#t: polymance

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Hi! About the poly it's going to be a triad (everyone is in love with everyone) a V ( the ROs are friends and both of them love and are in a relationship with MC) or we'll be a or to decide?

Hi!! It's going to be strictly a triad/thruple. As I haven't gotten that far yet I'm unsure, it might be possible for MC to 'speed things up' between Leir and Odile or not; but regardless of how quickly, they will always end up having feelings for each other as well as for the MC!

[swansong-if]

Hi! About the poly it's going to be a triad (everyone is in love with everyone) a V ( the ROs are friends and both of them love and are in a relationship with MC) or we'll be a or to decide? Must that be

Hey there, I've answered this here hope that clears things up 😉

[swansong-if]

Hi! I really liked the demo (a very interesting concept and I can’t wait to read more from you!), I was wondering if there is a poly option?

Hi there, thank you so much!! There's a poly route with both ROs included, yes 🥰 I don't know yet if it's gonna be implemented as I go or last, I'll probably plant the seed early on and then leave the bulk of the route for later, but in any case it's something I definitely plan on including.

[swansong-if]

2, 13, 14, 24, and 25 for the polyam dynamic please! (the ship ask)

(number 2 already answered ✨)

Who’s the bigger tease?

Leir, most of the time. Odile has xyr moments (rare, but glorious).

How do their personalities complement each other? How do they clash? This one I'd really rather show in the game rather than describe now teehee 👀

Who's more likely to give the other a massage?

Odile, probably? I could see both ROs doing so but Odile would benefit the less from receiving one and xe'd much rather take care of someone else.

Do they have any hobbies they share?

MC 🤭 I don't think they share very specific hobbies but, they both love spending time outdoors so. going on walks/horse rides? and they both like music!!

[swansong-if]

So the hows and whys of the poly route is currently s mystery BUUUUTTT ,,, do u have an idea of what itll be like? Give us a lil tease~~ if u will

i promise i'm not trying to sound ⁓mysterious⁓ lol it's just that i genuinely have no idea of how the poly will come to be! it's not something i want to plan, i'd rather just let the characters vibe on their own and see what feels natural... but i can offer you a lil tease for sure 🤭

there will be a lot of focus on the concepts of trust & loyalty; Leir and Odile are somewhat of a forbidden enemies-to-lovers romance, in the same way Romeo and Juliet were; not only are they on opposite sides and have divided loyalties, but they have absorbed certain bias/prejudices from their respective families.

it won't be easy for them to overcome all that and trust each other, but it gets a bit easier in the polymance because they can see their own feelings for the mc reflected in each other and that's sort of the thread that brings them together!

they have almost opposite temperaments and react differently in a lot of situations; that can create friction, but with the mc in the mix they will soon come to realize that they're actually good for each other, because they can learn from one another.

there are several narrative parallels between leir and odile (specifically regarding their families and backstories), their dynamic runs on both opposites and similarities which will hopefully translate in their romance/in how they come together.

now as for more random specific lil facts...

Leir has a bad habit to put themself last; it will be something the mc will struggle with in their solo route, but in the polymance Odile won't take any of that idiocy and will simply take care of leir 😌 if xe has to magically immobilize Leir so they rest xe won't hesitate 🔪

Odile is a bit clueless about certain aspects of the human world so there will be moments when xe’s like, *pikachu meme* while both Leir and MC have a *omg they're so cute and adorable we must protect! how can we not marry them???* moment

when they first meet they both think they're the one who cares the most about mc so they're basically just glaring/threatening each other like "if you hurt them I'll kill you!" "I should say the same to you!"

childhood friends mc & Leir were kind of troublemakers so once they're back on track Odile will be so tired™... *looks at their chaotic lovers* what did I do to deserve this?

rivalmanced!Leir & mc would likely bicker/ have a lot of banter and they will try to drag Odile into it to play judge but Odile chooses not to see <3 suddenly xe is busy and xe’s gotta go, byeee

at any given moment or at least 90% of the time Odile will be holding the collective brain cell. xe may however get pulled into chaotic dumb shenanigans (begrudgingly)...

cuddle puddles

Leir gets so braggy and smug about how cool their partners are so they'll be hyping up the MC and Odile almost constantly and everyone else is just,,, yea we get it but we don't care pls focus you have a kingdom to rule

[swansong-if]

Me: I can choose who to romance !! D:

You: You don’t have to *hands Polly route*

Me: thank you 🥺 *holds softly *

me @ myself because i could never choose between those 2 dummies kjdkjd... thank you for the message 😘💕

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"Leir has a habit to always put themselves last."

Me: ...I felt that and it's literally so hard to stop this habit LMAO.

If I were able to do that as my MC it would be so frustrating for Odile to watch like, just imagine some random person wants to shoot MC and Leir jumps in front of them and yells "I'll take this bullet for you!" So MC pushes them away with the same thought and it just turns into an endless bickering, while Odile and the person are like: '---' ..So...you like tea or smth?

[swansong-if]

waaaaaait a minute, there's a poly romance???? i'm just asking in case i understood things wrong

well not yet, but if everything goes according to plan there will be haha!! it will be implemented after i'm done with the 2 solo routes 💖