bashful • sensitive • honest

Yoshi was born and raised in the Tokyo area and has one brother (Kenta), who is seven years older. Growing up he was looked down upon and harshly criticized by his parents (especially his father) due to the fact that his brother always excelled in all areas of life, while he was just "average" in their eyes, which left him feeling as though he was never good enough. Kenta was aware of it and did his best to cheer him up and encourage him, up until the point he moved out and was often too busy to see him. But by the time Yoshi was sixteen and Kenta was more settled into his new life he invited him to come live with him in his apartment, and he eagerly took him up on his offer. His mood improved and he slowly became a little more sure of himself (though he still has plenty of insecurities and probably always will), and after further encouraging from Kenta, he decided to join the exchange student program for his last year of high school. He was nervous, but excited to see a new country, and hopeful for making new friends.

__ Although he's fairly quiet and shy when meeting anyone new he's able to warm up to people quickly and enjoys making friends. He is kind, caring, and quick to put his shyness aside to help or stand up for others. And though he has little tolerance for people being mean or rude, and becomes annoyed by it easily, he's also very patient, trusting, and willing to give just about anyone another chance no matter what they've done. He also truly believes everyone has some good in them somewhere. He is honest, but at the same time is careful with his words and always mindful of other's feelings...unless they've done something to make him so angry that he feels he can only get through to them by being more blunt. He has a chubby body (carrying most of his weight in his belly), round face, and tends to stand in a pidgeon-toed stance. He has several piercings: two rings in each ear, a barbell in each eyebrow, a ring in the middle of his lip, and a barbell just under his left eye. He always has at least one article of camouflage on (and if none is visible it can be assumed he's at least wearing camo underwear XD), and likes t-shirts, hoodies, or longsleeve shirts with a t-shirt on top, in either black, grey, or various shades/patterns of camo. He mainly wears shorts (sometimes with cargo pockets), and isn't usually seen in pants unless the weather is cold.