// 20
// freshman
// scorpio 
// major: poli sci, criminal justice
// minor: digital art
// biual

// BIOGRAPHY
born a normal kid into a less than average (but not dirt poor) family, yuta faced a severe episode of escapism in high school. it was born from attention mongering as his parents neglected to give their one-and-only child attention. both parents worked, and had worked for a majority of yuta's childhood. at the time that yuta was about 15-16, his parents started seeing the fruits of their labor as they began climbing up the levels in society. 15-16 year old yuta became involved in online communities that made him feel far more comforted and at home than his parents ever did because they would be tired, cranky, and generally unresponsive after work. "I'm too tired," or "Go away," became common place, so he sought comfort in internet strangers.

it got to the point that yuta lied about his age, ran away one summer, and spent those 3 months with an “online friend”. it was later found that yuta had been emotionally blackmailed into running away to join a group of strangers just years older than him. exposed to drinking and cigs and homelessness, suddenly a totally different yuta emerged.

he was reluctant to come home at first, as these 'internet friends' accepted the new 'yuta' he had become, but he wasn't sure that the rest of the world would accept him. it took him time before he was caught underage drinking. it took time to coax him into opening up. it took time for his parents to finally understand their son. it took time for him to return to anything remotely normal. after yuta was released from juvenile prison, a two year legal battle followed as an ex-internet friend tried pursuing yuta, stalking and harassing him once more. that battle helped yuta sobered up, and the yuta NOW is world’s above and beyond that younger version of himself. he often lies about his age, saying he is 18, or saying that he needed time off before school started. 

the shame of putting his parents through so much still lingers on days when he phones home, telling his parents about how much he misses them. yuta chose to make it easy on his parents by choosing a school outside of japan, where the heat could be taken off them as they continue to grow more and more well off. 

// PERSONALITY 
yuta has a hard time saying goodbye to those he loves, but also doesn't commit easily to anything. he choses to be a free spirit with a tight reign on those he cares for. he's hard at trusting and only gives away small pieces of himself, but he can be social. often times, he's deceivingly social if it's been a good day. on bad days, he shuts down and goes AWOL. it's easier to deal with the hard days when he can roll over and go back to sleep. he associates the smell of cigarettes with that group of people, and feels nauseous when it is nearby. 

// ADDITIONAL NOTES
+ lives in a2 101 with perrie
+ co-president of art club
+ president of anime club
+ member of newspaper club
+ cooking club
+ ex-swim team member (he was there for a week... maybe)
+ has no job, so he tries to walk dogs when he gets the time