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The end of "Tlaero"
🕑 Added 2019-04-19 02:38:08 +0000 UTCIt is with a very heavy heart that I make this announcement. If you've read my AMA's here, you know that I've essentially been living a double life for all the time that I've been making these games. It started out very innocently with me looking at a naked animation after my spouse had gone to bed. And it grew and grew into this large endeavor that I've been pouring my time and passion into. When things change gradually, those changes are often hard to see.
Recently, something caused me to do a lot of soul searching. And that led to me shining a bright light on who I am. I started to ask myself, "What am I doing?" My real world spouse is the love of my life, and I've been sneaking around behind his back, devoting time, passion, and an emotional connection to something I couldn't even tell him about. As I thought more and more about it, I came to the extremely uncomfortable realization that I've been cheating on him.
Considering the overarching message in my games, the irony there is ... pretty blatant.
No, I haven't done anything physical with anyone else. But you don't need to have sex to cheat. And, if I'm honest with myself, I've been cheating. I've been with my spouse for an extremely long time, and I know two things. 1) He would not be okay with what "Tlaero" does. And 2) If he ever found out, it would destroy him. I like making these games, but I love him.
I can't keep living this double life. I have to stop. And choosing between the sides? There is no choice.
I'm going to stop being "Tlaero." I'm going to stop writing these games. I'm going to stop posting on erotic forums. I'm going to stop cheating on my real life.
To the over a million people who have played and enjoyed my games, thank you. To the roughly 500 of you patrons who have donated your hard-earned money to help us make our games, thank you from the bottom of my heart. And, most of all, to Mortze, thank you from the bottom of my soul. You're a fantastic artist and the best partner anyone could hope for. You've been a dream to work with, and our games are a testament to that. Anyone would be lucky to work with you.
It's a little known fact that I basically don't take any of the money we get from Patreon. I donate almost all of it to Mortze. Please continue to support him. This is his fulltime job, and he is, by far, the person most hurt by this decision of mine. Mortze, I am so frightfully sorry to do this to you.
I hereby allow Mortze to use our stories and characters in any way he sees fit. Write new stories with them. Rewrite the old ones. Put all the hardcore pictures back into Finding Miranda. Whatever. They're his.
My final game is Darkness Falls Episode 7. It's done and waiting for translation. Mortze will decide when to publish it, and to who. I don't know what I'm going to do with Demon Guard. Maybe I'll just add it to the current public "Tales" link so that people who download AAA will get it too. I'm sorry to leave you folks in the middle of these stories, but this is something I have to do.
Thank you and fare well,
Tlaero
