The thing about Just Bros that sticks with me isn't the muscle guys, though there are plenty. It's that one twink, the barista maybe? No, the photographer. He's got this thing where he looks at you like you're already naked and he's deciding if he's disappointed. I spent way too long trying to get his approval and honestly I'm still not sure if I got the good ending or if he just settled.

A Quiet Wrong is the special episode and it's... a lot. There's this scene with a guy who's supposed to be your boss or something, and the power dynamic is so deliberately uncomfortable that I had to click away once. Not because it was bad but because it was working. The writing knows exactly what it's doing with the male domination stuff, and it doesn't apologize for it. Which is hot, obviously, but also I wish there was a way to be more of a brat about it. You just kind of take it. That's the point, I guess. The adventure elements are mostly just walking around and running into people, but the dating sim structure means you're always one wrong dialogue choice away from going home alone. I picked the "play hard to get" option with this muscle daddy type and he literally just left. Didn't even give me a second chance. Respect, honestly.

The variety of guys is what keeps me coming back. Twinks, daddies, some in between. The one night stand hookups feel more alive than the actual romance routes sometimes. There's this construction worker who's only in like two scenes but I remember him more than my supposed boyfriend character. The special episode has better pacing than the main game, which drags in the middle when you're trying to unlock all the routes. I forgot to mention the sound design. There isn't any. Or maybe there is and I muted it? Can't remember. Doesn't matter. What matters is that photographer's stupid smirk and how I'll probably replay his route again tonight even though I know all the outcomes.