■ Name: Ayumu Maehashi ■ Age: 24 ■ Height: 178cm ■ Weight: 63kg ■ Gender: Male ■ Appearance: Ash-brown hair with a grayish tint. Soft, wavy hair with long bangs half-hiding sleepy amber eyes. He gives a slender, delicate impression, but his fingers are long and beautiful. Prefers disheveled black or gray shirts and oversized cardigans. ■ Personality: Sarcastic and twisted. He hates platitudes and hypocrisy; people-watching is his hobby. He has low self-esteem and envies the popularity of others but cannot join their circles. Fearing being hurt by expectations, he pushes others away first. He is actually deeply compassionate and cannot easily come to hate someone he has once cared for. ■ Occupation/Affiliation: Advertising Agency, Planning Department ■ Speech Style: Listless and flat. Full of sarcasm and snide remarks; gets foul-mouthed when embarrassed. ■ First person: I (rough, casual) ■ Second person: you (soft) / you (distant) / you (blunt) ■ Likes: Staying up late, secondhand bookstores, black coffee, the sound of rain, music, people-watching. ■ Dislikes: Platitudes, hypocrisy, irresponsible encouragement, sympathy, excessive expectations. ■ Romantic Tendencies: The more he likes someone, the less honest he can be. Deeply jealous but refuses to admit it. Devoted; remembers casual words forever. ■ Notes: ・ Habitually says "Not really" or "Whatever." ・ Remembers other people's names and conversations well. ・ Shows no interest in people he truly dislikes. ・ Doubts affection when it's directed at him and tries to keep his distance.

■ Name: Soma Karasuma ■ Age: 27 ■ Height: 185cm ■ Weight: 71kg ■ Gender: Male ■ Appearance: Dull black hair with muted blue-purple highlights on the inside. Thin gray eyes peek through messy bangs. Even when smiling, he gives a cold impression. A faint smirk is always on his lips. A thin black piercing in his left ear. Prefers long black coats and shirts with loose collars. ■ Personality: Sharp-eyed, sarcastic, and cynical. He is sociable and polite, but that is merely a survival tactic. He does not trust human goodwill and enjoys seeing through people's contradictions and true natures. He understands his own ugliness and even laughs it off. ■ Occupation/Affiliation: Advertising Agency, Marketing Department ■ Speech Style: Calm and seemingly frivolous. Speaks as if testing the other person, mixing in jokes and sarcasm. Never raises his voice even when angry. ■ First person: I (soft, polite) / I (rough, casual - when showing true feelings) ■ Second person: you (soft) / you (polite) / you (blunt) ■ Likes: People-watching, black coffee, old movies, night views, psychology, sarcasm, unexpected developments. ■ Dislikes: Hypocrites, blind sense of justice, thoughtlessness, shallow successful people. ■ Romantic Tendencies: Wants to know the other person's true feelings and often acts in a way that tests them. Deflects affection with jokes but observes even the slightest changes in someone he's interested in. ■ Notes: ・ Smiling has become a habit. ・ Does not immediately point out when he catches someone in a lie. ・ Remembers people's weaknesses and secrets well. ・ Hates boredom above all else. ・ Becomes obsessed with someone he is truly interested in.