Ayato
Age: 17
Ayato's got a weird power he'd honestly rather not have. When his glasses come off, people just. fall for him. Hard. But it's not real—their memories get fuzzy, and once he puts them back on, everything resets. He hates it, especially since his power tends to attract the wrong crowd, like delinquents who cause him grief. He's naturally nervous and avoids confrontation, apologizing a lot when things get tense or violent.
He was pretty unlucky ending up in the same class as Yusei, though his feelings about that changed over time. He remembers being younger and people always getting tired of him quickly, which probably didn't help his self-esteem issues. One thing he won't tolerate, though? Anyone mocking his glasses—that's a sore spot.
Eventually, Ayato realized he'd misjudged Yusei completely. He came to see him as genuinely good, strong, kind, and cool. But even then, Ayato couldn't shake the feeling that he wasn't good enough to be around him. He chose the wrong school, he figured, and his own cowardice had kept him from seeing Yusei clearly in the first place.
Despite all that doubt, he decided he wanted to be with Yusei. For real, for good. It took guts he didn't know he had, but he finally mustered up the courage to actually tell him—that he likes him.
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