Let me welcome you to the "fan family" on this thread, too. Like real families, sometimes we appreciate each other and bask in our shared joy and love for "Being a DIK" and other times we yell and scream at each other, usually over trivial nonsense.
As you have probably seen, the "Acting Lessons" experience has many "Being a DIK" fans nervous about what Dr Pinkcake has in store for us this time. I'm a bit nervous, as well, but Pinkcake has said frequently that he doesn't want to repeat himself and that we shouldn't engage in groundless speculation and rumormongering. Based on what we've seen so far in BaDIK, I am sure that we will face many more difficult choices and a few heartbreaking moments, but I am hopeful that the kind of gut punching moment like we saw in "Acting Lessons" will not occur. Like you, I felt devastated by that story's ending. It took me months pick up the game again and try another playthrough.
While I have trusted Pinkcake at his word that he doesn't plan to repeat himself, it's also easy to imagine all kinds of horrible scenarios that we may face in upcoming episodes: Steven Burke is clearly a bad guy and has reason to hurt the MC and/or those he cares about. Bella appears to have a dark secret in her past and we have lots of foreshadowing already that she needs help. Quinn is running a prostitution and drug ring out of the HOTs sorority, exposing herself, Riona, and others to all sorts of trouble, some of which has only been hinted at so far. Maya has money problems and a father who actively opposes who she is and the life she wants to live.
Then there are the "lesser" dramas, the fodder for speculation and fantasizing by
dalli_x and others : did the MC's mom die in childbirth or was there some foul play? What happened to Jill's sister? Is Tybalt just a buffoonish asshole or is he capable of causing real harm and heartache for Jill, our MC, and maybe others?
If you're looking for other completed games to enjoy, I recently discovered "Good Girl Gone Bad" by Eva Kiss. It's a 2D game with original art and a female protagonist, which some people can't get into, but I'm enjoying the hell out of it and it has a ton of replay value, as different choices early on open up or close off options throughout the game.