Been reading some Doki Doki Literature Club stuff lately
Stand-In
A self-proclaimed Monica SI. Still on-going, and just updated a week ago. I enjoyed what there was. It gets really meta in parts, but that's kind of par for the course for DDLC. I highly recommend reading it on AO3, which I linked to, over the FFN version. It goes into Ren'py commands at times, but of course FFN formatting turns it to trash. Do recommend.
The Awakening of Monika
Completed. This was at the top of the TVtropes fic recs...and it shouldn't be. I guess maybe there's some literary value in there, but as an actual story, it sucks. It tries to jump around character PoVs and rehash the same events to give it substance, but there's really just no depth to it. What's worse is the second half of the story just takes a complete jump off into a nonsensical nuttery of a plot. Do not recommend.
Shadow Within the Code
Completed. A 'somebody from reality gets inserted into the DDLC world' where the person has knowledge of the events of DDLC. It was passable and readable, but it's really nothing special. Do not recommend.
Stand-In
Finding yourself trapped within the world of a game is already a bad situation. But finding yourself trapped within the actual program is potentially even worse.
Something made particularly apparent when, by all appearances, you belong there.
Something made particularly apparent when, by all appearances, you belong there.
The Awakening of Monika
Completed. This was at the top of the TVtropes fic recs...and it shouldn't be. I guess maybe there's some literary value in there, but as an actual story, it sucks. It tries to jump around character PoVs and rehash the same events to give it substance, but there's really just no depth to it. What's worse is the second half of the story just takes a complete jump off into a nonsensical nuttery of a plot. Do not recommend.
Shadow Within the Code
Someone from reality is inserted into the game by a mysterious organization to act as the club advisor for the infamous Literature Club. His mission: save the girls and break the chain of events surrounding the tragedy of the game. Rated M for references to self-harm, suicidal thoughts and other sensitive topics.