#lvstrck

[hibisco-b612]

I mean it's too soon for a kiss and i knew it but i wanted it anyway

#lovestruckgame #lvstrck #lavinia lovestruck #ever after academy #eaa lavinia #lavinia le guin #lavinia x mc #eaa fmc

[helenaklein]

i think if nothing else this is a good reminder for myself not to consume the things i care about quietly, even though the trajectory of most social media these days encourages it. engagement and word of mouth matters. voltage becoming actively hostile to that engagement over the period they were struggling most financially didn't do them any favors, and that even on their most pr-friendly days they were flat out bad at utilizing their accounts to get people talking about their content certainly didn't help. very few people had any real motivation to interact or discuss releases, so most became silent consumers who are only just now coming out to say "this is important to me" when it's too late for it to matter. it's almost poetry, having watched them create the perfect environment for their downfall in this way.

#text #lvstrck #im just saying things that are barely coherent but u get the gist

[aromantic-misguide-to-romance]

Edge Case Love's Pursuit: Korin's route impressions!

Since Lovestruck is doomed, I wanted to try the series that was being moved from a standalone app to LS when Voltage USA was decided to disband.

Korin's route first, I didn't have particularly high hopes, but... oh boy, it's such a huge pity that this series never took off.

The premise isn't too crazy, nothing like supernatural Western with ghosts and demons or a conspiracy turned real with time travel and regency era. Quite simple and straightforward, just a crime sci-fi. Which, honestly, is simple enough not to need a lot of exposition so actually that's good and we vaguely know what to expect so can anticipate that things are definitely going to go wrong when it looks like it's starting to go well 🤭

Not that much of romance - because Korin and MC grow closer through the utter chaos happening around MC, they're only starting their more private relationship, but honestly I think it had a good balance of budding romance and suspense.

The plot was really thrilling and the cliffhangers would be devastating if I played along with the releases. That was definitely an aspect I enjoyed and that made the story entertaining.

But honestly I can't say much about Korin herself. She seems a bit generic personality-wise, but one thing that we almost only saw her in professional environment and the plot was left when Korin was about to show a more private side. From the summary LS published, it seems that there was going to be quite a lot of development to Korin's personality and MC was going to get to know her better.

In the end it became a good suspense story with the mystery of a cold case that re-emerged, but a bit less of romance. I'd still recommend S1 as a standalone for the plot itself without bothering with the romance part 😆

Random thought now, also, about naming side characters "Dom", it seems. That's the second Dom.

Anyway, I kind of wish I downloaded the standalone app to read more of this series. Maybe it's available on Apkpure.

#edge case love's pursuit #lvstrck #lovestruck #lovestruck voltage

[hibisco-b612]

Look how cute they are together ❤️🥺

#lovestruckgame #lvstrck #ever after academy #arin langdon #arin x fmc #eaa arin #eaa fmc

[helenaklein]

piama literally the last lovestruck update ever... straight up icon behavior

#text #lvstrck

[helenaklein]

maintaining my interest in xenia's route using nothing more than the occasional line that makes me emotional and the memory of what it was once was has,,, not been easy. I couldn't even cobble together a review for season 9 because all that kept cropping up for me was "why have you done this" 😔

#text #lvstrck

[helenaklein]

on a more serious note, i'd absolutely be lying if i said there's nothing about the app i'll miss. after all i've opened it up every day for the last damn near 4 years, and that hasn't been for no reason. to this day, it's still the only thing like it that deliberately tailored a significant portion of its content to sapphic readers. its model filled up a very specific niche that i doubt another will ever occupy, and that's a definite loss for me.

but i'd also be lying if i said that sadness is the predominant emotion im experiencing lmao. maybe I've just seen this coming for far too long to be feeling it as acutely as others. maybe disappointment at the hands of voltage has become so familiar for me that it's almost a relief at this point for it all to be coming to an end 💀

regardless though it was my favorite consistently irritating habit. i will cherish the time i spent making fun of all their choices. i take comfort in knowing all my favorite stories and characters would have been better if i controlled their narratives myself <3

#text #lvstrck #i hope that our few remaining fans! #give up on trying to save us! #i hope we come up with a fail-safe plot! #to piss off the dumb few who forgave us!

[helenaklein]

#lvstrck #lexi sweetwater #she did nothing wrong i stand by that!!!!! #hannah have you considered that your vibes are simply rancid!!!!!!!