Would you befriend your stalker
to avoid a murderer?

Visual Novel | Horror | Crime | LGBT+ | Female Lead

A smalltown crime horror story about a florist, her stalker, and the stranger who seemingly wants her dead.


Plot

Fawn lives a simple life in the small town she grew up in. She works at the local flower shop, she spends time with her best friend, and other than that she keeps to herself. Until one day she learns something terrible from an old classmate that frequently visits her at work.They've been watching her.For no small amount of time.They never planned to tell her. But something urgent has made it necessary.They witnessed a masked man trying to break into her home to wait for her.The realization of a stalker is horrific enough for Fawn. But why is some strange man after her? And who can she trust with this information beyond her now revealed stalker?


Characters

Fawn Darlington

A shy and eccentric woman who has lived in Walnut Park her entire life. Many of her friends and family have moved on from the small town but she maintains a close relationship with her best friend Lily. She is kind but her anxiety brings her to keep most people at arm's length. She would have never guessed her strange admirer was actually stalking her.


Oleander Yang

Also known to the residents of Walnut Park as "Odd", Oleander is something of an enigma. Their reckless behavior and awkward attitude towards others has given them a negative reputation. They frequently visit the flower shop to see Fawn. While she is always nice to them, they are somewhat intimidated by her friend, Lily.


Lily Rivera

Walnut Park's resident Cool Girl and alternative fashion expert, Lily is the picture of confidence. She believes strongly in the philosophy of being kind to others, but allowing none to be unkind to her. Or unkind to her best friend. Fawn describes her as "tough" but she disagrees. She just wishes Fawn knew how to stick up for herself.


Dill "Pickles" Perkins

Owner of Perkins' Plants, Pickles is Fawn and Lily's boss. He's known for his friendly attitude and general enthusiasm for all things floral. Eager to please but timid toward conflict, he keeps his social circle very small. Fawn and Lily are very important to him, and he's happy to help whenever either of them need anything.


Setting

Walnut Park is a fictional Southwestern U.S. town meant to reflect isolated small towns. Most people know each other in some way or another and those who grow up there and don't leave right away are left to feel somewhat stuck in a place that has few future prospects. It's also the sort of place where, while violent crimes aren't heard of, they are treated as isolated incidents. Nobody would expect more than that. Certainly no one would expect a serial killer to be living there.


Themes

In Your Nature centers around the following themes:

  • Small town crime

  • Stalking / Obsession

  • Serial killings

  • Feelings of isolation

  • Navigating relationships / friendships as an adult


Progress

The first draft is currently being written and the character sprites assets are in progress. A playable demo will be released once enough all visual assets for the first chapter are complete and compiled in Renpy. To see all progress so far on the game, please visit the development blog for in depth posts.


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