Love After Death
Your past is in the past. And your future is with your lover.
Life has been kind to you these past few years. After everything you've been through, after building yourself stronger both mentally and physically, after crawling out of what seemed to be a dead end, this peace is… nice. Very nice. A lover who adores you, a best friend who has your back, a cozy house to call home, hell, even a cat you didn't ask for.
No more stress. No more tears, rage, helplessness, or feeling powerless. Everything is going smoothly.
But isn't it going a bit too smoothly?
Wordcount ~400k (Prologue -> Chapter 3)
Last updated: 5/7/2025
Content warning: Please note that "Love After Death" is rated 18+ due to sexually suggestive scenes, optional sexual content, themes of child abuse, violence, death (duh), and more. If you find yourself uncomfortable at any point while playing, please prioritize your well-being and stop playing.
This game is a slice-of-life with heavy romance elements. If romance isn't your cup of tea, this might definitely not be the game for you (sorry!)
- Customization: Shape your journey by choosing your gender, appearance, personality, and your love after death.
- Meet other people than your bestie.
- Suffer... from stuff.
- Get along with kids or their parents.
- Have a new job as your neighbor's assistant.
- And more...
Elias/Ellie Winter (m/f), 26:
Your lover and a rising star in the modeling world, someone you trust and love. They've always been your rock in whatever situations you found yourself in, no matter how hard it was to pull you out of your past. You're all they always wanted, and you're all they'll always want. That's just fate for them. You are their fate. But here's a tip: don't get too attached. No, seriously. Don't.
Luna/Leon Melth (f/m), 43:
Your neighbor and CEO of a prestigious cosmetics corporation. They're mature, but not exactly ancient. Their good looks and charm turn heads wherever they go, and they love every second of it. They live for it. It's been ages since their last serious relationship. Maybe they miss love, maybe that's why they make sure their bed's never cold, or maybe they're just having fun. Who knows?
Tracee/Travis Melth(f/m), 27:
Your neighbor's son/daughter and CFO of their parent's corporation. You never know what they think or what they might feel. They're like a locked diary, impossible to read. While most people struggle to get more than two words out of them, you've noticed they act differently around you. Not as stoic or cold with you as they are with others. Maybe you're special, or maybe you're delusional.
Athiel Winter (m/f), 24:
Your lover's sibling and fellow model. An annoying and arrogant person who can't seem to stop antagonizing you. You two mix like oil and water. Even when things seem peaceful, Athiel makes it their personal mission to remind you that you're nothing more than an annoying bug beneath their designer boots. That's all you are. Charming, right?
Ekissa Jones (m/f), 28:
Your best friend and a passionate artist. How you managed to befriend this grumpy soul remains a mystery, but beneath that prickly exterior lies… well, still someone pretty grumpy, but in an cute and adorable way….. You're probably their only friend and you know what? They don't care, because that's enough for Ekissa. You've always been enough.
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Development log
- Chapter 3 is here!80 days ago
- The last part of Chapter 2 is out!Feb 16, 2025
- Chapter 2, Part 1 is out!Dec 09, 2024
- Bugs/errors fixedNov 13, 2024
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Just found this; and boy it is amazing. Beautiful, sweet and tragic. Thank you for this masterpiece, I love you!💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
I really like this game, huhuhuhuhuu I really cried when reading it, your writing is really good! But I heard you are going to rewrite the story, is that true?
yeah she's already finished rewriting the prologue n she plans on uploading everything at the same time along w chapter 4
There must be something wrong with Juliet cuz i GASPED after I realized that wild ass plot twist
can't wait for the next chapter 🤌🤌🤌 constantly am rereading this. I'm on my 7th play through already. 10/10 the best romance IF I've found. Literally non stop tears, such a immersive story and unique plot. It's really engrossing and tragic. I love it 💯
The way you write is so beautiful! And all the characters have such depth I love getting their perspectives
When it said it ended....bro....this game is freaking amazing! I have never felt the characters like this before.I adore it. Wish you well, Echo.
I literally dislike every single RO in this lmao
why? 😭 I understand everyone has their preference so that's why I'm asking. (I personally love every RO)
how am I supposed to love after my girlfriend's death if every single person around me acts like a kid and her sister is an absolute bitch? lol the ROs need more depth to them, it's too much happening all around
I do agree that there are a lot of things happening; that's one of the reasons why I'm doing a rewrite to try to pace it more naturally. I tend to let my thoughts wander while writing or planning, so I get that it can put people off. As for the ROs lacking depth, well, I'll just have to try and do better next time—something I can't promise since I'm still learning as I go. Though, if it's too frustrating for you, it might just not be your cup of tea or how you envisioned the game going. I won't meet everyone's expectations, including yours. That's okay, it happens.
Thanks for your input.
Is chapter four in the works and if so how far is it. Pls I wanna know bc i cant wait for more
So sorry for the late reply, hope you're doing well.
I'm doing a rewrite at the moment. Started writing chapter 4 a while ago but decided to focus on the rewrite first. It'll probably take another month or so to finish the rewrite. (I'm trying to add and modify only stuff that really needs it, so hopefully it won't take as long as the prologue, which needed a lot of additions.)
Does that mean that we have to play the game from the start when the update comes?
Sadly, yes. A lot of things have been implemented, the UI being one of them. I know it's never ideal to start a game all over again, especially when it's already fairly big, but I promise there won't be any more rewrites hahaha. I'll also try to include an option to jump to chapter four for those who aren't interested in those changes and are just as impatient as I am to get to the latest chapter.
Hope that helps!
Love this IF, Travis is my favorite so far.
I'm going to fight Juliet and Robin.I can help if you want, anything i need to bring?You are right this IF is Amazing 🤗 and T is LSOJDSODIDJ love them, I'm still pretty sure they're part vampire tho
I require gasoline. If I can't have my house, they can't have theirs.Yeah I wasn't expecting to like T so much, I thought E or A would be my favorite. But T turned out to be surprisingly sweet and charming and you know what, half vampire is a bonus! (But is L a vampire then, or did they somehow pull one?)
I'll look for some and bring it with meTbh my second favorite is probably E (Eki not El tho El was awesome but now they don't remember the MC/PC 😭) because I JUST LOVE best friends to lovers or how they were kinda in a denial 😭🙏 (Oh I'm sure L could pull a vampire quite easily with all that flirting)
Thats a very captivating IF. 5 out of 5 stars for me
.. Reminded me VN "Remember ME" while reading
ok way to break my heart now im going to jump off a bus💔💔
OH MY GOD! I LOVET IT ALL, PLEASE KEEP THESE COMMINGGGG!!!!
don't wanna sound mean but at least give a spoiler warning for new players please
no fr i was searching for some games to play and found this was intrigued by the description only to mindlessly scroll a bit down to see that LMAO i stay getting spoiled sighs
Deleted it because of spoiler—sorry, didn't see it until now :((
It's alright i was just telling it to the person so they could edit their comment if they wanted (i already played all that's out weeks ago 🤭, so it wasn't a spoiler for me) and also thank you (Love the If/game btw, the characters are real and loveable)
I feel horrible about moving on after Els death! But T is so sweet 😭
guys i cried my heart out for elias , i felt every emotion there and her grieve was so heartbreaking. the nightmares and the empty house . and the cat , my god i really cant move on , elias was too good
Se um abençoado dia você quiser fazer um pov onde o/a Elias/Ellie estivesse vivos e sobrevividos. Além disso o jogo tá incrível, juro que chorei horrores quando nosso querido par morreu 😭!(Mas sigo com seu/sua irmão/irmã ❤️🔥)
Esperando ansiosamente por novas atualizações!
Hey! Just wanted to say, don't know if you know about this but, there should be a short story from El's POV, where it's not them that dies but the Mc! It's just the morning but i thought i could let you know
I know about this (and I cried a lot more), but I say there should be just a few more scenes in the extras or even the full game (if the creator wants) where they have a peaceful life and maybe even the children they wanted so much or even the marriage and how it was and so on...
I love this game so much that I recommended it to my friend and she loved it.
I just miss this game because I can't have chemistry with any of the others other than Elias/Ellie😭😭
We want at least a happy ending from them 🙇♀️
OHHHH GOD I HAD ONLY PLAYED THE FIRST CHAPTERS AND DIDN'T CONTINUE PLAYING BECAUSE I WAS SAD WITH HIM AND THEN I ENDED UP SEEING A COMMENT FROM YOU SAYING HE'S ALIVE?!!
I love this game and it motivated me even more 😆💯💥
lmao at least i helped a little, and i do agree it would be cool if there were more scenes with El! And dunno how many chapters this will have but i feel like there will be a lot more scenses with them
Just wanted to point out something
There's her number instead of his number when we are talking about the MC's dad.
Soo just saying ig
Will fix it when I'm done with the rewrite, thx!!
only started but ARE YOU KIDDING ME JULIET?!!
!!!SPOILERS!!!
So that's why El's mother (Juliet but who cares) wouldn't let us to go to the funeral. BECAUSE THERE WASN'T ONE. And she probably wanted the Mc to move out so El can live there? It's possible since they now live with their parents and maybe Juliet wanted them to have somewhere they can live once they heal and can take care if themselves. ANYWAYS God i hate that woman with my whole heart, she lied about El's death WHY just why would she even do that??? Honestly i can't even sympathies with her, she saw how much the Mc was hurting because of it, after all someone they loved "died". I really want to know why she did it but i just know my Mc WON'T forgive her like idc she's mother of El and Athiel, what she did isn't really forgiveable. Maybe if she tried but THAT WOMAN EVEN HIT MC. Her child is still alive and she's acting as if the Mc killed them. Done ranting about my hate for Juliet for now 🤗
ALSO WHO THE F IS ROBIN AND WHY ARE YOU CALLING EL BABY 👊😤
YESS. I LIVE FOR THE JULIET HATE😭🙏.
Anyways spoilers bc I'm ranting too
AHHH I TOTALLY AGREE WITH THAT. I DEF THINK JULIET WANTED US TO LEAVE SO ELIAS CAN MOVE IN💔 THEN SHE TURNED IT AROUND ON US WITH EL'S DAD BY SAYING WE DIDN'T WANT EL BACK :(
JULIET IS SUCH A BITCH. :((
now she's trying to set El up with this mf named ROBIN?! LIKE WHO. NO. EL CLEARLY HAD A BAD RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM. EW. 😭🙏
AND SHE'S THREATENING SOMEONE TO KEEP EL AWAY FROM US :( I JUST WANT ELIAS BACK😭🙏
Giving kinda spoiler warning for new players
Nah cause i hate Juliet with my whole heart. She is honestly hurting the Pc and both of her children. I honestly don't understand what is her deal and why does she hate Pc so much, like we did nothing 😭.
About Robin i agree they probably had a bad relationship. From what we saw, It wasn't the best relationship but Robin maybe still wants El (which like, back off, El doesn't want you and is our almost fiancée)
Played this 2 months ago and oh my goodness WHY DON'T I GET A NOTIFICATION WHEN IT UPDATES 😭😭
We were left on cliffhanger, worst is the chapter came out 24 days ago I'M LATE
I don't know if it said or if I might have just missed it, but how old is Luna?
I think 43 if im correct about the numbers by the ROs names in the introductions/thing (its 2am forgive me if that didnt make sense)- dont think it was openly said though
Oh, I completely missed those, lol. Thank you!
No problem! （｡>‿‿<｡ ）
Me cri
I love this game so much! Thank you for making it <3
This game is just it hits the spot idk.
spoilers below cause i don’t ruin yalls day
didn’t listen to the elias warning at the beginning and got way too attached to him… paid the price. now the little bitch doesn’t remember me :(
“mom I’m so hungry I could elli-“
Was stalking you a little 😌 and IT WAS YOU WHO MADE THIS COMMENT? 😭😭
AHAH YES🙏😭
Juliet watch your back I’m coming for you.
I just started reading this and OH MY GOD I'M ALREADY SOBBING. I don't know if I'm just too emotional or what.
This story has me hooked line and sinker lol. I look forward to more of it!!!
I'm so HOOKED! Youve just been spoiling us with all these updates. I am shook from the latest chapter 3 twist and i cant WAIT FOR MORE. You are my interactive fiction god. 100/100
Love this a lot! There are js some glitches for characters because sometimes the switch names to the other gender.
I also get this gender switch at times. Thats the only glitch ive noticed
Dang, sorry about that. I'll get it fixed when I'm done with the rewrite :)
!! (small) SPOILERS for all chapters
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LOVE THIS THING SM. I really liked how you managed to portray the depression and anguish of the [narrator] after E's passing and offered all those choices to still make us form the core of their character, the characters were all pretty interesting to read about and interact with, each with such different personality and reactions to our actions : all routes were given a fair amount of content (which I greatly appreciate), and just to end THE TWIST ?? cannot say i was 100% surprised especially after that one drunk call by ma'am doc at 1 am but DANG it still hit. All the scenes with Juliet and her thoughts were genuinely making me uncomfortable and I admit I wished I do actually something about her actions more than once but hey, what can I do about that huh, I'm only a reader.
Pour finir, sincèrement bravo pour le boulot d'écriture ; les tournures des phrases étaient vraiment plaisantes et expressives et je me retrouve agréablement surprise en réalisant que c'est une française qui ai écrit tout ça. Merci beaucoup pour votre travail.
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i stopped playing this bcoz i only want Elias and none other... BUT YOURE TELLING ME HES STILL ALIVE?? BRO IM LITERALLY CRYING 😭 My beloved is back!!! MY LOVE AAAAAAAA
My heart broke when i realised his memories are messed up and he doesnt remember MC (amnesia trope strikes once again i see, its okay i'll gladly swallow this knife if it means hes back)
I hope the story wont drag out the 'lost memories' thing or worse make it messier by making him accept his ex or smth like that (PLEASE dont make him betray MC i beg you 😭 its bad enough that he doesnt remembers us) Otherwise i wouldnt be able to handle it, it would be too heavy on angst and dramatic AND i would start bawling istg 💀💀
WATCH OUT JULIET, IM UNDER YOUR BED. MATTER OF FACT, HIS WHOLE FAMILY BETTER SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN 😀
ALSO THAT EX BETTER STAY TF AWAY FROM MY ELIAS 👺 HES MY BOYFRIEND, NOT HERS. BE GONE SHOO!
sorry i just needed to vent bcoz the plot got me rlly invested and i personally feel attacked whenever something bad happens (rip me) glad i didnt overreact 🙂
Woooo! o((*^▽^*))oo((*^▽^*))o Thank you so much for the Athiel fluffs gosh darn 😭😭 they're so cute I wanna hug them to death (not that I want them to die noo)
REALL THEY’RE THE BEST
okay i'm back and i wanted to leave a non spoilery (or less spoilery?) comment here so: i wanna say i've been LOVING the POVs in chapter 3, especially with T's romance!! idk if i'm reading this right, but they're just so... not normal LOL i love them <3 trying so hard to look nonchalant but they fold at literally every turn and may be juuust a little insane for MC. really interested in how everyone's romance but especially T's will play out
Totally agree!!! T is just so cute to tease :) I also love their responsibility at work as well as their dedication to give MC comfort without saying anything ;)
Such a treaaattt LAD updated!!!! ✨🥰💖💖💖💖
Wait a damn minute..........................
Spoilers for the update under here! ՞ ᗜ ՞
Uhm WHAT THE FUCK??? EL IS ALIVE??? HELLO??? IM FEELING SO MANY EMOTIONS RN ˚‧º·(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )‧º·˚ (though i will admit, as we barely saw el in the beginning. . . I didnt really grow that attached to them so im not affected that much if that makes sense?)
And juliet?! Oh juliet. . . While i cant legally say everything i wanna say. . . She better sleep with one eye open ( •̀_•́ )🔪
And my lord! How DARE our cat not save us from that demon(cockroach)!? I thought the cat loved us. . . (◞ ‸ ◟ㆀ)
Still want ekissa to kiss me on my hot mouth btw (˵ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°˵)
Editing because i wanna add smthing else: i wonder how mc would feel/react to finding out El is really alive and stuff, because like. . . imagine finding out the person who basically like. . . Saved you and showed you what love really is(i guess??) And basically just gave you a knew life that you thought died was actually alive? I feel mf would actually fully break
wtf..??? Athiel got some 'splainin' to do
Yeah like i love them but EXPLAIN 🤨
NON-SPOILER PART I’ve been reading since the first demo drop and I regularly come back to both this and the bonus content available to us,,,,I’m so in love with everyone and cannot wait for things to start picking up in the next chapter, especially after that twist!! Looking forward to what comes next <3
SPOILERS BEYOND
Honestly, the twist hasn't firmly settled itself into the 'excited' or 'disappointed' camp yet - I think I'm more curious about its consequences than the actual twist itself at this point. That being said!! I hope we get to decide whether or not forgiveness is in the cards for our MC once the truth is out. I want to be able to place blame on Athiel and Juliet and the friends, because what they're doing (keeping this HUGE secret from someone who has been grieving El for MONTHS and is clearly not doing well!! plus the morality of not providing el with all the information they need to make informed decisions) is super fucked up and deserves to have an equally emotional and big moment. The anger, betrayal, and sorrow that would come from a bomb like this would be HUGE, and it deserves to be ugly and raw.So, I’m super excited!! I love hurt/comfort and angst, and this is such a good opportunity for both. <333
comment contains HUGE SPOILERS from chapter 3
i may kill juliet. like what else is there for her to do other than die BC WHAT THE HELL?? i honestly was camp "I want El to be alive" but now that it's been so long, I was on the way to accepting it AND THEN WE GET THIS.... I CAN'T... I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO SAY. CHAT WHAT NOW
Comment contains spoilers 💔
ELIIASSSSS MY BABBY IS ALIVEE. WHATNAIZNSJZ. I HATE JULIET MOORREEE. I HATE THAT MF. HATE HERRR. HER THREATENING WHOEVER??? WHAYTTT. ALSO HER LETTING MY BABY'S EXXXX BACKKKKKK???????? NOOOO. I HATE THIS BITCCCHHH. MYYY BABY ELIASSSS.. ALSO HIM HATING HIMSELF? NOOOOO. I WANT HIMMMM BACKKK PLEASEEEEE. ALSO VAYLIN THREATING THAT GUY? TY. TYYY. YESSS. I LOVE VAYLIN SM. ALSO I STILL DESPISE JULIET. SHE CAN BURN UP IN THE CAR LIKE ELIAS DIDDDDD. THISSS BITTTCHHHH. HER LYING ABT US NOT WANTING ELIAS BACK??? NOOOOOOOOOO. MY LOVEEEEEEE
What does it say about me if I was hoping the plot twist from chapter three would never happen...?
Some typos (chapter 3 spoilers):
Mmmmh, not much except that it's not your cup of tea...? Hahaha— Thanks for the typos report! Will fix it after the rewrite.