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New update

This week has been going quite well. I'm still trying to keep myself to the new schedule. Now it's only 85% failing! Amazing!

Anyway, I've added lots of different scenes all over the place. There are a few paths in the new scenes that aren't done yet. Tabiry's, the poly route, and the frie...

Sneak peek 👀

I've been working on expanding some of the scenes and adding more choices to certain parts of the text, and I've got a really good idea for a future scene in Zaia's route too 👀 For now, here is a snippet from a scene that takes place after the group leaves Memphis to go to the next crystal loc...

Spring date specials 🌸

I really loved the scenarios you guys chose, and I couldn't wait to write them 🥰 Here are the winning scenes I paired up with the characters:

• Dance in a courtyard under the moonlight with Narmer. I chose this for him because otherwise he doesn't dance, so this would be a special ...

  2025-04-13 23:56:11 +0000 UTC View Post

New update

This week has been going better for the writing, in no small amount thanks to all the encouragement I got from my friends and all of you guys ☺️ I think the new daily schedule I've been trying to keep myself to will work as well... in time. It will probably take a while to get used to.

Sneak peek 👀

I was going to take my laptop for a cleaning this week, but there is simply too much work to be done, so it will have to stay absolutely filthy for another week 🙂 Anyway, the new update is shaping up nicely. I'm trying to keep to a better daily writing schedule. I'm only 90% failing at it, whi...

Clothing, fashion, makeup, and trends 🧵

I've been waiting for this lore post because I have a GREAT book full of illustrations of clothes, patterns, and everyday objects throughout the ages, starting from Ancient Egypt, until the late 1800s with the illustrations of Friedrich Hottenroth. The original book was published in 1884 and is c...

April Q&A questions 🌸

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Here is the question thread for April 🌸 If you want to know more about certain subjects or characters and the answer is not urgent, this is the place to ask because I can give more detailed answers than on Tumblr or other places.

You can ask several questions, addressed to me ...

New update

This week has been very mentally slow for me. I didn't feel very good about my writing, so progress has been a lot more sluggish than usual. Still, I think I managed to get back on track and I got some (hopefully) really good ideas for later 👀

What's new:

• Around 13 000 wor...

  2025-04-05 01:54:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Sneak peek 👀

Zaia romancers, you are in luck, because our beloved spirit will return briefly for a few scenes, before the true reunion that you'll have to wait for a little bit longer.

Here is a snippet from the extra scene that's coming in the Friday update:

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You feel a hazy, blurry sk...

Poll for spring date scenarios 🌺

Hey, it's almost spring! I look out the window and it's only mildly freezing, with barren trees and a barren wasteland! So inspiring.

Joke aside, it's time to vote on your favorite ideas for the spring dates that are coming next week, on the 13th 👀 They will still be set mostly in the c...

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The weirdest boy has arrived. I finished him yesterday night. Ebo's coming next 🥰

March Q&A answers

Which of the cast do you think would choose/be capable of remaining as spirits after they die?

Good question… I think none of them, but this would also depend on what kind of outcome you'll get at the end of the story. Those who live at least a relatively happy life, almo...

New update

It's a small update this week, around 7000 new words and a few scenes from where the last one left off because I was sick for a few days. Qenna's fate is partially revealed, and Petmes also makes an appearance 👀 There is a small extra conversation with him if you are on Narmer's ...

Sneak peek 👀

I've been a bit sick this week, but I'm slowly working through the next scenes. There will be some good news and some bad news coming in this next update. I think I'm also going to bring Petmes back for a small scene because he can give some good insight into the demon situation 🧐

Here i...

Kusai meeting 5 years ago

Haaahhhh I got a bit carried away with this one because I've been waiting since Chapter 1 to write this 😅😭 It's around 4000 words and it describes a (romanced) noble MC's first meeting with Narmer that happened in Kusai during a celebration. It left a lasting impression on Narmer. Most of i...

Updated character sheets 💃🕺

Be careful, they are still spoilery, especially if you haven't read the new updates yet!

I revealed more info from the old sheets based on story progress, and also added the birthdays of the characters ✨

New update

The first scenes of Chapter 5 are here after that gigantic shitshow! 🥳🙌🫶

It's around 14 000 extra words. I think I will edit some of these scenes a bit more later and maybe add more content to the friendship route, but for now, here it is! If you find any errors or typos or somet...

Sneak peek 👀

I started working on the Chapter 5 scenes this week. There is not much written yet because I spent a day flying yesterday, but I used the hours of soul-crushing boredom on the plane to plan out the new chapter and AAAHHH it's looking out to be so exciting!!! 🫢🫢🫢

Here is the first s...

Food and agriculture

Here is the next lore post, and, good news! I finally discovered that I can paste pictures into the text! Yes, I know, took me long enough.

What the hell did people even eat such a long time ago?

Short answer: very similar things that we eat today. With a few differences, of course...

New update

Lots of edits and fixes this week 🤓 There isn't a lot of new content, but I added the friendship routes to chapter 4, and a few other, smaller scenes all over the place that were still missing. Also, all saves are going to break now.

What's new:

• The demo has grown with arou...

  2025-03-14 20:14:21 +0000 UTC View Post

Zaia and Ahmose extra scenes ❤️

So, in the poll, Zaia's and Ahmose's scenes won with the exact same amount of votes, so I made 1-1 scene for each :D

I chose the childhood scene with Ahmose, which is a short, slightly bittersweet scene from 13 years ago. It can be played with an MC of any origin.

Zaia's scene is thei...

New update

Thanks for waiting! This took a bit longer than I expected, but here are the rest of the routes to Chapter 4!!!

Well, except for the friendship routes. Today afternoon, I realized that I created a plot hole in the friendship routes with the way the characters show up in different places, s...

Sneak peek 👀

Here is a snippet from Narmer's first scene right after the route choice, after MC and your chosen RO fall down a chute. The first scenes here are going to be similar, but then you will take a quite different path through the pyramid than what the MCs with Qenna or Zaia took 👀

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