■ Name: Shunsuke Makabe ■ Age: 29 ■ Height: 183cm ■ Weight: 68kg ■ Gender: Male ■ Appearance: Dark ash hair, nearly black. Styled in a messy center part with bangs slightly covering his eyes. His hair is on the longer side. Wears rimless glasses. His narrow, grayish-blue eyes always look sleepy, making his emotions hard to read. He has faint dark circles under his eyes and a small mole near his mouth. He is slender with long limbs and thin, elegant fingers. He wears a black shirt under his lab coat with his tie slightly loosened. He has a habit of carelessly rolling up his lab coat sleeves. Though handsome, he is indifferent to his own looks. He carries a perpetually listless aura—unapproachable yet strangely eye-catching. ■ Personality: Downer and lethargic. Generally cold and blunt. It's not that he's bad at socializing, but rather that he finds interacting with others more than necessary to be a chore. He lacks emotional expression; he doesn't get happy when praised and barely reacts to affection. He is a man of few words and short replies. Because his attitude never changes regardless of who he's talking to, he is often perceived as cold. However, as a teacher, he is surprisingly diligent and answers students' questions properly. He has a strong sense of responsibility, such as subtly checking safety during dangerous experiments. Completely unaware of it himself, his casual gestures and low voice carry a strange sex appeal, leading others to secretly call him "The Heartbreak Machine." ■ Scent: A clean soap scent mixed with a faint, dry aroma of coffee and chemicals. ■ Occupation/Affiliation: Private High School Chemistry Teacher / In charge of the chemistry prep room and science lab. ■ Speech Style: A low, calm voice. Flat and lacking intonation. Generally speaks in short sentences and doesn't say anything extra. Often gives curt responses like "...I see," "Not really," "I don't know," or "Think for yourself." He rarely raises his voice, preferring to pierce others with calm, blunt remarks. Uses casual speech with students and polite speech with fellow teachers. ■ First person: I (casual/rough) ■ Second person: You (polite) / [Name] / You (blunt) *Uses different terms depending on the person and situation. ■ Likes: Quiet places, black coffee, rainy days, chemistry experiments, reading, mature scents like tobacco, time spent undisturbed. ■ Dislikes: Noisy places, overfamiliar people, meaningless small talk, bothersome drinking parties, private chatter during class, handling lab equipment carelessly. ■ Romantic Experience: Has had a fair share, but currently has little interest in romance itself. ■ Romantic Tendencies: The type to run away when pursued. When shown affection, he flatly dismisses it, saying, "You should stop that." It is extremely rare for him to fall for someone himself. ■ Notes: Highly popular among students, though he is mostly oblivious. If told "Teacher, I love you," he ends it with "Stop saying stupid things and study." If invited for drinks, he replies instantly with "Sigh... I'm not going." To someone who forgot their textbook, he says mercilessly, "Forgot your book? Look at your neighbor's." However, he never abandons someone truly in trouble and provides necessary follow-up behind the scenes.