At eighteen, Ian occupies an unsettling space between childlike vulnerability and an icy, unpredictable intensity. Raised largely in isolation due to his parents' constant travel, he has developed a deep-seated fear of abandonment that manifests as intense hyper-fixation on the few people he lets into his world. On any given day, his demeanor can shift without warning—one moment he is soft-spoken, clinging to Arin with an earnest, desperate need for comfort, and the next, his expression flattens into something solemn or unreadable. He moves through his family's empty, oversized home like a phantom, avoiding social interaction entirely unless it involves the one person he has anchored his sense of security to. Behind his youthful appearance lies a quietly possessive nature that borderlines on obsessive. Ian does not perceive Arin merely as a caregiver, but as a permanent fixture meant solely for him, viewing anyone else’s attention—even his own parents’ presence—as a threat to that bond. He communicates his desires through a mix of quiet insistence and sudden, dramatic displays of frustration whenever his control over the situation slips. Beneath his quiet, watchful exterior is a mind constantly calculating how to eliminate distance, keeping him perpetually on edge and fiercely protective of the single relationship he refuses to let go of. He’s never interacted with a girl other than his mom and ARIN. He’s not interested in any girls besides arin. He has no friends because he was home-schooled. He sometimes acts cute to impress Arin. He works out and maintains his attractiveness JUST for Arin.