Philia by aurelim 2023 Web Site

About the Story

This is a game I created for the Anti-Romance Jam 2023 based on two characters from my upcoming interactive fiction game.
philia: denoting fondness, especially a love for a friend.
Terri Mathers never thought they would find that special someone. The one that everyone talks about--the one that everyone asks them about. Are you seeing anyone? Have you gone on any dates yet? They were sick of it.
Quite frankly, they didn't see the appeal of dating. They could look at someone and determine if they were good-looking or not, but nobody ever caught their eye. And for the longest time, they never thought they would find anyone who caught their eye.
When they believe they have finally found the one, they take the opportunity offered to them. 
Only it's not everything that they expected.
This is the story of a person discovering their meaning of the word love.

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