Shattered Glass

In 1933, Elizabeth Colvin never could have imagined that moving to the big city of New York from her family farm to pursue a career in journalism would land her in the middle of two rival mafia families, but when one boss ends up trafficking children, she can't just do nothing, especially when she learns that she'd nearly been one of those children.

(Warning: This story does contain sensitive material including dubious consent, mafia violence, and themes of abuse, though the game itself goes farther than I could make myself write. However, it is not gratuitous, and anything involving children is never described or shown, and it is not there just for shock value. It's deeply relevant to the story. Everything I write into a story is very deliberate and serves a purpose to the overall narrative. If it doesn't, I nix it.)

Inspired by the very adult interacting choose-your-own-adventure-esque app game, Dress Up Time Princess...such a bad name...this take on the story combines elements of the game with my own creations. I suppose I should spoiler-warning this story, even though enough of it is original that someone not familiar with the game or who hasn't played through the Gotham Memoirs book wouldn't know what is from the game and what isn't, and if you recognize something from the game, my take may or may not follow the story. So you won't really be spoiled.