Spring Gothic

Really really great in a way I find hard to describe. I don't think I've ever heard anyone talk about their love of queer bookstores before. I went to one once in Vermont and it was probably the best 3 hours and $100 I've ever spent. Just the curiosity and joy of reading about things you've never thought of, seeing all types of people you never see in real life, it's just wonderful. I loved the spider's string thin tension between the two characters, each of them wondering  what exactly they messed up, and it all culminates very naturally and heartbreakingly (is that a word?). Chun getting her dating advice from PUAs without knowing was darkly hilarious and also a really sad reflection of how people kind of just fumble around with incomplete and bad knowledge.

Really solid read.

was painful how much the subway kiss and 1st night reminded me of when me and my wife 1st met-up. 

 I saw a lot of myself in Nika but found myself empathizing with Chun more and kind of mad at Nika. Probably cuz i was projecting  my own relationship experiences onto them both due to the parallels with the long distance meetup . 

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The 3rd act made me realize Nika is actually really different from me. the way she cuts through the fantasy and preconceptions and confronts stuff bluntly and honestly and meanly feels like it salvaged what they had and kept them together. i could never

Pretty nice story, I enjoyed reading it. All the different elements blended together really well. As someone who's been in long distance relationships before, there were things I found that I related to and also things that felt extremely different from my own experiences (for better or worse), but they all felt very real. Would recommend to anyone who's interested by the description.

kind of a silly thing to say, but i’m blown away by how enamoured the game is with reality. all the photos and descriptions of london localities. historical figures shaping the characters’ own histories. the characters discussing their thoughts on so many films and books.

it feels like an extension of nica’s opening passage. with all the ugliness in the world, it feels important to recognise and celebrate the beauty. and i love it for that.

I've been binging VNs for the last week and of all of them, this is my favorite. Not one tear shed, but it has touched me most deeply. It feels real. I feel seen. I do not have the words to fully express how this work makes me feel. This is something I will have to recommend to partners so they can better understand who I am.
Thank you for making this.

The game is great. I don't usually read visual novels, but I ended up enjoying the story a lot more than I expected. I'm looking forward to your future projects!

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i adored the concept, awkward meetup with all the expectations being challenged by the reality was really good. its like just such a relatable struggle. i liked getting one side of the story and then the second and how confusing and challenging navigating this meeting was for both of them. i think especially on the second round ever since the kiss seeing how things really panned out was so exciting. i feel like repeating the same story from a different perspective is a really fun approach i feel like i see surprisingly rarely, but here it was perfect. i also like the narration shifting to an impartial description, i found it thematically fitting the conflict of them both just being clueless together as were just left to watch these girls fumble like a voyeur, since thats what the relationship was built on, both sides

the art is so good and the sprites are so lively and adorable. they sell the cute expressions just as the serious ones. so good job. and the music is so fitting that after completing the game it became my music player for the rest of the day. everyone involved did a superb job. good job thank you for sharing

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 the whole focus of boundaries and how they can be bent and broken without even knowing was extremely thought provoking. and when things just didnt make sense anymore, when they felt at loss dealing with the same person in the same room that felt so different than the one they had known from online... so what stood out the most to me was how i was very touched by the part when they couldnt talk so they began conversing digitally in the place that was familiar for their relationship. i think that part really sold the shape of their relationship and so when they went back home and could return back to being bold and "normal" it was perfect. 

a kiss with tongue is too scary in real life but the same person confessing to stealing your panties makes you suddenly wanna fuck the dork is hilarious. i really get that how when i have my own space and own privacy to interact from its so much safer. big mood.