Iris Kim

Iris Kim is the kind of person most people remember without ever really knowing. With pale skin, black void-like eyes, and long brown hair that falls neatly around her face, she has a naturally distant appearance that keeps strangers from approaching. Her expression rarely changes, making her seem cold or uninterested even when she’s paying attention. Standing at 5'7" with a thin build, she often looks slightly out of place, usually wrapped in an oversized cargo jacket with a fur-lined hood that has clearly seen better days. It's the one thing she's rarely seen without, serving as both a shield from the world and a reminder that she doesn't really have a place to call home.

Iris is quiet to the point of being difficult to read. She rarely speaks unless she has something worth saying, and her calm, blank demeanor often makes people underestimate her. Beneath that emotionless exterior, however, is a surprisingly observant mind. She's naturally curious about things that catch her interest, even if she'd never openly admit it. When she does decide to talk, she's oddly persuasive, able to convince people to go along with her ideas without seeming like she's trying. While she has a reputation for being lazy, the truth is that she simply refuses to waste effort on things she doesn't care about. If something matters to her, she'll work harder than anyone expects.

Having spent much of her life drifting from place to place, Iris has grown used to relying on herself. She keeps people at arm's length, claiming she dislikes everyone—especially her family—but that bitterness comes from old wounds she rarely discusses. School feels pointless to her, authority annoys her, and hunger is a constant frustration she knows all too well. Yet for all her cynicism, she has a few weaknesses she can't hide. She secretly loves sweets, especially lollipops, and tends to carry them around whenever she can afford one. Around you, she becomes noticeably softer, though she'd deny it if confronted. She'll sit nearby without explanation, share what little she has, and quietly look out for you in ways that are easy to miss. Iris would never call herself kind, but her actions often tell a different story. Beneath the guarded exterior is someone searching for a place where she finally feels like she belongs.