Her Love, Like Poison is a dark Yuri visual novel by ebi-hime. It follows a university student who meets a mysterious woman in the woods after a painful breakup. The creator lists about 50,000 words, two to four hours of reading, and one ending.
For GL readers who want a short supernatural romance without route choices, that format is useful to know. This guide uses the official store details checked on 27 October 2026. It covers the premise and practical reading notes without revealing the ending. It is not a review based on a completed playthrough.
A winter encounter after a breakup
Ethel Briggs is in her final year at university. She needs to work on a thesis about Romantic poetry, but she finds it hard to write. Her relationship with Clementine has ended badly. She spends the winter holidays in Oxbury while her family visits Australia.
She leaves the house for a walk in the woods. There, she meets a dark-haired stranger. The creator’s game page presents their encounter as the start of a dark lesbian romance with an unsettling atmosphere.
That premise makes the game a possible choice if you want attraction mixed with uncertainty. It does not promise a gentle recovery story after Ethel’s breakup. The supernatural threat is part of the appeal, so it helps to decide whether you want that mood before you start.
One story, with one ending
The story is linear. You do not need to select a character route or use a choice guide to reach a different conclusion. You follow the same narrative to its one ending.
The two-to-four-hour estimate comes from the creator. Your reading speed and breaks can change the time you need. The game combines text with character art, backgrounds, and music; it is a visual novel rather than a prose ebook.
A single ending does not tell you whether the outcome will be happy. This guide leaves that point open. If the ending’s tone affects your choice, check it separately before buying.
Check the content notes first
The creator lists mild body horror and disturbing content. The Steam content notice also identifies some nudity, sexual references, and crude language. It says the game has no sexually explicit art.
These are useful limits, but “mild” is the creator’s description. It cannot tell you how a scene will affect you. Our guide to checking content warnings explains how to ask about a specific concern without requesting the whole plot.
Where to read Her Love, Like Poison
The creator’s itch.io page offers paid downloads for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. It lists English, German, and Simplified Chinese. Check the current files and device requirements before purchase. An Android download is a game file, not an EPUB.
Steam is another official option. Prices and offers can change, so compare the current store pages rather than relying on an old sale notice. This guide does not confirm installation on any particular device.
If you prefer a short horror story with more than one outcome, our Ensnared Bloom guide covers a separate mansion mystery with two endings. For a fixed story about an unsettling woodland encounter, start with the official Her Love, Like Poison page and its content notes.
The featured image is an original AI-generated editorial illustration of adult characters. It is not official game art or a scene from the game.
