*But everyone at school calls him Lok (pronounced the same as Lock).
Age: 16
Appearance: Shoulder-length, shaggy black hair, and dull gold eyes. Usually dressed in a leather jacket, T-shirt, and jeans--not the ripped kind. Carries a pair of black headphones with him, always.
Love Interest: None at the moment*
*Possible plot event could be falling for one of the main characters
Role: High School Student 2
Face Claim: Jinta Yadomi from "Anohana."
Sexuality: Panromantic asexual (Romantically attracted to people regardless of gender, but experiences no sexual attraction.)
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 120 lbs
Scent: Vague hints of marijuana. He doesn't actually smoke it; his best friend does.
Habits: Meticulous and exacting, both in school and personal work. Jokingly calls this habit a racial bonus, because he's Asian.
Quirks: Desperately wants to, but has difficulty connecting to people on a personal level.
Hobbies: Casual debate, taking walks at night
Likes: Correcting other people, zoning out while listening to trance music
Dislikes: Being wrong, making decisions
Fears: Missing out on a desirable opportunity, being bored
Weaknesses: Inability to accept imperfection in self and others, pride
Strengths: Insightful, can be extremely persistent
Personality and Bio (I ended up combining the two; the narrative flowed better that way):
Lok is the kid that everyone knows, but never talks to. Maybe it's because he's a smartass who will find a way to turn everything you say against you. Or maybe it's because he hangs out with the stoners and crackheads sometimes and you don't want to be associated with that kind of crowd. Either way, Lok is a drifter, in every sense of the word. He never sticks to one group or one place, and more often than not, you can find him wandering through the hallways towards no destination in particular, psytrance pulsating through his headphones at a steady 140 bpm.
You heard that Lok's dad was an alcoholic who left the family when Lok was still a toddler, and that Lok's mom is so busy juggling her two part-time jobs that she almost always leaves the apartment entirely to Lok's own. Not that Lok spends much time at home, anyway. You heard that every day, he'll ride the bus to downtown, spend an hour or two on homework at the library, then the rest of day wandering through the streets until sundown. You heard, once, he spent the entire night out alone, and went through school the next day without falling asleep. You heard he was on speed.
He's not quite a legend, and he's not quite a ghost. He's some sort of mix between a nerd and a Breakfast Club miscreant--smart enough to stay out of real trouble, but crazy enough to flirt with the limits. Speaking of flirting, you heard that his last partner of two years broke up with him because he wouldn't get physical with them. He's never had a long-lasting relationship since. Sometimes you catch him hanging out with the queer kids from the GSA, looking like the odd one out; there is nothing remotely queer about an Asian boy like Lok, who's maintained a perfect, straight A record ever since the beginning of freshman year. You heard that once, he tried to kill himself with pills and alcohol after getting a B on an Algebra II final in middle school, but that he only woke up from the failure with a mild stomachache.
There are five minutes left until the end of class. Idly, you glance at him. He's staring at his crotch with a deadpan expression. You search for the light of some electronic device, like a phone, or GameBoy. Nothing. You frown. Then, your ear catches the rapid click-click-click rhythm of plastic knocking against plastic. A few seconds later, Lok grins and jams a solved Rubik's Cube into the front pocket of his backpack, along with his notebook and mechanical pencil. He is two steps out the door before the bell even rings.
Relationship with other characters: TBD--depends on identity of the remaining high school characters. I was thinking that him falling for one of the main characters in the book could be a major character development point, because the characters have to return to the book, meaning that their love is meant to be imperfect from the beginning and that he has to learn to accept it.
