toil in trouble

"I want to make something of myself. College is my best option for that. 

...At least, that's what I've always been told."

story:

it's sabine toil's first day of college. taking after her sister, she's studying to become a witch. she's eager to learn, hopeful to make friends...

...and oh, so very naïve.

this is a coming of age story about a transgender witch realizing her journey of self-discovery is still ongoing. what will she learn about herself now...?

the difficulty is spicy, as all voyages into self-discovery are.

made for the spooktober 6th annual visual novel jam.

features:

• ~11,600 words
• diverse anthropomorphic characters, including a transgender protagonist and a plural supporting character
• eldritch entities?

content warning:

toil in trouble contains scenes of:

• swearing
• realistic depictions of anxiety attacks
• horror elements (including body horror), though this is not primarily a horror story
• depictions of discrimination against minorities
• as well as a scene in which a character is forcibly outed in public

please take care and read at your own discretion. you are loved, and you matter.