#olba derek dlc

[srenorsomethin9]

[SPOILERS FOR DEREK DLC]

I love this moment lmao

[sunny-arts-blog]

Derek Commission batch!

[vanes-lawlol]

Derek in a white suit

[kunimilktea]

Since my good buddy (@/oiulse) posted pretty boy yeong its time to post the valenlast siblings and their unspoken undeniable rizz

They are besties your honor but you can fit so much angst in them 😭

[aruban-spaceshuttle]

I was originally kinda sad about not inviting and completely dismissing Cove while playing the Soirée moment again but DAMN was it worth it just to meet Baxter at the beginning of step 3 again and watch him go “…wait a goddamn minute 👉”

[sunbloomdew]

Listen. Listen. All of Step 4 versions could canonically take place during the same summer, right next to each other. Derek's Step 4 takes place first. Father's day in America is on the third Sunday in June, so in 2021 that would be June 20th.

Moms wedding anniversary is referenced multiple times in Derek's Step 4, as an event happening a few weeks later.

Then Cove's Step 4 takes place during the anniversary, a few days before and after the event. Taking the estimated time period, their party would be happening in June, i'd say around the middle of the month, maybe closer to the beginning.

Derek makes an appearance here too!

(i actually had to speed replay cove's step 4 cause i had no, and i mean no screeshots from it lmao. that was before i learned that you can make screeshots through steam and don't have to do it MANUALLY sigh)

Then we have the last Step 4 version, the events of Baxter DLC.

I'm assuming the Adams' wedding takes place sometime in August, probably also in the middle, but leaning towards the end of the month.

So hypothetically speaking, MC could canonically participate in all of these events.

All THAT to say: imagine meeting Xavier in Baxter's Step 4 after first meeting them in Derek's Step 4, and them being like "Oh, hi MC! Good to see you again :D" with Baxter looking so confused sdhfjkshfsjk

That's right, it was a Xavier post all along! You got tricked! Xavier DLC when 👀

Just kidding, but i'm living for this version of events. And just in general, it's nice to imagine everything happening, even if it's not possible in the game itself. I headcanon it all happening, it's so fun to think about <3

[mistyscenter]

Let me bitch and moan before posting positivity for a sec because Derek DLC doesn't make you feel like you're cheating on Cove if you're dating him because Derek is actually yours and Cove's friend so spending time with him and crashing to his place doesn't feel weird if you do a platonic route. Which is not the same for Baxter DLC because WDYM I CRASH TO BAXTER'S PLACE AFTER INTERACTING WITH HIM FOR 3 DAYS AFTER 5 YEARS HE GHOSTED ME WHAT THE FUCK-

[riding-the-sunset-bird]

In Derek's DLC, when he remembers the marriage pact, what different responses can determine how the DLC is? Because I thought I picked a response that make it one big slowburn but we stayed only friends throughout the whole thing.

I'm presuming that you accepted the marriage pact in Step 2 since otherwise Derek won't make mention of it? So I'll go with that.

There are technically three options for a confession in Derek's Step 4. Either you can confess at the very start, you can talk about the pact at the very start, or Derek can confess to you near the end.

(Also, goes without saying but of course you have to be at Crush/Love; agreeing to the marriage pact in Step 2 isn't enough. In addition, avoid any options that imply you don't want things to change or that you're happy where things are. Sounds obvious, but yeah, options like those lock you out of both you confessing and Derek confessing later because the game assumes that you don't want the relationship to change beyond being friends.)

If you choose not to remember the deal and don't press Derek to tell you about it, the MC has the option to confess ([At the very least you were certain you wanted to be with him...]), but not if you do press him to tell you.

If you choose to remember the deal instead, then you have multiple options to pursue:

Confess ([You wanted to be with him and it had nothing to do with that deal!])

Date by joking about the deal ([You joked about the whole thing.] followed by anything except ["We were crazy to make a deal like that!" you laughed.] will work, and then after the fact don't pick [You shook your head in amusement. He was being silly.] or ["Now that'd be really crazy."] either)

Be serious about the deal (anything except ["I'm really sorry. I can't go through with something like that."] will do, followed by anything except [The conversation was too nerve-wracking and you glanced away.] or ["I think it was a bad idea."])

The difference between confessing yourself and joking about/seriously discussing the deal is that the deal is treated more as a "dating test run," and then you can confirm that you want to continue being together for real at the end of Step 4 (anything except ["I think so too. We're better off as friends."] will suffice).

If you want Derek to confess to you instead though, you need to make sure that the game understands that you're interested. Any of the following will confirm that:

With either two options I listed to have the MC confess (not remembering the deal, not pressing Derek to tell you about it, then being certain that you wanted to be with him, or remembering the deal and wanting to be with him even without the deal), choose to back out instead of confessing with words or kissing him ([You did not want him to guess what you'd been thinking.]).

If you choose to remember the deal, you can then choose [You really, really hoped Derek wanted to be with you for reasons other than that deal.], or if you choose not to remember and don't press Derek to tell you, you can choose [You really hoped you were right and he did want to be with you.]

If you chose not to remember and didn't press Derek, you'll have to reaffirm your interest after he asks you to go to the water park with him ([You had been hoping that he might ask you on a real date...])

You'll know you did everything properly if, after the scene in the park when you're playing ball with Derek and he rants to you, but before he goes and retrieves the ball he sent off into the distance, he'll start to tell you something but will "Never mind" it away.

In addition, after you wake up from gaming late with Derek and have properly woken up (specifically after you've had breakfast), Derek will talk about today being big and how the two of you should do something you "couldn't do anywhere else."

If he mutters, "Wait..." afterwards, then something has gone wrong, but if he mutters, "The last chance..." instead, you're golden. Nothing can go wrong at that point besides the obvious of you rejecting him once he's confessed.

And that should be everything covered! Hopefully all goes well for you on your next try at Derek's Step 4. ;D

[shirai-ru]

mr green flag!!

[a-linearis]

Still haven't played the Derek or Baxter dlcs cuz I'm too emotionally attached to Cove-

[where are my fellow demiromantics at HAHAHA 💀]

[ravenousgoblin]

It’s so funny to me playing Derek’s moments in step 2 even if I’m not gonna go down his route, like when you’re swimming with Derek and Nico is like

“I wanna see MC’s swimsuit!!!”

And Derek is like ????

And JORGE IS JUST LIKE “bc Derek does 😒” WAY TO OUT YOUR BRO LIKE THAY DAWG

Fuckin golden

[fandomfiish]

Derek Suarez

Ten years we waited, and now we can finally love each other with all our hearts.

I am whipped for this man.

[sunny-salad-art]

Derek dlc make me go brrrrr

My mc is still the same Rei Kon as before, but the one for Derek's route is notably less confident/secure with himself. He feels very unaccomplished with his life. Thankfully he and Derek can bond over having sucky adult lives.

[srenorsomethin9]

[SPOILERS FOR DEREK DLC]

I let Derek tell his family that we're in a relationship but before he could even say anything, Mr. Suarez just get's straight to the point lol

[thepinkhippoinhungryhungryhippos]

mr cove holden

[sunbloomdew]

💚 Kyra appreciation post 💚

some Kyra moments i like, cause she's epic <3

i like to obsessively screenshot the games i play, so i might as well share some of them

spoilers for our life beginnings & always! although i dunno if moments out of context can count as spoilers. has events from the base game and the dlcs!

"Clifford surprise" PLS– that's such a hilarious way to word this! i see is mr holden as the big red dog, trying to help at all cost but bumping into stuff cause he is too big (as in too dense, he tries to make things better so hard that he is completely blinded to what other people actually want)

jfhsjsfgsf she is so lovely!!! keep ur mom license lady!!

"incomprehensible maniac" pffffftt

she is so silly <33

favoritism. how despicable

toodaloo

(also derek, my baby, he looked so worried jshfjsdjf)

baby and friends! <33

need i say more

(i was prepared for the reveal that the sunshower was actually someone's sprinkler, but it wasn't lol)

she is super fun but not irresponsible. we stan <3

she let us have as much fast food as we wanted!! so sweet <3

is it responsible? i guess not, but is it fun?? hell yeah

best mum, like all the other mums in this game!!

her hairstyle in step 3 is sooooooo prettyyyy

WHAT AN ICON

i love the characters in this game. they are all so well written and feel like real people. like the whole holden fam is so fantastic

kyra brainrot 💚