Raine M. B. Kurimoto

### Namesake

'Raine' based French 'Reine' meaning "queen"'Miyatō' meaning "shrine, wisteria".

'Bijin' meaning "beautiful person".

## Backstory

### Early Life

Raine was born the middle child of Kenzou and Honaka Kurimoto, into the Mirazha Clan. Their parents were quite distant, often being out on missions and taking part in rituals for the clan.

### Coming Out, Meeting Akira Diagne and Taiko Fujimura

At 10, Raine began her training as an Illusionist, being allocated in a dorm with Akira. Raine initially introduced themselves as Chantelle, their birth name, 6 months later coming out to Akira as non-binary with the new name 'Raine'. The two became best friends, Raine becoming quite protective of Akira due to them being discriminated against.

Not long after coming out, Raine met a boy named Taiko from the dorm next to theirs, who Raine and Akira would also become good friends with. They often trained together and snuck outside the clan grounds to hang out. Roughly 2 and a half years later, Taiko disappeared for reasons unknown to Akira and Raine.

Just over a year later, the discrimination against Akira got so bad they tried running away from the Mirazha Clan. Although they never told Raine, they were able to hear Akira leaving. Subsequently, Raine followed Akira out of their dorm. Realising what Akira was trying to do, Raine got Akira caught by the Mirazha Clan Guard. Shortly after, the two fought about what had happened, ultimately severing their friendship. Bitter, Raine deemed Akira ungrateful, believing they were only trying to help Akira. They parted ways, moving into separate dorms and never speaking a word to one another again.

### Regrets, Missions with Akira

Over time, Raine began to miss Akira. Compared to any of their other friends, Raine felt closest to Akira before they stopped being friends. About a year after the incident, Raine was paired with Akira on a mission. By this time, Raine regretted what they did to Akira, wanting to apologise. They barely spoke to Raine throughout the mission, only when necessary. After the mission, Raine knew they wanted Akira back, but knowing they hated them, Raine was scared to try make amends. Sometime later, they were put on another mission together, Raine starting to develop feelings for Akira...

At the end of their second mission together, Raine apologised to Akira for betraying them. Though surprised, Akira didn't appear to completely forgive Raine. Hurt, Raine left and didn't plan on talking to Akira again despite their feelings for them.

### Reconnecting with Akira

Some time after the mission, Raine found Akira drinking outside their dorm. Worried, Raine went up to them and asked if they were okay, being told to get lost. Raine hesitantly left them, only to come back later to see them drinking again. Now even more worried, Raine tried taking away Akira's bottle, only for them to lash out at Raine. Though hurt, Raine kept trying to help Akira, to the point of sneaking into their dorm and taking their alcohol. Akira found out and lashed out at Raine again, breaking their heart.

Unsure what to do, Raine was on the verge of giving up when they were paired with Akira once more on another mission. Assigned to infiltrate a formal event in an enemy clan, Raine met with Akira again. More nervous than ever about their feelings for Akira, Raine couldn't stop thinking about them, eventually blowing their cover and kissing Akira. Realising what they just did, Raine tried running away, only to be stopped by Akira. They hugged Raine and kissed them again, confessing their love to Raine. After the mission they began dating.

### Leaving the Mirazha Clan

A few months later, Akira and Raine decided to run away from the Mirazha Clan together. They travelled for days to the south coast of the Aisle of the Deils, where they caught a boat to the human lands, where they would reunite with a certain friend they presumed dead years ago...

## Personality

Raine has an outwardly confident demeanour, to the point their confidence makes people believe they have a 'god complex'. Internally though, Raine is insecure about their personal life and often feels alone due to a lack of friends. Raine has a short temper and a tendency to hold grudges, but can feel incredibly guilty about it later. Raine hated Akira for quite some time, bitter at them not appreciating their help, later realising that maybe Akira had a reason to run away. Raine acts tough and can often be foul-mouthed, however they have a fear of losing control of their life, meaning that Raine has a tendency to freak out when things don't go how they planned it to.

## Appearance

Raine is of below-average height and thin build. They have wavy, desaturated dark green hair just above their shoulders and hazel eyes. They stand at 5' 3", sometimes wearing a chest-binder.

## Relationships

* Kenzou Kurimoto - Father
* Honoka Kurimoto - Mother
* Hideki Kurimoto - Brother
* Sakiko Kurimoto - Sister
* Akira S. A. Diagne - Friend, then enemy, later joyfriend
* Taiko C. L. Fujimura - Friend (missing)