeks soon enough, and that means I can finally have the time I need to write. I swear, I wanted to have the demo out fucking months ago. A deep bow to all of you who manage to get shit done while dealing with real life, too.

I hate indentation with a passion. Also, I have to choose between having a lot of sections nestled into others or creating way too many scenes for it to be comfortable to work with, so there's that. I love the unique scenes and flavour text that it allows readers to see, but god if it isn't maddening.

(I'm still gonna do it, though. Thank god for fake choices.)

Ugh. Anyway.

Let's see what's new!

•It dawned on me that I need to add an option in Abbie's route for your MC to be uncomfortable/worried when she starts to notice Abbie's feelings for her. It can't be just being chill with your BFF being in love with you, or you loving her back. Writing that is being a pain in the ass mostly because... well, I happen to love Abbie. Her pain is my pain. Why would anyone not love her back?!

•Joanna's purely romantic options have been written. I had fun with bold MC's path, mostly because it's a crash and burn situation. Joanna's type are shy, little things, and she will have no initial interest in someone bold that doesn't offer a little spice. It's funny watching a bold, confident MC fail miserably XDDDD

•Abbie's first jealousy moments have been written.

•To allow me not to go insane, the first initial choices you'll encounter in the game will have a deep impact in your MC's personality in the first few chapters of the story, as your stats will trigger or block certain scenes and choices. For example, if you want Dawn to be more open and raw, you should probably go for a blunt and kind MC.

•Your choices when you fill the forms will determine who your first date is once you're in the show. It matters not who you choose to be interested in, or who has her eye on you, it will all be about compatibility on paper. You can either get an amazing first date with the woman of your dreams, a horrible time but entertaining read with someone you loathe or a friendly outing with no sparks on sight. I think it's fairly easy to tell who will be assigned to you if you read their descriptions in the pinned post, but I would encourage you to be honest in what your MC wants and try it out. There are several saving slots, anyway.

•You will also get to read the RO's POVs on their first dates if they are interested in you, but that's optional, and I have yet to write all those scenes, which will feature in Chapter 2, in any case.

•Yet more trills have been added. My favourite trillers have to be Virginia Woof and Sophia P. Trillo. If you know, you know ;)

I think that's the bulk of it, really. I have certainly not written as much as I wanted to this las month, but I guess I just wanted you to know that, thought small, there's been progress and this game keeps on being developed.

Have a good day, everyone!