Yeah I don't want to get into arguments about this stuff but I also generally stick to Japanese visual novels.
i feel like the only good OELVN i've read (and this is definitely an exaggeration bc im sure theres some good stuff out there that im ignoring) was katawa shoujo & that's a vn that actually tries to be a vn......like its not trying to make fun of the genre or anything
ohhh my gosh thank you so much!!!!! i'm so glad you took the time to check out my site, your journal entries & portfolio are so neat!!!
Thank you too! I'm looking forward to seeing whatever you may post in the future, especially your photography. Keep it up. :]
From personal experience I feel the same way as you, but I embrace it. My diary writing, the fact that I've started running, all of these things I keep to myself & it makes them even better. I think to share with others would diminish their value, would make it feel as though I am doing it for praise or for something outside of myself.
I felt what you describe here very acutely yesterday, because it was my final day of high school and we had a graduation-esque ceremony. (The Irish equivalent, basically.) I felt like the only way I could really move forward in my life 'properly' was to shut everyone out so that I could make some kind of clean break. Weird feelings.