
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
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Ethel Briggs is a shy, self-conscious girl in her final year of university. Though she should be working on her thesis about Romantic poetry, her well of inspiration has run dry. After a nasty break-up with her former girlfriend, Clementine, Ethel is feeling very blue — and it certainly doesn't help that she's spending the winter holidays in the depressingly drab village of Oxbury, while her family are off holidaying in sunny Australia.
Left to her own devices, Ethel struggles to finish her thesis while the cold, wintry wind blows outside and the days continue to get shorter and darker.
Staying inside proves to be unbearable, however, and Ethel escapes the confines of her family's home for a breath of fresh air. Going for a walk in the woods should be enough to invigorate her, and fill her with newfound passion for Romanticism.
That was Ethel's plan, at least — but she wasn't counting on meeting a mysterious, dark-haired beauty in the woods, who is much more than she seems.

- 50,000 words of text (approx 2-4 hours of reading)
- A linear story with only one ending
- Original character and background art
- An original soundtrack
- A dark lesbian romance
- Mild body horror elements
- A creepy, unsettling atmosphere
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Languages: English, Simplified Chinese, German
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 42 reviews with recorded playtime.
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It's quite the slowburn but the payoff is worth it! All of the art was so pretty too!
Creepy lesbo game 11/10.
"Would it be so bad to give in?"
I wish that was me
peak yuri
i liked it
The art, music, and atmosphere were absolutely phenomenal. And they really helped me get immersed in the story as well. Peak 10/10 fungi-yuri, will definitely be checking out more of ebi's works in the future.
Very visceral story w=with lovely music and sounds effects and lovely art. I cried several times while reading it.
This is one of the first visual novels I've ever read and it was so good! A little bit messed up in a hot, mycological romance sort of way. Finished it in around 2.5 hours, 100% recommend!
Play if you love toxic yuri, or want to see what it's about. small spoilers below I absolutely Adore this game. I just love the inevitable felling of the story, there are no choices, there is not stopping it, what happens must come to pass. I can imagine just how it might all happen again in a new cycle as it has happened already. And I LOVE how there are physical affects, Ethel is not only being drawn in mentally, but also feeling physical reprocussions of her time with The Girl. Not to mention all the beautiful art that depicts all these scenes. I absolutely love the art of her looking down into her hands which she had just coughed into, expecting the wetness to be caused by some phlegm that was lodged in her throat. But no, it is something far worse. Was it even real? A mess of spores and tiny mushrooms overlaying the black sludge that coated her hands. Ugh, so good.
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