Stuck with you
I’m stuck with him. Or rather, I’ve stuck myself to him.
I can’t even tell who’s more dependent on the other at this point.
A late night conversation between two best friends.
Forget me not is a flower that represents undying love and can be given as a reminder of the time spent with someone.
Purple hyacinth is often given as way to ask for forgiveness and carry the meaning of sorrow and longing.
Features:
- 1,2k words
- About 10 min playtime
- Two endings
- Pining
Made in 36 hours for Velox Formido
Mild content warning for unhealthy/codependent relationships and mentions of homophobia.
My goal with this short story is to portray people with their flaws. The thoughts and actions of these characters are not a reflection of my own.
Credits:
Music: Joth, CC0 via https://opengameart.org/
SFX: Kresiek The Furry, CC0 via https://opengameart.org/
Everything else by me, Teletuu
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this is written so beautifully, I hope to see you continue to make more amazing stories like this.
thank you so much <3 i’m glad you liked it!
Beautiful, extremely beautiful.
This game meant a lot to me, it kinda reminded me of a relationship with a friend that I love with all my being in a romantic way, but with whom I consider myself to be comfortable in a simple friendship, so Orion made me feel weird things. Ethan acts in a way that makes me feel so seen ahahah!
Thank you really, I had a wonderful time. The art, the music, the atmosphere, the meaning of the flowers (that broke me), everything stuck with me. Keep making games like this please!
Thank you so much for writing such a heartfelt comment <3 I’m so happy that this could resonate with someone in a similar situation to my characters. I’m glad I could write them in a convincing way.
This was a really experimental project for me so I’m very glad to hear you liked it and want to see more like it. I’ll definitely work on something similar again in the future!
Oh, it was an interesting game!! I appreciated getting to know more about Orion's life through the different choices and explore his relationship with Ethan! It really felt like getting to discover a piece of the relationship these two had and, while I would love to know more, I also recognise the point of the game was to keep this vagueness and ambiguity. When did they meet? Forever ago. They are like two flowers in the same vase, in a corner of the room, forgotten until they are someday thrown away together. While the relationship between them really had co-dependency vibes, it managed to be nuanced, far from being stereotypical. I enjoyed that!
The art direction of the game was great too! The sprites in shadow were very well drawn, and the white border around them was a neat addition to make them contrast with the BG. I suppose they were drawn on paper and then scanned? I appreciated how it somehow made the characters even less personal: who are they? Forgotten shadows in a vase, stuck together, having nothing but each other. For the better and for the worse. Congrats on making this game in such a short amount of time!!
I honestly don't even know how to respond to this comment. I ended up crying while reading it haha. Thank you so much for taking your time writing down your thoughts about it. And the flower allegories <3 It means so much to me that someone took the time to take in and analyze these charaters and their relationship. They will probably return in some way in the future as they are very dear to me.
The sprites (and some other assets) were indeed drawn on paper and photographed! I was initially only gonna use traditional art for my placeholders but ended up sticking with them cause I liked the look. I'm glad you liked them as well!
Thank you so much again for your wonderful comment <3 I'll frame it or something