tw: allusions to abuse and transphobia

BG II

 Mika’s life started with a burst, a bang, and then fizzled out quickly. From childhood he was an odd duck, with his mismatched eyes and bizarre, antisocial behavior. No matter what his parents did, they couldn’t get him to utter a peep; not a single coherent sentence. Thus, for the first time - certainly not the last - Mika was given up on and handed off to some no-name orphanage.

 His second heartbreak came at the delicate age of 13, when he was really getting to know himself, as well as the state of the world around him. The state of the world for him. He was not a fool by any means, and knew he was different. Different in his state of being, different in his sense of self-identity. This fierce disconnect between his real self and the facade he put up to protect that delicate heart of his manifested gradually in his middle school years, and his real self faded into the murky twilight of his own heart.

 Mika desperately needed an out, or he was going to simply fall apart at the seams, not unlike an antique, abandoned marionette doll. Was it a trick of fate, or simple coincidence, that day he heard the sweet, dulcet tones of an unnamed instrument reach his ears from a distant hallway in his middle school (equally unnamed. Mika was not good with names, especially ones that involved a past which need not be remembered.)? It was this fateful moment that sent his future wildly off-course from its original orbit. He was no longer a lone comet rocketing its way to its doom, but rather a fragile dwarf planet being pulled in by the gravity of something.

 Mika was, simply put, utterly in love with string instruments. His middle school was populated by the wealthy and poor alike, thus he had finally found his sanctuary. Middle schoolers were a forgetful bunch, and the music teacher must have taken pity on him, for they allowed him to borrow the forgotten instrument - just for a short period of time. Mika was a clumsy child, yet gifted with his fingers.. most of the time. These blissful days were his ticket to freedom - Yumenosaki Academy.

 ...Except it wasn’t all that cheery; not at all what Mika was hoping for. Without a friend to turn to, a single soul to form a unit with, the odd-eyed boy was, well… homeless. Until he ran into Shu on a certain day, that is. Shu, who saw a spark of something in the boy, had taken him under his wing and gifted him a harp of his own.

Mika Kagehira was utterly enchanted with Valkyrie.

“Even if we’re dragged down to the pits of hell, I’ll still follow ya.”

Trivia

• Mika is autistic and fidgets a lot, has a small collection of stim toys


• Trans (demiboy? Even he’s not certain), not currently out to anyone besides Arashi and Shu (on accident). Currently only going through vocal therapy to help lower his voice.


• Besides being naturally short, his growth was a little… stunted due to malnourishment


• Gamer™


• Suffers from fatigue often, has a quick metabolism and is often hungry. He’s very bony, ribs easily visible


• Still lives in Shu’s mansion, “took care of the place” while Shu was in Paris
• Certified Ouji Lolita Lover


• Warm.. he’s so warm, very pleasant to hold


• He has a fondness for gardening and has basically claimed Shu’s backyard as his own