Donovan Navarro, a character from the Murder at Homecoming book, is Gabbie Navarro's twin brother and one of your love interests. He is first seen in Chapter 1.
Appearance
Donovan has brown eyes, brown skin, and short wavy brown hair. He wears a white t-shirt, a blue and black jacket with a hoodie, and blue jeans. He also wears a silver necklace, with black and blue earbuds hanging from his neck.
Personality
He is considered to be Beachwood High's resident Cool Guy, who uses sarcasm and is normally not interested in school dances or school-related events.
Chapters
Murder at Homecoming
Murder at Homecoming
- Chapter 1: Blood in the Water
- Chapter 2: Keep Your Enemies Close
- Chapter 3: Not Alone
- Chapter 4: You've Changed (Determinant)
- Chapter 5: Bad Boys
- Chapter 6: Behind Closed Doors
- Chapter 7: Party Crasher
- Chapter 8: I Don't Want to Believe
- Chapter 9: Case Closed?
- Chapter 10: Prisoner's Dilemma
- Chapter 11: Run, Rabbit, Run
- Chapter 12: To Tug at Tangled Threads
- Chapter 13: Pick Your Poisoner
- Chapter 14: Dance with Death
- Chapter 15: Prey For Me
- Chapter 16: Surviving High School
Relationships
Gabbie was Donovan's twin sister. When you see him at the Homecoming Dance, he tells you that Gabbie guilt-tripped him into taking pictures for the yearbook. Donovan was upset about his sister's death when you see him at her funeral. In Chapter 3, you learn that he loved his sister very much and considered her his best friend. Donovan says he would do anything for her, and when you discover various clues that don't portray Gabbie in the best light, he usually defends her.
In Chapter 5, he can open up to you over your shared experience of having lost a sister. He tells you he keeps thinking about their last conversations and wonders what would have happened if he had stayed at Homecoming. When you tell him about her fake relationship with Tyler and her illegal activity with Stevie, Donovan says it doesn't sound like anything the Gabbie he knew would do and he becomes determined to solve her murder. In a premium scene later in the chapter, he and his band perform a song in her honor and it's revealed that Gabbie used to regularly attend their gigs.
Your Character
He is one of your love interests, and he snaps a photo of you for the yearbook. In Chapter 3, he gets angered when you and Tyler come by his house to talk to him about Gabbie's murder, believing that you're offering false sympathies and doing a "CSI Schtick". He tells you to be wary of Tyler, believing that he's hiding something.
In Chapter 5, when he lashes out at you because he thinks you use his sister's death to play detective and don't know what he and his family are going through, you first tell him about Perdita's disappearance and are able to confide in him how it has affected you to this day. During the conversation, he offers to join your group to investigate Gabbie's murder. The next time you see him, he invites you to his band's gig. If the scene is accepted, he will introduce you to his bandmates and let you decide which song to perform to honor Gabbie. After the performance, he asks you about your favorite music. If you say that you're into alternative music, you two will talk about some of the bands you like. The next morning, you receive a text message with the link to a playlist he made specifically for you. He later offers you access to Gabbie's room, and from that point on, you have more chances to spend time with him, including investigating a haunted hospital with him in Chapter 10.
Tyler Woods
Donovan dislikes and is hostile towards Tyler because he believes that he's hiding something and because he thinks that he was not worthy of Gabbie. When Donovan joins your group in Chapter 5, you ask him and Tyler to try to get along for the sake of the investigation. At first they have a hard time doing so and keep arguing, but eventually they start getting along better, and you note that there even might be a possibility they'll end up becoming friends.
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Miscellaneous
Trivia
- He shares the same name as Donovan Lin from Roommates with Benefits.
- His sister, he, and their parents share the same surname as Rosanna Navarro from The Royal Romance, Book 2, Julia/Julian Navarro from Slow Burn, and Gemma Navarro from Guarded.
- Chapter 3 reveals Donovan was bullied by some guys Tyler used to hang out with.
- Chapter 5 reveals he has a grief counselor.
- In Chapter 10, it is revealed that Donovan is canonically bisexual, and has been out for a long time.
- When asked what college he will be going to, he doesn't state a name but says he will be staying in state (the story is set in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which has multiple universities) because of the band and you/your investigative crew.