Hiro Lim

##### Positives

> ● *Generous*. Hiro is very generous with pretty much everything – time, money, attention. It’s not as if he’s rich, but he does love to give when he can. He likes to see people around him happy.
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> ● *Loyal*. His loyalty to others is hard to match. He’s the true definition of a ride or die. He may try to talk someone out of something if he thinks they’re wrong, but he’d still be by their side.
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> ● *Practical*. Hiro is very practical and reasonable. He likes to know what is going on around him and though he can go with the flow, he much prefers knowing what is going on in advance. He’s pretty organized and efficient because he feels as if it gives him the most enjoyment.
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> ● *Caring*. He is deeply, deeply caring about the people around him. He loves to see that people are cared for and solid, even if it means giving the jacket off of his back. He also cares deeply about what people think.
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> ● *Well-liked*. Hiro is rather popular and can make friends so easily. He seems to get along with the majority of people because he’s all about having a good time and he likes to be well-liked.
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##### Negatives

> ● *Judging*. Sometimes, it’s hard for him to understand anyone that has a different viewpoint than he has. He believes in the right way and the wrong way. It’s hard for him to see something in between.
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> ● *Inflexible.* He believes what he believes and it can be incredibly difficult to get him to see a different side. He doesn’t do well with harsh changes unless he’s prepared for them ahead of time.
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> ● *Concerned with social status.* Once upon a time, he wasn’t the coolest kid on the block. Then, something changed, and suddenly, he was getting noticed and praised and he is not keen on losing that anytime soon. He does what is socially acceptable to maintain his status on top.
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> ● *Insecure*. Deep down, he feels like he can lose his status at any point if he says or does the wrong thing. Most people assume him to be so secure, but he’s afraid of losing it all.
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#### History

##### Early Years

> Freya was just 20-years-old when she had a one-night stand with her boss. Although he was a married man, and though she didn’t see them having any kind of relationship, she made the mistake of telling him that she was pregnant and that he was the only one that could be the dad. A couple of weeks later, she found herself without a job and more alone than she had ever felt in her life. She went off to visit an old friend in China so that she could get away for a few days, when she met her friend’s neighbor, Xiuying. For the first time in a long time, he made her seem seen, and beyond that, he made her feel like she hadn’t just ruined her whole life. She had told him of her thoughts of abortion, or of giving the baby up, but that she just couldn’t find it in her heart to do so.
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> She went back to England to move in with her family and try to get back up on her own two feet as she remained in contact with Xiuying. They wrote letters to each other every day, talking about both their happiest moments and their darkest and deepest secrets and thoughts with each other until they knew practically everything about each other. Even though he seemed to know what he wanted with life when it came to his career in quidditch, he encouraged her to follow after her dreams). Xiuying wanted to ask her out, but he couldn’t find the courage to do so, afraid that it wasn't what she wanted.
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> After hours and hours of labor, her son was born. She named him Hiro after her childhood friend that had died in a terrible flooing accident years prior. Freya was surprised, and happy, to see Xiuying visit her at the hospital, and asked him when he was going to ask her out. She blames the potions she had been on, but things were looking up for her. They dated for only three months before Xiuying was asking her to be his wife, and to move to China with him where he could help take care of her and her son. On a whim, which seemed to be much of her life, she said yes.
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> She and Hiro moved in with Xiuying just four months after Hiro had been born, and Xiuying looked after Hiro as if it were his own son. Just a month after that, Freya and Xiuying married, and she changed the last names of both her and her son because Xiuying was the only father he had known. Xiuying officially adopted Hiro as his own.
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> Hiro never really paid attention to how he didn’t look like his dad growing up, because that hadn’t been something he ever thought about. The young boy enjoyed spending his time building things and reading stories with his mom. The older he got, the busier he dad was and the less time they spent together. Hiro valued the time that his dad was around, soaking up all of the attention that he could before his dad was off working again. He liked making his dad proud of his achievements because he wished for his dad to be around more, though it never quite seemed to work. When his brother came around, he watched out for him like he was a third parent his brother never asked for.
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##### School Years

> At the age of 7, he went off to Mahoutokoro, with many tears shed. He didn’t really want to leave his parents and felt like he had done something wrong for them to not want him around anymore. Hiro was sad a lot and very lonely, but meeting this shy girl was the highlight of his first year. She would become his first friend at Mahoutokoro, and soon enough, his best friend. He didn’t really feel like he fit in with many people around him and for the first time, was starting to realize that his dad wasn’t really his dad, which only made him feel even lonelier. In a way, it made him feel more unloved and like he needed to prove himself worthy of attention.
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> He was 11 when he stumbled into popularity, going along with some other boys on a stupid dare to try to fit in. It was then when people around him started to realize who his dad was, and in a way, using him to meet him. It wasn't really something he minded because he loved the attention that he was receiving as he started to feel like he wasn't as invisible as he had once felt. He felt like he reached ultimate stardom when people started seeking him out to hang out and nearly instantly, he grew attached to the attention he received. It started as a means to share it with his dad, to show him how cool he was, though it never seemed to work out the way that he had thought. Hiro started to do things that he knew he would get popular for because he found that he loved the attention. Although he felt like he had to work harder to keep up, all the hard work had paid off.
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> Hiro joined the quidditch team and popularity seemed to follow him along. Although he didn't follow his father's footsteps as a beater, he worked hard to prove himself as an irreplaceable chaser. He wanted nothing more than for his dad to be proud of his achievements and to feel like he was seen, but he started to realize that was never going to come the way that he had wanted it to. All of the attention that he could possibly want came from the many friends he was making and filling his time with.
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> It was hard to maintain his friendship with his best friend when their worlds started to shift, but the sometimes, it felt like she was the only one who ever really noticed him and saw him for him. He didn't have to try around her, though his need for social status outweighed anything else. He liked his popularity, and he liked being known for being him, and not just being the son of the famous quidditch player. Sometimes, it was a hard balance to maintain, but it was one he would do.
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> Hiro was, at the very least, an overachiever. Idle hands was not something he could do because his mind seemed to always be moving so fast from one thing to the next. He joined club after club to show everyone that he could do it, and became a leader to those around him. Sometimes, he doesn't really know if he does things because he wants to, or because it maintains his status, but that is just not something he's looking to figure out right now.
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> Hiro went on to be selected in the tournament, getting the opportunity he had been dying for, though he would come to regret it. It took a toll on his social life (in his eyes) as he had to spend even more time studying than he preferred. Though he still made time to getting to know others, particularly his interest in Freya Burton, but it was difficult to balance everything he had going on. His father still didn't seem proud of his accomplishments and constantly looked for ways that Hiro could have improved himself. All of the blood, sweat, and tears that went into competing, and he came out the winner. He thought it would have given him more peace than it had, but instead, it pushed him in the direction of wanting to become a healer one day, and that was exactly what he did when he decided to move to the UK and take up a position at St. Mungo's.
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### Connections

#### **Family**

###### Malia Kamau

> Someone that has become his best friend through their shared experience and competition at the tournament, he cares for her deeply and feels as if they are connected.
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###### Freya Burton

> He had really enjoyed spending his final year with her throughout the tournament and while there could have been something, now it's just a friendship.
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###### Suashni

> She had been his best friend and crush for the longest time, though they seemed to have parted ways upon graduation. He would do anything for her.
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###### **Enemies**

> Nothing yet.
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