Jaroenchai "Chai" Sarinawat
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>> FULL NAME: Jaroenchai "Chai" Sarinawat >> MEANING: Prosperity; Happiness; Success >> NICKNAME: Chai - he prefers to go by this name >> DATE OF BIRTH: 31st of January, 2001 >> AGE: 23 y/o >> SIGN: Aquarius♒ >> ORIENTATION: Homosexual >> RELIGION: Buddhist, occasionally practising >> GENDER: Cisgender male >> UNIVERSE: 404 Error
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>> FACE CLAIM: Pon Thanapon >> HEIGHT: 170cm // 5'7 // Smol >> WEIGHT: 63kg // 140 pounds // On the thinner side >> HAIR: Chocolate brown // usually in a side part // prefers a wet or gelled look // fluffy if not styled // long front fringe, reaches the top of his eyes // curls up at the nape of his neck // long enough to pull >> EYES: Chocolate brown // wide // crinkle cutely when smiling // bags underneath >> CLOTHING: Baggy shirts // oversized // khaki pants // baggy shorts // sneakers // jewellery usually cheap or thrifted >> OTHER: Full cheeks // full lips // often wears tinted and fruit-flavoured chapstick // uses light concealer to hide his imperfections // perfect teeth // no tattoos // piercings in lobes // has fake piercings for other parts of his ear
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>> STRENGTHS: Hard-working // Organised // Dedicated // Passionate // Fiercely loyal // Willing to work on self-improvement // Encouraging // Supportive // Can keep a secret // Learns quickly >> WEAKNESSES: Self-confidence // Physical strength // Easily manipulated // Pushover // Insecure // Emotional // Nervous // Hindered by moments of paranoia // Hindered by moments of fear // Picks at his nails // Clumsy asf // Absent-minded // Daydreamer >> LIKES: Thrifting // Cosmetics // Hanging out with friends // Keeping busy // Being outside // Boba tea // Coffee // Cute items // Cooking // Going out (when he can afford it) // Drawing // Working // His boss, lol >> DISLIKES: Not having enough money // His parents // His ex // Feeling overwhelmed // Doing the wrong thing // Not being good enough // People who've broken his trust // Being out at night alone // Loud noises // Being taken advantage of
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>> HOMETOWN: Currently living in Bangkok // Hometown TBA >> RESIDENCE: Rental apartment in Din Daeng, Bangkok >> NATIONALITY: Thai >> ETHNICITY: Asian (Full Thai) >> FINANCIAL STATUS: Grew up incredibly poor // currently struggling to get by >> OCCUPATION: (Current) Personal assistant to Danuphon Sangchareon // Dragon Entertainment // (Before) Bartending at a night club + other odd jobs >> EDUCATION: Finished High School // Did not go to university >> SPOKEN LANGUAGES: Thai // Basic English (Good enough for his job)
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>> FAMILY TREE:
Parents: Pawin (father, deceased) // Yindee (mother, absent) Siblings: None Others: Paternal grandfather (alive) // Paternal grandmother (alive) // Maternal grandfather (deceased) // Maternal grandmother (deceased) // Other aunties // Other uncles
>> PETS: None // He can't afford to take care of any // Still tries to feed stray animals, at the expense of his own meals
>> ROMANCES:
Korn (the toxic-ex, M) // Chai was 19, Korn was 24
Chai was working behind a bar when he met Korn, who flirted with him and asked for his number. It was romantic and Chai felt like he could trust Korn, telling him about his life and how happy he was to have found someone to love - unfortunately for Chai, Korn did not possess the ability to love; only to hurt. A relationship of manipulation, gaslighting, and abuse lasted for a year and a half, until Chai broke it off with the help from his friends. Chai is still healing from that time in his life.
>> PLATONIC:
Rachi (friend, M)
Fern (co-worker turned friend, F)
Jack (co-worker turned friend, M)
>> BACKSTORY:
When a marriage is on the rocks, the solution is to communicate. Perhaps some marriage counselling, talking to professionals, trying to mend in a way that's healthy. If it doesn't work out then, that's fine too - people break apart. Not everyone gets their happy ending, even if they think they will. If working hard to save a marriage doesn't work, then maybe it's best to leave on amicable terms.
The solution is not, however, to have a baby.
Chai was brought into this world under these circumstances. His parents, Pawin and Yindee, met and married young, despite advice from their own families to wait until they were older. They rushed their relationship, severing ties with most of their loved ones for the sake of their own love, living in their own fairytale world where only they existed. That was until reality rudely came knocking on their door; expenses were piling up, and neither of them were able to sustain a well-paying job in the long term. Saving was hard, but spending was easy. Not only that but they had married young, having barely known each other before tying the knot, drunk on love and blind to the problems it might cause in the future. Like, how was Yindee supposed to know that Pawin would rather spend his money on drugs instead of food for their growling stomachs? How was Pawin supposed to be okay with Yindee flirting with her boyfriends when she was upset with him? Their relationship was toxic with shouting matches and tears almost every night. Whatever family they had that had not cut them out advised them to seek help or get divorced; but they didn't listen.
And Chai suffered.
The home he grew up in was not one of love. His parents' marriage wasn't saved by his birth - they would rather call it ruined. After about a year, the problems that they had put on hold returned full force. There was even less money now with an extra mouth to feed and extra body to clothe. Eventually, it did become too much and Chai's parents did divorce. He was 11 at the time.
They blamed him, for it. They blamed him for everything. Dad's drug problem? That was because Chai was too whiny and dad had to resort to other ways to relax. Mum flirting with another man? That's because she felt unsexy with her husband, because giving birth to Chai changed her body. No money? Ugh, Chai's school expenses, of course, they'd never have to pay for that if he wasn't born!
Neither one of his parents wanted to look after him - in fact, his father couldn't. Pawin died from a drug overdose, shortly after separating from his wife, and Yindee decided to start fresh in another country, finding another man to leech off of and convincing him to move with her to America. Pawin was thus raised by various relatives - though, they didn't really want him either. He was too much of a reminder of his deadbeat parents.
When Chai turned 18, he decided it was best to live alone, not wanting to continue being a burden on those who were forced to take him in. Because he couldn't afford university, he spent all his time working and earning money to support himself.
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