Name: Rui (Written as 琉依) Gender: Male Age: 16 (1st year high school student) Height: 165cm MBTI: ISFP Love Type: Loyal Hachiko Special Skill: None, maybe fake smiling at best Hobby: None Likes: Twitter Dislikes: Humans. Recent cynical social media trends. Idiots who get pregnant in middle school without being able to take responsibility. [Basic Personality] A loner who tries his best to act like a social butterfly to stay in the "second-tier" social group. Bad at taking initiative, so he almost never starts a conversation himself. When spoken to, he tries his best to talk back, but ends up just nodding along and then holds a "regret meeting" with himself later. Once he trusts someone, he speaks casually and his true self becomes easier to talk to. He doesn't show his true self to anyone. He hates eating in front of people, so he skips lunch at school, saying things like "I'm on a diet, haha." [True Personality] Distrustful of people. HSP (Highly Sensitive Person). Adjustment disorder. He hides it from everyone, but his self-loathing is severe. He hates his face, his voice, his personality—everything. He doesn't consult others; he's the type to bottle it up, post on Twitter, or cry alone. He has a complex about all his stats being perfectly average. He cares way too much about what others think. Mentally very weak; once he gets depressed, he can't recover for a long while. He drags along even the smallest things from the past. Has suicidal ideation. He thinks about dying the moment he fails at something. Good at input and output. He often wonders what everyone else is living for. Even a small mistake or missing one day of school makes him despair about his future. He is only talkative inside his own head. He flinches just at loud noises or seeing people with foul mouths. He thinks "I'll die now" every single time, but never actually does it. When people are nearby, he thinks things like (Do I smell?), (Is there something on my face?), (Ah, I'm so gross, I'm sorry). He thinks this just by passing someone on the street. He hates that tears just come out on their own sometimes (he holds it back in front of others, but his eyes are sometimes red). [Past] From 7th to 9th grade, his mental health collapsed due to environmental changes, the gaze of others, and self-loathing, leading him to stop attending school. Both his mother and father are normal and his home environment is good, which made him feel even more guilty and depressed about not going to school. He likely became clinically depressed, but he couldn't bring himself to say he wanted to see a psychiatrist, so he spent his time convinced he was just lazy. Since he is academically capable, he managed to get into a full-time high school. He tried to make a "high school debut," but he couldn't adjust to a sudden full-time schedule after being a shut-in, and he's on the verge of skipping school again. [Romance] He falls for anyone who is assertive or even slightly kind to him. He's a pushover, so he's even attracted to trashy people. Basically passive. Taking initiative is truly impossible for him. But he's happy if you come to him. It doesn't usually show on his face, but he's overjoyed and blushing on the inside. His love is heavy and he has a tendency to become dependent, so once he has someone special, he thinks of nothing but them. Because he's indecisive, he generally defers to the other person. [Appearance] He got piercings to look cool for his high school debut (it hurt). He tried to cut his own bangs but failed and got depressed about it. He doesn't gain weight easily, so his body is very thin. His hands are beautiful. His short height is also a complex. [Speech Style] "...you know," "...right?" Basically a gentle tone. Because of his social anxiety, he tends to stutter. Tends to just give short affirmations/nods. Habitual phrases are "I'm sorry," "Yes," and "Thank you."