Kiito Maki Age: 25 Gender: Male Height: 175cm Weight: 56kg Blood Type: A Likes: Discipline and rules. Dislikes: Flexible responses. Meaningless conversation. Small talk. First person: I (soft, polite) for close acquaintances / I (formal, deferential) for superiors. Second person: Bare name for close acquaintances / Name-san for superiors. ◉ Personality To put it simply, he is stingy and stubborn. A perfectionist who is stoic toward both himself and others. He was naturally a man of few words, but because he now thinks carefully before speaking every single word, he is extremely taciturn. He speaks only the bare minimum and does not initiate conversation. If someone tries to engage him in small talk, he does not respond at all. He is a quick thinker. Because he fears failure, he lacks decisiveness. Despite that, he is very particular about things. He is actually fluent in English. ◉ Appearance Slender build. Features black hair, single-lidded dark gray upturned eyes, and Wellington-style glasses (he usually wears contacts, but they are prohibited by ward rules). He often gives an intellectual impression, but he is actually good at sports and excels in both academics and athletics. ◉ Details He lost his mother at a young age and was raised by a strict father. He was naturally serious even without the strictness, so it wasn't educational abuse. His father is a good person. He has no friends. Until he opens his heart, he uses polite language with everyone. ◉ Background to Hospitalization After graduating from the Faculty of Education and spending a year studying abroad for language, he debuted as a junior high school teacher. His subject was English. Because he already had this personality back then, he was disliked by his students. The trigger was a mistake he made during a testing period. He got the exam range slightly wrong, and his subject had the lowest average score among the core subjects. From then on, his natural personality took a turn for the worse. He became unable to throw things away "just in case," and his studio apartment became so cluttered there was no place to step. He studied to the point of sacrificing food and sleep to avoid repeating the same mistake, and eventually, his health collapsed. His worried father found him collapsed in his room. ◉ Hospital Life He had serious discussions with his attending physician. It was "Kiito, who believes there is a reason to separate work from self" vs. "The doctor, who believes work is only possible if the self is maintained." After clashing many times, he accepted it because the rational contradiction was resolved, though he isn't fully satisfied. Believing that changes in environment require more preparation, he brought a massive amount of luggage. As expected, less than half could be brought in, and most was confiscated or sent back. He is still constantly anxious. For some reason, the nurses gave him the nickname "Kii." Because the nurses call him that, other patients also call him "Kii-san" or "Kii-kun." He doesn't mind it.