I appreciate it for its atmosphere and art style, but yeah the characters and the plot a are quite meh.

+1 for LinguaCafe. It’s amazing, it replaces another proprietary app called LingQ

Move to the capital city or the largest city. Find a few people online and meet more through them. Try to find social spaces where queer people gather. Doesn’t have to be queer-specific, leftist spaces are usually also safe.