Staying at Home

A death in the family sends Michael back home from med school, where he's now the one holding things together for his roommate Alice. Grief doesn't stay tidy, and the two of them lean on each other in ways that blur the line between comfort and something else.

The story follows both of them through that mess, with the household's other residents pulled into their own tangles as the arcs develop alongside the main one. It's less about a single romance than about watching a group of people fumble through loss at close quarters.

You play as Michael day to day, making choices that shape how he deals with Alice and the people around them, with the usual visual novel rhythm of talk, decide, and see what changes. The intimacy that follows grows out of that closeness rather than being bolted on.