Gravity House Duology
Like a punk split 7" or a classic cinematic double feature, we are proud to present the Gravity House Duology, a double threat of short stories from the team of Joyce Celeste Silvia Fisher and Ophelia Cassandra Green.
First, examine the tense, dangerous double-bind between a cynical social media figure and a runaway in, "Prisoners in the Mirror," co-written by Joyce Fisher and Ophelia C. Green. Then, venture into the far, far future and experience the final chapter of life as we know it in, "Colony-Organism: Microbes of Love and Pain," written by Ophelia C. Green.
Assembled in six weeks for the Toxic Yuri VN Jam of 2025, this duo of stories, vastly different in subject matter yet intimately interwoven in theme, exploring love, pain, and the myriad ways they are invoked and misused, serves as Gravity House's triumphant introduction to the world.
While this work is and will always remain free to read, we offer it on a "pay what you want" basis, so that if you have nothing better to spend your money on, you can give it to two queer creatives who do.
Technical Details
Gravity House Duology is a kinetic visual novel, and contains two stories totaling roughly 12,000 words (estimated 40-60 minutes of reading). The stories contain mature themes, but feature no explicit imagery.
Copyright Details
The text of the stories contained in this program is published under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license, meaning you are free to redistribute the text or produce derivatives of it for non-commercial purposes (basically, don't sell our writing), with attribution to Gravity House.
Assets (background, sound effects, music) are pre-existing materials, lightly modified (if at all), and are generally available for use under CC BY-SA and various compatible licenses, and free to reuse for any purpose, including commercial uses, with attribution to their original author(s).
Cover adapted from photo by Arne and Bent Larsen
Banner adapted from photo by Jared White
Background by Denisng
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Development log
- On Writing "Prisoners in the Mirror"Aug 06, 2025
- Update: Name changedJul 22, 2025
- Update: Added a browser buildJul 16, 2025
- We made a visual novel!Jul 11, 2025
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ok so you pull me in with an intriguing little story about ani y*ut*be then you get me crying in the second story... BOTH WERE SO GOOD.... i loved the plot of the first one and i feel like we really get to embody the humble weaboo's pov, and then in the second one it's like so poetic and by the end had me screaming, YES, I BELIEVE IN LOVE,,, I BELIEVE IN LOVE, EVEN WITH PAIN!!!
First story was intense, pulpy, and abrasive. Second one was simply beautiful. Both were extremely well written. Different planets, same universe. Thanks for sharing.
really good stuff, i greatly enjoyed both stories. characters like ms black hole are the absolute best. i hope things get better for her.
I'm kind of stunned. After reading the first story I wasn't really expecting to like the second one. What a beautiful meditation on love and pain.
"prisoners in the mirror" made me think love was disgusting. "colony-organism" reminded me why it didn't have to be. the first story is disgusting and uncomfortable and so so compelling. the second story may not seem like a perfect compliment at first, but they fit well together. i won't be able to get these two out of my mind for a while.