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Player Name: Marzi
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Invited by: the allure of terrible gay roommates
Other Characters: Jekyll/Hyde
Character Name: Kaveh
Canon: Genshin Impact
Canon History: Lore here!
Canon Personality: Described as "an aesthete troubled by reality" and someone "who perhaps cares a bit too much about too many things" by his official introduction, Kaveh clings fiercely to his ideals, even to his own detriment. Often to his own detriment, in fact.
Kaveh claims that mutual assistance, fairness, and righteous anger are the forces that drive the world, and he also firmly believes in the intrinsic value art holds for the individual and humanity as a whole. He's willing to make great sacrifices to uphold these beliefs, even if chasing his ideals has left him in debt, penniless, and technically homeless if not for the mercy of a former friend.
Ironically, despite his near constant misfortune, Kaveh is not a stupid man. He's noted as a genius by multiple characters, an exceptionally brilliant architect with a true gift for design. He's also a hard worker and genuinely passionate about his career. The biggest obstacle to Kaveh finding success and turning his life around is ultimately Kaveh himself.
Kaveh simply can't bring himself to put his own goals ahead of the needs of other people. This is partly due to his deeply compassionate nature, but there's a hidden dark side to his continual self-sacrifice. He's spent much of his life punishing himself for his perceived role in the death of his father, believing he deserves whatever suffering comes his way.
AU Name: Kaveh Karim
AU Birthday: July 9th
AU History: Kaveh's early childhood was a happy one. Unfortunately, those days wouldn't last. Kaveh's father ultimately perished in what was deemed an accident, but the abruptness with which he had disappeared and turned up dead shortly afterward shattered Kaveh's mother. From that point on, even though he was only in middle school, Kaveh was forced to step up and take care of his mother. The reversal of mother and child, as well as the trauma of his father's death, impacted Kaveh deeply and inevitably shaped the person he would eventually become.
By the time he graduated high school, Kaveh's mother was still an emotionally fragile wisp of a woman, but he'd managed to coax enough life back into her that she encouraged him to leave for college. Kaveh did his best to ignore the nagging sense of guilt and applied to several colleges, his high test scores helping him earn his way into his ideal college.
After he left his home town, he still kept regular contact with his mother over the phone, but life soon had another surprise in store for him: his mother met someone and fell in love. This by itself should have been a good thing, but this whirlwind romance resulted in his mother selling her house and moving across the country to be with the new love of her life. Kaveh only found out when she invited him to attend the wedding, and by then it was far too late to have any dissenting opinion on the matter. She remarried, and Kaveh went back to school, telling himself that it was a good thing his mother was finally happy again, for now he could focus on his studies without guilt.
It was at this point in his life that he met Abasi al-Haytham.
Despite their differing years, they were assigned to live together as roommates. Complete opposites in terms of personality and values, their tendency toward loud and embarrassingly public disagreements became a running joke among their peers. Some even put together a betting pool, sure that one or both of them would find alternative housing just to get away from each other. Contrary to everyone else's expectations, however, Kaveh and Abasi did share a genuine friendship beneath their bickering.
At least, they did until their falling out. It all started with a call from Kaveh's mother: her new husband, for all that she loved him, turned out to have a gambling problem. All the proceeds from selling Kaveh's childhood home were long gone, and the pair had accumulated more debt than either could feasibly make back on their current salaries. Kaveh himself had already taken a loan to help pay his college tuition fees, since the scholarship he'd qualified for hadn't covered everything. He'd been working a part-time job on the side in an effort to keep the amount of debt from spiraling out of control, but with his mother's call, the delicate house of cards he'd built came tumbling down.
Although she hadn't outright asked him for financial aid, Kaveh gave his mother all his savings to help pay off her husband's debt. Not only did this massively set him back, but he began to siphon off money from his part-time work to help his mother and step-father get back on their feet. Unfortunately, this came at the cost of his own well-being, Kaveh working himself to the bone while struggling to balance his school life with the pressing needs of his family. Abasi noticed the shift in his roommate's behavior and quickly put two and two together.
Unlike their previous arguments, this one quickly turned personal in an ugly way, and neither Kaveh nor Abasi were willing to budge on their respective viewpoints. Kaveh dropped out of college, putting his degree on hold until he could dig himself out of the hole he'd ended up in. In the process, he also cut ties with his college life, including Abasi. Their unlikely friendship had ended on an incredibly sour note.
Unfortunately, Abasi was right about at least one thing: Kaveh couldn't force his step-father to stop gambling, and no matter how much money Kaveh sent them, his mother always seemed to need more. She never openly begged him for aid, but she also didn't need to. Kaveh was more than willing to bleed himself dry, certain that if he just worked hard enough, eventually things would turn around. Ironically, they did, but not in the way he expected.
His step-father won the jackpot—literally. The sudden windfall was transformative for Kaveh's mother and her husband, the pair moving to France in celebration of their newfound wealth. Kaveh was left behind, still buried in debt, with nothing to show for his efforts. Now that he was the one in need of financial rescue, he couldn't bring himself to intrude on his mother's happiness and instead dug himself deeper into debt, taking out another larger loan so that he could return to college and finish earning his degree.
However, misfortune seemed to follow Kaveh wherever he went. Although he finished his college degree and earned his architect license, starting his own design firm, Kaveh never really got his "big break". What clients he did attract never took full advantage of his brilliance and talents, Kaveh's aspirations hampered by the rigid uniformity of modern corporate design. He longed for a wealthy patron who would let him build something truly spectacular, but no such chance ever came his way.
An unfortunate dry spell, coupled with a major project he was counting on unexpectedly falling through at the last minute, ended up landing Kaveh in hot water yet again. Kaveh was evicted from his apartment, leaving him penniless, saddled with crippling amounts of student debt, and now technically homeless.
Heading to his favorite bar to drown his sorrows in a few much-needed drinks, Kaveh's mind eventually turned to his once-friend Abasi al-Haytham. Although Kaveh still couldn't bring himself to admit that Abasi may have been right, Kaveh found himself missing his former friend's analytical mind. Even when they couldn't agree on a particular subject, simply debating with Abasi usually helped Kaveh put his thoughts in order. Drunk and incredibly lonely, Kaveh used the bar's free wifi to search for any clues online of what became of Abasi al-Haytham after they parted ways, years prior.
Even once he sobered up, the following morning, he couldn't get what he'd seen the night prior out of his head. Abasi had graduated with honors—no surprise there—and apparently moved to some city Kaveh had never heard of. He now worked at a place called Kaisou University as an adjunct professor, though given his lack of people skills, Kaveh honestly couldn't picture him actually dealing with students. Still, he seemed to be doing well for himself.
Kaveh's life, in contrast, was a complete mess. He'd absolutely hit rock bottom. Since there was nowhere else he could go but up, he might as well start things off on the right foot. Kaveh decided, impulsively, that he would go to Kaisou and settle his lingering regrets about the end of their friendship. After that... well, he'd surely figure something out.
Of course, Kaveh couldn't have expected his former friend would shrewdly take stock of his pitiable condition and ultimately take him in.
AU Personality Differences: Truthfully, Kaveh hasn't changed much. He's still a hopeless idealist who constantly gets himself into trouble. While he considers himself an architect first and foremost, Kaveh has been struggling to get his design firm properly off the ground, which means he's gone through a lot of odd jobs on the side to keep himself afloat. Anything that doesn't require a degree and tends to have a high turnover rate is good enough for a man perpetually stuck in a financial pinch, so he's worked anything from retail to construction to delivery driver, giving him an eclectic job history for a so-called architect. He's also very good with his hands, and he's dabbled enough with both carpentry and electronics to build some impressive things—if only he had the materials and capital to do so.
Contact: Marzi#7658 on discord or
Invited by: the allure of terrible gay roommates
Other Characters: Jekyll/Hyde
Character Name: Kaveh
Canon: Genshin Impact
Canon History: Lore here!
Canon Personality: Described as "an aesthete troubled by reality" and someone "who perhaps cares a bit too much about too many things" by his official introduction, Kaveh clings fiercely to his ideals, even to his own detriment. Often to his own detriment, in fact.
Kaveh claims that mutual assistance, fairness, and righteous anger are the forces that drive the world, and he also firmly believes in the intrinsic value art holds for the individual and humanity as a whole. He's willing to make great sacrifices to uphold these beliefs, even if chasing his ideals has left him in debt, penniless, and technically homeless if not for the mercy of a former friend.
Ironically, despite his near constant misfortune, Kaveh is not a stupid man. He's noted as a genius by multiple characters, an exceptionally brilliant architect with a true gift for design. He's also a hard worker and genuinely passionate about his career. The biggest obstacle to Kaveh finding success and turning his life around is ultimately Kaveh himself.
Kaveh simply can't bring himself to put his own goals ahead of the needs of other people. This is partly due to his deeply compassionate nature, but there's a hidden dark side to his continual self-sacrifice. He's spent much of his life punishing himself for his perceived role in the death of his father, believing he deserves whatever suffering comes his way.
AU Name: Kaveh Karim
AU Birthday: July 9th
AU History: Kaveh's early childhood was a happy one. Unfortunately, those days wouldn't last. Kaveh's father ultimately perished in what was deemed an accident, but the abruptness with which he had disappeared and turned up dead shortly afterward shattered Kaveh's mother. From that point on, even though he was only in middle school, Kaveh was forced to step up and take care of his mother. The reversal of mother and child, as well as the trauma of his father's death, impacted Kaveh deeply and inevitably shaped the person he would eventually become.
By the time he graduated high school, Kaveh's mother was still an emotionally fragile wisp of a woman, but he'd managed to coax enough life back into her that she encouraged him to leave for college. Kaveh did his best to ignore the nagging sense of guilt and applied to several colleges, his high test scores helping him earn his way into his ideal college.
After he left his home town, he still kept regular contact with his mother over the phone, but life soon had another surprise in store for him: his mother met someone and fell in love. This by itself should have been a good thing, but this whirlwind romance resulted in his mother selling her house and moving across the country to be with the new love of her life. Kaveh only found out when she invited him to attend the wedding, and by then it was far too late to have any dissenting opinion on the matter. She remarried, and Kaveh went back to school, telling himself that it was a good thing his mother was finally happy again, for now he could focus on his studies without guilt.
It was at this point in his life that he met Abasi al-Haytham.
Despite their differing years, they were assigned to live together as roommates. Complete opposites in terms of personality and values, their tendency toward loud and embarrassingly public disagreements became a running joke among their peers. Some even put together a betting pool, sure that one or both of them would find alternative housing just to get away from each other. Contrary to everyone else's expectations, however, Kaveh and Abasi did share a genuine friendship beneath their bickering.
At least, they did until their falling out. It all started with a call from Kaveh's mother: her new husband, for all that she loved him, turned out to have a gambling problem. All the proceeds from selling Kaveh's childhood home were long gone, and the pair had accumulated more debt than either could feasibly make back on their current salaries. Kaveh himself had already taken a loan to help pay his college tuition fees, since the scholarship he'd qualified for hadn't covered everything. He'd been working a part-time job on the side in an effort to keep the amount of debt from spiraling out of control, but with his mother's call, the delicate house of cards he'd built came tumbling down.
Although she hadn't outright asked him for financial aid, Kaveh gave his mother all his savings to help pay off her husband's debt. Not only did this massively set him back, but he began to siphon off money from his part-time work to help his mother and step-father get back on their feet. Unfortunately, this came at the cost of his own well-being, Kaveh working himself to the bone while struggling to balance his school life with the pressing needs of his family. Abasi noticed the shift in his roommate's behavior and quickly put two and two together.
Unlike their previous arguments, this one quickly turned personal in an ugly way, and neither Kaveh nor Abasi were willing to budge on their respective viewpoints. Kaveh dropped out of college, putting his degree on hold until he could dig himself out of the hole he'd ended up in. In the process, he also cut ties with his college life, including Abasi. Their unlikely friendship had ended on an incredibly sour note.
Unfortunately, Abasi was right about at least one thing: Kaveh couldn't force his step-father to stop gambling, and no matter how much money Kaveh sent them, his mother always seemed to need more. She never openly begged him for aid, but she also didn't need to. Kaveh was more than willing to bleed himself dry, certain that if he just worked hard enough, eventually things would turn around. Ironically, they did, but not in the way he expected.
His step-father won the jackpot—literally. The sudden windfall was transformative for Kaveh's mother and her husband, the pair moving to France in celebration of their newfound wealth. Kaveh was left behind, still buried in debt, with nothing to show for his efforts. Now that he was the one in need of financial rescue, he couldn't bring himself to intrude on his mother's happiness and instead dug himself deeper into debt, taking out another larger loan so that he could return to college and finish earning his degree.
However, misfortune seemed to follow Kaveh wherever he went. Although he finished his college degree and earned his architect license, starting his own design firm, Kaveh never really got his "big break". What clients he did attract never took full advantage of his brilliance and talents, Kaveh's aspirations hampered by the rigid uniformity of modern corporate design. He longed for a wealthy patron who would let him build something truly spectacular, but no such chance ever came his way.
An unfortunate dry spell, coupled with a major project he was counting on unexpectedly falling through at the last minute, ended up landing Kaveh in hot water yet again. Kaveh was evicted from his apartment, leaving him penniless, saddled with crippling amounts of student debt, and now technically homeless.
Heading to his favorite bar to drown his sorrows in a few much-needed drinks, Kaveh's mind eventually turned to his once-friend Abasi al-Haytham. Although Kaveh still couldn't bring himself to admit that Abasi may have been right, Kaveh found himself missing his former friend's analytical mind. Even when they couldn't agree on a particular subject, simply debating with Abasi usually helped Kaveh put his thoughts in order. Drunk and incredibly lonely, Kaveh used the bar's free wifi to search for any clues online of what became of Abasi al-Haytham after they parted ways, years prior.
Even once he sobered up, the following morning, he couldn't get what he'd seen the night prior out of his head. Abasi had graduated with honors—no surprise there—and apparently moved to some city Kaveh had never heard of. He now worked at a place called Kaisou University as an adjunct professor, though given his lack of people skills, Kaveh honestly couldn't picture him actually dealing with students. Still, he seemed to be doing well for himself.
Kaveh's life, in contrast, was a complete mess. He'd absolutely hit rock bottom. Since there was nowhere else he could go but up, he might as well start things off on the right foot. Kaveh decided, impulsively, that he would go to Kaisou and settle his lingering regrets about the end of their friendship. After that... well, he'd surely figure something out.
Of course, Kaveh couldn't have expected his former friend would shrewdly take stock of his pitiable condition and ultimately take him in.
AU Personality Differences: Truthfully, Kaveh hasn't changed much. He's still a hopeless idealist who constantly gets himself into trouble. While he considers himself an architect first and foremost, Kaveh has been struggling to get his design firm properly off the ground, which means he's gone through a lot of odd jobs on the side to keep himself afloat. Anything that doesn't require a degree and tends to have a high turnover rate is good enough for a man perpetually stuck in a financial pinch, so he's worked anything from retail to construction to delivery driver, giving him an eclectic job history for a so-called architect. He's also very good with his hands, and he's dabbled enough with both carpentry and electronics to build some impressive things—if only he had the materials and capital to do so.