Alex Kim

By Aureity

• May 23, 2012




Age: 16

Gender: Male

Species: Non-Pony

Appearance: He has messy black hair, and medium-thick black-rimmed glasses. He basically resembles any other Asian, and is often seen sporting a white polo shirt. Whether it's because he's too cheap to buy anything else or because he's too lazy to change, the world may never know.

Personality: Although most would not call him arrogant, he is definitely overconfident, often using his "smarts" as an excuse to feel better than everyone else. He definitely doesn't make many friends this way. It doesn't help that he's highly confrontational, and has an aggressive streak, even though his physical capabilities can't back it up. As a result, he gets into many fights with bullies, and almost always loses them-to the point where his brain is slowly starting to snap. If he gets his rear end handed to him one more time, he just might snap...and bring a firearm to school to take out his revenge.

Backstory: Having been raised by stereotypical Asian parents, Alex was always taught to prioritize studying before everything else. He took this lesson to heart, pouring an almost-maniacal energy into his studies, and was rewarded with grades that satisfied his parents (aka a string of A+'s).<br /><br />In an effort to conserve money, his parents moved at the start of Alex's high school year, placing Alex in completely unfamiliar territory. Unfortunately for him, high school was a completely different ground than middle school. Bullies actually existed, and in great numbers. Alex often suffered, his irritating and aggresive personality making him a prime target for those who enjoyed causing pain to others. Despite all these setbacks, Alex still managed to achieve the all-A honor roll, maintain a GPA of 5.0, and grasp the captaincies of the math, chess, and Starcraft teams.<br /><br />His condescending tone chases away any potential friends, and his violent outbursts scare away all his classmates-except for bullies who take the opportunity to beat him up every day. Recently he began studying (and failing) the martial arts, and between the stress of trying to defend himself and maintaining high grades, his mind is stretched to the limit. One wrong move and he could snap, and find a way to take revenge on his tormentors. His heavy backpacak IS large enough to conceal a handgun, after all.<br /><br />Although his condescening tone is simply part of who he is, his aggresive personality was created out of his lack of a childhood as he grew up, and the often-inhumane lengths to which his parents would force him to go to obtain grades that would please him. He barely saw the light of day, and never got to play with any of the other neighborhood children. In fact, the only consolation he had was a small Gameboy, which to this day still holds a cartridge of his favorite game, Pokemon Silver. This is the only memory of his childhood he has, and he WILL defend this memory to the death.