Hey Martha, I have a request. I'll keep it short.
Aemond, mirror and "I'm going to ruin you for anyone else."
I LOVE this prompt! I hope it tickles your fancy!
After The Study Session
Modern Aemond Targaryen x fem reader
Can be read as a one shot but reads best as part 2 to After The Closing Shift
Word count: 4k+
About: Through the chaos of college and work, yours and Aemond's friendship continues to shift in a new direction. Jason can't seem to accept he's lost you. You and Aemond take matters into your hands to make sure he knows it.
Includes: Plot with lots of porn featuring Aemond and reader being cheeky, mirror kink, vaginal fingering, Aemond being possessive, phone kink, exhibitionism, mild degradation, and unprotected protected vaginal sex
Note: Hello lovely reader! You all loved the phone so much in After The Closing Shift I had to bring it back bigger and better! This is filthy. I hope you enjoy it. Mwah!
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The days following what happened after that closing shift were a blur. On top of studying for finals, you picked up a few extra shifts at the restaurant to help pay for your car’s repairs. It wasn’t even that old! But it seemed as soon as one thing started acting up, a hydra effect followed and three more things went wrong. A weird rattle, some obscene squeaking, and a smell that definitely wasn’t normal. And, as if to make matters worse, it turned out the tires were in need of replacement. Great. Just great!
Aemond picked you up a couple more times from work, too. While things never escalated as quickly as the first time, innocence still flew out the window once inside the privacy of his black Mercedes.
Things were different between you two, now. Not in any bad way. Just, different. After the stormy car sex he indeed took you back to his place for the night. Still heated and bold, he joined you and fucked you again against the shower wall. Hot water washed away the mess of sex in a haze of humidity.
Aemond still lived at home, and the Targaryen estate was lavish enough that he had his own wing: bedroom, bathroom, and study. Helaena was off at college, and Aegon was off doing whatever he did during the middle of the night, so you two didn’t have to worry about untimely sibling interruption.
As promised, he gave you one of his t-shirts to sleep in. Soft, worn, and cozy; you joined him in his bed and sleep had come quickly.
Over the span of the next two weeks that was, unknowingly, the last moment of peace.
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Finals were right around the corner. You and Aemond had different majors, but electives granted some overlap. You both had the same ancient civilization class and second year sign language. His major was for library science with the goal of becoming either a library director or archivist – perhaps both, if he could swing it right.
Aemond had a wicked sharp mind and he happily led study sessions for your shared classes in the university's library. You never knew him to be easily distracted. With how things were different between you now, however… On more than one occasion his hand slipped down the front of your bottoms, or bunched them down around your thighs, while he covered your mouth as he brought you to peak on his fingers. If both his hands were otherwise occupied, you buried your face in his neck to silence your pleasure. He always made sure to reserve tucked away tables.
It was incredibly distracting.
Yet, still, an even larger distraction clouded your mind. Jason Lannister.
Despite your repeated assurance that you were done with Jason, he persisted. Relentlessly. The fact he overheard you riding Aemond to and through orgasm seemed to matter little. Later, when things finally calmed down from the passionate storm, curiosity made you check your calls: Jason, incoming, over three minutes. He heard everything. You wondered how much of the hushed dirty talk he overheard. ("Listen, okay, I deserved that after all the shit I've put you through," he had said during one of your later arguments.)
Anytime you were with your best friend you made sure to have your phone either on silent or vibrate.
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Tonight, vibrate mode.
You and Aemond finished a marathon study session in his wing and were praising all the God's that you were done. It was Friday night, you actually had the night off, and one of the obscure streaming apps just dropped a new anthology series in the same vein as Love Death + Robots. DoorDash dropped dinner off so you didn't even have to get dressed to go out. Nope. Tonight it was you, Aemond, a new show, your favorite food, and some much earned relaxation.
Sometime during the second episode, Aemond, as he liked to do, used your lap as a pillow and you idly ran your fingers through his hair. You tucked your phone beneath the opposite thigh he rested on. It'd been relatively quiet all afternoon and evening, but now it buzzed with two missed calls. "Do you need to get that, bunny?" He asked, peering up at you from the cushion of your thighs.
"Uhm… no, probably not. It can go to voicemail," you answered with more nerves than you intended.
It was enough to pique Aemond's attention. He looked at you suspiciously. "Who is it?"
"It doesn't matter. Whoa! Look! I think this guy is gonna be offered on that stone slab we saw earlier. He's being led to it by those forest freaks!" You prayed distraction would work. This episode was extremely interesting and Aemond hardly blinked until your phone started going off.
He didn't buy it. "Is it still Jason?"
Half a dozen emotions played across your face all at once before you flinched, shrugged, and answered, "yes?"
Aemond's expression, somehow, remained neutral. Though, you saw restrained emotion in the fine muscles of his face; irritation. "Still? Please tell me you're not thinking about getting back with him."
"No! No no no no. I really meant it when I said I'm done. He just keeps trying, ya know? Ugh. No matter how many times I tell him to stop he keeps coming back!" You groaned, frustrated. "And are you kidding, Aems? I haven't been able to think about him or anyone else since the storm in your car…,” you said with pinkened cheeks. “And all the times in the library?” You admitted further, cheeks much more red.
Any trace of anger shifted into pure mischief. “Mm... I was hoping you’d say that.”
“I mean it,” you replied. As engrossed in the episode as you had been, it no longer held your attention while Aemond looked at you like that. “I feel like we’ve hardly got a break since the storm. With work, prepping for finals, homework… and that fucking essay! Agh I swear it’s gonna haunt my dreams for the next week.”
“Hm…,” he hummed, eye sly. “You did very well on it. If I were your professor I’d give you a perfect score. Maybe a couple extra points if you wore these leggings into class when you turned it in.” As he spoke he rolled onto his belly with one arm folded beneath him for support. The fingers of the other played across one of your thighs in annunciation. He eyed his motion appreciatively before turning his gaze back up to you. On the tv someone was definitely screaming, and there was definitely chanting with one of the creepiest film scores you’d heard. Yet, neither of you paid the climax of the episode any mind.
“Aemond…,” his name left your mouth in a whisper. “You can’t look at me like that and expect me to be normal about it.”
“Maybe I don’t want you to be normal about it.”
Your belly flipped and flopped; anticipation and excitement made your breath shudder. This side of your best friend was straight up sinful. The more you two stole these moments away together, the more you wondered how you were able to live without them. And, even moreso, how you were able to stay with Jason when this was right here all along. Two years of on-again off-again happiness, turmoil, and every emotion between. It all seemed such a waste, now, knowing you could have spent those two years with Aemond; not only as best friends, but as his. “You’re such an asshole…,” you said a little too endearingly.
He grinned. Playful.
Reaching, you touched over the left side of his face. He had such a lovely face. Angled, sharp, sleek. As much as he’d roll his eye anytime you mentioned it, he truly looked like a marble statue of ancient antiquity. You traced over the lower portion of his scar that marred from cheek to forehead, mindful to not bother the patch he wore to cover his damaged eye. A terrible childhood accident left it completely dead; colorless, like that of a blind man. Instead of removing it for a prosthetic, he kept it and covered it with an eyepatch. You’d seen him many times without it but it was habitual for him to keep it on. Because, unfortunately, even after all these years, it still made him self-conscious.
He leaned into your touch. "Mm… tell me again how you can't think of anyone else." Turning his head he kissed the inside of your hand, eye an impish sliver of brilliant blue.
"No one else," you answered. "Only you."
"Such a good girl. My good, sweet girl."
At the same time, Aemond leaned up, and you leaned down, mouths colliding in a searing kiss. His lips were soft and warm, yet somehow yours were softer and warmer against his. He stood and urged you up, too, guiding you from the couch to his bed. There, he gently pushed you back onto it. The thread count was higher than anything you owned and it smelled a little like clean laundry and a little like him. With him atop you – your kiss growing heavier and needier by the second – and one of his hands roaming over you, your core ached.
How easily he made you need him.
"You should have told me Jason hasn't been leaving you alone," he said, squinting down at you with a small dark grin. One of his hands wrapped around both of your wrists as he held them above your head. "I could have made him stop by now." He leaned down to kiss you again, taking the time to nip at your bottom lip and kiss along your jaw; slowly, and with meaning.
"Can we stop talking about him?" Your question edged on a whimper when he bit at your neck and gently sucked the skin between his teeth. “I literally don’t give a shit about him and he just won’t stop calling and texting. I thought he might have caught on to the hint by now…” Beneath him, your thighs spilled open enough to accommodate his trim hips. Your knees pushed into his slender waist as you pulled him closer into you. Even his fucking sweats were softer than anything you owned – Targaryens and their insane money. His arousal strained against the material. Your own concealed excitement radiated between your thighs. It was impossible to tell who was hotter – him, or you – when he ground himself against your cunt through your leggings.
He groaned softly by your ear at the sensation, nipping your lobe. “Next time he calls, I’m answering it.”
Heat flooded to your core as goosebumps erupted upon your entire body. In your mind you saw your call log. Incoming, Jason, three minutes. Aemond told you he hung up but he never did. Now, he meant to do it again. Deliberately. With the full intention of telling Jason Lannister to fuck off one more time. Young, and hot blooded, and full to the brim with testosterone, he’d make his point clear.
Aemond’s bunny.
Releasing your wrists from his hold, he leaned up and you did too, watching as he moved across the room. He walked to where your phone lay on the floor and picked it up, putting it in his pocket. You both knew Jason would be calling again soon. Despite the breakup being his fault, he was having a hard time accepting it. Dumbass. A pretty, handsome, smooth-talking dumbass. If his heart was filled with the old-money gold of his family’s name, he’d be a proper himbo. But, alas, it definitely was not.
Wearing a new smirk, now, Aemond held his hand out to you. A wave of butterflies filled your belly as you stood from his bed and walked over to him. Immediately he discarded his shirt before pulling yours off, too. Stepping behind you, he unclasped your bra with a quick flick of his fingers and pushed you in the opposite direction; a line of clothing in your wake. The wall to the side of his closet was lined with mirrors, and that’s the direction he led you. An idea sprung to mind and a second wave of butterflies filled your belly. “Aems, what’re you…?”
“Shh…,” he interrupted, running one hand up your exposed belly, up between your bare breasts, until his fingers delicately wrapped around your neck. Your bodies pressed together and he made the softest, most delicious noise behind you as his rigid cock pressed against the small of your back. He held your phone in his free hand, and with a swipe of his thumb the camera clicked on. “A little secret, a little surprise… what do you think, bunny?” He asked low by your ear.
Through the mirror you watched him watch you; his single eye keen on the subtlety of your growing arousal. He loomed above you, the difference of your height on full display through the mirror’s face. Your neck fit so perfectly in his grasp. You nodded, breathless and dreamy, and as soon as you said “okay” you heard the quiet click of your camera's shutter.
“Good girl…,” he purred, taking photo after photo of differing angles and poses. “Let’s see what Lannister has to say about these, hm? God, we should have done this a long time ago.”
You ached with need. Never before had you taken photos like this with someone else. You had no idea it would be such a turn on. “I know, but we’ve been so busy,” you managed to croak out, the connection between your mouth and brain already beginning to shut off.
“I’m never too busy for you.” He slipped your phone back into his pocket. Using both hands, now, he traced down the slope of your sides until he met the band of your bottoms. He began tugging them down. The natural shimmy of your hips unintentionally (or perhaps wholly intentionally) ground your backside against his hardness. He groaned somewhere deep in his throat, chuckling, as he looked at you through the mirror. “Such a little tease.” He snapped a few more photos before working your underwear down. Once you were out of them he pocketed them greedily.
You reached around and grabbed his cock through his sweats, squeezing and working your hand over it. The choked sound he made had you giggling behind a bitten lip. “Aems, please. Fuck… you’re so hard. I need to have you inside me again.”
It took everything he had to push your hands away. “Not yet, baby girl. I wanna play with your pretty pussy for a little bit first. Make you all whiney and squirmy.”
As if you weren’t already whiney and squirmy enough.
He kicked your feet apart to spread your legs more. “Watch,” he said. Angling your bodies, he stood so you could both see his hand move between your thighs. He dragged his fingers up through your folds, testing your wetness, and rubbed the slick around your already swollen clit. “You’re so fucking wet already. I bet you could take three fingers right now without even working up to it.” Without wasting another moment he slipped one long slender digit into your body. You both gasped. He swirled it around and your pussy squelched with the movement.
A blush crept into your cheeks at the realization of just how wet you were, and he laughed darkly, lowly, behind you. He added a second. All of those beautiful nerve endings along your walls sang with his touch. When he brushed against that roughened spongy spot inside of you, one of your hands flew to the mirror to brace yourself upon your arm. “Holy shit…! Right there, fuck! Please– don’t stop.”
He didn’t. “I’m going to ruin you for anyone else,” he said as he stayed there, right there, fingering you until your pretty eyes were rolled up behind your eyelids. He feathered your clit with his thumb, his forearm flexing with the intensity of his motions. If he looked down he could see what he was doing. If he looked in the mirror he could see what he was doing. And same for you, too – all with his cock still pressed into your back. He had ruined you for anyone else. Ever since the storm in his car, no one else even drifted through your thoughts.
“Oh my god, yes…!” You tensed against him, muscles shaking with the exertion of your building orgasm. The combination of his soft, low, praising voice by your ear, and the unrelenting force of his wrist, had you cresting in the next instant. Bliss washed over you in a lovely wave of brilliance and warmth. You melted back into him, the tightened walls of your body easing and relaxing around his fingers.
“Can you give me one more?” He asked, grinning at you when you turned your face to meet his.
You nodded, still catching your breath. “Yeah, Aems, I can.”
He worked you up again. A little easier this time, however, so he wouldn’t completely overstimulate your senses before he could bury himself inside of you. You were so good and he only wanted to make you feel good. Amidst the finger fucking – you were grinding back against his hand, head tilted back and moaning so prettily – your phone began ringing its vibrating pattern. “I told you earlier I was gonna answer it and I meant it,” he crooned at you, showing you the screen with Jason’s name on it. He clicked the speakerphone on.
“Why the fuck would you send those to me? I’ve been trying to call you for–”
“ –and yet here you are, calling again. Seriously, Lannister, how many times does she have to tell you she’s done before you get it through your head?” Aemond asked, holding the phone in front of both of you so the speaker would catch any noise, large and small alike. “We’re a little busy. Tell him what you told me earlier, baby. He needs to hear it,” he said as he shoved a third finger into you.
You cried out, already nearly blissed out, gasping as he rammed you with the full force of three digits. “Oh my fucking god, yes, Aemond, yes yes yes,” you panted, totally and completely uncaring of how scandalous the scenario was. Despite the filth of it (or perhaps in spite of the filth), you loved it. “Fuck off, Jason. Stop calling me and leave me alone,” you said through a building orgasm. “Aemond’s ruined me for anyone else. Especially you. You cheating piece–,” before you could finish, climax ripped through your body for a second time and any words you were prepared to say were drowned by sounds of release.
Between your peak, and Aemond’s rumbling praises, Jason ended the call.
After catching your breath, you laughed. You couldn’t stop yourself. “Can’t believe that just happened!”
Aemond nuzzled into your neck and pulled you back to his bed where he fell atop it with you. “That should shut him up,” he said with way too much satisfaction; not at all regretting anything.
You looked up at him, bold and daring and mischievous. “I don’t think it will… I think he needs one more good solid reminder. To make sure he really knows he’s lost me.”
“What’re you thinking, bunny?”
You tugged his sweats down with zero hesitation. You tugged his briefs down with even less hesitation. His cock slapped up against his pelvis and you clenched around nothing at the sight of it, at the memory of riding him until you were silly with pleasure. You needed to feel him again. Needed to have his cum dripping from you again. He was the perfect size to stretch your body in the most delicious ways, and as much as you loved his fingers and mouth on you, you craved for more. “Let’s call him again. No speaker phone this time though. Let’s video call him,” your said with bright eyes; excited at the perversion of it.
“You naughty little thing,” Aemond growled down at you, his own eye mirroring yours. You were already facing the mirrored wall, and he flipped you onto your belly and propped your ass up. “Keep those knees under you and keep that ass up. Fuck, baby, you’re so sexy like this.”
You gladly followed his instructions and wiggled your hips in anticipation. “C’mon Aemond, ruin me,” you teased, looking at him from over your shoulder. He didn’t need to be told twice. He lined up with your dripping cunt and sunk into you with enough force to push the air out of your lungs.
Lean, sharp hips slammed against the soft flesh of your upturned asscheeks. “Taking me so well, baby girl. Fuck. Your pussy is so pretty stretched around me like this," he said, big hands spreading your ass apart so he could watch himself stroke in and out of you. Each time he pulled out, his cock glistened with your arousal. It sent his balls aching.
You, somehow, managed to call Jason and he actually answered. When he picked up you saw he was assumedly alone in his bedroom. "Hello? Oh Jesus Christ, you guys. Seriously?"
You had the back camera on and pointed at the mirror so Jason was able to see everything through the reflection. Your face was partially covered from the phone, and Aemond kept his attention downcast to where he thrust into you, the sound of skin on skin slapping through the phone's speakers. "Wanted you to see, Jason," you said through moans, pressing further against Aemond. "Didn't know if you believed the last call. I wanted you to see."
Behind you, Aemond picked up his pace and pressure, slamming into you with renewed vigor. "Just know how well I'm treating her now. And she's getting her pussy ate. Perhaps we'll call and show you that one of these times, too. I always knew you were worthless. Yet you still had the audacity to cheat on her. Fucking scumbag."
Still, Aemond fucked you harder. He wasn't holding back and neither were you. He pulled you up harshly, one arm wrapping around the front of your shoulders while the hand of the other gripped onto one of your hips, squeezing as he held you in place. The angle of the camera gave a new view; your bouncing tits almost as distracting as Aemond ramming in and out of you. There were entire categories on porn sites dedicated to stuff like this, and here Jason was getting it for free.
You didn't know or care about his feelings or reaction. All you cared about was how fucking good Aemond felt inside you.
"I get it. Piss off, both of you," Jason said before he hung up.
Your ex's words barely registered in your brain as Aemond chased his high, pushing you higher and higher all the while. A third orgasm rippled through you with an intensity that had you weightless. Perfectly numb, and light, and satisfied to your bones. He wasn't far behind; your flexing walls sent his cock twitching and unloading his spend against the deepest part of your body. As he pulled out, slowly and carefully and hesitantly, his cum dribbled from your cunt.
"My perfect girl," he rumbled; emptied and sated. "Was that too much?" He asked as he leaned back on his bed with you, scooping you against him in post-climax bliss.
You rested your head on the space below his shoulder, fingertips trailing languidly over the patch of hair at the center of his chest. You hummed. Musing. "No, I don't think so," you finally said. "I think it's exactly what he needed and deserved." Tilting your head, you kissed the underside of his jaw. "I'm all yours, Aems."
"All mine."
Comfortable silence followed. You listened to the steady drum of his heart; fingertips tracing from the hair on his chest to the fine hair below his navel, and all back again. Looking up at him, you said, “I think we should start telling people we’re together.”
“Let’s. I don’t think it’ll be much of a surprise to everyone, bunny,” he said, shifting to look down at you, too. “I can’t wait to see Lannister’s face next time we see him.”
You tried your best to not giggle. “Think he’ll tell others about it?”
“I don't give a shit. Long as he and everyone else know you're mine."
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Time for another dive into the code! This time we're doing Warm, Moderate, and Cold Cove again, but for the transition between Step 2 to 3 instead of 1 to 2.
As a refresher to those who might not remember the original post talking about how it works from Step 1 to 2:
When making certain decisions in how you interact with Cove, the game will give you either warm points or cold points. These points are calculated at the end of the step to determine whether your Cove in the following Step will be warm, moderate, or cold. If you have more cold than warm points, the game will only use the cold ones, and same for having more warm than cold points. The points not used are essentially "thrown away."
A "warm" Cove is friendlier to others and cracks more jokes, a "moderate" Cove is closest to his Step 1 self, and a "cold" Cove is quieter and more blunt. They all interact with the MC similarly, except a warm Cove is more likely to tease the MC and not be as dependent while a cold Cove is more likely to side with/cling to them. His relationships with others will still be similar regardless of whether he's "warm," "moderate," or "cold," but how he expresses himself in those relationships may be different.
The warm-to-cold variation is a spectrum that goes from Warm, Warm-Moderate, Moderate, Cold-Moderate, and Cold. There is no Warm Cove who will do Cold Cove things and vice versa. With Warm-Moderate and Cold-Moderate, the idea is that you have a mostly Warm/Cold Cove respectively but with some mild variation.
There is a variable for "moderate" points in the game's code, but it goes unused in the game itself, meaning that a moderate Cove is more of a "default." If you were to go from the start of Step 1 and immediately to the end without doing any moments, that would be the best way of getting a "moderate" Cove. Engaging in moments is more likely to make your Cove warm/cold, so if you've played the game a lot and always go through a lot of moments without using the Cove Creator to change his personality, you could get a Moderate Cove for a potentially different experience.
In terms of the rules on how to get a warm/cold Cove, it varies. If the MC calls Cove out, teases him, includes/talks about other people, and encourages Cove to be more outgoing or do new things, he's more likely to be warm. Taking Cove's side, being protective of him, speaking up for him rather than letting him do it himself, and keeping things between him and the MC is more likely to make him cold. It's not a one-size-fits-all situation though, as a shy MC could make Cove warm because he's being encouraged to defend you whereas leaving Cove all by himself could make him cold.
Regardless of whether he's Warm, Moderate, or Cold, Cove will remain a sentimental introvert who gets flustered over romance.
Cove's appearance has nothing to do with whether he's warm/moderate/cold barring the rare cases where a choice might happen to overlap with it.
In terms of new information from Step 2 to 3 specifically, I'll say right away that whether your Step 2 Cove is already warm, moderate, or cold doesn't matter nor factor into how your Step 3 Cove turns out. All that matters is how you treat him in Step 2.
In addition, the point calculation works differently. In Step 1, having no more than 11 points in either Cold or Warm will give a Moderate Cove, having 12-19 points in either Cold or Warm will give a Cold-Moderate/Warm-Moderate Cove (depending on which you have more points in), and having 20 or more points will give a fully Cold/Warm Cove.
Also, if your points are tied, the game would "flip a coin" to decide whether it will opt for the cold or warm points.
However, Step 3 has more variation (well, not technically, but we'll talk about that later), first by making it even harder to get a Moderate Cove.
You only need 5 or more points in either warm/cold points to be locked out of a fully Moderate Cove (as a fully Moderate Cove would be 0-4 points). 5-9 will get you a slightly warm/cold Cove (we'll call this Moderate-Warm and Moderate-Cold for convenience), 10-14 or 15-19 (the game does two checks for this for some reason) will get you a Warm-Moderate or Cold-Moderate Cove, and having 20 or more will get you a fully Warm/Cold Cove as before.
In the case of a tie in points, the game will not do a "coin flip" anymore and will instead default to cold points.
One odd thing I will note (this wasn't relevant in the original post where I talked about Step 1->2) is that the Cove Creator actually sets some default cold/warm points as you pick the various buttons for Cove's personality.
The button on Warm gives 20 warm points and 10 cold points (again, these cold points are "thrown away" because the game only cares about what you have more of), the button between Warm and Moderate gives 12 warm points and 6 cold points, the button on Moderate gives 6 warm points and 6 cold points, the button between Moderate and Cold gives 6 warm points and 12 cold points, and the button on Cold gives 10 warm points and 20 cold points. These are the same points applied in any step where you can use the Cove Creator to change Cove's personality.
Now, did you catch something there?
Due to how Step 3 changed how few points are needed to lock you out of Moderate Cove (only 5 or more), it's actually impossible to get a fully Moderate Cove using the Cove Creator to change his personality. It will give you 6 warm points and 6 cold points, which will default to the 6 cold points due to the "coin flip" removal, thus giving you a Moderate-Cold Cove.
You can actually test this yourself if you have a save at the Step 3 Cove Creator. Set Cove's personality to "Moderate" and skim through the intro narration until it starts talking about Cove's family, right here:
Cove's relationships with his family improved over the years. Kyra visited several times after that summer, and things became easier between the two.
He was also closer with his dad than ever before. You knew they talked more, and that helped prevent a lot of friction before it could start.
If you had a fully Moderate Cove, you would get one of two follow-up narrations depending on if your Step 2 Cove was warm/warm-moderate/cold-moderate/cold or fully moderate.
if Warm/Warm-Moderate/Cold-Moderate/Cold in Step 2:
Cove's personality, however, drifted back to how it was in the past. He was pretty blunt and not overly social, but he had plenty to say when he felt like it.
if Moderate in Step 2:
Cove's personality, however, was recognizable from the past. He was pretty blunt and not overly social, but he had plenty to say when he felt like it.
You won't get this narration if you chose Moderate from the Cove Creator. Instead, you would get one of these:
if Warm/Warm-Moderate/Moderate in Step 2:
However, Cove grew into someone no one would call 'social'. He kept to himself, usually. He cared for the few connections he did have, but didn't reach outside them.
if Cold-Moderate/Cold in Step 2:
However, Cove still wasn't what anyone could call 'social'. He kept to himself, usually. He cared for the few connections he did have, but didn't reach outside them.
I actually checked just to make absolutely certain that I was on the latest version of Our Life (1.7.1) and I am. It seems that in the process of trying to give more variation to Cove's personality (or just making Moderate more unlikely), the Cove Creator was left out of the equation. I'd be curious to know if this happens on older versions.
Further puzzling is that I was going to list multiple examples to show the difference between Warm/Warm-Moderate/Moderate-Warm and Moderate-Cold/Cold-Moderate/Cold (similar to what I did in the last post for Step 2 Cove), but the thing is that I could not find any.
I searched and scanned through the code in an attempt to call upon any instance where it would check for a Warm-Moderate/Moderate-Warm or Moderate-Cold/Cold-Moderate Cove specifically, and in every case the game considered them to be fully Warm and fully Cold respectively.
In other words, whereas in Step 2 you had Warm, Warm-Moderate, Moderate, Cold-Moderate, and Cold Cove, Step 3 seems to stick to a strict Warm/Moderate/Cold Cove with no in-betweens. If anyone has any evidence to the contrary then by all means, message/toss me an ask, but I couldn't find anything to suggest otherwise.
This also makes Moderate Cove the hardest to get since you would need to actually achieve it in-game by avoiding warm/cold points as much as possible. Even just going through the Step 2 intro and ending only, I don't even think you could avoid being locked out of Moderate Cove if you're playing on Fond/Crush.
Getting back to the topic of choices though, here are the options themselves that'll give you warm/cold points throughout Step 2:
Step 2 Intro
After Cove comes by to deliver the fruit bouquet (Fond/Crush only):
"Thank you!" [warm +1]
"Thanks." [warm +1]
"You are too cute sometimes." [cold +1]
When Jeremy is complaining about his parents:
You kept quiet. [cold +1]
"You shouldn't talk about your parents like that." [warm +1]
"Sorry. It must suck being forced to do something you don't want." [warm +1]
"We just said hello. You don't have to keep complaining at us." [cold +1]
"Calm down. You don't have to yell so much." [cold +1]
"Who peed in your cereal this morning?" [warm +1]
When Jeremy mocks Cove's eyebrows:
"What?" [no change]
"No! Cove's wavy eyebrows are so cool!" [warm +1]
"How can you say that when you've got a bowl cut?" [warm +1]
"Don't listen to him. They're really unique and special." [cold +1]
"Well, they are kind of silly." [warm +1]
"Apologize to Cove right now. You can't treat people like that." [cold +1]
(immediately following above choice):
You just rolled your eyes. [warm +1]
You crossed your arms over your chest. [cold +1]
You shook your head. [warm +1]
You patted Cove on the shoulder. [cold +1]
You lunged towards Jeremy! [no change]
You grinned at all of this. [warm +1]
When Derek points out the fruit bouquet once Jeremy is gone:
"I need to save it." [cold +1]
"Why not? Let's eat." [warm +1] {note that the skewers will change Step 3 Cove's left wristwear: pineapple or strawberry will take it off, grape will give him the black wristband, and melon will give him the chain bracelet and beaded wrap bracelet with the jewel}
When Elizabeth shows up to confront the MC over the fruit bouquet (if the MC chose to eat it with Derek and Cove):
"Sorry, Elizabeth..." [warm +1]
"Get over it." [warm +1]
"Well, the morning's been kind of a disaster!" [cold +1]
"We were hungry?" [cold +1]
"It wasn't us. A seagull came down and ate it all while we weren't looking!" [warm +1]
When Derek and Cove try to make an escape from Elizabeth:
You ran! [cold +1]
You stayed. [warm +1]
After Cove sneaks into the MC's room (Fond/Crush only):
"What are you doing?" [warm +1]
"What's up, Romeo?" [warm +1]
"This sure is a surprise, but you're always welcome here." [cold +1]
"Is everything okay? What happened?" [cold +1]
"You're lucky I didn't start screaming." [cold +1]
"Amazing. My dreams have come true." [warm +1]
(following above scene) When Cove vents about being upset over his situation with his parents:
"There's nothing wrong with feeling bad. That is hard to deal with." [cold +1]
"We can deal with this." [warm +1]
"I'm sorry, Cove. You know I'm here for you." [warm +1]
"Yeah, that's... a lot." [cold +1]
You didn't know what to say. [warm +1]
(following above scene) After Cove asks if he can stay longer in MC's room:
"You can stay tonight, but we shouldn't make a habit of this." [warm +1]
"I've got a flashlight and some cards. Are you in?" [warm +1]
"Of course. You can always stay here, Cove." [cold +1]
(following above scene) When the MC realizes that Cove has stayed the night in their room:
"Cove!" [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
○ You laughed quietly. [warm +1]
○ You laughed loudly. [cold +1]
○ "Are you okay?" [warm +1]
○ You helped him up. [cold +1]
○ "Shhh! My moms are gonna hear us." [warm +1]
You laughed out loud. [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
○ You laughed even more. [cold +1]
○ "Are you okay?" [warm +1]
○ You helped him up. [cold +1]
○ "Shhh! My moms are gonna hear us." [warm +1]
You jumped out of bed. {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
○ You whispered in his ear. [cold +1]
○ You shook his shoulder. [warm +1]
○ You poked him in the face.
○ You tugged at his hair.
○ You threw a pillow at him.
You froze. {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
○ You whispered in his ear. [cold +1]
○ You shook his shoulder. [warm +1]
○ You poked him in the face. [no change]
○ You tugged at his hair. [no change]
○ You threw a pillow at him. [no change]
(following above scene) After Cove realizes that he'd fallen asleep and tries (fails) to calm down:
"It's going to be alright." [warm +1]
"We're going to be in so much trouble!" [cold +1]
"Just calm down." [warm +1]
"Settle down, before moms hear you." [cold +1]
You didn't say anything. [warm +1]
(following above scene) As Cove is trying to sneak out back to his house:
You wished him luck. [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
You rallied him to keep going. [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
You suggested he sneak out the door instead. {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
You urged him to hurry up. {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
When Kyra asks the MC if they have any restaurant recommendations:
You shrugged. [cold +1] {note that this will give Step 3 Cove the spiky hair}
"Not really." [warm +1] {note that this will give Step 3 Cove the middle-parted hair}
"Sure, I have a couple of favorites." [no change]
You nodded. [no change]
When Cove is sulking near the end of the outing with Kyra:
You made a silly face at him. [warm +1]
You smiled at him. [cold +1]
You gave him a sympathetic look. [cold +1]
You flicked his straw wrapper at him. [warm +1]
You left him alone. [cold +1]
Wave
Fond/Crush routes only
When Cove asks the MC if they want to come down to the beach:
"Sure! I'll meet you there when we're done." [cold +1]
"Oh- yeah, I could do that..." [cold +1]
"Alright." [warm +1]
"I can't this time." [warm +1]
After MC meets with Cove on the beach:
"I wouldn't have missed it." [cold +1]
"Sorry you had to wait." [warm +1]
"And stay inside all day? I don't think so." [warm +1]
If the MC brought a board with them to the beach:
"Cove, I'm not that good at surfing." [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"I borrowed this board, but I don't know how to surf..." (if the MC is inexperienced at surfing) [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
"I'm ready to get in there." [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"Wanna have a competition?" (if the MC is experienced at surfing) [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"Will you give me some tips?" [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
If the MC didn't bring a board with them to the beach:
{note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"What am I supposed to do while you surf?" [cold +1]
"I'll stay here and watch you surf." [warm +1]
"I'm going to find something to do while you surf." [cold +1]
After Cove jokes about clothespins if the MC went surfing with him (not for competition) and got into a splash fight with him:
"That was terrible on any scale." [warm +1]
"Please don't." [warm +1]
"You're adorable." [cold +1]
"I'm not sure that even counts as a pun." [cold +1]
"I love it." [warm +1]
If the MC chose to stay on shore and watch Cove surf:
You continued to watch quietly. [warm +1]
You started cheering him on after a really cool wave. [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
You shouted at him to remember to pace himself. [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
You did an impression of a sports announcer. {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
You made a silly face when he looked back at you. [cold +1]
(following above choice) After Cove checks on the MC:
"I've found ways to entertain myself." [cold +1]
"It's been fun." [warm +1]
"Eh, I'm just a little bored." [cold +1]
"This was totally radical, dude." [warm +1]
"I couldn't take my eyes off of you." (if Crush) [cold +1]
(following above choice) When Cove tells the MC that he likes them being there:
You teased him. [warm +1]
You smiled. [cold +1]
You looked away. [cold +1]
When Cove imitates Jeremy (if the MC chose to go with him to the park):
"Ha ha." [warm +1]
"Don't scare me like that! One Jeremy is enough." [cold +1]
"That's not really nice. Funny, but not nice." [warm +1]
"You don't have to tease him." [warm +1]
"Ugh, parents don't know anything." [cold +1]
(following above) After the conversation with Cove starts winding down:
"We better get home." [warm +1]
"I wish days were longer." [cold +1]
You chose not to say anything. [warm +1]
Growing
When the MC greets Cove when he arrives at their house (Fond/Crush only):
With a wave. [cold +1]
With a low five. [warm +1]
With a nudge to the shoulder. [cold +1]
With a noogie. [warm +1]
With a hug. [cold +1]
After Cove explains why he's come over (Fond/Crush only):
You thought that was really sweet. [warm +1]
"How'd you know I was doing nothing? Maybe I had plans." [warm +1]
You nodded. That made sense to you. [cold +1]
"I was thinking the exact same thing." [warm +1]
When Cove admits that he hasn't eaten: (Fond/Crush only):
"Yeah, I get like that sometimes too." [no change]
"You should really eat properly." [no change]
"You didn't eat at all? Then you gotta have something now!" [cold +1]
"Great! We can eat lunch together." [warm +1]
During the second pause of tic-tac-toe or hangman when Cove complains about feeling stuck to the floor:
"I'll have to charge you rent then." [warm +1]
"You can be my new roomie if you want." [cold +1]
"Looks like we'll both be stuck here forever then. I'm sticky too." [warm +1]
"No way. I'll peel you off if I have to." [cold +1]
You just smiled at his whining. [cold +1]
During the third pause of tic-tac-toe or hangman when Cove wonders where the game's name came from:
"Maybe they named it that because people played it with tics and tacks."/'"Maybe it's what they had instead of real court trials back then." [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"I've always wondered about that..." [warm +1]
"I'll have to look it up later." [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
"It's a really old game. No one's sure where the name came from." [cold +1]
After the MC played tic-tac-toe with Cove (Indifferent/Fond):
You laughed along with Cove. [warm +1]
"Well, you should've taken the challenge more seriously." [warm +1]
"You're the one who wanted to play in the first place." [cold +1]
"I'm still the winner and you're the loser!" (if the MC won) [warm +1]
"I let you win, actually." (if Cove won) [cold +1]
You shook your head at him. [cold +1]
After the MC's initial reaction to Cove's hangman phrase (Crush only):
You didn't say anything. [cold +1]
"No, you're cute!" [cold +1]
"...Thank you." [cold +1]
"I can't believe you!" [warm +1]
"Damn, Cove." [warm +1]
You just let out a small squeak. [warm +1]
(following above choice):
"I really think you're cute. Seriously." [warm +1]
"Did you mean it? Do you really think I'm cute?" [cold +1]
You didn't say anything. [warm +1]
After Cove talks about how he thinks their talk about romance has been good (Fond/Crush only):
"I think so too." [cold +1]
You shrugged. [cold +1]
"It was awkward." [cold +1]
"The conversation had a mind of its own." [warm +1]
You just nodded quietly. [warm +1]
After Cove comments that he loves it out on the poppy hill (Fond/Crush only):
"I do too." [no change]
"You do? That's surprising," you said jokingly. [warm +1]
"Your opinion sure has changed since you were first on this hill." [warm +1]
You quietly enjoyed the moment. [cold +1]
After Cove says that he's glad to have met the MC (Fond/Crush only):
You blushed at the statement. [warm +1]
"I feel the same." [warm +1]
"That's so nice of you to say." [warm +1]
You smiled silently. [cold +1]
"You're being too sweet!" [cold +1]
"You're special to me, Cove." [cold +1]
Family
After Cove comes into the home and notes the awkwardness (if the MC stayed with their moms):
You laughed. [warm +1]
You wiped your eyes. [warm +1]
You smiled at him. [cold +1]
You shook your head in answer. [cold +1]
When the MC can talk to Cove about what happened, if the MC stayed with their moms (Fond/Crush only):
"There's a lot going on right now." [warm +1]
"It's nothing..." [cold +1]
You didn't speak to him. [cold +1]
"I needed to talk to you." (if the MC visited Cove) [warm +1]
"Thank you for coming... I'm glad you're here." (if the MC went to their room or outside) [cold +1]
"My parents are dead!" (if the MC asked about their adoption story) [warm +1]
(following after above choice)
"You don't have to do this." [cold +1]
"I'm okay..." [warm +1]
You closed the distance and hugged him." (only if Cove did not hug the MC; this happens if the MC doesn't have enough "touch points") [no change]
You started to cry. [warm +1]
You took a step back from him. [cold +1]
If the MC is participating in Lee's idea and Cove comments on it (Fond/Crush only):
"Thanks." [warm +1]
"I was pretty good, huh?" [warm +1]
You blushed and said nothing. [cold +1]
"Luckily we had a crowd who's easily impressed." [cold +1]
Dinner
When Cove asks the MC the first time if they want to come over for dinner:
"Yeah, I'll go." [cold +1]
"I can't." [no change]
You kept listening. [warm +1]
When Cove asks the MC the second time if they want to come over for dinner:
"Yeah, I can come." [warm +1]
"I'll have to ask my moms and get back to you." [cold +1]
"No, I can't make it."
○ "Sorry." [no change]
○ "Alright, I'll go." [cold +1]
"Why am I the only one invited? Or did you mean the whole family?"
○ "I can't. Sorry." [warm +1]
○ "Alright, I'll go." [warm +1]
After the MC looks around Cove's room (only if they haven't been in Cove's room before):
"Are you trying to make your own beach with all this sand?" [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"It's nice." [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
"Thanks for letting me come over." [warm +1]
You weren't sure what to do. [cold +1]
When the MC chooses where to sit/not to sit and Cove raises his eyebrows at them (Crush only):
You were nervous about that. [warm +1]
You smiled comfortingly at him. [cold +1]
You chuckled over it. [warm +1]
You felt very charmed by his reaction. [cold +1]
(following immediately after above choice):
You only shrugged back. [warm +1]
"It's nothing. Don't worry about it." [cold +1]
"You're like an open book, you know that?" [cold +1]
"You're such a sweet guy, Cove." [warm +1]
"You're adorable!" [cold +1]
When Cove asks if the MC wants to name a fish (Fond/Crush only):
"Yeah, I do!" [warm +1]
"Can I?" [cold +1]
"No thanks." {note that this will give Cove the thin rectangular blue glasses}
When the MC has the opportunity to ask if they can name a fish (Indifferent only):
"Can I name a fish?" [warm +1]
You kept quiet. [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove the thin rectangular blue glasses}
When Cove comments on how it seems unfair that the MC can't have pets at their house:
"Right? My moms can be strict over the weirdest things sometimes!" [warm +1]
"I don't mind it too much." [no change]
"I get it." [cold +1]
After Cove talks about how humiliating the deal was for him (if MC told Cove about the deal in Step 1):
"I'm really sorry about what happened, Cove." [cold +1]
"Then I'm sorry, since I'm gonna bring it up forever." [cold +1]
"Yeah, I get why that'd be embarrassing." [warm +1]
You laughed. [warm +1]
You stayed quiet. [no change]
if the MC has either told Cove about the deal in Sandcastle or did not bring up the deal now in Dinner
When the MC is given the opportunity to question Cove on why they're there:
"Is there a reason they wanted me to come over tonight?" [warm +1]
You kept quiet. [no change]
After Mr. Holden thanks the MC for coming:
You thanked Cove's parents back for inviting you. [no change]
You didn't say anything to that. [no change]
You just felt awkward about the situation. [cold +1]
When there's a lull in conversation during dinner:
You brought up your own topic of conversation. [cold +1]
You left coming up with a conversation topic to them. [warm +1]
After Cove is denied having an immediate sleepover with the MC (Fond/Crush only):
You gave him some words of encouragement. [cold +1]
You patted him on the back. [cold +1]
"Pst, I'll sneak the phone into my room tonight." [warm +1]
"Hey, you could always sneak into my room again." [warm +1]
You pouted about it too. [cold +1]
if the MC chose to tell Cove about the deal here in Dinner instead of anything else
After Cove storms out of the room:
You immediately followed after Cove. [cold +1]
You just stood there. [warm +1]
After Cove and the MC head to the MC's living room:
"Are you okay?" [warm +1]
"What do you want to do now?" [warm +1]
"I'm really sorry Cove." [cold +1]
"You did the right thing by leaving." [cold +1]
"Do you want to be doing this?" [cold +1]
You said nothing. [warm +1]
After the MC listens to Cove vent about his dad's behavior:
You continued to listen quietly. [warm +1]
"I'm sorry you have to deal with all that." [warm +1]
"You're right, that's terrible." [cold +1]
"It could be worse." [cold +1]
"Even if it didn't go well, your dad's only trying to make you happy." [cold +1]
When Cove laments the idea that he might not've been friends with the MC due to his dad (Fond/Crush only):
You stepped forward and rested a hand on his shoulder. [cold +1]
You hugged him. [warm +1]
You smiled reassuringly. [warm +1]
You wiped his tears. [cold +1]
(following immediately after above choice):
"I'm really glad we got to be friends." [warm +1]
"Please don't cry." [warm +1]
"Hey, don't worry about it. Alright?" [warm +1]
You didn't need to say anything. [cold +1]
"I wouldn't have let anything your dad -or anyone else- did mess things up." [cold +1]
After Cove insults his dad's inability to make people happy:
"I'm really sorry." [cold +1]
"You don't actually mean what you're saying." [cold +1]
"Do you hate your dad?" [warm +1]
"I'm here for you." (Fond/Crush only) [cold +1]
You felt bad that things were so hard for Cove and his dad. [warm +1]
You didn't say anything. [cold +1]
(following after above choice):
"What about your fish?" [cold +1]
"I remember that day, when it happened." [warm +1]
(following after above choice):
"Your dad still needs to stop being so forceful, though." [cold +1]
"You might feel better than you do if you tried to make up with your dad." [warm +1]
"You guys really need to learn how to communicate." [warm +1]
"I'll be on your side no matter what you do about your dad." (Fond/Crush only) [cold +1]
You stayed quiet. [no change]
When the MC is deciding what they can do for Cove to help him:
"Do you want me to turn the TV on?" [cold +1]
"Do you want something to eat? Or drink?" [cold +1]
You listened to whatever he wanted to say. [warm +1]
You stayed with him silently. [warm +1]
Road Trip
After Elizabeth teases Cove and the MC about getting married:
You told her to cut it out already. [cold +1]
"Cove has a point. It wasn't a great comment." [warm +1]
"I'll marry you, Cove." [warm +1]
You ignored Elizabeth. [cold +1]
You were embarrassed. [warm +1]
"I'll marry Cove on the same day Shiloh's mom marries Cove's dad." (if the MC joked about Cove's dad marrying Shiloh's mom in Long Day) [cold +1]
When the MC takes a good look at Cove wearing a jacket (Crush only):
You averted your gaze from him entirely. [warm +1]
"Yeah, don't worry about it." [no change]
"You look good - in the jacket. That's all..." (if Nervous) [cold +1]
"That looks nice on you." (if Relaxed) [warm +1]
"You just look so good right now." (if Direct) [warm +1]
"Yeah. Everything is really good." [no change]
You nodded while saying nothing. [no change]
After Cove panics and says "Nothing!" if the MC asks what he likes seeing others wear (Fond/Crush only):
That was funny. [warm +1]
You paid it no mind. [no change]
(following above choice):
It was a topic that made him uncomfortable, so you let it go. [cold +1]
You had a little fun and that was enough. You changed the subject. [no change]
"You're not very good at these conversations, are you?" [no change]
"I swear I won't make fun of you." [warm +1]
"I just thought it would be fun to talk about..." [cold +1]
(following above choice) After Cove admits he likes seeing people wear ankle bracelets:
"Thanks for answering." [warm +1]
"I like them too." [no change]
"Huh, out of everything in the world, you picked that." [no change]
"So you think they're sexy?" [cold +1]
When the MC is in the loft and sees that Cove is still awake (Fond/Crush only):
You grinned back at him. [cold +1]
You made a silly face. [no change]
You waved at him. [warm +1]
When Cove laments his actions sleeping over if Sleepover happened and if the MC invited him up to the loft (Fond/Crush only):
You encouraged him. [warm +1]
You comforted him. [cold +1]
You teased him. [no change]
When Cove starts getting nervous after the MC has invited him up to the loft (Crush only):
You were feeling the nervousness too. [warm +1]
You felt comfortable being so close to him. [no change]
His reaction made you happy. [cold +1]
(following above choice):
You laid there silently. [no change]
You tried to ease things with conversation. [no change]
You nudged closer to him. [warm +1]
You touched his free arm lightly. [cold +1]
(following above choice, only if the MC chose to try and kiss Cove):
You laughed. [warm +1]
You just tried to check on him. [cold +1]
Mall
When the MC notices Cove and Derek in conversation:
You decided to keep listening. [no change]
You decided to join in with the conversation. [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
You couldn't resist teasing the boys." (if Relaxed/Direct) [cold +1]
When Kyra gives Cove the passenger seat:
You decided to stick up for Cove. [cold +1]
You decided to jokingly complain at the special treatment. [warm +1]
You were fine with that. [warm +1]
You kept quiet. [cold +1]
After Kyra leaves, leaving the MC and their group alone:
You were happy about it. Talk about an amazing opportunity! [warm +1]
You felt unsure about the situation. Was this really ok? [warm +1]
You felt okay about the situation. [cold +1]
You were unhappy about it. This was not what you'd had in mind. [cold +1]
If the MC hasn't brought money to the mall (meaning the others will offer to pay):
You accepted their offers readily. [cold +1]
You'd let them know if you really needed it. [warm +1]
You rejected the offer right up front. [warm +1]
If the MC asks Cove for a sip of his smoothie (Fond only):
You pushed a little more. [no change]
You jokingly begged him. [cold +1]
You waited for him to decide on his own. [warm +1]
If the MC asks Cove for a sip of his smoothie (Crush only):
You decided to let it go. [cold +1]
You teased him. [warm +1]
You reassured him. [no change]
After Derek races off to check out the ride-on machines:
You thought his idea was childish. [cold +1]
You wanted to ride too. [no change]
You didn't care one way or another. [no change]
You stayed quiet about it. [warm +1]
Once the MC gives Cove the windchime (if they chose to get one for him):
You talked about how he seemed to want it. [warm +1]
You suggested that the chime simply made you think of him. [cold +1]
You explained that since his family did kind things for yours, you wanted to return the favor. / You explained that Cove had given you gifts and you wanted to get him something in return. [cold +1]
You didn't know what to say. / You didn't know what to say now. [warm +1]
Birthday
While the MC waits for activities to start:
You tried to chat with the people around. [warm +1]
You just talked with Cove. [cold +1]
You found a quiet spot to sit. [warm +1]
You just stood around where you were. [cold +1]
When the activities begin and Cove wonders what's going to happen:
You shrugged. [cold +1]
You scanned the area to make a guess. [cold +1]
You made a joke about something that wasn't going to happen. [warm +1]
If the MC wins pin the tail on the donkey:
You were humble about it. [cold +1]
You felt bashful over winning. [warm +1]
You reveled in the win. [warm +1]
(following above choice):
You offered to share the candy with Cove. [cold +1]
You kept the prize for yourself. [warm +1]
If Cove wins pin the tail on the donkey:
{note that this will give Cove studious +1}
You congratulated Cove. [cold +1]
You were disappointed you didn't win. [warm +1]
You were really impressed with his win. [warm +1]
You shrugged the game off. [cold +1]
You teased Cove. [warm +1]
"You looked cute." [warm +1]
(following after above choice):
You asked if he'd be willing to share the prize. [warm +1]
You didn't ask. [cold +1]
If neither the MC nor Cove won pin the tail on the donkey:
You were also disappointed. [cold +1]
"It was a good game." [warm +1]
You shrugged it off. [cold +1]
You teased him. [warm +1]
If the MC chooses to wear a crown/headband:
"I'm a party animal now." [warm +1]
"It does look very good on me, thanks." [no change]
"I don't know why I'm doing this." [cold +1]
When Cove asks the MC if he looks weird wearing the party hat (if the MC encouraged Cove to wear one):
"You look great, Cove." [warm +1]
"It's completely perfect." [cold +1]
"It looks silly." [warm +1]
You just giggled. [cold +1]
You shrugged. [cold +1]
You shook your head no. [warm +1]
After Cove does a taste test of one of the gummy bears (if the MC agreed to partner up with him):
"You should've waited." [warm +1]
You tried one for yourself. [cold +1]
"What did it taste like?" [no change]
(following above scene) If the MC failed to catch the gummy bear due to casually trying to catch it while also not having any athletic points:
You felt bummed at losing. [warm +1]
You jokingly blamed Cove for blowing it. [warm +1]
You just laughed. [cold +1]
You shrugged it off. [no change]
You bent down to eat the candy anyways. [cold +1]
If the MC makes it to the final round of the gummy bear toss, noticing Cove's determination:
You were charmed by his attitude. [warm +1]
You equally wanted to win. [no change]
You didn't want to let him down. [cold +1]
You thought this was kinda funny. [cold +1]
You felt nervous under the pressure. [warm +1]
If the MC wins the gummy bear toss with Cove (by either Cove being any level of sporty - points accumulated during Step 2 itself don't count - or the MC having accrued enough athletic points during Step 2):
You high-fived Cove. [warm +1]
You put an arm around Cove. [cold +1]
You jumped into a hug. [warm +1]
You ruffled Cove's hair. [cold +1]
You nudged him in a friendly way. [cold +1]
You smiled at him. [warm +1]
(following above choice):
"Nice catch!" [cold +1]
"Woo!" [warm +1]
"We demolished the competition." [no change]
When Miranda offers to launch someone in the bounce house (Cove will ask to be launched if the MC turns her down):
"Ok, launch me." [cold +1]
"Not me!" [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"I'd rather just watch." [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
You remained silent. [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
After Cove starts making sounds with the noise maker:
You asked Cove to stop. [warm +1]
You started blowing on your own noise maker. [cold +1]
You blew your noise maker back at Cove. [cold +1]
You were amused by Cove's antics.
○ You blew your noise maker back at Cove. [cold +1]
○ You told him to cut it out. [warm +1]
○ You jokingly tried to get away. [warm +1]
After Jeremy bullies either Cove, the MC, or both of them:
You poured your drink on Jeremy. [cold +1]
You pushed Jeremy. [cold +1]
You punched Jeremy in the face. [cold +1]
You drowned out his words with your noise maker. [warm +1]
You stood still, shocked. [warm +1]
You teared up. [warm +1]
(immediately following above choice):
"You're a dick!" [warm +1]
"You're ruining someone's birthday." [warm +1]
"I'm gonna find your parents and tell them what's going on." [warm +1]
"Don't say anything like that ever again!" [cold +1]
You laughed at his reaction. [cold +1]
You said nothing. [cold +1]
If the MC chose to retaliate (pour their drink on, push, punch, or swear) at Jeremy:
You shrugged. [no change]
"He deserved it." [cold +1]
You felt a little bad about it... [warm +1]
You were still mad at what happened. [warm +1]
"Do you think it was too much?" [cold +1]
If the MC did anything else in response to Jeremy:
You agreed Jeremy is totally nuts. [cold +1]
You wished that you had done something more. [warm +1]
You hoped that you would never see him again. [cold +1]
You weren't sure how to feel. [no change]
You were just happy Jeremy was gone. [cold +1]
You felt sad that he was so mean. [warm +1]
If the MC did not eat both the ice cream and cake, leading to Cove offering to take whatever's left (Fond/Crush only):
You slid your plate over. [cold +1]
You shook your head and kept your plate. [no change]
When Cove starts mashing his cake into his ice cream:
You raised your eyebrow. [cold +1]
You told him you do the same thing. [cold +1]
You thought it looked gross. [cold +1]
"I've never done that, but I want to now." [warm +1]
You didn't react. [warm +1]
After Cove and the MC reminisce on the ice cream cups (if Barbecue happened; Fond/Crush only):
You offered him a bite of your dessert." (if the MC is having dessert at all and did not slide their plate to Cove if they were only having one of the desserts) [warm +1]
You held up your fork and offered a bite of your dessert to him." (if the MC is having dessert at all and did slide their plate to Cove) [cold +1]
You asked him if you could have a bite of his dessert. [warm +1]
You smiled about the memory to yourself. [no change]
(following above choice) If MC asked/offered dessert and told Cove they were serious about it (Crush only):
"It's fine, Cove. I get it." [warm +1]
"Don't want to get my cooties, huh?" [warm +1]
"Different how? In what way?" (if the MC shared their ice cream with Cove in Barbecue) [cold +1]
You were a little down at his refusal. [cold +1]
After Cove confirms with Miranda that she didn't know what happened with Jeremy:
You got up and started bouncing again. [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
You laid back and closed your eyes to rest. [warm +1]
You changed the subject. [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
You told her about the ordeal. [warm +1]
Summerwork
After Cove thanks the MC for listening to him:
"Anytime." [cold +1]
"It's cool." [warm +1]
"You are welcome." [no change]
"Don't make a habit of it." [no change]
When Cove offers to check his own bag for the MC's homework (Fond/Crush only):
"Good idea." [cold +1]
"I don't want to." [warm +1]
"Alright..." [warm +1]
"It's not gonna be there." [cold +1]
Escapade
As the MC sees Cove spit out a watermelon seed into a bush (Fond/Crush only):
You shook your head in disapproval. [warm +1]
"Ew!" [cold +1]
You did the same and spat a seed into the bushes. [cold +1]
"I bet I can spit a seed farther than you." [warm +1]
(following above choice) When Cove asks if it's bad to have another slice):
You bumped him with your shoulder. [warm +1]
Unable to resist, you knocked the mostly finished slice out of his hand. [cold +1]
You smiled at him. [warm +1]
"No, it's alright." [cold +1]
"It's definitely bad." [warm +1]
You sighed affectionately. [cold +1]
After Cove leaves to go inside after the sunshower (Indifferent only):
You stayed outside to dry off. [warm +1]
You went inside. [cold +1]
When Cove offers to let the MC come inside his house to dry off (Fond/Crush only):
"Thanks, let's do that." [cold +1]
"You're the sweetest guy I know." [warm +1]
"I don't wanna cause trouble." [warm +1]
"I'm fine." [cold +1]
After Kyra opens the windows and turns up the radio:
You laughed and enjoyed the event. [warm +1]
You jokingly complained about the situation. [cold +1]
You were not a fan of this stunt. [cold +1]
You danced in your seat to the music. [warm +1]
As Cove panics over the papers flying out the window:
Amused, you helped. [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
You helped frantically. [cold +1]
You watched him struggle, entertained. [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
When Cove complains about feeling tricked by Kyra:
You sided with Cove. [cold +1]
You sided with Kyra. [warm +1]
You stayed quiet. [warm +1]
After Kyra talks about catching a movie and Cove points out that he doesn't have any shoes:
"You should always bring shoes when you're going out." [cold +1] {note that this will give Step 3 Cove the blue swimming trunks}
"I'm not wearing any either." [warm +1] {note that this will give Step 3 Cove the blue swimming trunks if you follow up with "I don't know" or the pink swimming trunks with "We can't"/"It doesn't matter"}
"It doesn't matter." [warm +1] {note that this will give Step 3 Cove the pink swimming trunks}
As Cove shifts awkwardly while waiting for Kyra to buy tickets:
You offered him your shoes." (if the MC is wearing shoes) [warm +1]
Still, you consoled him. [cold +1]
You teased him over it. [warm +1]
You complained with him. [cold +1]
You kept quiet. [no change]
If the MC chose to leave the theater early with Cove:
"Thanks for leaving, Cove." [warm +1]
"I'm sorry we had to go." [warm +1]
"You're a really good friend." (if Fond/Crush) [cold +1]
"You're a good guy." (if Indifferent) [cold +1]
You hugged him." (if Fond/Crush) [cold +1]
You just wanted to stay quiet. [warm +1]
After Cove explains to the MC why he thinks Kyra took he and the MC out for their escapade:
"Are you having a good time with your mom around?" [warm +1]
"Okay. I get it." [cold +1]
"She shouldn't have made me be a part of it." [warm +1]
You nodded in understanding. [warm +1]
"She's giving you a taste of your own medicine." [cold +1]
You said nothing. [no change]
When the MC recalls how Cove ran away when they were kids (if Runaway happened):
You kept that thought to yourself. [no change]
You whispered about it to Cove. [warm +1]
○ You decided to inform Kyra. [cold +1]
○ You nodded and kept the secret. [no change]
You said it out loud. [cold +1]
(following above choice if the MC told Kyra about Cove running away):
You laughed. [cold +1]
You felt extremely embarrassed." (if "You said it out loud" was chosen from above) [warm +1]
You apologized to Cove. [warm +1]
You didn't feel like this was a big deal. [cold +1]
When Cove offers to talk to the MC's moms over Kyra keeping MC later than expected (Fond/Crush only):
"Thank you." [cold +1]
"Thanks, I might need it." [warm +1]
"I'm just glad we're heading back now." [warm +1]
"This was worth it even if they get mad." [cold +1]
You nodded. [warm +1]
(following above scene if the MC borrowed Cove's shirt) After Cove tells the MC to keep his shirt:
"Thanks." [warm +1]
"You're the best." [cold +1]
Secretly, you had hoped to not have to give it back. [warm +1]
"Good. You weren't gonna get it back no matter what." [cold +1]
You were at a loss over this. [warm +1]
Soiree
(obviously, all Soiree points require that the MC ask Cove to the soiree)
After Cove nods in response to the MC asking him out on a real date (Crush only):
"Yay!" [warm +1]
"Really?" [cold +1]
You exhaled deeply. [warm +1]
"Thank you!" [cold +1]
"You're welcome." [no change]
(following above choice) after Pamela teases Cove about treating the MC well:
"You're making him uncomfortable!" [cold +1]
"Stop embarrassing me." [warm +1]
"You don't have to worry." [warm +1]
"You don't have to worry. Cove's definitely going to be good to me." [cold +1]
"Come on Cove, what kind of answer was that?" [warm +1]
When the moms ask the MC when Cove is going to arrive:
"He's getting here at seven." [warm +1]
"Soon. Probably." [warm +1]
"I'm not sure." [warm +1]
"I'm picking him up from his place." [cold +1]
"I'll go get him!" [cold +1]
When Kyra asks the MC if they want her to call Cove for them (if the MC went to pick up Cove for the soiree):
"That would be great, thanks." [warm +1]
"It's alright. I can wait." [cold +1]
"Can I go check?" [no change]
You went over to Cove's room to check yourself. (Fond/Crush only) [no change]
After Cove compliments the MC's look:
"You're looking good, too." [warm +1]
"I wish I could say the same to you." [warm +1]
"What is that you're wearing?" [cold +1]
"You look wonderful." [cold +1]
After the MC's initial response to Cove giving them a flower (Fond/Crush only):
"You didn't need to do this, Cove." [warm +1]
"I'm sorry I didn't get you anything." [cold +1]
"Thank you, Cove." [no change]
"I still like this one 'cause it's from you." (if the MC told Cove that they didn't like the flower) [warm +1]
You left the conversation there. [no change]
"You're so wonderful." [cold +1]
After Cove asks if it's fine to eat if the MC chose to go have food with him:
"Yeah. I only like these parties because of the free food." [warm +1]
"I knew you'd come just for the free food." [cold +1]
"Yep. I wonder what they'll have this time?" [no change]
"No one will mind. Really." [cold +1]
You simply nodded. [warm +1]
When the MC chooses to ask Cove for a dance:
{note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"So... would you like to dance, maybe?" [warm +1]
"Hey, Cove. Let's dance." [cold +1]
"Cove, can I have the pleasure of your company on the dance floor?" [warm +1]
"C'mon, it's time to dance." [no change]
"I'd like to dance. With you. If that's okay?" [cold +1]
When Cove comments on his obligation to dance if the MC asks him to dance and asked him earlier to be their practice date (Fond only):
"That's right." [warm +1]
"You don't have to." [cold +1]
"I guess?" [cold +1]
"Only if you want to." [warm +1]
"Thanks." [no change]
After Cove steps out of sync with the music if the MC asked him to dance (Fond/Crush only):
"We should have stuck to the Hokey Pokey." [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
"It's okay." [cold +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
"Dancing is harder than I thought." [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
"I'm signing you up for dancing lessons." [warm +1] {note that this will give Cove sporty +1}
You quietly took a break. [warm +1]
Once Cove walks off to sit at a table (Indifferent only):
"Uh, Cove? Are you alright?" [cold +1]
"What's wrong?" [warm +1]
"Are you gonna get up soon?" [no change]
You didn't say anything. [no change]
(following above scene if MC chose to stay with Cove):
"What's wrong?" [warm +1]
"Feeling tired?" [cold +1]
"Are you sick?" [cold +1]
"What's up?" [no change]
"For what?" [warm +1]
After Cove walks away from the soiree (Fond/Crush only):
"Are you alright? And why are we here?" [cold +1]
"What's wrong?" [warm +1]
"Why'd you drag us out here?" [no change]
"Look at us, breaking the rules." [no change]
You didn't say anything. [no change]
(following above choice after the MC stays with Cove and he explains that he feels ready to go home):
"To your home planet?" [warm +1]
"Don't try running that far." [cold +1]
You kept quiet. [no change]
"I'm sorry you're not having fun anymore." [warm +1]
"Should I get my moms?" [cold +1]
Step 2 - Ending
If the MC wants to wear anklets for Cove (Fond/Crush only):
You put one ankle bracelet on. [cold +1]
You decided to wear several anklets." (if the MC owns multiple anklets) [warm +1]
You didn't wear one. [no change]
While the MC is waiting for Cove to arrive (Fond/Crush only):
It would only be polite to get the door for Cove. You went downstairs to wait. [cold +1]
You couldn't wait to see Cove, so you went downstairs to meet him when he arrived. [cold +1]
Cove knew your house well enough. You could lounge in your room to wait for him. [warm +1]
As Cove is talking about how he can't believe his mother is already leaving (Fond/Crush only):
"Yeah." [no change]
You nodded. [no change]
"She'll be back." [warm +1]
"Time's going by so fast." [cold +1]
After Cove notices the MC if they chose to wear an anklet/multiple anklets (Fond only):
"What do you mean?" [cold +1]
"Sorry." [cold +1]
"It's not about you." [warm +1]
You kept your mouth shut. [warm +1]
After Cove notices the MC if they chose to wear an anklet/multiple anklets (Crush only):
"Does it look good?" [warm +1]
You stayed quiet yourself. [warm +1]
"Sorry..." [cold +1]
"What's the problem, Cove?" [cold +1]
(following above choice):
"Yes." [cold +1]
"No." [warm +1]
"Maybe." [warm +1]
"I don't know what you're talking about?" [cold +1]
You shrugged. [no change]
If the MC chooses to confess to Cove with words (Crush only):
"I know you're crushing on me and I feel the same about you." [warm +1]
"I like you Cove. I really, really like you!" [cold +1]
"I... I have a crush on you." [warm +1]
"You're pretty and wonderful and the best person I know! I like you so much." [cold +1]
It was just too difficult to get the words out, no matter how much you wanted to. [no change]
(following above choice if MC didn't back out of confessing):
"I don't know, either." [warm +1]
"You don't have to do anything." [cold +1]
"You could tell me how you feel." [cold +1]
"Calm down." [warm +1]
You laughed. [no change]
You shrugged. [no change]
If the MC confesses to Cove by kissing without caution (Crush only):
"Was that alright?" [warm +1]
"Um, are you okay?" [cold +1]
"Surprise!" [warm +1]
"I really like you Cove." [cold +1]
"I'm sorry." [cold +1]
You couldn't say anything. [warm +1]
If the MC confesses to Cove by kissing cautiously and Cove apologizes (Crush only):
"It's okay." [cold +1]
You laughed. [warm +1]
You began to cry. [warm +1]
You were annoyed. [cold +1]
"I'll survive. Probably." [warm +1]
If the MC confesses to Cove by asking for a kiss (Crush only):
"Because I want to right now." [warm +1]
"I don't know." [warm +1]
"I don't wanna wait any longer." [cold +1]
"Why not?" [cold +1]
You couldn't answer. [cold +1]
If the MC tried to kiss Cove in Road Trip, leading to Cove bringing it up himself in their room (Crush only):
"How about a do-over?" [cold +1]
"Do you want to try again?" [warm +1]
You silently returned his gaze. [cold +1]
You smiled reassuringly. [warm +1]
When Cove points out how them getting into a relationship would make things different (Crush only):
"Things don't have to be different." [cold +1]
"I pretty much imagined you'd react like this." (if the MC didn't try to kiss Cove in Road Trip) [warm +1]
"This is hard for me." [warm +1]
"Should we find a crystal ball for answers?" [cold +1]
After Cove starts freaking out after sharing a kiss with the MC (Crush only):
You were full of nerves. [warm +1]
His reaction was really cute. [warm +1]
You thought his fluster was funny. [cold +1]
It worried you that he was so frantic. [cold +1]
(following above choice) After Cove calms down (provided the MC didn't verbally confess):
You smiled at him. [cold +1]
You hugged him. [warm +1]
"I like you, too." [cold +1]
You breathed a sigh of relief. [warm +1]
"I like you even more!" [cold +1]
After Cove points out that he and the MC's parents will probably take issue with their romantic relationship (Crush only):
"It's not fair." [warm +1]
"I wish we were older." [cold +1]
"It's okay." [cold +1]
"It doesn't matter, though. We like each other and that's what's important." [warm +1]
You didn't know what to say. [cold +1]
After Cove hesitates before crossing the street, anxious about his mom leaving (Fond/Crush only):
You smiled at him reassuringly. [cold +1]
You gave his back a pat. [cold +1]
You rested your hand on his arm. [warm +1]
"This isn't the last time you'll ever see her." [warm +1]
When Derek starts fantasizing about doing a show on the shopping street:
You thought it was a great idea and wanted to be a part of it. [warm +1]
You felt he could try this idea on his own. [cold +1]
You thought Derek needed to abandon that bad idea, stat. [warm +1]
You gave a look to the other two. [cold +1]
After Cove, Derek, and Elizabeth start speculating about the misprinted globe:
You wanted to side with Cove. {note that this will give Cove studious +1}
You backed up Derek. [no change]
You agreed with your sister. [no change]
"No, it's Australia." [warm +1]
You stayed out of it. [cold +1]
When the MC, Derek, and Cove spot Jeremy:
You stood there, shocked. [warm +1]
You glared at Jeremy. [cold +1]
You waved at Jeremy. [cold +1]
You decided to smile at Jeremy. [warm +1]
You looked away. [warm +1]
If the MC mentioned the realization that they probably won't see Jeremy again once summer ends:
"Good riddance." [cold +1]
"I think I might wanna see him again, sometime." [cold +1]
"Maybe he'll become nicer in the future." [warm +1]
"I'm happy it's over." [warm +1]
You stayed quiet. [warm +1]
If the MC chose to chase after Jeremy (if Birthday happened):
"Good riddance." [cold +1]
You tried to apologize for how you acted last time." (if the MC retaliated against Jeremy in Birthday) [warm +1]
"I just thought it'd be nice to say bye." [warm +1]
"Don't come back." [warm +1]
"I wish we could've really gotten to know each other." [cold +1]
You didn't say anything. [cold +1]
If the MC admitted to the families that they confessed to/kissed Cove (Crush only):
You were also feeling extremely, extremely embarrassed. [warm +1]
You felt bad for putting him in this situation. [cold +1]
You felt good for telling your friends and family something so important. [warm +1]
You didn't know how to feel anymore. [warm +1]
You were annoyed at the others for making Cove more nervous. [cold +1]
After the families tease Cove for not having manners like Derek:
"Manners-smanners." [cold +1]
"Who cares? I don't think it's that big of a deal." [warm +1]
You teased Cove for his bad habit. [warm +1]
You complimented Derek on his politeness. [cold +1]
You joked that Derek was basically an adult. [warm +1]
You kept quiet and took a bite of food. [warm +1]
If the MC chose to go outside after Cove to the poppy hill:
"You really should go to sleep." [warm +1]
"I know how you feel." [cold +1]
"I feel good." [warm +1]
"I hope you feel better." [cold +1]
You shrugged back. [warm +1]
You nodded. [cold +1]
(following above if Cove does an action that he claims is doing what the MC does):
"You do that all the time too." [warm +1]
"So do you, Cove!" [cold +1]
You were stunned he noticed enough to take note of it. [cold +1]
"I don't do it that much." [warm +1]
Not being able to argue with his assessment, you accepted it. [warm +1]
You felt bashful about his joke. [cold +1]
After Cove climbs up to the MC's window in his wetsuit to ask if they want to go to the beach with him (Fond/Crush only):
"Always." [cold +1]
"Here we go again..." [warm +1]
"It's way too early, Cove." [warm +1]
"You're crazy." [cold +1]
"Cove. You're so cute." [warm +1]
You gave a decisive nod. [cold +1]
Hope that helps, or at least is interesting in some form~
This one was a real doozy, not just because of having more chances than in Step 1 to give Cove warm/cold points but I really thought I was going crazy with the whole Moderate situation.
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