Our Life: Now & Forever - Love Interest #1 Reveal! (Step 1)
[The art in the design sheet won’t be the exact same style as the in-game assets. The outfit also will likely change in minor ways in the final version.]
The day we’ve waited for has come, and excitingly it's earlier than originally planned! Introducing the first baby you’ll grow up with in Our Life: Now & Forever. With the coolest bike on the block and a life-long history with the town, it’s the king of the cul-de-sac: Qiu!
Name: Qiu “Autumn” Lin
Step 1: Childhood
Hair Quirk: An unusually jagged hairline
Ethnicity: Asian (Chinese) American
Pronouns: He/Him (initially)
Qiu lives on a cozy street in a forested mountain town with his mother and father. He goes by his birthname and by the meaning of it, Autumn. He’s both well-known and well-liked. Autumn isn’t interested in being the boss, but with easy charm and confidence Qiu simply sets the pace, others follow. His charisma is strong enough that putting his mountain bike aside to don a leotard and do ballet doesn’t cause any of the other boys around to bat an eye. Even kids older than Qiu are hopeful to be a part of his crew.
The status handed to him has given Autumn a touch of an ego. He knows he’s in-demand company and considers himself a benevolent ruler of the neighborhood’s kid population. But at the end of a day, it’s nothing serious to him. Autumn’s only a thoughtful young man who wants to have fun with people he likes.
Qiu has a few quirks that everyone is familiar with him by, one is the jagged line to his hair that frames his face. The other is the notebook he’s always got on hand. Autumn is scatterbrained, needing to sort his thoughts by actually writing them down. He commonly leaves little notes for people to find when he’s got something to say. And just as often he absentmindedly loses a sheet of paper for someone to come across accidentally.
At the start of the game Qiu will welcome you to his world with open arms, happy to take you under his wing if you need looking out for. Will you be specially doted on by Mr. Popularity, or perhaps establish yourself as someone who needs no help and end up as the one kid admired by the person most other kids admire, or something else?
Art by godsdoggs
And that's the reveal ♥. What do you think of the first romance option in OL2? The second one is still coming later today.
Comments (70)
I loved learning more about his personality from this older post!
AWW He sounds like such a sweetheart. I'm looking forward to finding little notes directed to the mc around the town.
I’m Chinese as well! Also, his personality seems so fun. I love a charismatic and charming person :D
So, I'm not normally one for female or non-binary love interests (nothing against them, of course, just not where my own inclinations normally lie) but based on these character sheets and how much I love Our Life: Beginning & Always, I'm 1000% going to make an exception and play this game! Definitely excited to see how it turns out XD
They're definitely different from Cove. Can't wait to see how mc will fall in love with him.
Oh my gosh look at this kid! I played different personalities in F&A to see the dynamic changes, so being able to go from one of the pack to the other ruler of the block is going to be GREAT!
He's wearing Daniel Diaz's bandana :)
I love him and will die for him if required
I love them! Also, that alternate hairstyle is so cute!!
I adore his personality!! So very excited to see what the future holds 💖
Love this character right off the bat, my compliments to the artist. Appreciate seeing Chinese being represented as a love interest. Excited for future developments
As someone who voted for T, nevermind I'm 100% sold on Q now. So cute!
Cutecutecutecutecutecute
I'm so curious as to what OL2 story would be like 😍😍
I’m wondering if their family is Hakka or Teochew in heritage? Qiu is a Mandarin Chinese pinyin romanisation, but you tend to see Lum for 林 only in Singapore, Malay or Taiwanese Chinese communities. The mainland Chinese romanisation would be Lin. Alternatively, there is the Cantonese romanisation of Lam, which is used mainly in Hong Kong, but 秋 would also have to be romanised as Chow (or something similar) if using that system.
Oh, I'm sorry I missed this! You're right that it was a mistake and I changed the name on the sheet. We had a list of different potential first and last names of more than one version that were chosen by someone who natively speaks Chinese (my stepmom) for the character as we worked on him. I just accidentally paired the non-matching last name with the first name we wanted. Lin was the correct spelling since we went with Qiu as the first name and that's what'll be listed on everything from now on!
I LOVE THEM SO MUCH OML
🥺😭❤ I love them so much.
I love the lil blush!
His concept alone has given me a vivid vibe and good expectation! I'm now thoroughly interested in the writing that follows! I have a feeling it'll warm my heart.
HE’S SO CUTE I’M CRYING ?
This is perfect! I was originally afraid, but all of my worries have dissolved
Oh my god, I love him so much! The desing is sooo beautiful
Q is so cute! I also lived in a cul-de-sac in the country so I am excited ^_^
Omg??? He’s so cute??? I love him
Hes cute
Qiu has a hairline similar to mines and that automatically makes him my fave. ❤️
Oooh Qiu does ballet, come and twirl right on my heart! 😭💕 For real, love when boys defy gender stereotypes and are confident being themselves. I’d love to paint his finger nails and braid his hair, he’s so cute! Can’t wait to obsess over him 🙈
He's just Qiu-too (chu-too) cute! Can't wait to see the other LI later today!
He is, in fact, a cutie (not that I doubted that) and I love him 😊
He is so beautiful! I'm already interested in him and can't wait to aee our second LI. XD
So adorable 💖
I. Love. Him.
PLEASE, he is so cute!!! I’m in love with them already 🥺 look at his hair!!!
Already in love with him! 😍😍
I LOVE how his name is Qiu, it’s a very cute thing in China where you don’t call someone by their full name but the first name only and when it’s only one letter
GAHH he truly is a cutie! What age is he, T, and MC in Step 1?
how appealing. very nice on the eyes
A ballet dancer? A ballet dancer. Get out of my head, GB.
so cute! 🥰 I love his hair!
OMG he's so cute qwq Can't wait to see more of him!
HE'S ADORABLE I ALREADY LOVE HIM
Omg Qiu is so cute
So I may have screamed when I saw the reveal because Qiu looks like such an amazing character and from the short description I already know that he has a personality that I love. I can't wait to get to interact with them.
He's adorable! I'm sure I'll love him just as much as I love Cove. :)
Bro their name is Autumn 😭😭 I've never seen my name in a game and this is geeking me out ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I want to keep them in my pocket now, pls they're adorable! 😭❤
I'm already done for with just this design sheet. They are so cute and I'm in love with this comfy outfit design and the scarf and hair and everything
Autumn looks gorgeous!!! I am loving the artstyle and the setting :D
An Asian American love interest!! I’m gonna cry 😭
Omg I love him, he's so cute!!! I also love the art style ❤❤❤
Oh no, he’s gorgeous! And he has such an awesome design!
Oh, I love him!! He seems like a cool dude!
Hello yes I would die for Qiu
dang
I love him!! And I really love seeing an Asian American love interest — someone I can relate to. :3 He is adorable and I will be friending/courting him. ❤️
I love his smile, and also his hair, my hairstyle is similar but I can't get it to look like Qiu's ;-;
Great design! They look awesome.
How are they already so awesome?!
I love his design so much!
Look at the adorable baby!!!!
Aaaah I love him! You guys come up with some really incredible characters, there's already so much depth there and I cannot wait to find out more <3
I love them already 💕
I’m already liking this one!! 😳
I love him
Omg
Oh no they’re babey
OMGGGGG IM IN LOVE 😍
What a cutie !!!
Awww he's so cute. I love him!!!