This is a big project of mine that i've been working on, either on the whole story or the world building itself, for more than a year now.
A few months ago, I started making it as a comic, and tried different methods of working on it and presenting it, however, it always felt lacking, for multiple reasons :

-Paneling
I when I think about the story, and when i put it on paper, I think of it like a movie, and build the angles and such on that standard, but paneling, even though it can be interesting to work with, confuses me too much.

-Lack of audio
It's more of a personal thing, but i can't consume media without audio, and when audio is well incorporated into a game/movie I watch/play, it always enhances the experience a lot for me, and I want my work to at least have an audio side to it !

-My unrealistic standards
I read a lot of mangas, and when i was younger, i read a lot of comics, and when trying to make the story into a comic, I always held myself to the same standards I've seen, despite trying my best not to, so i'd often redo whole pages, and with visual novels, i don't currently have the level to meet these standards, which is good, because i don't want to make more than im able to do, i don't want to think i could've done way better everyday after i finish drawing, the fact that im going in a new direction where i know i have room to grow will hopefully help me stay mentally healthy.

-Drawing fatigue
I've drawn my entire life, but the pressure to be better and quicker has never been this heavy as it is right now, I love drawing, but doing it is currently something i can't help but associate with stress, so going from a comic making process that was nearly 100% in front of the canvas, to visual novel making process that has me work on multiple things, audio, writing, programming, is really, really refreshing for me and has been a genuinely good experience even if i know that I'm not doing anything that good, and the fact that I'm able to create something without that pressure, and have fun with it.

It's scary going in this project, especially since i've thought about being more of a commission type artist. I wanted to improve at art, and being able to draw again and again would help that, and it did, i am happy i improved as much as i did over the last years.
But like for the drawing fatigue section, it seems that doing mainly comms and my more personal stuff on the side, isn't working well for me anymore ! Which is frankly a bit scary to say to be honest, since I'm planning on moving soon, and i kinda needed to do lots of commissions to start having a proper monthly income. But, neglecting my mental health,h tiring myself can only last so long, and I'm afraid it'll eventually make me go into a hard burn-out slump in the wrong moment and lose that stability.

So im hoping to reverse that, meaning to still do commissions, but to mainly focus on this project !

For anyone that has been following me, or my work, thank you for your patience, i know my work, decisions and ambitions can seem a little chaotic, but it's because they are, as i experiment a lot with projects and art and it means i often backtrack, restart and other things. So to those that stay despite that, i can't thank ya enough ^^