Let me preface by saying that yes, I've summarized everything I could, since I've had him for 5+ years and a LOT changed with time !!
I did a character info post a few years ago, and while its servicable today I wanted to add new stuff/expand on past concepts.
(And yes he's pretty tied to the dragon raja mobile game lore, but with a few tweaks he's applicable everywhere . My silly littlest guy .)
Also!!! Lil portrait I did of him to procrastinate writing be upon ye
Everything Is under the cut because It's still a pretty long post😭😭😭
Mandatory @ssaethic tag!! Heres the boy™
Background -
He's another orphan of Black Swan Bay, originally from South Italy.
His parents suddently disappeared when he was around 10, and through third party operations he was transferred there.
It was extremely hard to fit in, both due to the language barrier and to the different climate.
For the first years Kayn comunicated through body language and hand signs, though at the same time made the effort to learn the language.
(Speaking of which; he never became that fluent in russian, and while he IS better at english, he's not flawless by any means.)
Nevertheless, he endured, and started to get along with the kids there. A little goody two shoes, always eager to help, yet one of the clumsiest people you could ever find there.
Though he was young by all means, all the other children looked at him kind of like an older brother, someone to look up to as well as talk your heart out.
Time passes, and at 19 years the main draja plot starts, which Kayn mostly follows till the Tagamaghara part.
The only difference is that he always keeps an heart locket in his pocket, a small picture of some Kids playing in the snow, to remind himself of his second home.
Personality
He always looks for the best in people, convinced there's always a light in all of us. Kayn is the definition of an hopeless optimist, which granted gets him into a LOT of trouble, especially if said 'search for good' is in the middle of an ambush.
He's extremely stubborn, however. You can't change his mind if he's set on something, no matter how silly or insane It might sound.
Despite his age, he's still pretty gullible, though that doesn't mean he's slow by any means. He just..kind of forgets sometimes that people can manipulate. Or lie. Or just do batshit crazy stuff.
He tends to invade other's personal space, and is generally oblivious to that, unless it's pointed out. He's always physically close to the people he cares about, and he's rarely found alone.
Clothing style
Kayn likes to mostly wear warm tones, anything that is baggy and comfortable is his way to go.
He always has a pair of glasses on the top of his head, but he never seems to use them.
He has earrings!! Though he doesn't really customize them. He prefers to change between necklaces and face accessorizes, though.
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Now, I originally wanted to write basically everything that happends to him, but since I am NOT writing about 33 ish minutes of an italian audio
(this is the proof . My bf Is a saint for actually listening to It),
I decided to briefly write about his relationships with the main cast.(as well as an abridged version with Ruri)
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Relationships
Mingfei:
Didn't have the best impression of him, and was pretty annoyed of having to go back and forth for his sake.
Still, Kayn started to get along whenever they went out after college hours. As of now they're pretty buddy buddy with eachother.
Mingze:
He hasn't really met him so :(. Though being with a murderous gender ambigious guy doesn't really put him in the right to judge, even if he wanted to.
Zihang:
At first, he couldn't get through him, at all. Maybe Kayn's stupidly positive remarks got on his nerves, but he did always stay in the vicinity, even at night, so they found comfort in that.
Though they aren't extremely close by any means, they're cool about it.
Ceasar:
IMMIDIATELY bonded over the fact they were both from South Italy. Kayn really wants to like the guy, but sometimes he's an handful, even for him.
Nevertheless, they're pretty friendly, and might plan to come back home with the whole group.
Nono:
Apart from his first Cassel visit, he hasn't seen her much else. She does occasionally show up and they're amicable, but not much else.
Finger:
Mostly the same thing as Mingfei, though slightly closer since he has helped him into rewriting some gossip articles.
Anjou:
Doesn't really agree with all his plans, and sometimes does end up arguing hard with the guy, but he's pretty neutral about him. Granted Kayn Is grateful for the opportunity he was given, but he's still skeptical.
Zero:
Kayn was so confused and heartbroken so casually see her after all this time, and knowing she did not look for him. Despite that, after canon the two started to re-getting to know eachother better, and are on much better terms.
She sometime drops by, just to see how he's doing, and other times Kayn does the same. They might not be as close as they used to be, but they still care, and It shows.
Erii:
He doesn't see her often, but he enjoys playing videogames with her everytime he can.
He enjoys staying with her a lot, but doesn't want his feelings to interfer with her new life with her brothers, as broken or complex It may be.
Chisei:
It's complicated. Mostly negative, but understanding. Somewhat. They're pretty cordial, though.
Chime:
It's even MORE complicated.
(I never mentioned before but, since in Kayn's case/au/my rewrite nobody dies, I decided to separate Chime and Ruri at the end in two different bodies. Still , they are connected both in mind and in some aspects, even physically. So yeah, it's really weird, especially since Kayn started to get to know Ruri in Chime's body so...)
At least they're on good terms.
Osho/Herzog:
It's normal to feel anger, resentment, fear or sadness towards and individual like him, but even if in the end they had defeated him for good, a part of Kayn is still longing for him. They could have never talked It out over something as big as that, but a part of him wishes he's tried.
Does he feel emptiness? Or is this just grief? He doesn't know, but at least he won't put other people in the same situation as Kayn is in.
Ruri:
Well . Where to start.
Kayn first met him him at the Tagamaghara bar, whilst he was in Chime's body.
While Kayn admits that he might have taken a bit more private time with him (disguised as "it's to take more information out of him" time), they didn't end up in a romance.
As a matter of fact, they do get togheter a few months post canon, since the 'final battle' per se took a good toll on both of them.
As to why he specifically went after Ruri, Kayn doesn't really know.
Maybe in that broken mind he'd seen something, or he genuenly was so enamoured by him everything didn't matter, or perhaps Ruri's kindness towards him alone took him by surprise.
Despite all this, as the two got more and more close , they formed a pretty tight bond. It's the classic 'opposites attract' trope in a way, but It feels so personal for them.
In theory, Kayn is sort of like a legal guardian of Ruri (the only compromise he could get so his boyfriend wasn't executed on the spot LMAO).
Still, despite the extreme lows they've gone through, they came back better than before.
Also, to be perfectly clear Ruri did not tone down his character, moreso to limit it around people. As well as the killing yeah.
In conclusion; they're so cute togheter do NOT separate them.
