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Headcanons are my absolute favourite part of RP, so I wanted an excuse to be nosy and read some of yours!!
This was a pretty popular one back on tumblr!
1) post your blank TLs
2) send each other fruits/questions!
Honestly, the fruits aren't necessary but they make it cute.
If this one doesn't suit your fancy, I'll post a TL with a
more detailed meme and you can send each other prompts
on that instead.
(credit!)
π : how comfortable is my muse in their body? how do they feel about their height, weight, strength, and body type? how important is being attractive to them?
π : how does my muse feel about plastic / cosmetic surgeries & procedures? is it something they have done or would do? do they mind if others do it?
π : how stable is my museβs physical health? do they go for regular or semi-regular checkups by a physician? do they have any diagnosed illnesses and / or take any medication? how often do they get sick?
π : how stable is my museβs mental health? have they been diagnosed with any mental illnesses and / or conditions? do they have any undiagnosed mental illnesses and / or conditions? do they or should they attend therapy?
π : how meticulously does my muse look after their physical appearance? do they spend a lot of time on their hair, makeup, grooming, and clothing? is there a particular reason why they do or donβt?
π : how much does my muse value companionship? do they constantly keep people around them, or do they prefer to be alone often? do they have or desire to have many friends? do they see every meeting as an opportunity to make a new friend?
π : how would my muse describe their childhood? how much has it impacted the person they are now, or will become as an adult? around what age did they or will they start to mature, and why? do they wish to go back to their days as a child, or have they embraced adulthood?
π : how intelligent is my muse overall? are they smarter than the average person, or less than? are they primarily self-taught, or did they acquire most of their knowledge in school? are they more street smart or book smart?
π : which of the four seasons suits my muse best, and why?
π : is my muse inclined to help others, or will they only do it when it benefits them, if at all? what makes them this way? has it ever gotten them into trouble, or inconvenienced them?
π : does my muse desire romance? is it something they would actively seek out, or prefer to happen more β naturally? β what is their love life like? do they have any exes or past flings, or crushes?
π : how is my muse typically seen by others? does it ring true to who they really are? does their reputation matter to them?
π₯ : does my muse have any β unusual β habits, interests, and / or talents? do they hide it, or are they proud of it?
π : what kind of diet does my muse have? do they eat regularly, or the standard 2-3 meals a day? do they have to be reminded to eat, or are they likely to remind others? do they cook, or have others cook for them? do they eat healthily, or not so much?
π₯ : how important to my muse is their hometown, or where theyβre from? are they proud of it, or considered a hometown hero? did they move away, or do they wish to?
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To start, the canon facts:
Ryan grew up in Powell Lake, BC, Canada (which is a fictional version of the real town Powell River) in the 70s and 80s. He and Min-Gi were born on the same day in the same hospital and his dad jokingly tells Min-Gi's father that every time he gets off the ferry he's tripping over another kid. Ryan is the middle child in a large family - both parents (mom is named Yui), two older sisters, and two younger brothers. We see them all at a barbeque in the Akagi's backyard when Ryan's six where his dad spends the whole time grilling, mom has to wrangle the two youngest, and his sisters want to be literally anywhere else. He tried to put on a show with Min-Gi, but no one in his family really paid attention. Later, Ryan's dad gives him his old van when he graduates high school and just kinda...lets him go??? Like bye forever??? Ryan later gives this van to an ex and it's not his family he thinks about calling when he hits rock bottom, but Min-Gi. When he returns to Powell Lake he does not go to his childhood home, and when he's on the Infinity Train he reports that his family would not realize he's missing, and that no one cares about him unless he's "doing...something".
Ryan would probably describe it as kind of chaotic, everyone fighting for attention all the time. Generally I headcanon that his dad had a business sort of job where he is away from home a lot and there just isn't enough attention to go around for all five siblings. Generally he tries to keep family talk to a minimum unless it comes up organically because it just...doesn't feel great. He's kind of written off his family and doesn't seem to expect to ever see them again. He doesn't expect anything from them and he's sort of...moved on. Or at least, he tells himself he's moved on.
It's shaped a lot of who he is as a person, because he tends to be unusually self-reliant for his emotional needs! He functions so much better with other people but like...if he's wronged or betrayed, he just assumes that bridge is burned and doesn't try to save it. Maybe it's more accurate to say he can see the bridge burning and he's not going to set himself on fire to try and fix it. The major exception to this is Min-Gi - when Min ditches him at battle of the bands, Ryan does leave without him and assumes he's a lost cause, but he comes back in desperation hoping to convince him one last time. (This in general is something he's trying to do less with Min-Gi in particular too - they talk things out more often than they used to). I'm not gonna do it here but if he ever went to therapy they would have a wild time untangling all his attachment issues.
I think he was pretty emotionally mature as a kid, even if he didn't always act it. We see him really clearly at six years old notice that his family is ignoring him and doesn't care about the show he and Min are putting on for them, process this for a second, and then decide that he can't depend on them for that kind of praise and care. He looks at Min and seems to decide it's more important to reassure Min that it's okay (because Min's parents have trouble hiding the fact that, you know. ...it sounds bad because they're six.) So even though he is really rambunctious and excitable, he has really high emotional intelligence to go along with it - even if he gets caught up in his own bs sometimes and misses things.
And finally he has definitely embraced adulthood. He finds a lot of joy in being able to live the live he wants for himself and do the things that make him happy. He's been waiting to strike out on his own (or rather, with Min-Gi) since he was in middle school at least. He thrives on freedom and being able to really be independent, so high school probably frustrated him a lot.
THERE YOU GO, ONE NOVEL HOT OFF THE PRESSES