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Creative blog with mostly stuff from Voltage's Lovestruck. Making Lovestruck fanfic visual novels! I drink too much boba for my own good. -- I like Renzei and Yvette. -- Everyone is hot. --

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Night of Sin: Encore Stage is the sequel to Night of Sin: Pride, taking place in the same alternate universe. This will be my second visual novel fanfic project!

After 2 months of writing, drawing, and coding I've finally finished Ripley's prologue! Available for reading on web/mobile browser (Chrome works now!) and Windows PC. (Please note: You'll need to input your custom name each time you start the game.)

Find my visual novel fanfic projects here: nightofsin.itch.io

Two routes are planned for Encore Stage, but in the future I may add more! Please note this is a non-canon work of fan fiction, but very much inspired by a lot of the original routes.

Ripley Summers (Envy assassin) Slowburn, second-chance romance. 

Quillan Tan aka Shadow (Sorrow assassin) Whirlwind, childhood friends to lovers romance. 

I'll be working on both routes simultaneously, there is no set schedule. But, feel free to check back once a week cause I post sketches, previews, and updates on my blog. That's the best way to see when the next episode will be released!

Since I'm working on this project solo, all I ask for is your patience and support! My visual novel fanfics will always be free to read and I'll never ask for payment.

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👀Enjoy a small preview of what I'm working on for Quillan's prologue and season 1 visual novel fanfic.

First time writing a whirlwind childhood friends to lovers fanfic! I think the more I write, the more the MC turns into a coffee addict. My big brain is like, if it's whirlwind...does this mean I get to smash faster??? I was dying writing Ripley's route and waited until the last episode to smash. Verdict so far is, it's difficult to work on Ripley S2 and Quillan S1 at the same time. Working on two characters in the same universe is hard.

Here are my fanfics: nightofsin.itch.io

Always free to read! But I will be slow...so check this blog like once a month for updates.

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Ok spoilers for ep8. Some screenshots from it! I'm very, very happy with how ep8 turned out.

I think my most favorite part after completing an episode is being able to relax and read it. Playing through it to edit the writing is difficult cause I have to change the scenes until it flows. But I'm so happy I can finally relax and play through my Ripley romance fanfic.

I FINALLY GET TO SMASH RIPLEY MORE. I'm sorry I'm weird.

Ripley being a jealous girlfriend lmao...She's Envy! I need to write her like this!

I FINALLY SAID THE LINE! I SAID IT! The infamous Lovestruck line of "home is where the heart is", I found a spot to fit it into the story and I'm like...I'm slapping this line right here! LMAO...

I decided to make Ripley good with her hands. So I chose hobbies where that'd work out. Piano was one thing I wanted Ripley to be good at.

I always joke with my friends about stupid things like this. So I decided to put it into writing as Ripley flirting with the MC. Poor MC is going to turn into a red tomato.

Ripley wanting seconds would be a heart scene in Lovestruck, but I was like the first scene wasn't enough, let's do another one! Because I can...because I AM THE WRITER! I can do anything!!! THE POWER! And I wanted to smash with Ripley so badly, I'm down bad thirsty. :-( I admit it!!!

I love memes. And I wanted Ripley and MC to kiss in front of Yvette. And Yvette to have a grouchy "really in front of my salad" look on her face LMAO...

I can't wait to write more of this fanfic, yeah story plot is important, but I get to draw a lot of the spicy scenes too! When you have control over what scenes get illustrations, it's very powerful. My visual novel fanfics are here: nightofsin.itch.io

I've already planned their wedding and I could probably write the wedding scene now...I'm getting way ahead of myself LMAO...

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Quick blog post sketch, combined some stuff into one idea. I pushed Vinca's dress as far back as I could to show more leg. Drawing Lovestruck characters in 2026 cause why not...? I draw what I like.

Onyx/Vinca birthdays - Feb 1st

Lunar New Years - Feb 17th

After doing a crapton of character sprites for my visual novel fanfic, I think I got a bit more comfortable drawing hands, feet. Consistency I guess...?

I have another sketch for Renzei for Valentine's day lol...he's still my favorite. Ughhhh I can't wait to get started on my Villainous Nights sequel fanfic visual novel. But writing is so hard.

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Night of Sin: Encore Stage (Ripley) episode 8 is ready! It took me near 2.5yrs, but with this being said, Ripley's FULL SEASON 1 is completed!

What's new? v2.08

new music

new background

new art

first spicy scene?!?!?! (pls clap for me)

What's next?

Quillan's prologue

Ripley's S2

Read it online (compatible w/ mobile phone browsers) or download it for PC (Windows/Linux): nightofsin.itch.io

I designed and wrote this fanfic route for myself to read, so it's a lot of things I wanted to see in Lovestruck, but never got to see. Hope ya all find my version of the MC enjoyable. I'm really happy when I go back to read my own story, it's everything I wanted!

Amazing learning experience, to complete one full season fanfic in Lovestruck style. Thanks for everyone's patience and support~

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New, updated profile pic!

Before I release Ripley's season finale, I felt like I needed to update my account profile pic. I'll be releasing Ripley's season finale on 2/1, Onyx's birthday. :-)

If you want to catch up, the web browser version is playable without needing to download anything! It's a couple hours worth of reading to play through. My fanfic visual novels are here, free to play: nightofsin.itch.io

2018 (Alain/L&L MC), + my old profile pic lol...

Was looking at my first fanart of Alain I drew in 2018 vs my most recent illustrations for my fanfics and felt I needed a 2026 version of my profile avatar. WOW, it's been 8 years?!

Working on Quillan's prologue and Ripley's S2 plot. Super excited to continue Ripley's fanfic route story! I already wrote out a lot of ideas I wanted to see happen.

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HELLO. Night of Sin: Encore Stage (Ripley) episode 7 is ready!

What's new?

Episode 7 now available!

Unique illustrations never before seen in Lovestruck!

Read online (web) or download (PC) here: nightofsin.itch.io

Please bear (lol) with me as I figure things out, thanks for everyone's patience as I'll usually have anywhere from 1~3 month gaps between episode releases. Depends how badly I get hit w/ writer or artist blocks. Also I'll usually ninja fix bugs, spell/grammar issues later on.

Keep an eye out for episode 8, it's the season finale and one of my favorite episodes in the story so far!

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Hello, WIP post for Encore Stage. Some sketches and screenshots from what I'm working on. Still working on Ripley's S1EP7. I couldn't fit everything in EP7, so I decided to move some parts to EP8.

Oh, soooooo for the original Lovestruck I was always wondering how they chose where to add drawings. Sometimes I felt the scenes for the CG in the original series weren't as significant? Maybe just me? For my fanfic, I always like to think about which scene would benefit from a full CG illustration.

It took me a while to decide which scene in EP7 I wanted a drawing for. In the end I chose the hug scene. I try to choose key moments for mini CGs. And some more out of context screenshots from S1EP7 that I finished coding in.

I added in Quillan to the story here cause it's a good way to practice writing his dialogue before I get started on his fanfic route.

And again, I love writing Darius and Onyx the most. I feel the most relaxed writing for them because their reactions are funny.

Not sure when I'll be done with ep7, probably before end of October? I had to create a new cliffhanger since I moved the huge cliffhanger to ep8. Anyways, soon it'll be done! I need to be patient and I can finish Ripley's S1 soon, I'm so excited!

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Working on ep7 of ripley's route and...

You can imagine the stupid giant smile I had on my face while writing this scene for ep7 of my fanfic. LMAO.

Fanfics give me too much power.

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Hello, episode 6 of Ripley route fanfic is now ready! The story is almost nearing the finale of season 1! This fanfic project has been so fun to work on as a hobby. Super challenging to do everything myself, but very rewarding when I can sit back and enjoy my own game.

You can read the latest episode here: nightofsin.itch.io

What's new? v2.06

Episode 6 now available to read!

New character, new music.

New art never before seen in Lovestruck.

If you don't want to download anything, the web browser version works on computers and mobile devices! I've been playing the game on my phone using the web browser version. :-)

Thanks for everyone's patience and support. Enjoy~

(Notes: If there are bugs or grammar issues I'll go back to ninja edit.)

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Hello, this is a work in progress post! Some sketches, screenshots, and finished character designs.

Since I'm in the process of finishing up Ripley's ep6, ep7, and her season 1 finale. (It's a VERY huge cliffhanger, I'm yeeting the readers off a cliff like it's the Grand Canyon.)

I wanna announce I've started writing Quillan/Shadow/Sorrow prologue, season 1. And I'll be working on his route side by side with Ripley season 2. I wanna see how difficult it is to write two routes at a time from the same universe. Cause I know some Lovestruck writers did that.

Since Lovestruck shutdown before we could *maybe* get him as a love interest, I want to write him a fanfic route. The reality is I want to smash both Ripley and Quillan. I'm not going to hide my thirst LMAO...though I admit, I might be a lot more thirsty for Quillan cause he reminds me of Renzei. ALSO, Lovestruck never gave him actual pants and shoes, I had to design that for him. I think it matches his shirt and vest pretty well! I'm happy with my design. And, of course the undies!

Also I know Ripley is slowburn, but I want to smash her so fast. But I keep deleting spicy scenes and telling myself to get my head out of the gutter and focus on the story plot. Slowburn means slow down and patience. I want to scream...

I wrote a spicy scene for Ripley, but I decided to delete it since it was too soon to get spicy even if it's a dream. Sad...

I love writing Darius and Onyx so much. Their dynamic together creates fun scenes.

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Before I forget, August 2025 Yvette bday month quick sketch. (it was Aug 1st, so belated)

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Night of Sin: Encore Stage (Ripley)

Episode 5 is completed, and this might be my favorite fan work yet. I'm so happy, it's my favorite one to read.

Read it on web browser on desktop or mobile phone. Or download it to play on Windows PC: nightofsin.itch.io

If you haven't read the prequel or earlier episodes, in my fanfic universe, Darius knew Ripley already before she became a bear. I gave them a Yoshimitsu/Aurora kind of friendship for humor. They'd flirt with the same women, but Ripley would win.

What's new? (v2.05)

New outfit for Ripley

All new mini-CGs never before seen in Lovestruck

New music track

Updated "to be continued" image

Thanks for everyone's patience, I 100% think the story plot, writing is the most difficult part of this project. So sometimes I do get stuck for months trying to figure it out.

Enjoy~

(If there's any bugs, grammar/spelling issues I'll ninja fix it in the days to come!)

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👀Finished the illustration for episode 5! I'm not revealing the full illustration for ep5 just yet, but ya all can have some LEGS.

In a couple more days ep5 will be ready, the writing is still choppy in two scenes and I want to fix it so it flows better. Check back again in a couple days~

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Episode 5 has been fully coded in, edited. Adding in all the drawings right now and drawing the main illustration. So, perhaps next week I can release it!

Enjoy some out of context spoiler screenshots!

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Hello, I've finished episode 4 of my Ripley fanfic visual novel and updated a ton of things with the game! And to pay homage to Lovestruck, I've added a "oh no she's hot" villain. :-)

Check out my visual novel fanfic games here: nightofsin.itch.io

Updates for Night of Sin: Encore Stage (v2.04)

New main menu interface to allow faster loading and easier navigation.

Load/Save and gallery will be added in the next major version update.

New logo design inspired by MC's dual weapons.

New NPC/demon sprites.

New music track.

Cleaned up a lot of code.

Went back to each episode and did some ninja editing.

Available for Windows/PC or web browser (mobile ok)!

I'll ninja update any bugs I find, since I went through end edited a ton of code and writing, there might be errors in places. Or, let me know if you find any bugs~

Thanks for everyone's support and patience.

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Hello, I'm still working on this and I'll see it to the end no matter how long it takes. Sooooo, I had a huge months long writing block, it was so huge it took a while to figure how to get over it. But I broke the block and finished writing the rough drafts for the remaining episodes in Ripley's season 1.

It's extremely difficult to make up a brand new story for a character we barely have information on. And I'm a bit worried about figuring out season 2, 3, 4, then somehow connecting everything in a smooth story...but one thing at a time. I hope I can figure those out to write those and complete a full fanfic route for a character.

I finished coding and editing episode 4. Just have to finish the main drawing. Enjoy some out of context screenshots above. I'll announce in a couple days when the finished version is out. Hope ya all are as excited as I am to get this going again. :-)

My visual novel fanfics are here: nightofsin.itch.io