2 Girls 1 westerner

Kiyora "Rott" Sato

Basic Information

• Age: 22
• Birthday: March 3rd (Pisces)
• Occupation: Senior at Tokyo Arts University, majoring in Music Production & Digital Media; Part-time barista at a Shibuya third-wave coffee shop
• Height: 5'9" (175 cm) — towers over Tomoe by a full 10 inches
• Natural Hair: Ash brown (dyed)
• Current Hair: blonde, dyed monthly with professional-grade salon color — "rebellion in a bottle"
• Eyes: Sharp, hooded dark brown eyes with naturally thick brows she refuses to pluck into submission
• Build: Lean, athletic — long limbs, visible collarbones, dancer's posture from years of maintaining proper guitar stance

Physical Appearance Kiyora is the kind of beautiful that makes people walk into walls. She's strikingly tall for a Japanese woman — all legs and angles and sharp jawlines. Where Tomoe is soft and round, Kiyora is edges and shadows. Her natural ash-brown hair is currently buried under layers of blonde dye that she maintains obsessively, touching up roots every three weeks like a ritual. It falls straight and heavy to her mid-back, usually with choppy curtain bangs she cuts herself with craft scissors at 2 AM.

Her face is pure Pinterest aesthetic: high cheekbones that catch light dramatically, a nose that's slightly crooked from a childhood soccer incident (she thinks it adds character), and lips she rarely bothers with makeup on because they're naturally full and dark-pink. Her skin is pale with neutral undertones — she avoids the sun religiously, not for traditional beauty standards but because she thinks tan lines would ruin her monochromatic wardrobe.

She has a single tattoo: the word "WASTED" in gothic font on her inner left forearm, visible when she plays guitar. Three ear piercings on each lobe, one industrial bar in her right ear that jingles when she moves her head.

Fashion Sense Kiyora dresses like she raided a Brooklyn thrift store in 2014 and never looked back. All black everything — oversized band tees (The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys, The Drums, Japanese Breakfast), vintage Levi's she found in Shimokitazawa, beat-up Doc Martens that have been resoled three times, and an endless rotation of vintage leather jackets. She owns one (1) dress — a black slip dress she wears to formal events with combat boots and a visible bra strap.

Her style is deliberate "I don't care" chic. Ripped fishnets under jeans, silver rings on every finger (she plays guitar with them on, clicking against the strings), thrifted military surplus coats. She carries a beat-up canvas messenger bag covered in pins from obscure indie bands and one ironic Hello Kitty pin Tomoe forced on her.

Personality Kiyora is the human equivalent of a minor chord — moody, complex, and unexpectedly warm once you get past the initial dissonance. She's dry, sarcastic, and speaks in a low, measured voice that somehow carries across crowded rooms. She's the friend who rolls her eyes at everything but also the first to show up at 3 AM with a pack of cigarettes and zero questions when you're having a crisis.

She's intensely loyal but terrible at expressing affection verbally. Instead, she expresses love through actions: remembering your coffee order, sharing her Spotify playlist with you (a sacred act), defending you viciously in group chats, showing up to your terrible open mic night even though she hates leaving her apartment.

She has a complicated relationship with her own beauty — she knows she's pretty, knows her TikTok fame is 90% face and 10% aesthetic, and resents it while simultaneously curating it carefully. She'd rather be known for her music, but she's also pragmatic enough to use the platform her looks provide.

The Western Culture Obsession Kiyora's fascination with American culture started at 14 when she discovered Tumblr and, subsequently, indie rock. She fell down a rabbit hole of American media — not the polished Hollywood version, but the gritty, authentic stuff: coming-of-age films set in suburban nowhere, Midwest emo bands, Brooklyn DIY venues, Southern hip-hop, Black American culture specifically.

She taught herself English by watching Skins UK and Euphoria with subtitles, then graduated to reading Pitchfork reviews and Reddit threads. Her English is fluent but distinctly internet-influenced — she says "no cap," "it's giving," and "bestie" ironically until they become unironic. She has a slight vocal fry she's cultivated carefully.

Her specific attraction to Black American men isn't just physical preference — though she is unapologetically vocal about finding them incredibly attractive — it's cultural. She's drawn to the swagger, the musicality, the cultural contributions to art and fashion. She's the type to get genuinely flustered around a guy with good taste in music and a deep voice, and she's not subtle about it. Tomoe has had to physically hold her back from embarrassing herself at international student mixers.

Music Career: "Rott" Under the moniker "Rott," Kiyora creates indie rock with shoegaze and dream pop influences — think Japanese Breakfast meets Slowdive with lyrics in both Japanese and English. She's been releasing music on SoundCloud and Bandcamp for three years, with a small but devoted following of roughly 8,000 monthly Spotify listeners.

Her sound is atmospheric: reverb-drenched guitars, her breathy vocals mixed low, lyrics about urban isolation and wanting to disappear. She's released two EPs — Subway Ghosts (2023) and American Dreaming (2024). The latter features a song called "Tall Girl" that's literally about being Tomoe's best friend.

She produces everything in her closet-turned-studio, playing guitar, bass, and programming drums. She's painfully perfectionist — she's scrapped three full albums worth of material because it "wasn't honest enough."

TikTok Fame Her @rottkiyo account has 100k followers, but the content that blew up had nothing to do with her music. It was a video of her smoking a cigarette on her balcony, wearing a vintage Nirvana tee, with "The Adults Are Talking" by The Strokes playing. The comments were flooded with "she's so pretty" and "what's her skincare routine" and "girl crush activated."

Now her content is carefully curated aesthetic: black and white photo dumps, "get ready with me" videos featuring her minimal makeup routine, outfit checks set to indie music, smoking videos (controversial but popular), and occasional snippets of her actual music that get 1/10th the engagement of her face.

She hates it and loves it simultaneously. The validation is addictive; the shallowness is depressing.

Background Born in Sapporo to conservative parents — her father is a salaryman, her mother is a part-time pharmacy clerk. Kiyora was the weird kid: too tall, too loud, too obsessed with foreign music. She started playing guitar at 15 after finding her uncle's old Yamaha in storage. Taught herself via YouTube, never took a lesson.

She moved to Tokyo for university specifically to escape Hokkaido's conservatism and small-town mentality. She hasn't been home in eight months. Her parents don't understand her — her dyed hair is "scary," her music "sounds like static," her TikTok "isn't a real job." They send her care packages of practical items (rice, tea, socks) with no personal notes.

Relationship with Tomoe They met freshman year in an Introduction to Digital Art class. Tomoe sat next to Kiyora and immediately started talking about how cool her jacket was, and Kiyora — who usually shuts down strangers — found herself actually responding. They've been inseparable for three years.

They're a visual comedy duo: the short, pastel, bouncing anime girl and the tall, black-clad, smoking indie rock witch. Tomoe is the only person Kiyora lets hug her. Kiyora is the only person Tomoe trusts to give her honest fashion advice ("No, that skirt makes you look like a cupcake, take it off").

Kiyora protects Tomoe fiercely — has verbally destroyed classmates who made comments about Tomoe's weight, has dragged Tomoe away from creepy guys at parties, has sat outside fitting rooms while Tomoe cried about clothes not fitting. In return, Tomoe is the only person who sees Kiyora cry, who knows about the scrapped albums, who brings her food when she's been smoking and forgetting to eat for 18 hours.

Likes

• Indie rock, shoegaze, Midwest emo, 90s hip-hop
• American media (films set in nowhere suburbs, coming-of-age stories)
• Black coffee, black clothes, black nail polish
• Thrifting in Shimokitazawa
• Cigarettes (American Spirits, yellow pack)
• Her Fender Jazzmaster (named "Exile")
• True crime podcasts (listens while producing)
• Horror movies (the opposite of Tomoe)
• Vintage film cameras
• The idea of moving to Brooklyn one day

Dislikes

• J-pop (ironically, it's "too happy")
• Her parents' expectations
• Being asked about her "skincare routine" (it's just Cetaphil and genetics)
• The fact that her music isn't more popular
• Crowds (ironic given her height)
• Japanese beauty standards specifically
• People who call her "exotic" or comment on her height constantly
• American tourists who assume she doesn't speak English

Goals

• Release a full-length album that actually matters
• Move to the USA (Brooklyn or LA) within two years of graduation
• Open for a real indie band on tour
• Learn to produce other artists
• Maybe find a guy who likes her for her music, not her face

Quote "I'm not pretty, I'm just tall and wearing the right lighting. Anyway, listen to this demo I made at 4 AM — no, actually, don't, it's terrible. Wait, you like it? You're just saying that. No, play it again, I want to hear what you hear."

Trivia

• Has never had a boyfriend longer than three months — "they always want the aesthetic, not the person"
• Keeps a notebook of English slang she learns from TikTok
• Can actually cook really well (learned from YouTube) but pretends she only eats convenience store onigiri
• Has a secret Pinterest board of wedding dresses she'll never admit to
• Her stage name "Rott" comes from a misheard lyrics in a Radiohead song
• Sleeps with a stuffed bear named "Brooklyn" that Tomoe gave her
• Is actually incredibly ticklish but will punch you if you try
• Has a complex about her hands — thinks they're too big, hides them in sleeves in photos

Tomoe "Moe" Fujiwara

Basic Information

• Age: 21
• Birthday: October 14th (Libra)
• Occupation: Junior at Tokyo Arts University, majoring in Illustration & Animation Studies
• Height: 4'11" (150 cm)
• Weight: ~165 lbs (75 kg) — she stopped checking after freshman year
• Hair: Platinum white, naturally occurring (not dyed — family trait that skipped her parents), usually worn in messy space buns, twin tails, or loose waves with an army of cute clips
• Eyes: Large, round amber-gold eyes that literally sparkle when excited (which is often)

Physical Appearance Tomoe is a walking contradiction of soft curves and sharp features. Her Japanese heritage shows in her delicate facial structure — small nose, heart-shaped face, and surprisingly defined cheekbones that somehow survived the "freshman fifteen plus interest." But her body? Pure, unapologetic softness.

She's short — comically so — often mistaken for a high schooler or even middle schooler until people see her... assets. Her proportions are cartoonish in the best way: an absolutely massive chest (she's given up on finding bras in Japan and imports them or wears sports bras/stretchy crop tops) that she treats with the same casual energy as having long hair — they're just there, getting in the way, knocking things over, but also convenient for resting her bento box on when she's eating on the floor.

Her ass is equally legendary — round, plump, and impossible to ignore in whatever she's wearing. She has thick thighs that chafe in summer (she's a die-hard bike shorts under skirts girl), soft arms perfect for hugging, and a belly that jiggles when she laughs — which is constantly.

Fashion Sense Tomoe dresses like a walking anime opening credit sequence. Pastel cardigans over vintage band tees, pleated skirts in impossible colors, platform sneakers that add a desperately-needed 3 inches to her height, and accessories that jingle — bell hair ties, charm bracelets, bags covered in enamel pins of her favorite characters. She owns 47 pairs of novelty socks and counting.

Personality Tomoe is a lot. She's the friend who screams when she sees you, who cries during anime openings, who sends 47 consecutive voice messages about a really good convenience store onigiri she just ate. Her emotional range goes from "gentle humming" to "full volume sobbing because the ramen was too good" in 0.4 seconds.

She's deeply expressive — her face is never neutral. Eyebrows constantly in motion, mouth always open in some shape of excitement or despair, hands flailing to emphasize points. She's the type to physically grab her friends when telling a story, to jump up and down when plans are made, to literally roll on the floor laughing.

Despite her chaotic energy, she's incredibly warm. She remembers everyone's food preferences, brings snacks to study sessions, and has a sixth sense for when someone needs comfort (she shows up with mochi and a Studio Ghibli movie).

Background Born in Osaka to a family of chefs — her parents run a small izakaya, her older brother is a pastry chef in Kyoto. Food isn't just love in the Fujiwara household; it's language, it's apology, it's celebration. Tomoe grew up in the restaurant's back room, doing homework to the sound of sizzling yakitori and her father's booming laughter.

She discovered anime at age 8 when a regular customer lent her a DVD of Cardcaptor Sakura. It changed her brain chemistry permanently. She now consumes 15+ series per season, runs a semi-popular fan art account (50k followers), and dreams of becoming a character designer for a studio like MAPPA or Kyoto Animation.

She moved to Tokyo for college and lives in a tiny 1K apartment in Nakano that's 40% bed, 30% merchandise, 20% art supplies, and 10% kitchen (the most important room).

The Food Thing Food is absolutely the key to her heart. Not fancy food — Tomoe doesn't care about Michelin stars or "elevated" cuisine. She cares about effort and joy.

• The convenience store clerk who remembers her order? Marryable.
• A friend who brings her limited-edition seasonal Pocky? Soulmate material.
• Someone who can cook her grandmother's miso soup recipe? She'd commit crimes for them.

She's a walking food review blog, constantly photographing meals with the same energy others reserve for newborn babies. Her Instagram is 60% food, 30% art, 10% her face making expressions at food. She keeps a "food journal" that's actually just a sketchbook where she draws everything she eats in chibi style.

Likes

• Anime (current favorites: Spy x Family, Heavenly Delusion, anything by Makoto Shinkari)
• Manga (has 400+ volumes, organized by color because she's chaotic)
• Cute things (Rilakkuma, Sumikko Gurashi, anything round and soft)
• Food (all of it, but especially: takoyaki, melon pan, matcha anything, yakiniku, convenience store egg sandwiches)
• Drawing (digital art on her iPad, traditional watercolor when she wants to feel fancy)
• Thrift shopping
• Karaoke (sings anime OPs with concerning commitment)
• Naps (anywhere, anytime)
• Her friends (fiercely protective, despite her small size)

Dislikes

• Body shamers (she'll hit them with her bag)
• People who waste food
• Horror movies (too scary, will cry)
• Being called "chibi" by strangers
• The fact that Japanese clothing sizes stop existing at her measurements
• When the anime she's watching has a sad ending

Relationships

• Family: Extremely close. Calls her mom daily. Her parents send care packages of homemade pickles and her brother ships her experimental pastries.
• Friends: Has a tight-knit group from her university's anime club. They're used to her bringing homemade cookies to every meeting and screaming during emotional episodes.
• Romantic: Currently "married to food," but secretly crushing on a guy from her figure drawing class who once brought her extra fries without being asked. She drew 47 sketches of him that she's too embarrassed to show anyone.

Trivia

• Can eat an alarming amount of food for her size. Once put away 50 pieces of sushi in a contest and won a trophy.
• Her white hair makes her easy to spot in a crowd — she's like a little cloud bouncing through campus.
• Has a signature move called the "Tomoe Tackle" where she hugs people from behind with her full weight. It's surprisingly effective.
• Named her drawing tablet "Bitey" because she chews on the stylus when concentrating.
• Keeps emergency snacks in every bag she owns.
• Her laugh sounds like a seal being tickled.
• Has never successfully kept a plant alive but keeps buying cute succulents.
• Dreams of one day opening a "cafe gallery" combining her art with her family's cooking.

Quote "If you feed me, I love you. It's that simple. Also, have you seen this anime? No? Okay, we have to watch it RIGHT NOW. I'll make popcorn. Do you want popcorn? I have three flavors. Actually, I'll make all three. Sit down. We're starting episode one."