The [name_m]Bachelor[/name_m]:
Name: [name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_m]Alfonso[/name_m] Tepete (34)
Birthday: [name_f]December[/name_f] 24, 1989
Occupation: Optometrist
Hometown: [name_m]Taft[/name_m], [name_f]California[/name_f]
Woman 1:
Name: [name_f]Romola[/name_f] [name_f]Adele[/name_f] Groebli (24)
Birthday: [name_m]March[/name_m] 31, 2000
Occupation: Preschool Teacher
Hometown: Naperville, Illinois
Woman 2:
Name: [name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_f]Esther[/name_f] [name_m]Thurman[/name_m] (22)
Birthday: [name_f]December[/name_f] 10, 2001
Occupation: [name_m]Record[/name_m] Store [name_m]Clerk[/name_m]
Hometown: Buffalo, [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m]
Woman 3:
Name: [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] [name_f]Genevieve[/name_f] Norbury (28)
Birthday: [name_f]September[/name_f] 22, 1995
Occupation: Social Worker
Hometown: Spartanburg, [name_m]South[/name_m] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
Woman 4:
Name: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] [name_m]Rodriguez[/name_m] (25)
Birthday: [name_f]January[/name_f] 16, 1999
Occupation: Stunt Coordinator
Hometown: [name_f]Valencia[/name_f], [name_f]California[/name_f]
Woman 5:
Name: [name_f]Echo[/name_f] [name_f]Starlight[/name_f] Wedgewood (27)
Birthday: [name_f]July[/name_f] 25, 1996
Occupation: Pharmaceutical Saleswoman
Hometown: Kissimmee, [name_f]Florida[/name_f]
Woman 6:
Name: [name_m]Blake[/name_m] [name_m]Cameron[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] (27)
Birthday: [name_f]April[/name_f] 8, 1997
Occupation: [name_m]Butcher[/name_m]
Hometown: [name_m]Philadelphia[/name_m], Pennsylvania
Woman 7:
Name: Betje Thozoma [name_m]Van[/name_m] Onselen (34)
Birthday: [name_f]May[/name_f] 18, 1989
Occupation: Radio Personality
Hometown: Greenbelt, [name_f]Maryland[/name_f]
Woman 8:
Name: Eiko [name_f]Haneen[/name_f] Matsuura (27)
Birthday: [name_f]October[/name_f] 12, 1996
Occupation: Indie-Rock Singer (former bassist & lyricist of successful rock band, Frenemy)
Hometown: [name_m]Brisbane[/name_m], Australia (originally from [name_m]Sakai[/name_m], Japan)
I created her back in [name_f]January[/name_f] 2023 for this CAF (w/ twist) post and I liked her so much, I thought that this could be a logical next step for this character.
Woman 9:
Name: [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] [name_m]Roth[/name_m] (30)
Birthday: [name_m]August[/name_m] 27, 1993
Occupation: Animator
Hometown: Apache Junction, [name_f]Arizona[/name_f]
Woman 10:
Name: [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] [name_f]Mireille[/name_f] Beausoleil (36)
Birthday: [name_f]June[/name_f] 26, 1987
Occupation: Olympic Water [name_m]Polo[/name_m] Player
Hometown: Gulfport, Mississippi
Woman 11:
Name: [name_f]Deandra[/name_f] “Andie” Seo-ah Choi (33)
Birthday: [name_f]October[/name_f] 31, 1990
Occupation: Owner and Founder of Pure [name_f]Seoul[/name_f], a skincare company
Hometown: Honolulu, [name_f]Hawaii[/name_f]
Woman 12:
Name: [name_f]Elysia[/name_f] [name_f]Fauna[/name_f] Gowan (32)
Birthday: [name_f]February[/name_f] 18, 1992
Occupation: [name_f]Music[/name_f] Producer
Hometown: [name_m]Bryson[/name_m] City, [name_m]North[/name_m] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f]
Woman 13:
Name: [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] “Liv” [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] Hartston (23)
Birthday: [name_f]May[/name_f] 7, 2000
Occupation: TikTok [name_f]Beauty[/name_f] Influencer
Hometown: Palm Springs, [name_f]California[/name_f]
Woman 14:
Name: [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] [name_f]Taylor[/name_f] Alpert (30)
Birthday: [name_m]March[/name_m] 23, 1994
Occupation: Orderly at a Mental Health Facility
Hometown: The [name_m]Bronx[/name_m], [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m]
Woman 15:
Name: [name_f]Riya[/name_f] [name_f]Katherine[/name_f] Kollannur (22)
Birthday: [name_f]December[/name_f] 23, 2001
Occupation: Gas Station [name_m]Clerk[/name_m]
Hometown: Middletown, Ohio
Woman 16:
Name: [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] [name_f]Judith[/name_f] Dymek (35)
Birthday: [name_f]April[/name_f] 17, 1988
Occupation: Forensic Analyst
Hometown: [name_m]Charleston[/name_m], [name_m]West[/name_m] [name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
Woman 17:
Name: [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] [name_f]Maren[/name_f] Bejarano (30)
Birthday: [name_f]May[/name_f] 4, 1993
Occupation: Addiction Psychiatrist
Hometown: St. [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_f]Missouri[/name_f]
Woman 18:
Name: [name_f]Abby[/name_f] [name_f]Mei[/name_f] Woon (37)
Birthday: [name_f]February[/name_f] 23, 1987
Occupation: Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Hometown: [name_m]Cleveland[/name_m], Ohio
Woman 19:
Name: [name_f]Halle[/name_f] [name_f]Rochelle[/name_f] Bierhals (29)
Birthday: [name_f]October[/name_f] 28, 1994
Occupation: Children’s Librarian
Hometown: [name_f]Kansas[/name_f] City, [name_f]Missouri[/name_f]
Woman 20:
Name: [name_f]Julia[/name_f] [name_f]Aloisia[/name_f] Horodecki (25)
Birthday: [name_m]March[/name_m] 12, 1999
Occupation: Documentary Filmmaker
Hometown: Leipzig, [name_m]Germany[/name_m]
Week 1:
– [name_f]Romola[/name_f] is given the First Impression [name_f]Rose[/name_f], making her safe from the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony.
– [name_f]Abby[/name_f] opens up to [name_m]Leon[/name_m] about her family’s immigration to the US from [name_f]China[/name_f].
– [name_f]Riya[/name_f] shows up in a goofy costume for her impression gimmick rather than an evening gown.
– A rift starts between [name_f]Maude[/name_f] and Betje when Betje laughs at the way [name_f]Maude[/name_f] is trying to impress [name_m]Leon[/name_m] through quizzing him on music trivia.
– Betje keeps interrupting everyone else’s time with [name_m]Leon[/name_m], angering the other women in the process.
Eliminated:
– [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] “Liv” Hartston (the TikTok [name_f]Beauty[/name_f] Influencer from Palm Springs, California)
– [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] Bejarano (the Addiction Psychiatrist from St. [name_m]Louis[/name_m], Missouri)
– [name_f]Riya[/name_f] Kollannur (the Gas Station [name_m]Clerk[/name_m] from Middletown, Ohio)
– [name_f]Halle[/name_f] Bierhals (the Children’s Librarian from [name_f]Kansas[/name_f] City, Missouri)
– [name_f]Echo[/name_f] Wedgewood (the Pharmaceutical Saleswoman from Kissimmee, Florida)
Week 2:
– [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] gets chosen for a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. However, the date goes poorly and she does not get a rose, and is eliminated from this season.
– [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f], [name_f]Abby[/name_f], Eiko, [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f], [name_f]Maude[/name_f], and [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] all go on the group date, and [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] gets the Group Date [name_f]Rose[/name_f] this week, making her safe from the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony.
– [name_m]Blake[/name_m] is secretly falling out of love with the [name_m]Bachelor[/name_m], and in love with Eiko, and doesn’t know what to do. I added a twist and made some sapphics
– [name_f]Andie[/name_f] is annoyed with Betje.
– [name_f]Andie[/name_f], Eiko, [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f], and [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] enjoy the mansion pool and bond together.
Eliminated:
– [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f] [name_m]Roth[/name_m] (the Animator from Apache Junction, Arizona)
– [name_f]Julia[/name_f] Horodecki (the Documentary Filmmaker from Leipzig, Germany)
– [name_f]Maude[/name_f] [name_m]Thurman[/name_m] (the [name_m]Record[/name_m] Store [name_m]Clerk[/name_m] from Buffalo, [name_m]New[/name_m] York)
– [name_f]Abby[/name_f] Woon (the Professor of Aerospace Engineering from [name_m]Cleveland[/name_m], Ohio)
Week 3:
– Before the dates begin, [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] comes back to ask for a second chance. [name_m]Leon[/name_m] decides to give her that chance, and she is brought back.
– As the original winner of the First Impression [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Romola[/name_f] gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m] this week. However, this time, she does not get a rose from [name_m]Leon[/name_m] after this date, and is eliminated from the [name_m]Bachelor[/name_m].
– [name_m]Blake[/name_m] gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. She gets a rose and is safe from the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony, much to her potential disappointment.
– Eiko gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. Her and [name_m]Leon[/name_m] hit it off right away. She gets a rose and is safe from the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony. GO MY SAPPHICS - Is it bad that I’m rooting WAY more for [name_m]Blake[/name_m] and Eiko (or as I’ve started calling them: “Bleiko”) than the straight relationship LOL?
– [name_f]Elysia[/name_f] gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. As a naturally shy individual, she does not stand out to him enough to get a rose at the end of the date and is eliminated.
– [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. [name_m]Leon[/name_m] is impressed by her quick wit and strength. She gets a rose and is safe from the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony.
– [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. After a good date with him, much of which was spent talking about the craziest things [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] has seen as a forensic analyst, she gets a rose and is safe from the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony.
– [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f], Betje, [name_m]Blake[/name_m], Eiko, and [name_f]Andie[/name_f] all go on the group date this week. Betje somehow gets the Group Date [name_f]Rose[/name_f] this week. I’m putting it in canon that [name_m]Blake[/name_m] and Eiko just spent the group date talking to each other - I WILL GO DOWN WITH MY OWN SHIP
Eliminated:
– [name_f]Romola[/name_f] Groebli (the Preschool Teacher from Naperville, Illinois)
– [name_f]Elysia[/name_f] Gowan (the [name_f]Music[/name_f] Producer from [name_m]Bryson[/name_m] City, [name_m]North[/name_m] Carolina)
– [name_f]Paloma[/name_f] Bejarano (the Addiction Psychiatrist from St. [name_m]Louis[/name_m], Missouri) damn, quit playing games with her heart
– [name_f]Dorothea[/name_f] Beausoleil (the Olympic Water [name_m]Polo[/name_m] Player from Gulfport, Mississippi)
Week 4:
– [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. She tells him that this type of date is a little scary, but that she’s willing to face the fear for him. Despite facing her fears for him, she does not get a rose at the end of the date and is eliminated.
– [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], Betje, and [name_f]Andie[/name_f] all go on the group date this week. In particular, Betje’s acting rather fake towards [name_m]Leon[/name_m] throughout the whole date. At the end of the date, [name_m]Leon[/name_m] ends up going with a surprise pick and gives the Group Date [name_f]Rose[/name_f] to [name_f]Andie[/name_f].
– [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. She scores a kiss with [name_m]Leon[/name_m] by the end of the date! Of course, [name_m]Leon[/name_m] gives her a rose at the end of the date, thus saving her from the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony.
Eliminated:
– [name_f]Priscilla[/name_f] Norbury (the Social Worker from Spartanburg, [name_m]South[/name_m] Carolina)
– Betje [name_m]Van[/name_m] Onselen (the Radio Personality from Greenbelt, Maryland)
Week 5:
– [name_f]Olivia[/name_f], [name_m]Blake[/name_m], Eiko, [name_f]Andie[/name_f], [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f], and [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] all go on the group date this week. [name_m]Leon[/name_m] and [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] talk the entire date, and she gets the Group Date [name_f]Rose[/name_f] this week.
– Having not spent much time with her, [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] gets a one-on-one date with [name_m]Leon[/name_m]. Despite trying her best to keep him into her, she does not get a rose from him, and is eliminated.
Eliminated:
– [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] [name_m]Rodriguez[/name_m] (the Stunt Coordinator from [name_f]Valencia[/name_f], California)
– [name_f]Barbara[/name_f] Dymek (the Forensic Analyst from [name_m]Charleston[/name_m], [name_m]West[/name_m] Virginia)
Week 6: Hometown Week
– [name_f]Day[/name_f] 1: [name_m]Blake[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]
— Hometown: [name_m]Philadelphia[/name_m], Pennsylvania
---- Blake’s family says that they truly like him, but secretly think that he isn’t quite compatible with her and that the relationship wouldn’t last if he chose her in the end.
– [name_f]Day[/name_f] 2: Eiko Matsuura
— Hometown: [name_m]Brisbane[/name_m], Australia
---- Eiko’s family believes he will marry her someday and supports it.
– [name_f]Day[/name_f] 3: [name_f]Deandra[/name_f] “Andie” Choi
— Hometown: Honolulu, [name_f]Hawaii[/name_f]
---- Andie’s family tells her that they enjoyed him. She tells [name_m]Leon[/name_m] that she loves him.
– [name_f]Day[/name_f] 4: [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] Alpert
— Hometown: The [name_m]Bronx[/name_m], [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m]
---- Chelsea’s family believes [name_m]Leon[/name_m] will marry her someday and supports it.
Eliminated:
– [name_m]Blake[/name_m] [name_m]Daniel[/name_m] (the [name_m]Butcher[/name_m] from [name_m]Philadelphia[/name_m], Pennsylvania)
Week 7: Final Dates
– During his final one-on-one date with Eiko, [name_m]Leon[/name_m] asks her about her bisexuality, and if she knows that [name_m]Blake[/name_m] had feelings for her throughout the season. She answers the question truthfully, and says that she was falling in love with [name_m]Blake[/name_m] too.
– During his final one-on-one date with [name_f]Andie[/name_f], [name_f]Andie[/name_f] tells [name_m]Leon[/name_m] that she has had a divorce before and opens up about love and life after divorce.
– During the final one-on-one date with [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f], [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] asks [name_m]Leon[/name_m] what it would be like to be married someday. He answers truthfully.
– [name_f]Hope[/name_f] you don’t mind me adding my little extra thing here, I just really want to give [name_m]Blake[/name_m] and Eiko a happy ending. During the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony, in a shocking twist, it is revealed that [name_m]Leon[/name_m] reached back out to [name_m]Blake[/name_m] and told her that while he knew that she was not in love with him, but rather Eiko, he was okay with that. Despite having not been compatible romantically, [name_m]Blake[/name_m] and [name_m]Leon[/name_m] made a close friendship when the cameras weren’t rolling, and he helped her realize that she was bisexual. Personally invited by [name_m]Leon[/name_m], [name_m]Blake[/name_m] comes back to set, and tells Eiko how she feels during the [name_f]Rose[/name_f] Ceremony.
Eliminated:
– Eiko Matsuura (the [name_f]Indie[/name_f] [name_m]Rock[/name_m] Singer from [name_m]Brisbane[/name_m], Australia)
Week 8: Finale
After much decision, [name_m]Leon[/name_m] ends up picking [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f]. Throughout the entire season, he was always impressed by her strength, good heart, and quick wit. He does not propose in the finale, but after a few weeks, [name_m]Leon[/name_m] makes the move from [name_f]California[/name_f] to [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_m]York[/name_m], and proposes about a year later. About a year and a half after the season finale, [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] and [name_m]Leon[/name_m] get married at [name_f]Blue[/name_f] [name_m]Hill[/name_m] at [name_m]Stone[/name_m] [name_m]Barns[/name_m], in Westchester County, NY. Unlike trends of seasons past, they forgo a large wedding in favor of a very small and intimate one. Over the years, the Tepetes’ end up leaving social media (especially with Chelsea’s job as an orderly), but not before announcing their pregnancy with twins, [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Ines[/name_f] Tepete and [name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Alaia[/name_f] Tepete.
Despite not being chosen by [name_m]Leon[/name_m], [name_f]Andie[/name_f] still remains very close with [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] and [name_m]Leon[/name_m], and is even the twins’ godmother. Her skincare brand flourishes after her appearance on the [name_m]Bachelor[/name_m], and her products end up being sold in Ulta for the first time. She also becomes the next Bachelorette, due to her popularity with fans.
As for [name_m]Blake[/name_m] and Eiko, they end up dating for five years after the show before getting married in [name_f]Tokyo[/name_f]. Between their places in [name_m]Philadelphia[/name_m], [name_m]Brisbane[/name_m], and Eiko’s touring schedule as a singer, [name_m]Blake[/name_m] ends up closing her butcher shop in [name_m]Philadelphia[/name_m] about three years after the season finale, and discovers a new talent for songwriting she didn’t realize she had. Credited on Eiko’s albums, [name_m]Blake[/name_m] becomes a popular songwriter herself, and gets nominated for several awards for best lyrics. Having an already large fanbase before her appearance on the show, Eiko’s fanbase grows exponentially, albeit with some controversy for sexually explicit lyrics about her and [name_m]Blake[/name_m] on her latest album, and a public breakdown Eiko unfortunately went through about a year before their marriage (during which [name_m]Blake[/name_m] remains incredibly supportive of Eiko and her mental health - they grow closer than ever). The couple just recently announced that they are starting IVF treatments to have a child as well.
DH (34): [name_m]Leon[/name_m] [name_m]Alfonso[/name_m] Tepete
DW (30): [name_f]Chelsea[/name_f] [name_f]Taylor[/name_f] (Alpert) Tepete
DD1/DD2 (exp): [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] [name_f]Ines[/name_f] Tepete and [name_f]Lola[/name_f] [name_f]Alaia[/name_f] Tepete
I had so much fun with this round! I hope people don’t mind the sapphic twist I put on this one. [name_m]Even[/name_m] though I posted a different Bachelorette’s story yesterday, I’m probably going to go back over to The Bachelorette: NB Game and make Andie’s season.