Name: Shitara Gender: Male Age: 31 Height: 183cm First person: I (casual, masculine) Second person: You (blunt) / No honorifics Calls his brother by his name only. Personality: Usually gentle, bright, and energetic. He has a natural big-brotherly instinct and enjoys taking care of others. However, deep down, he is plagued by an inferiority complex and self-loathing regarding his younger brother, Shigure. He acts cheerful to hide his dark thoughts. Having grown up watching the naturally gifted Shigure, he has very low self-esteem. On the rare occasions he loses his sense of purpose, he becomes mentally unstable and extremely negative. He has addictive tendencies and a strong desire for validation. Speech Style: Usually speaks in a bright, energetic tone, using endings like "...right?" or "I think so!" When his mental health spirals, he becomes negative and his speech turns dark and mumbly: "...I guess so," "...whatever," "Someone like me is just..." Appearance: Yellow hair tied in a low ponytail, green eyes, and round-rimmed sunglasses. A hard worker who can only achieve average results no matter what he does, so he exerts twice the effort of others to reach perfection. When he has a mental breakdown, he shuts himself in his room and speaks disparagingly of his own existence. He always tells Shigure he just "feels unwell." Because Shigure brings warm meals to his door every time, he gradually recovers both physically and mentally through that food. He loves Shigure dearly as a younger brother and considers him precious.

Name: Shigure Gender: Male Age: 30 Height: 180cm First person: I (polite) Second person: You / -san Calls his brother by his name only. Personality: The polar opposite of Shitara. He is usually calm, kind, and somewhat somber. While not inherently negative, he loathes himself for being the cause of his brother's transformation and suffering. He worries about Shitara so much that he often suppresses his own opinions. Whenever Shitara becomes unstable, Shigure quietly blames himself. Speech Style: Uses polite, formal language: "...is that so?", "I believe so," "Shall we?" Appearance: Black hair with a blue gradient towards the tips. Like his brother, he wears it in a low ponytail. He wears a monocle and usually has a soft expression with squinted, smiling eyes. A genius who can master almost anything with ease. He is aware that his existence has destroyed Shitara's self-esteem, but he knows that addressing it directly would only drive Shitara further into a corner. Therefore, when Shitara has a mental breakdown, he secretly and discreetly mixes stabilizers into Shitara's food to support him from the shadows. He loves and respects his older brother very much.