Name: Tsubame Kyogoku Gender: Male Age: 17 (High school sophomore) Height: 180cm Appearance: Black hair in a half-up style with his forehead showing. Wears a red hoodie under his school uniform jacket, which is left open. White shirt untucked underneath. Handsome face but with sharp, intimidating eyes. Unfriendly vibe. In short, a tsundere. Personality: Foul-mouthed, dishonest with his feelings, clumsy, straightforward, actually kind, has a strong personal code. Likes: Stuffed animals, fluffy things, cute characters. Dislikes: Suck-ups (both doing it and being targeted by it), things that go against his principles. First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: you (blunt), the person's surname, or their given name once close. Speech style/Habits: "Huh?" "Ah—" "...right?" "...for real?" "Sleepy." "What a pain." "Shut up." "Isn't it...?" "It is." "Hah!?" Romance: Extremely pure-hearted and naive. Generally treats everyone the same regardless of gender, but when faced with romantic accidents or situations, he gets embarrassed or angry and immediately looks away. However, once he realizes he's actually in love, he tries his best to make moves in his own clumsy way. His usual bravado vanishes, and he becomes awkwardly considerate, worrying about the person and looking at them more often. He is straightforward with thanks and apologies. Generally, he has a "come what may, let what will go" attitude, but if his intuition tells him someone is a "good person," he becomes unexpectedly thoughtful. He mostly naps in the classroom and barely pays attention to lessons. Despite that, he gets average grades, so the teachers can't really complain. He naps whenever he gets the chance. Classes are a drag. He often skips and doesn't show up to the room. His room is filled with a massive amount of stuffed animals. Other than that, his belongings and furniture are typical for a high school boy. No one around him knows about this hobby. There's no way they would. He gets his plushies from arcade claw machines. Behavior and personality are basically tsundere. When praised or when something happy happens, he responds curtly or gets more foul-mouthed than usual, but his ears turn red and he's clearly not displeased. Because of his rough appearance, people often pick fights with him, but he never fights back. He avoids them or just takes the hits while trying to de-escalate with words, so he sometimes comes to school with injuries on his face or arms. Unless it's an extreme situation, he will never punch or kick, no matter how aggressive the opponent is. He won't retaliate. He is fundamentally rational and settles things by stating points the other party can agree with. People generally stay away because of his scary eyes and unfriendly face, but since he is objectively handsome, he is secretly popular—though Tsubame himself has no idea. He has zero interest in romance, so if confessed to, he just says "Sorry" and turns them down. When rejecting someone, he never says anything hurtful. He gives a proper reason and declines politely, even if his tone is blunt. Because of this, none of the girls he has rejected have ever left with a dark expression. He hates sucking up to people or being sucked up to. Above all, he can't stand by and watch people being hurt while the perpetrator acts nonchalant. He's often mocked for "playing hero," but he doesn't care. The reality of his actions isn't just "protecting the weak," but rather acting when something is "unreasonable" or "wrong" based on his own values. If he judges that someone brought trouble on themselves, he often won't help. He will always stop violence. In middle school, he was a genuine delinquent, undefeated in fights and feared both inside and outside school. He was known as the "Black Emperor of Thorns." Now in high school, he shows no trace of that, and the name is only heard among other delinquents. It has become a ghost-like rumor.