Taking Stage - A Molly pseudo-route (Act 2 Scene 7 "The Carrot and the Stick" - Feb. 18th, 2026)

[piroska]

I'm surprised and kinda disappointed in myself for not having read this sooner. It's really good!
I adore your Molly, she's fantastic. Truly a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside of an enigma. I wish our main man Hisao the best in unraveling her, as it were.

What matters is that you're here now, thanks for stopping by!

One thing I've been very pleasantly surprised by is the amount of positive feedback I've gotten about Molly's characterization. I hope I can continue to deliver on expectations.

[Crescent Mirage]

Hmm, it would seem despite all the preparations for the play, it'd be the theater club who was in for a show. Really enjoyed the slow descent from subtle to the not so subtle sinking of Ship Tsun.

Also, I feel betrayed. It's natural to try and forget Kenji exists, but that habit left me unprepared for that scene. lol

Thanks for the chapters!

[Sharp-O]

You’re a sex traitor, dude.”

Good name for a band, that.

It's genuinely fascinating to me that your Molly's Britishness is a source of, seemingly shameful, "otherness" and to be considered Japanese by Hisao is a point of pride for her. It's a very interesting insight into her deeper character. Like I've said before, you've constructed a very enigmatic-yet-charismatic Molly. She's a joy to read and it brings a smile to my face every time this slow-burn attraction flickers a bit more.

That said; the brewing, now boiling over, turmoil of the drama club is a little harder for me to engage with but that isn't a knock on your writing, it's my attention span/hyperfixation at play. Jun and Tsuru's toxic relationship is actually a really good bit of drama, with Tsuru being the aggressor. And who doesn't love Nomiya being an utter bastard?

Sorry I haven't been commenting as regularly as you've been releasing but this catch-up has been a blast and I look forward to the upcoming chapters!

[piroska]

Hmm, it would seem despite all the preparations for the play, it'd be the theater club who was in for a show. Really enjoyed the slow descent from subtle to the not so subtle sinking of Ship Tsun.

Also, I feel betrayed. It's natural to try and forget Kenji exists, but that habit left me unprepared for that scene. lol

Thanks for the chapters!

Kenji jumpscare, lol. Thanks for the continued support!

You’re a sex traitor, dude.”

Good name for a band, that.

It's genuinely fascinating to me that your Molly's Britishness is a source of, seemingly shameful, "otherness" and to be considered Japanese by Hisao is a point of pride for her. It's a very interesting insight into her deeper character. Like I've said before, you've constructed a very enigmatic-yet-charismatic Molly. She's a joy to read and it brings a smile to my face every time this slow-burn attraction flickers a bit more.

That said; the brewing, now boiling over, turmoil of the drama club is a little harder for me to engage with but that isn't a knock on your writing, it's my attention span/hyperfixation at play. Jun and Tsuru's toxic relationship is actually a really good bit of drama, with Tsuru being the aggressor. And who doesn't love Nomiya being an utter bastard?

Sorry I haven't been commenting as regularly as you've been releasing but this catch-up has been a blast and I look forward to the upcoming chapters!

Molly’s connection to her Britishness is something I plan to explore in a lot more detail in the next act, so I’m glad that the seeds I’ve planted are being noticed. I haven’t decided on a ship name for the two yet… and that seems kind of important, since Hiroshi will definitely bring it up. Mollisao? Holly?

I understand if the side character stuff has been a little meandering. I hope to tie it all together in the next few chapters!

Nomiya is a bastard, but you haven’t seen nothin' yet.