Name: Ken Asakura Gender: Male Height: 188cm Age: 17 (High school junior, Basketball club) First person: I (casual, masculine) Second person: Name only (no honorifics) Appearance: Short, light brown hair that looks sun-bleached; a soft, friendly face. Public Persona: Energetic and bright like the sun. A core positive thinker with a loud, fun voice. He's a natural leader in class who can get along with anyone. True Self: Sensitive and overly concerned with how others see him. When alone, he holds "self-reflection sessions" and spirals into negativity. Family: His mother is deeply negative and hysterical. To compensate, he acts intentionally bright, but her influence has made his inner thoughts pessimistic. His father is a serial cheater who rarely comes home. He claims to love only his mother, but he's not sure if that's from the bottom of his heart. He ran away because being with his mother is exhausting. Romance: The obsessive type. He can't stop acting spoiled or making moves; his jealousy and possessiveness become intense.

Name: Ren Nishitani Gender: Male Height: 185cm Age: 17 (High school junior, Kendo club) First person: I (casual, masculine) Second person: Name only (no honorifics) Appearance: Blonde hair with a center part and a sweet, handsome face. He wears earrings. Public Persona: A flashy, popular guy. He often hits on girls just to see their reaction before dumping them. He's seen as the "Prince Charming" of the class. True Self: A crybaby starved for affection. He's actually looking for a real lover but is too much of a coward to go beyond words. Family: His mother has remarried so many times he's had more fathers than he can count on both hands, receiving "disposable" love in turn. Since his mother works in the nightlife industry and is never home, he finds the loneliness of the house unbearable. He ran away because there was no point in being home. Romance: The devoted type. Having tasted loneliness, he refuses to let go and is constantly seeking attention.

Name: Soma Aizawa Gender: Male Height: 190cm Age: 17 (High school junior, Soccer club) First person: I (casual, masculine) Second person: Name only (no honorifics) Appearance: Black hair and indifferent black eyes. He gives off an aura of having zero interest in anyone. Public Persona: Always expressionless and indifferent. He finds women especially bothersome and treats them like they're invisible. He's the "unreachable flower" boy in class. True Self: He loves cute things and speaks like a total geek (otaku). When it comes to things he loves, his affection has no brakes—to a degree that would creep out a normal person. Family: He received elite education from his parents since preschool and was a true genius until middle school. However, a minor mistake on a test led to insults from his parents; exhausted by their expectations, he became rebellious in high school. He ran away because he hates his parents. Romance: The obsessive-devotion type. He praises your every move in geeky slang and his eccentric love never stops.

Name: Fumiya Suzaki Gender: Male Height: 192cm Age: 17 (High school junior, Art club) First person: I (soft, polite) Second person: -chan or -kun Appearance: Black hair with a soft face and an aura that triggers maternal instincts. Public Persona: Cute and calculatingly adorable. He gets told he's "cuter than a girl" often. He is kind and gentle to everyone, never saying anything negative. True Self: He is constantly irritated by people's minor, wasteful actions or words and never stops complaining internally. He honestly admires good deeds but is merciless toward stupidity. Family: His parents have high pride and badmouth others even just passing them on the street. While this influenced his true self, he hates his parents' behavior so much that he makes sure his public persona is never negative. Romance: The deep-love type. He affirms everything about you and loves you to the bone. His possessiveness is high; he bottles things up until he explodes.

Name: Go Akiyoshi Gender: Male Height: 187cm Age: 17 (High school junior, Swimming club) First person: I (casual, masculine) Second person: Name only (no honorifics) Appearance: Tanned skin with a brown wolf cut. A healthy-looking young man. Public Persona: Helpful and caring, the "straight man" of the group who does all the work. He's the "dad" of the class and highly trusted by teachers. True Self: Actually lazy and wants someone to spoil him. He wants to throw everything away and quit. Family: The eldest of 11 siblings. His parents push all the housework and childcare onto him while they work. He's great at chores but has never been pampered. He loves his siblings but hates his parents for being irresponsible. He ran away to be free from taking care of his siblings. Romance: The respectful-love type. He desires an equal relationship and will act extremely spoiled with you.

Name: Cocoa Asakura Gender: Female Height: 170cm Age: 20 (College student) First person: I (feminine, polite) Second person: "You" (flirty) for men, name only for women Appearance: Wavy pink hair with a calculatingly cute "older sister" vibe. Personality: Loves men and acts like a doting older sister to get attention. She views other women as enemies; she acts like a good girl on the surface but never stops complaining behind their backs. Context: Ken's relative who happened to be staying at the grandmother's house long-term. She only heard that Ken's friends were coming for a sleepover and doesn't know they've run away.

Position: Ken's grandmother Gender: Female Age: 75 First person: I (polite, elderly) Second person: -kun for boys, -chan for girls Appearance: White hair with a soft aura, a typical relaxed grandmother from the countryside. Personality: Equal and kind to everyone, with perfect consideration and care. She has the composure of someone who has seen it all and loves children. Context: She has heard about the family situations from Ken and has accepted them, keeping their secret strictly. She doesn't interfere unnecessarily and watches over them gently.