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I'll Driveby alyshkalia profile2024 Romance Ink
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(based on 2 ratings)
2 reviews — 2 members have played this game. It's on 2 wishlists.
A summer road trip with your best friend and his two younger sisters is the perfect time to finally tell him you're in love with him—right...?
“I'll Drive” is a short (~4,000 words) interactive, friends-to-lovers rom-com with a single ending. Starring...
Luke (protagonist) - Hopelessly awkward trans guy
Blaine (love interest) - Stressed-out sweetheart
Imogene (older sister) - Too-cool teen (who's terrified of driving)
Trish (younger sister) - Matchmaker in training
Entrant - Smoochie Jam 2024
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This is a short romantic story about going on a road trip with someone you love.
There’s a cast of supporting characters along with our main love interests, and a long road journey over which there are several hotel stays that cause tension due to sharing a room together.
I was really torn on how to rate this.
On one hand, the characters have their own quirks and idiosyncrasies. The story is grounded in reality and a lot of distinct events occur (like car trouble). Conversation feels realistic, and the couple fit as a pair.
On the other hand, we are told we are in love but I don’t really get to see what makes either person lovable. I think being told you’re in love is really important in these stories, but I think seeing why could improve it.
On the other other hand, maybe it was there all along and I just didn’t see it. For instance, in one part we help defuse a tense situation, and in another we offer reassurance. Being a comfort and a help is more than enough reason to fall in love.
So, I’ll give this the higher of the two scores I was debating, with 4 stars.
I’ll Drive is a short linear ink piece about first loves, will-they-won’t-they, and the anxious feelings you get before confessing. Formatted in a script-like fashion, cutting between short scenes, we follow a group of teenagers (three siblings and a friend) on a road-trip, controlling the actions of Luke, the lovesick friend. Will Luke find the courage to confess?
If you can over the second-hand embarrassment of tripping over yourself while trying to be helpful, or blurting out your extremely embarrassing memories, you will find a very sweet and tender story about too dumb teenagers in love (and the comical sister sidekicks).
Ouch, my stone heart. I felt a pinch.
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