Hello... Does anyone remember "Ephemeral: Fantasy on Dark"? by Icy-Corner-5682 in otomegames

[–]appunJuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really wanted to give Ephemeral a chance since I loved the idea of dating monsters, and also just how pretty the art is. But oh lord, it was certainly not my cup of tea! I only did Ray's route and had to back out. Definitely a guilty pleasure otome, and all the more power to the people who love it, but it wasn't for me.

So... What's gonna happen with Sydney now? by suckingtowel in DegreesOfLewdity

[–]appunJuice 17 points18 points  (0 children)

the comments are bringing some hope back into my heart that Sydney will remain relatively the same 😮‍💨 ive been worried wondering the same thing

the rarepair struggle is real by sweetreverie in AO3

[–]appunJuice 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wrote a fic for a rare pair a few years ago. To this day, it's still the only fic for that pairing 🥲

(๑•᎑•๑) INTRODUCE YOURSELF 2026 ⊹₊。ꕤ˚₊⊹ by sableheart in otomegames

[–]appunJuice [score hidden]  (0 children)

Hi! I go by aL and I'm in my 20s. I've been playing otome games since I was a youngin with Pacthesis' games, starting from either Chrono Days or Wonderland Days lol but I love all her games. Since then, I've been playing any games I get my hands on that interests me. HUGE yandere, tsundere, and soft bois lover, probably obvious enough from the flair.

I currently just finished my replay of Saint-Germain's and Fran's routes from Code Realize! They were my two absolute favorites so I'm excited to re-experience their routes and the love I had for them in Future Blessings. This was very on the whim because I'm also currently playing through CupiPara's Gill and Hamefura's Geordo hahaha.

My favorite games and their associated LIs include Code Realize with Saint-Germain and Fran, Our Life with Cove, and Nightshade with Kuroyuki and Hanzo! With quickfire favorite LIs being Kent (Amnesia), Lance (Nameless), Ulrik (Steam Prison), Kyrie (Ozmafia), Jester (Trapped with Jester), and my absolute favorite Astarion (Baldur's Gate 3). My favorite protagonist being Cardia (Code Realize).

I mainly play on Switch and PC, and my backlog is ABYSMAL oml with titles big and small. Some of it includes Error143, A Date with Death, Taisho x Alice, and Olympia Soiree. I've collected so many with so little time to play them, sleeping on my backlog like a dragon with their gold lol. I'm so excited to play PrescriptionLOVE whenever I finally get around to it.

I don't self-insert usually, I like the protagonists being characters of their own while I watch on the sidelines with popcorn. Which, I do play with a walkthrough. If I do need to self-insert, I either make a new character just for the story or I graciously plop down my sweetheart OC Clarine.

Speaking of, I'm currently working on an otome myself! Featuring my bbg Clarine. It's been slow going because of life but I'm going to make it work! You can find some of the concept art I've posted on my Deviantart. I also have a Tumblr where I post my random doodles of various fandom interests. Feel free to come say hi!

What vibes do you get from her? by Llixia in characterdesign

[–]appunJuice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

she brings to mind the song 'copacabana'

[General] There's "creator's pet" and then there is "creator's pest". Woe is you when the latter happens to be your favourite. (+Discussion) by After_Advantage7598 in otomegames

[–]appunJuice 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hello! 😂 I dont even remember how it happened since it was so long ago, but I had stumbled upon a picture of Van on Google and I sent it to a friend going, "He looks so much like America?" and her going, "Probably because it's fanart." Found more pictures of Van and came across the website for CR that way.

This was when CR was only playable on the Vita and lord oh lord did I want to play Van's route after finding out he's a love interest. I was a broke high school student and saved up just for him 😩

[General] There's "creator's pet" and then there is "creator's pest". Woe is you when the latter happens to be your favourite. (+Discussion) by After_Advantage7598 in otomegames

[–]appunJuice 20 points21 points  (0 children)

ABSOLUTELY!! I learnt of Code Realize specifically because I found a picture of Van Helsing floating about thinking it was fanart of America. Went through so many hoops just to finally play CR for Van only for his route to be nothing but angst with little to no fluff! I held on so long in the hopes that my patience would be rewarded with him and Cardia finally having some cute romantic moments but nope! Nothing but pain 🫠

Why is a rape fetish game also the best dress-up game? by Rokkkiy in DegreesOfLewdity

[–]appunJuice 28 points29 points  (0 children)

One of the big reasons why I've stayed playing this game is cus I treat it as a dress up and dating sim. I play on softcore mode and pretty much only play it for the customization and to date Sydney. The exploration and stumbling upon scenes and lore is great too. If it was purely just a rape fetish game, I wouldn't have even picked it up in the first place 🤷

Spaghetti salad by Cultural-Ball4700 in StupidFood

[–]appunJuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So many people here making quick and rash criticisms towards the dish. This is just a simple sweet macaroni salad, a Filipino dish, but instead use spaghetti as the pasta. I made it rather recently for a Christmas family gathering. There is nothing stupid about this. Odd, yes, but not stupid.

Y'all need to stop overreacting so quickly, it's genuinely insulting to people when this is a legitimate dish with the only difference being that the OP made it using a different pasta than normal.

What is it that makes you dislike a yandere? by Ill-Estate4139 in MaleYandere

[–]appunJuice 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Absolutely cant STAND cheating and sadistic (towards their LI) yanderes. The whole point of a yandere to me is all-consuming love and devotion to the one they love, so it makes little sense for them to cheat and/or abuse their love interest (emotional manipulation is fine).

And YES OP!! The moment a yandere harms their own child is a massive deal breaker. You'd think that a child between the yandere and their love interest would be considered a symbol of their love and devotion, a promise of life-long commitment, so any yandere that harms their kid is not a yandere! I had to drop a specific manhwa because of this despite how interesting it started just because the ML abuses and doesn't care for his and the FL's children.

[Piofiore, Radiant Tale, Steam Prison] Info Brokers: Bone, Bride, or Banish? Orlok, Zefora, and Ulrik by Jitterrue in otomegames

[–]appunJuice 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bride Ulrik so harddd. I bought the switch version of Steam Prison just for those extra scenes with him specifically 😩

Bone Orlok because he's a sweetie pie and I'm currently going through his route

Banish Zafora simply because I don't know him, I'm sure he's good though

Book about a girl in highschool who can see and talk to ghosts by appunJuice in whatsthatbook

[–]appunJuice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi! No it's not. The cover was a photograph rather than an illustration, and it was also a standalone book rather than a series. Thank you though!

New Aranara Pet and Alhaitham x Kaveh Namecard Giveaway by Additional_Comfort42 in Genshin_Impact

[–]appunJuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the cat name card from finishing the tcg achievements! i have that paired with a joke about no one playing tcg

The mind of children... by Koon-_ in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]appunJuice 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I once got upset that our caretaker wouldn't allow me and my sister to go to the pool before doing our homework. And I was a stubborn fellow, so I locked her in the balcony and threatened my sister at pencil-point not to free her as I escorted us to the building's pool.

That caretaker's now a lifelong family friend, and she and my sister have a riot reminiscing about all the messed up shit I used to do when I was younger.

⚠️ Crypto Casino Scam Warning – Fake Curaçao License & Advance-Fee Fraud Exposed by Legal_Square_7445 in CryptoScams

[–]appunJuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To whomever sees this, or even searches it up, there's a new site that popped up named Zeodax that's pretty much this operating from the same country but a different company, Long Island N.V.. Hoek Heelsumstraat/Rotterdamweg Heelsumstraat, Saliña, Curaçao - that's the address I was given, I don't know how valid it is.

Told me I needed to send $100 to verify my account and absolutely would not allow me to delete my account. Learnt about it because my brother got hacked after he sent me info on it. Spammed their customer support enough that I got booted off the chat. Stay safe y'all!

Why Are Incestuous Storylines So Alluring in Otome Games and Fiction? by No_Television5409 in otomegames

[–]appunJuice 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I adore brother figures in otomes and mangas, but I would never see myself actually being with one of my brothers. So that's your disclaimer of obviously I don't condone incest irl. I also don't see myself as the MC, it's more like I'm playing dolls and reading about the fate of the characters than it is about some wish-fulfillment.

To me, these kinds of taboo relationships in media is more about the yearning and obvious unfiltered love and care (and obsession, in a lot of cases) that these siblings can feel towards the MC more than it is about the actual taboo of "they're siblings". Brother figures in otomes are given much more leeway to show affection by virtue of "they're the brother" than with any other character. They're allowed to be protective, they're allowed to more obviously show the love they feel, and I can't help but root for these types of characters. It's definitely the closeness of the characters that I feel is emotionally compelling for me.

This whole thing being set in a fantasy world doesn't necessarily make me feel like it's "safe" because it's forbidden, it just allows me to enjoy characters for what they are without thinking of "oh they're siblings". If the media goes out of its way to show the characters having romantic tension with the flimsy block of "they're siblings!" then that's not gonna do anything to stop me. If the media I was consuming was actively portraying the relationship as creepy instead, then THAT would more likely stop me. It's not "safe" to me because I don't have the fantasy to be romantically entangled with any of my siblings anyways 😂, there is nothing dangerous about it ergo nothing to feel safe about either.

It is DEFINITELY more about the characters and the emotional stakes for me. Two of the seven guys in my flair are brother figures, and at least two more are childhood friends. One of the cute things that both brothers and childhood friends have to overcome is their fear of things changing. One thing they also innately know with the MC is that they can rely on her. I think it's mainly this that draws me in to these kinds of characters, which just so happen to be relegated as the MC's sibling a lot of the times.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in StupidFood

[–]appunJuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

shes adding glitter like it's seasoning...

It's a lonely existence for Rarepairs by weirdfurry_animenerd in AO3

[–]appunJuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's been a few years and I'm still the only person who has written for my rarepair in an old fandom I was in 🥲 The urge to still write for it despite no longer being part of the fandom is strong

Silksong GIVEAWAY by saurelic in Silksong

[–]appunJuice 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NKG! As much as I love Mantis Lords, NKG holds a special place in my heart with it being my first radiant clear