I never said it was impactful, only that it piqued your interest. We have no idea if or how Gabi's relationship with Ximena will be explored, will you be as judgemental to that path if we don't discover how they met? I'm guessing you are a Gabi fan as you seem to look past the fact we don't really know what makes her tick, but you dislike the Alexis path because we don't know what she's been up to for the last 5 years...
What part of "it's just fluff", "Irrelevant", "Has no impact" sounded like it peaked my interest?
But if you are gonna use "volleyball" as a point for Alexis backstory, i think Ximena is worth mentioning.
I do like Gabi and i look forward to learning more of Ximena and Gabi together(even the MC asked how they met, but Gabi dodged the question), if nothing comes and that's the last we see of them together i will be disappointed, if we get some wild interactions, i will be happy.
Right now Ximena is fluff, but can gain relevance in the future if it gets more development.
Pretty simple isn't it?
I know what is making Gabi tick and i've explained it numerous times by now... last time, don't ask me again.
Gabi is going through a tough divorce, she found solace and cock on a young boy during a night of drinking, nothing very deep here.
This boy happened to be a student from her school(we can guess there's more to come, but that's all she knows at this point) which makes the relationship forbidden.
In her vulnerable state(her failed marriage impacting current events) she keeps going back to him.
Her vulnerability impacts her better judgement, she keeps making mistakes and is becoming increasingly attached and jealous of this boy.
The backstory shapes current events.
If you still aren't getting how her backstory enhances and explains current events, just ignore this section, please...
I dislike the Alexis path because i think Alexis lacks depth as a character and the path is low on conflict and tension.
Adding extra depth and conflict would be a good thing for me, it would make more entertaining.
A tumultous backstory could be a way to do that, it's not the only way, but a possible way to add that.
With this perceived lack of depth and this big blank space of 5 years just infront of me, you bet i wanna fill that with as much shit as possible

Of course that doesn't sit well with people like you who enjoy having a "problem free route".
Well since there are two solo runs for Alexis, it makes it 50% relevant.
Fair enough lol.