Hi everyone! 
Two ideas to get feedback/an interest gauge on:
I am the author behind College Tennis: Origin Story and Merry Crisis - donât worry, Iâm likely not going to really start on these ideas properly until my in-progress WIPs are done - just had 3am mind-bugs I couldnât shake.
P.S./Author note
If you recognize CT:OS, then the scocer game is meant to be set in the same âuniverseâ i.e. itâs an âinteractive fanficâ, per se - using the same characters with different backstories.
Izakaya for Elves
Themes : Low fantasy (eastern-flavored) x Slice-of-life x Romance x Restaurant management x Small town life
- Play as a grizzled veteran soldier who has deserted the war (well, fled for their lives, is more accurate), and is now keeping a low profile in a small-town.
- Run an izakaya (literally: stay-drink-place, a place to grab a drink and kick up oneâs tired feet) at the fraught border between two small kingdoms at war.
- Meet colorful townies and regulars, survive as a human in contested âelvenâ territory, and attempt to heal and forge a new life for yourself in the quiet town of Ćha.
Will you be caught by deserter police and executed? Will you remain haunted by the ghosts of your past? Will you make enemies within the town when they discover that youâd fought in the war (as the enemy)? Will the izakaya survive even as the war drags on - and will it continue being a safe haven for both humans and elves?
Romantic options/characters
- The boss. The izakaya owner. Big-hearted, with a generous laugh and a colorful personality to match, plus an unhealthy tendency to run off on their latest escapade/obsession and leave you to handle the izakaya on your own, you sometimes wonder how the establishment had survived until you arrived. Still, theyâre an absolute cooking / baking whiz, and when they are around, sales double. Theyâre half-human, half-elf, and their family has lived in the town for generations now. All they want is for the war to be over, so that they can go back to their merry lifestyle. They hate soldiers with a burning passion.
- The garrison captain. Thereâs a small human garrison present in the town, to keep tensions between humans and elves from going south - but honestly, their presence in elven territory might be the precise reason why things would go south. The captain is brusque, surly, cold, and cynical, as is usually the case with the people whoâve seen and done things theyâd rather forget. They might also eventually be the one who figures out youâre a deserter so, best keep encounters minimal - except they seem to have a penchant for coming over for a pint or two (skulking quietly in a corner) after a hard day.
- The merchant. They move your product and bring the ingredients/supplies you need every week and⊠engage in a ridiculous amount of flirting in the process. Worldly, charismatic, and just a little bit dastardly/roguish, they do what they can to navigate (and flourish) in a world at war. Sometimes, you wonder if their lack of moral conviction will catch up them one day (it seems they have friends and enemies in every town). But as you get to know them a little better, you start to wonder if the merchantâs devil-may-care amorality might simply be a front for something much deeperâŠ
- Not ROs, obviously, but there will be a cat and a child-gremlin involved
FIFA world cup IF (football/soccer)
Themes: Sport, Slice-of-life, Romance
Play as a relatively unknown footballer who has been called up to represent the England National Team at the World Cup for the first time. Is the break-through youâve been waiting for?
- Will you explode onto footballâs greatest stage, and make a name for yourself amongst the greats?
- Will you find a way to play alongside the ageing legend, who unfortunately plays the exact same position as you? Will sparks fly on the pitch (or off)?
- Or will you catch the eye of the kind, confident, âposter childâ of football, a brilliant, suave journalist, or your agent - with whom you share a fraught past?
Romantic options/characters
- The rival. Rayyan Afiq was a legend in their youth. Now that theyâve hit 30, they are just as fiery and intense as ever, and absolutely determined that theyâre still at their peak, even if everyone seems to be writing them off as a has-been already. It doesnât help that youâve come in to give them one good kick to the grave - but does your success necessarily have to come at their expense? You might end up enemies, grudging friends, or ⊠if you play your cards right, perhaps something in the middleâŠ
- The captain. Kind-hearted, charismatic, and sweet, Tobin Harris is currently the footballing worldâs golden boy/girl. But it seems theyâve battled every odd to get where they are, and there appears to be a lot more hidden under their easygoing, unflappable surface. They hold themselves up to an impossible standard, and sometimes, someone needs to tell them that they donât need to hold the weight of the entire world alone.
- The agent. Behind every great footballer, there is an agent pulling strings in their favour. Agents and footballers are often friends, but in your case, you share an even more colorful history - you had gone to school with Sam OâConnelly, and there might be one or two skeletons buried in the closet. Will you be able to maintain a purely pleasant, professional relationship - or is there something more to your easy rapport?
- The journalist. The very best journalists have the power to createâor destroyâcareers with the flick of a pen. Itâs a pity the particular journalist who has been assigned to cover the World Cup for The Times seems to hate their job with a passion. Ambitious and brilliant, Genevieve/Guillaume has tracked a meteoric rise amongst the journalistic ranks, thanks to several incisive investigative exposĂ©s of the rich and powerful. Unfortunately, it seems theyâve ruffled too many feathers, and orders have come down above. Theyâre being forced to lie-low, and their boss has decided that the sports column is the best way to do just that. Will you catch their (admittedly extremely disinterested) eye?