#gregorio suarez

[aashiyancha]

Step 2- Soiree

I wanted Cove to be involved even if he wasn't the one going with MC

(Also the more I look at Step 2 Baxter the more I realize he looks like Snow White👀)

[iwrite-sinsandtragedies]

Our Life: Ages

Well, as far as I can tell, this is accurate. So, here y'all go I guess!

The colours coincide with the games btw, and their respective Steps from - 1 to 4. BlueGreen for OLBA, GoldOrange for OLNF.

It doesn't have all the ages, but it has most of the relevant ones presently. I'll probably make another one later with the NF parents and extras too, but I just wanted this one for easy reference atm.

[covehearted]

[buried-in-autumn-leaves]

I'm gonna be honest as someone who is VERY obvious ab the fact that Baxter is my favourite olba love interest, the way Derek is held to such a higher standard than him makes me like so upset 💀

Because this guy is genuinely such a nice person with a really bittersweet story and he's overlooked so constantly for just like.... BAXTER IDK LIKE-

This standard goes beyond just him, it applies to his family. Sure it's fair to say that Derek was parentified, but the idea that his parents are straight up bad people is just ignoring a huge part of Derek's character. Could they have maybe made MORE of an effort to take pressure off Derek's shoulders? Sure, definitely. But Derek put a lot of that on himself, it's insane to hold his parents to the crazy standard and then in the same breath go thirst over Cliff who literally bribes his kid to not be mad at him when he genuinely fucks up.

The inherent biasis against the poc characters in this franchise (conscious/intentional or not) are so strong. I think there's obviously some nuance with Cliff in this case since his ethnicity is 'unspecified', but that's also its own issue because of the fact that a large majority of people view white people as the default, so they end up making Cliff and Cove white for 'simplicities sake'.

That part btw has been posted about before by actual poc creators in the fandom (I'm not totally sure how they feel ab tags so I won't specify) so like they are def more qualified to speak on it than me, it's just a good point I think ab.

And again this isn't even to hate on Bax, that's my boy. I literally never shut up about his stupid ass. But the way Derek and his family are portrayed in fan content is just such an ick and I feel like a lot of you need to unpack why you think the way you do and fix your shit idk

[cheeto-mareto]

Our Life Beginnings & Always, My beloved edition!

Part 5- Derek's Parents!

[now-and-4ever]

OLBA Week Day 4 - Family

Hosted by @olba-week-event

Set a year after Step 4

It was almost Father's Day. A car was driving down the highway with one destination in mind: the Suarez family apartment in Prism Vista City. Jorge was in the driver's seat and Nova was in the passenger's seat. Jorge was at peace, enjoying seeing the familiar scenery. Nova was outwardly calm, seeming to admire the sights outside. However, internally, xe was experiencing a storm. Recently xe and Jorge had finally put a label to their relationship. They were officially dating as romantic partners. With that Jorge extended an invitation to meet his family the next time they could all be together. Nova accepted the offer, but now xe had xyr worries.

Nova was thinking, “It'll be fine. Jorge has talked so much about how nice his family is. They'll love you. … But what if they don't? What if his older brother doesn't think I'm good enough? What if his younger brother doesn't think I'm good enough? And his mom! I don't think I could live with myself if I disappointed her!”

“Nova.”

“He mentioned a sorta sister. I'm still not sure what a sorta sister is. She'll totally hate me for not understanding that! Oh wait, I think he said she won't be here today.”

“Nova!”

Nova snapped out of xyr thoughts. Xe looked around and saw that the car had parked in a covered parking lot. They were there. Xe looked at Jorge. He had a concerned look on his face.

“Are you doing alright?” he asked.

Nova gave him a smile. “Yeah. I guess the ride made me space out.”

Jorge knew Nova well enough to both know there was something else going on and that he didn't need to press the issue right now. The two of them got out of the car, stretched away their stiffness, and made their way into the elevator to reach the door of the Suarez household. Jorge gave it a knock and it swung open right away, courtesy of Derek. Beyond him was the familiar living room. It was decorated with balloons and a banner that said “Welcome Home!” Standing below the banner was the rest of the Suarez family. The whole family repeated the message on the banner in a cheerful shout.

Jorge said with eyes wide, “Wow. You didn't have to do all this just for me.”

“We didn't do it just for you, dummy,” said Nicolas, “Derek had to be welcomed back too.” Derek shot a look at the youngest Suarez.

Irene approached Jorge and Nova as they walked in and Derek closed the door behind them. Gregorio and Nicolas followed behind Irene. She hugged Jorge and said, “It is so good to see you!”

“Hi, Mom, it's good to see you too,” laughed Jorge.

Irene turned to Nova. “You must be Nova! I've heard so much about you! It is nice to finally meet you!” She moved to take hold of Nova's hands, pausing to give xem the chance to consent. Nova let xyr hands be gripped by Irene.

“It's nice to meet you too, Mrs. Suarez,” said Nova.

“It's wonderful that one of my sons has found love,” said Gregorio, “It's just too bad I put my bet on Derek being the first. I'll have to remember to bring my wallet next time I see Cliff.”

“What?!” exclaimed Derek. His father's resulting laughter proved it was just a joke. Nova and Jorge both blushed at it. Nicolas tried to hide his own snickering.

“Really, Rio,” said Irene. “You shouldn't tease our sons like that.”

“Sorry, sorry,” said Gregorio, “I am happy to meet Nova. Xe and Junior make a great looking couple.” It was too late. He had fully entered dad mode. Teasing was inevitable.

Derek decided to nip this in the bud. “What are we all doing standing at the door? Let's take some seats.”

Thanks to Derek, decorum was reestablished. Despite any attempts from Nicolas or Gregorio to insert tiny bits of mischief. Together the group caught each other up on what was going on in their lives, played some games, and had a delicious lunch. It was an afternoon filled with fun and joy. Near the end of it Nova took a moment to xemself to relax on the couch while the Suarez family was busy figuring out a puzzle. Jorge walked over to xem.

“Mind if I join you?” asked Jorge. Nova nodded to say it was fine. Jorge sat next to xem. “How are you feeling?”

“Good, I'm doing good,” said Nova.

“That's good to hear,” said Jorge. “You seemed distracted when we got here today.”

“Oh, that,” said Nova. “Nevermind that. I was just overthinking things again. I worried about your family not liking me. But today proved me wrong. I had a lot of fun and they easily accepted me into the fold.”

Jorge smiled. “Yeah. They can be a handful sometimes, but I wouldn't trade them for the world.”

Nova chuckled, “Good thing your older brother and mom knew how to keep your younger brother and dad in line.”

Jorge laughed out loud. “It feels like it's always been that way. Welcome to my family.”

[obscuredilfoff]

Propaganda below the cut!

Cliff Holden

Ok ok so he raises his autistic son mostly alone and he's such a sweet dad and he's trying his best even though his son resents him for divorcing his mom. He's so pretty it's illegal. He literally named his son Cove because he's crazy about the sea like that. His first meeting with you he fives you 10 bucks to be friend with his son. He has tattoos. Love this man

Man's is absolutely trying his best to be a good single dad.

-in a dating sim. no he is not dateable he is the FATHER of a dateable character -single dad, he had his child when he was 18 -when MC and his child (the love interest) are both eight he offers the MC 20 dollars to be friends with him. it depends on your choices in the game but that usually becomes a major plot point -named his child fucking COVE bc he's obsessed with the ocean -owns a business and was canonically a "card shark"?? has 2 cars and lives on the beach?? like bro is rich

Gregorio Suarez

dilf of all time. he is SO funny. he's so supportive of his son's crush on the mc in a deeply embarrassing way. he looks like he gives great hugs. he cheats at mario kart.

[elisaangelok]

[mistyscenter]

I think 90% of people who hate Derek dlc either: didn't pay attention to it or are just racist, because tell me why we can't, legitimately criticize Baxter dlc for being a hot mess, but we can shit on the Latino character who's whole storyline is learning that it's ok to put yourself first and that your family will love you regardless.

Legit some of you missed the part in boardwalk where Irene says that the person who took most care of Nico gets to decide where to go to dinner, she's quite literally saying she wants to reward Derek for his hard work.

Irene and Gregorio let Derek go to the soiree with the MC despite being movie night because they know of Derek's crush on the MC and really want him to spend more time with them.

Derek himself admits that his parents don't make him do anything when it comes to taking care of his brothers, he's actively choosing to include them. That's the whole point of his dlc, that's his doing, he's the one doing that to himself and he fixes that because Derek knows what he wants and he knows where his priorities lie.

That's why when he decides to ask you out to the waterpark he goes in the other room, he's trying to make it up to he's younger self, he learned from his ways and is trying to be a little more selfish. He still falls into those habits from time to time but he always makes it up for it.

Idk man Derek dlc is the best love story I've ever read, it left me with warm and fuzzy feelings and I will die for the Suarez ngl

[bamb-procrastinates]

Who's your favorite Our Life Series Parent

(Just to be clear this poll is based on how much you like their character as a parent and not how attractive they are💀)

[somebodys-nuisance]

Hey, Our Life Fans, who wants a Baxter End-Game Fic Idea?

Okay, hi, so, Baxter and his love for ballroom dancing means so much to me. Dancing has always been a big part of my life, and when I played through Baxter's DLC I was just floored by how much we had in common with our interests. I love finding stories that I can really relate to in that way. I was a bit disappointed I wasn't able to really lean into the idea my character was into dance, even before Baxter's DLC, and I had always wanted to make a version of the story that could be more focused on the dancing element, while also being Baxter End-Game (cuz I love Cove, but I LOVE Baxter.)

So, the idea goes a little something like this:

Jamie Last becomes obsessed with ballroom dancing (and dancing in general) when her older sister Elizabeth joined the non-member junior golfing league when she's a child. It'a a program that rents The Cypress' space, but you don't need to be a member to join, and it's relatively affordable. Jamie peeks in and catches a ballroom dancing class and is like WHAT IS THAT GET ME IN THERE and moms see what they can do. Turns out they'd need to become members (I'm pretty sure they are in the actual game but SHHHHHH, it's a fic, and I'm trying to make a STATEMENT here about what I know about ballroom dancing) and the class prices on TOP of the membership price are just astronomical. They absolutely can't afford it. Poor Jamie's sad and doesn't understand (she's like, 6,) so moms sign her up for general dance classes at the local studio. Not ballroom, her first dance love, but close.

Cut to the beginning of the game timeline-wise, and Jamie's performing in her dance recital. She's absolutely in love with dancing and is VERY talented. Anyway, after the recital, in the lobby, Jamie's awkwardly approached by a strange man who shoves 20 bucks in her face and asks her to be his son's dance partner. She's like uhhhhh, stranger.... danger? And she runs away before he can fully explain himself. Runs back into the theater, comes across boy with green hair and glasses. Get to talking, finds out he's the dude's son. Son kinda sorta explains his dad teaches dance and he used to co-own a studio back where they came from, and boy's been dancing since he can remember. But, boy seems kinda sad about it. Through a combination of Cove's explanation and Cliff eventually approaching moms and being less weird and awkward (love Cliff,) Jamie finds out he's a former ballroom dancing competitor turned teacher. Used to own a studio with his wife, they're not together anymore, and she's kept the studio. So, he has to start from scratch over here in Sunset Bird and form his own studio. He tried to inquire with The Cypress to use their studios to teach the classes, and the owners told him absolutely not, and shooed him off. But, the teacher, Mr. Suarez, told him if he could prove he's a skillful teacher, he could put in a good word and get him in. So, he's going to use his only student, his son, and find him a partner. He says Jamie was the best dancer he saw today, so he wants her to be Cove's new partner.

And, Jamie's like, um, YES? Cove seems shockingly sad about it initially, but Cove and Jamie hit it off almost immediately. Jamie picks up ballroom real quickly, and they enter a competition against some of Mr. Suarez's students, including his own son, Derek. Jamie and Cove SWEEP and are FANTASTIC, and not only does Gregorio allow Cliff to use the space, but they eventually become business partners, running ballroom dancing classes that are specifically affordable and accessible to the average person, as well as being a bit more daring, fun, and modern in their styles compared to the traditional Cypress classes.

Meanwhile, the underdogs from Cliff and Gregorio's classes go up against the hoity-toity rich kids that can afford the members-only classes, and Jamie and Cove begin to cross paths with certain partners consistently, like an especially captivating and elegant pair with a boy with grayish hair...

Story follows the basic plotline of the game from there! Cove and Jamie are only close, close, nearly inseparable friends in this one, with Derek being the only other possible love interest. It's essentially your classic competitors to intriguing acquaintances to friends to lovers to exes to enemies to begruding acquaintances to friends to lovers with lots of dancing, both ballroom and otherwise. We'd get more into Baxter's background, his parents, and Golden Grove in general, and the story would HIGHLY DEVIATE from Step 4 to allow room to fully center dance in some form. Also, YES. Every one of Jamie's friends are involved in ballroom in some way, shape, or form except for her immediate family in this au. Everybody's dancin'.

Would anybody be interested in something like this? My ADHD means it will almost definitely not happen, but figured I'd throw my ideas out into the horizon since I haven't been able to get it out of my head for literal MONTHS. Whaddaya think?

[heavenboy09]

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She is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for an Academy Award. In 2007, Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world and in 2023, she was named in BBC's 100 Women list.

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[haledamage]

World Building Whenever - Sam Parrish

since I was talking about her the other day and she has A) a playlist and B) some vague fic ideas floating around in my head for when I finally have time to write them down, I figured I may as well do a thing! Sam is my MC from Our Life: Beginnings & Always

B A S I C S

• Full name: Samantha Jamie Parrish, who also answers to Sam, Sammy, or Fish (there’s a story behind that one)

• Gender:  cis female 

• Sexuality:  bisexual

• Pronouns: she/her

O T H E R S

• Family: Pamela and Noelani Parrish, moms. Elizabeth Parrish, older sister. Lee Parrish, cousin. Gregorio Suarez, who is technically not her dad but Derek lets her borrow him every Father’s Day.

• Birthplace: Sunset Bird, California

• Job: she’s actually a fairly successful youtuber! She, Lee, and Liz made a video when she was 15 or 16 entitled “We Cooked Recipes From An Old Cookbook I Found In The Attic!” that went a little bit viral, and from that she discovered a real passion for it

• Phobias: ironically, she’s scared of public speaking.

• Guilty pleasures: pushing her friends (gently and lovingly) out of their comfort zones. Car karaoke. Trying to out-chivalry Derek. Picking on her sister.

M O R A L S

• Morality alignment: she likes to think of herself as lawful good, and tries to follow the rules... but she's chaotic good.

• Sins: lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath 

• Virtues: chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

• Introverted/extrovert

• Organized/disorganized

• Close-minded/open-minded

• Calm/anxious

• Disagreeable/agreeable 

• Cautious/reckless

• Patient/impatient

• Outspoken/reserved

• Leader/follower

• Empathetic/unempathetic

• Optimistic/pessimistic 

• Traditional/modern

• Hard-working/lazy

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

• otp: Sam/Derek most of all, the two of them are just so perfect together. But also Sam/Cove and Sam/Baxter. 

• ot3: if it were an option, Sam/Derek/Cove would be adorable

• brotp: Sam & Cove is the most brotp, he’s family from the moment he arrives in Sunset Bird. Sam & Liz, because they’re literally siblings and become genuinely close once they get past the rocky teen drama. also Sam & Derek, Sam & Miranda, Sam & Terry, and Sam & Lee. She’s very lucky to have a lot of best friends.

• notp: Sam/any of the parents 😂 but except for that I don’t think so

[ivangzama]

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[buried-in-autumn-leaves]

Thinking ab how Derek's family all know how he feels about the mc, even in step 4 if you play it romantically.

Bc thats not really something they can help with, they just watch their son/brother suffer like that for a decade not knowing how to make it better.

[laliofficial]