The cast of BotB season four has touched down in a new state: Ohio! That's right—they're infiltrated G's backyard (and maybe someone else's?) Unfortunately, the rockstar isn't happy about this development considering the people who have decided to show their faces here. Meanwhile certain rumors are tainting the BOTB brand while the home lives of the ROs are starting to creep up on them. Will there even be a tour? Who knows?
As usual, MC remains in the center of it all. Their plans for their future comes into question when they're forced with new faces and possibilities. That is…if they even have a career by the end of this. For some MCs they should probably keep in mind to think with their head and not their…you know!
Hi! It's been a long time coming but I'm excited to share the Chapter 5 alpha demo! Thank you for your patience and enthusiasm :) Please read until the end. Without fail I get questions that are answered in this post almost immediately after publishing it aha
I'm calling it an alpha demo because, and not to get all sad and lame, after the death of my family member I did not feel like adding more to my plate (aka beta testers). Writing took up much of my time already and it just hasn't been the right time to include other people into the process. Of course, that must change, and I will be getting beta testers soon now that the alpha is out. As always, the chapters are subject to change and improve as time goes on.
So with that said if there are errors im all ears! I will try to be as timely as possible.
18+ slice-of-life Interactive Fiction about modern romance sets in Melbourne, Australia.
DEMO (20k+ as of 7 March 2026)
You’re 28, mixing drinks at a cozy gastropub in Melbourne, Australia, teaching creative classes on the side, and trying to figure out what "adulting" actually means. Your pregnant best friend insists you need to start dating seriously. You weren’t planning on it.
Then in one chaotic Thursday night shift, three people ask for your number.
A cozy slice-of-life romance about bartending, belonging, and figuring out what you actually want.
Features:
Play as any gender (he/she/they)
Choose from six immigrant backgrounds, two personalities (extrovert vs introvert) and two communication styles (playful vs genuine)
Romance four romance routes with distinct storylines
Navigate the quirks and hiccups of modern romance
CW: avoidable sexual content
ROMANCE OPTIONS:
Koji (he/him) – An second generation immigrant chef planning on opening a brunch restaurant. Ambitious and charming, he values your expertise as much as he desires your company.
Jasmine (she/her) – a marketing coordinator navigating the complexity of corporate life. Responsible and warm, she sees you as someone who lives your life authentically.
Miro (he/they) – an Aboriginal musician with a voice that sneaks into your soul, shy offstage but magnetic under the lights. He finds your creative works interesting and inspiring.
May I ask for fluff headcannons for the sisters, in terms of their relationship with one another?^^
Of course! :) let’s get right into it!
Masterlist
Bela
She wishes she had more time for her sisters
Sometimes it’s just difficult, handling the wine business and making her mother proud, showing her she’s a reliable heiress, while still being a good sister
She sometimes feels more like a mother or nanny to them, and tries to improve this. She wants to be their sister, not scold them all the time. She wants to be fun too
Her sisters can be frustrating at times. They don’t listen a whole lot, and it’s often up to her to clean up their messes,
However, she loves them dearly
She is closer to Daniela, and treasures the times when her younger sister slips into her room late at night to ask her to read to her
Often this happens during storms, though Daniela persists she isn’t scared of them
Bela doesn’t dig, only makes sure her door is open at the smallest of raindrops falling from the sky, and smiles whenever she feels her sister swarming into her bed, whatever romance book she likes already in her hand
Bela often feels overwhelmed- the stress from the business, her reputation she must uphold, the desire to impress her mother, work and cleaning up after her sisters; Cassandra is the only one, aside from Bela’s s/o, that knows of this
Often, although she would always find other excuses as to why she seeks her out, Bela finds herself in the armoury, dungeons or Cassandra’s room, simply talking to her and listening to Cassandra speak of her hunts
She is extremely protective of both her sisters
She won’t let Cassandra out the castle if there is even a small risk of the temperature dropping, and has, in the past, personally gone out in the cold to find her sister and get her home
If someone shows interest in Daniela, or she shows interest in someone (which is almost a daily occurrence, really), Bela acts unbothered. But she listens to her sister talk, takes her time to stalk whoever caught her interest, and makes sure they won’t hurt her younger sister, if she can prevent it
She secretly loves big, awful thunderstorms. Not because they’re nice, no, even she dislikes the loud noises, but because only they also bring her middle sister near her
That’s when she has her two younger sisters in bed with her, stealing her blanket and bickering about who has more of it, as she tells them stories to distract them from the loud noises outside. It reminds her of how she looked out for them early in their reborn lives
She likes to branch out and try new things, which her sisters support, always, a little too much
She is a skilled singer and piano player and is often asked by her sisters to sing to them, and when she knitted them sweaters, she even once caught Cassandra wearing hers, while Daniela wears it happily nearly all year long, despite Alcina being worried she will get a heatstroke from it in summer
Cassandra
Family is the most important thing to her, they are the ones always loyal and truthful to her
She is extremely protective of them
Should someone hurt her younger sister, she is personally the one to drag out their punishment
Should anything stress her older sister, she goes as far as to (sometimes) try to help by distracting Daniela and thus preventing more messes. Often enough she just becomes a partner in crime, too playful herself, but her intentions are good
She isn’t good with words, which both her sisters and mother understand
She LOVES bringing back prey and nearly being pounced on by Daniela, eager to hear how Cassandra captured this one. She always indulges her younger sister and doesn’t miss a single detail
She is immensely proud when she notices her sisters copying her,
Like when Daniela started perching on tree branches too during hunts,
And Bela began to angle her sickle when she sliced, something she had seen her sister do first
She acts uninterested and bothered by Daniela’s ramblings of her romance books, but never once made her shut up about them. She barely listens, and doesn’t take in what her sister actually says about them, but she does like the grin on Daniela’s cheeks when she rambles on and on
She is the most primal out of the three and sometimes hides gifts she receives from them in a small box at the back of her closet, like a dragon hoarding treasure. She likes to think she picked this up from her mother
Secretly likes to paint and has once painted a family portrait, which is since then hidden under her bed. She’s too embarrassed to show her family
This secret of hers has been revealed when Bela looked after her once after dragging her inside the castle when temperatures dropped. She cleaned her room of clothing and weapons, too anxious to do much else until Cassandra woke up
When she did awaken, Bela had found the painting. Cassandra acted unimpressed at the praise she got for it, and made her sister swear she wouldn’t ever mention it to anyone- which she hasn’t- but she often replays her words and praises in her head and it’s often a motivation for her to keep painting;
Sometimes she will even leave smaller paintings in spots she knows her older sister will find, like in Bela’s room or bathroom, or office. Back in her room, she grins whenever she sees Bela’s note of praises carefully stuck to the paintings. Her hobby and talent regarding art is their little secret
Despite having a deeper connection and understanding with Bela, she is extremely close to Daniela
They love to play chase around the castle and tease maidens together. Sometimes vases break, and paintings fall. Mother never stays angry at them
Daniela
Her sisters mean the most in the world to her
She feels freer around Cassandra and spends more time with her, but Bela is her favorite sister
She looks up to her, especially intellectually. Bela is so, so smart in her eyes. Whenever she asks her something, Bela knows the answer
She’s practically Google at this point
Daniela loves to spend time with her sisters;
Chasing maidens and listening to Cassandra’s stories about her hunts,
Cuddling against Bela’s front and listening to her sister’s pretty voice when she reads from her favourite book
Truly, Daniela is amazed by all her family members and her goal is simple: to become like them.
Strong and powerful like Cassandra
Smart like Bela
Beautiful like Mother
Her sisters often need to remind her that they love her just the way she is
She’s incredibly creative and always full of energy. This makes winters very difficult for her, as she struggles to find things to do
Unlike every other person in her family, Daniela is a great cook. At first they all thought she would burn down the kitchen (which only happened once!), but in time she got the hang of it
She loves to bake and always lets her sisters have the first bite
This has, in the past, been a curse and blessing. Particularly in the beginning Daniela’s baking wasn’t the best. It improved when Bela taught her the importance of using sugar, not salt
Occasionally she still (intentionally) mixes those two up, partly to mess with her sisters and see their faces turn sour and into disgust, partly to reassure herself their opinions on her food are honest. They praise her a lot for it, but also don’t hesitate to tell her to try again, Bela is usually a little more polite with this, instead of just spitting over salted cookies out like Cassandra
Daniela proudly wears the sweater her sister made her. She loves it!
She secretly hopes Bela will get into crocheting stuffed animals soon
The demo is finally here~ :> It was a labor of love and I'm so glad I can share it now. This episode is the final September episode and marks the end of the "setup" portion of the story. I hope everyone enjoys it :>
TOTAL WORDS: 375,864
Andi has returned and things are settling in MC's life. We're finally introduced to G and things only get more complicated for our beloved MC!
The episode is 73,000 words. I shaved a couple of thousand words so it can flow better.
I've changed a few minor details. Sam remains G's sibling no matter how hold they are. I just don't believe G would have kids right now so it felt off to me to make G a single parent at this point in their life and career.
I realized the stats for the jobs work much better if they're given their own status (ex. strict vs lenient for teachers, camera shy or not for news anchor, stuff like that!) The only problem is that I have yet to figure them out for all of them. The blanket job stats simply don't apply well to every job so I still need to work on that. For now they've remained the same until I can figure out how I'd like those to be measured across the jobs.
I did my best to fix the errors but this demo is huge! I am sure I'm going to need beta testers because there's so many variables and changes that I have to keep track of especially between job routes that it's not possible for me to not miss anything. I will figure that out soon :>
Thank you to people and other writers who messaged me and gave me tips, tricks and coding advice to make it easier for me. It helped a bunch :>
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