Our Life 2: Frederick Baumann (Step 2, Sketch)
Well, well, well, look who has decided to show up, and not even in the first Step. It's the other Baumann man of the family. But don't call him Mr. Baumann, that's his father. You can call him Dr. Baumann.
Frederick is Tamarack's father and Ernst and Dorothea's only son. He's got a master's degree and a PhD in physical sciences. He's what you might call a "life-long learner". Frederick is always researching, whether it's for school, his job, or simply to pass the time. And he is extremely independent and self-reliant. He left his family home as soon as he could get into college and has never looked back. His life is his own, as far as he sees it.
Frederick is like if Opa wasn't just a grumbly old man who looked tougher than he was and instead actually wasn't that nice of a guy. He isn't actively mean, but he has no interest in things he has no interest in, not even to be polite. Visiting his aging parents is a chore; Frederick puts it off as long as possible. Though, his mom is unfairly naggy with him and his dad is difficult to connect with. So, there are reasons he believes spending time with them is a fruitless endeavor. Frederick feels as if all that's happening is out of family obligation: he has to put up with people who want his company without having ever understood him. It's been a big disappoint for Omi and Opa to have a tense relationship with their boy.
Of course, that was their history when it was two parents and their son. It's only become more complicated, and more strained, with the creation of Frederick's own family.
He got married and then Tamarack came along. The couple had wanted her. It was their hope to have a true family of their own away from their parents. But that's not how it worked out. Both Tamarack's father and mother chose to pursue time-intensive degrees. They also needed to not completely go broke while doing that. When Tamarack was very small they homeschooled her so they could all work at the house, things could stay focused and together. As Tamarack got older and needed more out of life than just her parents, they didn't have the bandwidth to support her. And, at the very least, they were smart enough to decide Tamarack could spend some time staying with her (mostly) retired paternal grandparents. Omi and Opa didn't need to worry about school or work and were more than happy to shower their granddaughter in attention. How long that was going to last has always changed. Originally, it was only going to be for her final year of elementary school, 5th grade. But we all know that didn't happen. By Step 2 it's been four years since Tamarack began living with her grandparents. Frederick has his PhD at this point and you have to wonder if now is finally when Tamarack and her parents will rekindle their own little family home.
Except not really because Tamarack obviously isn't moving away from Golden Grove halfway through the game, haha.
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omg so excited to be Tam's overprotective best friend lol. DoCtOr Fred can buzz off if he tries to take her away
The villain of the story
and the saga of OL hot dads continues 😭
lord, hes fine-
So the question is this: will the playerbase be feral AT him or FOR him. Place your bets everyone.
Why not both? :)
Another cute boy I can't date. o^o
When my Mc sees him he may have a heart attack thinking he may Tam away. Even though we all know that's not going to happen in my MC eye's who feel in love with Tam for her outgoing and burst of energy and that she alwaysed helped him in step 1 (having Tam help the MC when he fell off in wheels and scrape his hand was what made me fall in love with Tam even more) in step 1 and continued to fall for her even during the changes in step 2 he thinks his life may fall apart with the parent showing up
I always love crushing on the dads in your games! 😍
Oh no, he's hot Dx
HOLY HEARTTHROB
he is UNFAIRLY attractive but regardless, Dr. Baumann better square up. my mc is gonna step on his toes out of spite
Hearing about Tamarack’s father makes me understand why Step 2 Tamarack has this air of displacement around her. It seems her issues with fitting in with people stem from her parent’s own isolation of her via homeschool and then leaving her grandparents to raise her. She is learning from them about social structures and they are failing that course.
Why is he unironically hot though???
I love the writing, I love the art of him...I hate this man :)
HE'S HOT!
Between Mr. and Dr. Baumann, my MC would be a bit nervous around either of them.... 😰
why’s he so attractive 😭
That's my question!
The audacity to make him so fine smh
why did u make him so fine i started giggling and kicking my feet im not even joking
damn this explains how in the beginning she says, "No i'm busy i got things to do" Like she really got that from her dad T^T
Darn... I was excited to meet the sogrão, but... Now I just wish things get better in this family... But, whatever happens, Tammy will always have our backs!
Wasn't expecting him to be so relatable to me honestly lol. Can't really hate him personally as much as I feel bad for Tamarack so I hope the family situation works out somehow.
Pfft.. sorry, Tam. Mr. Lin is still prettier than your dad...
I want him! 🥵
WHY IS HE HOT
What an interesting development lmao was not expecting this at all
Wow. I had little tears for Omi, Opa, and Tam. I'm definitely gonna call him Mr. if given the chance! Small rebellions for the win 🫢
mmmmmmmmmmmmm, he's cool design wise but i am going to NEED and option to punch him. my poor baby tama, she deserves a better father. i both hate and love how close to home this hits for me.
are you SERIOUS
he’s fine as hell I cant do this
My abandonment issues are flaring up 😭 As an adult I understand that you can have a child with the best of intentions and plans and only realize after you’ve had them that there were things you didn’t consider. And you do the best you can, when you can, especially when trying to balance the child’s needs and well being with your own. That being said, my abandonment issues dictate that my MCs (also when varying levels of abandonment issues. all of them, no exceptions) are going to be Tam’s parent’s saltiest, pettiest, most devoted hater, even if only internally
I want to call him "Mr." now, hehe i will never ever call him "dr" if the game allows me to do that I am a rule-follower? Yep...i will be the hell in the life of this man? Also yes
........ oh no he's hot
I saw the sketch an immediately thought: "Oh no, not ANOTHER HOT DAD!"
Why... why is he so hot? 😳😳😳 Why are all the dads in your games so hot?!? 🤯
My daddy issues are acting up.
even as a sketch he's hot. and just like that the hot dad club got a new member. 😳🥵
Such a well-written character 😭😭😭 I understand why he’s doing what he’s doing, but am also frustrated with his decisions due to seeing tam’s perspective and what she’s had to deal with. I’m so excited to hear more about him!
STOP MAKING HOT DADS JEHEHDGGXXTCY
OH MAN HE'S HOT!
Why'd you have to make him hot. It's going to be so confusing hating him and also having a crush on him 😂
Well it's going to be interesting, I really don't think they are bad people (they did seem to want a family) but they clearly had some questionable choices(could have waited more stability before getting Tam), definitely curious about learning more of those parents. Also...hot dad!!
Hmm... I have mix feeling about him and Tam's mother. I think that I will make my definitive opinion when we discover more about them in the story. They seem to want a happy family, and give a good life for Tam. Perhaps they are the one who decided to let her stays in Golden Grove when they saw that she is happier here. Or perhaps not, and it's her grandparents who negotiate with their son and daughter-in-law. Apart from that, his charadesign is really nice ! I'm looking forward to seeing Tamarack's mother!
He's handsome but a bad boy.. I can't wait to find out more in the story!
HELLO????? TAMARACK I AM SO SORRY
I want to bully this man
Smash- I MEAN
Oh geez. Another contestant in the OL Hot Dads competition. Too bad he’s an ….
PLEASE let there be an option to never call this man "dr"
YES! That’d be so funny
AHHH NOBODY PANIC!!! NOBODY PANIC!!!!
*sigh* yall gotta make all the parents hot, don’t you?
OH NO HE'S HOT
I hope i get to insult him to his face 🙏 Tamarack u deserve better sweetie
🫵 I have a bone to pick with you and your wife but I see where Tamarack gets her looks from 🙇
Also sidenote for some reason I didn't expect her parents to show up at all? Wild. I guess they were so up in the air in regards to being mentioned it didn't occur to me 💀
HELLLOOOOOOOOOOOO
why does he look like baxter’s long lost twin 😭 in that case, guess i have a type cause this man is sooooo fine
I THOUGHT IT WAS BAXTER AT FIRST LMAOAO
GB you are always do good at making the side characters so lovable. When is the Cliff, Dr. Baumann, and nurse Lynn dating sim going into production
We can fix them . Or make them worse
He’s very handsome! Though I have some words for his parenting (or lack of) toward Tamarack 😡
Ngl idk how I feel about him after reading this 😅 I might give him the benefit of the doubt, but I have my own opinions and pet peeves that are making it hard to extend more grace.
He has no right being this attractive when I may need to fight him for Tamarack's honor. 😭
Best comment ever 🤣 it was the first thing i thought too
......... my father-in-law may be hot but I have some choice words to say on behalf of my wife U.U (Also, I see where Tam gets her eyebrows!)
Can I marry him pls?
The way I went from "oh, HELLO" to "but sweet baby Tam" to "I have some words for him but he's still hot" in one post... 😂
every reveal of different characters make me go through a bisexual panic EVERY TIME!!!! BE STILL MY HEART!!
I love the artist for this game cause they draw everyone pretty but i still want to toss tomatos at him
Do we have to square up on Tamarack's behalf? In story, MC might be only 14 years old but that doesn't mean they're not down to throw down!!
Fr, my mc will fight a man for Tama
Im gonna be honest i dont know how i feel about him. On one hand i just dont like him. On the other i just kind of feel bad for him.
Yeah GBPatch is excellent at making morally complex characters but that's definitely not as easy for us as players lol
why's he kinda...
he’s so attractive
why are the dads always hot 🤧
🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅!!!!
We can joke about how hot the dads are all we want, I meanwhile just hope to see their strained family dynamic turn out okay.
“life-long learner”, also known as a massive nerd (very charming ✨)
I'm I the only one or are there other people who has the feeling, that in step 2 something big will happen? Like Dad wants Tamarack back but she wants to stay or something like that? 🤔
oh my gosh, I didn’t expect to get this early of a snippet of Tamrack’s dad!!
Yooooo!
THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FORRRR
And the list of attractive dads continue to grow...
Ah, looking forward to being grumpy and petty at this man lol After all, he and his wife are the reason Tamma’s never felt fully accepted in Golden Grove 😤
oh naurrr hes hot 😭😭😭
i might want this baumann instead 😰
He's handsome but a bad boy. I can't wait to see more in the story!
he’s kinda. good looking 😗 why r ol dads always hot i’m crying
He hot
Oh no he’s hot 😭
I'M LOSING ITGGTRR GRRRR GAGSGD
LOVE HIS DESIGN GRRR YOU DON'T MISS WITH DADS
WHAT OMG
kab’s ability to make every our life dad even hotter than the last needs to be studied in a lab