Yoooo thanks so much! glad you are vibing with it, it's always been my goal to make a game with a cute and chill aesthetic! and atmosphere.
i'll try to respond some key takeaways here
The soundtrack is actually royalty-free, and most can be found on DOVA-syndrome! I'm still compiling a list of the songs, but a large majority are from yuhei komatsu and crep. All the vocal songs are from Losstime Life
And yes, I agree the story is a bit bland and uninteresting at parts. Sorta wanted to make a game that's not too tolling on the heart and is perfect to unwind after a long day at work. As of now, VN basically falls into the "moege" genre.
Moege (萌えゲ) is a visual novel that focuses on cute characters, usually cute girls, and the art style tends to be cute.
The term Moe (萌え) literally means sprouting or budding in Japanese. And refers to the characters that evokes feelings of affection or excitement due to their innocence or cuteness. The term is very often used to refer to cute characters. As I said, Moege visual novels primarily features that. The story of a Moege visual novels tends to be very light-hearted, even the conflicts in them, if any, tend to be light. They are the Gochuumon Wa Usagi Desu Ka? of visual novels world.
I'm not too experienced in writing conflict in stories, but I learn over time! The aforementioned small conflicts do give way into more substantial buildup past chapter 9, but I am still working on that part. In the meantime, might I suggest reading chapter 8... 🎵
I will work on threading more hints on the conflicts in the earlier chapters and enhance it with voice acting.
Again, thanks a bunch for your notes and feedback! 😸