Jake Fletcher

> "I want to do something. Change something. Even if it's destructive. You know?" -Jake
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Jake is a friend and romanceable character in *Growing Up*. Jake uses he/him pronouns and he will date female players.

### Storyline

You meet Jake in elementary school during a game of dodgeball, where a group of bullies is bothering a boy named Buddy. Regardless of whether you decide to help Buddy or not, the bullies start bothering you as well, and that's when Jake steps in to try and help both of you. Eventually, the teacher intervenes, finding them in the middle of the altercation, and Jake explains what happened, which leads to the bullies getting into trouble.

Afterward, Jake, Buddy, and you make plans to get together and play at your house. That's when you discover that Jake is a fan of comics and enjoys drawing superheroes. From there, the three of you frequently gather to play superheroes together.

As you approach the end of elementary school, the bullies realize their wrongdoings and apologize for their behavior. They eventually become friends with you and your group.

In middle school, you discover that Jake has problems at home, such as his parents frequently arguing. His father chooses to complain with him about these issues. Additionally, Buddy, Jake, and you begin to meet up with Mort (the former leader of the bullies from elementary school) and his friends, engaging in questionable activities like skipping classes or smocking. You can choose to be a part of this or not, but it depends on your choices whether Jake continues to talk to you or not. If Jake does continue talking to you, he will eventually ask for your moral support to buy alcohol for a party. Initially, he might consider asking a hobo to buy it for him, but after having a conversation with him and sympathizing with his story, he decides to simply give him the money. Ultimately, he opts for stealing the beer. At the party, Jake decides to confide in you about his desire to do something, to make a change in his life, whether is good or bad. He mentions that he feels he can trust you.

During high school, you don't know much about Jake until one day, Buddy calls you to let you know that Jake is injured. When you find him in the park, you see that he has a knife wound in his abdomen. Despite his reluctance to go to the hospital, you decide to treat his wound yourself. It's then that you discover Jake has joined a gang along with Mort and other guys to "clean up the streets." Following this incident, you start spending more time with Jake.

If you're playing as a female character, you have the option to kiss Jake when he comes to your house, which marks the beginning of a relationship between you two. After spending some time at your place, you notice that Jake seems a bit twitchy, and you discover he has started using drugs. You and Buddy try to convince him to quit both drugs and the gang, but your efforts seem to push him further away from you.

One day, he invites you to the movies to watch "Crack Shot," but his father buys tickets for a lawyer-themed movie instead. Although Jake is initially annoyed, he ends up loving the film and expresses admiration for the lawyer character who defended an innocent man. This inspires him to watch more movies of that kind.

One day, he confesses to you that he has found a job, which turns out to be selling drugs. You try to convince him to change his path and help people instead. He gets upset, but if you persist, he eventually listens to you.

### Good Ending

Jake manages to overcome his drug addiction, though he still has some issues with alcohol. Nevertheless, he graduates from law school and works pro bono cases for people who couldn't afford legal representation. He didn't make much money, but worked hard fighting the good fight. If you romance him, you go on a trip around the country and he proposes.

### Neutral Ending

Jake cuts his ties with the gangs and ends up going to law school. After graduating, he worked pro bono cases for people who couldn't afford legal representation. He didn't make much money, but worked hard fighting the good fight. However, he tragically died from a drug overdose at 32, without anyone knowing he was still using drugs.

### Bad Ending

He spends a few years in the world of gangs, in and out of jail. After he turns 30 no one hears from him anymore. Buddy says he moved to a bigger city. Eventually he is found dead in a parking lot, pressumably in a gang shooting.

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