u/Typical_Poet_9768

I don't have too much in mind, I've never played a romance game. A Japanese visual novel would be preferred, but I don't mind a Western game. Any genre is alright, but I'm basically looking for something where

A. I play a female protagonist. B. There are maybe 3 or so female characters I can romance, each with different routes and endings. C. There are at least 30 hours of playtime when counting all the routes, the more hours the better. D. Uhhhh idk. If it's a game with only 1 romance option but there are multiple endings, I also don't mind playing.

So, I've been reading the book "I'm in Love With the Villainess" and quite like it. It's an Isekai where the protagonist is transported into the world of her favorite romance game, and I really like the idea of the in universe video game (except she was playing a hetero romance as a lesbian and simping for the villain for some reason).

I'd like to be able to play it on either Steam or the Nintendo Switch, and have many hours of playtime.

A baby fledgling robin fell out of it's nest, and when I try to put it back in its nest, it hops away. Right now it's in my backyard on the grass, and the mother is squawking continually from a tree but hasn't approached the bird.

Bear in mind that this is a shitty fanfiction so the stakes are low.

The 18 year old character has been in university for three years (I'm trying to make the 'former child prodigy thing' not too unrealistic so this might get cut to 2 or 1 year), while the older (maybe 25 years old) character is in his first year at university. So they're in the same stage in life, making things a little less weird.

Now, I'm 18 and have never been in a romantic relationship, so I'm not certain how things work. A plot point is that the older character had to delay his high school graduation due to health problems, get a GED pretty late, spent a few years too depressed to function, and then decided to go to college.

With all of these life events and the tone of the story, he should be somewhat older which may cause issues. But I don't want him to look like a predator (it's the younger character who fell in love first, and it took a while for the older one to agree to a relationship).

What's an age where it would be a little awkward, but not super weird?

So, my 18th birthday is coming up. I didn't have birthday celebrations when I was a kid (very religious family), but I got a cupcake and some candles for myself last year. I've also just graduated high school, and got hired today for a part time job that I'll work for a bit before going to college.

The manager said that I can start in maybe 3 or so days (wow I thought no one would hire me), so I'll have at least one paycheck in my wallet before my birthday.

Any ideas? I don't have friends, can't drive to leave my town, have limited funds, but I can bike around to get to a restaurant. I'm thinking of Friendlies. Or Applebees? Not much around this place haha. Still, I don't want to mope. I'm just unsure of what I can do. Are there any birthday traditions that I can do with only me?

Think something like 'Is it Wrong to Try and Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?", "Rent A Girlfriend", "Konosuba", etc (haven't watched those, just like the same general vibe would be nice). The kind of anime that a guy's friend's would absolutely clown on him for watching. Like, the stuff that men get called losers for liking. Except I'm a lesbian and want a yuri anime.

WATARANE was great, maybe something like that. If it's a harem anime, I'd prefer if it ended in only one of the love interests being chosen (I'm fine if that isn't the case though). Watarane ended up being a polyamorous romance, and while it was done well and I love the show, it caught me off guard. I'd prefer if it ends with just two girls dating/marrying.

I'm just tired of all the super sweet and innocent yuri. Sorry if this is too vague.

I remember watching 'Your Lie in April' a while ago. I loved it (basically a typical doomed romance where the girl dies at the end), but I'm a lesbian and I find that I can't really enjoy heterosexual romances in the same way that I enjoy lesbian ones, since I don't really like seeing a guy and a girl going at it (no offense).

I've watched WATARANE (epic) and Revolutionary Girl Utena (peak but not really a yuri), not much else. I can't really describe what I'm looking for with a similar Yuri anime, but something like 'Your Lie in April' would be nice. The tragedy doesn't necessarily have to be due to an illness, and I'd prefer a bit of a bittersweet ending to something entirely depressing. Also, I don't mind something where say, the couple goes through hell and back, it's sad throughout, and they earn a semi happy ending.

Sorry if this is too vague.