Jun Fujita

## Appearance

Jun is an extremely tall and well built man with fiery red hair and powder blue eyes. His hair is styled into a loose pompadour with a side shave. He has a curved barbell piercing on his left eyebrow, a shaved stripe on his right eyebrow and plain silver stud earrings in both ears. He has a vaguely Polynesian inspired half sleeve tattoo on his left arm. He wears a kosode with no sleeve on the left and a half sleeve on the right. Generally he wears bandages around his hands, like one would bandage their hands for boxing. He wears standard issue hakama and sandals.

Twelve years after the defeat of Ywach, Jun wears a fully sleeveless shihakusho.

## Personality

Only at a quick glance does Jun seem like quiet, stoic, and focused sort of person. Given his stature, state of dress, and serious resting face, it makes him seem more intimidating than he really is. At surface level, Jun does come off as your typical lazy guy, often looking for places to chill or trying to get a nap in when he can. While he does love a good lounge, the strange fact is that when it comes down to it he is a genuinely hard worker, despite the attitude of it all somehow inconveniencing him.

He is a dedicated to his division; to his superiors and his subordinates. He’ll complain about paperwork, act like he’s joking around, but don’t be surprised to find it neatly and attentively done on his desk the next day. He works twice as hard at training and missions, but you won’t see him complaining about that.

Those who are truly familiar with Jun would describe him as neither scary or particularly stoic (though he has his moments). Jun is fun loving and very easy going. He likes to get a laugh out of people. He enjoys the odd practical joke. Jun has a good sense of humour albeit being a bit self deprecating. Jun also has a tendency to do or say things that are obviously stupid because he gets a kick out of it. Classic “class clown” sort of antics. He doesn't mind making a fool of himself, much to his captain's chagrin.

Jun is a deeply kind and gentle individual. Once one gets through his frivolous façade, he is very caring and protective. He is usually casual and friendly and has the ability to be rather charming (though he generally chooses not to be, in order to annoy people). He is a good leader and greatly enjoys training new recruits and heading mission units. His squad members admire him for his ability to remain dependable, stay calm under pressure, and issue commands while still looking out for those around him. He is also rather good with children, despite claiming he has no experience with them and no long term plans to become a father. Either way, he makes a good jungle gym.

Jun has a pattern of being present and attentive sometimes and then withdrawn and on autopilot at other times. Some nights he won’t be able to sleep more than an hour, sometimes he’ll disappear because he’s slept 16 hrs straight. Jun has a tendency to not communicate how he’s feeling or if he’s struggling in any way. Jun presents obvious signs of depression, but of course, mental health care is next to non-existent in the seireitei. When he is present and not low, he is a very supportive friend and co-worker.

He is classically emotionally unavailable and tends to keep people at an arm’s distance. It’s his one flawed defense mechanism, as he greatly fears losing any one he manages to get close to, hence he makes it hard to get close. It’s better to just be kind of funny and well liked by people that way, than forging a deep bond. It is not impossible to get through to him, but some tire of his constant dismissiveness.

Jun is something of a pacifist, only fighting when absolutely necessary. People often try to goad him to react but Jun is rarely aggressive or quick to anger. True fighting is reserved for missions but he doesn’t mind a bit of a friendly tussle if it’s agreed upon.