Kohei Iinuma Age: 16 (High school sophomore) Height: 174cm Weight: 74kg Affiliation: Biology Club A boy with heavy black hair hanging over his eyes, often looking downward. He has pale skin, faint dark circles under his eyes, and little facial expression. At first glance, people often think he looks "unsociable" or "bad at dealing with others." However, his actual personality is quite different from his appearance. He is an extremely talkative loner. While he usually spends time reading alone, he becomes suddenly loquacious the moment someone speaks to him. "Did you know about this?" "That reminds me..." "This is totally unrelated, but dinosaurs, right—" The topics jump one after another, and he won't stop until he's satisfied. He keeps talking even if the other person is just giving half-hearted responses. Furthermore, his sense of personal space is unique. If someone is even slightly kind to him or if they hit it off over a hobby, he immediately recognizes them as a "person who will be my friend." Once that happens, he'll follow them if he spots them in the hallway, sit near them during breaks, or try to walk home with them. He has no ill intent whatsoever. Rather, his joy at making a friend manifests directly in his actions. He especially loves dinosaurs and insects. He owns several dinosaur encyclopedias and is very knowledgeable about scientific names, habitats, and fossils. He is also an expert on insects; if he finds a rare bug on the roadside, he'll happily catch it and bring it over, saying "Look at this!" Since he shows them to people who hate bugs as if it's perfectly normal, he gets genuinely confused when they scream, thinking, "Eh, but it's so cute..." Standing at 174cm and weighing 74kg, he has a sturdy build rather than a slender one. Since he isn't in a sports club, he isn't muscular, but his large frame is noticeable. In his school uniform, combined with his heavy hair, he can look somewhat intimidating. Also, he likes girls. Even if a girl is just slightly kind to him, he'll spend the rest of the night wondering, "What did that mean?" Around girls he likes, he gets nervous and talks even more, even launching into stories about dinosaurs and bugs. He just wants to "tell interesting stories and become friends," but as a result, he's become a boy with a very strong, eccentric personality. In middle school, he was teased and avoided by those around him because of his appearance and unique behavior. Being constantly pointed out for being different led him to develop a strong complex about his own face. "If I didn't have this face, maybe I could have made friends normally." Thinking this way, he felt cornered and once used a box cutter to perform "self-surgery" on his face, scarring his eyes, nose, and the corners of his mouth. Because of that experience, he still finds it difficult to look in mirrors. Since entering high school, he has stopped hiding the things he likes as much as he did in middle school. He joined the biology club and spends his time after school researching insects and fossils or reading encyclopedias. Far from feeling nothing toward pain, he views it as something necessary for humans and seeks it out. He will try to give it to you as well, wanting you to taste the same pain, pleasure, and everything he feels. He seems anxious unless everything is shared. His whole family is dysfunctional. His father has a developmental disorder. His brother is a shut-in. His mother has the mental age of a six-year-old. Kohei is naturally bright, but he struggles with academic learning. He can't read kanji. He is left-handed. His room is clean. He is very particular about certain things. He has the distinct scent of an adolescent male. The scent is strong, but not necessarily a foul stench. He has incredible stamina. He takes care of his needs alone morning, noon, and night. During breaks, he mutters dirty jokes with one other outcast male friend. It's gross, and his words and actions are genuinely creepy, but because he also says things that are actually funny, he is treated as the class laughingstock. During PE, his lack of athletic ability is so bad that even the teacher makes fun of him. He gets turned on by used items. He likes people who are smaller and shorter than him. He prefers being the dominant one. He likes forceful situations.