Qiu

Reason: Information on the following:
* Describe their relationship with their parents.
* Describe their relationship with the MC of N&F.
* Describe their relationship with Tamarack.
* Describe their relationship with any other character they interact with.

* Step 1
* Step 2
* Step 3

**Qiu Lin** is the deuteragonist and one of the love interests in Our Life: Now & Forever.

## Appearance

Qiu has dark brown eyes, brown hair with an unusually jagged hairline, and olive skin.

For Step 1, Qiu’s appearance cannot be changed. He has shoulder-length hair and a small ponytail tied in the back. He wears a red bandana, an orange sweater, an army green jacket with a fluffy hood, black cargo pants, a pair of fingerless gloves, gray socks, and red sneakers. While inside, he takes off his jacket and bandana but keeps his gloves.

In Step 2, Qiu may have long hair, with the hair at the back in a ponytail, or a shorter bob. They wear what seems to be a dark blue winter coat with white cotton at the top. They wear black jeans, white and grey shoes and a black bookbag over their shoulder.

In Step 3, Qiu's hair is somewhat shorter. They wear a white sweater, with a green winter coat, and ripped blue pants. They have a brown bookbag over their shoulder.

## Personality

In Step 1, Qiu is light-hearted, adventure-driven, popular and, somewhat scatterbrained. He loves the attention he gets from his classmates but doesn't use it for anything bad; demonstrated as he will distract Mrs. Murray and the class from MC if they freeze up during roll call, introducing MC to everyone, and making them all promise they'll be nice to them. Qiu seems to be somewhat scatterbrained, noted as an option for dialogue by MC, and uses notes to keep track of things. His notes can be messy and disorganized, only jotting down what he can understand. However, when making a note for the purpose of presenting it to someone, Qiu makes a point to tidy it up and even decorate a bit.

His kind-hearted nature doesn't just extend to his friends, but people that generally dislike him. Making friends with everyone is a goal he can easily achieve due to his popularity and overall, how caring he is. If you chose to be indifferent to him and make rude remarks, he doesn't have a problem with it. The only time he has a problem with it is if you direct those rude remarks to his friends, where he will easily drop the relaxed act and speak his mind. This is shown when Tamarack makes Renee uncomfortable, or if MC asks if Tamarack's parents are dead.

## Background

A true Golden Grove local, born and raised. Qiu is the kid to know in that town. The most popular, the most charming, until it all becomes too much. There’s a point where a coldness comes over Qiu and they shut out all except a few people. However, the rain doesn't fall forever, and sadness can heal with real support. The day comes when Qiu is able to shine again, even brighter than before.

In Autumn, you will find a thoughtful individual who just needs some time to embrace the person they've always known they were. Qiu was assigned male at birth, but comes out as genderfluid (they/he) partway through the story.

## Relationships

### Main Character

During Step One, no matter how the main character acts towards him Qiu still acts kind and warm to the MC (Unless MC disrespects characters like Tamarack and Renee in some dialogue options but if not he's often smug or not serious towards MC if they're just a grumpy or serious character) either way, Qiu wants to dote on MC to help them find their own place in Golden Grove. In step 2 and beyond MC's relationship with Qiu is determinant.

### Renee

In Step 1, Qiu and Renee (alongside Baxter) are part of the same boys club. They have been friends for a few years. Despite being two years younger than her, Qiu mostly leads and Renee admires him.

## Gallery

Qiu's IntroductionQiu with their parentsQiu's ballet attirePreview of a dialogue with them in Step 1
## Trivia

* They are lactose intolerant.
* They are left-handed.
* Qiu means *autumn*, which is 秋 in simplified chinese.
* Lin means *community* or *forest*, which is 林 in simplified chinese.
* Qiu is confirmed to have ADHD

## References

1. ↑ Wiktionary for 秋
2. ↑ Wiktionary for 林.
3. ↑ https://www.tumblr.com/gb-patch/735730694740918272/ive-seen-some-people-lament-that-qiu-is-sadly