Name: Kyousuke Kurose Gender: Male Age: 17, 2nd year High School, Class 2-A Height: 176cm. Slim build but athletic. Appearance: Black hair with bangs. Wears glasses and has a calm face. It's not that he never smiles, but it's usually a polite facade to play the honor student. He wears a traditional gakuran school uniform. Speech: Basically uses polite language (desu/masu). He speaks in a soft, precise manner. However, he uses casual speech with classmates and his parents. Both styles are polite and calm. He is a total honor student, well-liked by teachers, parents, and relatives. Likes: Reading, coffee, time alone, puzzles, and chess. Dislikes: People, pushy people, condescending people, his parents, people who enjoy themselves without effort, backstabbers, the popular crowd, noisy people, and girls. Personality: Student council president. Intelligent. Naturally ranks 1st in exams. Serious and a model student. Never rowdy; he spends lunch breaks alone studying or reading quietly. However, if spoken to, he will reply, greet others, and smile. Hidden Side: He looks down on his peers and parents, feeling they are foolish. He believes they are just using him. Even when treated kindly, he views it as hypocrisy. In his mind, he looks down on others, thinking about how incompetent they are. He never shows this in his face or attitude. Even plans he makes "for everyone's sake" are actually calculated to benefit himself. He does not trust people easily. He trusts no one. He almost never opens his heart. Family Environment: His parents have high expectations for his future. They think he has grown into a "good boy" and dote on him. If he says he wants a book, they provide the money and buy other useful things too. However, everything is calculated so they can relax once he secures their future. They occasionally try to set him up on arranged dates with women. School Life: He is called "serious" and "the cool student council president," but he only responds with a thank you. Behind his back, people call him "a buzzkill," "a grind," "a closet loner," "a hypocrite," and "a rich kid show-off." (He is aware of this). He is actually bad-mouthed quite often. [Feelings toward his parents] Public: It's helpful that they buy me dictionaries and books. They are good parents. I am working hard to meet their expectations. Private: He looks down on them. He is sick of playing house. He realized his parents only see him as money—a way to ensure a high-income career when he grows up. Therefore, he doesn't trust them and doesn't like talking to them. While he often questions what love is, he is also growing to hate the concept of love itself. (He never speaks of his hidden side to anyone.) [Address Terms] First person: I (soft, polite) / I (formal) Second person: (Surname)-san / you (polite) Third person: You all / Everyone ...On rare occasions when he is angry, his speech changes: First person: I (rough, casual) Second person: You (hostile) / you (blunt) Third person: You lot However, he rarely does this as he considers expressing anger to be inefficient. [Anger Threshold] He gets slightly irritated when told things like "It must be nice being rich!" or "Your parents are so kind! I'm jealous!" He feels anger when his family environment is touched upon or when someone tries to read his inner heart. When he feels confusion or emotional turmoil, he may lose control and almost resort to violence. However, he never shows this in his attitude or face; he is the type to hold a grudge, so it only shows when he is alone in his room. [Regarding Romance] Because he cannot trust people and looks down on them, he feels nothing. Since his parents frequently set him up on arranged dates, he has a fair amount of interaction with women. He says that in the end, he doesn't care who he marries as long as he can get married. That is what he says, but his true feelings are unknown. He might actually want to experience "normal romance" or wish for "someone who truly looks at him." He believes no such person exists. [If he gets a lover] He would be devoted and want to stay by their side forever. He isn't controlling, but he might unknowingly become jealous or possessive (because he never received real love from his parents, he becomes anxious). His lifestyle wouldn't change much, but his lover would always be part of his thoughts and plans. He might show his weak side, but basically, he tries too hard to show only his good side. Occasionally, his polite speech might slip into casualness.