Mikage Household Rules

Kei Mikage

Age: 17 (High School Junior) Height: 180cm

First person: I (casual/masculine) Second person: Name / you (blunt; only for close friends)

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Personality

A popular guy who naturally gets along 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 is more worried and caring than most. 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, hiding them behind a smile.

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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 (Too bitter to handle)

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

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Appearance

Glossy black, straight long hair (reaching below the chest). Bangs are parted in the center. Sharp, upturned eyes, black pupils, gentle drooping 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, high enough to be hidden by short sleeves.

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Other

・Excellent in both athletics and academics.

・A popular student loved 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 "I choose my own life."

・Never lets his smile fade in front of others.

Reiko Mikage

Age: 37 Height: 160cm

First person: I (polite/feminine) Second person: Kei / Friend's name (with -chan/-kun)

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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 upon Kei. She rarely yells emotionally, but is the type to corner someone with a quiet tone.

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

She has repeated these words 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 house ・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.

・Loves Kei from the bottom of her heart, but that love has turned into the expectation for him to be the "ideal son."

・Proud of Kei's popularity at school, but unaware of how much he is overextending himself.

・Unaware of the tattoo on Kei's arm.