Me rereading a draft: “Why does this scene feel like it wandered in from a different game.” Scene: “I’m just vibing.” Me: “Not anymore.” 😭✂️ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Revision #Tone #GameDev

Me: “This makes sense to me.” Also me: “But does it make sense to someone who isn’t living in my brain?” Brain: *static noises* 📡😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #Revision #GameDev

Me deleting a line I love: “I’ll remember you.” *Ctrl + X* Me: *screams quietly into the void* 😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Editing #Storycraft #GameDev

Me: “The draft is done.” Also me, rereading it: “Wow. This is… a draft.” 😭✍️ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Rewriting #CreativeProcess #GameDev

Me: “I’m gonna write something emotional.” Also me: *ruins everyone’s weekend with one line* Players: “I trusted you.” Me: “That was your mistake.” 😌🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #EmotionInGames #PlayerExperience #GameDev

Character: “I’m fine.” Me: “You literally are not.” Character: “No really, I’m fine.” Me: *gives them emotional crisis anyway* Character: 😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #CharacterEmotion #InternalConflict #GameDev

Me: “Time for emotional payoff.” Player: “I’m ready.” Me: *drops one line of dialogue that shatters their soul* Player: “I WAS NOT READY.” 😭🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Catharsis #EmotionalDesign #GameDev

Me: “This character is vulnerable.” Also me: *makes them stare at the floor, avoid eye contact, and whisper the saddest line in history* Player: *already crying* 😭💔 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #EmotionalDesign #Vulnerability #GameDev

Me: “He’s angry.” Brain: “Okay but what if he’s angry because of trauma from childhood PLUS today’s inconvenience PLUS existential dread?” Me: “…go on.” 😭🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #CharacterEmotion #Storycraft #GameDev

Me writing emotions: “He’s sad.” Also me: *gives him a tragic backstory, rain scene, and internal monologue of pain* Sad? No. Traumatized. 😭🌧️ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #CharacterDesign #EmotionInGames #GameDev

Player: “This is MY version of the story.” Me: “Yes king/queen/royal chaos creature, claim it.” 👑🔥 #NarrativeDesign #InteractiveStorytelling #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #GameDev

Player: *steals one apple* NPCs: “So you’ve chosen a life of crime.” Me: “Guys he’s literally hungry.” 🍎💀 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #NPCDesign #PlayerAgency #GameDev

Player: *steps slightly off the main path* Me: “SURPRISE LORE!” Player: “I just wanted to look at a tree.” 🌳📜😂 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #InteractiveStorytelling #GameDev

Player: *kicks one random chicken* Entire town: “This is now personal.” Me: “Consequences!” 🐔🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #WorldState #PlayerChoice #GameDev

Me: “Here are three morally complex choices.” Player: *chooses chaos option every time* Me: “…I respect it, actually.” 🔥💀 #NarrativeDesign #ChoiceDesign #GameWriting #PlayerAgency #GameDev

Me: “This story will respond to the player.” Player: *does something I never predicted ever* Me: “HELLO?? WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT.” 😭🎮 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #InteractiveStorytelling #PlayerAgency #GameDev

Me: “I want players to feel at home in this world.” Also me: *adds one haunted forest, three curses, and emotional trauma* Player: “So… cozy?” 🥲🌲 #NarrativeDesign #Worldbuilding #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #GameDev

Me: • Option A: polite • Option B: snarky • Option C: unhinged Player: *chooses unhinged every time* Me: “I respect the consistency.” 😭🔥 #NarrativeDesign #ChoiceDesign #CharacterVoice #GameWriting #GameDev

Me: “Let’s add cultural depth.” Brain: “What if the entire village has beef with bread?” Me: “Why??” Brain: “Worldbuilding.” 🍞🔥 #NarrativeDesign #Worldbuilding #GameWriting #Storycraft #GameDev

Me trying to write five characters talking: “Okay who said that line— because this was NOT your vocabulary, sir.” 😭🎤 #NarrativeDesign #CharacterDesign #Dialogue #GameWriting #GameDev

Me writing dialogue: “Say the thing.” Character: “I’m gonna say EVERYTHING except the thing.” Me: “WHY are you like this.” 😭📝 #NarrativeDesign #Dialogue #CharacterVoice #GameWriting #GameDev

Me: “This world is big and mystical.” Character: “I live here and everything tries to kill me.” Me: “Okay, but it’s pretty, right?” 🌄💀 #NarrativeDesign #Worldbuilding #GameWriting #Storycraft #GameDev

Brain: “New idea.” Me: “We’re busy.” Brain: “NEW. IDEA.” Me: *writing at 1am* 😭💡 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Creativity #GameDev #Craft

Me: “This is subtle foreshadowing.” Reader: “You literally highlighted it in neon.” Me: “Shhh let me cook.” 👁️🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Foreshadowing #Storycraft #GameDev

Me: “This emotional arc will be subtle and elegant.” Also me: *drops character off an emotional cliff* Subtlety has left the chat. 😭✨ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #StoryStructure #GameDev #CreativeCraft

Me: “It’s just a flower.” Also me later: “This flower is trauma, hope, destiny, AND a plot twist.” 🌸💀 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Symbolism #GameDev #CreativeCraft

Me: “Need spooky atmosphere.” Brain: “Creaky floorboards.” Also brain: “Put a shadow where there shouldn’t be one.” Me: “You’re evil. I like it.” 👀✨ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Atmosphere #CreativeCraft #GameDev

Me: “Let’s set a gentle, hopeful tone.” Also me: *adds one tragic memory and a thundercloud* Tone: “Oh we’re SAD sad??” 😭🌧️ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Tone #CreativeCraft #GameDev

Me: “Collaboration is about compromise.” Also me: *argues passionately about the emotional significance of a sandwich in scene 12* 🥪🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Collaboration #CreativeTeams #GameDev

Producer: “Scope it down.” Me: “Okay.” *cuts one comma* Producer: “That’s not what I meant.” 😭🗓️ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Production #Collaboration #GameDev

Me: “Make this moment heartbreaking.” Audio team: *adds one piano note that ruins everyone emotionally* 🎹😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #AudioDesign #Collaboration #GameDev

Me: “Subtle heartbreak.” Animator: “So… full breakdown with dramatic fall to knees?” Me: “…yes actually, that’s perfect.” 🎬😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Animation #ArtDirection #GameDev

Me: “Let’s make the player feel lost but hopeful.” Level design: *adds 40 doors that lead nowhere* Me: “Okay maybe… too lost.” 😭🚪 #NarrativeDesign #LevelDesign #GameWriting #Collaboration #GameDev

Me: “The tone is melancholy with a hint of hope.” Audio team: “Got it.” *returns with 47 sad violins and one kazoo of redemption* 🎻😂 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #CrossDiscipline #GameDev #Collaboration

Me: “I’m growing as a leader.” Also me: *googles ‘how to stop overanalyzing everything at 2 a.m.’*😭💻 #CreativeLeadership #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Mentorship #GameDev

Me: “Let’s align narrative, art, and audio.” *three hours later, everyone emotionally bonded over one sad violin cue* 🎻😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Leadership #Collaboration #GameDev

Team: “We trust you with the tone, right?” Me: “Of course.” *immediately adds tragic backstory and five layers of emotional pain* 😭🔥 #CreativeLeadership #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #TeamCulture #GameDev

Me giving feedback: “This line needs more emotional knife twist.” Writer: “Like… trauma?” Me: “Exactly.” 😈 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Leadership #Mentorship #GameDev

Team: “We’re thinking of trying something wild.” Me: “Define wild.” Team: *explains* Me: “Perfect. Go feral.” 🐺✍️ #CreativeLeadership #NarrativeDesign #TeamCulture #GameDev

Junior writer: “Is this idea too weird?” Me: “There’s no such thing. Make it weirder.” 😌🔥 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Mentorship #CreativeLeadership #GameDev

Me: finally sees my scene in-engine working perfectly Also me: “Now don’t touch anything. Ever.” 😭💻 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Implementation #GameDev

Me: “Final draft.” QA feedback: “Actually—” Me: “Finaler draft.” 💀✍️ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Iteration #GameDev

Me writing docs: “Okay this’ll be clear and organized.” Three hours later: *adds color-coding, emojis, lore footnotes, and emotional breakdowns.* 📝😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Documentation #GameDev

Me: “Every choice has meaning.” Also me: *adds 20 fake options that all lead to pain anyway* 😭🎮 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #GameDev

Producer: “We need that rewrite by end of day.” Me: “I need therapy by end of day.” 😭📝 #NarrativeDesign #Production #GameWriting #GameDev

Me: “I just write the story.” Also me, knee-deep in scripts, flags, and logic chains: “I am become programmer.” 💻😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #SystemsDesign #GameDev

Me: “I’m taking a break from writing.” Brain: “Cool, here’s three new plot twists and a side character with trauma.” Me: “…thanks?” ☕💀 #Creativity #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #GameDev

Player: “I trust you not to hurt me.” Me: “You shouldn’t.” 😈🎮 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #PlayerExperience #GameDev

Me: “Okay, one happy scene so they can breathe.” Also me, five minutes later: “Now destroy them emotionally.” 😭✨ #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #EmotionalDesign #GameDev

Producer: “You only have room for 3 dialogue options.” Me: “Okay.” *writes 6 anyway and cries in cut content* 😭 #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting #Storytelling #GameDev