Hi everyone! Thanks for being here, I hope you do stick around 
I’ve been lurking on this forum for quite a while now, and have always loved interactive fiction, so I have decided to try my hand in creating one myself… I don’t have any writing experience, still I do enjoy reading, so I’m hoping i can channel that into my own writing!
I would really appreciate any feedback, comments etc. that you feel should be heard, and I am 100% willing to make changes that are necessary, as this story is very dear to me!
English is not my native language, so if there are any sentences that sound strange, please do let me know!!
All in all, I hope I am able to do these people, I’m writing about, justice, and you grow to care for them just as much as I do!
Plot:
Meraki:Calais’ Gift is a story about a baby (you) who turns up in front of a doorstep one night, and grows up to live a seemingly normal life. But as the annual royal festival commences, things appear just the way they always are, until suddenly they aren’t, when a mysterious incident occurs.
You play as a 21-year old trying to make sense of strange happenings coursing through Meraki.
The word count currently stands at 59.2k (excluding code) and consists of the prologue and chapter 1!
Features:
- Play as male or female
- Explore straight, gay, or bisexual romantic routes.
- Make your own choices!
- Learn the truth of your past
Love Interests
Cora: (F)
…Cora’s usually tanned face was covered in a deep shade of red, as she tried to catch her breath, which proved to be a lot more challenging than anticipated. Her rosy stained lips parted for seconds and quickly clasped shut again, before she slowly crouched down, in her battle for air. Pieces of her chestnut hair, which had always been plaited into one beautiful single braid, carefully swept to either her left or right side a few inches below her collarbone, were now hanging loosely off her head…
Atlas: (M)
…Those same green eyes bringing life into Cora’s face, are now staring back at you. You must admit, when you first met the pair, you were sure they had to be twins, but you would have never guessed for them to be not only one or two but five years apart. They essentially share the same features, altered to suit their different identities…
…His reddish-brown hair that used to reach all the way to his shoulders growing up, doing nothing but feeding into their resemblance, now shaved. A field of brown grass all over his scalp, suiting the umber stubble on the lower half of his face. The mole on the tip of his nose, leaning more towards the right, made it easier to tell which person you were speaking to, until Atlas shot into the sky, seemingly out of nowhere. One day you were looking into his eyes and the next you were craning your neck trying to talk to him, as he towered over most people. That’s the day everyone was able to tell them apart…
Prince Calix: (M)
…His dark brown eyes did nothing to lessen the shadow casted across his deeply tanned face, caused by the raven ringlets carefully framing his forehead, all the way to the tip of his nose. You can’t help but wonder whether his hair would allow the sight of his entire face, if the boy himself decided to lift his head by a fraction and find your unwavering gaze…
Then it happens…
There it is…
That smile, tilted slightly to the left, slowly creeping into a full-blown smirk, followed by his piercing stare…
As the story continues, you’ll meet more!!
Update Log
19th October 2022 (Minor Update)
- +7.8k words of content, marking half of chapter 1 complete
- Fixed spelling, coding issues
- Added a short-length hair option
6th November 2022 (Major Update)
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+36k words of content, narking the end of chapter 1
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Marked romance options with a heart, so it’s easier to identify
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Edited some parts of the prologue
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Get to further explore the festival and your companions!
To play the demo, go here: https://dashingdon.com/play/neenak/meraki-calais-gift/mygame/
[Tumblr Link](https:// Meraki: Calais' Gift on Tumblr)
i was quite anxious posting on here, so that’s made me feel so much better!!
Very interesting thought… Again, thank you so much for reading!!
! I really like it so far, and I’m looking forward to some more. I think Cora is going to be a great friend, and that guy in the hallway… some definite RO potential!
