qasim

though most people could not care less about his presence — indeed, he's earned a reputation for himself as an zdrengen square's famed unsettling mute lurker, more of a shadow than a person — qasim's indebted his soul to protecting the coherency of zdrengen mostly because he deems it "unforgivable" to do otherwise. though at first he resented his affinity for somnambulism (such a thing means many restless nights.) he decided that, since he couldn't rid himself of it nor pass it on, he had to put it to good use. nowadays he's honed his skill into being zdrengen's most adept somnambulist, often regarded by other dreamers as dependable and reliable. though never really deemed as… "approachable", still often roaming the casing of his own bubble, he at least has some contacts that regard him well.

he's been drawing since he was young, often as a way to expel emotions and grant himself stability in a world he's always been heavily intimidated by. he came to zdrengen with rana while both were in their late teens, and as an exceptionally weak guy without much going for him, he quickly took to selling paintings as a way to support himself and his sister. his steadiest source of income derives from a rich set of patrons that finds his abstract work charming, and the town's local cultural groups which often asks him to decorate empty building faces and "spruce up" worn-down roads with scars of intense colors.

generally maintains a well-groomed, if a little shabby look. his clothes are unapologetically maimed with the stains of old paint, which he dons pridefully. they also bear tribute to porcelain patterns he's appreciated and noted from his childhood — his family once owned a floral blue plate set that's irreperably altered his worldview. his vision is notably terrible without his glasses — he has quite abysmal nystagmus and astigmatism. he has an exceptionally light mustache that often gets 'lost' in darkness. heavy wrinkling resides around his face and eyes.

- cerpin taxt from the mars volta's deloused in the comatorium, especially his depiction in the deloused storybook
- spike spiegel from cowboy bebop in terms of being a casually defeatist schizoid who's always ready to die
- jayfeather from warrior cats. mean man burdened with powers.
- the thank you scientist song "the somnambulist" for obvious reasons