Kieran White

* Season 3
* Season 2
* Season 1
* Teen
* Young

**Kieran White**, better known as **The Purple Hyacinth**, is the deuteragonist of the webtoon ***Purple Hyacinth***. As the latter, he is recognized amongst the people of Ardhalis for his brutal murders, clearly identified by the presence of a purple hyacinth flower at the crime scene. Knowing that they have the same goal, he gives Lauren Sinclair the opportunity to work with him to achieve it, which she accepts.

## Appearance

Kieran is a tall, 24-year-old man, with dark blue hair that often appears black, which is normally tied back. He has narrow turquoise eyes set in a pale masculine face.

As *the Purple Hyacinth*, his usual attire consists of a white, loose-fitting blouse with a deep v-neck, stitched together with a thin black thread, and dark pants, all worn underneath his long, dark coat. His accessories consist of black boots, black gloves, a sheathed sword by his waist, and occasionally a white scarf. Shortly after killing his victims, the Purple Hyacinth would make a swift escape and leave a flower of the same name next to their bodies, which hardly helped in the process of tracking him down. As a result, no one outside of the Phantom Scythe knew what he looked like in person, until Lauren encountered him on the night of his most recent murders.

    As an archivist working for the Ardhalis Police Department, Kieran White wears a white high neck, buttoned-up long sleeve, occasionally covered by a blue, long overcoat and dark pants. His accessories consist of a pair of (presumably fake) glasses, striped suspenders, a grey belt with a badge and black shoes. His hair has been styled in a more neatened manner with little strands to frame his face. Kieran’s archivist hairstyle is tied back to a small ponytail with a white ribbon, in comparison to his usual messy bun.

## Personality

On the surface, Kieran has a charming, flirtatious, and playful personality. However, these personality traits hide a much deeper and more serious character. Following his fallout with Lauren at the end of season 1, Kieran drops all pretenses and is much more serious, somber, and straightforward. This is not to say his former behavior was false, rather he emphasized his surface-level traits in order to hide his deeper self. As of Moon Maiden, Kieran is still serious and straightforward, however, his playful side is beginning to seep in as his working relationship with Lauren begins to mend.

## Trivia

* Kieran's design was based off of co-creator Ephemerys's taste and preferences in men.
* Fans of the series use the moniker "Kiki" as a shortened alias for Kieran.
* When asked how the characters in *Purple Hyacinth* would sound like, Sophism said that Kieran would have a deep seductive voice because he's an assassin.
* Kieran is bisexual.
* Kieran spent some time abroad, and only came back recently.

## References

1. ↑ Age: The Purple Garden: questions-to-the-authors - Ephemerys
2. ↑ Birthday: The Purple Garden: questions-to-the-authors - Ephemerys
3. ↑ Height: The Purple Garden: questions-to-the-authors - Ephemerys
4. ↑ WCHubcast - Sophism and Ephemerys
5. ↑ "If you could cast anyone as your character, who would it be? Or what would your character sound like?": APA Article
6. ↑ Sexuality: The Purple Garden: answers-from-the-authors - Ephemerys