The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three (WIP -FINAL DEMO)

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Could someone give me a rundown of, like, the general vibe of each romance? I cannot pick one to save my life. Part of me wants to go with A because I like slow-burn, but it really wears on me when the RO is emotionally distant and cold/brooding. Overly standoffish characters really grind on my nerves. It just gets tired really fast. I prefer soft slow-burn. I definitely want the yearning, but I need the softness and affection. My absolute favorite CoG RO of all time is Hadrian from the Golden Rose, so that’s kinda the vibe I’m looking for.

I’m not opposed to A by any means. I’ve read that they’re a love-at-first-sight romance, which really appeals to me. But they seem very aloof and detached (or at least they pretend to be, which bothers me even more). Plus, I’m not a huge fan of angsty romance, though I’ve heard contradicting opinions on how angsty A’s path really is. A bit of angst is fine, but it’s just an exercise in misery if it’s the whole romance. Honestly, the only RO who I’m fairly confident I’m not going to go for is M, because the whole “fboy with a secret soft side” is my least favorite trope. I need it to start with feelings, lmao.

Anyways, I have no idea who to pick. If someone could tell me the vibe of each RO path, that would be great!

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sound like N would fit you.

She is sweet but not too sweet. She is warm, and you start a relationship with them easily in…uh book 2? (was it book 2?).

F is sweet, but some see them more like a younger sibling because they goof off. I enjoyed farah romance because it’s sweet like hell, it has an innocence to it and I love her humour, she crack me up.

M, M is your wanna bed you from the get-go. It can be a turn-off for some. They are kinda the opposite of A. They ravish you physically but with Zero feelings. So think like friends with benefits. @EvilChani can fill you in more since she is the Queen of M-mancer around here lol

A is not for everyone. I love the angst and the slow very slow burn we get with them. I personally love it.

It’s THE romance that will require you to shave your head and go Monk. Because of these kind of requirement, the temple is pretty empty… :joy:

But I wouldn’t change A for anything in the world, no matter how many times @EvilChani petition the Overlords! :grin:

Anyway, that’s my 2$. And welcome to the Community! We got cookies and cooties! :slightly_smiling_face:

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Warning: The following is entirely opinion. Not everyone agrees on all of these romances (hence the lengthy discussions!).

A: A’s romance is overwrought. It’s the RO you would expect from an really old Harlequin book, where hand touches were scandalous. It’s not just slow burn, it’s super duper, extra slow, slow burn. The first two books, you get some “looks” and an almost hand touch. And overwrought dialogue that results in A running away from you like a 13-year-old child with their first crush. If you’re patient, go for it. If you frustrate easily, look elsewhere.

Edit to A: Despite the slowness, I will bet a batch of brownies that A-mancers get a relationship before M-mancers do, so you can take that into consideration.

N: Sappy, schmappy, give-you-cavities-sweet romance. They call N “Suavewell” but I’ve never seen it. It’s just… too much for me. If you like super sweet, overly nice, wimpy ROs, this is the one for you. That is probably harsh, but I really don’t like N’s path. I had to put a hellion with him to make him more tolerable for me. But I don’t like overly sappy shit, so that’s just a personal preference. I do give N bonus points for loving dogs, though. I can’t dislike anyone who loves dogs.

F: Childlike romance. F is fun, and direct about what they want. They’re sweet without being overly sappy (sorry, N), funny, snarky, sometimes rude, and a bit on the lazy side. For that reason, I paired F with an equally unprofessional woman-child. It’s a fun romance, but it seems very, very young to me.

M: Sex. More sex. If you don’t want sex, M still sticks around hoping to get sex. There are moments of sweetness starting in b2 (in b1, M is basically a complete and utter dick who clearly only wants to get laid and flat out tells F that they can barely manage to get excited about that much with the MC). The sweet moments are perfect… not putridly sweet, but genuine care. There are a few of them in b2. However, this is a long haul romance and will take a while to get into an actual relationship rather than a fuckbuddy/wannabe-fuckbuddy casual thing with M being nasty and rude to remind the MC that M doesn’t want anything with them. From the author’s tumblr, it seems to me that it will likely be beginning of b5 or b6 before M actually has feelings and declares them (if they ever declare them). So you basically get a “kind of” relationship with M (acting like a couple on occasion) with M taking a step forward and two steps back for a very long time. Unlike A, at least you get something from M, though, even if it’s just physical and one or two nice moments per book until nearly the end of the series.

That’s my take on it. YMMV.

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Thank you! I’ve heard a lot about A and M, but I haven’t read much about N and F’s romance. The general vibe I get is that, as you said, people tend to think of F as more of a friend/sibling. I’ve heard almost nothing about N’s romance, though.

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N is a romantic and someone who is open with their feelings. They are thoughtful about romance as in you know ‘Ask you if you feel uncomfortable’ and such.

I say give them a try and see for yourself.

Also, you can edit your post and reply to many in the same post using @person0 @person2

And you got the bootie before we did!

So it’s only fair we get the :sparkling_heart: before you! :smile_cat:

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I’ll agree with @E_RedMark on this. Given that you like Hadrian, you will likely love N. I bought Golden Rose and gave up on it pretty quickly because the ROs do nothing for me. I got bored.

Ah, but you already have A’s heart. They just haven’t admitted it yet. We get :eggplant: and no heart till the end.

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Don’t ruin the only comeback I could think of… :sweat_smile:

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It sounds like A might be a little too slow-burn for me, though I’m sure I’ll give it a try at some point. As for N, I don’t mind sappiness so long as it doesn’t come across as disingenuous. F sounds pretty good, though I’m not a huge fan of “young romance.” I generally prefer something more mature (but definitely still teasing). M definitely doesn’t sound like my type. I’m probably not going to go for them, but maybe I’ll try it after a few playthroughs. Thank you!

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You’re welcome!

I forgot to mention the angst levels…

A is the worst for angst, with M following close behind. Though, really, I’m beginning to think M may prove worse than A for angst.

N and F have no angst unless your MC makes it by not going along with the romances.

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Lmao, I was just thinking about that. Everything I’ve read before says that A is the most angsty and doesn’t even mention angst for M. But everything I’m reading on here makes M seem worse than A for angst. I suppose it’s hard to tell who will have it worse in the next books.

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Oh, and you also have the ‘Love Triangle’, which is between A and N (and mc). Give it a try, it’s like a drug…massive angst!

No, seriously. If you don’t care for angst stay away from it. But you do get to see things you don’t see in the normal route. So, I say try for curiosity’s sake then unplug.

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For real. The LT is just like… pain. Though, one thing it has going for it is that A is actually better to the MC in it than in the single path. At least, so far. I doubt that’ll be the case with b3, since it’s almost a definite that A-mancers will get a kiss. I don’t see A kissing a MC who’s dating N. That’d just be… horrible.

To each their own. I hate angst. I’d never torment my characters needlessly…

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I know, don’t remind me of that scene…

I was like ‘You telling me this here and now with N around the corner?! Whats wrong with you? why can’t you use your mouth when it’s just the 2 of us!!’’ then start cursing in Latin :rofl:

But I’m a big fan of angst, so the LT makes me happy :yum:

crappy childhood give you an affinity to it lol

I self-insert, so I’m tormenting myself mostly. No regrets

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Oh God I can’t believe I forget the LT :rofl: yeah hella angsty. From what I’ve seen it can change depending on who you like more if your more into A then yeah your driving head first into angst city but here some of that angst and not wanting to be with the mc feels more understandable A doesn’t want to get in the way of N’s happiness and there are some sweet moments with those two being really good friends despite they’ve both fallen for the same person. Honestly I’m not super into N from what I have seen it doesn’t change all that much expect your biting your nails waiting for N to figure out the mc has feelings for A and wondering how they’ll respond to that.

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Question: If you enter a romance with N in book 2 while in LT? Does that break the LT completely or does A keep fawning over you?

Yeah, all this talk about LT…time to do another run of that sweet sweet Angst!

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A keeps fawning over you. Just in a more painful way. The LT won’t break until there’s an option to break it.

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Awesome! Thanx! :+1:

Okay, something weird is happening in the demo for me.

Let’s see:

1- picked ‘Traumatised’= don’t get a scene after or before bobby show up? (was that removed or something?) (nvm, this happen with farah alone. Does this happen with the others?? and when?)
2- Picked Bobby as ex, and she usually love telling my chosen romance how we kissed (Forced kiss that is), and it isn’t happening again.

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A romance:

Do not, then. A actually acknowledges they have feelings for you in their mind, but they don’t want any of them. It’s the stupid angst that could be no-angst if A wasn’t stupid. Is bad at the things they’re supposed to be good at. They DO have the most hilarious scene in the game so far, though. The spider-plant kills me every time.

N: N’s the noble archetype. Expect politeness, sweetness, and courtship. Classy. The most human of the four Bravos. Likes food, dogs (not as food), books, and a glass of wine before bed.

F: A’s opposite. Holding back is for shmucks. Expect honesty, occasionally to the point of carelessness. F’s an an actual literal alien and a turned-up-to-11-empath, so they’re not always up to date with social politeness. Wears their heart on their sleeve. Half-way to manic pixie dream girl. Will stand up to people about four times their size for your relationship until they back the fuck down. Loves love, will cheerlead your relationship if you’re in the other romance paths. Doesn’t know what a paper plane is.

M: Has caught feelings, doesn’t realise it, because they’ve literally never caught feelings before. Literally everybody else realises it. Not-stupid low-level angst, unless you’re a demi, in which case, not-stupid high-level angst. Starts out very cranky towards everyone, because everyone keeps yelling at them and nobody has showered for 10 years and counting. Has a personal space of about 10 miles, likes it when you (specifically you) enters it. Quickly uncrankies with respect to you. VERY into sex, takes no for an answer. Canonically, bad at verbalising affection, word of god is that that’s not gonna change and they’ll do lots of soft touching instead. Cares the most about you out of the four, even if so far it mostly comes out only when their highly-stressed because they don’t actually know how to consciously care, because they never cared before. Gives you the most respect out of the four, even if you don’t romance them. Best lines in the game. Most dangling plotlines out of the four at the end of Book 2.

Bonus information round, The Love Triangle: Sort of like the A romance, except the stupid asshole is you. Literal hell. Needs to die in a fire. I hate every moment of it. 110% loathing, -11/10, never the fuck again.

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Also A are racist.

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what?

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