Voyeurism

There are scenes you observe rather than take part in. They're optional, and like any choice that carries weight, the game flags them before you commit.

They're in the game because this is a story about a house where everyone is keeping something, and watching is how you learn what. Half of what you find out about Victoria comes from moments where nobody knows you're there.

Skip them and you lose context, not progress. No route is gated behind them. You'll just be reading later scenes with less information than a player who stayed in the corridor.

Everything you see without permission, you then have to decide what to do with.