[lacewing-if]

Welcome aboard! I’m Lacey, a game dev girlie who loves telling cute stories with cute/dumbo/pathetic/murderous characters.

Here are the projects I have worked on.

ITCH.IO ★ MASTERPOST ★ TAG

Slice of life, high school, romance

(Completed)

Your glasses are missing, and it reeks of a cruel prank to your dependence on them. You have your suspects. Now it’s only a matter of time before you unmask them. Will you find your glasses, and see what’s hidden in their heart?

DEMO ✶ MASTERPOST ✶ TAG

Reverse harem, romance, paranormal, female genderlocked

(On hiatus)

My family doesn't have a good history with the paranormals. When I was seven, my sister got kidnapped by a vampire. Years earlier, my aunt disappeared with a faerie. The sight of them with a supernatural was the last any one of us could witness. It's as if they were erased from existence. Mom and Dad try to equip me against these creatures. The idea that one of us will disappear again is too much to bear. But when a certain supernatural comes into my life, revealing a lot more about me that my family could ever know, I wonder if all those years of training could prepare me enough for this.

GAME ★ MASTERPOST

Comedy, romance, slice of life, female genderlocked

(Ongoing)

Sue has been an eternal No.1 at the arcade, until someone comes along and takes her rightful place. Will she settle the score, or yield to her fiery passion for the hot new rival?

[lacewing-if]

Kinda regret making Nancy insist on staying human because why the fuck does every supernatural story present being human as some amazing thing?

[lacewing-if]

Hello! It's already February of the new year. I remember leaving a comment after playing your game for the first time and finding it so enjoyable, so I'm back. I hope you're doing well, whatever you're doing. And when I have time, I will have to play your game again. Stay healthy!

Hiiii! So great to see your message! It’s such good timing, actually, because I’m celebrating Lunar New Year right now! 🧧🥳Real life has been… something, which is why I’m not working on my games as much as I would like, but I’m still trying to juggle with my multiple projects. I hope that by the time you visit my games, I would have new things to show for. Thank you for checking on me! 💖

[stellaluna33]

We want Flawed Female Characters! No, not THOSE flaws. 😕 Those aren't sexy, COOL flaws. You know, the ones that I don't think actually SHOULD be considered flaws, that I might even feel personally judged for. The "unjustly martyred by the court of public opinion" kind of flaws. So like a "flawed" woman who's actually kind of a Saint in a way. I didn't want, like, FLAW flaws. What she did was WRONG and that makes her a BAD PERSON, and how can you justify that? If you still like her after what she did, that makes YOU a Bad Person too. Ugh, disgusting. 😕 But anyway, WHY isn't anyone writing flawed female characters?

[lacewing-if]

I had so much fun re-reading My Glasses hehe.

This is what creating is for.

[lacewing-if]

Not my ass trauma dumping into the story and then asking my friend if this was boring 😭

[lacewing-if]

Hey guys, for the last few months, I’ve been working on an Episode story. This project is very dear to me, so if you can give it a read, I would really appreciate it! I hope you guys enjoy this story as much as when I make it! 💖

Title: No.1!

Link: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/6744419288252416

Description: Sue has been an eternal No.1 at the arcade, until someone comes along and takes her rightful place. Will she settle the score, or yield to her fiery passion for the hot new rival?

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of life

Read this if you like:

💖 Rivals to lovers

💖 Love at first sight

💖 Unhinged pathetic women

💖 FMC that is not “nice”

💖 Drama queen RO

💖 CC + 1 (M)RO

💖 Visual Novel

💖 Dressing game

Follow me on Instagram for more update on this project!

[lacewing-if]

Hey guys, for the last few months, I’ve been working on an Episode story. This project is very dear to me, so if you can give it a read, I would really appreciate it! I hope you guys enjoy this story as much as when I make it! 💖

Title: No.1!

Link: http://episodeinteractive.com/s/6744419288252416

Description: Sue has been an eternal No.1 at the arcade, until someone comes along and takes her rightful place. Will she settle the score, or yield to her fiery passion for the hot new rival?

Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of life

Read this if you like:

💖 Rivals to lovers

💖 Love at first sight

💖 Unhinged pathetic women

💖 FMC that is not “nice”

💖 Drama queen RO

💖 CC + 1 (M)RO

💖 Visual Novel

💖 Dressing game

Follow me on Instagram for more update on this project!

[lacewing-if]

In case you guys wonder what I’ve been doing lately…

[darkfictionjude]

Saw someone say AI is fine to use in IF writing to churn out content faster.

Brother, ew.

Went on to say that authors would appreciate it that it could make their work easier. As an author do I complain about coding? Yes. Do I complain about branching? Yes. Do I complain about having write even 5 pages a day? Yes. Did I ever think about using AI in my writing? Fuck no.

Not only is it a thief and bad for the environment but it is also has effects on the brain and your skills. Like there are stats on this.

I feel a great sense of pride and accomplishment when I finish writing an episode/chapter. I would not feel relief if I gave that to ChatGPT, I would feel like a fraud

[spoiledblogif]

Readers be like: I cant wait to see what's next!

Me, who has never planned a fucking thing in my life: Me neither!

[lacewing-if]

LACEY, MAKE KAEDAN AN RO AND MY LIFE SHALL BE YOURSS

Don’t worry! Kaedan/Kaela is already a RO. No need to give up your life lol 😂

[lacewing-if]

Jade: Your favorite relationship between two characters

Hmm… I guess it would have to be between STABH!MC and an upcoming RO in chapter 6 (yup, there’s another one). They have this very intense relationship where they really, really hate each other but they are also incredibly obsessed with one another. It’s kind of a funny dynamic, really, cuz even though these two are like enemies, they are pretty similar to each other, kind of like the same person but with different skin 😂 Their relationship is basically the enemies to lovers of my dream, but I’ll have to see how it turns out when I actually write it 😂 As for things that’s already been written, though, my favorite relationship is probably between My Glasses!MC and Thanh. Two people arguing with each other like bratty little babies (I mean, they technically are just high school children). Did I mention how much I love rivals/enemies to lovers? 😁

Recently I’ve reread STABH and I also quite like the relationship between STABH!MC and her best/only friend/cousin Cindy. I feel like I’ve pretty much captured the insecurities and nuances within the relationship, so I’m pretty proud about that.

Thanks for asking! 💕

You can find other gemstone asks here.

[lacewing-if]

I need Kaedan as an RO, nvm, as the love of my life

And the love of your life you shall have ✨ Kaedan/Kaela is actually a RO already! It’s definitely confusing since there isn’t an option to choose their gender, but that’s because they are set to be the same gender as Charlie. The fact that I haven’t included them in the RO list doesn’t help, either 😂 It does surprise me how Kae is so loved, though. I thought they wouldn’t make that much of an impression with the little time they had, but it seems that I was wrong 😂

[lacewing-if]

Bug here, after kicking Bobby and MC grabbing Ashton and running out, the game ends

Hi, a few people have actually reported to me about a similar bug but in a different part of the game. I’m still not sure what it is, though, because I wasn’t able to replicate the bug when doing a test run (I played on my phone). If anyone knows what’s going on, it would be very appreciated 🙏

[lacewing-if]

Hi! In the STABH's demo there is a bug

After MC kicks Bobby when he tries to punch her (after she puts Bobby in his place with words), the games acts like Ashton threw Bobby through the cafeteria defending MC instead of MC kicking Bobby and defending herself

Hi, I just fixed that. Thanks for telling me! <3

[lacewing-if]

so i assume based on your usage of "female socialization" and such, she's locked "cis female"? if it's the "socialization" that matters, why can't MC be afab but recently come out as nonbinary or transmasc or intersex? if there is little room allowed for variation, why *did* you decide to not keep it a novel?

I think I’ve said a lot more things than female socialization, haven’t I? And furthermore, do you wish to have a cisgender woman - who doesn’t personally experience nor fully understand the nuances of nonbinary, transmasc, or intersex identities - write about a nonbinary, transmasc, or intersex person? STABH isn't like My Glasses, where it's kind of like a fantasy land where gender identity doesn't exactly matter. When a lot of MC's identity is so centered around being a woman, I cannot just nilly willy write in a nonbinary, transmasc, or intersex MC just for the sake of diversity or "variation". It feels disingenuous, and I think nonbinary, transmasc, and intersex people deserve better than that.

And as for why making STABH a game? ...Because a game doesn't need variation? Call me crazy but there is literally a type of game called Kinetic Novel where there is no gameplay, no game option. If you search up games on IFComp or somewhere else, I assure you there will be an IF variation of this. After all, games, films, or novels are just different medium of storytelling. I made the creative decision to turn this story into a game because I find this a very immersive and intimate medium, and readers can really immerse into the thoughts and feelings of the main character. When I first looked at STABH as a game, it felt like everything just clicked.

And that is not to mention the age old question when there are multiple love interests in a story: who to choose out of these hotties? That's also why I made it into a game.