System Update - pages 21+22 - ENGLISH
Added 2025-08-13 16:00:08 +0000 UTCFlashback time!
I never showed how Flix came out to his parents, it was just really clear to me, that he wouldn't even consider keeping his relationship a secret. I think while his broader family surely has issues, him and his parents have a very tight bond and trust each other. Probably one of the reasons why he didn't feel the need to move out of their home yet (and because apprentices' salaries rarely cover the cost of living in Germany, hhhh....).
I based their family dynamic loosely on how I perceived the family of a girlfriend I had. Whenever we stayed with them the vibe felt so... mature, structured, caring. They had fixed days in the week where different family members were responsible for cooking for everyone, even if their schedules didn't allow everyone to eat together at the same table. The (grown up) children were treated with a lot of respect by their parents, they were interested in each other's lives and everyone naturally did their part. Copying this dynamic and giving it to Flix explains how he is so relatively secure, knowing there are people he can turn to who will always have his back.
The Zocker timeline doesn't make perfect sense but he should be done with with his training in about a year? And then... 👀
Comments
Them being interrupted by stuff/short attention span is the main conflict of the story haha xD
Fiothin
2025-08-14 07:55:10 +0000 UTCI so thought there was going to be a deep conversation between them… not saying you forgot to save and died hahahahha!!! Loved how you did this! Also love that we get to see how Flix’s family takes the news of his relationship with Zocker.
Andrew Knote
2025-08-14 02:02:58 +0000 UTCHahaha I don't know it yet either. XD When I meet people online I mostly use their username as well, unless it is something really unhinged. At least "Flix" sounds like a cute version of Felix' real name. 😬
Fiothin
2025-08-13 22:04:18 +0000 UTCFlix called him 'Tobias' aaaah (I want to see them talk to each other's real name once 👏 don't know if it will happen)
Ponta de Sabugos
2025-08-13 21:20:08 +0000 UTC
