Peter & Grace Liao

Peter and Grace Liao, characters in The Freshman series, are Kaitlyn's parents. They are first seen in Book 2, Chapter 10.

Appearance
Peter and Grace have black hair, brown eyes and tan skin. Usually, Peter wears a white shirt and a black jacket, and Grace wears pearl earrings and a white dress with purple flowers on it.

Peter
From dialogue with Kaitlyn, we are given the impression that Peter is a very strict and traditional parent. Kaitlyn is still afraid to come out to her parents and the way he constantly talks about Arjun doesn't help her feel more comfortable. When she accidentally does come out to her parents in The Freshman, Book 2, Peter storms off. Grace assures her that he isn't mad, but says that he needs time because he was dreaming of Kaitlyn getting married and having children. Your Character is able to tell her that the dream can still come true, if Kaitlyn wishes to. Later in the book, Kaitlyn tells Your Character that Peter has apologized for storming off and that he is still adjusting, but that he loves her no matter what.

In Chapter 1 of Book 3, Kaitlyn tells Your Character that she had the best spring break ever, because she went home and it was not weird with her father: she mentions that "he wasn't exactly waving a rainbow flag, but the acted totally normal" and that they had a horror movie marathon together.

In Book 4, when visiting the Liaos' home in Texas, it is shown that Peter is trying his best to be a supportive father, to the point of becoming a donor of GLAAD and receiving a set of mugs emblazoned with "LGBTQ+". Naturally, Kaitlyn is embarrassed by this, although she secretly admits she appreciates his efforts.

Grace
Grace is presented as a traditional mother who loves her daughter. She reveals in The Freshman, Book 2, Chapter 11 that she had suspicions about Kaitlyn being gay for a long time, but never said anything because Kaitlyn never talked about it. She quickly accepts her nonetheless, and encourages her less supportive husband to give their daughter a chance.

Kaitlyn
Kaitlyn is Peter's and Grace's daughter.

Arjun
Peter sees in Arjun the perfect son-in-law and always tried to matchmake Arjun and Kaitlyn. Grace also likes him very much but because she knows that Kaitlyn is gay, she's probably never seen him like that.

Your Character
Before they even met Your Character, Kaitlyn already told Peter and Grace a lot about her.

Trivia

 * Pixelberry gave Grace the same first name as Grace, a character in the "Endless Summer" series.
 * Peter reveals in The Freshman, Book 2, Chapter 11 that Romeo and Juliet is their favourite ballet and that they used one of the songs for their wedding processional.
 * They both appear in The Senior, Chapter 5, but only if Your Character is dating Kaitlyn.