This really, really hit me. As with so many VNs, I approached your concept thinking I'd find something new and unfamiliar, but instead was met with a story that demanded to be engaged with and recognized as aggressively personal.
It's crazy how many stories you can read about sex without any of them ever resonating, until finally one does. You managed to write so empathetically about this without removing even a single one of its teeth. Incredible work.
gosh this hits so much. its funny when ur presented with art that reflects some of your struggles and you look at it and say "damn i dont have an answer for this, but at least i feel seen"
wanted to let you know we did a letsplay of your VN in case you wanted to see
thanks for making this and congrats on making a game!
felt. deeply fucking felt. being in the position of either of these characters in any relationship is difficult, but being in a relationship where both parties have mirrored dysphoric problems that won't allow the intimacy they want to express is... first hand, it's enough to make me grind my teeth. a quick punch right where it hurts. succinct in a way i hope i can ever approach in my own writing. thank you for writing this.
Wow. This was raw. The story is extremely blunt and gets to the point immediately, and the visual aspect and the different yet similar style of both speakers really helped convey the emotions quite well. Definitely worth the read!
I have mixed feelings on this. The writing is very solid, but the colorscheme really does say a lot. It's interesting that neutrality and universal language is peachy and assumed whiteness.
Poetry has a wonderful ability to convey emotion in few words, and illustration has the wonderful ability to convey emotion in no words. This multi media project combined the strengths of both mediums. I'm projecting a bit, but the choice to use an orange and pink gradient evokes the image of the lesbian flag, which I thought was cool. The way the colors and the speakers mirror and merge was an excellent way to convey how they contrast against each other, but also resemble each other. Their shared frustration with their own bodies and ability to pleasure themselves and their partner was tangible. As much as they love each other, jealousy and dysphoria wears them out. Affection becomes acrimony. "I've decided to hate your body as much as I hate mine" is a very poignant line to end on.
Tightly written and visually incredible. The way you presented this story from both perspectives was just so well done... it made it feel so much more painful, seeing their self-hatred and frustration and how they projected that onto each other...
It's an artistic masterpiece is what it is. Not a single superfluous word, the raw feelings bare and nerves exposed and the beautiful soft art that is so cute and comforting and yet !! And yet only exacerbates the things festering below. It's so rare seeing vaginismus treated with care and honesty in media too. Beautiful read !
Played this over a week ago and have been thinking about it ever since. The elegance of the format + layout + concept and the feeling of lives running in parallel was so well done, such a beautiful piece of art
this is really good, wish this was talked about more. a lot of sex in media is so perfect but even with consenting partners sometimes things don't work out
really fantastic. the illustrations were lovely. the "vulgar" language used to describe the bitterness of of envy and sexual dysfunction that can occur in relationships is really well done to me. thank you for making this.
Yeah, this was phenomenal!! Loved the visual presentation with its limited color scheme, art style, and layout of the writing across the screen. Not to mention the very, very resonant subject matter itself. Explores very natural but embarrassing/aggravating feelings of bitterness and envy one can have at people closest to one, especially in a t4t context and especially if the other person's AGAB happens to be the one you are transitioning to. And then there's the factor of sexual dysfunction added to it too.
soo beautiful, it read like poetry and even though its short i found myself emotional with tears in my eyes. the illustrations were really nice, i think each aspect complimented everything else so well <3
this is such a beautiful work. i don't think i've ever read anything like it, that bothered to articulate this experience so meaningfully. thank you for making this and sharing it
this game has stunning visual design that's peachy, fleshy, and vulnerable with like pastel tenderness and a fierce, stubborn attempt to understand the root of misunderstanding, miscommunication, frustration, and self-loathing that leads to rootless envy of others and mutual upset. the mirroring of the two people and how similar yet slightly different but fundamentally the same rhetoric of frustrated, sabotaged desire and the inability to vent it really worked so well in the diptych format with really strong color cohesion, expression, and gesture in the limited, minimalist, and effective line art. i think it communicates an experience of dysphoria that many trans people will understand and resonate with
this really struck me where it hurts. it’s hard to find the words. the way the text is incorporated into the composition with the artwork is really striking. beautiful work ❤️
really, really beautiful presentation & delivery. this hit close to home. i wouldn't change a single word.
(edited with further thoughts from the jam chat server): hole* was so good. so fucking good. the legendary 10 minute VN!! i love short, impactful writing, so this just blew me out of the water. i've never read a piece of writing that took physical sexual dysfunction seriously, and in such a beautifully articulated manner. the writing, the visual presentation, it's all in harmony and it only could've been told this way through VN format... ugh what a good game
particularly the line "sometimes you look at me with jealousy / and it makes me hate myself more", that was a big dynamic in a painful relationship i was in. they were very jealous of features i was dysphoric about, and it worsened my dysphoria a lot. i imagine this is pretty common in T4T relationships
incredible skill making something so impactful with simple illustrations and less than 500 words
great game that spoke to me. an exploration of a struggle that's common, but not commonly talked about. the progression from being frustrated with oneself to being frustrated with each other was painful.
on a more personal note, i have never seen media encapsulate my struggle with being intersex and having organs that simply don't work before. i'm happy to be seen by this game, even if it isn't about my personal issue. i still felt a connection.
i cannot express how much this resonated with me without going into details more TMI than i am comfortable sharing, but wow did this one hit.
i'm in awe of every stylistic choice made. from the way the different perspectives are in conversation with one another, the striking prose, the thought behind what the illustrations represent and when they are included, the use of color...
This is exactly how my past relationship was. We broke up because of the dysphoria she would feel around me. I was unhappy because nothing would please me. Plus, my condition was too expensive to solve. So this really stuck to me.
Fortunately, I am in a much healthier relationship but I can't say this didn't sting. The overlapping perspectives, the contradiction in each others needs. It's beautifully heart wrenching.
powerful little experience with a compelling view into both speakers. the parallellism going on was a really cool visual i havent seen done too much! the art was really simple but also incredibly fitting and overall a treat aesthetically. i agree with gaydarade - i would've loved to hear sound in some format!
Short but powerful—this one's going to stick with me for a while.. I really enjoyed the use of parallel structure, the way you layered colors for both speakers, the use of the whole screen to display text, and the illustrations.
The color theory here is really excellent, with the peach tones setting the stage. This idea of two ends of a gradient, and the ways they overlap. The tension between the two characters. The semi-diptych poem. It adds a lot on top of this spiteful envious text.
I loved the silhouette tracings. I loved the placement of text on the screen, I loved how those two things interplayed, avoiding each other and becoming enmeshed with hostility.
There was a lot of artistic unity in this. So I was kind of disappointed that there wasn't much of a soundscape. Not a big takeaway, but notable for me.
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says so much with so little words.... deeply personal read, especially the last line which hurt a lot. great job!!!!!
This really, really hit me. As with so many VNs, I approached your concept thinking I'd find something new and unfamiliar, but instead was met with a story that demanded to be engaged with and recognized as aggressively personal.
It's crazy how many stories you can read about sex without any of them ever resonating, until finally one does. You managed to write so empathetically about this without removing even a single one of its teeth. Incredible work.
Reaaaaaally nice. Such a fun idea that's well maintained. I loved how it all layered.
damnnn that was haunting. the way the words would show up at the same time like two voices overlapping. it was so simple and so powerful.
gosh this hits so much. its funny when ur presented with art that reflects some of your struggles and you look at it and say "damn i dont have an answer for this, but at least i feel seen"
wanted to let you know we did a letsplay of your VN in case you wanted to see
thanks for making this and congrats on making a game!
https://archive.org/details/toxic-yuri-jam-2026-hole
felt. deeply fucking felt. being in the position of either of these characters in any relationship is difficult, but being in a relationship where both parties have mirrored dysphoric problems that won't allow the intimacy they want to express is... first hand, it's enough to make me grind my teeth. a quick punch right where it hurts. succinct in a way i hope i can ever approach in my own writing. thank you for writing this.
Wow. This was raw. The story is extremely blunt and gets to the point immediately, and the visual aspect and the different yet similar style of both speakers really helped convey the emotions quite well. Definitely worth the read!
I have mixed feelings on this. The writing is very solid, but the colorscheme really does say a lot. It's interesting that neutrality and universal language is peachy and assumed whiteness.
this is powerful stuff ;o; thanks for sharing!
Poetry has a wonderful ability to convey emotion in few words, and illustration has the wonderful ability to convey emotion in no words. This multi media project combined the strengths of both mediums. I'm projecting a bit, but the choice to use an orange and pink gradient evokes the image of the lesbian flag, which I thought was cool. The way the colors and the speakers mirror and merge was an excellent way to convey how they contrast against each other, but also resemble each other. Their shared frustration with their own bodies and ability to pleasure themselves and their partner was tangible. As much as they love each other, jealousy and dysphoria wears them out. Affection becomes acrimony. "I've decided to hate your body as much as I hate mine" is a very poignant line to end on.
Tightly written and visually incredible. The way you presented this story from both perspectives was just so well done... it made it feel so much more painful, seeing their self-hatred and frustration and how they projected that onto each other...
Magical work with the images, 100% worth a play, maybe even a couple ones to drink it all in.
Great work
highly stilling work.
i picked out a 4 pencil crayon color palette to draw along,
and made no marks on the page.
It's an artistic masterpiece is what it is. Not a single superfluous word, the raw feelings bare and nerves exposed and the beautiful soft art that is so cute and comforting and yet !! And yet only exacerbates the things festering below. It's so rare seeing vaginismus treated with care and honesty in media too. Beautiful read !
Played this over a week ago and have been thinking about it ever since. The elegance of the format + layout + concept and the feeling of lives running in parallel was so well done, such a beautiful piece of art
my god. incredible. delivery goes crazy. rlly rlly good reflection on the body. excellent job with this one, for real.
this is really good, wish this was talked about more. a lot of sex in media is so perfect but even with consenting partners sometimes things don't work out
really fantastic. the illustrations were lovely. the "vulgar" language used to describe the bitterness of of envy and sexual dysfunction that can occur in relationships is really well done to me. thank you for making this.
Yeah, this was phenomenal!! Loved the visual presentation with its limited color scheme, art style, and layout of the writing across the screen. Not to mention the very, very resonant subject matter itself. Explores very natural but embarrassing/aggravating feelings of bitterness and envy one can have at people closest to one, especially in a t4t context and especially if the other person's AGAB happens to be the one you are transitioning to. And then there's the factor of sexual dysfunction added to it too.
Your VN does so incredibly much with so little.
Amazing
soo beautiful, it read like poetry and even though its short i found myself emotional with tears in my eyes. the illustrations were really nice, i think each aspect complimented everything else so well <3
this is such a beautiful work. i don't think i've ever read anything like it, that bothered to articulate this experience so meaningfully. thank you for making this and sharing it
Pure poetry.
this game has stunning visual design that's peachy, fleshy, and vulnerable with like pastel tenderness and a fierce, stubborn attempt to understand the root of misunderstanding, miscommunication, frustration, and self-loathing that leads to rootless envy of others and mutual upset. the mirroring of the two people and how similar yet slightly different but fundamentally the same rhetoric of frustrated, sabotaged desire and the inability to vent it really worked so well in the diptych format with really strong color cohesion, expression, and gesture in the limited, minimalist, and effective line art. i think it communicates an experience of dysphoria that many trans people will understand and resonate with
I can't believe I've never read anything before with this concept. This game is extremely real and resonant and well written
this really struck me where it hurts. it’s hard to find the words. the way the text is incorporated into the composition with the artwork is really striking. beautiful work ❤️
really, really beautiful presentation & delivery. this hit close to home. i wouldn't change a single word.
(edited with further thoughts from the jam chat server): hole* was so good. so fucking good. the legendary 10 minute VN!! i love short, impactful writing, so this just blew me out of the water. i've never read a piece of writing that took physical sexual dysfunction seriously, and in such a beautifully articulated manner. the writing, the visual presentation, it's all in harmony and it only could've been told this way through VN format... ugh what a good game
Those are some precious <500 words. An incisive game that uses its short length to make a point: holes of any kinds are fucking annoying.
Great game!
ow. this hurt
particularly the line "sometimes you look at me with jealousy / and it makes me hate myself more", that was a big dynamic in a painful relationship i was in. they were very jealous of features i was dysphoric about, and it worsened my dysphoria a lot. i imagine this is pretty common in T4T relationships
incredible skill making something so impactful with simple illustrations and less than 500 words
Fuck, this is good. Frustration and envy bundled up in a terse little package. Well done.
great game that spoke to me. an exploration of a struggle that's common, but not commonly talked about. the progression from being frustrated with oneself to being frustrated with each other was painful.
on a more personal note, i have never seen media encapsulate my struggle with being intersex and having organs that simply don't work before. i'm happy to be seen by this game, even if it isn't about my personal issue. i still felt a connection.
Extremely powerful. Great framing, very fantastic work. Beautiful in a haunting way. Thank you for sharing this.
i cannot express how much this resonated with me without going into details more TMI than i am comfortable sharing, but wow did this one hit.
i'm in awe of every stylistic choice made. from the way the different perspectives are in conversation with one another, the striking prose, the thought behind what the illustrations represent and when they are included, the use of color...
thank you for sharing this
Oh wow. This really hit hard.
This is exactly how my past relationship was. We broke up because of the dysphoria she would feel around me. I was unhappy because nothing would please me. Plus, my condition was too expensive to solve. So this really stuck to me.
Fortunately, I am in a much healthier relationship but I can't say this didn't sting. The overlapping perspectives, the contradiction in each others needs. It's beautifully heart wrenching.
damn. gorgeous.
powerful little experience with a compelling view into both speakers. the parallellism going on was a really cool visual i havent seen done too much! the art was really simple but also incredibly fitting and overall a treat aesthetically. i agree with gaydarade - i would've loved to hear sound in some format!
Short but powerful—this one's going to stick with me for a while.. I really enjoyed the use of parallel structure, the way you layered colors for both speakers, the use of the whole screen to display text, and the illustrations.
The color theory here is really excellent, with the peach tones setting the stage. This idea of two ends of a gradient, and the ways they overlap. The tension between the two characters. The semi-diptych poem. It adds a lot on top of this spiteful envious text.
I loved the silhouette tracings. I loved the placement of text on the screen, I loved how those two things interplayed, avoiding each other and becoming enmeshed with hostility.
There was a lot of artistic unity in this. So I was kind of disappointed that there wasn't much of a soundscape. Not a big takeaway, but notable for me.