Lan, Xichen

Lan Xichen

the basics

Lan Xichen • Lan Huan (almost solely by family)
nicknames • Chen (mostly by non-Chinese speakers)
age • 24
birthday • October 8, 1996
occupation • graduate student, major: Humanities and Sciences
relationship status • single
gender • male, he/him
sexuality • homosexual
has memories • yes

the appearance

face claim • Liu Haikuan
height and weight • 6'2" (188 cm) & 160 lbs
identifying features • Xichen has no tattoos, piercings, or notable scars, though he does have some scars in general from growing up. At one point he had gotten his ears pierced (can someone say teenage rebellion?) but forgot to put earrings in one day and then kept forgetting to the point they closed.
overall appearance • Xichen is tall and muscular, mostly due to his upbringing. He is tanned and keeps his hair short. Lately he's enjoyed dying it, but to avoid his uncle having a heart attack, has gone no lighter than brown (and he still gets a side eye from his uncle for it). He has dark, kind eyes, and an equally kind smile. His style ranges from chic to formal, usually not having any casual looks unless he's lazing around at home.

the personality

likes • hanging out with friends/his brother, reading, meddling, watching C-Dramas
dislikes • spicy food, bigotry/ignorance, meddling biting him in the butt, music with a lot of swearing.
strengths • reads people well, smart
weaknesses • at the end of the day he's really innocent, still feels bad about killing Jin Guangyao
dreams • to be happy
fears • being betrayed, losing friends or family
overall personality • Xichen is extremely protective over his little brother, and in fact that was part of what helped he and Mingjue bond when they first met. Even though he's had life try to throw some punches, he's still kind, loving, and fiercely loyal. He enjoys meddling, but in a harmless sense, like setting friends up with each other (he's successfully set up three friends who are now happily married, and one of them is going on their second child). Something he doesn't realize about himself is he is actually still quite innocent when it comes to himself and his relationships.

the history

father • Lan Qingheng, deceased, concert flute player
mother • Lan Changmei, deceased, concert viola player
uncle • Lan Qiren, 44*, philosophy professor*
siblings • Lan Wangji, 19, undergrad student
cousin • Lan Jingyi, 16, undergrad student
friend • Nie Mingjue, 27, bouncer/undergrad student
hometown • Born: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, Lives: Palo Alto, CA
overall history • Xichen was about seven when his family moved from China to the US. He doesn't remember much about that time, but does remember he had a hard time adjusting initially and always looked forward to getting to come home and spend time with Wangji. His life took a turn when his parents passed away, and though he spent time grieving, he wasn't nearly as lost and upset as Wangji had been, and so he focused his attention on his little brother. It was around this time, though later than Wangji, that he regained his memories, and, unsure how he should proceed, confronted his uncle expecting to be written off, and then was directed through coping with them.

After the events of losing his parents and regaining his past memories, Xichen's life fell into a new sort of normal. As he reached high school, he ended up befriending Nie Mingjue (again), and now considers him his best friend (if not... hoping one day there might be more). He currently in graduate school for Humanities and Sciences.

the role player

alias • Redeim
age • 31
pronouns • he/him
code • the one in the rules
which version did you see • novel/drama/donghua
other characters • Wei Wuxian, Ethan Ouyang Zizhen Stone