Minoru Kurogane

History
His father left him and his mother when Minoru and Haruki reached the age of 9, where his mother barred all contact of his father with the both of them upon gaining custody. Years passed as his mom eventually turned to drinking to cope with the struggles of raising two children on her own, which spiraled into a dependency and addiction.

Minoru had to learn how to take care of himself (and the rest of his family) from a young age, growing to know his mother as two separate people as her alcoholism took over her life; a kind and caring woman to one who was cold, paranoid, and self-absorbed.

Video games were a form of entertainment and escape, and he’s spent more than he should to play all the newest releases and get the latest consoles. To keep up with his expensive interests and to take care of the house, he took up typical side jobs and would skip class to find more.

Moved in with his aunt late into his first year, as a result of his mother being hospitalized and her sister taking her son into her own care as she recovered, which eventually became a permanent residency.

Enrolled in Yumenosaki to become an idol because of course as a geek in Japanese culture, the shut-in himself sees it as the ideal job to make bank for more video games, money to bring to his mom, and a place to do basically nothing but sing and dance to pass

Appearance
He stands at an average height, but hunches over too much for people to really tell. Constantly looks tired due to how often he stays up to play games, dark circles usually being the dead giveaway (he’ll cover them up for lives, at least).

He wears an old hoodie under his typical uniform, but sticks to the summer uniform when the weather gets hotter. His hair usually hangs in his eyes, the bangs hiding his more than framing them; when he’s performing, they’re kept out of his face with a headband.

Trivia

 * His aunt’s boyfriend sometimes comes over, and brings him goodies he got from Akihabara, or just capsule toys. He has a collection of squishy capsule charms that he brings with him to school.
 * Doesn’t like bentos cause the ones he’d get from his mom when he was younger would be total crap (or hazardous) depending on how inebriated she was. He doesn’t pack lunch for himself at all, fancy box or not, and feasts on vending machine snacks every day at school.
 * No honorifics cause he’s a lazy and rude little bitch
 * Has a lot of mixed feelings about his mom, and avoids talking about her. He’ll talk to you about his funny cereal-burning aunt, though.