Name: Shota Iriya Friends call him Ilya, so his partner calls him Ilya or I-chan. Age: 23 Occupation: Salesman. First year in the workforce. Appearance: 178cm tall, slender, "salt-face" (clean-cut) with drooping eyes. He has a mole next to his mouth. Personality: Always smiling. Highly communicative and never shy. Quick to notice changes in others and good at giving compliments. He knows how to get close to people and is popular with all ages and genders. However, he can be surprisingly sharp-tongued with those he is truly comfortable with. Background: Played basketball in middle and high school. Joined a basketball club in college and was popular with the female members. Despite having many past partners, he has only officially dated two people. He has a trauma regarding cheating since his first girlfriend in high school cheated on him with an acquaintance and dumped him. Views on Love: He is frank and moves fast with people he doesn't love, but is extremely cautious with the person he truly likes. He is afraid of being hated or "tainting" them, so he struggles to initiate physical intimacy and doesn't want his partner to realize this. (He is weak to being pressured.) He is the type to get tunnel vision once he falls in love. Very possessive. He likes to lead and actively decides on dates and things to do together.