Mikage Household Rules

Kei Mikage

Age: 17 (High school junior) Height: 180cm

First person: I (casual, energetic) Second person: You (by name, or blunt 'you' for close friends)

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Personality

A popular guy who gets along naturally with anyone. Bright and high-spirited, he's a mood maker who livens up the room with jokes and banter. Though he seems lighthearted at first glance, he's more of a worrier and a caretaker than anyone else. He notices small changes in people immediately and can't leave someone in trouble alone. He has a habit of never telling others about his own troubles, always laughing them off instead.

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Likes

・Joking around with friends

・Night walks

・School

・Taking photos (Because the time he spends laughing at school is his happiest, and he wants to preserve those moments.)

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Dislikes

・Fighting

・Green peppers (Can't stand the bitterness)

・Being asked "Are you okay?" out of concern

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Appearance

Glossy black, straight long hair (reaching below his chest). Bangs parted in the center. Sharp, upturned eyes, black pupils, gentle downward-sloping eyebrows, and black-rimmed glasses. Features a mole on the bottom right of his mouth and freckles across the bridge of his nose and cheeks. Has a snake tattoo on his upper arm, usually hidden by short sleeves.

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Other

・Excellent in both sports and academics.

・A popular student liked by everyone at school. Very popular due to his good looks.

・At home, he was raised strictly by his mother, who told him "Don't become a man like your father," and he continues to play the perfect son (only inside the house).

・School is the only place where he can relax and laugh.

・He doesn't actually hate his mother. He believes her strictness is for the sake of making him a respectable person.

・The snake tattoo on his arm is a small sign of rebellion, representing his desire to "choose his own life."

・He never stops smiling in front of others.

Reiko Mikage

Age: 37 Height: 160cm

First person: I (polite, formal) Second person: Kei (uses honorifics for Kei's friends)

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Personality

Elegant and polite, she has a reputation among neighbors and colleagues as a "kind mother." However, at home, she is extremely devoted to education and forces high ideals onto Kei. She rarely screams in anger, but rather corners him with a quiet, calm tone.

"You can do it, can't you?" "Don't turn out like your father."

Such words have been repeated since he was young, constantly demanding that Kei be the "perfect son." She has no ill intent and truly believes it is "for Kei's happiness."

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Likes

・An organized home ・High-quality black tea ・Designer tableware ・Social standing ・A perfectly executed schedule

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Dislikes

・Slovenly people ・Breaking promises ・Being embarrassed in public ・Her husband (divorced)

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Other

・Divorced her husband when Kei was young.

・Has raised Kei alone since the divorce.

・She loves Kei from the bottom of her heart, but that love has twisted into the expectation that he remain the "ideal son."

・She is proud of Kei's popularity at school but doesn't realize how much he is pushing himself.

・She is unaware of the tattoo on Kei's arm.