When I first saw that Harrison had the lying fox's curse,
I immediately knew I was gonna love him ♡
I'm a absolute sucker for schemer/ manipulative characters or just two faced characters in general.
So I thought, surely Harry was going to fall into that category with his curse.
However, that wasn't the case,
At least not in the sense I was thinking.
But I came to love his character for a completely different reason altogether.
▪︎Thoughts While Playing
I went into his route expecting to see Harry gaslight Kate to hell and back
But like- ヽ( ´ー｀)ノ
Yes, he's a pathological lier and he enjoys teasing Kate...
but nothing he ever does is malicious or with ill intent.
Actually he goes above and beyond to ensure Kate can have her normal life back after the month's over.
In his very own...Harrison way
Because he cares about the people around him, he's lost his normal life due to his curse and father's death.
He doesn't want anyone to go through the darkness like him.
Harrison wants Kate to be under the sunlight. Because that's were she'll be happier
(his opinion at least) ( ´-｀)
Surprisingly, in no point throughout the route did it feel like Harrison didn't care about Kate- to us players specifically. Because of course Kate had her moments of doubt about his feelings towards her, but in no point was there any question of if he actually cared at all.
His kindness and feelings were silent but ever present.
▪︎ Harrison's friendships
Liam is definitely Harry's complementary duo; It's so sweet how they care and worry for each other. (*´▽｀*)
I would love to see some more of Harry's interactions with the other Crown members.
Because he clearly cares about all of them.
I wish Victor and Harrison's relationship was explored more,
like they have such a interesting dynamic and plot.
Harrison joining Crown thinking that one of them killed his father. Victor being kind to Harry but Harry not being able to stomach his affection, his struggle to trust Victor and William, his doubts about their true intentions.
Although by the time Kate arrives,
he's already sorted out those feelings and trusts the Crown members and is actively trying to protect them,
but- like there's still some residue mistrust with Victor (^o^;)
and also just his guilt about lying to his friends and putting them in potential danger by giving information to the Privy Council.
There also seems to be some interesting parallels between Vic and Harry too
Plus, would have loved some interactions between Jude and Harrison, especially after Jude got shot. They already seem to have a mutual respect/cautious(?) Relationship.
Maybe in a few years when they start rolling out route sequels these things can be explored...? (*´～｀*)
Yeah I know it's a delusional but let a girl dream
▪︎ Romance
Bro they are so cute
Kind of a friends to lovers situation, which I absolutely adored. (≧▽≦)
Their banter made me giggle like "hehehe".
If cupids were real, I'd probably be shooting Kate and Harrison with dozens of arrows♡
Not to mention Harrison basically embodying the whole "she brightens my dark world with her light" trope
(That's definitely a trope right?)
I think my favourite moment was when both Harrison and Kate realised they loved one another at the same time.
Oh and and, when Harry- who's always disliked his curse is glad to have his abilities because it let him save Kate.
It hit soooo well in the feels
A bit angsty in the middle with the whole "we live in different worlds" stuff
but I didn't really feel it? (;゜゜)
Maybe because it was already hinted in the route preview and Harrison's whole thing is that he doesn't want Kate to stay involved in the "Darkness" so we already knew it was coming.
For Harrison's Route I 100% recommend reading his POV stories that become available while playing.
completely enhances the romance (* >ω<)
If you have a hard time finding Harrison's POV on YouTube, just let me know in the comments on this post and I'll DM you a link.
As for his Attier Mission stories reading the Normal one is enough, there wasn't any significant change in enjoyment by reading the Primium Story. Thankfully there are some kind players that have uploaded their Primium Story recording so you can watch and decide if you want the Primium or Normal option.
Oh and Harrison's romance is on the slow burn side
(can you really call it slow burn if they fall in love within a month?)
Which means his primium stories have only a modicum of spice (one make out sess after confirming feelings) and they bang right at the end
idk if it's different in the Blind Love ending
▪︎ Plot
I really liked the storyline set up for Harrison's revenge.
unrelated- but I was so surprised that Harrison's mom is alive and well, she just lives in the countryside.(Would be nice if Kate gets to meet her, maybe in some event?)
Also Roger also has a living dad??? I lowkey thought all of them had either dead and/or shitty parents that they cut ties with. (;´A｀)
Anyways-
SO WE GO MARIA LORE (≧∇≦)b (Kate's personal maid)
So apparently Maria isn't actually deaf but was about to lose her job and started pretending because Victor gave people with disabilities more precedence. She decided to leave afterwards since she felt guilty about lying
Idk why but it made me really happy to get some background on Maria ( ´∀`)
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I really liked how all the different plot points joined together.
Harry going to shady places to gain evidence
Harry playing double agent without either party knowing/not being sure he's doubling FOR 3 YEARS
finally catching the Privy Council and The Three Eagles together
It was nice to see Kate be mean to people for once
In Harrison's Route the focus is on Harry being changed by Kate, rather then Kate being changed by Harrison
or more accurately Kate being herself- helping Harrison not lose faith in the world's good, sharing his burden, walking on the thorny road so he isn't alone anymore.
Helping Harrison stay the person he wants to be.
He was only 17 when his father died and his powers manifested. At the time he had no idea about cursed individuals
He thought that his powers were a punishment for not pressing for the truth of his father's death.
Like my God, I can just feel the dread and guilt, I wish these feelings of his were explored more. (´＿｀。)ﾞ
Like man, reading through his story.
Harrison is really strong and selflessly kind.
I have no other way to describe his convictions.
Even after going through so much he chooses the path towards a better future for others, even when mutual destruction and bloody revenge is a viable option.
He spent so many years haggling with his emotions but ultimately he chose to ensure that police force and Crown work together so that more evil could be eradicated.
If that isn't strong I don't know what is
▪︎ Conclusion
Harrison Gray is a kind lier. A person who really needs to learn how to accept kindness for himself too.
only 5 days left till I'm done with Harry's route and you bet I'll have a massive post talking about him afterwards (like omg my guy Harry- why are you so good??? I wanna strangle him with affection)
Based on a Frank James MBTI sketch. I covered up the types with the boys' names, but check out the Original Video to see if you can guess them right! FJ is a great source for MBTI info and comedy, so give him a watch!
Also, I don't think the boys necessarily match the type they overlay in the video, but the situations just matched too perfectly!
I am still currently going through Harrison's main story, just on chapter 6.
This is probably a silly question but I'm curious about what other players think
So Harrison can detect if other people are lying about something or not by looking into their eyes. Pretty cool stuff ( ´∀｀ )b
Can he tell if someone is lying if he just has their eyeballs? Like let Ellis or Liam go stabby 🔪 stabby 🔪 and bring him an eye and he can tell if the person is lying or not.
Idk for long distance lie detection or something ヽ( ´ー｀)ノ
As for a more possible scenario
what if it's just really dark? Like he literally can't see the other person, but he knows they are face to face and they are talking with each other. Will his lie detection still work?
Probably not? Right??
what if Harry for whatever reason goes blind? Will his abilities become obsolete? Will it affect his tragic fate? (Idk what his tragic fate is supposed to be yet)
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