Did you see JIAHOU LIAO today? I hear he’s only TWENTY TWO and in their FOURTH YEAR at the school. Some say they can be quite AMBITIOUS and DISCIPLINED but are also known to be RECKLESS and CHILDISH. He told me they are majoring in MUSIC and emphasizing in BASS GUITAR/MUSIC PERFORMANCE. I’ve always thought he looked a lot like KRIS WU.Â
     hey y’all !!!! sorry this is like, a billion years late. tori is the best admin and graduations really do make an individual lose their mind (even if its not their own). but !! i am atlas/danie, i’m about to turn 19, i use they/them pronouns, and i’m in the est timezone !!!! im a sophomore in college, unlike this dickbag right here whos a senior. at the mention of douches (who are actually really sweet), this is jiahou (thats his given name) !!!
jiahou was born and raised in china -- beijing to be exact. he had two loving parents, and was the middle child of three kids. his older sister is doing her residency for medical school, and is planning on becoming a pediatric surgeon. his younger sister designed and developed her own app when she was still in high school, and now is the ceo of the budding company.Â
so it’s nice to say that his parent’s, weren’t the biggest fan when he decided to go to ~music school~
but we gotta back up a while, to see how he got here
jiahou, in middle school, wanted to do something to prove to his parents that he wasnt just the middle child, that he could be successful too
so he applied for a study abroad program when he was thirteen, and got accepted.
and thats how jiahou found himself in the middle of nowhere in georgia, which is where he went to school for the year. he really enjoyed america, even if he was kind of in the boonies, so he kept applying to stay in the country to continue his education there
it was around this time that he discovered his passion for music, and applied to go to westbrook for shits and giggles. when he got in, he was ecstatic, but his parents were not
jiahou is kind of estranged from his family, especially his father, who sees his only son as a failure. add the fact that jiahou identifies as gay, he can’t recount the last time he’s had a conversation with him that was longer than a few words.
it was at his first year at westbrook, a kinda shy kid who only knew the basics of playing bass, that he met who is now his best friend
him and gemma have kind of be inseparable since they met, and formed a (then two person) band towards the end of their first year at westbrook
now, three/four (math isnt real) years later, jiahou is the bassist of a pretty popular band with gemma, and the rest of his bandmates (who i would love to either plot with people who’d be interested being in it, or would wanna apply for the connection uwu)
he’s come out of his shell a lot since he was just a shy kid in middle school, and is a lot more reckless. middle school jiahou was quiet, disciplined and followed every single rule that crossed his path. he was terrified of being kicked out of the country, and even more scared of being kicked out of his family for failing
but now that he’s pretty secure in his education, has accepted his relationship with his father, and found someone who he truly vibes with, jiahou’s become a lot more loose
he’s childish, and kind of reckless. but, he still has that discipline that was ingrained in him all of those years ago, so a combination of all of those traits manifests as eight hour practice sessions where he practices singing tik tok’s, and shit like that.Â
jiahou searches for entertainment wherever he goes, which is how the band has kind of ended up with a million names (including but not limited to: so i heard you’re gay, donald trumps cheeto dick, panic! at the disco but not white, and their current and longest running band name: ibd, or invisible band dick)
 if you wanna know more, please feel free to ask ! hes an idiot, and i love talking about him.Â
