Hye Ha

Hye isn't all that tall, standing at five-foot-six-inches tall, but bring that up at your own risk. He's got messy, dark hair that he's been considering growing out, and since it's been a while since he's gotten a hair cut it can sometimes look a bit shaggy. He's got slanted brown eyes, broad shoulders, and a square jaw, and wears as much black as he possibly can along with platform boots that give him another few inches. A fondness of his is leather or dark denim jackets with patches on him.

## Personality

On the surface, Hye can act immature. He's headstrong and confident in his own abilities, and he's got a short temper — particularly regarding his height, as if anyone calls him small or short then he'll explode on them, verbally and physically (he insists that he's *still growing, dumbass* despite the fact that he's seventeen and hasn't grown at all in recent years). He's smart and unafraid of showing off his intelligence — even if his most common way to do that is just helping people with their homework. He skipped a grade in school and even then he still thinks it's pretty easy, rarely ever struggling with anything assigned to him and even then wanting to pick up other knowledge, especially related to science or the human body: he's a bit like Michael from vSauce in that he's an accumulator of knowledge and very willing to share it with others in a digestible manner, and he's naturally curious and soaks up new information like a sponge. He isn't really interested in listening to authority, and when it comes to them he has a very "eat shit, old man" type of mentality. If he doesn't agree with something that he's told to do, then he simply won't do it; he's not willing to waste his precious time on that sort of thing. He's a cynic, too, unable to see the glass as half full and accepting that life can just be absolute *shit* sometimes — and typically assuming that it will *always* be that way, no matter what he does. For all that he proclaims himself an atheist, he's absolutely convinced that there's *something* out there that's fucking with the world. If someone got to know him a bit better, though, they'd find that he's a pretty selfless person. He'd willingly give up and an arm and a leg to help someone he's close to, and even after that he'd be willing to keep on giving. He's also unflinchingly loyal to his loved ones and has a great deal of compassion, even if that usually gets displayed in his tough-love attitude. He takes responsibility for whatever he does, whether the outcome is good or bad, and while he is very willing to help others he expects them to be able to help *themselves*, too, because if they have the will to do so then he's sure that they'll find a way. If he thinks that he can get his way doing it, he is more than willing to lie, cheat, and steal to do it, and can come off as manipulative at times. More than anything else he relies on his brain; he likes to have a plan in place before he does just about anything, and is willing to think outside the box if he thinks that'll help. When he sets his mind to something, then there's nothing that can be done to convince him not to do it. He struggles to sit still for long periods of time, wanting the freedom of being able to get up and walk around whenever he wants, and looking forward to the prospect of traveling in the future. He's also a pretty playful person, willing to joke and play around with those close to him (him and his cousin Caine are known to get into screaming matches over playing video games, as Caine is a sore loser), and he's fond of kids and is perfectly willing to spend his time entertaining them.

## Dæmon

Icarus. Gray Jay. Female.

Icarus appears to be a chubby bird, but it's mainly just her fluffy and soft feathers that make her look that way. She has a head aside from a dark gray patch of feathers on the top of her head, as well as some white around and on the tip of her tail, but the rest of her feathers are gray. She's got a tiny black beak and round, dark, and beady eyes.

Icarus is, for the most part, a pretty peppy and cheerful daemon. She's quite a bit more energetic than her human is, and while she can be just as much of a cynic as Hye she appreciates looking at the silver lining rather than wallowing. She is chock-full of her own confidence and she's pretty prideful, too, sometimes acting show-boaty if she's particularly proud of an achievement her and Hye have made. She's a chatty daemon, too, and is very willing to speak with those close to her, but when it comes to those who aren't so close then she keeps her interactions far more limited.

## History

When Hye was born his mother died, leaving him to be raised mostly by his father, with the help of his uncle and grandmother (who died when he was five). He was fourteen when his uncle took in Caine, Eli, and Melody, and he had Opinions on them — Caine was too loud (they didn't get along), Melody complained too much (they got along *okay*, and he will never admit that he deeply treasures the fist time she decided to treat him like a stuffed animal for one of her naps), but Eli was fine (they got along great and caused much chaos together) — though for the most part he's gotten over those and accepts them as a part of his family now.