If you read the description, then you know what you’re getting into. “Love by Moonlight” is a rewrite of the storyline for the well known Otome game, Diabolik Lovers. It will be mainly centered around my original character, Tsumiki Sakamaki, and the many struggles she has to overcome as a vampire, sister, and a girl in love. The canon character’s (as well as more OC’s) will of course have their own limelight here and there, but this is ultimately Tsumiki’s story.
Despite the shared family name, Tsumiki is not actually related to the Sakamaki bloodline. Rather, an orphan who made her way into the family thanks to it’s head, Karlheinz. Since childhood, her presence in the manor acts as a voice of reason and as some much needed stability for her dysfunctional “brothers”. However, things begin to change drastically once the new sacrificial bride, Yui Komori, arrives.
As a rewrite, what kind of changes should anyone who’s interested expect. Well, as a disclaimer now, this story will be a strong deviation from the canon lore and characterization for the majority of the characters. Diabolik Lovers is known for its strong “sadism” element, but it’s really just extreme levels of abuse and toxicity from all its suitors. While there’s nothing wrong with enjoying darker media like that, it always made me so uncomfortable with how the heroine is put through such horrific circumstances and the games basically romantized it. Especially with how each of boy’s traumatic pasts were used as excuses for their behaviours, with no real character development happening in the end. The writing itself does not help either, as Rejet loves to retcon it’s story constantly, leaving behind a lot a lot of confusing details. I don’t speak for everybody, people will love those games just how they are and that’s fine! These are my thoughts and I just want to make something that I would personally (and hopefully others) would enjoy.
“Love by Moonlight” will delve into the themes of trauma and explore the ways it effects different people, especially in relationships. Very different from the source material, mind you. I want to aim for a true, happy ending, but it won’t be easy for the characters to obtain. I hope you all will like what I have in store.
Until the release, what’s in store for now?
The story itself will take a while to fully create and finish, especially given my IRL life so what I can offer till then:
Answer any questions you may have about my story or characters (so long as they’re not too spoilery).
Create fun content of Tsumiki, along with dynamics and headcoanons between her, Yui, and the rest of the DL characters.
Share my ideas and ask for feedback, showing what I have in store and what I plan to specifically change.
Later down the road, I can even share some fun AU’s I came up with.
You could even send in-characters asks for Tsumiki if you want a better feel of her personality.
So yeah! Those are plans for now for this fun little project. I want to make a fun environment here so I hope you all enjoy!
