requiescat

It's a tale as old as time. A chance encounter blossoms into something more, the start of something new, something beautiful. Just what could possibly turn this love story into something else entirely?
A 1677-word exploration into the power dynamics within a relationship. Created for ECTOCOMP 2025, as a Le Grand Guignol entry (though it started out as a La Petite Mort attempt). It ended up coming 19th out of 21 entries.
Special thanks to Kastel, kaijuCrow, Daniel Stelzer, and Leon Lin for beta-testing this and their invaluable feedback! Honorary mention to Naarel for suggesting the inclusion of a word count to the description!
For the postcomp version (which is the version that I intend to submit to the IF Short Games Showcase 2025), I have tried to take into account feedback gathered from comments and reviews made during the judging period. Thanks to Emery Joyce for taking a quick look regarding the readability of this version!