Kaito Yamamoto

Kaito is a ball of anxiety which has taken the form of a very large half-Japanese, half-European man. Because of this aspect of his mental health, he has trouble socializing outside of the internet and doesn't do well in crowds. His fear of the outside world has led him to become agoraphobic, only leaving the house on special occasions and usually regretting it and panicking shortly after. Despite this, he is a very kind and compassionate person who does everything he can to help others, directing a sizable portion of his income to charity and trying to actively make the world a better place.

He tends to be a conflicted person because of his upbringing. He loves his body because it makes him feel safe and beautiful, but hates it because he imagines (sometimes correctly) that others look down at him for it. He adores all things cute and soft, but feels like expressing those interests is not fitting for someone 'like him'. His fear of what others think has ruled his life for an incredibly long time, though recently he has gotten a little more confidence thanks to the man he loves.

Kaito is a big boy, with his weight fluctuating between 'chubby' and 'massive' depending on multiple factors. He shows his Japanese heritage more than his European side, with tan skin despite spending nearly all of his time indoors, which grows darker and becomes freckled when he does allow himself sunlight. His eyes are monolidded and his hair is thick, black and straight. He tends to wear suits that are suggested to him based on his body type by magazines when outside, but tshirts and sweatpants indoors. His favorite outfits match his favorite color, however- pink. He just doesn't often have the courage to don eye-catching attire.

Kaito was born as one of the middle children in an affluent family. His father was a tech superstar who was able to branch out during his lifetime, and while he did not know it his mother was successful in her own right as the heir to a family of supernatural warriors. She was able to make a return on the karma her family had gained over the generations, though when the cosmic goodwill ran dry, it did so quickly. The first of these dips occurred when Kaito was seven years old, playing soccer. He threw up and passed out- something the family assumed was dehydration. They called their personal doctor, Hotohori, to come tend to him, but things were not so simple. When Hotohori examined Kaito further, he found that the source was much more dire.

Kaito had cancer, and it was that sickness which dictated the next twelve years of his life. In many ways, he was lucky. The wealth his family had gave him access to the best treatments and allowed him to live as comfortably as one could expect, but he was still sick, and money could not fix him. He was never expected to make it to his tenth birthday, but he persevered. Partially with the help of science, and partially through the acts of his mother, who used her family magic to help keep him alive. Though the acts was benevolent in it's own way, it was also selfish. She could not heal Kaito, but she was able to tether him to the mortal plain with her magic and keep him there, and she refused to let him go. Eventually science, given much more time than usual in Kaito's case, managed to cure him.

Though he had been isolated for so long, Kaito was excited to begin his life genuinely. He took some time to travel before attending university. He was awkward, and still suffering from the trauma his illness had left him with, but he managed to enjoy the lifestyle college had to offer. He may have gone overboard on some fronts, getting something of a reputation for sleeping around with guys, but he soon settled down with one young man in particular for a few months. Things were going well, until one weekend his family went on a trip without him.

He was meant to be on their plane, but he'd gotten sick and stayed behind. His mother was already working with borrowed time, and didn't realize how far she'd thrown off the cosmic scale. As far as Kaito found out, the plane had simply crashed. No survivors. His mother, father, and siblings were gone in an instant, and he was devastated. The resulting depression and agoraphobia led him to pack on weight at a very rapid pace, which made his boyfriend feel empowered to abuse him more than he had in the past while Kaito was at his weakest. In the end, his boyfriend left him when the abuse did not pay off and Kaito was no longer providing the lavish date nights and constant stream of presents he'd become accustomed to- something Kaito regrets to this day. He wishes he'd been the one to end things, because now he recognizes that he was treated unfairly and with cruelty, but he did not overcome it on his own.

His depression only worsened from there. Food became the only motivator in his life- in part as a coping mechanism and in part because of the very positive feelings he had when eating and appreciating his size- feelings that confused him but made him happy momentarily, at least. He was lucky that most of the companies his family had started did not fail while he wasn't paying attention. It was not long before he began to hate his life and himself. Loneliness persisted, and he forced himself to lose weight because he believed that was what was holding him back. It wasn't. Even once he was close to his starting weight (which had been quite thin, given his illness), he couldn't find it in him to leave the house.

One day while exploring the attic he found some of his mothers old books and decided to utilize them. One promised any wish would be granted, so long as someone summoned a crossroads demon. He didn't expect it to work. His plan was twofold- he would try it, and when it inevitably failed he would walk to the bridge and 'end things'. He still doesn't believe he really would have gone through with it, but he didn't have the chance to find out. A demon did appear, and his life changed forever.