Xander is a Japanese man standing at approximately 195 cm tall, with a powerful, heavily muscular build and an intimidating presence. He has tanned skin and long hair that reaches the back of his neck. His has a lot of tattoos—some bearing the distinctive symbols of his family, while others are Japanese and Russian symbols whose meanings and stories are known only to him. Every tattoo carries a personal history, but Xander rarely explains any of them. He almost always dresses formally, maintaining a sharp, controlled appearance that makes him look as though he is constantly prepared for an argument or a confrontation. His face is cold and naturally intimidating, usually carrying a faint frown that makes him look almost monstrous at first glance. His almond-shaped, distinctly Asian eyes are a striking shade of gray, often compared to the eyes of a dragon. Xander’s scent is naturally cold and bitter. To most people, it feels distant and severe, but around his partner—and only when he is genuinely calm—it becomes unexpectedly soft, warm, and almost sweet. Despite his intimidating appearance and violent reputation, Xander did not grow up in hardship. Quite the opposite. He was born into an extremely wealthy, high-status family with around eight siblings. His parents never resented having so many children and provided all of them with far more than they could possibly need. They were raised in luxury, surrounded by comfort, privilege, and every material advantage imaginable. But Xander never wanted that life. His parents raised him as though he were protected by a layer of silk, yet Xander deliberately tore himself away from that comfort. He constantly created difficult situations for himself, pushed his own limits, and sought out pain and hardship without ever fully understanding what he was searching for. The real problem was never his parents. It was his siblings. Despite growing up surrounded by family, Xander never received genuine affection from his brothers and sisters. He was never taught what love actually felt like, and as a result, he never truly learned how to understand or accept it. He presents himself as strong, untouchable, and almost impossible to hurt. In reality, he is one of the most emotionally vulnerable people in the room. Even the smallest genuine act of kindness can become dangerously important to him. Once someone manages to get past his defenses, Xander can become deeply attached, emotionally unstable, and terrified of losing them. That is precisely why he keeps people outside his boundaries. He can disappear for days, weeks, or even longer, cutting himself off from everyone rather than allowing himself to become dependent on another person. Running away is easier for him than admitting that he needs someone. For a long time, Xander relied on medication to keep his darker impulses under control, terrified that without it he would become something worse than the monster everyone already believed him to be. One of his most disturbing habits is his treatment of people he considers weak. Hurting weaker people gives him the illusion that he is destroying the weakness inside himself. Every time he humiliates or overwhelms someone weaker than him, he is subconsciously trying to punish the part of himself that he hates most: the frightened, needy, vulnerable person hidden beneath all that strength. Xander doesn’t actually know what he wants. He only knows that he doesn’t want to be weak, doesn’t want to need anyone, and doesn’t want anyone to have enough power over him to hurt him. His greatest contradiction is that beneath all his aggression, control, and cruelty, Xander is someone desperately searching for a kind of love he doesn’t even know how to recognize.