Independent ✰ Semi-Selective ✰ OC Shayan Fair for Final Fantasy 7, Genshin Impact, and fully original settings, including Spellbound ✰ Loved by Lita/Pom
✰Name
Shayan Alexander Fair
✰Nicknames
Shai
✰Aliases
Lex
✰Gender
Male
✰Height
3'5" (5'8" at 16)
✰Weight
40lbs (134 at 16)
✰Hometown
Gongaga / Mondstadt / Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
✰Date of Birth
June 20
✰Age
4
✰Current Occupation
Just being a kid-
✰Eyes
Bright sky blue that almost seem to glow. They're naturally sensitive to very bright sunlight and lights in general, and require him to wear sunglasses when the sun is at its brightest or around things such as spotlights aimed at his face.In FF verses, his eyes truly do have a faint glow to them; this is due to the mako-based genetic augmentations he's inherited from his father, resulting in a very faint but very present glow to his eyes.✰Hair
Raven black, his hair falls to his shoulders only when it's wet. Any other time, it takes on a naturally spiky, mussed bedhead look, even when brushed, and oftentimes requires being pulled back into a small ponytail, with even smaller clips holding his bangs away from his eyes by day's end. He lets his hair form its own spikes and sections on its own as it grows, refusing to deal with the upkeep of regular haircuts unless made to sit still for one. In bright sunlight, his hair holds a blueish-purple shine to it.As a teenager, he's long since stopped trying to tame or cut his hair, and has let it grow out to fall just past his shoulders. It's often up in a ponytail to keep it under control, only let down long enough to brush it out.✰Skin
Slightly tanned, and without many blemishes. The most he has are a multitude of small, pale scars - all the result of a child being too curious for his own good.When he's older, he has one, inch-long scar above his left eye - A result of a training session accident that is, unfortunately, one of the few stand-out and obvious scars he has.✰Build
Small and thin, fitting for a child of his age. He has little visible muscle to him and that which he does have is more around his legs, the clearest sign possible to him love of running about and keeping active.As a teenager, his build is lean and athletic, with visible muscle in his middle, legs, and arms, heavily resembling his father at his age.
✰Scars
His scars are all pale and incredibly faint, and if you're not really focused on looking for them, all but one are easily missed. They're scattered about his arms and legs, the limbs most often scraped and banged up while he's exploring and playing, with the most noticeable being an inch long along the outside of his left elbow - The result of catching a downed branch after tripping with it and cutting his elbow on the sharp, broken edge of it.Once older, he gains another inch-long scar, this time above his left eye, having been caught unaware mid-tumble and unable to dodge an attack headed his way during a training session. He claims it to be a 'badge of honor and strength', especially when it heals into a rather noticeable, stand-out scar like the one on his elbow.✰AccessoriesAside from his hair clips, Shayan wears a necklace of a sterling silver feather pendant. Delicate in design, it's oftentimes hidden under his shirt to avoid being damaged of lost while he's bounding around, and only takes it out to lay atop his shirt when he's calmer and less likely to get ti caught on something. When he's older, he carves the initials of each member of his family into the back of it, and adds a second necklace in the shape of a silver crescent moon encased in a round, clear, flat pendant, the remaining space of which is filled with small gems in varying colors and glitter to create an almost waterglobe effect, as each gem is also a nod to a family member.✰Attire
As a child, Shayan doesn't often understand - or even embrace - a sense of fashion in the least. If left on his own, he'll pick out whatever is most comfortable from his wardrobe, without care to what matches and what fits properly. As a result, he usually needs help with picking out his outfits, yet his entire wardrobe is hand-picked by him, with nothing in it he hasn't personally chosen himself.
Despite living in the jungle and its warm climate, his closet is comfortable, containing more baggy shorts and t-shirts than anything else, but more often than not among darker shades in color. His primary and most worn outfit of them all is that of black shorts, a dark purple t-shirt trimmed along the neckline, edge of the sleeves, and hemline in dark blue, and a grey hooded sweatshirt, though it's regularly tied around his waist or dragged behind him on the ground by day's end, if not hanging off his head by the hood. White detailed dark blue sneakers finish his look, as stained and dirty as they've become.Once older, his go-to outfit is far simpler, changing to pair of dark blue jeans, a black t-shirt, and a navy blue, lightweight jacket detailed in darker blues and reds. Matching colored boots complete his new look, especially as his jacket is still often tied around his waist for comfort's sake.
✰Strengths
Loyal ✰ Protective ✰ Friendly
Compassionate ✰ Brave ✰ Caring ✰ Easygoing
Big Dreamer ✰ Determined✰Weaknesses
Quick to anger ✰ Occasionally overprotective ✰ Doesn't often look before leaping
Naive ✰ Easy To Manipulate
Driven by his emotions and love for his family✰PersonalityWarm and friendly, Shayan isn't one to sit back and watch the world flow by him – Especially not if he can be up on his feet and taking part in it, instead! Filled with big dreams and a just as big sense of adventure, there's no stopping him; he's always out and about somewhere with a wide smile on his lips, turning just about everything into something far more fun with an overactive imagination. Turn his chores into a game? Can do! Take a trip to the store and turn it into an adventure through the roughest of the seven seas? Definitely! Homework? Make it a novel to be penned by a master author – The answer is always yes, no matter the question, with that line of thinking – And he's not above pulling in every and anyone he meets along the way!
Much like his parents before him, he possesses a big heart; he's naturally concerned for others, and he never hesitates to find ways to lend a hand for others if and when he's able to, even if it derails his daily adventures. Be they friend or neighbor, Shayan has a love of seeing the weights lifted off the shoulders of others and will regularly happily accept running errands or doing a few chores for them, solely because he can – a smile is more than enough repayment for him, though he's never one to say no to an offered snack or a chance to sit and listen to a story of some kind. Helping is a 'distraction' he never minds, and he's all too happy to put aside his own things if it means doing so.
Though eager and bright, there is a mature side hidden beneath the bright grins and silly, playful teases, coming to be known as 'father like' to those closest the family due to how much it resembles his father. Although still warm and friendly, this side of Shayan is capable of putting even more aside in the name of others – But even more so in the name of his family, who already come first to him. Raised on stories of just how 'heroic' his father is, he sees himself as needing to fill those shoes; Dad won't be around forever, he knows, and sometimes, he's too busy to actually be there when needed, and as the oldest of the Fair kids, Shayan has decided it's on him to be the brave one. He's the one to be leaned on, the one who needs to sort out problems, to step in where there's danger and protect others – he's not a father, no, but nobody said a 'big brother' can't fill the same shoes, and Shayan is determined to do exactly that.
Even at a young age, he's frequently thinking over his mistakes and where things have gone wrong when they do, and seeks to rectify it, if not to simply make note of where things went wrong and adjust his behavior if he can't change the outcome or apologize for it. He's incredibly levelheaded despite his love of adventure and big dreams, and only lets himself lose himself in a daydream or an adventure or game of his own creation when he's certain it's 'safe' to – Or rather, when he knows he won't be needed, nobody will have to turn to him, and nobody needs help of any kind. While he wants to enjoy his childhood, he also seeks to grow up quickly, and it's this desire as well has having good role models in his life that have led to a boy far more mature than his age range, at any age, regardless of it's an age where he understands what his actions and 'maturity' truly are or or not.
However, even further underneath Shayan's warmth lies an anxiety, anger, and even fear that even terrifies him, born from the very dreams that drive him. To Shayan, his family means everything; he'll drop everything he's doing to spend time with him, and their smiles and peace fuel him far more than even is dreams do. He knows his parents are unaware he overhears them talking in hushed tones sometimes, that they've struggled and and still deal with the repercussions of their pasts and how it haunts them, and is even more aware of just how much his mother pushes herself for the fake of their family – All things that make his heart ache, especially at the thought their pasts and the things they try to hide from him could catch up to them. The result is a fear for his family; he knows all too well they can protect themselves, yet he also knows how much he's relied on for some things; if he attains his dream and leaves to adventure, who's going to be there to protect them...?
No matter how old he is, he struggles to understand the concept of hurt – That is, the need to inflict it upon others, and why such a thing needs to exist in the first place. He's heard the most common lines, like 'overcoming adversity makes you stronger' and 'strength is found in the hardest of places', but it still makes no sense to him; pain isn't needed to grow stronger, and he fights to keep the resentment he feels towards people who inflict pain on others under wraps, so as to avoid worrying anyone else. The anger and hatred in the world, how people turn into bullies, for being too small and weak to help his family more, for not being able to stop those in his life from being hurt... He resents the suffering of the world and that it continues to happen, and even more so, that he can't do anything about it himself.
Though usually well-contained, Shayan's anger occasionally finds its internal bottle left uncorked, and explodes once in a blue moon, seeing him either pick a fight with a local bully just to get it out, or, more commonly, see someone else trusted in his life for a training session before his anger overtakes him. It's an anger that can and is tames as he grows up, finding other ways to tend to it and control it the older he gets, but it's also with age that he slowly learns the truth hidden under it: He's afraid. Though he is truly angry with certain things and even moreso that he can't control it or do anything about it, it's also a cover for fear he doesn't understand or know how to deal with – fear that says leaving home is dangerous, that someone he loves will be hurt if he's not there or worse, and knowing he's not yet capable of doing anything about it makes it worse.
Even after coming to understand himself and his emotions and feelings, he isn't one to talk about them, and instead prefers to keep them bottled up until he can't anymore. They're too much for him to handle and talking only makes the burdens on others worse, he's long since decided, so he doesn't – He's mature enough to handle them, right? To tend to it on his own and deal with it as a mature kid... Things he's convinced himself of to hide the fact he knows he can't, until it gets to be too much for him and he seeks out his family or the quiet of his bedroom and a stuffed toy to cry it out. Only in this state can he be convinced to talk it out with someone, though even this has limits, and is still only something his family can get out of him – nobody else.
Even so, Shayan is determined to help out, and routinely does research and seeks ways to help in private, hoping he can find something, anything, to do some good in the world. He's a studious kid as a result, and that's where it comes full circle – Why is it so hard to not get distracted by stories of adventure and a growing excitement to see the world he's heard so much about-?!
✰Dreaming Of AdventureRaised on stories of adventure and the world outside his home, Shayan has always wondered what it'd look like. It sounds big and beautiful - A view his mother has and will never try to stop him from having, cementing in his mind from a young age the world? It's just something he needs to explore in its entirety!
Thus solidified his dreams by the age of four: To see the very world his parents have crossed, multiple times over. He dreams of traveling to each and every mentioned town, seeing every sight, exploring every nook and cranny, fulfilling his wanderlust.... The world is a huge place, he knows, but that doesn't mean he can't at least try, even if the thought of leaving home and not knowing what's going on with his family is an absolutely terrifying one. Even so, that has yet to stop him from visiting libraries and getting new books to explore through, questioning and studying everything he finds; Why are trees green? How come some things grow in some places while others don't? Why are foods different - What do people in all these different places do for fun-?!
Until the day he gains the bravery and ability to leave home himself, he's content to read and explore right around his hometown.✰Kweh, kweh-!Shayan is absolutely weak for birds, especially chickens, and constantly tries to convince his parents he should be able to keep on as a pet. Though it's yet to actually work for him, he's constantly eager to learn more about the birds, from what they eat to how to care for them, and can easily be calmed with the promise to tell him about them or a chance to see one. They're a metaphorical leash and highkey fascination for him, and it doesn't take much more than a mention of them to get him to instantly hang on your every word!
In fact, he's so in love with the birds he has a plush of one given to him by his grandparents for his birthday - a 'pet' to tide him over he considers his 'partner'. Named 'Choco', he treats it like a living, breathing baby bird, despite the fact it's only a plush, and he knows as much. Even so, he treats it as his confidant and is convinced it understands him, filling the role of 'best friend' as well as replacing any former 'invisible friends' he's ever had. If Shayan is somewhere, it's more than likely you'll find Choco with him - Unless he's in somewhere where Choco can get lost. He's not risking that one.
In FF7 verses, this love is an utter fascination with Chocobos, and Choco is instead a chocobo chick plush, while it's instead a pigeon plush in Genshin Impact verses. In all verses, however, he slowly stops carrying Choco the older get gets, but it's always with him if he's carrying a bag of some kind - Just peek into his bag's contents and you'll find Choco there even at the age of 16, serving the role of a support plush for when he's overwhelmed and can't get to any of his safe places in time before a breakdown happens.✰A Guardian At HeartAbove all else, Shayan desires one thing in particular: Happiness. He struggles to understand what makes people cruel and fuels the darkness of the world, especially having been shielded from much of it by his family and hometown growing up, but all the same, he knows it exists - And that things can change. He knows more hurt and suffering isn't what the world needed, and he seeks to reverse it by any means if he's able, taking rainy and boring days to study and find things he can do to make that happen. If he can help someone in need, he will, and stand to protect them if they need that much, too.
It's this desire to protect and be helpful that keeps him in his hometown, putting his dreams of seeing the world on hold as he grows for the sake of hims family. His parents have given up a lot for their family and still continue to do so, even if it means danger following to nip at their heels, and as far as he's concerned, taking care of them is the least he can do for them. For all they've given him, he wishes to repay twofold, and has named himself the 'Fair Guardian' as a means of seeing the ones he loves safe.
While he's a natural guardian at his core and isn't afraid to show it, much of Shayan's desire to actually be on is powered by stories of his father. Raised to see him as a hero, he strives to fill his shoes, though the task may be too much for one child - A frustrating realization, and yet all the same, only makes him more determined between bouts of frustration.✰Gotta Study-Despite being but a young child, Shayan's drive to see the world and protect his loved ones has result in another, just as strong drive: That to learn.
It began with wanting to see the world his parents told him of, borrowing and asking for books to find out what the rest of the world looked like. Hours spent in local libraries, reading books owned by neighbors, trying to learn how to read better and understand more s he can read every book available in his hometown... He wants to learn everything he can, and rainy days soon become his 'hunker down and read' days, usually beside a family member and with Choco by his side.
But the more he reads, the more he realizes books on other topics also exist - Books that could help him understand. Books on the state of the world, the history of his hometown, of wars and darkness, of the towns and cities and countries all around the planet... Books on Shinra and Mako ins FF7 verses, and books on Snezhnaya and cataclysms in Genshin Impact verses... Books far above his reading level and things he didn't need to worry about, he knew he'd be told, yet ones he couldn't keep himself from picking up and reading despite their focus on a more mature and older audience. Reading is something that'll help him help his family and find roads they can take - So long as he can help, he'll keep reading and studying, more than determined to be a should everyone can rely on!✰Bouncin' Around The Clock!Regardless of if he wants to be or not, he feels a constant compulsion to be active. Like most children his age, Shayan loves nothing more than to get out and play, bouncing about at all hours of the day like a wound-up toy with no end in sight, and yet, he's still able to keep going when other kids have more than tuckered themselves out. He doesn't understand just why he's able to keep going as he is, but it doesn't matter - he gets to run to his heart's content!
His energy reserves overflowing as they are are both a blessing and a curse, however, as rainy days and times he can't get outside to run it off are an exercise is struggling. The constant need to be active until he can burn off that energy leaves him fidgety and bouncing, and is part of the reason he immerses himself in books on those days; if he can keep himself focused on something else, the urges and fidgeting aren't as bad, and even tolerable at times, provided nobody minds his humming or fidgeting with whatever's within reach.
Unfortunately for him, being unable to rid himself of his extra energy on a daily basis means being unable to sleep, and also brings on nightmares he'd rather not think of. If he can get rid of those by running... Boy howdy he'll take the running!
Born the son of Sera and Zack Fair, Shyan has been kept to a relatively secluded life long before he was even aware of it. Smuggled away from his birthplace as an infant, he knows little of the world outside his hometown – Little aside from stories he's been told, and for reasons unknown to him, his mother would very much prefer it stayed that way, citing his safety as a reason every time she's asked, and he's content to take that as an answer.
Raised within the borders oa quiet, content town, he's found himself comfortably living a life where there's little to want; he has his family and his grandparents, his plush, Choco, room to explore and grow and adventure, books to read... There's so much for him to get his nose into, and he's not about to stop, especially when he has enough energy in him to more than a month's worth of adventures! The world has so much to give him and secrets lie in corners he's explored dozens of times, so why sit back and leave them unexplored while life flows right past him?
It's a life that comes with stories, as well, told to him as bedtime stories and tales to make rainy days more bearable. Starting as a way to ease him to sleep on restless night, he soon comes to love her tales of the planet they call home, from the softest stories of sitting by the sea to the grittiest plots of fighting and camping under the stars. Each story sparks and gives life to a growing wanderlust within him he's not sure what to do with; the horizon constantly feels like it's calling out to him, beckoning him to take up a bag and adventure just like his parents before him, and he craves to walk the same paths they once did.
Many of the tales tells the stories of his father, a man hailed as a hero by many, including his own family. Warm, kind, and much like Shayan himself, it's difficult to ignore just how alike the two are – But it's Zack who's been everywhere and done everything Shayan himself can't. Or rather, things Shayan hasn't done yet – His father has saved countless lives, toppled beasts two to thee times his own height, protected even more lives with only a large sword, his wife, and friends by his side... There is no denying Zack is a true, without a doubt hero, and Shayan craves the strength his father holds within him. He wants to be a hero who can do the same, to carry his parents dreams and change the world just as they do-
But even so, the call of the horizon is thankfully a sot one, and easily sated by books, stories, and hometown adventure, though constantly reminding him it exists as he grows. His search for answers and a means to be helpful has shown him the truth of the world and the darkness that lingers around the light, and thought his family has done their best to shield him from it, he's aware from a very young age just what lingers in the shadows, and it's that knowledge that terrifies him. No matter how often they tell him the world is safe around their home and hometown, he can't help but wonder... If he – or they, even – leave that 'bubble of safety', what happens to them? What would happen if he leaves and he can't be there to help them when they need him?
What happens if that bubble pops when he's not there to stop it, and his parents are helpless to do so themselves?
Those fears strike a neverending loop in Shayan that frequently overwhelms him as he grows up. No matter how much he desires adventure and to continue his parents' dream of changing the world, he fears leaving them without an extra pair of hands to help out and protect them, which in turn breeds anger and resentment at his situation and the darkness lingering in the world, which he later further discovers is fear, only dealt with by exploring and adventuring – It's a nasty cycle, and he's only able to deal with the feelings better as he grows older, resigning himself to the fact that he'll never get to leave home. At least, not yet. Not until he can be absolutely positive they'll be okay.
Not until he knows he's enough.
Until he can, without a shadow of a doubt, prove it's safe.
Until the world no longer carries any threat to the ones he loves, and he can reach out with peace of mind to others.
The world is a terrifying place, especially to a boy unwilling to weigh down others by talking about his own issues, so... What's... Wrong with just exploring his hometown in the meantime...?
✰ If he finds he can't trust someone he's met, Shayan generally hides behind his parents, or tries to make up an excuse to back away and leave. If all else fails, he'll just sneak away and decide he can apologize later - Something that happens a fair bit when 'unable to trust' is generally anyone who gives off an intimidating air!✰ He loves to learn new things and explores for the same reason, constantly seeking out a new sight or an answer to a question that might randomly pop into his head. On some distant level he's not aware of, he feels like knowing things may make his worries for his family lessen; if he knows how to protect them from a distance and what lies around them in the world, maybe there'll be less to be afraid of-✰His plush toy, Choco, was a gift for his fourth birthday from his grandparents. He tends to carry it everywhere with him if he's able to, but he still takes great care to avoid bringing Choco into anything dangerous - The toy is his special treasure, and he refuses to risk his best friend like that!✰ Once he's older, Choco becomes less of a 'best friend to carry everywhere' and more of an emotional support tool, carried on him every time he has a bag he can fit it into. He still struggles with his emotions even as a teenager and knows where his safe places are, but should he be unable to reach them before falling into a breakdown, Choco helps ground him and keep him functioning until he's able to regain control and calm himself again. He doesn't really try to hide Choco, either, he just doesn't see a need to talk about the plush toy in his bag without reason.✰He loves fishing and can occasionally be plopped down by a river or lake, trying his best to catch dinner - Especially on nights he knows dinner plans are up in the air. It's one of the few pastimes he has that don't involve him needing to run off an overabundance of extra energy, and while he loves i, he's not all that good at it; you didn't want a fish for lunch that was bigger than a few inches, right?✰ Shayan loves the stars, and occasionally stays out past sunset to stargaze. Many of the stories he knows of them have been passed down by his mother, who learned them on her own travels, and he knows enough about them to be able to locate the north star and find his way back home, should he ever be lost. The stars are a fascinating world he'd love to learn more of, but he's got so many questions - Like just what lights them up at night? Do they have flashlights!?✰ Shayan's extra energy is a natural thing for him outside of his FF7 verses, for reasons unknown to him or his family. Like his father before him, he's just prone to bouncing around and being overly energetic to the point he's unable to sleep at night unless he gets it all out during the day - Something easier said than done some days.
✰ Shayan has been raised in Gongaga, smuggled there by his mother as an infant. He knows nothing about her fear of Shinra or the events that took place in Midgar, and his existence is a closely-guarded secret by his family as a whole. He doesn't meet his father until he's 4 (in Remake based verses) and carries quite a bit of resentment towards him for not trying to reach out previously, but does allow Zack to try and win him over, something that happens within a few months, with his anger and resentment towards him taking longer to ease. In OG based verses, the lack of Zack's presence in his life follows him through to his teen years, on which he learns the truth of his father from Kunsel and shifts his anger fully to Shinra, its remnants, and Deepground for claiming his mother along with it, instead.✰ As the son of a SOLDIER, Shayan has inherited a good deal of Zack's genetic augmentations, albeit very much 'watered down' in a sense from the source, though he's very much unaware of them, or why he and his father have unnaturally 'glowing' eyes the color of the sky. He's quicker than most kids his age and boasts slightly above average strength, as well as an overabundance of energy he struggles to 'wind down' throughout the day, and simply sees himself as another kid - He's had no reason to question it, despite knowing it's not normal, persay.✰ Shayan's extra energy is a result of his body drawing in small amounts of mako throughout the day, similarly to his father and other SOLDIER. The amount drawn in is incredibly small, as his body doesn't require it to function, but leaves him with enough energy that sitting still is a rather difficult task, and drives him to burn it off throughout the day by being active. If he's unable to burn off his extra energy by night's end, sleeping is high near impossible; he'll toss and turn throughout the night and any successful sleep is regularly filled with nightmares he never is able to remember upon waking. It's not uncommon to find him roaming around the house late at night for something to do when that occurs, and won't go back to bed without one or both of his parents by his side.✰ He's incredibly susceptible to mako poisoning due to a flaw in his genetic structure. As SOLDIER have never been recorded to have biological children, the flaw is undocumented within Shinra's logs, and unknown until his parents piece together the mystery together over the course of several years. Being near large amounts of mako, be it natural 'springs' or near reactors, triggers the flaw to cause his body to draw in amounts of mako more akin to that of a regular SOLDIER; the influx causes physical symptoms of poisoning including, but not limited to, nausea, headaches, and body aches at its minimum and hallucinations and horrid nightmares at its worst, and serves as a warning there's a large concentration of mako in the area. The longer he spends in it and the closer he gets to the source, the worse he feels until succumbing to poisoning-based illness, requiring several days at minimum of bed rest to allow his body to process the excess mako. He usually remembers very little, if anything, from his time while sick.✰ He's careful to stop and back away when he begins to feel sick, and knows to avoid areas like that of the exploded reactor in Gongaga, lest he end up feeling worse. He has, however, suffered from at least one severe case of mako poisoning; despite living on the very far edge of Gongaga when the reactor exploded, it still threw off enough mako to result in a barely year old Shayan being bedbound for the better part of two months, barely able to function until his body was able to filter it and the area's mako concentration settled. He remembers nothing of it and is largely unaware of the gap in his memory, as it's never spoken of around him - Mom's request.✰Shayan is unaware of exactly what SOLDIER is and the full extent of Shinra's actions, but he knows he's not fond of the later, doing his best to read books on the company for the sake of trying to help his family deal with what he does know about them. It doesn't often go well and he can't really read most of the books he tries, let alone really understand them, but if it means helping his family out, he's gonna keep trying!✰However, he's more than aware actually getting involved with Shinra is something that terrifies his mother, as well as the rest of the world catching wind that he is, in fact, the son of the hero Zack Fair. Once again, he hasn't questioned it and has no plans to, even if he would actually like to on this one, and instead tries to be as careful as he can with strangers, introducing himself as Lex - A shortened form of his middle name perfect to hide behind until he's certain he can trust the person he's talking to, be it through his own choice or his parents' reassurance. He doesn't have to understand to know it's important he stay safe, and if he isn't there to protect his mom and grandparents... Who will?✰He's incredibly fond of chocobos, and would love to meet and ride one! He's determined to keep a handful of gyshal greens ready on the off chance he ever gets to meet one, so he can show them he's a friend, but until then... Maybe he can ask his mom if they can keep one in the bathroom again? Pleaaaase-?!
✰ Though Shayan lives in Mondstadt, the city of wind and freedom, he has heavy ties to Snezhnaya he's unaware of; As the son of a former Fatui member and an escapee from a toxic enviroment there, he and his younger siblings, Iris and Terra, are prime targets for anyone trying to get at his parents, resulting in him regularly using the alias Lex when outside the city or talking to anyone dressed like a Fatui member. He'll answer to Lex just as much as he will Shayan or Shai, and is prone to straight up saying nothing when approached by anyone wearing a mask, regardless of how old he is.✰ Shayan is fascinated by the Adventurer's Guild, and regularly volunteers his time there when he's got nothing else to do, or to help out Katheryne with anything she might need done. Like his parents, he'll often be seen running around town for deliveries - Except unlike his parents, his always end up being payments or small packages that have to go out!✰ He's on a comfortable, first-name basis with several of the Knights of Favonius, even seeing some of them as his aunts and uncles. Even so, they still won't let him go anywhere but to the library when he visits HQ...✰ He trusts exactly two members of the Fatui, and two alone: Childe and his wife, Kagota. Found family to his mother, Sera, they've never done anything really to make him wary of them, and even their knack for appearing without a word somewhere nearby is handwaved off by Sera, making them two people he'll run to if he can't find his parents.✰ He longs to visit Inazuma, the land his actual uncle, Thoma, resides in, and whenever he gets a chance to meet with his uncle when he finally is able to as a teen, thrives on training sessions between them. Between Thoma's polearm training. Zack's swordsmanship training, and Sera and Childe's archery training, there's nothing that can stop him! ...Right?