update 108.

june 16th-23rd.

hi everyone! i hope you're doing well! i got a good chunk of writing done this week and i'm very proud of myself. round of applause! it's mostly because i forced myself to sit down and write, but, well, you do what you need to. i had fun with it so, really, it's a win-win situation.

i'm very very close to finishing K's and Rylan's scene. i'm hoping to pound the rest of that out this week and wrap it up before moving on. i will admit, however, that i am at a little roadblock, but i should be able to push past it. hopefully. i don't know. it's always Ciel. that bastard. for some reason, writing about the aftermath of the interrogation feels so awkward. i feel at a loss when i mention what they said, especially the 'Nalani' namedrop. it's a huge part of chapter eleven, that is, discussing who (or what?) that could possibly be, but it's a very sensitive topic, so i'm really trying to be careful with how i write it.

once that's over with, though, the scene is basically done. i do have to go back and fill in a couple of the choices and flavour text that i left blank, but we're finally at the end!

you'll also be happy to know that i squeezed in a small one-on-one scene with K or Rylan. i figured that because Blane gets the whole scene to themself, it would be unfair to make K and Rylan share the whole thing, so there's a brief discussion you can have with one of them toward the end of the branch. it'll be your choice, of course, but i also gave a randomize option in case you can't decide.

though it's on the shorter side, i think it does a great job of character and relationship development, so if you're planning on romancing either K or Rylan, i'd definitely choose your romantic prospect over the other. if you're not, then there's still plenty for you to explore. i'm still writing Rylan's, so i'm not entirely sure how it'll work yet, but for K at least, the scene hints at how they've grown more fond of the hunter since they met. they're hesitant to admit it, but they also can't deny it. i almost wish i wrote the scene from their pov, though, because the number of thoughts racing through their head during that conversation is so. god. they're a complicated one.

but yeah, that's all i got for this week! i didn't get to my goal of 20k words but i think 17.5k is still quite good. for next week, i'm hoping to reach 22-23k, so fingers crossed! as always, take care of yourselves and stay hydrated <33

stats.

• chapter total: 17,656 words (+4203)

• game total: ~489,650 words

sneak peek.

For the first time since I've known them, K hesitates.