my our life mc tobias(they/them) in that one charity moment!! wasn’t going to draw or post any ol fanart yet but i thought, ‘THE ANKLET!!’ but i will definitely make more soon. changed my style a bit for this because i got overwhelmed by my usual:’))
You know, I’m overdue for posting some more of my fan novelization for Our Life: Beginnings & Alwaysby@gb-patch. What say we continue the Step 2 moment Road Trip snippet I posted here? Jamie and Cove are still awkwardly trying to get closer to that line between friendship and something more. It’s so hard when you have a crush on your best friend isn’t it? It’s especially hard as a young teen.
As always, thank you to everyone who enjoys my writing and sends me such kind words, reblogs, and likes, particularly the lovely @gb-patch, as well as this game that inspires me so much. You are all so kind and encouraging to me whenever I post another teaser clip of this first draft.
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“What do you like for another person, Jamie?” Cove asked, the words coming out so delicately it had been a wonder that he managed them.
It took Jamie a moment to register the question, and all she could think of was every detail about Cove - from his eyes to his hair to his face and physique and just… “Everything about you.”
The words slipped out of Jamie almost of their own accord, but she did nothing to take them back.
Cove gasped at the admission, his eyes widening in shock as his mouth fell open. There was no hint of tease to her tone, no trace of exaggeration. Her voice was as delicate and earnest as he had ever heard it. He went utterly still, unable to do anything but stare at Jamie as his face burned even hotter, his blush practically reaching all the way to his toes.
It was a lot to hear. Jamie knew that. She lost count of the amount of times she had called Cove cute, but this time felt different. It was as if she had come just one step short of an outright confession. She had overwhelmed him, but she couldn’t find it in herself to regret telling him the truth; she adored him.
Now they were both flirting with each other. More than that, now they both knewthat they were flirting.
So for my MC, she doesn’t realize that she has a crush on him until Step 2 starts. For Cove, he gradually grew a crush on her through the 5 year gap. They’re both really dense for not realizing each other’s feelings till the end of Step 2 LOL
Look at these precious babies fumbling about during their awkward teen years~!
What a delightful mixture of creepy and cute Yandere!Cove and Yandere!MC/Jamie are. That reassuring hug MC gave after Cove felt the need to stay up and watch all night is just so cute in that messed up yandere way~!
I was convinced to post the rest of the Yandere drawings, so here’s the rest of the doodle dump!
Mmm yesss… this is good yandere x yandere love. They love each other so gosh darn much. They look so soft and cute and huggable and also vaguely terrifying. Perfect.
If Cove was a yandere, he’d absolutely be a soft yandere who’d never intentionally harm Jamie/MC. (Like Sunny Day Jack.) He’d just have his clinginess ratcheted up from 10 to 12.
My first fanart of Cove, main character from Our life : Beginning and Always (@gb-patch) to celebrate the launch of the last DLC If you are feeling down, treat yourself with this heart-warming game, you will have happy tears and a wonderful story to remember.
Jamie sees Jeremy almost instantly. Besides being hard to miss with that green hair of his, he’s the only guy who seems to be sulking at the wedding. With a smile on their face, Jamie approaches the small grump, who in turn just seems to sulk moreif that was even possible.
“You know,” Jamie says with a chuckle and brushing their hair out of their face, “just because I invited you, didn’t mean you had to come.”
Jeremy pouts and avoids Jamie’s eyes. “I wanted to come.” It’s a blatant lie and they both know it. Jeremy hates social gatherings, but he heard Nurse Lynn’s voice encouraging him to come. So–against his better judgment–Jeremy showed up, knowing it would make Jamie happy.
“Good.” Jamie grins devilishly. “Then come dance with me.”
Before Jeremy can refuse, Jamie is pulling him to the dance floor.
Jamie watches their sister with a soft gaze as she stands in the middle of their park. Once this place had seemed so large, but now the swings and monkey bars look miniature as adults. Jamie watches as Liz places a hand against one of the poles. She pulls away only to find flecks of paint and rust on her fingertips.
“It’s a shame,” she mumbles. Jamie waits for her to finish, but she never does. Though Jamie thinks they understand what Liz means. It’s heartbreaking to see something they care about so much to fall into such a state of disuse, but there have never been many kids besides them in Sunset Bird.
Cove watches as Jamie hops across the sidewalk with a look of concentration on their face and frowns to himself when he doesn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. “What are you doing?” he asks.
Startled, Jamie loses their balance and does a little wiggle as they try to find steady feet. “I can’t touch the cracks!”
“What? Why?” Cove asks, even more confused than before by the look of fear that crosses Jamie’s face.
“Lizzie said if you step on a crack, you break your mother’s back,” Jamie whispers, eyes widening as they look down.
Cove also looks down to see his feet firmly stepping on a crack in the sidewalk and instantly tears burn his eyes. “Jamie…” his voice wavers as he looks up at his friend.
“I-I’m sure she’s fine!” Jamie panics as Cove begins to cry, and Jamie rushes him into their house to have their moms call just to make sure.
Noelani and Pam stare at Cliff, seriously contemplating his words.
“What?”
“Are you reallysure you’re up to watching the kids on your own?” Lani asks gently, concern evident in her warm eyes.
“Of course,” Cliff states, and maybe he straightens his shoulders just the slightest to prove his point.
Pam, on the other hand, does not seem convinced. “Huh.” Her lips curl in a smirk. “And where are the kids now?”
“Waiting at my front door while I get your permission,” he states, but he sees the amusement in their eyes when they look behind him. He turns around and looks toward his house, where four young kids should have been sitting on the front step, and finds it empty. “Not again,” he groans while Pam and Lani chuckle.
“Don’t worry,” Lani eases his worries, “I saw Lizzie point toward the playground. They haven’t gone far.”
It’s been a long time since I’ve done a fan comic :O Pls ignore all the laziness and cheesiness lol
I’ve been having a lot of fun playing through Our Life: Beginnings & Always. I was playing on android but I couldn’t get the wedding DLC to work so I caved in and am now playing it on my old surface after pigging out on all the other DLCs lol. Cove is such a cutie tho, so I don’t regret anything. :>
Cove James Holden from “Our Life: Beginnings & Always” is now available as a plush for a limited time only! The design featured is his Step 3 “young adult” stage. Cove’s grown up and is ready to move from Sunset Bird right to your house. Though, he’ll come through the door this time instead of the window.
Plus, every Step 3 Cove plushie comes with a key for the actual Step 3 DLC!
It’ll only be on sale for 21 days and after that this Step 3 Cove plushie won’t be available again. Thank you to everyone who gets the little ocean guy!!
Congratulations on your wedding, everyone ️! This DLC is in the running for the longest expansion word-count-wise, added way more new art assets than prior DLCs, and is very alteration heavy with tons of ways to impact the script. We went pretty all out, haha. I hope you have a nice time during this special moment in your Our Life story.
Features:
Begin the experience by planning each element of your wedding: selecting the venues, deciding on traditions to include or exclude, picking out your clothes, and so on
End the novel by playing through your crafted wedding day
Includes new character sprite art, background locations, and more
Increases the overall playtime by multiple hours
You can purchase it on Itch or Steam and there’s a little discount during launch week (the other DLCs are also on sale). Sale ends on February 14th!
Plus, if you download the Voice Name DLC, you’ll finally be able to hear Step 4 Cove say your name chosen off the voiced name screen! It’s really sweet.
We’ve also released an update to all the prior DLCs and the base game to fix/improve the builds. You can re-download those files on Itch or let Steam update them for you, depending on where you have the game.
A lot has come together for this release, it’s been great to really make it happen. And this is the final major DLC we had in the original plans for our beloved Cove Holden. I can’t believe it. Maybe somehow, someday he’ll be back, but no matter what you’ll be able to relive the lovely moments we have with him now. As always, thank you for playing
Guest art done by MELLodrawmatic on Twitter. And fun fact, that’s the same artist who made the very original Cove design sheets way back in the summer of 2017. Time flies.
Some of my favourite moments from each of the steps in this beautifully written story. Hard to pick one, there’s so many sweet moments, other characters included, but I will always be biased towards the romance. Just can’t help myself. It is just a little, very unfinished preview of something I’d want to finish someday. I really want to do a proper tribute piece, this game is made of pure, genuine love, and I am so thankful I got to experience it. I seriously cannot praise it enough.
