Player Name: Maggie
Contact: roseburst
Invited by: Me, myself, and I
Other Characters: Minato & Izuku

Character Name: Kashuu Kiyomitsu
Canon: Touken Ranbu (Hanamaru)
Canon History: yes

Canon Personality:

• Reliable. While Kashuu definitely doesn't like getting dirty or chipping nails and while he does try to stay away from difficult emotional confrontations for the most part (he does not succeed in general) he's actually an exceedingly reliable person. He'll complain about things, sure, but he never actually shies away from hard work in terms of actually shirking it. He's been at his version of the Citadel since the very beginning as the first sword there and always accepts the responsibility of showing newbies around and looking out for them without more than a token complaint. The other swords also do tend to rely on him for certain things, and Kashuu has yet to fail to live up to their expectations of him. Kashuu also pays attention to other people (despite seeming very self-focused) and is always willing to offer up his assistance. Sure, sometimes he's just press-ganged into helping out, but he usually won't turn the other swords down when they truly need him for something (he will occasionally say no to shenanigans but he usually gets dragged in anyway so why does he bother)! Kashuu cares about his friends a lot, even though he's maybe halfway allergic to actually talking about his emotions without something forcing him to do so (he gets better about it but still isn't as straightforward as he could be).

• Carefree. While Kashuu can be genuinely serious he comes off as a more carefree sort of guy. He's fussy about his clothes and nails, yes, and fishes for compliments...but he's also genuinely friendly with the other swords for the most part. Aside from some snark and the occasional burst of temper when someone messes up his appearance, he's got a habit of going with their flow - or being dragged along into their paces, at least. He's actually pretty easy for all the other swords to get along with, only rarely allowing them to see his uglier sides and never really interested in starting up any huge conflict on his own behalf. The most he'll do on his own is occasionally challenge people for sparring. He doesn't seem to have any real enemies in the Citadel and seems to be on good or decent terms with pretty much everyone, which isn't the case for every sword.

• Vain. He's laser focused on the concept of being cute/beautiful and being praised for it. He equates looking good with being loved, and Kashuu's past - being born to poverty, being abandoned after he broke as a sword, etc. - gives him a lot of issues with the concept of being abandoned, replaced, or broken. He seems to believe that if he looks cute enough and takes good enough care of himself he can ward that off from ever happening again, because his master and other people will love him if he looks lovely enough and because of that they won't abandon him. It's not true of course, but it isn't something he's grown out of yet. Kashuu can let certain amounts of dirt slide in battle, but he's never happy about it.

• Insecure. See the reasons for the above vanity. Kashuu is insecure about his appearance despite acting superior about it, but he's mostly insecure about the events of his past. He has had time to try to come to terms with what happened with Souji in the past, but even so the ghosts of the past seem to loom large for him especially when he is left to his own devices alone or when he perceives himself as being pushed off to the side. This is because due to his insecurities he is prone to jealousy. In particular it pops up when he feels like someone else is stronger/more cute/being loved more by their master. Kashuu doesn't exactly confront the people he is jealous of, usually, but he does brood about it alone and has been known to run off to do so. He doesn't seem to be capable of taking it on faith that he will not be pushed aside and replaced by other people, even with the character development he's gotten so far. He's not as bad as some people could be about it - he doesn't take out his jealousy on other people, for example - but it's definitely a problem he has that pops up time and again.

AU History: Kashuu grew up in town! He's always been fussy about his appearance, and a fairly decent student. Graduated high school without fuss and is currently rolling around university interested in a fashion minor and a business major. He's thinking he'd like to own some kind of store someday, or at least go into managing one? It's not super defined. He has a nail art and makeup focused youtube channel, though he doesn't consider it a career so much as a hobby.

AU Personality Differences: He's Actually Human, so he's less baffled by human things. Also has way less issues about being abandoned/wanting to be loved, since he grew up fairly normally and had built in family companionship for the most part. Somewhat less willing to straight up murder people because he's not a sword who Does That...