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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 30/09/2026

some 40 hours in and i think i'm dropping fortune's weave. i'm just not having fun, there's so many mindbogglingly weird design decisions, not to mention how obviously unfinished it feels with the 4 cut routes.

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b✷weird! @bweird.art · 15/09/2026

sorry for the super long absence (i've had a busy year with non-art stuff) ... but here's this year's oc prompts!!! #bweirdOCtober #bweirdOCtober2026 #artprompts #ocprompts

INTRO WEEK
1: fav oc (⭐ main day)
2: new oc
3: old oc
4: under-appreciated oc (⭐ main day)
DEVELOPMENT WEEK
5: personality
6: strengths + weaknesses
7: backstory(⭐ main day)
8: relationships
9: themes + symbolism
10: inventory (⭐ main day)
11: inspirations
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE WEEK
each day has 3 prompts to pick from! you can pick your fav each day, stick to one set, or combine all 3
CREATOR PROMPTS (make a new oc or show of one that fits the prompt)
STORYTELLER PROMPTS (write or draw a scene that fits the vibe of the prompt)
PALETTE PROMPTS draw a pic of your oc or fill in a base with the colours

12: royalty | reunion | #32524A #315F55 #ADC9A0 #C692AE #E0BD78 #F5F0DA
13: villain | chaos | #BAEA80 #4DD9CF #F263AF #C253C2 #7D44B5 ##5B325E (⭐ main day)
14: robot | awkward | #685E45 #8E896B #B9B796 #D9945E #E4C671 #F1E1B5
15: perforrmer | celebration | #E7BAB2 #DE9662 #DC756E #BC4B5C #8E3850 #5F2B3C
16: guardian | farewell | #313A55 #4E5A78 #75819D #9D95A6 #BCA592 #C5C1BC (⭐ main day)
17: detective | discovery | #D8C7B0 #7A8E83 #BC996D #94745B #6D594F #493F3C
18: creature | comfort | #465D48 #678763 #91AA7A #AC8D6F #CAB58A #B4C697
COMMUNITY WEEK
19-24 (main days on 20 and 24 if you don't wanna do every day!!!!)
no set prompts! interact however you're comf! (eg: trades/collabs, gift art, RP, crossovers, or just simply appreciating ocs by commenting on/sharing others posts!)
FUN + GAMES WEEK
25: memes
26: re-design
give an oc a fresh re-design OR show how they've changed before!
27: merch
hypothetical items you'd like to exist of your oc OR ones you've already made! examples: marketable plushie, bootleg figure, sticker sheet, etc...
28: swap (⭐ main day)
pick two ocs and swap something about them... style, colours, personality, species, whatever!
29: time limit
try and create something with a short timer set! how much can you get done?
30: different style
play with a new medium or write/draw in a different way than usual!
31: halloween (⭐ main day)

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 18/09/2026

absurd yet hilarious that you can one-button skip the dungeons combat in fortune's weave, almost like it... shouldn't have been in the game

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 17/09/2026

i am ready to ragequit fortune's weave over this stupid puzzle level, what is this, fates revelation???

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 17/09/2026

also i'm playing on hard/classic and so far i've experienced 0 challenge, i hope it gets better

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 17/09/2026

chat can i be real, i'm not really enjoying fe fortune's weave, it honestly feels like a generic jrpg and not fire emblem? especially the prologue

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 13/09/2026

playing the coffin of andy and leyley is inspiring me to live out all my problematic writing dreams. will the public hang me? let them

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 13/09/2026

i wanna work on a little solo project and now i've talked myself into doing spooktober after all since i bought the judge pass anyway.............

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 11/09/2026

even if tempest is honestly one of the most fun experiences i've had with "triple A" otome, i encourage lovers of darkness and tragedy to give it a try (sidenote: what even do we call non-indie otome lol)

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tenshideve @tenshideve.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

🎙️CASTING CALL!🎙️ We are looking for 5 voice actors (4F, 1M) to join the team on a volunteer basis for the VA update and Steam release for our #CGDCT #galge HOSTAGE HEART (we have a publisher). DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS SEPTEMBER 25th 11:59 (EST) 🔗in thread...

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VeryFatCat and Friends @veryfatcatz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Dearest Darling Dragon now has a trailer! 🎉🥚🐉 DDD is an otome stat raiser made by a team of 5 women & NBs in our free time after work! Wishlists are a huge source of encouragement to us 💖⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4697550/... #otometwt #otome #indieotome #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #amare

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Selenn @selenn.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Our new visual novel, Bloodstained Dahlia, has been released!!!! This is a tale of forgiveness and evil, the story of a bloodstained girl and a flower lost in the dark. Please give it a try!💖 selenn.itch.io/bloodstained... #VisualNovel #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 28/08/2026

wait you can't even get your steam build reviewed without a trailer....? whoops

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Selenn @selenn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Bloodstained Dahlia - Teaser A tale of forgiveness and evil, the story of a bloodstained girl and a flower lost in the dark. ...Soon to be released as a free visual novel on itch. #VisualNovel #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SuNoFes

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Selenn @selenn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Eleonora and Lea are the other two characters from Bloodstained Dahlia!! (Art by @nefferinthia.itch.io) The visual novel will be released in a few days, so please look forward to it!! ❤️ #VisualNovel #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev

Eleonora, a character from Bloodstained Dahlia.

Lea, a character from Bloodstained Dahlia.

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Selenn @selenn.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Dahlia is the main character in Bloodstained Dahlia! (Art by @nefferinthia.itch.io) The visual novel will be released in the next few days and submitted to the #SuNoFes 2026 Jam!! Please look forward to it ^^ #VisualNovel #GameDev #IndieDev

Dahlia, the main character from an upcoming visual novel called Bloodstained Dahlia.

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4indroid @4indroid.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I’m a little late but happy 1.0 release to #FieldsofMistria !

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Catherine @einzbern.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I have a ton of old unposted #Umineko pictures, thought this one might be fun for someone. These should've been character portraits for an Ace Attorney AU taking place in 1992 so that Battler is the same age as Phoenix was in AA1, with other characters also aged-up accordingly.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

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arimia @arimiadev.com · 09/08/2026

Mark your calendars—my Steam festival dedicated to all genres of romance visual novels is returning September 1st-9th! Fall in love with your next favorite romance visual novel in the Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival 💖

Fall in Love Visual Novel Festival hosted by Studio Élan

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Robin van der Niet | VA 🎙️🤍 @robinvanderniet.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

A mischievous spider prince offers you a contract... but there's always a price to pay! 🕷️ I'm so excited to announce that you'll be hearing me as Lucifrid in #OurLightAffliction! Massive thanks to @nefferinthia.itch.io for having me. :) Be careful not to get tangled up in the wrong web... hehe! 🕸️💙

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Melissa Carrington @melissac-va.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🎙️Role announcement!🎙️ So excited to announce that I'll be playing Edelweiss in an upcoming update to Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant! Thanks so much to @nefferinthia.itch.io for giving me the chance to bring Edelweiss to life!

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Selenn @selenn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

VISUAL NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT // BLOODSTAINED DAHLIA A tale of forgiveness and evil, the story of a bloodstained girl and a flower lost in the dark. ...To be released at the end of August. #VisualNovel #IndieGame #SuNoFes #GameDev

The cover for Bloodstained Dahlia, an upcoming visual novel, to be released at the end of August. Artwork by LastOne.

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 06/08/2026

Went to an emo concert and I (a small-framed, 5'3'' woman) tried to start a moshpit but no one obliged me. I cannot describe my disappointment.

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ネヲ @newo1022.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

使い方の違いと思い出の話

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 05/08/2026

And that's a wrap! Thank you so much to everyone who auditoned, due to the overwhelming response I unfortunately won't be able to respond to everyone individually. Keep an eye out for casting announcements soon 🙏

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 24/07/2026

Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant has a Steam page! 🕷️ Keep an eye out for the voice acted 1.1 release 👀 Wishlist here → (it makes a big difference 🩷) store.steampowered.com/app/4835290/...

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Cafhune 🌸 @cafhune.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Happy 7th debut anniversary, Balor and Celine!!! 🌸 #fieldsofmistria

OP’s art. Bust up illustration of Balor and Celine from Fields of Mistria. Both are looking at the viewer smiling and holding a bouquet of flowers they both like (Jasmine and snowdrop anemone). There is also mini plushie versions of them in the bouquet.

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 24/07/2026

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Kevgami @kevgami.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Going to be playing Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant visual novel today! See you at 2pm EST! #twitch #twitchaffiliate #ENvtuber twitch.tv/kevgami

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nat / bird king @ play my yuri vn @birdking.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Our #toxicyurivnjam entry! 🎉 written by @el3phantbird.bsky.social , art & code by me "rot with me": a disability horror yuri VN reflecting on the delicate line between resting and rotting. - 5k words, ~20-30 min - 18+ - 2 endings - 90+ images - hEDS screener extra bird-king.itch.io/rot-with-me

Main menu of the game; it has a collage of two women lying in a collage bed; there are plants coming from the corners and the title "rot with me" repeated several times across the composition.

one of the visual novel title cards; it says "0. delicate stems" and has sculptures of two hands clasped, with ribbon embroidery flowers cradling them

a collage wit a woman with butterfly wings and a bewildered expression in the foreground with a pins sticking out of her like a specimen; blood spot tests in the background. the text reads: "It's a very mild electrical stimulus. You might feel a little pressure. You might feel a little discomfort. The sensation that a malevolent force has reached inside your body and yanked your muscles forward, compelled your limbs to move in sudden and painful ways, that's good actually, it means you don't have nerve damage." "Please press the lancet against your finger. Please press your bloodied finger to the paper. Sorry, that's not enough blood. Please try again. Please try again. Please try squeezing your fingers purple. Press down on the bruise. Wring your fingers dry. If even the blood in your body won't cooperate how do you expect to get anything done?"

A green woman with lace flowers on her back curled up on the ground, with green tendrils coming off of her.
the text reads:
"It takes eight steps to get across the room. I make it five.

On the sixth step, my foot hits the ground at an angle that makes my knee slip to the side, and suddenly there is nothing underneath me. The bones slide past each other easily. I hit the floor hard, and wail."

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Sweets & Sins Creations @sscreations.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

9 Days of locking in for #O2A2Jam2026 and got my little micro #visualnovel finished!! A short contained lore appetizer in the universe that Lycoris plays in and after getting rest, I plan to add onto the post-jam version (eventually)! 🎴 🔗: akua-kourin.itch.io/on-the-cusp-...

Screenshot of On The Cusp of Nether, a micro visual novel game featuring the beautiful stranger with white hair in a field of spider lilies judging your fate.

Screenshot of On the Cusp of Nether showing the red moon in a permanent supernatural landscape in perpetual dusk.

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 19/07/2026

🕸️UNPAID CASTING CALL (1F, 2M)🕸️ Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant is looking for talented voice actors to provide partial voice acting to our upcoming Steam release! 🕷️Deadline: August 4th, 11:59PM CET 🕷️ More details 🡲 docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant Casting Call [1F, 2M]

Deadline: August 4th, 11:59 PM CET Overview Our Light Affliction: Spider’s Covenant is a free dark fantasy/yandere otome game released for Otome Jam 2026. While the project is complete, for an updat...

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 18/07/2026

I got joint inflammation in my hand from too much drawing and keyboard use and now I have to let it rest until it's healed but it's really frustrating not being able to work on anything... 😞

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 15/07/2026

Decided to start a discord server for project updates and chatting! Feel free to come join and hang out 😌 discord.gg/mUPa6jgKqc

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 14/07/2026

Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Nef! I'm a writer, artist and game developer making otome games with darker themes and unhealthy dynamics 🕷️ Currently working on a otome game x tactical RPG hybrid, and also available for VN art commissions ✨ 🔗https://nefferinthia.itch.io/

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 08/07/2026

I have ordered a cheap mic... now we must really commit to the Youtube idea... I always forget to record so I wonder if I can somehow reverse engineer devlog footage lol

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 08/07/2026

i may have designed a sona for the youtube channel i've been vaguely daydreaming about starting for the past few months...........

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Selenn @selenn.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I had the opportunity to make the soundtrack for Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant, @nefferinthia.bsky.social's new visual novel! You can listen to the soundtrack here: selenn09.bandcamp.com/album/our-li... And play the game here: nefferinthia.itch.io/our-light-af...

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Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant (Original Soundtrack), by Selenn

12 track album

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 07/07/2026

No clue what happened but we ball (we're even in the top of the visual novel tag 🥳)

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Dreamy Cat Studio @dreamycatstudio.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

✨🌞 Ember & Sands is out! 🌞✨ Our tropical #otomejam2026 entry features: 🌴 a Bali-inspired island setting 👩🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏾 dual romanceable protagonists 💛 2 male & 2 female love interests 🏖 full VA for the 1st chapter of a cozy bed & breakfast visual novel Play the demo now! #amare #indiegame #romance

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 28/06/2026

Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant has released for #OtomeJam2026! Get caught in the spider prince's web... 🕷️2 yandere love interests 🕷️4 endings ranging from bittersweet to simply bitter 🕷️35k words, 9 CGs and 9 original songs nefferinthia.itch.io/our-light-af... #otomedev #vndev

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Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant by nefferinthia

Tangled in the spider prince's web, will you struggle or give in?

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 30/06/2026

i really wanted to design a sona before artfight this year but i don't think i'll make it in time wondering if i should just start anyway and upload it later but then that'll cut into my time actually artfighting...

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raine @rainemonn.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🌸[rt is appreciated!!]🌸 hiya! (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) ‹𝟹 rend is coming due, so im opening some request slots! i would REALLY appreciate it if you are interested in working with me, please consider! ✨

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 29/06/2026

to my artfight moots, what would you guys do about characters who have AU versions with different relationships and designs? make separate characters or have them on the same page?

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nef | Our Light Affliction is OUT NOW!!! @nefferinthia.itch.io · 28/06/2026

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Our Light Affliction: Spider's Covenant by nefferinthia

Tangled in the spider prince's web, will you struggle or give in?

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