Squad Goals (Xander, Yeowoo, Jungho, Iskander) (2/6)
Jun 29, 2022 16:25:16 GMT -8
Post by Xander Pace on Jun 29, 2022 16:25:16 GMT -8
Xander, Iskander, Jungho, and Yeowoo's friends from school. They are all mentioned in this story.
Yuuki Iwamoto
Age: probably born sometime between after September 2004 and before September 2005 (to have been in the same grade as Xander)
Suggested Face Claim: Yohdi Kondo (there was a trend known as "genderless" in Japan that can help you find someone that can match Yuuki)
Gender: genderqueer/nonbinary - uses they/them pronouns
Sexuality: some flavor of queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: graduated high school in 2023, is in college
Family: up to you, younger brother is Kyo. Family is fairly culturally Japanese. Parents are confused about their gender, but they got the spirit
Personality: outgoing, friendly
History:
- How much Japanese they know is up to you, but is probably at least at basic conversational level
- They are closer to Xander than Yeowoo
- Was in GSA, Anime Club, KPop Club, and Asian-American Club in high school. Other extracurriculars up to you
- Their birth gender is an enigma (up to you), very few people know it
Joey Kasem Rochana
Age: born sometime after September 2004-before September 2005
Suggested Face Claim: Patrick Nattawat Finkler of INTO1
Gender: male probably - uses he/him pronouns, other pronouns okay
Sexuality: some flavor of queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: graduated high school in 2023; current occupation is up to you
Family: Dad is Thai, maybe a professor or some sort of educator, mom is some sort of European American who is practically culturally Thai at this point and met husband while in Thailand teaching English, possibly has younger fraternal twin siblings (brother and sister) - His family is mentioned in this story
Personality: up to you, is one of the more outgoing members of the friend group (along with Yuuki and Kai)
History:
- Graduated at the same time as Yuuki, Iskander, and Xander.
- Best friends since second grade with Iskander.
- Was in GSA, Anime Club, and occasionally the Asian-American Club in high school
- He was the second one to get his driver's license because he did Running Start part time, which meant he was going back and forth between the community college campus and the high school campus.
- Closer to Iskander, Xander, and Yuuki than to Yeowoo.
Kai Sobol
Age: born sometime between after September 2005 and before September 2006
Suggested Face Claim: Minjae of MCND
Gender: male - uses he/him pronouns (or other also fine)
Sexuality: some flavor of queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: Graduated high school in 2024, his current occupation is up to you
Family: Father is Russian, mother is Japanese. Both probably do not speak a ton of English.
Kyo Iwamoto
Age: Born somewhere between after September 2006 and before September 2007
Suggested Face Claim: Taki of &Team
Gender: Male probably
Sexuality: some flavor of queer
Occupation: High school student (graduates: 2025); is in GSA, KPop Club, and probably Asian-American Club
Family: Yuuki’s younger sibling. Family is fairly culturally Japanese.
Jungho Lee - CLAIMED BY REDEIM
Age: sometime after September 2005-before September 2006
Suggested Face Claim: Baekseung (Kim Hyunwoo of EPEX)
Gender: Male - uses he/him pronouns
Sexuality: some flavor of queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: graduated high school in 2024, up to you what his current occupation is
Family: up to you
Personality: playful-bickers with Xander, friendly, otherwise up to you
History: Probably a first- to second-generation Korean-American. Ended up very good friends with Yeowoo, especially after Xander and Yuuki graduated. Bonded over trying to get Xander to connect with his Korean heritage. Was in GSA, KPop Club, and Asian-American Club in high school.
Iskander Anwar - CLAIMED BY ETIENNE
(name isn’t set but preferred)
Age: Sometime after September 2004 and before September 2005
Suggested Face Claim: Malvin Saputra (Mavin of Z-Boys)
Gender: Male - uses he-him pronouns, other pronouns okay
Sexuality: some flavor or queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: graduated high school in 2023; current occupation is up to you
Family: Up to you, very religious
Yuuki Iwamoto
Age: probably born sometime between after September 2004 and before September 2005 (to have been in the same grade as Xander)
Suggested Face Claim: Yohdi Kondo (there was a trend known as "genderless" in Japan that can help you find someone that can match Yuuki)
Gender: genderqueer/nonbinary - uses they/them pronouns
Sexuality: some flavor of queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: graduated high school in 2023, is in college
Family: up to you, younger brother is Kyo. Family is fairly culturally Japanese. Parents are confused about their gender, but they got the spirit
Personality: outgoing, friendly
History:
- How much Japanese they know is up to you, but is probably at least at basic conversational level
- Got to know Xander when they were in Kindergarten and Xander was in 1st
- Introduced the friend group to anime and JPop/JRock
- Got to know Yeowoo after he transferred to Cedar Beach High School their junior year and became friends with Xander - They are closer to Xander than Yeowoo
- Was in GSA, Anime Club, KPop Club, and Asian-American Club in high school. Other extracurriculars up to you
- Their birth gender is an enigma (up to you), very few people know it
Joey Kasem Rochana
Age: born sometime after September 2004-before September 2005
Suggested Face Claim: Patrick Nattawat Finkler of INTO1
Gender: male probably - uses he/him pronouns, other pronouns okay
Sexuality: some flavor of queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: graduated high school in 2023; current occupation is up to you
Family: Dad is Thai, maybe a professor or some sort of educator, mom is some sort of European American who is practically culturally Thai at this point and met husband while in Thailand teaching English, possibly has younger fraternal twin siblings (brother and sister) - His family is mentioned in this story
Personality: up to you, is one of the more outgoing members of the friend group (along with Yuuki and Kai)
History:
- Graduated at the same time as Yuuki, Iskander, and Xander.
- Best friends since second grade with Iskander.
- Was in GSA, Anime Club, and occasionally the Asian-American Club in high school
- He was the second one to get his driver's license because he did Running Start part time, which meant he was going back and forth between the community college campus and the high school campus.
- Closer to Iskander, Xander, and Yuuki than to Yeowoo.
Kai Sobol
Age: born sometime between after September 2005 and before September 2006
Suggested Face Claim: Minjae of MCND
Gender: male - uses he/him pronouns (or other also fine)
Sexuality: some flavor of queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: Graduated high school in 2024, his current occupation is up to you
Family: Father is Russian, mother is Japanese. Both probably do not speak a ton of English.
Personality: up to you, one of the more outgoing members of the group (along with Joey and Yuuki)
History:
- Mixed Russian and Japanese. Spoke very little English with his family before starting school
- Was in protected ELL for Kinder and 1st, and had pull out ELL help for 2nd grade and maybe longer
- Kai and Jungho are best friends and met in second grade
- Ended up close with Yeowoo after Xander and Yuuki graduated.
- Was in GSA, Anime Club, KPop Club, and Asian-American Club in high school.
Kyo Iwamoto
Age: Born somewhere between after September 2006 and before September 2007
Suggested Face Claim: Taki of &Team
Gender: Male probably
Sexuality: some flavor of queer
Occupation: High school student (graduates: 2025); is in GSA, KPop Club, and probably Asian-American Club
Family: Yuuki’s younger sibling. Family is fairly culturally Japanese.
Personality: up to you
History:
- Baby of the group, and is the only one still left behind in high school (they do include him in weekend activities still)
- Got closer to Yeowoo, Jungho, and Kai after everyone else graduated
- He usually clung to Yuuki, which is how he was introduced to the group to begin with
- He's a little sad Yeowoo graduated earlier than him even though age-wise, they should have been in the same grade.
Jungho Lee - CLAIMED BY REDEIM
Age: sometime after September 2005-before September 2006
Suggested Face Claim: Baekseung (Kim Hyunwoo of EPEX)
Gender: Male - uses he/him pronouns
Sexuality: some flavor of queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: graduated high school in 2024, up to you what his current occupation is
Family: up to you
Personality: playful-bickers with Xander, friendly, otherwise up to you
History: Probably a first- to second-generation Korean-American. Ended up very good friends with Yeowoo, especially after Xander and Yuuki graduated. Bonded over trying to get Xander to connect with his Korean heritage. Was in GSA, KPop Club, and Asian-American Club in high school.
Iskander Anwar - CLAIMED BY ETIENNE
(name isn’t set but preferred)
Age: Sometime after September 2004 and before September 2005
Suggested Face Claim: Malvin Saputra (Mavin of Z-Boys)
Gender: Male - uses he-him pronouns, other pronouns okay
Sexuality: some flavor or queer, otherwise up to you
Occupation: graduated high school in 2023; current occupation is up to you
Family: Up to you, very religious
Personality: up to you
History: He and Joey were already best friends before joining the friend group. He was born in Indonesia, but moved to the U.S. before he can remember. Was in GSA and Asian-American Club during high school.
