event – Otome Reviews

What I learned from MidCin’s “Anniversary Wishes” Event

TL;DR MC is a horrifyingly busy princess. Here’s a list of all the things that MC and company had to organize for the annual “open day,” during which ALL citizens of Wysteria are invited to traipse through the castle:

Flowers: There are supposed to be pretty flowers everywhere in the castle. You know how huge a castle is?! Yikes. (Byron’s route)
More flowers: MC’s supposed to hand make corsages for literally everyone who walks through the door. Because tradition. (Sid’s route)
Party favors: If the corsages weren’t already enough, MC and the staff have also decided to hand out special handkerchiefs to everyone. Thank goodness MC doesn’t have to hand make those, lol (Giles’ route)
Speech: MC has to give a speech, and the bureaucrats may as well have gotten an underpaid intern to ghost write the damn thing for her given how many demands they made. But nope, MC has to write it herself as well (Robert’s route, Louis’ route)
Ceremonial crowning: A lucky orphan gets to ceremonially place a tiara on MC’s head during a cute ceremony. This might actually be MC’s easiest obligation of the day, haha (Louis’ route)
Fancy banquet: There’s a fancy banquet, with foreign dignitaries and such, during which MC has to smile and be polite (Byron’s route)
Fancy party: After a long and exhausting day, there’s a fancy party, considered the biggest event of the day. With dancing. I hope MC’s got some comfy flats on under that poofy dress! (Byron’s route, Sid’s route)

Sounds like the overworked castle staff should invest in an event planner next year, doesn’t it? ^_^

Overall, I thought this event was cute enough, but pretty repetitive, and not super interesting in terms of plot. In other words, it was par for course for MidCin. Based on sheer cuteness and whether or not MC got her suitor a gift (in exchange for the jewelry that’s always given to her), my favorite routes from top to bottom: Sid > Louis > Robert > Byron > Giles. Sid really shined well above the others, imho (“Of course I know what suits you, and what best highlights your charms. And that’s because I love you more than anyone in the world”). I just might have to put aside my dislike of his silly hair and give his route a whirl!

IkeRev: “Happy Birthday Jonah” Event Review

What happens when it’s time to celebrate the local brat’s birthday? Utter hilarity, that’s what. Here are my quick thoughts on Jonah’s birthday stories:

Red Army Surprise Party

Jonah drops the world’s least subtle hints regarding his upcoming birthday, and the entire Red Army proceeds to ignore them while planning a secret party for him! And meanwhile, MC, who’s been feeling like she doesn’t quite fit in, gets a great chance to get to know the Red Army boys, to Jonah’s simultaneous glee and jealousy. This guy is just too much, but I’m glad he’s open and communicative about it, haha. I enjoyed this story quite a lot. My favorite parts:

Poor Zero, who senses in MC a kindred spirit, different from all the other Red crazies. “Say, is that a beautiful, golden halo shining above your head?” Lmfao can’t wait for this guy’s route.
“I’ve never been particularly good at this sort of thing” – Lance. “This sort of thing” being basic fundamental people skills ^_^
“I’m a mess because I have no outlet for my jealousy!” Classic.

Brotherly Love

Jonah gets summoned to a birthday party hosted by his snooty Clemence relatives, who have a history of throwing him awful parties (they forgot to invite Luka once and gave Jonah crap for being sad…!). So MC conspires with Luka and Sirius to hatch a jailbreak/escape plan for Jonah, and it is glorious. Two words: Mary Poppins. I liked this story with its sexiness and silliness, but it definitely revealed some of Jonah’s character flaws. Route highlights:

Sirius hating on Jonah in his absence, calling him “Clingy Clemence” and “Cling of Hearts.” Savage! Didn’t think he had it in him, lmao.
Jonah hating on Sirius! “I can’t believe you and Luka were plotting on secret with that pied-piper jerk!” I am SO CURIOUS what the backstory is between these two. AFAIK it hasn’t shown up in their main stories!
MC laying down the judgement at the Clemence party. “Not only is your dessert table missing mille-feuille, I can’t see a single strawberry anywhere!”

Overall, I thought both stories were really fun to read! Jonah is a super entertaining fictional character. But he’d be such a pain in the ass IRL! This is really highlighted in Brotherly Love, given his obsession with always looking good for MC and his fixation with “being cool.” Jonah honey, you look like cotton candy, stop trying to look cool, lmfao.

Anyway, what did the rest of you think? 🙂

SLBP “Lovers of Kai” Pt 1 Event Review [SPOILERS]

Shingen and Yukimura…can anyone say best event pairing ever?!

In Yukimura’s ES, he and MC haven’t been a couple for all that long, and they’re still adorably shy around each other ^_^ The bulk of this story revolves around some old letters from Yuki to a penpal that MC finds. She and Yuki embark on the cutest quest ever to find out who the penpal might have been! They travel all across the castle and all across town, and eventually, MC convinces Yuki to leave one more letter for his penpal. The response is just too sweet: “…I will be watching over you, Lord Yukimura, forever proud of the fine man you have become. Yours, Sanada Nobuyuki.” 💕

So not only was this ES an incredibly charming tale of new love, it was also a touching story about a protective older brother trying to cheer up his lonely younger bro! I loved how the writing itself was innocent and happy, just like our lovely couple. Overall, this is probably my favorite Yukimura ES to date! Really shows how a slice-of-life type event story can be just as amazing as an epic wartime adventure. 🙂

Personal enjoyment: 11/10

Shingen’s ES is a lesson in communication and understanding. Here, MC and Shingen are also still in the getting-to-know-you phase, and it turns out, they’re both super eager to get to know each other (and not just physically ;))! In an effort to better understand how MC’s mind works, Shingen heroically goes through many efforts, on the advice of others:

He helps her cook (and promptly destroys all the eggs in the process with his epic strength, lol)
He helps her hang laundry (he sucks at it)
He takes her on a tour of the town at a frenetic pace (she gets over-exhausted)

See a pattern? I was totally swooning over this guy’s willingness to try things even when he’s not good at them. But my absolute favorite part of this route comes at the end: when Shingen finally learns why MC was so happy over an old fan he gave her (tl;dr b/c she cares about him), he immediately asks for something of hers without skipping a beat. Like a boss.

This is pure personal bias speaking, but imho after reading through countless different otome characters, there’s simply nobody quite like Shingen: at once magnetic/larger-than-life, yet somehow down-to-earth. There’s a reason why Shingen is my absolutely favorite otome character of all time, and routes like this really highlight why. 💕

Personal enjoyment: 11/10

Saizo and Nobuyuki are out. Haven’t read their ES’s yet, but I am wildly excited to read about Yuki’s sexy older brother! 😀 Anyway, what did you all think about the first part of this event?

SLBP Vows of the Divine Suitor Event Review [SPOILERS]

Is it just me or was the timeline of this event super short?! I was barely able to finish all six events, but maybe I just wasn’t paying enough attention ^_^ Anyway here are my quick thoughts on this batch of warlords, and what we learned about them:

In Kojuro’s event, we get to “enjoy” his one-sentence negotiation with the Oda clan from his perspective. With the added context, things make way more sense: Mitsuhide had many run-ins with Kojuro before their official negotiation meeting, and that’s why Kojuro was able to confidently his equal-footing alliance thing. He trusted that Mitsuhide wouldn’t backstab the Date’s. …Okay. Not the most fantastic explanation, imho, but I’ll take it! SLBP’s certainly thrown less plausible things at us, haha.

So what did we learn about Kojuro himself? Not much, imho. It was kind of disappointing to learn that Kojuro’s inner monologue is so boring. He comes across as kind of immature, which ruins the whole sexy older man thing he’s got going for him, yanno? Also, I can’t believe that this guy, who’s supposed to be a monster in the sack, slept through his wedding night! Lmao. 😂And finally, why weren’t Kojuro’s awesome siblings shown on screen?! I generally really like Kojuro, so I’m honestly kind of sad that this ES didn’t live up to my personal hype. It wasn’t an absolutely terrible read, don’t get me wrong, but I’m just gonna go ahead and ignore this specific characterization of the guy. ^_^

Personal enjoyment: 4/10

If Kojuro failed to live up to my personal expectations, boy did Inuchiyo and his route surpass them! My personal enjoyment of these routes might kind of work like the stock market, lol. Anyway, maybe it’s because I’ve yet to do his ES, but I was completely shocked to learn just how much self-doubt this dude has. It’s not something I’d been able to pick up on thus far at all!

In terms of plot, I absolutely adored the additional insight on not only Inuchiyo’s complicated relationship with his older brother (aka his dad’s favored son), but also the origin story behind how Inuchiyo grew to become MC’s family friend. This event from MC’s perspective touched on the dude’s status as prodigal son, and I think this version expanded on that beautifully. Overall, I think Inuchiyo’s ES was absolutely fantastic. Even if you might not like him as a romantic partner, you can’t deny that this route shed a ton of light on him as a character!

Personal enjoyment: 10/10

Last but not least, we have Ieyasu. This route provides a unique look into an abuser’s mind, and boy is it a doozy! There are no surprises with Ieyasu’s internal monologue. He’s just as much of a douche talking to himself as he is out loud! His thoughts on MC after she witnesses (and enjoys) some good ol’ Western PDA, for example: Gods, you are mind-numbingly stupid. What is interesting is that he’s just as hard on himself as he is on others! This guy doesn’t really have delusions of self superiority, the way one might assume just looking from the outside in.

I should’ve seen it coming, but Ieyasu’s hatred of (and resulting monologuing against) Nobunaga et al. was strangely satisfying to read. As for the rest of the plot, it was honestly kind of fun comparing Ieyasu’s pessimistic narration to MC’s idealistic one from several months back! So overall, I thought Ieyasu’s POV event was pretty terrible from a romantic/datability perspective (as usual), but it certainly was an interesting read!

Personal enjoyment: 8/10

What did the rest of you think? Let me know! 🙂

IkeSen: Mitsunari’s B-Day Fest Review

You have no idea how thrilled I was to finally be able to enjoy an IkeSen event with everyone’s favorite angel! I love him so much ^_^ Anyway, here are my brief thoughts on the two stories we were blessed with:

Facets of Love

MC tries to hide her (small, reasonable) feelings of jealousy as Mitsunari’s star power rises and his female fanbase grows. And she’s maybe a little too successful about it, too, because poor Mitsunari gets all sad that MC isn’t getting jealous the way he would if their roles were reversed! This is a relationship “conflict” that literally only Mitsunari could pull off while still looking good, lol. Seriously, pouty Mitsunari is too adorable for words. Other highlights:

“What’s wrong is you’re not at my side. When would you ever need to step back, MC?” – when M gets mobbed by fangirls. Model boyfriend ❤
“I already love MC an incalculable amount, so I fear ‘plenty of affection’ would be a step down.” 😂
“Are you enjoying this?” Trust our resident strategist to be able to pull off enthusiastic consent sexily, no problem!

Showdown at Sawayama

MC and Mitsunari plan a birthday getaway at Sawayama Castle. But run-ins with Shingen/Kenshin and a potential peasant uprising add a little more drama/adventure than expected! Luckily, M manages to diffuse the situation with Shingen/Kenshin – and that farmer rebellion turns out to be fake news, lol. So you could say things ended up actually being calmer than expected, but that’s ok, because that’s just the way Mitsunari and MC like it. Highlights:

“We already do everything that husbands and wives do. Like-” Only to be shushed by MC ^_^
Mitsunari busting out some unexpectedly smooth lines! “…My heart and the rest of me is yours and yours alone.” “If so, can I have you now?”

Overall, I really enjoyed reading both event stories, although I have to admit that some of it might’ve been due to just how Mistunari-starved we’ve all been up until now, haha. But IMHO, Facets of Love was definitely more interesting than Showdown at Sawayama, because the scenario felt more “realistic” (even if Mitsunari is an unrealistically perfect love interest… ;D). Anyway, which story did you all prefer? 🙂

SLBP Wedding Event from Guy’s perspective Pt 1 Thoughts

It’s election night, I’m trying to queue up a post for tomorrow on this blog, those projections are all over the fucking place, and we are all abut to find out how coherent I can be while drunk as drunk can be!!! Let’s goooo 😀

This batch of ESs from the dude’s perspective has my top three favorite routes from the original non-dude’s perspective so there’s no point in revisiting that. Instead! Lets talk about what we learned about the boys themselves.

In Nobunaga’s route we learn that this guy is basically constantly horny. When he’s not dreaming about raking over the whole world, he’s lusting over MC’s body while calling her brazen both in his head and out loud. This route has two sex scenes, and they are amazing. N might be an asshole like 50% of the time, but he’s definitely a hot one who knows how to please his girl (“I watch her as my fingers tease what waits for me, her expression changing subtlye with every stroke”). You go, Nobunaga 🙂

I also love love lovedddd how this story focused more on Nobunaga’s warships! We learn that he actuall repurposes a ship that he wanted to use as a tour bus for him and MC into the ironclad used to defeat the Mori clan. Damn, son. I can’t get enough of pirate!Nobunaga. With all that swagger and arrogance, he actually fits the bill better than eyepatch Masamune, lol.

Anyway, this ES made me really wish they wouldn’t fuck up Nobunaga’s character every so often. Because in stories like this one he is 100% amazing and swoon worthy and in a different world this little asshole was my top bias.

Personal enjoyment: 10/10

We learn in Masamune’s route that this guy is low key constantly thinking about MC. Even when he’s in the middle of battle, lmao. I also noticed that he seems way less hung up about his bitch mom than MC seems to think he is in the ES from her perspective. Which is good because I fucking hate that woman. I’m in the middle of reading M’s MS route right now and hoo boy does she need to go (too bad MC is too much of an idiot to push for it).

Anyway, back to the ES. IMO the ES from Masamune’s perspective was weaker than the one from MC’s perspective, because it didn’t really give us too much new information and was less dramatic. But it’s still very good, and I really like the bits with Kojuro and Sigezane (“Once…you asked me if you would ever be able to surpass me, as a man. You have become a far greater man than I have ever been, Lord Masamune”). Bromance for the ages ❤

Personal enjoyment: 8/10

One of my favorite things about Hideyoshi’s wedding story from MC’s perspective was how they tease at Hideyoshi’s wavering loyalties to ~~Ghengis Khan~~ Nobunaga. this ES takes it to a whole new level by introducing a new subplot: Nobunaga gives him a fancy wedding tea set…and so does MC’s mom. Which tea set will H choose in the end?! I loved . it.

In terms of actual plot I think Hideyoshi had probably the single best story out of all the wedding stories, and it’s still the case, even from his perspective. Ever scene with Nagaharu was extra gut wrenching since we the reader know what comes next. And we learned so many little facts about Hideyoshi’s entourage. Kanbei is ex Mori?! Damnn. Also, Mitsunari’s giant man crush on Hideyoshi is truly a spectacle to behold. ~~I ship it~~

Overall, I’m not sure if I learned anything about Hideyoshi that I didn’t know before, but still, this was such an amazing perfect read.

Personal enjoyment: 100/10

What did you all think?1 Did you love this event as much as I did?

I will never get sick of wedding events lol

SLBP “Flirtatious Fascinations” Pt. 2 Review [SPOILERS]

I like the meta surrounding this latest event. Don’t have much time? The self-checkpoint for each story is only 4k points. Really want that frowning Ieyasu doll? It’s a bit of a grind, but not too difficult to pull off! Voltage is really generous 🙂 Anyway, here were my quick thoughts on the ES contents themselves, from least to most favorite:

Shingen gets possessed by a lust bunny one evening. Literally: the dude finds it very very difficult to keep his TB-infested hands off of MC. But this isn’t a problem that’s limited to just Shingen. Nearly the entire male population of the castle develops a hankering for carrots, and Yukimura ends up doing strange things like bunny hops and sword exercises to stave off his frustration! But the ninja population is immune, and eventually, Kansuke and MC work together to find the solution: they find and get a holy rock reinstalled, and all is well.

I don’t blame Shingen for what happened to him, but tbh I didn’t love this route! The nature of the curse was kind of disturbing. Lust-addled Shingen said some things which might be sexy under different circumstances, but ended up just being unsettling here (“With you right next to me, I can barely keep from bending your ankles behind your head”). Not to mention, he also said some things that were just straight up unpleasant to read (“I don’t want to break you with these hands of mine”). Again, I don’t blame him since he was cursed, but this story just wasn’t fun to read imho! Which is sad, because this guy is legit my favorite SLBP guy ever and I was looking forward to some great Shingen content. I guess there’s always next time. ^_^

(This route’s saving grace: Kansuke. 😍)

Personal enjoyment: 5/10

MC drags Mitsunari to a shrine (after bribing him with manju, lol), and after meeting a boy who tells them about a wish-granting kitsune, prays for Mitsunari to be more honest. Fair. Over the next day or so, every time Mitsunari lies, a tail pops out! His tails wag when he’s happy, and droop when he’s sad. To nobody’s shock, it turns out this contrarian is almost always saying things he doesn’t mean! Thankfully, the tails disappear after his ninth and final lie, because he was altruistic about it (tl;dr he wanted to hide the kitsune’s death from the boy), and everything returns to normal.

I love it so much when the characters with… more personality flaws, shall we say… get called out on it! So from that perspective, I totally loved this route! What made me a little sad is that unlike Ieyasu, who at least tried, Mitsunari didn’t seem to want to put in any effort into being more honest with MC by the end of the story (not including epilogue). Also, Mitsunari doesn’t like Sakon?! 😦 Still, overall, this was still a really fun route to read! Route highlights: M’s tail wagging over the prospect of eating MC’s manju, and MC bemoaning the fact that she never got to pet the tails after they disappear 😂

Personal enjoyment: 7/10

Kenshin touches a pretty white snake while on a forest stroll with MC one afternoon, and the next day, he’s…different. He’s uncharacteristically cold towards Tiny Dad/Kanetsugu (“Are we quite done? I’ll just be going then”). He’s possessive and jealous of MC, to an utterly insane degree. And when a retainer catches MC one day so she doesn’t slip, he tries to hide her away in his treasury (“Nobody will be able to find you in here, now will they”)…! But MC’s a stubborn cookie, and she drags his weird ass back to the snake, who, it turns out, just wanted a friend, and cursed Kenshin for fun. Of course.

So Kenshin was creepy as all fuck in this route, and I wouldn’t have enjoyed it at all, if it weren’t for one comment Kenshin makes after he’s all better: “Forced awareness of your nature is a very frightening thing, isn’t it.” Hooooly shit. So under all that fairy fluff, Kenshin really is secretly a super dark soul, eh? Love it. From a romantic/relationships perspective his behavior is terrible in this route, but his interestingness just shot wayyy up in my books. 😀

Personal enjoyment: 9/10

So those were my thoughts. What did y’all think of this event? I have a feeling opinions fall all over the place. ^_^ (PS Happy Halloween! 🎃)

SLBP “Flirtatious Fascinations” Pt. 1 Review [SPOILERS]

You think you’ve seen a dozen SLBP events and you’ve seen them all…not true, my friends. Not true at all. This latest myth-based event is cray, haha. Here are some of my thoughts on the first batch of stories, from least to most favorite. What were your thoughts? I’m curious to know! 🙂

Inuchiyo’s route features a malicious mermaid who’s in love with Inuchiyo (tl;dr he saved her from collapsing). She stalks Inuchiyo to Hideyoshi’s castle, steals his freaking voice, and, uh, doesn’t exactly make her intentions a secret. Girl sabotages MC and Inuchiyo’s date plans/schedules, and manages to worm her way into hanging out with Inuchiyo pretty much all the time. So voiceless Inuchiyo sucks at telling the mermaid no, but at the last moment he rejects her request to leave MC for him, and the mermaid gives up, returning his voice.

Yooo what the fuck! I’m still not sure if Inuchiyo developed a crush on the mermaid or not!? They did say that mermaids only steal the voices of those charmed by them, after all. In any case, I appreciate that the guy held strong at the end against the hot mermaid seduction but ffs Inuchiyo/the boys should’ve just kicked the mermaid out the second it became clear that a) Inuchiyo didn’t really know her, and b) she was there to cause trouble for our couple. asdfjkl;

Personal enjoyment: 3/10

Hideyoshi buys MC a pretty cloak from a mysterious^tm trader in his ES. Just one small problem: it’s a swan maiden’s feather cloak, and every guy who sees MC in her new cloak react as if they’ve taken a love potion. Mitsuhide, Mitsunari, Inuchiyo, Nobunaga, Sakon, Katsuiie… all of them fall victim to the power of the cloak. Eventually, the pretty swan maiden finds requests her garment back, and everything returns to normal, to MC and Hideyoshi’s relief.

I know that at least one of you was creeped out by the guys’ behavior in this route (looking at you, @casual-romantic!). I don’t necessarily disagree, per se, but here’s a slightly different perspective. This cloak makes dudes act like they’re in love with MC, right? So yeah, a lot of the retainers are super creepy/predatory about it, and that doesn’t bode so well for the women of the Sengoku era. On the other hand, the cloak showcases some really awesome behavior from some of the bros. Sakon and Mitsu are helpful sweethearts when they fall in love with MC, for example. And Hideyoshi? Homeboy doesn’t act any different, because he’s already utterly captivated by MC. Awww. ^_^ I think H’s love for MC was supposed to be the main takeaway from this event, and that’s the reason why, character stupidity aside, I enjoyed reading this story.

Personal enjoyment: 7/10

In Ieyasu’s ES, an injured tanuki who MC helps out causes all sorts of trouble among the resident retainers/MC, after he shows up in disguise as Ieyasu himself. Tanuki!Ieyasu praises everyone, gives them leaves (lol), and is adorably charmed by MC’s daifuku. And normal!Ieyasu is as bad with people as usual, which definitely confuses the heck out of people like MC, who bounce between each Ieyasu in quick succession. In the end, it turns out the tanuki has one simple, AWESOME reason for impersonating Ieyasu: he thinks the guy is too mean (“There is nothing kind about him!”). And calls him out on it to his face!

…Can we just kick out the real Ieyasu and replace him with tanuki!Ieyasu forever? I’m only half kidding, lmao #totallynotbiased. But seriously, this ES was super fun to read and definitely my favorite of the lot. And even if I’d take the tanuki over Ieyasu every day, props to the warlord for attempting to channel the tanuki’s sweetness in the end, haha. You tried, kiddo. You tried.

Personal enjoyment: 10/10

(PS fun fact: Tanukis are apparently known in folklore for…their giant testicles. You’re welcome. 😂)

Midnight Cinderella: “School Days” Event Review

What happens if you throw MC into a high school AU as the new scholarship student? …Well, let’s just say I was relieved that she wasn’t paired with Robert the homeroom teacher, haha. Anyway, here was my personal ranking, from least to most favorite!

#4: Nico

Boy is a freshman exchange student from Stein, and a full two years MC’s junior. This doesn’t stop all the girls from cooing over him, though! He has a bit of a reputation for being an opportunist and a faker (surprise!), but he’s nice to MC (although he does con her into making him lunch once, haha). MC comes to his defense at an unneeded moment and he confesses his love in a garden. Overall, I thought this story was very blah, but it might be my personal anti-Nico bias talking. Route highlight: “Does this mean you see me as a man?”

#3 Giles

Giles the senior/student body class president tricks MC into helping the student council collate data, after she accidentally stumbles into the forbidden student council room. Already, the guy has a reputation for being “strict,” but he’s fairly chill with MC. He confesses his love after the data stuff has long finished, when MC mistakenly assumes he has a girlfriend. So much second hand embarrassment, lmfao. Route highlight: smooth motherfucker kissing MC’s hand after she gets a paper cut. ^_^

#2 Alyn

Alyn the resident horse boy gets closer to MC after he convinces her to tutor him (they’re in the same homeroom). They share a mutual and growing respect, and despite being uninterested in dating in lieu of pursuing his knighthood, Alyn does in the end change his mind, just for MC! While it was a little harder to get a sense of Nico and Giles’ characters in their routes, it was very easy (and awesome) to see traces of grown-up Alyn in this ES 🙂 Route highlight: “I promise I’ll become a knight, and I’ll come back to you.” Worst/funniest moment: “Junior class president? What’s that?” MC PLEASE. Lmfao.

#1 Albert

I don’t know much about Albert except that he’s a massive asshole in pretty much everyone else’s route. …But not in this story!! High school Albert is a super shy nerd who’s finishing up his exchange program at MC’s school. He and MC “randomly” run into each other a lot over several days, and he helps MC quite a lot: with finding her way, catching a falling book, etc. And when they get accidentally locked in the library overnight, he comforts MC by hugging her all night! Ahhhhh 💕Just goes to show, you can’t write off a character based only on their cameos. I’m looking forward to tackling his main story soon 🙂

…Ngl, I thought I was going to completely hate this event, since the school thing didn’t really appeal to me. But I thought it was surprisingly good, and captured the awkwardness of teenage romance pretty well! Definitely one of MidCin’s stronger events, imho. What did y’all think? 🙂

IkeRev: “Say I Do” Suite 2 Event Review

I’m a total sucker for wedding events, and this one was no exception. TBH I enjoyed almost all these routes! But here is an attempt at a ranking from least to most favorite:

#4: Fenrir Godspeed

“This is an engagement ring from me to you. Will you accept it?”

Fenrir and MC agree to help model as the bride and groom in a fake wedding for his friend, who’s running a “Bridal Fair.” Cue insecurity and angst over it not being a real wedding on MC’s end. Luckily for her, Fenrir does in fact have plans to get engaged, and ends up proposing right before the “I Do’s” in the mock wedding! That’s cute and all…but imho MC has a bit of growing up to do before she should think about getting married, haha. Route highlight: F hiding their kiss from the crowd with his officer’s hat ^_^

#3: Sirius Oswald

“MC, I love you. And I will love you for the rest of my life.”

When MC is cursed by a Horcrux book with the maturity level of a 13 year old, a lot is on the line. If Sirius can’t give her “four somethings” in three days, her memories of him will disappear. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue… sounds familiar, eh? Sirius manages to get MC his grandma’s ring, a wedding dress, a borrowed veil, and blue shoes in time, but what the book really wants is… a proposal. At the last second he proposes a future proposal, which I guess is good enough, haha. Route highlight: “Guess if I’m forgotten, they’ll be lining up to take my place” (after Ray flirts).

#2: Edgar Bright

“I don’t want to let you go home tonight.”

Edgar’s route starts with him semi-tricking MC into helping him out, by masquerading as his wife at a married-couples-only party. Our resident Jack of Hearts is investigating the surprisingly hot party host for drug dealings. MC and Ed might not even be dating, but they are suspiciously good at fooling practically everyone present… 🙂 Too bad Edgar gets caught when he goes snooping around for drug evidence! The Premium End is gloriously and satisfyingly action packed, and I adored reading MC and Edgar work together as a team! Route highlight: MC taking down a goon with a MOP, lmfao.

#1: Lancelot Kingsley

“Just loving you isn’t enough. A lifetime isn’t enough. I want you to give me eternity.”

Lance starts his route by telling a shopkeeper “it’s a little early to be thinking about marriage” with MC. But after an adventure regarding an heirloom dress, he’s totally changed his tune (“For a hundred years. For a thousand years. For all time until the world stops turning—I want you to be known forever as the beloved of the King of Hearts, Lancelot Kingsley”). …Like. The guy basicallyyy proposes to MC in the Central Quarter garden. After taking her there on a WHITE HORSE. The day after giving her a hickey, Shingen-style, to prove that she’s good enough for him. Can he get any more extra?! I’ve been saving his main route for last (among the four starter routes), and I cannot freaking wait, lmfao.

Overall, I really hope Cybird decides to make a Suite 3 because this event was charming and awesome 🙂 What did you think of this event?