Welcome to the official blog for Breathless Winds! Breathless Winds is an upcoming LGBT Visual Novel about a trans woman discovering her gender, as well as true love, in an island-fantasy setting.
All our official accounts can be found here:
- free demo on itch.io: https://breathlesswinds.itch.io/breathless-winds
- steam: (coming soon!)
- tumblr: http://breathlesswinds.tumblr.com
- twitter: https://twitter.com/breathlessVN
- reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/breathlesswinds
Today is Rue’s birthday! Rue is Two Elk Island’s resident witch who uses dark magic for the island’s greater good - such as protecting it from the worsening storms. Rue claims to have been raised from the dead, but Poppy feels there may be more to the story.
Here’s the high-res version of our new profile picture and banner image! Since Breathless Winds is an LGBT otome game, we wanted the banner image to convey romance, discovery, and build intrigue about the fantasy island setting.
In Valerian’s route, Poppy joins his quest to find Panacea and save the king of the great Castle Island - even if it puts her at odds with her loved ones on Two Elk Island. Poppy will need to earn his trust if she wants to save both islands from calamity.
In Lantana’s route, Poppy learns the truth about Lantana’s long disappearance- and uncovers a magical side of the island hidden before her eyes. They grow closer and share laughter on the way, but Poppy begins to see past the mask Lantana puts on.
Meet Valerian! Everyone knows the prince of the illustrious Castle Island, though our heroine comes to realize he’s also arrogant and rude. Despite his renown, he’s been unable to find help in his quest to save his father’s life, so he enlists Poppy as his aid in exchange for great wealth - and more importantly the privilege of working by his side.
In Gallardia’s route, Poppy returns to her family’s sailing legacy, tries to balance with her trans identity with strength and responsibility, and stop Gallardia from burning himself out. Together, they just might be able to save the island…
Meet Rue! Rumored to have been raised from the dead, Rue serves as the island’s resident witch. She is cold, mystifying, and rude, yet she and our heroine form an instant connection Poppy doesn’t understand. Rue needs her help to prevent a great calamity from befalling Two Elk Island, and Poppy needs Rue’s help to uncover a great secret that’s been underlying her entire life.
In Rue’s route, Poppy earns her respect and grows close to her, uncovering the island’s ancient magic and gaining a true understanding of herself- at a price. What’s buried in the past has a habit of resurfacing before long…
(Devlog) Worldbuilding for Beginners & Fanfic Writers
ALTAmelia here, the writer of Breathless Winds - by now, I'm going to assume most of you have played the free demo of our upcoming visual novel, but if you haven't, then check out the link! In this devlog I'm going to be reflecting on the worldbuilding and character choices in the demo - I hope it's applicable to other writers who want to practice these in their writing, especially those who got their start in fanfiction.
"Fanfiction? What are you talking about?"
I, like many of my peers, got a start writing fanfiction. I firmly believe this is real writing and I'm not interested in entertaining arguments- my reason for bringing this up is simple. If you primarily have background writing fanfiction, you likely don't have as much experience creating worlds or original characters.