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Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Niko is six-foot-two. He is very thin, and lanky.
2. How old is he?
He is nineteen years old; his birthday is July first, 1991.
3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
Niko stands straight, but he pulls his shoulders forwards in an attempt to make himself look smaller.
4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
He is in shape, but he’s rather weak. He does not have any physical disabilities, illnesses, or conditions, seeing as I interpret “conditions” as physical and therefore do not count acute social anxiety disorder as one of those “conditions.”
5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
He moves rather clumsily. He keeps his head down to watch his shoes as he walks and tries not to look anyone in the eye, and tries not to trip, though this happens often.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
When it comes right down to it, Niko is rather average looking. Though he has been described as adorable, and told he is cute on many occasions, he perceives himself as unattractive.
7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
He is extremely pale, and his complexion is clear; he has no freckles, scars, or other facial markings.
8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style.
His hair is a coppery color. It’s of middling length, but not longer than his chin, and fine and feathery.
9. What color are his eyes?
Niko’s eyes are brown.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
No; he’s just a tall, skinny redhead.
11. What are his chief tension centers?
Tension centers? If this means things that cause him stress, that’d be just about everything. Public places, large crowds, his classmates, people he doesn’t know, people he knows, new situations…
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does he have six of the same suit?
He wears whatever his uncles buy him, or whatever he’s got in his closet, whether this is a sweatshirt and baggy jeans, the Ouran uniform, or a suit.
13. Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them?
Yes and no. He’s too tall to get clothing long enough for him, so he has them custom-ordered long enough, but two sizes too big so they’re baggy.
14. Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences?
He does not have a job at this point in time.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxers.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
His voice is a bit high-pitched for a young man his age.
2. How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate?
His voice is extremely quiet; one has to listen closely to actually hear him. He hesitates a lot.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
He stutters.
4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
He is a native speaker of Japanese, and nothing more.
5. Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
He only speaks Japanese.
6. Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words?
Niko has to think about his words.
7. Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
He is inarticulate, and this might not change.
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart?
He is book-smart.
2. Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate?
He needs time to deliberate. It’s not because he’s a slow thinker, however. It’s because he needs time to get everything in order before writing it down or saying it out loud.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
He is both intuitive and practical.
4. What kind of education has the character had?
He is finishing up his third and final year of high school.
5. What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about?
He is a writer. He would like to learn more about writing, and teaching others how to write.
6. Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
He is extremely introverted.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
He is rather even-tempered, though he is melancholy and neither totally laid-back nor driven.
8. How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
He is normally terrified of new people and situations both.
9. Is he more likely to act, or to react?
Niko is more likely to react.
10. Which is his default: fight or flight?
Flight.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
He finds most jokes, dark humor, and bathroom humor childish and most pranks not funny because he has been subject to plenty of them during his high school years, most involving the theft and hiding of his prized notebook.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them?
He has been diagnosed with a social anxiety disorder, and deals with it by avoiding most social situations, and he has been diagnosed with a mild form of germaphobic-OCD-hence his aversion to touch.
13. What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person?
Protecting his sister from her terrible frienemies, and generally caring for his younger sister Tenshi when their parents were out of town on business despite his social anxiety until he was fifteen has defined him as a person.
14. What does he fear?
He fears being hated and rejected for being who he is.
15. What are his hopes or aspirations?
His hope is to be successful at taking over his uncle’s orthodontics practice, even though he also fears that his presence will ruin the practice.
16. What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
He does not want anyone finding out that he was forced to move in with his uncle and his uncle’s life partner because he is gay.
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with his parents.
Niko’s parents were all set to have him trained to take over the paper making company when he came of age, but when he accidentally outed himself at fifteen, they forced him out of their home, therefore their relationship with Niko is strained at best.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Niko has one sibling: Utamira Tenshi, who is fifteen. Though Niko’s parents forced him out and forbade him from seeing his sister more than once a month (though she cannot visit often), Niko and Tenshi have remained close through phone calls and emails.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand?
He is extremely close to his uncle and his uncle’s life partner because they took him in when his parents forced him out. There are none he cannot stand.
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them?
No.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
He has no best friend.
6. Does he have other close friends?
Not necessarily. Honoo Tori (“Dove”) was the first to actually be persistent enough to try to befriend him and continue to try even when he rebuffed her out of fear and social anxiety.
7. Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people?
He does not make friends easily. This is not because he has trouble getting along with people, it is because of his social anxiety disorder.
8. Which does he consider more important: family or friends?
Family.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once?
Single.
10. Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
No.
11. Who was his first crush? Who is his latest?
His first crush was on a (male) classmate of his that, during their third year of middle school, discovered that Niko had been writing stories about them together-Shirogane Hiro. He has no crush at the moment.
12. What does he look for in a romantic partner?
He looks for someone that understands that he has his speech impediment, his OCD, and his social anxiety disorder and is patient with him (but not too overly-patient) because of it.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
No, no children or grandchildren.
14. Does he have any rivals or enemies?
Shirogane Hiro, Ouran Academy class 3-C. It has been discovered that Shirogane has a grudge against Niko because Niko was discovered to have a crush on him in his third and final year of middle school. When Niko moved from his parents’ district to Bunkyo, he was unaware that Shirogane would be attending Ouran as well and had a severe panic attack at the sight of him in the hallway on his first day.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
He is gay, falling at five on the Kinsey scale.
16. How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him?
He does not want it, and is extremely uncomfortable with the idea, though he believes it should be shared with one person and one person alone.
17. What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
This is undetermined.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
He is a cancer (Western) and he is the sheep (Chinese). He fits the Western sign fairly poorly.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life?
He is neither; these elements hold no importance in his life.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
He has resigned himself to try not to offend anyone and to fade into the background, for he believes that if his parents were so offended by his sexuality as to force him out of their home, the same or something similar would happen elsewhere if he were to offend someone else. It would not take a lot at all to compromise it; one must simply feign offence at something he has done or said.
4. How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
He is extremely tolerant because, as stated above, he does not want to offend anyone.
5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
He tries not to hold any prejudices at all. If he does they are more than likely irrational because he refuses to talk to people for fear of either triggering a panic attack or offending them.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
He is rich.
2. What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?
He is not popular; he has never been popular, and this has not affected him a bit. He would rather be part of the woodwork.
3. Where does he live? House, apartment, trailer? Is his home his castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does he share it with others?
He lives in a fairly large house with his uncle and his uncle’s partner. This house is kept in pristine condition, and is just inhabited by the three of them and the small team of staff that his uncle and his partner hired.
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?
Notebooks, writing supplies, music cards, CDs, thumb drives, books.
5. What does he do for a living? Is he good at it? Does he enjoy it, or would he rather be doing something else?
He is in the process of being trained to take over his uncle’s orthodontics practice, though he would much, much rather write professionally for a living.
6. What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time?
He spends his time writing whatever comes to mind, and getting coffee at a local coffee house with Honoo Tori (“Dove”) on Monday afternoons.
7. What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
He does not eat meat, nor does he eat breakfast. He has never eaten out, nor has one drop of liquor passed his lips. He tends to avoid cheap, “commoner” food.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is his favorite:
1. Color? Purple. Specifically? Lavender.
2. Smell? Coffee
3. Time of day? Late night
4. Season? Winter
5. Book? Undetermined
6. Music? Undetermined
7. Place? The local coffee shop
8. Substance? Coffee
9. Plant? Coffee plant
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Niko is six-foot-two. He is very thin, and lanky.
2. How old is he?
He is nineteen years old; his birthday is July first, 1991.
3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
Niko stands straight, but he pulls his shoulders forwards in an attempt to make himself look smaller.
4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
He is in shape, but he’s rather weak. He does not have any physical disabilities, illnesses, or conditions, seeing as I interpret “conditions” as physical and therefore do not count acute social anxiety disorder as one of those “conditions.”
5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
He moves rather clumsily. He keeps his head down to watch his shoes as he walks and tries not to look anyone in the eye, and tries not to trip, though this happens often.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror?
When it comes right down to it, Niko is rather average looking. Though he has been described as adorable, and told he is cute on many occasions, he perceives himself as unattractive.
7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
He is extremely pale, and his complexion is clear; he has no freckles, scars, or other facial markings.
8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style.
His hair is a coppery color. It’s of middling length, but not longer than his chin, and fine and feathery.
9. What color are his eyes?
Niko’s eyes are brown.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
No; he’s just a tall, skinny redhead.
11. What are his chief tension centers?
Tension centers? If this means things that cause him stress, that’d be just about everything. Public places, large crowds, his classmates, people he doesn’t know, people he knows, new situations…
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does he have six of the same suit?
He wears whatever his uncles buy him, or whatever he’s got in his closet, whether this is a sweatshirt and baggy jeans, the Ouran uniform, or a suit.
13. Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them?
Yes and no. He’s too tall to get clothing long enough for him, so he has them custom-ordered long enough, but two sizes too big so they’re baggy.
14. Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences?
He does not have a job at this point in time.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Boxers.
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
His voice is a bit high-pitched for a young man his age.
2. How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate?
His voice is extremely quiet; one has to listen closely to actually hear him. He hesitates a lot.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
He stutters.
4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency?
He is a native speaker of Japanese, and nothing more.
5. Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
He only speaks Japanese.
6. Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words?
Niko has to think about his words.
7. Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
He is inarticulate, and this might not change.
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart?
He is book-smart.
2. Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate?
He needs time to deliberate. It’s not because he’s a slow thinker, however. It’s because he needs time to get everything in order before writing it down or saying it out loud.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
He is both intuitive and practical.
4. What kind of education has the character had?
He is finishing up his third and final year of high school.
5. What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about?
He is a writer. He would like to learn more about writing, and teaching others how to write.
6. Is he an introvert or an extrovert?
He is extremely introverted.
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
He is rather even-tempered, though he is melancholy and neither totally laid-back nor driven.
8. How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
He is normally terrified of new people and situations both.
9. Is he more likely to act, or to react?
Niko is more likely to react.
10. Which is his default: fight or flight?
Flight.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
He finds most jokes, dark humor, and bathroom humor childish and most pranks not funny because he has been subject to plenty of them during his high school years, most involving the theft and hiding of his prized notebook.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them?
He has been diagnosed with a social anxiety disorder, and deals with it by avoiding most social situations, and he has been diagnosed with a mild form of germaphobic-OCD-hence his aversion to touch.
13. What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person?
Protecting his sister from her terrible frienemies, and generally caring for his younger sister Tenshi when their parents were out of town on business despite his social anxiety until he was fifteen has defined him as a person.
14. What does he fear?
He fears being hated and rejected for being who he is.
15. What are his hopes or aspirations?
His hope is to be successful at taking over his uncle’s orthodontics practice, even though he also fears that his presence will ruin the practice.
16. What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him?
He does not want anyone finding out that he was forced to move in with his uncle and his uncle’s life partner because he is gay.
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with his parents.
Niko’s parents were all set to have him trained to take over the paper making company when he came of age, but when he accidentally outed himself at fifteen, they forced him out of their home, therefore their relationship with Niko is strained at best.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
Niko has one sibling: Utamira Tenshi, who is fifteen. Though Niko’s parents forced him out and forbade him from seeing his sister more than once a month (though she cannot visit often), Niko and Tenshi have remained close through phone calls and emails.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand?
He is extremely close to his uncle and his uncle’s life partner because they took him in when his parents forced him out. There are none he cannot stand.
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them?
No.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
He has no best friend.
6. Does he have other close friends?
Not necessarily. Honoo Tori (“Dove”) was the first to actually be persistent enough to try to befriend him and continue to try even when he rebuffed her out of fear and social anxiety.
7. Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people?
He does not make friends easily. This is not because he has trouble getting along with people, it is because of his social anxiety disorder.
8. Which does he consider more important: family or friends?
Family.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once?
Single.
10. Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
No.
11. Who was his first crush? Who is his latest?
His first crush was on a (male) classmate of his that, during their third year of middle school, discovered that Niko had been writing stories about them together-Shirogane Hiro. He has no crush at the moment.
12. What does he look for in a romantic partner?
He looks for someone that understands that he has his speech impediment, his OCD, and his social anxiety disorder and is patient with him (but not too overly-patient) because of it.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
No, no children or grandchildren.
14. Does he have any rivals or enemies?
Shirogane Hiro, Ouran Academy class 3-C. It has been discovered that Shirogane has a grudge against Niko because Niko was discovered to have a crush on him in his third and final year of middle school. When Niko moved from his parents’ district to Bunkyo, he was unaware that Shirogane would be attending Ouran as well and had a severe panic attack at the sight of him in the hallway on his first day.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
He is gay, falling at five on the Kinsey scale.
16. How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him?
He does not want it, and is extremely uncomfortable with the idea, though he believes it should be shared with one person and one person alone.
17. What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
This is undetermined.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?
He is a cancer (Western) and he is the sheep (Chinese). He fits the Western sign fairly poorly.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life?
He is neither; these elements hold no importance in his life.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
He has resigned himself to try not to offend anyone and to fade into the background, for he believes that if his parents were so offended by his sexuality as to force him out of their home, the same or something similar would happen elsewhere if he were to offend someone else. It would not take a lot at all to compromise it; one must simply feign offence at something he has done or said.
4. How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
He is extremely tolerant because, as stated above, he does not want to offend anyone.
5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?
He tries not to hold any prejudices at all. If he does they are more than likely irrational because he refuses to talk to people for fear of either triggering a panic attack or offending them.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
He is rich.
2. What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?
He is not popular; he has never been popular, and this has not affected him a bit. He would rather be part of the woodwork.
3. Where does he live? House, apartment, trailer? Is his home his castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does he share it with others?
He lives in a fairly large house with his uncle and his uncle’s partner. This house is kept in pristine condition, and is just inhabited by the three of them and the small team of staff that his uncle and his partner hired.
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?
Notebooks, writing supplies, music cards, CDs, thumb drives, books.
5. What does he do for a living? Is he good at it? Does he enjoy it, or would he rather be doing something else?
He is in the process of being trained to take over his uncle’s orthodontics practice, though he would much, much rather write professionally for a living.
6. What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time?
He spends his time writing whatever comes to mind, and getting coffee at a local coffee house with Honoo Tori (“Dove”) on Monday afternoons.
7. What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
He does not eat meat, nor does he eat breakfast. He has never eaten out, nor has one drop of liquor passed his lips. He tends to avoid cheap, “commoner” food.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is his favorite:
1. Color? Purple. Specifically? Lavender.
2. Smell? Coffee
3. Time of day? Late night
4. Season? Winter
5. Book? Undetermined
6. Music? Undetermined
7. Place? The local coffee shop
8. Substance? Coffee
9. Plant? Coffee plant