Hello darlings, hope your saturday is going *chef kiss*!

This is one of the parts of the creative process that I’ve been thinking about while implementing little menus and planning the story, and I’ve arrived at an answer that sits well with me and Ascendance’s premise!

So, how will the story treat Friendship vs. Relationship vs. Physical Intimacy?

Here’s my plan: I’ll make my way into your MC’s head, like the good witch that I am, very early in the path they choose and subtly ask if their initial feelings for the LI are platonic or not. If they are, they’ll skip all of the early “flirting” (I’ll write variations). 

A little bit further down the road, I’ll ask again if your MC’s feelings are still platonic and, if the answer is yes, that will lock them in the friendship route.

I found that this is a nice way for both players that only want friendship and the ones that might want the flirting to start a little later in the story (you might also change your mind along the way, and I got your back in that case!).

So, if in the relationship route, how will physical intimacy go?

Once your MC is in a relationship route, I’ll subtly ask if they want to go further with any physical contact. Not even a kiss will be iniciated without you choosing something that leads directly to it. 

If you don’t want any physical contact more than, say, cuddling and such, your relationship won’t be any weaker because of that! ❤

That being said, though Ascendance won’t be overly explicit anywhere, clothes will be coming off at some point ((¬‿¬) Watch Elya’s fall from grace).

That way, the game might be a little shorter for you if you choose to go for a friendship or non-physical relationship route, but nothing that will affect the core plot or keep you from enjoying it (at least that’s what I’m aiming for)!

That’s about it! Thank you for reading and take care! (´▽`ʃ♡ƪ)

Lou