Tone Guidelines

Cozy But Not Saccharine:

• Warm and inviting
• But acknowledges difficulty
• Real struggles, real growth
• Comfort without being cloying

Meaningful Without Being Heavy:

• Depth without depression
• Serious themes treated respectfully
• But not oppressive
• Lightness and humor exist

Hopeful But Acknowledging Difficulty:

• Things get better
• But not instantly or easily
• Realistic optimism
• Earned happiness

Whimsical Yet Grounded:

• Magical realism elements
• Whisker-Punk wonder
• But feels real and lived-in
• Not random or arbitrary

Beautiful But Lived-In:

• Aesthetic worlds
• But functional, used
• Weathered not pristine
• Authentic not sterile