I genuinely believe by now that the main character twist for Leander is going to be him being some sort of very possessive or yandere archetype character, going solely from the interactions in the demo. I think this is his flaw that was scratched out on his character sheet. (As a side note I still think it's very possible he has some supernatural aspect too but I'm focusing solely on where I think his characterization might go)
Firstly, our first interaction with him. We are given 2 opportunities to refuse him, and both times he refuses to take no for an answer, once getting very threatening for a moment.
Second possessive streak, at the end in his route when you question him about the other LIs he explicitly discourages the player from pursuing them, speaking unfavorably even of characters we know from his relationship chart he likes.
I think the devs also hinted to this out of game. In their online quiz about which LI you should date, getting Leander will pull up a message like "don't try retaking this quiz".
I think we've been given a good reason for this darker streak too, he is kind of like the glue that holds this very disfunctional group of characters together, the tie they have in common. He's very charismatic and wants a close connection, but we see from the character sheet that while he has plenty of friends/acquaintances he hasn't actually managed to form a close bond with any of them, and I think that is eating away at him. It could be the case that he feels lonely, he feels desperate for something deeper, and he doesn't care what it takes to get that at this point.
nothing could have prepared me for that marcia/kerry moment. when marcia reached out and held kerry's hand when she wept... god, it broke me. solidarity and understanding now that the man is finally in the casket. they all loved him at some point. they all were hurt by him. they once were at each other's throats but there's nothing to fight over anymore. he's dead and gone, it's over, they can rest. only they know what it is like being logan's woman.
Oh hey the person who wrote the novella is a friend of mine, wild to see them come up here of all places, but with how much of a history buff they are it makes sense! What was your favorite part of the novella?
Hah, small world! He did exceptional job, you could definitely tell he wasn't taking the historical setting lightly, the amount of research he conducted must've been immense. The text was peppered with historical references throughout, I had good time trying to recognize all of them and seeing if they had a deeper meaning in the context of the story.
Every chapter had parts that I absolutely loved. I kept coming actoss small and seemingly insignificant character beats, gestures and mannerisms that made me go "oh my god, that's so him, that's exactly what he would do", those were truly delightful, they really brought the characters to life, in my opinion.
I'm just going to start making posts about classic literature the way modern fandoms do with characters because I need an outlet and none of my friends willingly read these books
How you liking Monaka so far? She's my favorite from the game (which, she is not a very common favorite of people, let me tell you), so I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts. They explore her more further in the game than you're at, but I would love to hear your initial impressions!
Not many feelings yet! I've only seen her in two scenes after all. I Do really like the skeleton design on the back of her coat/dress, I think that rules. She is a bit unsettling which is fun, but I know she has a connection to Junko so it's not super surprising to me. The warriors of hope in general have me very on edge just because of what I vaguely know about them but Nagisa, Masaru, and Monaka worry me the least