evertidings

update 77.

Added 2023-08-29 01:02:59 +0000 UTC

august 21-27th.

if you're a fan of rambling, you're in for a treat because that's what the entirety of this update is going to be. if you're not? well, sorry. because (as i said on tumblr) Rylan's character is currently beating me up with a baseball bat on their characterization and i just. that's really the only news i have. because if i thought K was causing me a writing slump, i don't even want to know what Rylan's doing with my head right now.

i'll start easy though: K. K, who was once the bane of my existence but suddenly is no more, since that role has been taken over by a beloved half-vampire. there's not much to say here. earlier this week i sat myself down and forced myself to write the couple of choices i left blank that i was dreading so much. i said i was overdramatic last week and while sometimes that's not the case, this time i definitely was. it was way way easier than i thought it'd be. i think i just had one (1) bad night in terms of writing and let it define the entire week. i still have to read over the scene (and maybe i'll cringe and throw something at the wall) but for now, it's done. it's done and i'm leaving it alone until i do edits later on.

now for the harder part. i can't really talk about Rylan without spoiling the chapter a bit, so if you don't want to know, don't read this next bit. simply put, while the point of the branches to develop the relationship between the hunter and the chosen ro, it's written under the guise of the hunter being nervous/wanting to be distracted from thinking about the interrogation with Altan, which is the second part of this chapter. and while A, Blane and N can all give advice to the hunter on the topic, K and Rylan are a little different. i managed to shape K's conversation in a way that it makes sense that they commented on such a thing, but i can't figure that out for Rylan. and, well, i kind of came to the conclusion that i can't. because it's uncomfortable for them to talk about another one of the hunter's bounties when they are one themself. but i hate the idea of inconsistency between routes so much that i tried it and, well, i had to scrap it. so back to square one there.

i've ended up centering that branch around a different matter instead. it still addresses the interrogation but unlike the others', Rylan's branch is more of a distraction to the problem than a reassurance. it's why i hinted their route has some necessary angst in it. the scene dives deeper into their character than i initially meant for it to, but i think it's a really interesting one. not as happy as N's, for example, but i do promote their route (platonic or romantic) as a forbidden kind of thing. it's just finally kicking in now :))

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