#olnf darren

[iwrite-sinsandtragedies]

Day 2 — Sick Days ₊˚✧ ﾟ

Submission for @goldengroovy's @olnfweek2024

MC: Micha

So, I've mentioned this in at least one other post but, Micha is a very sick little guy ✊😔pour one out for the baby homie

I've tried to do research to back up a condition for him (I've also mentioned he's based off an old OC, so this research has been going on since I was a kid really) but 🤔 to be honest, the older I get as a person who also has chronic illness myself, sometimes there just isn't a nice clean box to put your sickness in and sometimes doctors are just as confused about what's happening to you as you are 🤷‍♂️ So, at this point, I'm just going to say he's chronically sick. Like, whatever, I guess! It's just a part of who he is.

Now, with that disclaimer out of the way, if you want the nuances to his condition: He faints in cold weather and goes hypothermic really damn quick. He can be easily fatigued and his immune system can crash if he isn't careful about taking care of himself.

This all being said, Micha is a very stubborn and very angry little child that frequently likes to push past his limits 😂 he hates that his illness limits him and it plays a really big part in his developing personality. It's why he's competitive and combative, it's why he keeps going even when he should stop. It's why he's so independent but also why he's so brave. It's also a big reason why he gravitates towards Opa 🥺💖 they have similar temperaments and I think Opa is going to be a really amazing influence on him as he grows up.

In the meantime, Micha's going to give the gang a few scares throughout the years of knowing each other 😂 he'll certainly mellow out as time goes on and take a priority onto his health because he's at least practical enough at his core for that to kick in naturally. The early years will be an experience for everyone though, I think.

[covesdadappreciation]

Qiu: We have to go!

MC: Afraid I can’t. Tamarack is sleeping on top of me.

Darren: Then push her off.

MC: *offended* Excuse me?

[orion4ever]

ahem may i please request a step 1 ren fic? MC gets injured (like a sprained ankle or something) and no one else but Ren is around to help and they end up getting carried by Ren which leads them to getting closer

thank you 🫡

Author’s Note: Hiii! I hope you enjoy this! I must supply the Ren lovers their dinner before they start migrating to cities and feeding off the souls of the innocent…Anyway this takes place in step 1 , so I will be using He/Him to refer to Ren!

Idk how to feel about this. I need to start writing more fanfics instead of just head canons. I’ve noticed that i work better when i write stories in a first person point of view

Pairing(s): Darren/Ren/Renee Murray x MC

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It was late, and the air was bitter. Darren pedaled his bike with everything he had in him.

Darren wasn't normally this eager to go home, but his mother had warned him that today's weather would be the coldest it had been all year. He had been out for hours and wanted to slip into his soft bed with a big cup of-.

‘Sniffle’

Darren slowed his bike down and turned his head, he had just ridden past..you. Darren wanted to just continue and pretend he didn’t notice you but he didn’t want it to be more awkward when you confront him about it. Plus, there was something wrong. You weren’t on your wheels, you were sitting on the ground with your hands on your ankle and your forehead touching your knees.

It reminded Darren of Qiu during ballet, warming up, and stretching. That wasn’t what this was though.

Darren turned his bike around and slowly peddled back to where you were sitting. He took off his helmet and shook out his helmet hair.

“MC? What are you doing, it’s going to get cold soon.”

He said hesitantly like he was talking to a wounded animal. He didn’t understand why it was so hard for him to talk to you.

You looked up and he froze.

Tears were brimming in your eyes and small scratches scattered on your cheek and forehead.

“…Darren.” You sniffled, struggling to breathe.

Darren kneeled to be at your level. He had thoughts running marathons in his mind. ‘What were you doing out this late?’ , ‘Are you hurt?’ , ‘What happened?’

Darren assessed the situation and took a closer look at your ankle. Your ankle was blue, purple, and green. It looked muddied and gross like a banana gone bad.

“Did you fall on your ride?”

You didn’t answer him, no longer being able to hold back the tears. You sobbed quietly.

“H-hey! Come on, what’s crying going to solve?” He didn’t want to be harsh but he was trying to figure out what to do.

“M’sorry.. I haven’t been able to put any weight on it. I've been sitting here for I don’t even know how long…” you wiped your eyes with your sleeves.

Darren put his bike helmet on his bike’s handlebars and then extended his arms.

“Let me help you up.”

You hesitated, remembering how uncomfortable he was around you in the beginning but Darren shook his head; predicting your dilemma.

“Its fine. I don’t want to leave you out here.”

Your tear filled eyes brighten and you smiled.

“Don’t look at me like that”

He didn’t mind though.

He had your arm over his shoulder in a weird side hug, he made sure to remind you to keep your injured ankle off the ground and to put your weight on him.

You had to abandon your wheels since Darren only had one hand that he was already using on his bike.

Darren begrudgingly promised to go back for it in the morning for you, seeing as your ankle resembled a 90-degree angle.

“..Why are you helping me? I thought you didn’t like me?”

Darren’s frown grew. He didn’t realize that was what you got from him.

“It's not like that-. It’s it’s just how I am with new people.” He tried to explain, walking slowly so that you wouldn’t struggle to keep his pace.

“I didn’t mean to make you feel like I didn’t like you. You’ve been nice to me and Qiu, I am sorry..”

You gave Darren a small smile while patting him on the shoulder.

“That means alot.”

You both walked home in silence, it got dark but the air was no longer bitter; it was refreshing.

[self-insert-nightshade]

More ol2 brain rot

Ft. An MC who likes art

This one is about drawing/sketching.

If youre an MC that likes to draw, the first things youre going to be drawing are parts of your new town. This might include your friends. Youve got plenty of new friends and have documented pieces for each one of them.

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Theres Qiu in his fort and surrounded by all his friends. He is always front and center in all of the pieces with him. Naturally those doodles or pieces revolve around other people. Its very rare for it to happen to be just of him because it seems like his life is full others. However there are a few generally doodles of his smiles or weird expressions youve seen on his face, he's very open and expressive especially around you. There have been the odd times where hes not facing the viewer but these you keep to yourself. You dont want him to know just how captivating he can be. Youve shown him different drawings but have only given a few to him if any and maybe only when he asks. He asks a lot though especially at first and youve objected to more of the doodles because you doodle him so much and you want to keep some and theyre so bad why qiu? And he's respectful and loves to watch you draw. However the times hes often watching you draw it's other people. Hed love to have you come over and just draw him for a bit but hes not sure if thats needy of him to ask or appropriate or weird. Is it weird to ask to be somebodys muse?

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Then theres Tamarack. You cant help but surround her with the woods and the trees and the leaves almost like when you first found her. If youve only been sketching or mostly only sketch, she is one you want to paint or color. You want to show the world just how beautiful and vibrant and warm she is. You love drawing the poof of her hair and begged your mom for glitter to add to her hair. You find leaves in autumn that remind you of her and it can be varying shades. If there's anyo e you wanted to try palettes with itd be Tamarack and her favorite colors (which include yours). You like to give her all of your little doodles of her knowing that she'll appreciate even the ones that come out wrong (according to you). Its only when you compare qius drawings to hers do you realize that you've never placed her with the group at whole, there's always a little bit of distance there or maybe its just her and the woods. When you go to draw her with someone, its either you, qiu, or granny and grandpa. She enjoys and will encourage any forays into other mediums and would love to not only watch you draw but join you. She'll try and return the favor of drawing you or something else (a gift, a song, something that encapsulates you as much as your art did her).

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Darren. Ren. You think he's cool but not as cool as Baxter. Youve got a couple doodles of him, mostly featuring him and qiu and baxter. You've tried to draw him on his own once but it never feels right. You tried to show him one of your better drawings you did of him and he made a face. Unsure of how to interpret it but not feeling particularly proud of it yourself, you told him that it was a work in a progress and some day youll have made a better one of him. He told you that he didnt want it and you understood. Wait did he mean the drawing or for you to stop drawing him?

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Baxter is amused. When is he not amused. He is, however, impressed with your skills. His favorite, and he's told you, is one featuring qiu, him, and darren. You got it and made him one of his very own. However you were surprised when he asked you to sign it. Your signature was in the works and not as good as your moms but, shakily and happily, you signed the piece in the corner. He told you that he'll keep it safe and cherish it but he said it with a smile like he was humoring you. You never asked him to and you figured a rich guy like him has better tastes but you appreciated the sentiment anyways. He is never drawn alone surprising. You get nervous looking at him too long even if you have the excuse of it being for a drawing. And he offers! He offers to pose or sit still for you but even if you said yes it probably wouldnt come about. If you were insistent though hed be surprised. You wont get much from him unfortunately. But his visage sticks enough with you to be able to draw it from memory. You doodled him and qiu laughing about something once and his eyes seemed to light up but before you could offer it to him he looked away and said that it looked nice with that default smile of his. He doesnt have to know that you ripped the doodle out and shoved it into his bag/pocket at one point. He should let himself enjoy things like that more often.

[sheynchankawaiiuwu]

omfg dude do all GB Patch Games have an intertwined timeline? I got spoiled when I was trying to see how to befriend Shiloh again and found out that he's a part of another game(XOXO Droplets I've heard) and now Mr. Baxter Ward?? Come on man..

Also don't like how Darren is acting.. might change my mind once I finish(attempting a poly route)

edit: I'm guessing this time is around OLBA Step 2 since Baxter is like a year older than Cove and Jamie/MC

[orion4ever]

OMG AHHHHH , DARREN IS SO CUTE!!!!! ☹️☹️☹️

It's a little late for Halloween, but Ren has a cute costume in Step 1 of Our Life: Now & Forever, too. Robin Hood 'cause there was no Link option at the local store. It had to be shared.

There's only about four days left of the Kickstarter campaign ‼️

Our Life: Now & Forever Kickstarter

Our Life: Now & Forever is a nostalgic Visual Novel where you create your own character and grow from childhood to adulthood with your two closest neighbors. It’s currently in development by GB Patch Games.

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[dreamtydraw]

get this crumb to understand my ship please...

[aoi1dee]

another commission has been completed!! thank you so much @kayohhey for commissioning me!! <3

[covehearted]

[srenorsomethin9]

One of my favorite moments of the demo update:

LOOK AT QIU'S FACE LMAOO

[its-alex-drawing]

lets gooooo

[iwrite-sinsandtragedies]

Day 6 — Different Season ₊˚✧ ﾟ

Submission for @goldengroovy's @olnfweek2024

MC: Micha

This is a direct prequel to Day 2 — Sick Days btw 😂Micha is well aware of what is about to happen but he's not going to let it stop him from living his goddamned life, thank you very much!

I imagine it's the first snow of the year. I don't know how fast snow piles up in Golden Grove but, as a member of the maple country, I can tell you that it's not rare to get three feet within an hour. So, I'm going to pretend that is also the case here 😌✨It started falling on their morning walk to school and by the time lunch rolled around, the school yard was ripe for the picking! Micha was so exited, hands fluttering and bouncing on his heels, the gang has never seen him smile so big before 🥺💖

And then Mrs. Murray had to call an ambulance right after recess when Micha was promptly carted in on Baxter's back, blue lips and well on his way to nap town 🤣 stubborn, reckless little brat.

[covesdadappreciation]

Tamarack: look under there

Darren: under where

Tamrack: you fool. you absolute moron. you are such a monumental idiot that you don't even realize what you just said. i am a verbal magician-

[orion4ever]

hi so im the person who requested the derren/outcasted reader and AHHH it was great!!! thank you so much!!!

i wanted to request another ren fic, this like with a trans masc reader

basically its just ren comes out to the reader as trans and then we’re just like “wait your trans? me too!”

have a good day or night! don’t rush and take care of yourself! thank you!

Author’s Note: Hello! I am glad you liked it , I was worried I didn’t portray her correctly! I hope you enjoy this one as well ^^ Although since we didn’t get much info about Renee and her transition for now, I wrote this under the assumption that she has warmed up and mellowed out over time.

Also I totally wrote this with them being in high school but then remembered that in Step 3, they are probably not in high school anymore so I changed it to be a local community college.

Pairing: Renee Murray x TransMasc! MC

🥾🍁

Renee was worried about people’s opinions of hers changing when they found out that she was trans.

Would she be seen as somewhat hypocritical to her younger self? Would people still want to be friends even if she was a girl? How would they treat her now?

While she is way more happy and content now truly understanding her feelings and identity, coming out is a very nerve-wracking experience.

You had been the first to know, of course. You have been Renee’s friend(and crush) for a long time and she felt that no matter what; you would be there.

She just wasn’t expecting what came next…

The school day just ended, you were packing up your backpack to go home when you felt a hand hold on to your shoulder. When you turned around, it was Ren; her newly dyed red hair glimmering in the classroom's fluorescent lights.

“MC,” Renee greeted, her mouth appearing to smile but her eyebrows were worried.

“Oh, Hey Renee” you greeted in return, slinging your heavy backpack over your shoulder. “We’re still hanging out at the bridge today?” You asked, tilting your head towards your friend.

“Uh. Yeah, obviously… Let’s hurry. I-.” She paused on her words before continuing. “I want to tell you something important.” She finished, feeling more sure of yourself.

“Something important? Important enough that you can’t tell me here?” You had teased a little bit, moving towards the door while Renee followed with a nervous chuckle.

“I want to tell you somewhere more private, so yeah.” She answered, walking out the classroom door and through the hallway with them.

“I understand.” You nodded.

After crowd-surfing and dodging other students, the both of you got off campus and made your way over to the familiar patch of woods near the hiking trail.

While the trip felt short for you, to Renee; this trip over to the bridge alcove felt like hours. She overthought your reaction to her coming out as a girl and played around with her gloves to distract herself.

“Is there something wrong?” You had asked, stopping in front of the diner on the way to the remote bridge. “You’ve been a little restless..?” You added, looking gently at her.

Her unease lessened when she noticed your genuine expression, appreciating how supportive you are.

“I will be ok... It's just related to what I wanted to tell you.” Renee reassured, who started walking again.

“You’re kinda worrying me a little bit, Ren” you admitted, following a bit behind her. “Is it something bad?” You asked.

Renee paused a little bit but answered, peaking over her shoulder at you. “Depends on what you think is ‘bad’..”

You didn’t reply, you didn’t have a clue what this secret information could be.

Finally, the two of you made it, Renee got comfortable and leaned on the bridge. While she didn’t say it straight up ;she was hinting for you to join her side.

You stepped towards her but didn’t lean on the bridge. “Ren, What's wrong?” You asked again. “Did something happen?”

Renee looked nervous but replied “No, nothing happened. I have something I need to tell you.” She took a deep breath before continuing.

“I need to be honest, I have been having identity issues; for most of my life at this point.”

She admits, her hand moving towards her nape. 

“After a while, I think I finally get it.” Renee then moved her gaze away from the bridge and faced you.

“I am a girl. I’m trans..”

The woods went silent, the both of you staring at each other. Renee teared up a little, really worried that she was about to lose you over this. Before the silent woods could swallow her, you replied.

“Oh! Me too!” You chuckled. Renee went deadpanned, her hand that was resting on her nape fell to her side.

“what.” She raised an eyebrow. “Oh, Uh. Not the girl part, I’m trans too!” You elaborated with an equally nervous smile. Renee, just in case asked.

“Do you accept me?” You looked over surprised that she would think you wouldn’t.

“Of course! This is awesome, I am really happy that you finally understand yourself!”

You said supportively.

“I can say I understand too. I guess we both get to start this new journey together huh?” You smiled.

“When did you know you were a guy?” Renee asked, acknowledging that you came out too.

“A while ago. I just didn’t find a moment to tell you.” You shrugged a little, shoving your cold hands in your jacket pockets.

The two of you stood there in silence, Renee turned back towards the side of the bridge. You joined by her side. Renee sheepishly put her pale hand in your pocket to hold your hand, which you held back.

“Is this ok?” Renee asked, side-eyeing you.

“Yeah.” You said quietly with a little blush.

It was silent again, but there was more question that you needed an answer to.

“What do wanna be referred to now? Still Ren?” You side-eyed her back.

“Call me Renee.” She answered with a smile.

“Okay, Renee” you replied for the last time, rubbing your thumb on her hand.

[kayohhey]

Day 1: Soulmates/First Meet

Marie wasn't as into romance as her brother Liam but.. Maybe she'd give this one a try.

Submission for @goldengroovy 's @olnfweek2024

I literally just woke up and did this BUT YEAH I wanted to draw Marie and Renee since they are my lovely little sapphics

[olteacup-writes]

gn!MC x Renee (Step 1)

sum: mc who favorites ren and looks up to her <3

note; since this is set in step 1 renee will be refereed to with he/him and the name Darren !!

im not the best at writing and don't really know how to write that well so please forgive me for any mistakes or the bad grammar :3

The first time Darren saw you was when he went to his mom’s class, you just had this look in your eyes. Basically mesmerizing by him, he could practically see the stars in your eyes, he didn’t know how to feel.

It was… strange? Qiu would be talking to you but you’d just be looking at him, why him? He didn’t understand what you saw in him, he just shrugged it off and thought it was because he was older, kids tend to look up to older kids. It didn’t make sense when he grabbed Baxter, Baxter was older than him and you were still focusing on him!

You said bye to him first, before Qiu and Baxter? He found it weird, he even asked Qiu about it! Of course Qiu didn’t have anything to say, “they probably just think you’re cool, Darren.” Maybe he was right.

He wasn’t sure, he wasn’t sure when he caught the walnut in his mouth, he wasn’t sure if you’d thrown in on purpose. Did you mean for it to get to him? When you looked down and waved at him, he wasn’t sure what to feel, he looked away. But he was kinda glad, he liked how it came from you. It made him feel kind of special in a way, he knows it wasn’t on purpose, there’s no way you intentionally made him get the walnut.

Still next time you guys hanged out he smiled a bit, he was excited to ride his bike. He was excited to race, and he might’ve been a bit excited to see you.. he liked your helmet! And once again you greeted him first, once you all got to the park you even raced with him and Qiu! Your reason was… something, “if Darren’s racing, I’ll race too.”

How were you not embarrassed? Apparently you were good at riding bikes.. and fast, it was basically a race between you and Qiu, that was until you fell from your bike. You stopped talking to Qiu and started to look around, you were looking for something.. or someone. You were looking for him, he knew it, you caught his eye before you fell.

Of course you got injured when you fell, it was a scratch on your hand, it was bleeding. He winced at the impact, but he still crouched down and asked if you were okay. He was concerned… it was a bad injury! And you just looked so.. scared? Well that probably wasn’t the right word.

You were smiling, the moment he asked if you were okay there was a stupid grin on your face. It replaced the tears that gathered in your eyes, Qiu offered his bandanna since neither of them had bandaids. You refused at first, you insisted you could do it yourself and that you didn’t need help, but Darren could see you struggling.

He took it upon himself to help you, Qiu almost told him not to but you quickly let him help. Of course you did, he was your favorite after all, right? Darren had to admit he kinda liked having you around, usually people looked up to Qiu, him included. But with you around he got to feel like that, he understood why Qiu had his big ego now.

shhh this sucks but i wanted to give it a try anyways :3

please note that im not good at writing and i just wanted to do this as a silly little thing! im not shakespeare and there's going to be A LOT of mistakes in my writing. i kinda rushed this since i just made it while at the doctors office lol