Sasha is standing by the bar with some guy's hand on her lower back, and Terry just watches from across the room like a dumbass. That's the whole opening, no cutscene, no big speech. You get 30 in-game days to fix a relationship that's already bleeding out. The ratio system is weirdly addictive. You don't grind money, you grind her attention. Take her to the park, say the right thing, buy her a cheap coffee instead of working overtime. Every choice moves a number that means everything.

The sex stuff unlocks after 100 ratio points. Before that it's almost painfully tame. Dates, small talk, her blonde hair bouncing while she laughs at some other dude's joke. I spent way too long on one stupid detail: her earrings change depending on her mood. Silver when she's distant, gold when she's warming up. Nobody else probably noticed. But I kept staring at her ears like a creep, trying to read the room.

The 3D models are rough around the edges. Hands look like mittens sometimes. But the faces? Sasha's expression when she lies about where she was last night, that little twitch in her lip, that's better than any polished AAA character. I don't know if the dev meant it or just got lucky.

There's a moment around day 12 where she asks if you trust her. I said no. The ratio dropped by 15 points. Then she smiled and said "good, you're learning." I still don't know if that was a bug or the best writing in the whole game. Either way, I reloaded and picked yes just to see the sad ending. Worth it.