#when twilight strikes

[evertidings]

it's out it's out!! after nearly a year of writing blocks and crying and wanting to throw the entire story away (which i'm now glad i didn't), you can enjoy chapter eleven NOW on itch.io !!

IN THIS CHAPTER.

have a mental breakdown

get closer to Blane?? (wait since when were they this nice)

experience some more bickering from K and Rylan (but for different reasons than usual, you'll see)

spar with A and N! (yes we're bringing that back)

try not to break down... again

STATS. 514,500 words (+42.5k)

LINKS. ko-fi & patreon

i know it's been a very long wait for some of you (and it has been for me too, believe me), but thank you for being patient! whether you found this game today or were here from the very beginning, your support means the world to me. i'm so incredibly grateful to have this many people care about something that i'm passionate about. the chapter is on the shorter side, but i hope that it brings you joy (or not? i can't say the content is very joyful) regardless. i promise chapter twelve will take less time than eleven did.

as always, please let me know what you think! oh, and don't hate me for the cliffhanger.

[nihilico]

Of course it had to be the guy with the magic hands.

[thdalsk]

Best friends to lovers gets me every time I fear 🙂‍↕️🙂‍↕️

Arion and my hunter Mina from When Twilight Strikes by @evertidings!

[eatingyarn]

rooftop talks

[wildfairies]

my when twilight strikes mc charlie 💛 excerpts by @evertidings

charlie has existed for years but has never been seen before, in part because her style is a mix of twee/retro/preppy/professional that i find incredibly difficult to get right. but here she is!!

[kacetheplace]

Happy Fourth Anniversary to @evertidings ' When Twilight Strikes!! This is a comic based off one of my favorite scenes from Chapter Four.

my thumbnails! I've never really done a longform comic like this before so this was my first time doing this sort of thing and looking back at the final thing it’s like some scuffed map. Wanted to share it <3 i kept myself on one layer and tried to keep sketches + ideas pretty loose. you'll see a lot of repeated concepts and ideas, but the final 'comic' with the chosen panels is what's in a straight line 3/4 of the way across the image!

[4s0501mdc]

in the clurb, we all fam!!

[queen-scribbles]

“You’re stubborn, aren’t you?”

“So I’ve been told.”

Caterina Tenpenny, rat mom, martial arts enthusiast, fluent in sarcasm, drawn by the always wonderful @commander-sarahs-art

[kurry-slurry]

messed up on k's hair but oh well

[pearlshroom]

Under the mistletoe ❤️

[beemae]

f!Rylan and my hunter for WTS’s 4 year anniversary event!

[evertidings]

— MARCH 2025.

Accomplishments.

What a month, huh? I glanced back at my update for February and wow, I really did not accomplish much in that month. In all fairness, I had a lot going on, but hey! That means my March update in comparison looks really good lol.

We’re already a third of the way through April by the time I’m writing this, so I’m a little late (when am I not, really?) but because of that, I can confidently say that the writing portion of Chapter 12 is nearly done! I was powering through it for most of March and now I’m slowly pushing through to the end; it’ll probably be done sometime this week, if everything goes well. After that comes editing, which is always the most frustrating part of doing this for me.

Because I’ve been working on this for so long, some of the chapter was written as early as October 2024, which, when you have my short-term memory, can be pretty bad. It’s kind of amusing when I stumble upon information that I already wrote at the beginning of the chapter, repeated again at the end because I forgot I mentioned it. That usually means more work for me though, since I have to cut it out and fill the empty space leftover, so you can imagine that I’m not very excited to start proofreading.

But, onto happier things. In terms of chapter content, I think this is the most RO-centric chapter I’ve ever written. I might have gone overboard, but there are three separate scenes with the RO of your choice. Some scenes are shorter than others, of course, but I’ve never fit so many in a chapter—it’s kind of exciting. It also makes sense since the romance lock is very soon (I may or may not have a chapter planned for it and am just keeping my lips locked), so I want you to have as much time possible with your potential choices. All of them are unique in their own way, though admittedly similar. Even so, I feel like they all make sense considering the content of the chapter and honestly, I doubt any of you will complain haha. They’re nice to have.

It’s a nice reprieve to the heaviness that Eliana brings to the chapter. I know she’s my character, but she’s honestly taken on a mind of her own and evolved so much throughout the writing process. My goal was to make her difficult to understand and, well, it seems like I successfully accomplished that. Aside from Sebastian, she’s probably been my favourite figurehead-like character to write. Her intrigue makes her so interesting, especially since she doesn’t like showing all her cards from the beginning. It’ll be a while until you’re able to put a finger on her character.

But, you’ll find that out soon! I know I said I wanted to put Chapter 12 out this month, and I could if I worked myself to the bone, but I think pushing it to Early May (first week or so) is best. In the past, I’ve given myself very little time to edit and code the chapter once it’s written out and it’s stressed me out a lot. For something that is supposed to be a hobby, I’m very harsh on myself with deadlines and I don’t think it’s fair for me to lose sleep over this, so, hopefully, you all understand. I’ll keep you all updated if I do manage to push the date up though and, of course, there’ll be an announcement once a date is official.

With that said, I hope you’re all taking care of yourselves and have a wonderful April!

Stats.

Chapter Total: 55,738 words (+14,113)

Game Total: ~567,170

[nihilico]

Delusional

[flooshd]

movie night!! <33 (they're rewatching httyd for the umpteenth time)

[kacetheplace]

well, what's one more year.

referenced @eatingyarn 's K design because I loved the beauty marks she included and thought it really fit.

also, bonus non-polaroided pic:

[manalltheseart]

OMG finally finished this. I was actually drawing this just for funsies but then the event came up so why not?

Happy 4th Anniversary with the game that pulled me into interactive fiction, made me brainrot so hard and froth at the mouth for such a well written and thought out story, @evertidings

The illustration without the text is below: