Try to see the story from a different perspective, what if you are experiencing the past?
then the question is, who is MC today? tomorrow or yesterday?
I use a lot of psychological elements, with time it gets a bit more fantastic, bizarre, futuristic, sometimes we see the future and sometimes the past, then again mixed with the present.
All in all, I wrap the story with other elements like side stories to present the other characters, so you can get to know them.
But the fact is, if you love animes and mangas, you will know a lot in this vn, if you like to play psycho games as well.
I like to read everything from your thinking.
I like to read what you write, your thoughts, thought processes, thought experiments.
Above all, I like how you are already thinking about how the story could go on.