one of the best things that can happen to a writer is when they get responses like this 🙂‍↕️

sometimes you just can’t take a guy anywhere fr……..
anyway, happy #screenshotsaturday as we work on piecing together the prologue for ‘miss bellevue never heard the whistle’ !!!!!!!!

We passed our milestone of 100 DLs a while back! As a thank you, our sprite artist @assortedelfcups.bsky.social has a lovely scene illustrated from the upcoming epilogue!
If you’re curious about what is in the works, check out the end of this devlog: illegalileo.itch.io/bellevue/dev... #otomedev

Play Holmes, Poirot or whichever detective you prefer in this 1920s whodunnit, where you get to investigate the sinister death of a fellow passenger & maybe…romance another one? Out now on @itch.io

illegalileo.itch.io/bellevue

#otome #otomejam #indieotome

super to show you guys the thumbnail of the game we’re working on for #otomejam — I think is unreal how much we covered over these past 7 weeks despite all our other commitments, and seeing the pieces fall together is so exhilarating!
🎨: @skai2blue4u.bsky.social
#indiedev #vndev #otome

Sooooo #ScreenshotSaturday used to be a thing, right? Is it still a thing? Anyway, we have been working suuuuuper hard on our #otomejam entry. I’m so happy with how everything is coming together! #vndev
bg: @kaeyari.bsky.social
ui: @skai2blue4u.bsky.social
sprites: @assortedelfcups.bsky.social

One of the most exciting things about Miss Bellevue is that it’s all happening on a train! If you’re like me, nothing more needs to be said—but if that isn’t enough to convince you, check out these amazing backgrounds in progress ✨ cr. ⬇️

#indieotome #otomejam #vndev #otome #indievn

Meet our upcoming #otomejam entry’s love interest! Julian’s a darling when you get to know him—just don’t come between him and his book!
Join him on a crime-solving adventure with ‘Miss Bellevue Never Heard The Whistle’ ✨

#vndev #indiedev #indieotome #visualnovel

Art by @inkcaparts 💖

Today, I bring to you the playable character in our upcoming #otomejam entry—meet Miss Piper! Come join her on a crime-solving adventure with ‘Miss Bellevue Never Heard The Whistle’ ✨

#vndev #indiedev #visuanovel #indieotome

Hey #otomejam enthusiasts! Here’s a preview of our main characters for our upcoming 1920s VN! Bonus points if you can guess which one of the two is most likely to stay up all night because they can’t put down the book they’re reading. #indiedev

Art by @assortedelfcups.bsky.social

writer: they fall in love, i promise!
said writer writing about the characters’ meetcute:

this is how you know i'm working on something new