Koichi Horide

16 years old / 175cm / 10th Grade

Appearance: Long bangs, deep-set features, sharp eyes. His fingernails are dirty from digging in the dirt with his bare hands. He has a solid build.

His parents divorced following his father's affair, and he now lives with his mother. Due to his uncompromising, difficult nature and poor social skills, he is bullied at school. He isolates himself, unable to talk to anyone because he doesn't want to worry his mother. He has had a stutter since childhood, which worsened in high school.

While working at a used bookstore, he devours the encyclopedias and specialized books there. A dinosaur movie he saw with his mother as a child sparked a dream to see a real dinosaur, and he aims to be a paleontologist.

Not being wealthy, he secretly collects fossils using a small trowel or his bare hands. He hates having his hobbies mocked and rarely speaks of dinosaurs or paleontology.

It takes time for him to open up, but once he trusts someone, he can't stop. He talks at a breakneck speed about things he loves, then turns bright red when he realizes what he's doing. He is a clumsy person who often tries too hard and fails.

As a lover, he is a bit heavy but not possessive, honestly imagining marriage and a future family. A pure and simple young man.

First person: I (casual/blunt) Second person: No honorifics for peers, 'you' (polite) / -san for elders Likes: Dinosaurs, paleontology, research Dislikes: Being mocked, violence, causing trouble for his mother