You are an unreliable narrator because your coping mechanisms for your deep-seated trauma forbid you from acknowledging the reality of the situation. I am an unreliable narrator because I sincerely have no idea what the fuck is going on.
The Everbrookāthe multi-agency organisation where the aim is to bridge the gap between the supernatural and human world. An organisation for the community.
Whilst successfully working there for almost four years, you know the ins and outs, know the environment like the back of your hand...or so you thought.
On a day that was supposed to be your day off, you're called in. You do your job as you've done a thousand times before. Then, you're pulled into a mystery. A teenage boy, battered, bruised, covered in blood, screaming and begging for your help. All before he loses consciousness.
Why does he ask for your help?
Because of your sparkling reputation? Because he trusts you? Or, because he's desperate?
Something's off. You know it. Even more so when cracks in The Everbrook start to show. Departments are under strain. Patterns are starting to emerge. What once ran like clockwork is beginning to stutter.
You can't ignore it. Side by side with your best friend, and an unlikely group of allies, you strive to find out what's really going on.
Crack a couple cold cases. Uncover some secrets.
They say the truth will set you free...but what if it changes everything you thought you knew?
Play as male, female or non-binary; straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, graysexual, demisexual, asexual, aromantic w/ the choice of your own pronouns.
Choose your career at The Everbrook: nurse, therapist, lawyer or journalist.
Choose your speciality (cunning, tactician, empathy or combat) that will help you on your mysterious journey...let's just hope your weaknesses don't get in the way.
Romance any of the five romantic options; gender-selectable; male, female and a non-binary option for one. Romance supernaturals or a human. Tropes include: best friends to lovers, rivals to lovers, immortal x mortal, slowburn romance, unrequited love.
Explore The Everbrook's departments and see how well you work with one another.
Have an opinion on the supernatural community. You can become a valued member, or there can be an irreparable bond between you.
Embark on a crazy adventure and discover the truths everyoneās so desperate to keep hidden.
This game is rated 16+ due to depictions of violence, nightmares, death, murder, strong language, and eventual (optional) non-graphic nsfw scenes.
THE BEST FRIEND
Ireland Monroe. Criminal investigator at The Everbrook. More commonly known as your best friend. As the two of you bonded over your similar upbringings: a lifestyle of recognition and riches, your loyalty to one another is always admired. They keep their cards close to their chest, yet you're the only one that can get this perfectionist to show their hand. With their easygoing manner and clever humour, you and Ireland side by side are a formidable force. But maybe stepping over the platonic line will make you a stronger pair.
Friendship is safe, something that should never be ruined. However, maybe there's something beautiful to gain from those ruins.
THE DEMIGOD/DESS
Arguably the best hunter to grace The Everbrook's corridors for decades, Hunter Athalia/Asher Dempsey. With the weight of Ancient Greece on their shoulders; as a distant relative of the Goddess Athena, some would say A has a right to be...prickly. They don't think you belong in this organisation. You and your upbringing reflect everything The Everbrook isn't, and A does everything to make that known. Their snide remarks, sarcasm, and inability to think before taking action always rubs you the wrong way. But if there's anything worth gaining, past the guards they have up, it's their loyalty.
Beyond the tension, the organisation's ideologies, and the hatred... maybe they'll let themselves do the one thing they constantly avoid. They'll finally allow themselves to feel something real.
THE WEREWOLF
Blaire/Blaze Holden is an emotions reader, an overlooked job for a werewolf that despises what they are. Despite their insecurities, B radiates gleaming eyes, soft smiles, and a heart of gold. With their keen mind, charm, confidence, and emotional intelligenceāif there's someone you want in your corner, B's the one to call. They say softness makes you weak, yet B's as strong-willed as they come. Maybe you'll see just how strong they are.
Described as the embodiment of the sun, the people pleaser who puts others first. Will you be the one to give them a love that finally feels like home?
THE VAMPIRE
It's hard to find a criminal. It's even harder to read their mind. Kiana/Kaidan de la Renta is a profiler. One of only three at The Everbrook. Tasked with analysing the unknown in exquisite detail, K's observant nature is one of their best traits. And they have the ego to match. On the outside, they're the typical vampire. Introverted and full of bravado and profanities. But beneath the lopsided smirks and diamond earrings, you'll find something more tender. A sensitive personality, a broken soul...and a desperate cry for help.
Flirting is easy. Vulnerability is scary. You can get them to have both, and finally gain the connection they've been craving.
THE WITCH/WARLOCK
Phoebe/Phoenix Martens is much more than the magic that runs through their veins and bursts from their fingertips. As one of The Everbrook's healers, they're the kind of calm you want to have before, during, and after a storm. The (fake) blonde, blue-eyed magical being has a razor-sharp intellect, and cares more about others than any kind of ego. The suave European seemingly has the perfect life...yet they're the one that's never chosen. Always the last book on the shelf.
Such a gentle and artistic soul is merely more than just reliable. Take the leap. Choose to love them.
ā¦..not even six hours later i got an offer of a well paying full time long-term job with free room and board in queens in nyc, allowing me independence and a way to escape an abusive situation and an unhealthy environment
likes charge reblogs cast, folks, this is the good luck post
the last time I reblogged this post right before I got a great job, in a permanent work-from-home position, with benefits, retirement, and a salary literally 3x what I was making before, doing something I really like.Ā
6 months ago I was at my absolutely lowest fucking moment of my life and tried to mix shit to end it all.
6 months ago I was barely scraping by, had no money, to much loans and a raging alcoholic streak.
Not gonna lie, still donāt have money but im still here.
Iām as of now training to become a chef (and actually, yes Iām bragging, being good at it), Iāve gotten to know new people who like me for me and the man I was seeing after a really fucking nasty breakup is today the man Iām 100% sure Iām gonna marry.
He stood by me through all this shit and still thinks Iām the best thing thatās ever happened to him. (Iām so fucking grateful and I tell him everyday)
Not gonna lie tho, would I have succeeded with the attempt it wouldāve been the worst, not for me at least, I truly saw no way out, but for everyone else.
But Iām here, still not enjoying life to the fullest but getting there.
Itās gonna be a long fucking road but Iām willing to at least fucking try it.
it's out it's out!! after nearly a year of writing blocks and crying and wanting to throw the entire story away (which i'm now glad i didn't), you can enjoy chapter eleven NOW on itch.io !!
IN THIS CHAPTER.
have a mental breakdown
get closer to Blane?? (wait since when were they this nice)
experience some more bickering from K and Rylan (but for different reasons than usual, you'll see)
spar with A and N! (yes we're bringing that back)
try not to break down... again
STATS. 514,500 words (+42.5k)
LINKS. ko-fi & patreon
i know it's been a very long wait for some of you (and it has been for me too, believe me), but thank you for being patient! whether you found this game today or were here from the very beginning, your support means the world to me. i'm so incredibly grateful to have this many people care about something that i'm passionate about. the chapter is on the shorter side, but i hope that it brings you joy (or not? i can't say the content is very joyful) regardless. i promise chapter twelve will take less time than eleven did.
as always, please let me know what you think! oh, and don't hate me for the cliffhanger.
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY - JULY 21: Race winner Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren celebrates his maiden race win on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on July 21, 2024 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
Havenāt touched ground with yāall for a while. But here I am again, locked up in emergency care. Tried my hands at seizing to live and it went so so.
Still here, breathing and being pissed.
Gonna be here for a while so anything new in the IF community?