‼️ Long post since I yapped a lot 😔
I really want to update a few character details (design, personality wise) regarding the Solanos, but I didn't want to completely scrap them and start over. I settled with just changing a couple of things, and I made a list :D
I gave her more beauty marks on her face. I have a lot of beauty marks on my own face, so Metztli gets more to match >:D
In Step 1, regarding her outfits, I added a couple more details. For her upper half, I adjusted her undershirt to be a turtleneck. The little piece of fabric attached to her overshirt has lace now. Her jeans have stars sewn into the fabric. She's wearing gloves now. With her turtleneck and glove, I'm hoping to better express her need to cover up due to falling ill very easily. She needs to be kept warm!
Her Step 2 design got a bit of a change. I made her little cardigan/sweater a long sleeve and made it cover her shoulders more. Her shirt is a little longer. I gave her side swept bangs rather than blunt ones. Her socks are longer, and I changed her shoes to long boots. Overall, I tried to cover Nene up a little more since she's quite insecure of her body during this step.
In Step 3, Metztli's only change is her hair. I made it more wavy since I think it looked better than her straight hair. Also, I wanted to add in that Nene straightens her hair in Step 2 to fit in with her peers. Of course, in Step 3, she stops doing it, so her hair is wavy again.
Step 4 Metztli has no changes!
Personality wise, I'd say there's not a lot of change considering I don't really talk about Metztli's personality very often, especially when it comes to Step 1. So here's what I've got:
In Step 1, Nene is doting and considered to be overprotective of Agustín, especially since he's smaller than her (physically). She's also quite outspoken during this step, which is a contributing factor to the bullying she faces in both Step 1 and 2. She calls out bad behavior when she sees it and doesn't let people get away with anything. She's a real teacher's pet. It's due to the values that Xihuitl and Noel have shown as she's grown up, which means people perceive her as "no fun".
Unfortunately, that means during Step 2, people still view her as a teacher's pet and are hesitant to be seen around her. To the people she does become "friends" with, she's basically their punching bag, figuratively. They always want homework answers, her to get them access to classrooms during lunch break, and to get them out of trouble.
In Step 1, he gets a bit of a design change. His hair is a bit longer, just above shoulder length. He should appear more frail, especially with the oversized clothes he's wearing. His shirt is tucked in, and his undershirt is more of a turtleneck, like Metztli. He's wearing tights, leg warmers, and a cardigan. Similarly to Metztli, I wanted his outfit to reflect how easily he can get sick. He has to wear more layers to keep himself warm.
Step 2 Agustín has no change, design wise!
Step 3 Agustín has a bit of a hair shift. I removed his little braid and instead gave him more face framing pieces. That's basically it :)
Step 4 Agustín has no change, design wise!
The two face changes for Agustín are his nose and eye shape. His nose is no longer curved, and it's more similar to Metztli's nose shape. As for his eyes, I gave him more of an almond shape. I've never mentioned this before (completely my bad), but Agustín is biracial. His birth mother was Nahua while his birth father was Chinese. Based off of my cousin, who's Chinese and Nahua! :D So that's why I gave him almond shaped eyes and a straight nose bridge. He gets his eyes from his birth father and his nose from his birth mother :) (And, if anyone's curious, Metztli is Nahua!)
Side tangent: This part of his identity does affect him as he grows up because he never truly feels connected to his Chinese roots, only really his Nahua ones because both Metztli and Xihuitl are Nahua as well. Xihuitl does try his best to keep him connected to those roots, but Agustín really doesn't feel that connection.
Little side note: I will, eventually, get to Agustín's background since I already mentioned Metztli, so you guys aren't left in the dark for too long regarding that :D But, spoiler (I suppose), Agustín's birth parents do reconnect with him when he moves back to Mexico!
Anyways, personality wise, I'd say Agustín pretty much stays the same. In Step 1, he's very quiet and a big scaredy cat. He's practically attached to Nene and Xihuitl during this step, and it's very hard to separate them. Step 1 Agustín is still selectively mute outside of his home. He doesn't speak and uses gestures to communicate outside. It stems from his anxiety of being in a new environment and needing to speak a new language.
Even in Step 2, Agustín's selectively mute, which does mean he no longer does choir. That's a change. While Xihuitl does his best to support him throughout his time in Golden Grove, Agustín still struggles with speaking to non family members in Step 1-2. A lot of people misinterpret his lack of speech to either be some cool persona he's trying to exude or him being rude.
That should be all the details I made changes to, but if I remember something, I'll be sure to bring it up in a different post :)
Since I did make multiple changes, I'll probably re-do intro cards. I kinda wanted to change them anyways, especially with the changes in my art style. I'm not sure if I'll just re-do them, and then, change them on their original posts. Or if I'll just post them again with the new art. I'm not sure yet 😔 BUT I do want to do my Metztli confession post first before I do any of that :D (maybe I can finish it today, but no promises :0)
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