it's one foot forward at a time / outline

idk when to mention it but the previous home owners were valerie & amanda green, valerie had already moved for her new job and amanda was eager to sell the house and reunite with her wife.

set in a nondescript texas town. possibly the twins have a pool in their backyard? bc that shit is a thing in texas

marlena notices a new car (question: what kind of car would they own??) and preheats her oven to bake premade cookie dough. Bbbarold appears,u kno

the scene whete sge greets em is good except cut out lup saying thursday works, have a bit where she says "if you take ap world history (is that a thing lol?) then u might be in my class next year!"

they come over with So Many Baked Goods, and why is marlena feeling inadequate they are 16. barry answered the door thibking it was like... the mail man but nope he wasnt prepared for social interaction today and certainly not w/ the tacco twins

Emphasize The Lived In Homey

lup then blurts out that thursday works. have consequences for them having to switch their shifts that night? i really need to like. resolve the faxt these 16 y/os are working long hours as line chefs in a way thats satisfying. like. thats fucked up but i cant have them quit? but marlena is an adult she'd wanna help i just.

lup and barry hit it off Right Away. i might have a bit abt barry & lup streetpassing and holy shit he hasnt gotten one since 2015? but idk

Dinner Time Yumity Yum Yum

yet Again like. the, there's a table setting?? and shit? marlena Loves to entertain. objectively the meal isnt the best theyve had, but it feels like its the beginning of something

*probably should have a bit abt tgen workimg at Foncy Restaurant and consequences and a way of resolving these poor kids plot.*

what summer activities would barry do? id need to decide this

i genuinely have no idea what teens do irl. but the blossoming friendship between the twins and barry Shown.

they basically just... live in her house now. whatever way i resolve the fact these kids r working i want marlena to help

Summer Lovin Teen Fluff Plot Point

THE POWER GOES OUT and like, the twins dont have any fuckong candles so they go over  using their phone flashlights like "hey can we hang?" barry is lit by the light of his 3ds reflecting off his glasses or some nerd shit. i feel like this works narratively better at some other point like... idk??

marlena has a bunch of candles a) shes a mom b) barrys fraid of the dark

definitely some antics in the dark w/ holding hands.

ALTERNATIVELY: lup (& taako?) are already over at their house when the lights go out, and at first lup is teasing him abt being scared but Oh she realizes he's genuinely having a panic attack and she drops the teasing and comforts him and holds his hand talks gently, and then marlena lights a candle near where theyre sitting and

the candlenight so gently lights their faces and huh! wow! the brown flecks in lups eyes are really brought out and gee theyre really close to each other huh? and in that moment it feels like something had changed

idk if im lazy so this scene probably isnt chronologically next but its one i already have ideas for

so the twins learn barry never learned how to swim?? marlena was a newly single mom trying to balance her career and raising her son, he never wanted to learn & she never really thought it was necessary.

also like.. as a cis (well actually im not sure about that, but this outline isnt the place for my gender confusion, but im not trans masc) girl i want to be careful abt this stuff, but there still might be dysphoria abt top scars? dysphoria isnt the right word but ? i had this swimsuit that was long sleeved so if thatd be a Better Thing, its also why i considered having the twins have a pool/inflatable pool since i think thatd be a more private & safe environment

 barry like, has contacts but NEVER wears them. so hes complaining abt having to wear his contacts "you could just like, not wear them we're just swimming?" "no lup im super blind i really should im just being difficult" and then she takes his glasses and wears them and even though he cant see, the Blob of colors and shapes of lup wearing his glasses is doing something to him. he pops in his contacts & breaking news: she is still really pretty

she laughes abt his shit vision and takes them off and?? he looks so different w/out his glasses and its an excellent excuse to,., jusy. look at his face. his eyes are really nice. they are impossible dorks.

marlena insists they need to wear sunscreen please kids. taako insists they dont know how to apply sunscreen and what if they hurt themselves?? okay asshole ill spray it myself

"Bbarold why r u even panicked like, whats the worst that could happen?"

"uh i could drown and i could die"

"no worries i know cpr ;)"

barry cznt even blame the red on his face on sunburn

"oh really? that's so interestimg i didn't know that, did you take a class?"

Mom Please Im

"uhhh food service we had to learn it this tracks"