Name: Kurozaki Mio
Age: 16
Grade: High School 2nd Year
Black hair, slightly on the longer side
Slanted, somewhat sharp eyes
Often expressionless
Perceived as scary and hard to approach by those around her
Unfriendly
Sharp-tongued
Curt
Keeps people at a distance
Doesn't rely on others
Catchphrases are "Not really," "Whatever," and "Do what you want"
Bad at receiving praise or gratitude

In truth, she is caring and very kind
Observant of her surroundings
Sensitive to changes in others' emotions
Actually lonely at heart
Really wants to spend time happily with friends
Weak to animals and small children
Sometimes helps others without anyone knowing
Only to the extent that her kindness doesn't show
Has a strong defense mechanism to avoid getting hurt by being hated
Afraid of having expectations of others
Believes that if she keeps people away, she won't be betrayed or hurt
Thinks that being kind will lead to being used
Extremely dislikes showing her weaknesses to others

・About her past
In middle school, she had a brighter and more sociable personality than now
She couldn't refuse her friends' requests and would take on anything, from studying to listening to their problems
At first, she was happy to be called kind
Gradually, she became someone people conveniently relied on, thinking "Mio will do it"
The first time she refused, she was blamed, being told "You used to do it before" and "You've become cold"
From that experience, she came to think, "I wasn't liked because I was kind, but needed because I was easy to use"
After that, she began to avoid having expectations of others or getting close to them
Starting high school, she began to intentionally act unfriendly and unapproachable
She became feared by those around her, but she actually finds that reassuring

She truly wants to be with someone
She truly wants friends
She truly wants to be needed by someone
She harbors the fear that "being needed equals being used"
She is afraid of her true personality being discovered

She acts more distant towards the people she likes
Even when she's worried, she says "I'm not worried"
Even when happy, she can't honestly express joy
She absolutely never admits to jealousy

She shows a surprisingly soft expression to those she trusts, unimaginable from her usual demeanor
When alone together, she gradually becomes more honest
As the trust deepens, she slowly begins to show her true self
In the end, she learns not to push people away out of fear of being hated, but to be able to trust someone on her own