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CH4 Sneak Peek 2.0 (70K WORDS) (Patreon)

Published:
2025-04-08 06:02:49
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2025-04-27 00:21:06
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Hello! I came back from a trip to Georgia (in which I completely stopped writing to enjoy myself) and I'm feeling really refreshed! Since Chapter 4 is taking as long as it is, I thought I'd drop another sneak peek to mollify the wait! It's 70k words and while that seems like a lot it's honestly just the "intro" of the chapter LOL

The Challenge will be spoiled. I do ask everyone to keep conversations about it contained in Patreon or private chats/group chats. Nonetheless, I can't stop it but your friendly neighborhood writer Amy is asking for this tiny favor just to keep it fun and surprising for everyone else 🫶 (please)

I don't mind reactions in the inbox but I won't answer until after the chapter is fully out!

Things are bound to change. I'm editing and changing up until the very moment I press publish lolol so nothing is ever concrete. As usual some scenes may be condensed. I usually do my whole "fleshing out" at the very very end of my editing process aka when I'm completely completely done. Hope you enjoy!

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Comments

olive

AMY.

Will Landrum

YES! Was literally laying here the last thirty minutes looking for something to read!

olive

i have something to live for. thank you. so excited to play this after work omggggg

Clark

hell yeah! Excited to read it!!

capricule

I'M IN CLASS ARHFBFJFJHHH CHEWING ON A TABLE

Valentin

IM IN CLASS RN AHHH I LOVE YOU AMY

bumbo_wenus

I’ve already noticed first error but WE HAVE TO choose stage name 😭😭 idk if it’s should be like this

Sadie

oh hell yeah more peak sneak peeks from Amy!

Amy

OOPS lol i fixed it! I usually make a separate file for sneak peeks and intros and I always mess something up lolol it's a canon event atp

bumbo_wenus

nahhh dw we all know it’s hard work ❤️

y

Fuck work I'm reading this rn in the workplace

elyelysia

I HAVE CLASS, BUT TRUST I WILL PLAY WHEN I GET HOME

Clark

Just finished it! geez what a mess 😂 I'm terrified of what's to come but also really excited

Clark

that scene with O??? The hands??? I fell. I giggled. I'm going to sleep happy today heheheh

gombocman

Hi Amy, any chances you'll allow for code diving for these snippets? I love reading through the many branches after I'm done with a couple playthroughs. Especially with the options my MC would never choose 😆Obviously, it is totally cool if you're not keen on that.

luhxx

this is so JUICY i love it 😭🫶🏼

sena

hehe i knewwww that was going to be a challenge eventually... love it. also can't waiit for my MC to lose it @ the band. she loves them but omg... it gets to a point

sena

also G practically ogling MC zoo wee mama!

koma

Seconds away from murdering someone in this show

koma

The band being awfully out of tune with MC, the general existence of Viktor, the damn fucking challenge... I just want violence

Night-Triumphantt

Oh this is soooooo, I am so interested to see how these choices play out 😂😂 SPOILERS if u didn’t read > this challenge is gonna be so interesting omg, can’t wait to see if Nikki’s lil trust fall w seven backfires, the band not talking about seven weirdly puts them in a position to really not understand his logic for choosing Sev to write for them instead of writing for sev (i love my somehow codependent exes) anyway 😂 speaking of the band, the lil cracks w the band this chapter,,,, can’t wait for that to be resolved completely peacefully 😈 LOL this was soooo good im so excited to see how the rest of the chapter unfolds, this is exactly the things I’ve been waiting for. Also if u read this, ty for indulging my word vomit ab my son, I needed to put that somewhere 😂

koma

Also I guess that choosing UWB means that Seven hates our guts, so that's really cool. I don't blame them but this entire week is gonna be so ass 😭

Mirai

Love you Amy!! Oh and also I just tried to play Seven and Blake's off-page scenes from December 2024, but cogdemos says the pages don't exist anymore?? Could u look into that if you have the time? Thank you♡♡♡

kit

that happened to me too!! 😭

kira

FREAKING OUT HELLO?!?!??

kira

THE CHALLENGE. BEACH SPAT. OOOH MY GOD.

willow143

not gonna spoil the challenge in the comments to avoid people seeing it before they read it but CALL ME THE ORACLE CUS I FREAKING KNEW ITTTTTTT HAHAHAHA AMY U EVIL GENIUS I KNEW ITTTTTTT

willow143

also the band? THE BAND? thinner and thinner ice every single day I swear

Kenza Breton

mc is god's strongest soldier oh my god

Kenza Breton

DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS FOR MY GUY'S MENTAL HEALTH.

Jord

Okay. Wow. What a sneak peak. The idea that this is a fraction of what the chapter will have to offer? Get yourself a holiday after this, Amy, you definitely deserve it. The Challenge? My main hopes were we'd either be writing for another band or singing for another band for BOTB. I can't believe one of them is actually happening, and there's plenty of weeks left for the other to happen as well... But it was incredibly cruel of you to dangle writing for Missing In Action in my face only to snatch it away. And those teasing flashbacks to the vote? The party? There is so much dread there that that chapter is going to make MC going through BOTB look like Disneyland in comparison. Can't wait!

💞

"That's all. I'm not sure why but Gina favors you. You've probably noticed his shitty mood today." Pronoun inconsistency with Gina jsyk

Jacqueline

70k word sneek peak? Is the entire rest of the book in chapter 4? Amy you're insane! 🤣

Summer

The demo made me realize just how self-conscious I am, I couldn't even bring myself to properly read how the characters reacted to the MC's choices. I screamed when I was reading O's scene but boy I'm so screwed 🥲

Jord

I know that the band being awfully out of tune with MC is one of the main elements of the story and will most likely be addressed in the chapter that shows the fight/the vote, but that still doesn't make me feel any better. What they did, springing the vote on MC because it was what was best for business leaves such a foul taste in my mouth. Maybe it's because I'm thin-skinned that it is affecting me as much as it does. I'm with you. I want violence. I want MC to have a cathartic, "I'm letting it all out," experience because the others deserve to see just how much this has affected them. Well, maybe August could take the day off because they don't deserve to be in the middle of this shitshow You know that domino effect meme? The little piece is the band having the vote and the giant piece is my MCs deciding to leave and go solo lol

wqxian

oh… the band, the beach, the cory, the everything… I feel like so many things are coming tgt in my head rn, i’m connecting the dots trust (going to be thinking about this for the next year) I was flabbergasted at all the flashbacks like omg!! AND NOT MIA BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM US MY SHAYLAAA, missing in action indeed… triple my king come save me pleek, u’d never betray me (hopeful delusional) also safe to say, safe to flex, i have great survival instincts with the challenge (delusion pt3) 🙂‍↕️ seeing the difference was insane and i nearly threw my phone a couple of times… Amy!! you rlly know how to create suspense and make me nervous LMAO. Things are crackinnnngg… all we need is Dakota <33 going to brainrot forever again !!SPOILERS!! why does the band have so much doubt in Seven? (besides the obvious but like?? devyn saying "No. Seven is smarter than to start drama. $!{sevenhe}'s never been the type anyway and ${sevenhe}'s not going to start now, not when we have so much to lose." in the prologue) 😭 especially with Rowan’s, let’s tour tgt with SV. Super interesting lol. They have no respect for Seven’s craft and, I don’t have faith in Seven that they won’t blow MC over bc it’s MC (i do, for the soulmates lore), but bc they care too much abt writing & music to ever do some petty shit like that… maybe i’m wrong </3 Also what exactly is the band so nervous over? What ammo could Seven possibly create abt y’all and make (emphasis on MC, yeah Iris.) y’all perform…? UGHH and the choices if you pick UWB!! made me so angry!! contradictions are strong (and long were, especially the projections and putting it all on the MC yet at the same time saying they’re there for MC, etc) we’re seeing their true colors hm (i never wanted to fight devyn before, that’s my baby, but wtf was that last comment??? HELLO?) Need to peek in their brains. I have sm to say but i will sit and vibrate off my bed onto the floor in silence. Also, thinking about how Jazzy used to be the second closest member in the band next to MC to Seven and her not being present sigh sigh, I wonder how she’d feel!! It’s just interesting to see how the dynamics unfold… hmmm… anyway! Hope you had fun on your trip Amy, thank you for the treat I literally just finished my quarter n needed this bad /nopressure shshd 😭💕 Take care of yourself!! edit: also while brushing my teeth i thought abt the parallels between the vote and what the band is doing… HMMMMM such is many thoughts… cornering mc7 with a majority vote n trying to guilt trip MC if they chose UWB… yeah.

telephonerust

my eyes just snapped open like a sleeper agent!!!

Alex T.

Omg I was kind of in the right vein-I thought bands would have to swap lead singers and perform as opposed to writing songs for each other!! Also 10/10 for Sebastian absolutely BOOKING it outta there that mental image is so funny to me. Sebastian “if it sucks hit da bricks” Retrieverman (I don’t remember his last name)

willow143

Iris being one of my faves in the previous sneak peek and becoming my least fav in this one omg August is now my fav from the band idc

Doodle

It's so goooood aaaaahhhh!

Dante

I loved this sneak peak but I genuinely don’t understand why the band would want to pick SV not UW to write a song for. Blake can’t write for shit so a bad song would be guaranteed and Seven isn’t the kind of petty person who would blast all their personal stuff in a song

Dante

I also loved G and Victoria so far despite their almost minimal appearances. Imagining Victoria and O sitting on a blanket together is giving me life

Clark

I now wonder, are we going to see the bands perform the songs in this chapter already? 👀

Kat Voight

Victor is such a sleaze. Was half expecting a hand on mcs thigh instead of the shoulder!

Jamie Martin

Look man. Seven might hate me but they’d never write a bad song and I trust that more than Blake who will absolutely sabotage me any day. Obvious answer really

Amy

Ahh thank you!

Amy

Oh noo! I’ll check it out! I don’t know why this keeps happening! 😭

Kiki

I loved it

willow143

I think the band were assuming you'd have to write songs for each other, based on the wording of the choice and then their reactions later when everyone else gets their band to write for. Though honestly the fact the band are like "oh no Seven knows so much personal stuff about US we can't POSSIBLY deal with that" meanwhile MC is the one who has the biggest history with them and is the one who actually has to sing the lyrics? Yeah they can suck eggs.

Hannah

Gagged!!!

Hannah

The little flashbacks to the night of the fight with Seven……….I’m shaking

Maydayknight

Glad to hear that you took a break, hope that it was good and you got to relax and enjoy it Amy!! ^^

Dante

that makes sense, thank you. I really didn’t understand the challenge until G explained it either

willow143

No worries! Easy to not fully catch all the details when we're all excitedly reading the sneak peeks haha

Svetlana Morgun

...my poor MC can't catch a break >< ^^. on the positive note, i think his opinion on Cory has (slightly) improved ^^. i do have to ask though, otherwise i'm gonna be agonizing over it: does it matter (for Seven-mancers, in that case ^^;) who we choose?

willow143

honestly maybe this says more about me but the fact that Iris tries to throw the whole "oh I see so because we're not SINGERS we don't MATTER" when MC says they don't want to sing lyrics that Seven has written is bonkers like I'm sorry I don't actually think playing an instrument will be as emotionally taxing as actually singing the damn words that your ex bff/partner has written for you when you used to be a DUO

willow143

yes it's been 4 hours and I'm still heated at this I'm about to travel into the infamous universe and fistfight Iris myself

Sadie

The TENSION is in full force. For like...everyone. G and Vic oof. G and Blake omg. Band and MC heh...Going against the bands majority vote for the challenge has me like 😌💅 I continue to love and cherish Triple A. Also Viktor?? What gives, you slimy man ugh. Tysm Amy for the content! It's soo good

willow143

your comment on the band cornering MC both with the vote and now in the present is SO real I'm actually so annoyed at them and we've only gotten one week into the show and now 70k words into the second week like??? at this point I'd be surprised if my MC hasn't physically scrapped with the band by the mid-point of the show nevermind the end

Amy

The band’s main concern is the fact that Seven has loads of material to write and make them perform. It can be embarrassing to sing about something that is personal to you and Seven has the power to do that! Plus, there’s a lot that we don’t know yet and everything about the characters will make a lot more sense as more things are revealed down the line! 😁

willow143

mc getting attacked from all sides including the band and this is only the sneak peek I fear my mc's mental health is not returning from the war

willow143

amy don't you scare me right now (keep doing it I live for the drama)

Dante

yeah that definitely clears things up for me, thank you! I didn’t really get the nuance of the situation

Peachi Seas

PLEASEEE let there be an option to call the band out for laughing at the end 😭 after everything going on i need the mc to be like "whats so funny" (this isnt an actual demand im just flabbergasted the band had the nerve to laugh after Everything)

Sarah Mooney

I am suddenly so stressed all over again. How the fuck do you manage to up the ante every time??? You're too good, Amy. honestly, my only ask at this point is a shy flirting choice or two for Blake once in a while, but other than that I am in AW of what you've done.

Amy

Thank you and yessssss you’re right, I’ll add that! I need to remember to add more diverse romance options ! 😮‍💨

Vinny

You know, I was having a pretty shitty night then you gifted us this and I got to see how much shittier MC’s life is so it oddly made me feel better lol so thanks for sorta cheering me up in a weird way! P.S. If we pick UW for the challenge, does that mean they’re the band writing the song for SV? If so I kinda regret my choice…

Sarah Mooney

Listen, you've got So Much going on with this story, and Blake is a sub-RO, so no worries! You're doing wonderfully and I'm glad you got to take it easy for a bit! Hope you had fun in Georgia!

Amy

Thank you! I did hehehe ❤️ hope all is well with you <3

gemekaa

Oof. I really don’t understand how the band worries more about Sevens lyrics MORE than Blake’s. But it is a knee jerk decision, and they haven’t (let the MC) talked about what Seven said to MC last chapter.

A sandwich

Petition to throw Donny's snow cone in Viktor's stupid face ✋

Amy

LMAO 😭😭

willow143

listen I know she canonically can throw hands and she'd probably kick my ass but she's frustrating me 😭

Parson

HOLY SHIT 😨❗️ No lie I normally am all for the band but this sneak peak has me thinking FUCK THE BAND MC GO SOLO 🗣️🤬❗️

Rayne

I think mc deserves to drink the rest of the bottle of brandy after hearing the band laughing like that omg (my own mc's thought process is going to start looking like seven's at this point)

EvilChani

So.... I love Triple, and I love O even more now. I didn't think it was possible for me to hate the band any more than I already did, but I really can't stand any of them anymore, save for August. G... I think G gave good advice, but in the end, it doesn't matter if it is UW or SV writing a song for the band, they'll both try to screw the MC over as hard as they can (especially SV with Pope and Avina giving MC the stink eye). The only saving grace is that they'd have to do a face off against MC's band. I think, for that reason, G is right--Blake has absolutely no doubts UW could stomp the MC into the ground, at this point, and would intentionally write an even worse song to get them out of the competition, since they know they can win the face off. SV... I think everyone but 7 wants to completely destroy and finish off the MC, at this point, since they're already down. I am not sure 7 will go along with hit, and though 7 knows SV would win hands-down in a face off, I don't think they want that right now, so they won't completely screw the MC. They'll make a song bad enough so that the MC has no chance of winning and will come in near the bottom, but they won't try to knock them out right now. Therefore, they are the lesser evil. On the ambush vote flashback... was it me or did it seem like 7 knew it was coming and it was only the MC who got ambushed? The fact that it was an ambush just solidified the fact that all of my MCs will be going solo when this is over. Fuck the band. And I want the MC to be able to rage at them about the ambush. I felt bad for Cory. Even my wussiest MC would stand up for her against Victor. Cory is a damned bitch who salivates over destroying the MC emotionally (and would probably cream herself if the MC tried to commit suicide on camera), but she didn't deserve that treatment. It was clear Victor preferred MC to write a song for SV so UW could knock the MC out of the show this week, because he knew that was a 100% thing. He seems to know SV will try as well, so it's a lesser choice, but still what he wants. He really wants the MC gone, and will do what he can to sabotage them without coming right out and throwing them off the show... yet. I really appreciate the "be silent" options now--my MC is talking no more than necessary and caving in on herself. I'm hoping to see more of the "I want to walk into the ocean and disappear" options, too, because my MC is borderline suicidal already. At the end of this week, she just might take that long walk off of a short pier.

june

omg i have been sooooo excited to learn this challenge and never in a million years would i have guessed it’s this… like aside from the obvious of how batshit crazy this challenge could go for either choice but also the tension between mc and the rest of the band for either going with what they want but not what mc wants or going with the (imo) more reasonable option that is going to cause discord within the band bc of their refusal to talk about The Incident… amy ur brain is so big and wrinkly and juicy and if this is challenge 2 i am so scared for what u have in store for challenge 3 😭

june

amy reality tv NEEDS u 😭

Kalli

It’s a really well-thought out challenge! And it’s great to see there’s actually incentive to do well because my first thought was that every band would just sabotage each other. It’s definitely a no brainer picking UW though - Botb would see MC dead before they see MC sing Blake’s hot wonderland lyrics shudders

Cam

I thought it was weird how the band worried more about 7 writing a song than UW. Blake being a terrible song writer aside they can make up whatever they want and only fuel the cheating allegations. But I think it’s the bands guilt toward what happened with 7 that makes them think that 7 is out for revenge 🤭 which makes total sense to me.

Jord

Really hoping Blake's going to have a confused look reading the song we write for them and we can go, "Yeah, I know you're not use to seeing what good lyrics actually look like," or something to that effect

Cam

Also there’s a line when you pick UW, maybe it’s misplaced? “Underground Wastebasket writing a song for us” Rowan says, looking sick “we’re so fucked” Which is a little confusing since we are choosing who to write for. When I read this I thought I picked wrong or misunderstood the challenge. 🫡

Amy

Ahh you're right! Thank you <3

Danielle

Agreed. I too thought that was strange. (Re: the band preferring to have Blake possibly write their song vs Seven). For all their flaws, Seven has never once publicly trashed the band or the MC. Meanwhile the cheating allegations all started from Blake. It wasn’t even a question in my mind who I thought the better choice would be lmao. Maybe I’ll be proven wrong but I honestly don’t think Seven would purposefully write a bad song for the band. They’re petty yeah but they keep their pettiness (mostly) out of the public eye. It probably is the guilt and their general need to avoid the topic of Seven as much as possible. I am glad that the MC seems to be getting the chance to kinda call them out on it.

Cam

Right ? And if 7 wanted to “expose” the band they could’ve done so already. I think the whole scene Cory tried to do with the band talking about 7 made the band too aware of the issue and a bit paranoid and that’s why they reacted that way.

gemekaa

I also think the band hasn’t seen Sevens contradictory attitude to the MC. And refused to talk to the MC about Seven. Seven has been fairly consistent towards the band. May also be a bit of anger given how badly Seven treated the MC (breakup; sleeping around) which the MC doesn’t address?

gemekaa

Oh! Haven’t seen it mentioned yet - CORY!!! I have been doubting my MC being so nice to her so far. But - but, Cory was trying to be nice!!! I was so glad that option was there to defend her from Victor!

rowan

i dont see anyone else talking about this but i do not trust e one bit!! why are they always showing up at the most suspicious moments!! 😭

Julie

Can we vote Iris out of the band??

Wonderfufu

You'e not the only one! The fact that everybody except MC knew about the vote is so interesting. Makes me think that there really was something between the band and Seven that we don't know about. And they were suspiciously insistent not to let Seven write a song for us, even though it is obviously the lesser evil. It was Blake who swore to destroy us after all. And while I don't trust other Soft Violence members, I think Seven has at least enough pride as an artist not to give us a shitty song.

Clark

I know Blake is an ass, but I also wonder if this whole situation with the band - specially if you choose UW -is kinda one of the reasons Blake is only apologetic to you - in their romance, at least..

libb

i can tell this chapter is REALLY gonna up the ante with mc's relationship with the band. i was def playing as a people pleaser that puts the band above everything but after this chapter i think ill switch to feeling resentment towards the band for always blaming mc for everything AND for not acknowledging what they did to seven was fucked up 🤭🤭 i am here for the dramaaa

StyxAndStones

Begging pleading on my knees for the code to be available. Also this is SO GOOD

lilahhhhhhhhh

I think most of us can agree that choosing Underground Wastebasket was the way to go. 1) Blake sucks at writing. 2) I don’t think Seven is capable of writing something bad objectively speaking. The lyrics will be emotional but they won’t be bad quality wise. 3) (again) BLAKE SUCKS AT WRITINGGGGG

Jonah M.

Sneak PEAK is right this was so good!! Never thought I could feel this bad for Cory but damn Viktor sure proved me wrong

lilahhhhhhhhh

To add on to this, the lyrics from Seven won’t be purposefully bad quality because of the “bottom two have a Face-off” rule. It’s just about having good strategy 😭 it makes me upset that the band doesn’t see that

Clark

why am i sensing a "what, you're going to vote me out too?" coming from mc this chapter

lilahhhhhhhhh

Oh…our band really is a little toxic huh

Jord

So I have a feeling the song Seven will write for MC to sing will be based off something that happened in the past (with the most obvious things being how they felt in regards to the vote/fight) But the WAY they'll write that will depend on your current relationship with Seven. Which, as someone who has Sev as their MC's ex and who is someone MC hates, is going to go down swimmingly lol.

Ashleigh

Not the band once again putting MC's feelings aside for their own benefit? Voting Seven out without considering how it would affect their feelings and their relationship; pressuring them to choose the SV bus and be in close proximity to Seven without thinking how MC would feel being around them all the time; now pressuring MC to choose SV for the challenge, forcing them to write a song for the one person that used to mean the world to them, and not considering how emotionally taxing that might be, all while brushing off what happened like it meant nothing and refusing point blank to even talk about it. MCs who aren't over Seven are in the trenches right now because of their own band's lack of consideration for their feelings time and time again, this is so unfair to them😭

Jord

Jaded MCs saying this only for it to happen several chapters later is going to be, as the kids say these days, absolute cinema. I am fully expecting and bracing for it to actually happen. Even more so because my MCs have been thinking about dipping since that vote happened.

june

tbh thinking about it more and i understand why one might prefer UGWB writing for the band because if SV writes for the band its gonna be sooo bad for mc no matter what 😭 like imagine if sev writes the most honest, gutwrenching song about how mc betrayed them and mc is not only forced to perform it but if it goes well then u get the “band only won bc sev wrote it” truthers and if it goes bad then u get sev feeling some typa way that u butchered their song 😭 like don’t get me wrong i would also prefer SV write for the band but i can see why one might think UGWB writing wouldnt be so bad bc like… yeah… their lyrics suck but i believe in mc’s ability to serve cunt on stage like if it works for blake…

willow143

something something Blake thinks you're too good for the band who are constantly stomping on your feelings... 👀

koma

Also, Im surprised that nobody has commented about this, but IF Gina truly uses ghostwriters a la Drake, then I can't wait for the crash out in the next episodes. Like, scandal... Or maybe not

Clark

yeeees! *sips* good soup!

Jord

I'm inclined to believe this is just Blake trying to get a public reaction because in G's CH3 Hotel Room PoV when they're looking at our songbook they think about their own they write in and how they keep it on their being all the time. There was nothing written to suggest G had someone else writing their lyrics, however I know just because it wasn't said then doesn't mean it can't be changed for the now. But the idea of G having had a ghostwriter is delicious. Especially if it's someone early on in their career G threw to the dirt once they got a hang on things. And we know it can't be Blake for obvious reasons.

Teo!

First of all: I love O. Would go to war for O, actually. The soulmateism of O/MC will never cease to astound. But, more pressingly: MC's band is far too used to persuading MC to their cause. I understand the codependency on MC's part, unloved/neglected child that they were, and I don't think the band is being malicious on purpose (it's never that black & white), but the sway they have over MC is not sustainable if MC ever wants to live an autonomous and happy life. You simply cannot exist for someone else, no matter how scared you are of ending up alone. MC is capable, talented, they HAVE prospects – friends are not a weakness, a lover is not weakness, but MC simply does not value/love themself enough to maintain healthy boundaries. Again and again, the band denies them their individuality and autonomy – and considering the potential trigger warnings for this chapter, that's some truly heinous shit. Again! I don't think they realize (or WANT to acknowledge) what they are doing, but their dehumanization of MC is so plain and painful and it's so much worse than what Viktor/Cory/etc are doing because they SHOULD know better, they should know why MC is so indulgent to the point of self-erosion, but they don't, or they don't want to. But that, too, makes sense: Their own career/perceived survival is at stake. Either way, I just want MC to be happy and honest – to choose what is right for them and to learn the shape of their own worth (which does not hinge on someone else's perception of them). I think you are an incredible writer, Amy, and the core of the story you are weaving is so subtle at times, so buried beneath the mechanisms of interactive fiction itself, I could/want to write an entire thesis on it lmao

Alex T.

I know the band is kinda on everyone’s shit list right now but I’m actually the most surprised by Devon’s reaction?? Like Rowan seemed like he could be persuaded and August didn’t care either way. Even Iris came around in the end but Devon still seems pissed (OH THEY BOTH HATE ME DEVON? EXCEPT I AM A FUCKING DELIGHT!!!). I really wanna do a group therapy session because low key…I feel like 7 did/said something to them all that makes them so hesitant to talk about. Like I could definitely imagine Iris taking 7’s departure hard privately and Devon maybe being protective because of that.

koma

But when you start reading the Challenge card it clearly states that G starts to breath more rapidly, suggesting nervousness. And also her reaction to the Blake comment is very similar to their discussion in the party at the Prologue (obviously without the punches). With Blake knowing G from their time in highschool, maybe she is suggesting that G stole some songs from Blake? Or just knows the song process in general

Alex T.

No but to just be like. I love you guys but that vote orphaned me. I didn’t have my parents. All I had was 7 and Lucy. I’m with you, and I love you all, but I made a huge sacrifice to be here and I just want an honest conversation in return.

wqxian

Your points are true!! I did consider SV for the fact that MC could… probably somehow… make UWB’s song sound good asf LOL or what if Blake pulls out some… *better* lyrics. I could also believe in Seven, tho it’s been 3 years, we did perform tgt so they could also do well with our song and it’d good for all three of us! Unless Blake butcher’s the song written for them LOL. Either way, CH4 and CH5 will absolutely be movie cinema 🙏🏽

wqxian

Omg so that line wasn’t a mistake? Did Seven actually know about the vote? That’s so much worse 😭 Besides MC and Sev being the closest, there was a small feeling that there was a line between Sev and the band besides Jazzy (or maybe with Jazz?) Wow. What are they so afraid of exactly? It just keeps layering, I’m scared the MC (+ possibly O and August too) is going to find out abt some things!! 👀😬 Starting to feel like a horror IF with how nervous I’m feeling lmaoo

Meow

No that last comment from Devyn… seriously WHAT is funny about MC taking the brunt of all this crazy drama?! And can’t even talk about her feelings to her closest friends without them dismissing her 🥴

jjuno0_0

omg i felt crazy when the band all laughed like... ??? esp if you chose UWB and had that fight with the band.. idk they just left a bad taste in my mouth in this sneak peek..

Wally

The way that whole section went, I feel like it's hinting that Griffin and Blake's history has something to do with Griffin getting credit for Blake's songs or something. I mean, even back in New York, if mc has a room next to Blake, it mentions their songwriting book and I truly believe (or more accurately, hope 🙏) that Blake writes better songs in private than the ones their band performs

sunday

Becoming a Seven apologist was not on my 2025 bingo card but yeah….. Seven you were right to get out when you did, king/queen SEVEN DID NOTHING WRONG

Wally

Cannot wait to write a genuinely good song for UW to perform because I've been hoping for that opportunity since we first met them (wasn't expecting it as the second challenge of the show though, was expecting to have to wait for that) Didn't even need G's advice to pick them, my choice was made as soon as I found out we could choose them. Also shocked seeing how the band reacted to mc choosing UW instead of SV, like mc was going to choose SV just because the band tried to strongarm them into it

june

omg so true!!! i didnt even think of how we would write what sev sings in that case but the idea of sev feeling very entitled in their anger towards mc/the band only for mc to potentially give them a super vulnerable song to sing… maybe sev will open their eyes a little and see it from mc’s perspective for a change

OneChemicalMango

E 100% took that photo of MC and 7 at the beach, and if I have to guess, there's gonna be a photo about Seb and MC at the bar, now too.

emelsi

I have been looking forward to this all day, I'm loving it so far. One quick mistake to point out, I am from Virginia Beach and there are no beaches (except Dam Neck, which is a naval base) that any hotels or anyone can block access to in the way you refer to: > Only resort guests have access to this part of the beach this early in the morning As a general rule in the US, beaches are public land and anything up to the high tide line belongs to everyone. Resorts and hotels and homeowners have no right to block access. It would make more sense if it's the boardwalk or just part of the resort property that isn't on the beach itself.

OneChemicalMango

Me defending the band before:🤡 No, but seriously. I loved the band, but the one sided conversation about 7 had me wishing there was an option to throw myself from the pier.

Mila K

Confused at the challenge reveal, it’s repeated that we're choosing who we're writing for but then if we annonce UW Rowan is disgusted at the the idea of singing their lyrics, what did we choose in the end ?

gemekaa

MC may manic laugh but their mental health concerns me 🥺

hartwyrm

omggg i can’t believe i predicted the challenge im so hype !!! im also excited for some tension within the band, its about time they talk abt how avoidant they’ve been

eva

me writing the lyrics for them like “MC is the best i lieddd Theyre so cool all the time”

out of the blue

If MC is experiencing lyrical writers block, it seems smarter to pick UB for this challenge. After all, it would probably be less taxing for MC to write a song for Blake, a virtual stranger with a short history with the band, as opposed to dealing with the psychic damage MC would have to tank when writing a song that Seven would later perform in front of them. At least that’s my MC’s logic in all this mess lol

Wally

words cannot describe the hold this story has over me 😭 the fact that you can play an mc that puts the band before EVERYTHING, then the one time (or second if you count the vote over Seven) mc chooses to not follow the band and picks UW, the band completely turns on mc without even listening to mc's reasoning 😭 can't wait for mc's impending breakdown

Amy

That’s a mistake! Coding probably got mixed up in the end. The band you choose is the band MC is writing for, the band you don’t choose the is band that writes for MC!

Amy

Thank you for this!!!🫡 the last time I’ve visited Virginia Beach I was young so my memory is hazy but haha I may have to take some creative liberties but I will try to be as accurate as possible!

Jam

The band being more of a red flag than some of the Ros was not what I was expecting. Devyn in particular. 🤔 shady.

emelsi

I think the later scenes during the show itself are fine unchanged - it's pretty common for film and TV productions to be able to get permits to close beaches, so tourists don't wander into shot while Johnny Depp is drinking rum, or for safety purposes and such. But it's always temporary, not something where property owners have special privileges.

lo6otia

I started the game with MC loving her bandmates, but now she's determined this show is the beginning of the end and the start of her solo career. How they could be so stupid to prefer Blake writing for them instead of Seven is beyond my imagination. Even without G's advice it's obvious the band you won't choose will write for you. Even O fell for that. I really wanted my MC to write for SV but she doesn't trust Blake at all, so no way she's choosing SV. Also, the band's reaction when she said UW in front of the camera is priceless.

A

Mannn listen- my mc is about to go to jail soon. I was fine with everyone pissing me off (expected it even) but now my own band? 🙃🙃

chocolatezz

This is exactly what I am thinking. I think that G got famous because G and Blake were in a band together and Viktor didn't like the sound, but liked the lyrics and G said they wrote it and dipped on the band. That's what Viktor has over G and it's why Blake hates them so much, because it was Blake's song. But it's just my pet theory.

A

I hope everyone doesn’t have their foot on my neck this chapter cause I’m ready to crash out. Lmaoo

chocolatezz

I am so excited to see this challenge and man. If this is the second one ooooouch for the rest. Also. Cheers on everyone just deciding on what the best answer is without any input from me. Feels very much like the vote that they don't want to talk about.

potato

omg this was so good i actually regret reading it because now i'm trapped in a spiral of hypotheses until i get to see the ending

nai.

see the fun thing about this chapter is that while my MC is pissed that the band is so against talking about seven, she doesn’t SAY anything about it because she too, is an avoidant little ferret. so now we’re all locked in this toxic little circle together yay ☝️

cowprintluvr

I’m usually a band defender but this sneak peeekkkk 😭😭 yeah they deserve these lashings

cowprintluvr

Might be going solo idk 😮‍💨

sitris

trying to be a ‘yknow there’s nuance and im sure the band has their reasons for acting the way they do’ band defender but after this sneak peek mayhaps it’s time to ask sv if they’re looking for a fifth member frfr . mc can juggle in the background videos they don’t even need to sing

sitris

joking aside i loved this soooo much the tension literally had me on the edge of my seat!! your writing is so immersive and i felt the mc’s stress mounting as time went on 🤧 another banger chapter and it’s just a sneak peek omg

Lozzie

the band laughing pmo iris and devyn when I catch you— loved this sneak peek though!

Clark

Something that got me thinking rn... even if we choose UW, it can still backfire, right? Can Blake purposely perform badly just to make both UW and MC's band face off? I wonder if that will depend on how you treated them up until now - just like with 7 if you choose SV..(although I don't think 7 would do something like that)

Bi Bubble tea

Literally! Seven has integrity, whether Blake has any when it comes to this challenge or not, MC has no reason to trust them. At least Seven knows the band’s style well and will try not to disappoint

Bi Bubble tea

I was so excited to write a country rock song for Triple it would have been so funny to just bust out a random banger about the farm life

joc

suddenly i want the mc OUT OF THIS BAND. OMFGGGGG

joc

sneak peek was excellent don't get me wrong im SEEEEEETHINGGGGG at our band rn.

Bi Bubble tea

August has a lotta “damn… that’s crazy…” energy this chapter /pos

chocolatezz

Oh, something I noticed feedbackwise and I don't know if anyone else said. When at the Advantage reveal you have that G has on sunglasses where you can't see their eyes and a few chapters later you start being able to see their eyes being the glasses.

Jord

I'm so angry and sad Viktor took this away from us. I'm smad because it would absolutely be a banger.. My hope is one of the challenges we'll perform for another band in their style of music and we'll have the option to dress like their singer for bonus points.

Saem

Good point 🤔 although I would think that Blake would be more careful in the early stages of the show, since they think the Band cheated, and is protected by Griffin/the production. Big risk to waste UW's chance!

Saem

Yes yes yes, I wanted to scream at the band to just THINK LOGICALLY! UW is the less risky choice!

Jord

Edit: I'm sorry, I took the time to actually re-read your reply and the sneak peak and realized I was thinking about another scene entirely. >Gina sucks in sharply through her nose as you read. You glance up to see her looking at Viktor with her brows furrowed, her chest rising and falling faster by the second. I see what you mean. There's absolutely something there and I can't wait to find out what it is. Maybe everyone here can chip in to build a time machine so we can go to the future and get the answers we need.

Teo!

Belated observation but: Never a good sign when background vocals starts acting out 😑

Dante

I think it’s a great theory but in a Patreon Q&A one of the question was something like „lyrics you are most proud of“ and Blake very unironically sings the worst lyrics ever. So I really don’t think that they wrote G‘s songs. When Blake made that comment about ghostwriting I was very sure they meant that they wrote for G too, but I just don’t see it. I think it‘s the girl she used to know during Highschool who was mentioned in one of Blake‘s povs

Dante

I have been a Cory stan since day one but this chapter I feel like really out her position into perspective for a lot of people. She got the short end of the stick as well

Dante

there has never been a more obviously suspicious character than E💀 we joke that G has zero subtlety, but they have nothing on E

Dante

same! honestly my highlight from the demo

Dante

I don’t even get what they were laughing about 😭✋🏼 I was like “hold up did I miss the joke?” and reread the page but I think MC is meant to be out of the loop?

Jord

August in the vote/fight chapter is going to be that one picture of Spongebob in that messed up hallway. I feel so bad for them they just want to be a part of a band they don't deserve to be caught in this mess 😭

willow143

looking back on this I was wrong and they definitely don't think you'd write for each other, I think I got mixed up due to the error response when you pick UW and Rowan says something about them writing for us - we'll see what happens when the chapter comes out I guess 😂

Dante

honestly we‘re all fighting for our lives right now, I don’t think anyone has an idea as to what is going on

lilahhhhhhhhh

My jaw dropped reading it honestly. They’re all being extremely inconsiderate in this situation in my opinion.

chimm

chap 4 and im already looking forward to mc crashing tf out

chimm

i will be mc's lawyer and all of these toxic people will be heading to COURT. sorry not sorry #justice4mc #mctheydontdeserveyou

nico

i love the band so much but they seriously made me TWEAK in this one. why are y'all laughing about seven and blake hating mc who has done No Wrong Ever. i can't believe them. in retaliation i'm gonna make mc a raging alcoholic.

lilahhhhhhhhh

Oh 100%! It will definitely be extremely rough and will have an effect on how the band looks. I do think that this dramatic song will help the band stay out of the bottom two. But you make a valid point as it is a lose-lose situation. It really all depends on which bullet MC would prefer to bite haha, which does vary depending on how you’re playing. (This truly is a genius challenge on Amy’s part)

EvilChani

Same. And I want them to cut all ties with these assholes. I think MC needs to move to an island somewhere, where no one can torment and abuse them.

willow143

amy really said "this is Interactive Fiction y'all" and made us all stressed about the challenge just like our characters 😭

EvilChani

Oh, it will still backfire, I'm sure. I don't see Blake performing badly, but I could see them mocking the song to spite the MC (like Weird Al style, making it seem a joke). I do like the idea that how MC has treated them impacts what they do, and it makes sense. But I think Blake wants to win, so they will make sure they perform well, no matter what. Same with SV. Seven would never want to perform badly, even if MC has written the song. However, I think both Blake and SV want to see MC crash and burn. That's why choosing to write for SV would be a huge mistake, I think--Blake would sabotage MC with a bad song to get the face off to knock them out of the contest (and I think that was Victor's plan). One of my MCs will probably choose to write for SV, anyway, and write the best damned song she's capable of writing, probably a "regret" song. Knowing her, she'd declare her love for him in it. Then be destroyed when she has to watch him sing it to Avina.

willow143

I can't help but keep commenting on this sneak peek it has me SO heated on behalf of my MC and somehow the band are the worst people involved in the whole thing so far? because what do you MEAN you're laughing and making jokes about one of your "best friends" who is currently being dragged through the mud by everyone online either because they're breaking up Valenreign or because their relationship with Seven is a 'big hit' OR being accused of cheating which YES the whole band is being accused of that but considering the singer is the face of the band they're obviously getting the brunt of the backlash??? as the leader????? the role that you keep pushing them into but then get mad when they make a decision you didn't agree to as if you even let them have an opinion?????????? ALSO I'm sorry but in what universe do the band think it's in any way appropriate to laugh at Blake and Seven "hating MC's fucking guts" as if 1. the band aren't the ones who literally fistfought UW and caused the vote situation with Seven in the first place and 2. the MC hasn't been put through the wringer enough in the ONE SINGULAR WEEK!!! the show has been happening??? Not to mention the fact that actually jokes on them because Blake AND Seven both dislike the band more than they dislike MC (based on POV's and also my being a shameless flirt don't @ me), and don't even get me STARTED on them not being willing to even discuss Seven with the person who had the closest and most dependant relationship with them... ...I want to make it so clear that all of the above ranting is a positive thing because I'm so invested I swear this is all in good fun and I actually love the drama but omg I just needed to RANT to process it all thank you all for reading if you did lmao 💜

Dante

god I love your comments you’re making me go insane thinking about all this

willow143

LMAO I would apologise but I'm glad someone is going insane with me

wqxian

It’s them saying we need to have a conversation with the two bands that supposedly hate MC 😭 mind you, Blake has said multiple times that they don’t hate MC and it’s not personal, if anything, Blake probably hates the rest of the band for everything else that happened afterwards. Seven hates MC but still cares for them… Can we say the same for the rest of the band? Stop projecting bandmates 🫶🏽 Also it being sprinkled that a lot of people think MC would be great solo, mhm mhm. Them being mad if you mention MC reminding them, they’re the ones who have to sing the lyrics and all but a couple of chapters ago get scared of MC simply mentioning going solo… right 😭 OMFG the majority vote comment pisses me off so much I’m violently shaking (i’m shaking from the cold) Why don’t they talk to Soft Violence by themselves w/o MC since they’re the ones who wanted to pick SV anyway? ☠️ Go ahead and make a deal with them, let MC go take a damn nap. Them trying to negotiate puts them in a weird spot anyway, it makes the band seem desperate… (tho tbf, if other bands were smart, they’d probably do the same thing. probably.) What are y’all trying to HIDE lmfao. It’s insane how this sneak peek is already making us think sm abt everything. It really humbled me (/pos) in remembering that, hey, we’re still getting to know the characters!! esp the bandmates!! (i would really like to know lucy duckstein, bats eyelashes /lh) We may have a general idea of how they feel/act but we still don’t know everything and it’s so much fun trying to understand everyone and their motives 🙂‍↕️💜

Kiki

I agree with everything xD

EvilChani

Yeah, I figure Seven's song will go for the gut punch. It won't be intentionally bad--that's not Seven's style, unlike Blake, who would write the worst song ever to get MC into a face-off where UWB would crush them. But Seven's song will HURT the MC badly. I have this picture of my MC barely making it through the song then breaking down as they step off the stage. And their shitty fucking band will probably laugh.

willow143

No exactly that's why I said it's made pretty obvious that neither Blake or Seven dislike MC more than the band so what are they even talking about? Also then Iris trying to be cute like "oh don't worry you don't have to talk to them alone if you don't want to" after Rowan says MC needs to go talk to UW/SV like should we unpack why you think MC talking to them alone is the fucking default? cus they're the leader? but ohhhhh I thought we didn't LIIIIIKE them making the choices???? god I'm SO annoyed (/lh) at the band it's not even funny Also yeah literally I commented yesterday about the fact Iris throws the whole "bleh so you matter more cus you're the singer" at MC to try and make them feel bad like yes actually the person singing the lyrics their ex bff/partner writes actually is harder??? Iris has to tinkle some keys while MC has the spotlight literally BEAMING at them (both literally and metaphorically) like get a GRIP Genuinely there are so many different things specifically about the way the band are behaving that are infuriating and baffling me in equal measure like I'm starting to think my MC is either going solo or showing up at Lucy's diner like "literally everyone else in my life sucks please figuratively adopt me again" 😭

Rita

august i love you im sorry you have to witness band divorce begin to go down

nai.

no bc the more i stew on it the angrier i get, actually. whatever happened to trusting MC to be the leader and that whole spiel devyn had in chapter 1 about how they’ll follow MC when it comes down to it, huh? the SECOND MC makes an executive decision that goes against their bullshit “majority vote” (during which they didn’t even bother asking for MC’s opinion, undeniably the person who would be the most affected by writing a song for seven, mind you) they turn on them. not even bothering to listen to MC’s reasoning. man. i’m seething at them rn actually.

willow143

welcome to the hotpot of anger against the band you're very welcome to cook along with us 💜 (but no really you're so right because when the decision would have the least impact on the band? majority vote. when it has the most impact? mc has to choose therefore gets all the blame. genuinely infuriating.)

chocolatezz

Haha not chapter. Paragraph.

Julia

I'm so pissed at our band and so excited to read more and get more pissed LMAO I think this is the first story I've read period where getting annoyed at characters is only strengthening my enthusiasm to keep reading. My poor sweet MC, she's only doing her best and feels like she's drowning all alone🥲

ange

you articulated everything so well omg i just thought about this all day and it's like you plucked everything from my thoughts because HELLO?? my mc might riot and ride into the sunset to write songs by themselves now lol

lu

August is a child of divorce (mc and Rowan)

Wonderfufu

honestly same! I keep coming back to reading all the comments :) the more I think about the band the more annoyed I am with them. it looks to me like they forced MC to be the leader, even if MC doesn't want to be one, just to take all the responsibility and all the shit thrown at the band. but the moment MC has an actual opinion? nooo, that's not allowed! were they counting on MC being good litttle doormat forever ? and now that MC is growing some spine they get all pissy. What a bunch of clowns. (but I love the drama )

Shan

Did O meet the band during their audition for Heavenly Records? I remember there was a short story about it but I think 7 had already left the band by then

wqxian (edited)

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2026-09-05 13:00 Omg I just started thinking about this too. If the band really cared about Seven having ammunition then they’d realize that Seven MOST LIKELY wouldn’t go down the petty path (deserved or not) because Seven has too much love for their craft. Impo, venting your feelings out in a song (vaguely) is different from being petty (bluntly). ALSSOOO, Seven hasn’t told SV everything that happened. That’s known from the POVs. Why in the hell would Seven create a song for the band to perform that would reveal things that Seven doesn’t want to publicly announced. Amy has stated in multiple places (in and out of the story) that Seven is a pretty, decently, private person. They don’t like their business out there for people to use as ammunition. The big hurdle for me is Soft Violence, not Seven personally, which the band isn’t even considering 😭 Seven this, Seven that. Come on now… but maybe I’m putting too much faith in Seven. If anything I feel like they’d make subliminals that only the MC and the band understands but nothing like… the public would understand. Who knows, we’ll see 🤭 Excited to see what UWB & SV create!!
2025-04-09 20:17 Omg I just started thinking about this too. If the band really cared about Seven having ammunition then they’d realize that Seven MOST LIKELY wouldn’t go down the petty path (deserved or not) because Seven has too much love for their craft. Impo, venting your feelings out in a song (vaguely) is different from being petty (bluntly). ALSSOOO, Seven hasn’t told SV everything that happened. That’s known from the POVs. Why in the hell would Seven create a song for the band to perform that would reveal things that Seven doesn’t want to publicly announce. Amy has stated in multiple places (in and out of the story) that Seven is a pretty, decently, private person. They don’t like their business out there for people to use as ammunition. They’ll feel like they “should” be petty cos they got fucked over but… it’s nobody’s business for one and two, people are just going to make drama that Seven doesn’t want to deal with lol. The big hurdle for me is Soft Violence, not Seven personally, which the band isn’t even considering 😭 Seven this, Seven that. Come on now… but maybe I’m putting too much faith in Seven. If anything I feel like they’d make subliminals that only the MC and the band understands but nothing like… the public would understand. Who knows, we’ll see 🤭 Excited to see what UWB & SV create!!

Omg I just started thinking about this too. If the band really cared about Seven having ammunition then they’d realize that Seven MOST LIKELY wouldn’t go down the petty path (deserved or not) because Seven has too much love for their craft. Impo, venting your feelings out in a song (vaguely) is different from being petty (bluntly). ALSSOOO, Seven hasn’t told SV everything that happened. That’s known from the POVs. Why in the hell would Seven create a song for the band to perform that would reveal things that Seven doesn’t want to publicly announce. Amy has stated in multiple places (in and out of the story) that Seven is a pretty, decently, private person. They don’t like their business out there for people to use as ammunition. They’ll feel like they “should” be petty cos they got fucked over but… it’s nobody’s business for one and two, people are just going to make drama that Seven doesn’t want to deal with lol. The big hurdle for me is Soft Violence, not Seven personally, which the band isn’t even considering 😭 Seven this, Seven that. Come on now… but maybe I’m putting too much faith in Seven. If anything I feel like they’d make subliminals that only the MC and the band understands but nothing like… the public would understand. Who knows, we’ll see 🤭 Excited to see what UWB & SV create!!

Doodle

Yooooo your comment really summed up everything going on so well! I had totally forgotten about those dynamics and the reality of the situation the MC is in! Yooo MC needs to SNAP! And I really feel like chapter 4 is gonna be the chapter that breaks that camel's back. I think chapter 5 is going to be pure chaossssss and I can't wait!

willow143

my mc and your mc are riding off into the sunset together

Doodle

LMAO logic! (jk, that's exactly what my MC is HAH!!)

Doodle

This really solidifies how good at her craft Amy is. Look at us losing our collective shit over 70k words LMAO! I'm soooooo excited for the full chapter 4 release aaargghhh

nico

We shall have our vengeance!!!! Except then my mc will start crying all over the place bc he's sensitive LMFAO

willow143

honest to god if I was the MC I'd be throwing hands already like as someone else said in the comments here the band essentially got us orphaned from Lucy / Seven (the only family that matters) so the fact they're not super protective and supportive of us is driving me up the wall

Mallory

I wonder what O’s thoughts are on the band’s dynamics - I guess it’s possible the toxicity wasn’t super visible before now because the pressures of the show are really bringing it out, but the signs were def there. Did they hope the band would behave as mature adults and sort everything out? Did they think it wasn’t their place as the manager to step in and say something because they weren’t knowledgeable of the interpersonal dynamics? Do they not see it even NOW because of how relatively absent they’ve been? And what will push them into saying something? WHEN WILL THEY TELL MC TO GO SOLO??? 😭😭😭

wynthro
>>170496550

O basically met the band when they auditioned at Carolina Records, which was the pov thing. Seems the Heavenly Isle audition happened before the big party fight with Seven.

Amy

The HI audition was before O! (And before the party fight that led to Seven leaving)

willow143

ok amy given that I know you're still checking these comments WHEN and WHERE will we be able to buy those awful innuendo tshirts in real life, the people demand the horny shirts!!!

willow143

also let my mc buy one too please because the image of wearing the G one while talking to G / buying the Triple A one FOR Triple A is too funny

libb

OBSESSED WITH THE IDEA OF MC SAYING THIS IN A FIT OF ANGER AHHH THE DRAMA

Doodle

Yeah, the whole "oh we trusted you to make the right call". Filling that song journal with material for when MC leaves the band and goes solo 💀

Shan

Omg I was totally mixing up the names, thanks for clarifying!

Alex T.

Mc and Triple wearing a pair of matching triple A t-shirts at breakfast would be a great scene

Jord

Exactly what I was thinking but for me I'd want my MC and Trip to take a selfie together wearing the shirts lol

EvilChani

My guess is that everyone will have their boot on MC's neck this chapter. And I'm totally hoping for a chance for the MC to crash out spectacularly. It'll be fun... and everyone can stand over them and laugh while they crumble to pieces!

Mirai

LITERALLY LIKE THE BAND IS CRAZYYY SELFISH?? Like y'all voted 7 out, forced MC to work through the turmoil alone, STILL REFUSE TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF IT, STILL SHAME MC INTO MAKING ALL THE DECISIONS (THAT U MADE BEFOREHAND), THEN GASLIGHT THEM INTO FEELING BAD WHEN THEY DON'T DO AS U ASKED, AND AT THE END STILL FORCE THE WORK ON THEM AND LAUGH ABOUT HOW THEY'RE HATED???? SCREW Y'ALL THIS BAND IS GOING DOWN SO HELP ME GOD!!! LIKE Y'ALL FEEL SO OBVIOUSLY GUILTY ABOUT THE WHOLE 7 INCIDENT BUT HAVE THE GALLL TO PROJECT IT ON MC???Genuinely they're MC's biggest enemies 😭😭 I was about to have an episode when Devyn said the stuff with the majority vote dude (gn)!!!! Felt so so vindicated to speak less and less to them & go against their decisions, man. Poor August tho lmao poor babe rly just wanted to get away from their og drama just to enter even more drama SBSJWJWJ August its u and MC against the world atp

Mirai

Loved it Amy but also I AM turning into the 5th member of SV this band has run its course and I WILL keep O in the divorce, thank u very much (but fr if they were forced to choose to stay with the rest of the band or MC...what'd happen tho👀)

Mirai

Honestly an option for MC to just go "You don't like my decisions? Vote me out then. You sure like that!" To the band would DEVOURRRR

dawnkie kong

This is the take I agree with the most!! We only see things from MC's perspective, we don't actually know what happened between 7 and the rest of the band. They need to process this as a group and also settle whatever issues they have with 7 themselves (as our dear Auggy said) before they can truly move on.

potato

what would terrorize 7 more, having to sing MC's song or having to write a song for MC

potato

I need 7's internal monologue. it replenishes my electrolytes

Kit

Despite Seven not even looking at MC and walking off to presumably lose their fucking mind over the prospect of MC writing a song for them, I can’t help but wonder if some part of them is involuntarily excited about it before all the negativity starts eating a hole in their brain and they spiral for the 5-7 business days. There’s so much emotion, so many different angles crammed into just this, Amy, the mind that you have -

Kit

Literally frothing at the mouth thinking about the Olympic level acrobatics that must be going through 7’s mind

Jayla

The band was SOOOOO in this sneak peak. I can’t wait till the chapter comes out!! No matter what we choose it’s probably gonna be bad vs worse, but I’m stoked to see where everything goes, I was tense the whole time lmaoo

Jayla

also I didn’t even need Gs input, I feel like with what we know SV is the objective better choice. It doesn’t even matter if UW doesn’t try to deliberately write a badly written song, they will anyways 😭😭 (luv u Blake) Vs Seven whose a private person and I don’t feel like is that evil by himself (maybe with some pushing by his band but we don’t know a lot about them yet, other than that they want to win lol.) Also I DO NOOOTTTTT TRUST VICTOR!! That man gives me goosebumps. Even with what little we had of G, I love him this chapter, and seeing MC question whether he writes his own songs or not WAS SOOOO GOOD, especially playing an MC that really idolizes him. I love seeing that idolization slowly get picked away.

Jayla

this is such a good theory i love it

Wally

am SOO excited to see more band in-fighting because best believe i'm not gonna let the band keep treating mc the way they did in this sneak peek. it feels like they want mc to "be the face/voice of the band" as a way to divert any issues onto mc without giving mc any real say on decisions. Like, the whole "but you went against majority vote", no, mc made an executive decision because the band didn't even give mc a chance to argue their case. Also makes me wonder what exactly happened regarding the vote on Seven, the audition, and the party, because after seeing how the band treated mc 🤔

Wally

I was 100% backing the band this whole time, not even entertaining the idea of going solo but,, if the band keeps acting how they acted in this sneak peek, i have no issue cutting and running 😂

junoiscringe

amyyyy why are my closest friends being mean to me?? :,(

Jihee Son

fueling my solo mc agenda… O is coming with me… ill beg them to

Dante

I cannot wait to read your thoughts once the entire chapter drops

Saem

"It doesn’t even matter if UW doesn’t try to deliberately write a badly written song, they will anyways" yesssss (Blake loml) at this and your other points!

Amos

This sneak peak was crazyyyyy. So first of all the band is so scared of talking about the past and what Seven could say about them- BUT LIKE GUYS WE ARE SO SCREWED IF WE LET BLAKE WRITE FOR US- he could have us say anything and set us up with failure. PLUS VIKTOR IS SO CLEARLY HAPPY WHEN U PICK SV. If Viktor over there smiling and happy with our pick, we did not make a good decision- that man does not have good intentions with our band and is praying on our downfall for views. And tbh I trust Seven. He doesn’t seem like the type that would set up the band with a bad written song. So I made my decision- my loyal mc is tearing himself apart over this drama tho.

Kiki (edited)

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2026-09-05 13:00 I think my mc will be going solo at the end of all this or maybe just maybe since Seven dearest also seems to be frustated with SV we can go back to being a du-*gets shot*
2025-04-10 07:40 I think my mc will be going solo at the end of all this or maybe just maybe since Seven dearest also seems to be frustrated with SV we can go back to being a du-*gets shot*

I think my mc will be going solo at the end of all this or maybe just maybe since Seven dearest also seems to be frustrated with SV we can go back to being a du-*gets shot*

mizukilikeer

i had so much faith in the band b4 this like "oh the seven situation was just tough in general!" but nvm fuck them!! im taking ori and auggy with me too. im nothing like yall!!!!

Jord

I feel so petty because I'm imagining so many ways the MC can get back at Rowan, Iris and Devyn with the way they're treating them right now. The obvious being, "[Band name] died the moment you three had that fucking vote and ruined my fucking life," But the one I'm thinking of most is the breakout song. Amy has said that the band hasn't had that yet while Soft Violence has, so I'm hoping MC will be writing a set of lyrics while in the tournament and it'll hit them: This is it. This is THE song. But it doesn't last because then another thought hits them: It could be the band's breakout song... or it could be MC's breakout song. Then the MC has flashbacks to situations with the band like in this sneak peak and decides if it's worth using it for the band or just themself.

mizukilikeer

"You're nodding before you even know what you're doing. This is the bad part about being in a band with friends. You feel compelled to follow them to the ends of the earth without a second thought. You don't even know for sure if you agree with their decision. You don't know why you're like that. You've always been a person that's eager to please. You guess that inner-child that fought for your parent's affection never fully went away. It's simply in your DNA." i felt Very smug and vindicated reading this bc i saw someone once saying that mc was selfish and a traitor for not leaving the band w seven, which sat turbo wrong with me basically for that. itd been set up for so long that mc has an unhealthy dependency w the band bc they dont have that security/safety net and self esteem that having a loving family gives you. the band IS their family, while losing seven was heartbreaking as they were also part of that family, regardless of the heightened attachment mc and seven had, losing four friends who are basically family wouldve been just as if not even more fucked. me thinks. so like basically its nice to see it be stated so explicitly

Amos

Dude u worded this perfectly- losing the band would 100% be like losing family for mc. I mean the band is all they really know/have cause mc’s parents suck so ofc they would agree with the band no matter what.

mizukilikeer

viktor is sooo fucked up like. u see cory have an utter lack of interest in respecting staff and the bands and go woah shes like the worst of the worst!! but then This Guy walks in and he has a major Disregard For The Humanity of ANYONE under him to the point that even Worst Woman You Know is more considerate and humane in her treatment of workers and seeing Worst Guy Ever talking to Worst Woman makes you feel genuinely bad for her bc this guy is just that bad!!! he KNOWS g's teenage years as a turbo famous musician are ultimately what made them what they are today, and all he has to say when faced with the reality of it is that they should "just grow up" while making babysitters out of people who he knows cant push back!! dude has a purely monetary Line Go Up view of art and the people who make it and it shows in the most chilling ways!!!! is anyone else scared!!!

SlyFire

Amazing story (as usual) and I have a lot of thoughts (as usual). - The O running scene was in the last sneak-peak, but MC and O having a heart-to-heart is very sweet, especially considering the band situation... - I don't hate the band or anything, but they're behavour is driving me craaazy. Some of them defend Seven in previous chapters (eg, 'they're not going to start drama' or smth like that), but now they think if Seven writes for the band, they're going to write something terrible for/about them? I assume this is because they've been forced to face the fact that they haven't really 'gotten over' them - the band treats them like a ghost who's going to come back to haunt them. - Regarding 'the choice' UW feels more 'logicial' in my mind. In general I don't think neither Seven or Blake will sabotage MC's band like (it's just a bad strategy), but Seven is shown to be a better writer + understands MC's vocals well. Worst case scenario is Seven puts the band on blast for the vote...but at least you know it's gonna be a great song anyways. Even if SV *didn't* write for the band, writing for UW might just help Blake come around to the band more. Or not, they might just focus on G cheating for the band, rather than the band cheating themselves. - My general prediction is that the band MC writes has a high chance of winning, assuming the right choices are made (or wrong?). Overall, very excited for the full drama of chapter four!

chellyense

Just curious but, is there a reason Sebastian isn't available at the beginning when we pick who we've been romancing so far?

Dante

you‘re a genius

gemekaa

I must be in the minority of readers who don't hate the band after this preview. Am I frustrated with them for how they are engaging with the MC (both the challenge and discussing Seven) yup - but I'm not angry with them as I think it makes them more human and interesting. I definitely hope that we/the MC gets a chance to properly discuss things with the band as between leaving the MC behind at the fight, and this I really think they are too self-absorbed given everything going on. I'd love to see the situation from their points of view as while we got some insight on Rowan's state of mind, we are missing the others.

willow143

came back to read the new comments on this and 70 likes LMAO I'm glad I could vocalise what people are feeling, our mc's are all holding hands in solidarity through the universe

willow143

We can be angry at the band and still think it makes them more human and interesting 🤷 I doubt Amy wasn't expecting people to be annoyed at the band after this but that's what makes it fun

Cam

Same here I don’t hate the band and I dont want my mc to go solo 😭. I really like the dynamic they have, it feels real, and the whole unresolved thing with 7 adds to their character development. I think it would be weird if they were indifferent towards it.

mizukilikeer

i mean is it selfish to want a family and do anything on your power to keep it after you didnt have any in your most formative years. like i can see how it was a betrayal but not selfish, when what mc was doing what i think must've felt like survival(?) every other band member has at least one family member that healthily loves them and would stand by them no matter what including seven, and despite a bad home life being the reason they and mc bonded so strongly, in a flashback to their highschool days mc themself can point out that seven at least has lucy, to the present day mc feels alienated from the people around them bc of their bio family's dysfunctionality so i feel like its kind of unfair to say theyre selfish when theyre in such a uniquely isolating position ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ they objectively wouldve been in a worse spot had they gone w seven imo

EvilChani

I actually want to see UW win because of the MC's song. It would be a cool dynamic. I suspect the MC winning this round is impossible (the balance to the auto win for the first round), so it'd be cool to have their song win. I'd like to think that would make Blake stop hating on them and trying to ruin them, but I'm not that delulu, lol.

Peachi Seas

I just realized if the only bands who are left are the mc's band, soft violence and underground wastebasket and mc picks uw. Wouldn't blake have to write for soft violence since soft violence would be writing for the mc's band? Because blake would have to write for someone on the show and the other bands got everyone else... 🧐🫣 seven watch out

EvilChani

The bottom line is that MC chose the band--who ridicules them on a regular basis--over Seven, the one person who stood by them from the beginning and whose mother was like a mother to the MC. MC is a traitor to Seven, plain and simple. They made their choice to screw Seven over, then played stupid about why Seven was upset when anyone with half a brain would've KNOWN why Seven was upset. The MC is a rat bastard traitor. The fact that the band thinks it's fine to emotionally abuse them is karmic payback.

mizukilikeer

noah fence i dunno if this is all that fair to the nuances of the band, mc and seven,,,,,,,,,,, "[the band] ridicules [mc] on a regular basis" we have No Evidence for this. nothing in the text indicates that the band is inconsiderate outside of hard situations like The Vote or BotB, the latter of which has been highlighted as being very awful for everyone there. "[mc] played stupid about why seven was upset" it is explicitly stated in text multiple times that mc's and seven's extremely close relationship lead them to believe they would always be on the same page about everything and therefore they had No Communication, seven pretended to be ok after the vote and now after this sneak peek we know the band had recently auditioned for a Big Label and w mc having assumed seven was ok their mind was on the other big thing that had happened bc seven hadnt signalled the first big thing (The Vote) was an issue. expecting people to read ur mind after you tell them the opposite of what ur feeling is just not reasonable and even in the text itself i feel like its been portrayed as a maladaptive desire resulting from a being in a dysfunctional family. the idea of someone being able to always know what u need and always being able to give it to u is specially comforting when u dont have the most formative support you shouldve had in ur life, but when u go into relationships expecting this ideal ur setting urself up for failure, this is shown most strongly in avina and seven's dynamic, avina, having also come from a dysfunctional family like mc and seven, does desire someone wholl instinctively know every single part of them and will always no matter what forever and ever be there, while seven had that type of dynamic already and knows the logical end point of it if not addressed, and while theyre far from healthily processing it and moving on, they know they cant let it happen again, so they pull away from avina, to the latters frustration. if that makes sense 😓

mizukilikeer

imo, to stand by seven wouldve been harder bc it wouldve been Way more disruptive, letting what happened happen required mc to just stay quiet and compliant while the contrary wouldve meant for them to stand up and very strongly go against a Whole Four People who are like 75% of their safety net and dealing w the added complications of "this is just business", which wouldve probably made sticking by seven feel 10 times more precarious, and thats not taking into account that seven never even made it clear they were devastated before the fight and subsequently leaving, mc didnt even know they were choosing between the band or seven at that point, and when it did become clear it was during a public fight that to them appeared sudden, lastly i'd have to check but the little snippets we do see of the fight itself during the prologue make me think mc was mainly dealing with the frustration of seven not communicating. but yeah i agree that regardless of mcs turbo unfortunate circumstances seven was The Most Burned out of literally anyone there, with their Own Unfortunate Circumstances leading them to behave the way they did during the vote and the breakdown of their relationship w mc thereafter. i believe its unfair to call mc selfish and therefore also think its unfair to call seven overly sensitive or hung up or anything of the sort, both of those ppls issues are a result of being raised in an unfit family situation that didnt give them the tools to deal with conflict effectively

monka

Not the band turning into MC’s ops

monka

Excluding August, my sweet summer child

EvilChani

I have a feeling it will work out well for Seven. Blake will write one of their sexy songs and Seven--who has better stage presence than anyone except G and, maybe, Blake--will own it. Hell, SV will probably end up winning, especially if MC writes a crappy song for Blake.

EvilChani

To keep from writing an essay, I'm just going to address this: "expecting people to read ur mind after you tell them the opposite of what ur feeling is just not reasonable" I agree it's not reasonable. However.... Thinking that your bff and/or lover who was literally the only reason you started in the band somehow will NOT be upset that they are essentially being thrown out of the band--there's already a backup singer, so that makes 7 as a backup utterly pointless--is utterly delusional. For the MC to actually think that makes them completely lacking in empathy for anyone else, at the very least, and a selfish traitorous asshole, at worst. Whether or not Seven expected MC to read their mind is irrelevant. The MC isn't some victim here--they actively made their choice to screw Seven over and either intentionally refused to empathize with 7 or is completely lacking the ability to empathize with anyone because they are too damned self-centered. I played the demo again last night and really detest the MC now. The first flashback, with the MC sitting there wondering what's wrong with Seven--despite knowing that being a singer is Seven's DREAM--just made me want to punch them. As I said before, the MC--to me--IS a selfish traitor. Either that or they're a sociopath. Either way, they deserve every bit of pain that's dealt to them, at this point.

EvilChani

I don't think there's a chance in hell of ever going back to being a duo. It's either solo or stay with your asshole band members, lol.

Peachi Seas

Well I don't know about that, considering Blake knows Seven's secret. While Blake promised she wouldnt say anything about it, it doesnt mean she wont make Seven sing about it. Or she can aim real low and hit Seven where it hurts, in regards to the MC and have Seven fumble during their performance. And MC wouldn't be able to write a shitty song for Blake considering the judges would have them face off.

Kiki

Never say never mostly because there were some choices in chapter 3 where you could choose to miss when you were a duo compared to being solo/with the band and even in the beach pov in some choices Seven thinks about the MC as his co-singer something about shouldering the blame and stuff so basically I'm here hoping, who knows it would be funny at least xD

EvilChani

I took that to be a red herring, but I could be wrong. I know there's no way in hell my MC could deal with SV after getting the constant stink eye from Avina, Pope, and the other one, and Seven would leave them since 7's joined at the hip with Avina. So solo it is! I'd say maybe a Blake duo, but that ending is set in stone, which probably means there's no room for such a thing.

MadiMomo

G, Sev, Vic, O, Seb and Auggy I love you all... but COOOORYYYY !! I absolutely love how she makes the cast SQUIRM! feelings and personal boundaries be damned she's just trying to make good tv! I'm glad we were given the option to defend her against Viktor- the way Amy describes how she quickly composes herself after enduring what he said to her...AUUUGHHH so good! Oh Cory the ruthless woman that you are, they can never make me hate you <3

Bi Bubble tea

Agreed! I love this element of her character!!! She’s not evil (definitely unempathetic, but it’s not personal) she’s just struggling to get a foothold in her industry as much as we are, it’s ultimately not her fault reality tv and the music industry execs demand blood 😭

Bi Bubble tea

There wasn’t a backup singer until Seven left, it’s stated somewhere that Devyn only took over doing background vocals because Seven wasn’t there anymore and some of the songs needed them.

Clovermine

Seven might be to prone to cringe for anything to sexy

Bi Bubble tea

The band: “omg why would you choose UW, I thought we all agreed on SV???” MC: “😭 you want me to sing a song that sounds like UW’s music? I’d genuinely rather get kicked off”

Bunny!

fuck the band <3

Stellar Skadi

I curse Viktor to always find legos stuffed into his shoes, for his socks to always be slightly damp, and for his pillows to have no cool side.

Stupidfied

I'm genuinely hurt by that comment by Devyn loll, like wth I thought they hate /our/ guts! Why is the MC being singled out now?? MC get behind me !! (Anyway amazing sneak peek, super excited for the chapter grahhh<3)

Jonah M.

For sure. And I feel like with the little heart to heart she genuinely meant well and it humanized her a lot for me

Jord

I love Cory for the reasons you've gave but I also hate Cory for the reasons you gave lol. The type of character she's been in BOTB infuriates me in the happiest of ways if that makes sense? That being said after how Viktor treated her in this sneak peak I'm 100% ready to take both Oriana AND Cory in the divorce when my MC goes solo.

Alerose

Honestly this hive-mind thing that the band does…. Understandable yet infuriating when they expect MC to go with the flow after everything. My poor MC always gets ambushed by her “friends.” Everyone’s screwed with the new challenge but I completely expect MC’s band to lose so badly and for Amy to throw us into a face-off with the ghostwriter for our song.

EvilChani

I agree that MC's band will lose really badly this time, but I don't think they'll be forced into a face-off, because it would have to be against SV or UW, and both bands would stomp the MC's band into oblivion, at this point. Too many fans hate MC's band, so there's no winning for them. I figure someone else will screw up worse and MC will barely eke by.

Rayne

Thinking about it, I predict that if the band messes up with this challenge or screws mc over or something like that, I don’t think Seven could just sit back and watch it happen (which in turn could affect *their* band because “seven this is a competition”). I also feel like this could turn out to be like a The Vote Part 2 situation where the past haunts the present and things between the band and mc potentially get worse, resulting in the band perhaps hurting mc (and accidentally shoving them over the metaphorical edge or something) and Seven can’t stop themself from getting involved because they still care so much even if it would benefit their band to just stay out of it. Sev is shown in their car pov to be irritated with the band for leaving mc behind or possibly not “reality checking” mc about their parents (“is mc's band just letting them take their parents bullshit with no problem? fuck that band”) so if the band continue acting like this if you don’t go along with everything they want anymore, I’d be curious to see what’s going on in Seven’s head if they see that.

Kit

Or worse yet, production will pull strings to make it so MC's band doesn't have to leave since they are the center of the main storylines the show is trying to create.

Tweedle Dee

Absolutely love how Greek tragedy everything feels with the buildup of all the plots. I honestly have no idea how this will go especially with cheating allegations, seven past haunting the band, ValenMC scandal. Like what do we even write about for the contest 🤔 Do you go with UWB or SV? What will they write for us? Will it be brutal but good enough that we don't get in the bottom? It's just so goooooood. Now I'm listening to songs and pinging them if they are UWB/SV coded. But seriously, I've played through it at least 8 times at this point, (code diving is so hard without dashindon 💔) I'll still do it again. My MCs must go through every emotiomal loop in this rollercoaster 🎢 💫 Great job Amy!

Tweedle Dee

I think there's a chance, a small chance. Very tiny. That we could win if SV writes for us and we have a good relationship with 7. Blake's song will have to be really good writing on MCs part, but I think it could happen and then the trifecta of ppl will just be mad that they helped everyone do well lol.

Bi Bubble tea

I feel like there’s no way it can happen this early, we’re only on week 2, but halfway through I think you’ll be right. I can’t wait for MC to be able to go “what are you gonna do then huh? Demote me to backup singer like you did to Seven?” I love the band but they need to get it in check

FlamingFlyingV

Sebastian no baby please come back my friends are mad at meeeee ;-; But seriously, MC is really getting put through the ringer and I feel that choosing UW over SV is the better option despite, ya know, the internal conflict. As others have said, I at least have enough trust in Seven for them to write a song for the band and maybe writing a good song for Blake will be enough of a truce? At least a peace offering. AND WAS THAT CORY THROWING US A BONE??? Obviously it was a small one if so and Viktor ruined it, but oh my god, a molecule of mercy. Thanks for giving us the option to snap at Viktor <3

lo6otia

I was thinking about Blake writing the song for SV and realized he can make Seven sing a song about MC. Even the title could be MC's name to everyone else's horror. Because this is Blake and it would be so fun. Granted, it would be a stupid horny sexy song, but now I can't wait to see if this would be the case in reality.

keturah lewis

OMG, not the band mad at me because I went with Griffin advice!! I will not let Blake awful writing get us to lose, please! Once again, Amy, the writing is amazing!! I love it and can't wait for the chapter to be out!! <3

Julia

I'd assume because it's not relevant in this sneak peek, there isn't enough Seb in this snippet for it to be a variable at all so there's no point in setting it.

chellyense

I thought the same when I first started it and noticed he was missing, I figured he might not show up in the sneak peek at all. After I read it and he did show up I got curious enough to ask, but I assume you are right, the content of him is probably not enough yet.

Mya

Even though I hate the way the band responded to choosing UW, why wouldn't the MC tell them what G said when they were discussing? Rowan even asks MC's opinion and they don't say anything. I suppose just because they don't want to be disagreeable, but how could you not mention that when it definitely affects the choice?

Jord

That'll be something that happens just after what this sneak peak shows I imagine, when we're somewhere more private. The real question is if you can trust the band enough not to let it slip in an interview/to anyone else what G said to MC...

Sierra

my sister has several pet snakes, and they always look so goofy that I keep imagining Viktor to have a "C:" smile hahaha. but anyway, this sneak peek is SO GOOD. I'm so excited for chapter 4, I'm gnawing at the bars I actually get the band being mad at MC, though, and vice versa. no, they didn't really give MC a chance to talk, but MC nodding their head at the end... I mean, *I* would've assumed that was agreement? what a mess all around hdgdjdhf hug and make up, guys

Mya

Oh no, I didn't even think about that

Cam

There’s also an option for MC to mention that G recommend UW, they still get mad asking why would MC trust someone they’ve only know for weeks rather than their friends. So no matter what they would still rather chose SV.

ribua

Omg wait youre cooking ...

Cam

I just went through Amy’s tumblr and Amy did say that this chapter had her leaning towards 7…. THATS IT 7 IS GOING TO WRITE A LOVE SONG FOR MC 🤭 ( I’m delusional)

willow143

I'll be delusional with you bestie idc if it's week two 7 is gonna be atrociously down bad for our MC in public for sure! (they're locking me up as we speak)

Kiki

Let me join you into being delusional xD

Will Landrum

I mean, that's what my MC was planning to write. But I totally don't want go along with Gs suggestions because I just see that coming back to bite.

PrincessDummy

I know it's been days, but I'm still REELING from the "joke" Devyn made. Like, of all people...Devyn???? And then the whole band laughing?? I thought I was stupid for not understanding the punchline. But no wonder, MC WAS the punchline 😭😭

Runa

I honestly don’t know what is going to come back to bite us more, listening to G’s suggestions or not doing so. On one hand we have the fact if people knew G ‘helped’ us it would worsen the cheating allegations. On the other hand G might knows some things we don’t and listening to them could actually be the better course of action to succeed in the challenge/have a less miserable time as far as we know. Basically I really need G’s POV for that moment so I can see their thought process. Do they actually know things and are trying to help us avoid a worse fate? or do they maybe just not want uwb to write for us because G has personal issues with blake? On another note I also wonder how Sev would feel if they knew about mc choosing uwb. I mean, Sev might like Mc standing up to the band and going against them (though knowing Sev they’d probably twist it in some way) but would the fact G ‘helped’ the band affect Sev’s opinion on if they cheated? (I think it wouldn’t, but SV might use that as ‘proof’ to try to convince Sev) Similarly I also need Sev’s thoughts and feelings on having to write a song for mc/having a song written by mc. Because at this point I’m not even sure which they’d find worse.

Mirai

People want to kick Iris out of the band but honestly I'm like get in line after Devyn lmfao they were SO vicious out of nowhere and for no reason????

jade

seven writing a song for us, getting even closer to o, august moments??? oh i am so excited for this chapter i can already tell it’s going to be amazing (as always)!!!!!!!!

Riley McCallum

Oh my gosh, how did I not realize this at all until this chapter? The band has been the source of literally all drama, yet has allowed us to take all the heat for it and hasn't shown any legitimately substantial support as they shut down, act shady, or make jokes anytime we try to talk it out...

weretoad

Thank you Amy for this delicious feast! And oh man, being able to have the MC’s first time pushing back against the band be over Seven (particularly in the context of musical agency) is poetic cinema and I am here for it.

emelsi

There is a particular line of dialogue that's been bouncing around my skull and I want to grab Corey and say "PUT ME IN A CONFESSIONAL" so I can say "I picked SV because I can't turn down an opportunity to write lyrics for my favorite singer." ENJOY THAT MIND FUCK, SEVEN

Dante

Now hold on I had to come back and talk about this because it has been bothering me so much. I hate how Viktor pushes us into Victorias role of becoming G‘s babysitter, because first he criticised us for getting close to them and now that?? Also hate how demeaning he is towards G, like what do you meant the person you pushed into a world of abuse, drugs and manipulation at the age of 16 isn‘t doing well? I need that man obliterated (oh and I was also very sure he‘d try something with MC in that cabby scene, thank god that didn’t happen)

ZOJa

So many great takes here about the choice and the band! I can see this chapter being a turning point in my MC's personal arc of toxic codependency. The whole discussion of how SV can sabotage the band, meanwhile my asexual and vaguely-uncomfortable-with-sex-stuff MC thinking back to UW's style of writing and on-stage presence... No, no, thank you. Forget any personal drama, it would be such a disaster of a performance. (+ extra layer of resentment towards the band for complete disregard of MC's comfort) While being on the topic and if you don't mind answering, Amy: - as far as I know, the only option to get the asexual flag is while talking with Dakota at the party (a scene you can miss); will there be another chance for that at some point? - will asexuality be actually addressed as an aspect of a relationship with ROs or there mainly to hide more explicit options and flavour text? I would love for it to be the former, but you're already giving us so so much variety in how we approach the romance routes, I fully understand if it's out of your planned scope.

Mb Vier

Oh for fucks' sake, My dumb Sevenmancer ass thought we were doing them a favor by writing for UW so that Seven has the ball in their court when it comes to writing for us, but you are absolutely right... unless Blake fucks up so spectacularly in getting on SV nerves that Seven straight up pulls a Thanatos gambit and messes up the performance to face UW 1v1 (even though that's obviously not happening in week 2 lmao). Whatever the case, I'll definitely have to replay this chapter to see how both choices turn out.

Mb Vier

I'd choose her over Viktor like I'd choose Darth Vader over the emperor, but I can't really share the hype here about her character lollll, the moment where she said to MC "You know we are friends, right?" Yeah sorry Cory but I'm not inviting you to my birthday party.

Mb Vier

Blake rubbing her hands ready to write a song about the MC for Seven to sing only to find out that every SV song is about MC already

Mb Vier

Fingers crossed that UW wins so that we can get back another bus ride with our SV besties

Mb Vier

August's "It makes sense" feels like the Calebcity skit 'Basically how trying to stay neutral is.'

Mb Vier

I might be wrong bust wasn't the Seven beach photo blurry? I feel as if it would be funnier if E just appears in the right place at the right time to save us each time lol. We'll see whether Seb's pic shows up

Svetlana Morgun

off-topic, but is there any chance you'd be willing to write POVs from the first challenge (specifically MC's perfomance; i guess it wouldn't have any choices, but still, i'd be really interested in seeing MC from ROs' eyes in this moment ^^;) and 7's POV from the scene with Frankie? no pressure, i'm just curious if it is something that could happen >< ^^

weretoad

based on a recent tumblr post, it sounds like the 7 POV of the scene with Frankie is on the roadmap

eva

or or or being like “i chose uw because….i trust seven 😇”

Naia

Blake won't be so smug when my MC gives them the raunchiest love song about G

olive

the way i ended up playing this 3 weeks later LMFAO. anyways… that was good stuff. i cant wait for choices where mc gets to crash out 🥰

Paris

Viktor gives me whiplash lol. First he tells mc to stay away from G then to watch over G? Make ur mind up man! Either way my mc is sleeping with G so you know 😂

Min

Not their very best friends turning out to be bullies 😭 MC seriously deserves to have a breakdown or 5 as a treat 😭

Okami-Nora

Viktor is striking me as the kind of guy who likes to be in control of a situation and who has bit gotten a tad bit too comfortable with the kind of power he often holds over people. I see this as his way of trying to have a control over MC, by putting them in a somewhat similar situation as Victoria.

GD.B0B

Lol my reasoning for picking UW is the fact that UW is good but known for their absolutely god awful lyrics from that other chapter, they wouldn't even need to sabotage they could just write one of their normal songs!! That kind of lyrics is heavily reliant on execution and if the MCs band doesn't have that style it's gg Unfortunately it might backfire and make UW win instead since they're really good but bad at lyrics and now possibly getting good lyrics to work with (unless MC drops the ball big time) Also omg I loved the drama with the band all wanting to pick SV and this time you get the opportunity to be the leader, I like how it mirrors the vote except this time MC takes the reigns. I couldn't NOT take that option even if I hadn't already decided to pick UW long before I read the band's arguments for picking SV and G recommending we pick UW? sus I don't trust G's judgement it almost made me doubt the choice but I'm locked in!!!!

GD.B0B

No this is beautiful and devious oh my god

GD.B0B

I loved the opportunity to have my always joking and playful MC go dead silent at that

Saem

Agree with you 100%! We're definitely giving UWB one HELL of a leg up considering Blake's abilities as a songwriter (Blake ilu)....unless MC chooses to fumble, but even then, from what we've seen, UWB are the strongest performers and could work with it. And the band's reasoning for picking SV felt so childish!

Saem

Your brain... *chef's kiss*

Mandy Law

My reason for choosing SV with the band is very in character for my fame hunger confident ambitious MC: I honestly think MC and the band could make any song works lol. Give me the wonderland song my band is gonna make it great. And I'd rather write for SV (Seven to be exact lol) than UW (even though I love you Blake).

Tyler (OkayokayTy)

dude, i'm sipping the koolaid. i feel like my band said something to Seven behind my mc's back that idk about that caused everything to be worse, bc my mc wanted them to stay and voted to keep them as co-lead bc the band was OUR baby. and now every time i try to talk about Seven they avoid the conversation? hoooo man when i went against their vote for the advantage and they talked to me about "going against the majority vote" i wish there was an option to absolutely blow up on them. last time the "majority" voted i lost my best friend/lover. i wanted to FLIP edit: if this ages well and i'm right, i'm coming back to chew out my band with a vengeance >:(

Laura Letsinger

This one was such a tough decision for my super Attached, romancing G, still obsessing over her Ex 7 MC, . She wants to trust Griffin, even though she's hurt, because making him feel rejected will only make her hurt worse, but this is her band, her family. She's "the Leader" sure, but that doesn't give her the right to overrule a vote. They ALWAYS abide by the vote. And if she is willing to put her foot down for this TV Bullshit, what does it say about her that she rolled over when voting out Seven??? The angst as always fuels me.

Tyler (OkayokayTy)

Ok so after reading the most recent release, i'm at a 90% certainty that my band ruined my relationship with seven -_-

Svetlana Morgun

"when i went against their vote for the advantage and they talked to me about "going against the majority vote" i wish there was an option to absolutely blow up on them. last time the "majority" voted i lost my best friend/lover. i wanted to FLIP" yeah, i still wish my ex-friend!Seven-mancing guy had an option of saying something like: "Last time your "majority vote" ruined my life" >< ^^ and maybe laugh after that, just to make it even more unsettling >< ^^