All Idleness and Ephemera

All Idleness and Ephemera is a linear visual novel by ebi-hime about Yuel and his older cousin Tavi. Yuel has grown up isolated within a royal household, carrying the consequences of his mother’s death and his father’s rejection. Shortly after turning eighteen, he turns to Tavi for support. Their adult relationship provides the story’s central focus, as Yuel attempts to move beyond his loneliness and learn how to respond to another person’s care. The work is identified as a spin-off of Ashes. It tells a single, linear story without branching routes.

Gameplay

This is a kinetic visual novel: the published feature list confirms a linear story without choices or branches. The player advances illustrated dialogue and narration. The Steam edition does not list a voice track.

Setting and premise

A fictional royal household provides the background to an adult relationship shaped by earlier family rejection and bereavement.

Development and release

The Steam edition was released on May 5, 2023.