Main Character in My Two First Loves is the main protagonist of the My Two First Loves book.
Although her default name is "Emma", the player can choose to name her as they wish.
Appearance
Main Character's appearance is customizable to player's preference.
Personality
- "I thought I was supposed to be the one who's an emotional mess."
- —Mackenzie to You
While it is up to the player to decide on how to act, in general Main Character is known as a "goody two shoes" daughter, having even won a Student of the Month award at Eastridge High and never being sent to the principal's office for bad behavior until her senior year.[1] She is held to that standard by her father. Where her day-to-day school and home life structure remains relatively benign, her social life and emotional state varies every day as she tries to figure out her feelings and the feelings of others.
She is initially a dedicated member of the cheerleading squad (like her mother was in high school), even being named co-captain. In Chapter 33, she quits the squad after realizing that it hasn't brought her any closer to her mother. Soon after, she develops a passion for photography and despite her emotional indecisiveness in her own love life, photography remains a constant in her life, becoming one of her "first loves". At the end of her senior year, she is accepted into the New York Art Institute.
Background
Her mother died during her freshman year after a complication during surgery. Lauren states that she "was basically a zombie" for most of it. The pain of her death fueled Main Character's efforts on cheerleading in an effort to be close to her.
Chapters
My Two First Loves
My Two First Loves
- Chapter 1: The Secret
- Chapter 2: First Day of School
- Chapter 3: The Dangerous One
- Chapter 4: The Cheer Squad
- Chapter 5: Favors and Fights
- Chapter 6: Hurt/Comfort
- Chapter 7: Red-Handed
- Chapter 8: The Knives Are Out
- Chapter 9: Trouble in Paradise
- Chapter 10: Perfect
- Chapter 11: Good Girl, Bad Boy
- Chapter 12: The Cover Story
- Chapter 13: Polite Company
- Chapter 14: Just Missed It
- Chapter 15: Hidden Depths
- Chapter 16: Out On A Limb
- Chapter 17: The Slip
- Chapter 18: Kiss Goodbye
- Chapter 19: Double or Nothing
- Chapter 20: Change of Pace
- Chapter 21: Empty Handed
- Chapter 22: Trust Fall
- Chapter 23: Aftermath
- Chapter 24: The Crown Jewel
- Chapter 25: The Crew
- Chapter 26: Behind Bars
- Chapter 27: The Meeting
- Chapter 28: The Harris Boy
- Chapter 29: Study Session
- Chapter 30: Consequences
- Chapter 31: Best Laid Plans
- Chapter 32: Out of the Past
- Chapter 33: Come Together, Fall Apart
- Chapter 34: The Choice
- Chapter 35: Bring On the Night
- Chapter 36: The Other Boy
- Chapter 37: All of the Stars
- Chapter 38: Decisions, Decisions
- Chapter 39: Everything's Changed
- Chapter 40: A New Perspective
- Chapter 41: The Half of It
- Chapter 42: Budding Talent
- Chapter 43: Losing Control
- Chapter 44: The Whole Truth
- Chapter 45: The Dinner Guest
- Chapter 46: New Tricks
- Chapter 47: Overexposed
- Chapter 48: The Person He Trusts Most
- Chapter 49: Up in the Air
- Chapter 50: What's Not Earned
- Chapter 51: Option B (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)
- Chapter 52: Branching Out
- Chapter 53: Miss Movin' On
- Chapter 54: Truth, Dare, or Consequences
- Chapter 55: Friends in Low Places
- Chapter 56: Inside Man
- Chapter 57: Out in the Cold
- Chapter 58: Building Bridges
- Chapter 59: Square One
- Chapter 60: Slippery Slopes
- Chapter 61: Let It Snow
- Chapter 62: Cold Blooded
- Chapter 63: Blank Check
- Chapter 64: I'll Be Home for Christmas (Mentioned)
- Chapter 65: Full House
- Chapter 66: Be My Guest
- Chapter 67: Crowded Heart
- Chapter 68: Steamed Up
- Chapter 69: Naughty and Nice
- Chapter 70: All Downhill From Here
- Chapter 71: What's Done In the Dark...
- Chapter 72: ...Comes to the Light
- Chapter 73: Off the Beaten Path
- Chapter 74: Staying Alive
- Chapter 75: Santa Baby
- Chapter 76: Good Tidings We Bring
- Chapter 77: Old Acquaintance Be Forgot
- Chapter 78: Gut Check
- Chapter 79: All That Glitters (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)
- Chapter 80: Enemy of My Enemy (Mentioned)
- Chapter 81: Girls' Night
- Chapter 82: Nothing but the Truth
- Chapter 83: Whatever It Takes
- Chapter 84: Unlikely Allies
- Chapter 85: Out of the Pan, Into the Fire
- Chapter 86: Blood, Sweat, and Tears
- Chapter 87: The A Team
- Chapter 88: Whatever You Need
- Chapter 89: State's Witness
- Chapter 90: Proving the Exception
- Chapter 91: The Defense Rests
- Chapter 92: Pleased to Inform You
- Chapter 93: Ex Scientia Tridens
- Chapter 94: Dancing On Her Own
- Chapter 95: The Heart Decides
- Chapter 96: Bittersweet
- Chapter 97: One Last Night
- Chapter 98: Our Carriage Awaits
- Chapter 99: Prom Night
- Chapter 100: Back to the Future
Relationships
Childhood Crush
In Chapter 1, it's revealed that Main Character has a crush on him but hasn't seen nor talked to him for three months due to a family vacation where she had bad to no reception. He has always been there for her and helped her when her mother died. She plans to reveal her feelings to him but then learns from him that he has a girlfriend now. In Chapter 17, they accidentally kiss when the card drops during the party game Suck n Blow. Afterwards, Bad Boy takes her home and they kiss as well, and Childhood Crush sees this. In Chapter 22, he reveals that he left Best Friend to be with her.
Childhood Crush knows that he messed up by dating Best Friend and though in the beginning, he doesn't want to be Main Character's "second", he gives her as much time as she needs to come to a decision on who she wants to be with. In Chapter 95, she comes to her final choice. If she chooses Childhood Crush, he is ecstatic. If she chooses someone else, he is heartbroken and she has the choice to have closure with him.
Best Friend
Main Character and her best friend are together on the cheer squad with Main Character being vice-captain. Main Character has told her everything except about her crush on Childhood Crush. In Chapter 2, it's revealed that Best Friend is dating him.
After Childhood Crush is tackled on the football field, she notices how close Main Character is to him while tending to him. While Main Character expects a direct confrontation, Best Friend takes a different approach and suggests she get a boyfriend herself.
In Chapter 17, when Main Character arrives at her party, Best Friend is already drunk. She greets Main Character by sloppily hugging her, laying her head on her shoulder, and saying that she is her favorite person and that she loves her. Depending on choices, she will tell Main Character how she doesn't understand why she is still single; if she were a guy, she would be all over her.
In Chapter 18, she tells Main Character that she is done with her after a video of the accidental kiss between Main Character and Childhood Crush during the part game Suck n Blow goes viral. Later, Best Friend forgives her and after Homecoming, Main Character begins to realize that she also has romantic feelings for Best Friend.
After a failed relationship with Bayla, Best Friend is ready to tell Main Character her feelings. Although she doesn't want to be Main Character's "second", she also gives her as much time as she needs to come to a decision on who she wants to be with. In Chapter 95, Main Character comes to her final choice.
Bad Boy
In Chapter 3, Main Character is saved from a drug dealer by Bad Boy. In a premium scene, Main Character can give him a tour and begin to get to know him better. Because Childhood Crush is dating Best Friend at the time, Main Character tries to distract herself with Bad Boy and solving the mystery around him. In Chapter 18, they share their first kiss.
When Childhood Crush and Best Friend break up, Bad Boy finds himself in competition with them for Main Character's affections. Although in the beginning, he doesn't want to be Main Character's "second", he gives her as much time as she needs to come to a decision on who she wants to be with. In Chapter 95, she comes to her final choice. If she chooses him, he is ecstatic. If she chooses someone else, he understands he doesn't have much history with her as the other two do and is heartbroken. She has the choice to have closure with him.
Dad
Main Character is mentioned to be her father's little girl and therefore tries to appease him. In Chapter 10, he asks Main Character about her opinion on Mackenzie's behavior after he discovers the spray paint in her room. Even if Main Character defends her, he still compares both girls to each other and appears disappointed in her. That night, Main Character has a cheer exhibition at the same time Bad Boy suggests to have a date. While she don't feel like going to the exhibition, her father promised to be there so she cancels the date. However, when her father cannot make it, she decides that if he can skip it, so can she. When he texts her that he made it to the cheer exhibition after all, she texts him back and lies that she is studying at home. He later grounds her for this so she decides to sneak out to Best Friend's party.
In Chapter 25, when the police arrive (and if she is black), she and Mackenzie remember their father's advice to never run from the police. He repeatedly told them to stay calm, keep their hands empty, and don't give them a reason to believe that they are threatening. If she is another ethnicity, she and her sister run but are still caught by the police. When their father refuses to pick them up from the police, they can stay at the station or Main Character can call one of the boys to pick them up.
In Chapter 32, the family eventually opens up to each other and their father apologizes for how he has treated them. He ungrounds Main Character in time for homecoming.
Mackenzie
Mackenzie is Main Character's sister. They spent the family vacation in a tiny cabin, and when the Childhood Crush asks whether Main Character killed her, she answers there were some close calls. Mackenzie tells her that it's okay if she wants to change back into the outfit their father isn't comfortable with.
Lauren Young
Lauren and Main Character are together on the cheer squad. If she tells her that the reason she missed all the rumors about Bad Boy during freshman year was because her mother died back then, Lauren will angrily ask how she was supposed to know and rush off after being told by Best Friend to think before speaking. Best Friend and Iris reveal that Lauren wants to become both vice-captain and Best Friend's new best friend but both positions are currently occupied by Main Character.
At the end of Chapter 21, she deliberately doesn't give Main Character a hand when she climbs to the top of the pyramid even though she clearly said beforehand that everyone should make sure that nobody falls down. This results in Main Character losing her balance and falling down herself. In the following chapter, after she has reached the ground, twisting her arm and crying out, Lauren is happy and states that "the bigger they are, the harder they fall." She tries to put the blame on Main Character, saying that she slipped because of her terrible depth perception, even though Iris says she saw Lauren move her hand away.
When Main Character's dad lets her perform and go to the dance for Homecoming, she take the Crown Jewel spot from Lauren in the cheer squad. After she executes the moves flawlessly, she finds that she doesn't have the sense of accomplishment and happiness she thought she would from following her mom's footsteps. She quits the cheer squad shortly after, giving Lauren the opportunity to get closer to Best Friend.
Character Customization
Faces and Hair
Outfit Choices
Other Looks
Miscellaneous
Trivia
- A version of MC is shown on the cover of My Two First Loves.
- This book reuses a slightly different version of the faces from It Lives Beneath.
- One hairstyle is originally from Barb Powell and also used for female Your Character (Open Heart). Another hairstyle is from tanned human female Your Character (Blades of Light and Shadow).
- She shares the same default name as the default name for Your Character from Hot Couture. If the default name is kept, she will share the same first name as Emma Hawkins from the High School Story series.
- She mentions in Chapter 2 that she is vice-captain of the cheer squad. In Chapter 21, she gets promoted to co-captain.
- The last name is first revealed in a premium scene of Chapter 6. It's confirmed in Chapter 8 free path.
- The non-premium Homecoming outfit in Chapter 35 is originally from female Your Character (America's Most Eligible).
- Her age is revealed in a revised Chapter 55.
References
- ↑ My Two First Loves, Chapter 8