Not all spoilers are currently marked! And due to their importance to the story, all spoilers under "Route Specific Characters" are unmarked period! You have been warned.
open/close all folders
CrestHaven University Tennis Team
In General
- Interspecies Friendship: They certainly aren't shy of mingling with other species.
- Interspecies Romance: Or getting rather intimate with them.
- Lovable Jock: They're all tennis players and they are generally nice guys.
- Nice Guy: They're all very friendly and easygoing.
- Poor Communication Kills: Not only do the characters fail to communicate, but Eric has the option to make communication even worse.
- Straight Gay: It's definitely not obvious that any of them are overtly gay.
- Except Darius, who will openly flirt with any guy he finds attractive, and seems to have a pretty broad range of 'type'.
- True Companions: They're a very close-knit tennis team and they get along better when compared to other tennis teams.
Eric (The Protagonist / Main Character / MC)
The Player Character. A student at CrestHaven University as well a member of its tennis team. Unknown to most of his friends and teammates however all is not well: due to familial and financial hardships he is currently living in a homeless shelter. Despite his troubles, he remains optimistic and friendly to just about everyone.
- Affectionate Nickname: He gives a nickname to his love interest, though he has referred to Spencer as "Spence" since they were young. He refers to Dozer, for example, as "Kaiju" or "Dragon" and he calls Grifter "Papa Bear."
- Furthermore, he also gets nicknames from his possible love interests, such as, "Baby Bear" from Grifter, "Babe" from Chester and "Meat Sack" or "Sweet Little Meat Sack" from Dozer.
- All-Loving Hero: Eric is kind and friendly to everyone he meets.
- All of the Other Reindeer: Eric had been the constant victim of bullying from classmates in his childhood. Fortunately, Spencer always put them in their place.
- Audience Surrogate: He is the protagonist of the novel and helps the audience learn more about the characters.
- Bad Liar: He's not a really good liar, especially in front of Spencer and Darius.
- Birds of a Feather: He and Spencer have a lot in common and have been friends since childhood.
- Canon Name: If the player does not enter their own at the start of the game he is given the name Eric.
- Childhood Friends: With Spencer.
- Chubby Chaser: When Chester or Grifter comment on their weight, Eric has the choice to say they look better with it.
- Closet Key: He ends up helping most of the characters come to terms with their sexuality.
- Dreaming of Things to Come: Frequently dreams about whichever character he's pursuing a relationship with. These tend to foreshadow future themes or events.
- Good Is Not Soft: Normally courteous and even-tempered, he can be surprisingly forceful when the situation calls for it.
- Gosh Dang It to Heck!: He has a very...clean way of swearing and it makes him all the more adorkable.
- The Heart: Being the smallest player on the team, he tries to talk things out and is a pacifist who resolves problems peacefully.
- Hello, [Insert Name Here]: You can name Eric whatever you want.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: In his default appearance he has light blue eyes reflecting his soft-hearted nature.
- Innocently Insensitive: Some of the bad dialogue choices sound more like he is saying the wrong thing at the wrong time rather than being hostile.
- Military Brat: Mentioned by Eric in conversations which revolve around his parents, especially his father. It's part of their persistence of Eric joining the military that made him leave his home in the first place.
- Nice Guy: A polite guy that attracts any of the guys with his demeanor.
- "Not So Different" Remark: When Eric talks down on Darius' pervertedness, he himself has the option to make lewd comments which makes Spencer tell Eric that he sounds a lot like Darius.
- Only Has Same-Sex Admirers: Considering the all-male cast and no girls show interest in him, he definitely qualifies.
- Ordinary High-School Student: He is a university student.
- Perma-Stubble: Always has a bit of scruff around his chin.
- Relationship Upgrade: He and Spencer can go from best friends to boyfriends.
- Sexual Karma: By working his way through a relationship, he and his partner will have much more meaningful and passionate sex.
- Stage Name: Is given the name "Lightning Rod" if he chooses to perform during amateur night at Dynamite Springs during Spencer's route.
- Stepford Smiler: He has kept his living situation a secret for over a year, even from his best friend Spencer, and he hides it by being happy and it shows when he confesses to someone about his secret.
- Token Human: The only human on the CrestHaven tennis team.
- Unexpected Virgin: When he admits he's a virgin, Darius laughs and admits to thinking he and Spencer had hooked up before.
Harold "Coach" Grifter
- Anime Hair: On top of his brown fur he has black head hair as well as patches of yellow fur on his forearms, chest, and a spiky tuft on his head, à la Cloud Strife.
- The Bear: Bonus points for being a literal bear as well.
- Bears Are Bad News: For Chester at least, especially since he falls victim to Chester's clumsiness at times.
- Beary Friendly: Coach looks like a mean bear, but he is actually really friendly and supportive and wants to become a famous author.
- Big Eater: Big time. One of his favorite restaurants is a buffet and he is capable of finishing almost an entire cake by himself.
- Big Ol' Eyebrows: He sports huge ones and it helps to emphasize his age as the oldest on the team and his authority as the coach of the team.
- Cannot Spit It Out: Hoo boy, Harold is the worst at this. Doesn't make him any less endearing though.
- Carpet of Virility: Sports a large and thick patch of blonde hair on his chest, a rather odd example since he is also completely covered in fur.
- Clifftop Caterwauling: On their second date, Grifter screams out his frustrations from the past few weeks over a cliffside.
- Closet Geek: He writes fantasy novels, loves poetry, a big musical fan, and even used to play Tabletop RPGs. Not like you would get any of that just by looking at him.
- Emotional Bruiser: The man has been through a LOT, so to say he's emotional might be an understatement.
- Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep": Everyone calls him Coach.
- Genius Bruiser: Despite his muscular exterior, he is a passionate English teacher as well as an aspiring sci-fi/fantasy author.
- Hidden Depths: The big burly tennis coach is an English teacher and aspiring author who loves to read and write.
- Insecure Love Interest: Repeatedly worries he's not good enough for Eric or that there is something wrong with him. This is almost certainly a result of his backstory: his ex-wife abruptly left him after he revealed he was bisexual and he fell into a deep depression as a result.
- Nice Guy: A down-to-earth and compassionate man who loves to see people succeed with his help.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: He loves to do what he can to help his students succeed, even giving Eric rides home when he needs it.
- Stepford Smiler: Of the Depressed kind, especially when Diana comes back around. A major theme of his route is to get him to start enjoying life again.
- Teacher/Student Romance: Not only is Harold the tennis coach but also Eric's English teacher.
- Team Dad: Being the coach of the team as well as being the oldest, it's kind of a given that he is the "team dad".
Chester Hayes
- Affectionate Nickname: His mom used to call him "Moo" and if he's the protagonist's love interest, that's also his nickname for Chester.
- All of the Other Reindeer: After a horrible experience one night, all of the players on his former football team turned on him, pretty much outcasting him.
- Anime Hair: Not as extreme as the others, but he has a spiky set of hair on his head. Then again, considering his love for anime, this may be intentional.
- Big Eater: He loves to eat a ton and has a passion for cooking delicious meals.
- Big Little Brother: Chester is surprisingly taller and stronger than his older brother Andrew.
- Boisterous Bruiser: Boasts one of the most powerful serves of anyone on the team and wears his emotions on his sleeve.
- Butt-Monkey: He stumbles, trips, gets hit by balls, gets reprimanded, loses his temper, poor Chester just doesn't have it easy.
- Cosplay: He makes his own costumes, too!
- Foil: To Dozer. They share a similar play-style emphasizing strength, taking advantage of their considerable builds. Chester, however, is extremely emotional, often struggling with his temper and general lack of discipline leading to problems on the court. Dozer meanwhile is very much The Stoic at all times.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The Foolish to Andrew's Responsible.
- Gag Penis: He has the biggest member of the team (which is an achievement for this game). Mostly Played for Laughs but is Played for Drama in his route for obvious reasons.Darius: "If you're going to bottom that, you better practice. Otherwise, he's gonna split you open, you're not going be able to sit for a month, and you'll not want to try again like...ever."
- Game Master: Fills this role in Grifter's route when the team plays a tabletop RPG together.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: He has anger issues (likely because he is a bull), and is prone to lashing out and breaking rackets when he gets mad.
- Home Nudist: Likes to walk around his apartment in his underwear or naked, to his brother's chagrin.
- I'm a Humanitarian: Chester likes to eat steak and he is a bull. Think about that for a second.
- The Klutz: He is quite clumsy and even wears horn protectors for his, and others', safety.
- Otaku: Loves to watch anime and plays trading card games. One of his route's dream sequences seems to take it a little bit too far, however.
- Proud to Be a Geek: He loves to show Eric his hobbies and has no qualms about how geeky or dorky any of it looks.
- Real Men Cook: Is extremely proud of his culinary abilities and can even offer to teach Eric.
- Sleeps in the Nude: The morning after one of your sleepovers, has you try to wake Chester up, only for him to cover himself with the blanket, and admit to sleeping naked. He claims it's because with all the muscle, fat and fur he gets super-hot.
- Trauma Button: If Eric tries to wake up Chester via rubbing his morning wood, he'll wake up screaming and start attempting to punch Eric, thinking he's being raped again.
Spencer Caldon
- The Ace: The best on the tennis team who can take over for Coach, perfect grades in math, charismatic, popular with the ladies, Spence has got it all. At least, that's what he wants you to believe.
- Academic Athlete: Excels at both the court and classroom. He even tutors other students on the side.
- All Gays are Promiscuous: Hinted at with his job as a stripper, but ultimately subverted. He very clearly enjoys dancing, but he also worries that working in the club will hurt his future SO and their relationship. As a result, he prefers to maintain a hands-off policy whenever possible, and readily (if playfully) chastises customers who get too frisky with him. Eric has the option to tell him he's not bothered by it.
- Berserk Button: He has two.
- The first can be summarized as "harm to Eric." If someone tries to physically or psychologically hurt Eric — as one of his co-workers and one of Darius's "friends" tries to do — Spencer will get enraged to the point Eric comments how he's never seen him so angry.
- His other Berserk Button is Darius...in general, especially on either of their routes. This is related to their history since Darius led Spencer on in the past and broke his heart by "cheating" on Spencer, though Darius didn't necessarily see the situation the same way at the time.
- Beware the Nice Ones: As just stated above, Eric will comment on how Spencer when he's calm and when he's angry seems like two completely different people.
- Big Brother Instinct: He always protected Eric from bullies and Eric looked up to him like a big brother.
- Birds of a Feather: He and Eric have a lot in common and have been friends since childhood.
- Bromantic Foil: He and Eric are best friends and while Eric is more passive and introverted, Spencer is more aggressive and extroverted. These two can eventually hook up.
- Chick Magnet: The ladies love Spencer but he doesn't exactly love them back.
- Childhood Friends: With Eric.
- Crazy Jealous Guy: Eric thinks the best way to see if Spencer is attracted to him is to set up a situation where he'll react in a jealous fashion for him. Turns out he was right.
- Cuteness Proximity: He finds Eric's behavior just "so gosh-darned cute".
- Fireball Eyeballs: Has a sprite with this that's only used when he's really mad.
- Forgotten Friend, New Foe: In Darius' route, Spencer shows contempt and even jealousy because Eric is hanging out with Darius. However, he stays mostly civil toward Darius (if only for Eric's sake), and it becomes pretty clear pretty quick that he's mostly worried about Eric getting hurt the same way Spencer was.
- Foil:
- To the Brilliant, but Lazy and flirtatious Darius. Spencer holds himself to high professional and academic standards and really pushes himself to excel. He also feels strongly that sex is special and should be shared with someone close. However certain events show he has a hidden rebellious streak which can be seen in his job and how he and Darius used to date.
- In Dozer's route, he's a foil to Harvey, who is also a husky and tends to be the third wheel in Eric's and Dozer's text exchanges, similar to how Spencer is the third wheel in their real life exchanges. This similarity is lampshaded by Dozer after Eric reveals one of his Anxiety Dreams in which Harvey looks exactly like Spencer.
- Furry Reminder: Being a Husky, he sheds like he has two coats, loves tummy rubs while being brushed, and doesn't mind holding things in his mouth as if he was fetching for them like a dog.Eric: "...God, you're adorable."
- Green-Eyed Monster: Oh boy, Spencer can have this bad. He cares a lot about Eric and wants to see him happy, however, his feelings for Eric can make him start acting strangely, if not downright berserk, when he learns he dating someone else, or if Eric is dating him and is seen with someone else. This can end up even worse if Darius is involved somehow.
- The Lancer: He is second-in-command to Coach Grifter.
- Look Both Ways: Gets hit by a bus in one of Eric's dreams.
- Lethal Chef: Cooking is notably one of the few things he doesn't excel in, but he tries.
- The Tease: Despite wanting to wait for the right moment, he constantly teases Eric with the idea of sex but most of the time he leaves him wanting more. Fitting, considering his route's career as a male stripper.
- Massive Numbered Siblings: He has four brothers. In his own words, "I guess one of us had to be gay."
- Mighty Lumberjack: He dresses and acts like a lumberjack Eric's fantasies and in his strip performances.
- Relationship Upgrade: He and Eric can go from best friends to boyfriends.
- The Rival: He and Darius are at odds a lot of times. He looks down on his lewd ways and dislikes his treatment towards Eric.
- Slut-Shaming: He looks down on Darius for his promiscuous ways and even insults him when he can. Considering Spencer's route, this is hypocritical, given the hyper-sexualized job he has.
- Stage Name: As revealed in his route, he uses "White Thunder" for his job.
- Straight Gay: Considering that women both young and old still hound after him even after coming out and getting a boyfriend, he must be doing something right.
- Unexpected Virgin: Despite being the most sought-after player on the team, the closest he ever got to sex before Eric was a straight up rejection of it from Spencer towards Darius.
- Workaholic: Between school, tennis, work, and various volunteer activities Spencer ends up with a very tight schedule most days.
Dozer
- Better with Non-Human Company: He prefers nature, taking care of plants, and having as little interaction with people as possible.
- Beware the Quiet Ones: Just the thought of seeing Dozer angry actually frightens Eric and most of the cast, including Dozer.
- Big Eater: Justified by his needing a lot of food to maintain his bulk.
- Big Guy: Even by this game's standards, he is noticeably large.
- Book Dumb: He struggles with math and had help from a friend in high school but he is very skilled in physical therapy.
- Brutal Honesty: He can be blunt and when Eric jokes that he can lift as much weight as him, Dozer just shoots him down with a "no".
- Caring Gardener: One of his major hobbies is plant care, especially bonsai trees.
- Covert Pervert: Despite his calm demeanor, Dozer can be very flirty and sexually assertive towards someone he trusts.
- Defrosting Ice King: He seems cold and uncaring at first, but once someone takes the time to get to know him and help him out, he can be a very kind and caring individual.
- Does Not Know His Own Strength: Sometimes, his size and strength can be difficult when it comes to handling gardening or physical therapy.
- The Dreaded: How people acted towards him in his second high school when he nearly beat his best friend to death at his first.
- Everybody Hates Mathematics: Dozer is not fond of math and has trouble learning on his own.
- Every Scar Has a Story: He has a scar on the back of his head due to protecting Harvey from a bomb attack in high school.
- Eyes Always Shut: This helps emphasize his calm and collected demeanor, though as revealed in his route, he just needed new contacts and has been squinting this whole time. This is ultimately subverted in his route, though.
- Foil: To Chester. They share a similar play-style emphasizing strength, taking advantage of their considerable builds. Dozer always tries to keep himself in check both physically and emotionally. This gives him more control on the court but can hurt his ability to communicate with other people. Chester meanwhile is very much a Boisterous Bruiser, both on and off the court.
- Gentle Giant: He is practically Hulk-sized and yet he has a very gentle touch and a soft heart.
- Good Samaritan: He is always willing to help anyone who is injured, such as Chester, Eric, or even an opponent from a different team.
- Kaiju: Refereed to this often by kids in the Japan Town in Brindel. In his route, this is one of the nicknames Eric gives him after he is one in a dream.
- Loners Are Freaks: Dozer points out that no one ever really approaches him because of his quiet nature, except for his high school friend and Eric.
- Nice Guy: He is very humble and polite.
- Non-Mammal Mammaries: Dozer has bright pink nipples...despite being a reptile.
- The Medic: He's going for a medical degree and works at a local rehabilitation center.
- Nonhuman Humanoid Hybrid: Although they're both reptiles, his mother is a skink whereas his father is a Komodo dragon.
- Real Men Cook: Cooks a bunch of healthy and tasty foods for the group.
- Repetitive Name: Both his first and last name are Dozer, a quirk from the country his family emigrated from.
- The Quiet One: At first, Eric has a hard time getting a conversation going because he doesn't say much.
- The Stoic: He isn't very emotional or expressive especially since his eyes are always closed.
- Shout-Out: ''"DOZER SMASH!"''note
- Terse Talker: He is very blunt and doesn't add much to his sentences.
- Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?: Heavy storms and tornados are one of the few things that can make him break his calm demeanor.
- You Remind Me of X: Variant 3, Eric's offering to help him with math and his eagerness of hanging out with him reminds Dozer of his high school friend Harvey who did the same things. Considering that Harvey and Dozer were a couple at one point, these can be somewhat worrisome.
Darius Maynor
- Anime Hair: Instead of having a mane, he shaved his to look more like human hair, and he keeps a perfectly coiffed spiky mane on his head, à la Lloyd Irving.
- He has to shave every day to maintain that look, though, something he's not able to do while he's in the hospital. This bothers him at first because he thinks the beard detracts from his image, but he can be persuaded to keep it, and later to let his hair grow into a full mane.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Boasts a wide variety of skills, from music to stunt riding to math, yet barely applies himself on the tennis court or in his studies.
- The Casanova: He happens to charm many guys he sees and also breaks many hearts when they want a relationship with him.
- Cats Are Mean: Definitely the meanest on the team due to him being cavalier, frivolous and overly promiscuous.
- Cats Are Snarkers: Of the sexual snark variety. He makes many quips and innuendos, sometimes not so subtle.
- Cheshire Cat Grin: One of his sprites has this whenever he's up to something or teasing.
- Chivalrous Pervert: His pervertedness can't be quenched and yet, he fully endorses relationships where he teases and sometimes even helps out Eric when he notices the chemistry between him and someone else.
- Foil: To the reserved and hard-working Spencer. Darius is first and foremost a flirt, prefers casual sex, and while he is very skilled in many areas he prefers not to apply himself. However certain events imply he may have a hidden romantic side to the point that he and Spencer used to date.
- Hidden Depths: Underneath the perverted exterior is a professional stunt motorcyclist and proficient actor who can play piano well.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While his obsession with sex and mischievous personality can be off-putting to most, scratching the surface reveals a much more relaxed personality under it.
- Lonely Rich Kid: Not obvious at first but becomes apparent after he winds up in the hospital where none of his "friends" or even his parents can be bothered to come to visit him.
- Lovable Sex Maniac: He really gets around and is a pretty laid back and chill guy to hang out with.
- N-Word Privileges: On some occasions he is open to using the f-slur mostly to describe his Camp Gay ex.
- Panthera Awesome: He is a lion with a unique mane cut and is a badass stunt motorcyclist.
- Really Gets Around: He apparently hooks up with different guys every week.
- The Rival: He and Spencer don't seem to get along. For valid reasons.
- Shipper on Deck: Helps Eric hook up with both Spencer and Coach Grifter in their respective routes. He's also more than happy to offer (usually unsolicited) sexual advice.
- Sleeps in the Nude: Upon returning from the hospital, he'll sleep in his bed, you'll soon learn from text boxes that he's naked. He'll tell that's just how he likes to sleep.
- The Matchmaker: Granted, his methods are to an extreme a lot of a time, but they tend to end up working a lot of the time.
- The Tease: He loves teasing Eric and getting him embarrassed.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Darius planned on hooking up Eric and Spencer. Great! And how did he plan it out? By texting a friend to forcibly molest Eric and get Spencer angry and jealous. ...Not so great, but it worked.
Supporting Cast
Maria
- The Cutie: She is absolutely adorable and has a heart of gold.
- Fag Hag: She enjoys being around gay men.
- Feminine Women Can Cook: Constantly gets praise for her cooking from pretty much everyone who tries it.
- Good Samaritan: Loves to help and give and does not want anything in return.
- Guy on Guy Is Hot: Maria definitely thinks so when she helps Eric.
- Incorruptible Pure Pureness: She is always ready to lend a hand and takes Eric in with open arms. She never asks for anything in return for her kindness.
- Innocent Blue Eyes: Very striking icy blue eyes and she is as pure and innocent as a cinnamon roll.
- Motherly Side Plait: One of the many hairstyles she can wear on a day to day basis.
- Nice Girl: An absolutely delightful woman who goes out of her way to help anyone she can.
- Parental Substitute: Eric considers her "like a mother" to him.
- Shipper on Deck: She loves to help out Eric when she discovers that he has a crush on one of the guys.
- Supreme Chef: Her dishes are always delicious for all characters.
Richard
- The Alcoholic: Is a recovering alcoholic. His wife told him that she no longer loved him and that sent him to the bottle. His love for his kids, his wife and his dedication to working hard helped him overcome it. He can relapse though.
- Art Evolution: While the art style going from CursedMark to CaptainGerBear has several subtle character design changes, Richard has seen the most massive change. CM's Design
◊ vs CGB's Design◊ - Fourth-Date Marriage: Not as bad as others, as they dated for 6 months and they quickly have kids. We see the consequences when his wife did say she no longer loved him. They both do care for each other, and she recognizes his challenging position and doesn't make him pay much in child support. They still do care about each other though.
- Handy Man: Is usually found moving, building, or fixing things around the shelter.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Can seem rather rude and vocal in his complaints but is nevertheless very supportive of Maria and Eric.
- Servile Snarker: While he doesn't work for Maria outright, he's easily the most sarcastic character in the novel.
- Sleeps in the Nude: Hinted at during Chester's route. On the night Vernon attacks the shelter Richard offers to let Eric sleep in his bed, and tells him that he'll keep his underwear on. Outright confirmed in Richard's unfinished route.
- The Tease: Not as bad as Darius but he does sometimes enjoy flirting with whichever man Eric has brought home with him.
Dwayne
Former teacher at Crest Haven turned landlord. Very awkward, yet genuinely sweet
- Artists Are Attractive: It's more his nerdiness and awkwardness, but he's still a very interesting artist who would be open to some Intimate Artistry.
- Briefs Boasting: Averted. He does wear thongs but he's not remotely suave or confident, rather he's a massive dork, albeit a very wholesome dork.
- Carpe Diem: Dwayne's family supported the idea and wanted him to live his life.
- Cranky Landlord: Averted. He's one of the friendliest characters who just so happens to be a landlord.
- Deceased Parents Are the Best: His dad recently died, and from what Dwayne says he was a great father.
- Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: Dwayne will sometimes call the player character "cute" or "handsome" but forget that he's speaking out loud. He's very forgetful especially around people he's attracted to.
- Drop In Land Lord: While there are other older love interests he's still and older (30 something) love interest where most of the love interests are 20 somethings.
- Forgetful Jones: Dwayne to a T. He forgets his wallet while on a date at the Greenlight Cafe, the manager is used to this. He's nearly late returning the moving truck because he's disctracted by Eric.
- Hot for Teacher: Played with and averted as he is your math professor for the first few days, except he retires to take over as the landlord of his father's building when his father dies.
- Intimate Artistry: Dwayne seems pretty enthusiastic to draw Eric, once they start dating. Darius floats the idea of nude modeling.
- Love Makes You Dumb: Every time he's around your character he will say how fine he thinks you are, and then forget that he said that out loud. He nearly forgets to return his moving truck while on a date on Eric.
- Nerdy Inhaler: Shy awkward math nerd who has a tendency to forget his inhaler.
- Nerds Are Sexy: Definitely a factor in why Eric likes him so much.
- "Not Wearing Pants" Dream: Since Dwayne forgets what he's saying and who he's talking to, he blabs to Eric about a dream where they're not wearing pants. Granted it might have been more sexual in nature
Route Specific Characters
Harold's Route
Diana
Harold's highschool sweetheart and ex-wife. After leaving Harold when she learned he was bisexual, she returns just as Eric's and Harold's relationship starts rolling, with her appearance itself causing Harold a massive amount of stress. Why is she back, and what does she want?- Clingy Jealous Girl: Both during and after their marriage. Harold comments that even commenting on another person was a quick way to make her angry.
- Cure Your Bisexuals: She wants to get back with Harold to 'fix' his bisexuality.
- Evil Is Petty: She annihilates the teddy bear gift from the amusement park out of raw spite.
- Hoist By Her Own Petard: She attempts a Wounded Gazelle Gambit by slapping Eric in range of Grifter and making it sound as if Eric slapped her. Ironically, her slap was so hard that Eric started bleeding where he was hit, which caused her story to fall apart. Spencer coming around saying he saw the whole thing just sealed the deal.
- Politically Incorrect Villain: She's an abusive ex-partner who blames Harold's bisexuality for the dissolution of their marriage. When asked about her opinions on gay people she claims she's fine with them, she just loathes people attracted to more than one gender.
- Psycho Ex-Wife: Despite her ending their relationship, she has come back to take him back, with Eric in the crossfire.
- Weakness Turns Her On: Heavily implied in moments with Grifter when he says that he's more submissive than Diana. Also implies she was abusive during their relationship, but Harold didn't notice.
Chester's Route
Andrew
Chester's older brother and roommate. He acts like a Guardian Angel for Chester, especially after the "incident", where he now becomes aggressive towards anyone his brother shows interest towards. It shouldn't be hard to gain his trust, right?- Big Brother Instinct: Despite technically being the little brother, Andrew is extremely protective of Chester.
- Big Little Brother: Chester is few heads taller than Andrew, almost to a comedic effect.
- Defrosting Ice King: Is rather standoffish towards Eric at first but grows to trust him over the course of the story if the player makes the right choices.
- Foolish Sibling, Responsible Sibling: The Responsible to Chester's Foolish.
- Home Nudist: Openly admits to being one like Chester, he's just more reserved.
- Scary Shiny Glasses: Has a sprite with this when he's angry.
Vernon
Captain of the CrestHaven University football team. Once good friends with Chester, he - as well as the rest of the football team - ostracized Chester when they learned he was gay. Now, he tends to bully Chester and make his life a living hell. What is his problem? And will there ever a stop to it?- Forgotten Friend, New Foe: He and Chester used to be fine, but that changed when he learned he was gay.
- Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?: Tends to bring this up in a lot of mocking of Chester.
- Jerk Jock: Pretty much plays this note to a T.
- Sadist: Gleefully assaults and attempts to violate Eric once he learns that Eric and Chester are dating. Even his other friends are horrified by the lengths he goes to.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Well, if you consider "forcing your friend to have sex with a hooker so he'll no longer be a virgin anymore despite not showing any interest in having sex" as well-intentioned.
Mr. Berkley
Owner of the Critical Hit Arcade. A simple businessman who doesn't fully understand how modern technology works, he dreams of owning a place that people will come to get away from the world.- Benevolent Boss: Typically very easygoing and casual with his employees.
Spencer's Route
Bam
A coworker of Spencer's at Dynamite Springs. He both works as a bartender and a striper.- The Bartender: His main role in the club.
- Lovable Sex Maniac: Is extremely forward about his sexuality. Both Eric and Spencer compare him to Darius.
- The Tease: Both naturally and for his job.
Tai
The new professor of Astronomy at CrestHaven University and average goer to Dynamite Springs.- Gag Penis: If the massive bulge on the front of his pants is any indication, the guy certainly is very well endowed.
- Shipper on Deck: Actively tries to push Eric and Spencer together going as far as to give Eric cash to use during one of Spencer's performances.
Madame Esperanza
A dance teacher at CrestHaven University.- Ambiguously Brown: She's implied to have at least some hispanic heritage; given her name and the fact that she appears to be fluent in both Spanish and French, it's possible that she's actually from Spain.
- Affectionate Nickname: Jokingly calls Spencer "Mon petit chou", which is a French term of endearment that roughly translates to "my little darling". Spencer then uses it to tease Eric during a dance lesson, while also admitting that he's not sure what it actually means.
- Gratuitous French: Will sometimes speak short French sentences when adressing Eric or Spencer.
Hal
Owner of the café that Eric works at in this route.- Bald of Authority: He's the owner of the Green Light Café, and doesn't have a single hair on his scalp.
- Benevolent Boss: Is generally supportive and patient towards Eric after he starts working at the Café.
- Big Beautiful Man: A large, well-built man with a musclegut and a thick beard.
- Nice Guy: Besides being a Benevolent Boss to the Player Character, Hal is also a very pleasant man in general. His default sprite pictures him with a warm smile.
- Shipper on Deck: If the player decides to have his first date with Spencer at the café, Hal will set a romantic table for them and play the part of an attentive server.
Dozer's Route
Harvey
Dozer's childhood friend and ex-lover. Being somewhat of a loner and bullied at a young age, he naturally drifted towards Dozer, who was also a loner at the time. Eventually, the two fell in love with each other but decided to break up when their careers came to reality. But will he be so accepting of someone who's now dating his former flame?- Closet Key: For Dozer.
- Clingy Jealous Guy: Had shades of this both during and after their relationship, such as berating Dozer for even commenting on other guys. Fortunately he is aware of this flaw and is trying to work on it.
- Foil:
- To Spencer. Not only are they both Huskies, but Spencer plays like a tends to be the third wheel in Eric's and Dozer's real-life exchanges, similar to how Harvey is the third wheel in their text exchanges. This similarity is lampshaded by Dozer after Eric reveals one of his Anxiety Dreams in which Harvey looks exactly like Spencer.
- Surprisingly, to Eric. Dozer will comment how Eric reminds him of Harvey various times on his route. Obviously, this can be seen as an issue when you keep thinking about how much your Second Love reminds you of the first.
- From Bad to Worse: When his dad found out he was gay, he literally threw Harvey out of the house into a snow-covered ground in nothing but shorts and a t-shirt, spraining his ankle, and then some bullies found him and beat him up before he got to Dozer's house.
- I'm Not Afraid of You: Harvey was the only one who was willing to approach Dozer at his second high school.
- Proud to Be a Geek: Dozer said that Harvey is geeky in nature, he even stayed in their hometown to pursue a game design degree.
Darius's Route
Isaac
Darius's costume designer and former boyfriend.- Camp Gay
- Not Good with Rejection: The source of most of his problems with Darius.
- Psycho Ex-Boyfriend: Considering he pretty much tried to kill Darius should say enough.
Azaghal
- Friends with Benefits: One of Darius's many hookups for casual sex.
- Grease Monkey: Spends most of his day working on cars and motorcycles and even has showers on site to handle the resulting mess.
