he always wanted to be a designer in Tokyo, but his parents were content living in the countryside. you can't tell he wasn't born and raised in Tokyo until he's had a glass or two of wine.
debuted at 20, after taking 2 years of additional classes in structural engineering. it helped him better understand how to support failing structures, and gave him more time to learn his very complicated quirk
he is absolutely awful at hiding his expressions, which is why he hides his face in his hero costume. he typically doesnt at home or in casual wear, so his face isn't a secret to the public.
can only control non-living fibers.
one of his insecurities as a hero is his lack of speed. he can catapult himself with his threads, but can't go nearly as fast as the other top heroes of his caliber. he tries to make up for it with a fast car and plenty of pilots on speed dial.
due to his sensory quirk, fabrics are often a way he understands the world. his clothing puns and metaphors are often an extension of that.
is inspired by old west aesthetics. his first couple of hero costumes were very cowboy-esc
for his first few years as a hero, his outfits were composed of more materials than just jean. he would instead carry around a bolt of jean, which would slow him down considerably but allow him to use much more material. switching to an all-denim look is what earned him the best jeanist award 8 years in a row
gets a new costume far more regularly than any other hero, around every month and a half. he has to make multiple of each so they can be washed, and he makes each ever so slightly different. its a challenge for fans to see what he did differently, whether its stitch color or the color/style of the metal embellishments.
his laundry room has multiple different washers and dryers for different materials. he and Wash are big washing machine enthusiasts, and it's a frequent topic of conversation between them
he and edgeshot are close friends, but living in the same city and having alternating shifts makes it hard to meet up regularly. they try to get together at least once a week and talk about designs or their interns (or watch TV if theyre particularly tired)
his fashion shows typically feature high-fashion, experimental designs. his fashion lines, however, are mostly ready-to-wear clothes for the average person, especially working clothes. They're affordable, but on the higher end due to the quality of the materials.
after he lost a lung, he often keeps a nasal cannula and portable oxygen generator on hand.
the drug hawks gave him took a few months to fully leave his system. the main symptoms were: bleeding from the eyes, nose, and mouth when exerted; light-headedness; feeling like his body is heavy (takes more strength to move); sleeping too deeply (difficult to wake); gray-ish skin; exhaustion
he didn't take an intern for a few years after the war. it kept him up at night to think about failing another kid the way he did to bakugo. it took a long time to work through in therapy, and he still has a lot of anxiety about his interns
deciding whether to be open or private has always been a hard decision for him. as far as his identity goes, he never speaks publicly about his sexuality or gender identity, and is generally assumed to be a gay man. behind the scenes, hes confided in a select few close friends about being bigender.
since moving to Tokyo and getting involved in the fashion scene, he has always struggled with weight and body image. this was drastically improved by starting estrogen in his early 30s.
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