Hobbies:
Music: Listening, composing, teaching, practicing the instruments he’s trained in—music is Liánlí’s life, in all possible ways. Creating it himself excites him so much that the composing jobs he takes rarely feel like work. Likewise, he takes the piano and violin lessons he offers very seriously but they’re genuinely fun for him. While he also has standing favorites, he loves listening to new music and seeks it out from as many sources as he can, whether that means local performances or the Internet. He also enjoys getting a sense of someone else’s taste and making playlists to share music with them (especially for senshi coming to Earth from space; please, let him introduce you to this part of Earth culture).

Gardening: Liánlí got into gardening through his partner; Huanxi enjoys working with his hands to grow things himself, and Liánlí wanted to share that with him. Together, they cleaned up the backyard and built a garden with a mix of in-ground plots and wooden planter boxes.

Cooking: Did you eat yet today? Okay, come sit, Liánlí will fix you something. He learned a lot of his basics from his paternal grandmother, and stories about cooking with her are basically the only ones he has about her that aren’t horrible.

Strength-Resistance Training:

Dream Journaling:


Virtues:
Open-Minded:

Resilient:

Optimistic:

Devoted:


Flaws:
Overly Permissive: Liánlí takes helping people very seriously, and sees it as a duty that comes with his Knightly powers. In that spirit, he tries to be patient and meet people where they are. That’s great in theory, but in practice, Liánlí gives the people he’s trying to help too much leeway. He shoulders burdens he’s ill equipped to handle. He takes on emotional labor that he may not be prepared for, waiting for the other person to meet him halfway. In addition to how this often enables people rather than helping, Liánlí spreads himself too thin and ends up without enough energy for his own needs.

Questionable Sense of Self-Value: Liánlí’s trying to work on this, but ultimately, he still values others more than himself. When he does set boundaries or insists on his own needs, he relies on reminding himself that people in his life would want him to do that, but he doesn’t push himself to internalize why they want that for him. This leads Liánlí to deprioritize his own comfort, his own boundaries, and his own needs. In turn, that leads to him overextending himself and/or allowing his frustrations to build up, festering into resentment and grudges.

Holds A Grudge: Despite wanting to be a “forgive and forget” person, Liánlí struggles to let go of grudges. Extenuating circumstances may favor the person against whom he feels aggrieved, yet he clings to his feelings of But they wronged me or someone I love. He allows his emotions to oversimplify situations in ways that justify him lashing out at the people involved. Self-awareness about this tendency doesn’t help; the shame he feels most often moves Liánlí to run away, to avoid dealing with the resentment and underlying traumas, which prevents him and others from really healing.

Irreverent: Oh, no, a situation is making Liánlí feel emotionally claustrophobic, time to make a joke without regard for how appropriate it is!