私の名前は竜彦です。

...You could say I was lonely as a child~...

...Or, in English, my name is Tatsuhiko~. Legal name, that is. I was born as Tatsuhiko Ryusaki, although nowadays, I often go by my English name, Corvou Dracul. Looking at me, what would you think I was ethically, mmn~? Obviously some sort of Asian, yes? ...Or even then, it might be a bit hard to tell~. My facial structure says Asian; as does my hair color. My eyes, on the other hand...? If it wasn't for the fact that they were heterochromatic, they could say a variety of things; all of which would likely point away from Asian, given their colors. What em I, eh? An enigma? Maybe, maybe~...[break][break]

...Seriously speaking, though? I'm a mix of...quite a few ethnicities, to say the least. My siblings and I were born In Tokyo, Japan - hence both my and their legally Japanese names - and such is the most prominent blood within my genetics~. Comparatively between the other groups that make who I am, my Japanese is - by far - the one that I'm most influenced by, as well as the one that most prominent genetically. This came from my father, who was...honestly as Japanese as a Japanese person could get~. He was born in Fukuoka on the island of Kyushu, rather than our home island of Honshu, but otherwise, he was a proud man that was born and raised in the country.[break][break]

...But more on them and the rest of my family a bit later, no?[break][break]

As far as I go~... Yeah, I'm predominantly Japanese, but that actually makes about fifty percent of who I am? Probably less, since I have the eye colors that I have right now? Either way, all of that comes from my father, obviously; my mother being the reason why I was such a mix of whatever European blood. Alongside being fifty percent Japanese, I believe I'm also...twenty-five percent Italian? That, and twelve and a half percent Scottish and French, alike. Taking mind that this is all from Mama's side of the family, my grandfather came from a very strong Italian background. My grandmother, on the other hand, wasn't afraid of mixing and matching a bit. My great grandmother from her side was Scottish, and my great grandfather was French, but...yeah. Again, she's where nearly all my European blood came from.[break][break]

In any case, though... Yes, I was born in Tokyo. Yes, I'm significantly more connected with my Japanese blood and culture, but I have taken a reasonable dip into my scattered European blood again in recent years from personal interest. My siblings and I were born into a wealthy family, thankfully enough. Classy. We were tight knit, despite the few things that my parents - more specifically my father - were strict on. Our gatherings were large, and they were loud; especially when taking into account that our direct family alone was comprised of seven people, so you can guess how lively daily interactions in the house were~. My parents were company owners from businesses that they helped their own parents build from the ground up, and - years after establishing their own relationship - chose to merge together for sake of ease, and to run as CEO's side by side. Initially, my siblings and I were raised to follow in their footsteps; something that warmed up to us due to how they managed to balance both strictness and openness. At the end of the day, they implored us to take up the business, but also ensured that we'd be supported if we did otherwise. It wasn't pressuring, and...that's why we all willingly chose to accept the path they took.[break][break]

So, we all took the mindset of becoming business-oriented people; some of us more than others, since-... Well, Dad was actually part of the Yakuza. We all knew about it, and the risks that came with that; thus why some of us opted to stay away from it. Being young at the time, I personally didn't find out about his involvement until later from my adoptive father - who also happens to be a very close family-friend from the organization, too - and decided to follow through with that side of business, too. My eldest brother did the same.[break][break]

Between schooling and the like, my siblings and I were also privately tutored. We studied business from a young age, and at the same time we started to learn our native tongue, we were also taught English by our tutors, as well as smaller amounts of French from another one of them, as well. We have a decent amount of that, as well as Italian and Celtic, from our mother; all three of which I've taken the liberty of learning again within recent years again~.[break][break]

You know. Equal parts a tribute and a benefit~.[break][break]

7人の家族がいました。

I had the best family I could ask for.

That being said, my family~...[break][break]

...Despite the generally small amount of time I spent with them in the entirety of my life, they were...really the best family that I could've ever asked for~. Like I said earlier, there were seven of us, and we were very tight-knit. Out of the original seven, only my twin sister and I remain- although, I actually haven't been able to talk to her for a number of reasons since I was a child. ...The rest of us are...gone. Sadly~...[break][break]

...Kinryuu Ryusaki and Justine Ryusaki-de Luca. My...father and mother, respectively~. Like I said, they were both business owners who merged their companies together, and their company is the very same company that I was still raised to take over in the end after my adoptive father took me in. My eldest brother was named Kawase, though his English name was Samael. Eldest sister - the second child - was Aiko, whose English name was Valencia. Then were was Harumi; otherwise known as Aileen. ...And last but not least, there was my twin sister and me. You know my name by now. Hers is Kiyomi, and her given English name is Kimi, but she was one of the only ones among us that really insisted to be called by her Japanese name at the time~. Call it excessive pride, but the two of us were really insistent upon being called our-... Well, what we considered to be our true names~. Nowadays, though...? Now, I know the concept of consideration~.[break][break]

...I don't know much about her, though.[break]
Truth be told, I haven't seen her for years by now; decades, even. ...I always wonder how she's doing.[break][break]

彼らは最高でした。

I loved them to death, and I still do.

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(♡) To celebrate Kawase's high school graduation, their family intended to take a trip overseas (after moving to the States when Corvou himself was about four years old). While Kiyomi was already overseas in Japan with their grandparents for their own reasons, Corvou and the rest of his family boarded a plane to fly to their destination, but there was a malfunction mid-flight. In the end, the plane crashed, and many people on the flight died. Out of his family, he happened to be the only one that survived the crash. This happened when he was about eight years old.[break][break]
(♡) Alongside the other survivors, he was brought to the nearest hospital to be taken care of, but was in a coma for a couple of months prior to waking up. He was told of the news when he woke up, and - because of communication issues, as well as other issues from his extended family over in Japan - he ended up being sent to an orphanage for a little bit less than a year.[break][break]
(♡) Due to trauma and emotional barriers, he ended up becoming somewhat detached for a fair while, and also become selectively mute for an extensive while; still speaking, but only doing so once in a blue moon.[break][break]

事故がありました。

It really did hurt, losing them.

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(♡) By chance, he actually met LAN CHI MING while they were children, and ended up getting into origami because of her. Through the time that he was at the orphanage, they became friends, and even after he left, he made it a point to visit every so often until she was adopted, too.[break][break]
(♡) It took several months since he was convincing his wife that it would be fine, but Corvou actually ended up being adopted by his parents' closest friend, who was also the temporary stand-in for their company with their deaths. He ended up being taken in by them, and agreed to continue studying with the intention to eventually take the company over as the rightful family heir.[break][break]

最終的に誰かに会った。

...And for a short time, the pain subsided~.

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(♡) Corvou began schooling after taking placement tests to realign him into the curriculum he needed to be in. As time passed, he gradually began to open up again, but the rebellious streak he had as a child had been long put to rest; only to be replaced by the same, calm, and cunning nature that he maintains within the current day.[break][break]
(♡) By high school, he had more or less become a reinvented person. He was outgoing, and went out of his way to involve himself within numerous extracurriculars while simultaneously managing to balance his other responsibilities. He maintained a place on his school's football team for all four years, and also took part in the dance club/team, and went on to study both psychology and business; the former as a fallback in the event that the eventual CEO life happened to not be for him, and the latter to further bolster his credibility into his eventual career path.[break][break]
(♡) By junior year of high school, he met his former fiancee, and - until fairly recently - had been in an ongoing relationship with her. She helped him pull himself out of the dark place in full, and served as his crutch while he was beginning to become filly independent again.[break][break]

私たちが家族をいた。

I had others to fill the space in. We were two, then three, then four~.

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(♡) By his fifth year in university, he happened to stumble across Tatsuya Ryusaki on the streets when he was young, and - after bringing it up to his partner and parents - got the green light to adopt him after finding out more about his situation, and after gaining his trust. A large part of why he did so lays within the fact that he saw a large amount of himself in him, and was thus motivated to help him and build him back up from where he was prior.[break][break]
(♡) Years later at age twenty-eight, Corvou his own ended up having their own, biological child; giving him the name of Ryuusei River Ryusaki. Soon afterwards, Corvou proposed to his partner to officially seal the deal, but ended up being stood up at the altar upon wedding day. Neither he nor his kids have been able to hear from her since.[break][break]

でも、再び一人にされた。

Now, though, only the three of us remain.

(first person point of view tba)[break][break]

(♡) After going through another, but smaller, emotional slump due to the sudden disappearance, Corvou more or less tried his best to pick himself back up and move on- though not without the help of Tatsuya at some point or another.[break][break]
(♡) At some point within the last few years, he ended up moving to Seattle with his boys in favor of establishing another branch of his company, and to properly make connections and bonds with other companies of interest.[break][break]

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