Nickname: Vincent (preferred), Vinh (neutral), Vinny (please stop)
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Major: Music, emphasis in composition
Partner: TBA (they better not put me with another Asian)
Appearance: Standing at 5'9", Vinh is the tallest of his family but short compared to other men of his age. He often gets shit (although in an affectionate manner) from his friends but he takes it in stride by pointing out his superior musical talent. He isn't physically fit, mainly relying on his lack of an appetite and constant stress to keep him skinny. Exercise isn't an option to him, but that's more to a lack of motivation than physical limits. It's hard for his body to gain muscle and even harder to maintain it, as his soccer club friends will attest. His only physical strength comes in the endurance that he gained in his two years of soccer at lycée/high school where his team regarded him as the "prince of keep away." He could dribble and juke the ball for days on end, but if someone on the street looked at his pale, dark-ringed face they would only see a Vietnamese nerd with a very plain sense of fashion.
If someone does break through his (rather weak) shell, one will find that he can be a ball of emotions. Easily entertained, but also easily annoyed, he is honest about his feelings and will be quick to say if he feels like something is stupid or if something is brilliant. It's harder for him to actually do anything about it as he doesn't enjoy conflict so he either changes the subject after venting or deflects with a joke since it's usually easier than breaking ties. He redirects that negativity onto the soccer field or into his music where it can't hurt anyone and tends to think that it makes for the best music.
Often, one will find him pouring his negative feelings into the latest video game or puzzle as he has quite the affinity for solving things or getting him into situations that seem nigh impossible to redeem. He acknowledges the contradiction between wanting to solve "fake" problems while avoiding real world issues but his reasoning would be that people don't always have a situation, or if they do, it tends to be messy. Unlike games or riddles, the right answers are rarely so clear and sometimes those answers even come with terrible consequences. It's too complicated, even for a game lover like himself.
Likes: Music, Video Games, Soccer, Math, Puzzles
Dislikes: Drawing, Sleeping, Bicycles, Conflict, Free Time
As a child, Vinh often came home little free time due to the fact that he had balance his schoolwork with helping out at the restaurant. At first it was little things like washing dishes, but as he became older his father wanted to teach him the general operations and even how to cook. Unfortunately, Vinh showed no interest in business and his cooking aptitude extended only to making eggs in three different ways. He couldn't conjure the instant charisma that his older brother possessed (although he was doing much better than his younger sister) nor could he fake any once his years of childhood cuteness wore off. That left him with two options: force himself to learn or find a new field.
He went with option three: push himself socially while finding something else. He'd only been known as "that kid with the Pho (pronounced 'faux') place"; however, that changed when he met his best friend and collaborator, Aldric Beringer. Aldric acted as the more social of the two, introducing Vinh to his crew and giving him confidence to meet others. They were both homebodies, they both played soccer at a minor level, and they both played video games. Granted, Aldric was more studious and Vincent preferred slacking but if either were busy Vinh could call upon his music or his newly made friends. After the disaster that was his cooking, his parents decided that he would sign up for the school's soccer team instead and sharpen his skills in making music.
He'd been in love with the cello and violin since he was young and that love only grew as he listened to more and more music. EDM, classical, hiphop, they all acted as small pieces to the bigger puzzle that was his music style. He loved blending the old with the new, traditional instruments with hip-hop beats and unorthodox instruments with seemingly normal songs. It even came to the point where he would actually follow Aldric's friends to raves in order to introduce himself to new styles. His teacher recognized that and introduced him to the possibility of majoring in music as well as some potential schools but his parents were less than open to the idea. Though they recognized his talent, they felt that his talents would be better utilized as an engineer (funny enough he scored very high in math).
Well when there is a will there is a way.
Despite learning French in their younger years and immersing themselves in the culture for nearly twenty years, they still leaded Vincent's oldest brother to help with some forms, allowing Vinh full control over his college applications. In addition to UC Berkeley, MIT, and a few French schools he also applied to ENSB, being accepted by nearly all of them, except MIT. Aldric on the other hand, got accepted to a university in Berlin (one that Vincent hadn't even thought to apply to) and accepted immediately which left Vincent with a tough decision. Betray his family and accept ENSB without telling them or go to Berkeley. He decided to talk the decision over with his brother and then his parents, making the case for his passion and drive.
After hours upon hours of talking and more yelling than Vincent had ever done in his entire life, his parents agreed and he sent in his acceptance.
Hex Code: #C88141
Face Claim: Tomoki Kuroki from Watamote
Username: ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ
