Haoyu Chiang

**Haoyu Chiang** is a side character who is the younger brother to Shawn.

portrayed by Cha Eun Woo

## Biography

### Early life

Most of his younger life was a lot of moving around and things he doesn't remember. He was born in North Korea and lived there for almost a year. Moved to China where he lived there until he was about six years old and then they moved to South Korea. South Korea had been his home until he was 14 years old when they moved to America. Throughout most of his locations, he practiced being the kid who often skipped class or got into the occasional fight. Arguing with teachers had been his specialty when it was needed as well. It was early on that he had gotten held back for his behavioral issues that caused him to be held back a grade.

This meant that when they arrived to America and he was supposed to be a Freshman, he was only a 8th grader in Middle School. This wasn't something that had really bothered him because school never really held his interest. From that point on, his grades had been average at best despite it making his father relatively unhappy. Thankfully there was more to focus on then him like his elder brother or his fathers own work. It also helped him that Sam Blackmore had gone missing which had most of the town missing. It hadn't been anyone that Haoyu had known so it wasn't a big deal to him. It had no effect on him at the end of the day whether he ran away or was killed. Haoyu believed that he could take someone on in a life or death situation. It seemed to affect his older brother but his older brother seemed to get bothered by things a lot easier despite the act he put on around friends. It wasn't his place to expose Shunyuan though.

It was his High School years that went by a little better. There were sports for him to explore and get into which he had. Freshman year had been a combination of wrestling and baseball. Sophomore year was wrestling and football which hadn't sit well with him. The last two years of high school, he stuck with wrestling as he had and had gotten involved in basketball. Something about basketball had been a little bit more exhilarating then the others. Football had been fun simply for the idea of being able to take people down but it was basketball that needed the ability to get past people without letting them touch you. Brute force was easy but outsmarting was more challenging and in his mind entertaining.

### Season 1

During the first time his brothers traumas had gone live, Haoyu had no interest in trying to be some sort of bridge. It hadn't been his place and if anyone was due for keeping his brother afloat then it would be his parents. There were sports to involve himself in and focus on as well as keeping himself out of trouble which had taken a lot more focus. Sports had given him a lot more motivation as well to not get into any trouble. The year skated by and he didn't even touch the book that was flying around the school with whispers of the kids who once walked this hallway. People often probing at Haoyu for questions on the group since he had to have known them or had an idea of what was going on.

### Season 2

During Mason's trial, it was all anyone in school talked about. The details that followed were the hottest conversation in which some of the teachers couldn't help but indulge in during class. Apparently, the forensics teacher had made a special lesson to do with it. People were talking about Paul Chase who had killed Delilah Sorabella, and Mason Blackmore who had tortured all of them. A alumni of the school who was supposed to go far that had fallen into bat shit crazy land. All he could do was push through but when the book came out over the summer and spread like wildfire, it sparked the conversation up. It kept it in the lime light for at least half the year and continued to be whispered about up until graduation.

While people were whispering about it though, Haoyu had found what he had wanted to be. It was during a post up by the army for recruitment that had caught his eye. He had talked to them for a while before thanking them for the information on different branches. Going home was when he looked up more about it and decided that he had either wanted to be a Navy Seal or a Marine. It had transfixed him as he began working out even more. Focusing on getting himself into shape for his new goal as his grades really skirted around average. Upon graduating, he knew that he had to confront his dad about his choice in future. It had resulted in an argument as he had planned but he was sturdy in his opposition to his father. Set upon his choice and where he was going as his father eventually saw that. Giving in to what Haoyu wanted was when he went ahead with the application process.