Name
🍱 Layne Shinagi.

Age
🍱 Eighteen.

Gender
🍱 Male.

Ethnicity
🍱 Spanish.
🍱 Japanese, (Adopted).

Occupation
🍱 Sushi Chef, Trainee.
🍱 Works at his father's restaurant.
🍱 Culinary student.

Sexuality
🍱 Homosexual.

Relationship Status
🍱 Single.

Zodiac Sign
🍱 Leo.

Height
🍱 5'4".

Weight
🍱 60lbs.


Personality
🍱 Layne is quite the sweet boy.
🍱 Others would consider him kindhearted.
🍱 He is most certainly relaxed.
🍱 In tandem with this, Layne is notably laid back.
🍱 He is, however, adequately withdrawn.
🍱 This has naturally led to him growing reserved.
🍱 Despite his quiet and introverted personality, Layne is very fun-loving.
🍱 Another positive feature to check off, would be his patience.
🍱 Additionally, Layne is very cuddly, especially with animals.
🍱 Equally so, those who know this boy would use the word affectionate to describe him.
🍱 Though, he is quite shy, which would be foolish to dismiss.
🍱 Due to this, he is somewhat anxious.

🍱 If anyone has seen him cook or draw, they'd know that Layne is incredibly stubborn.
🍱 Layne blames corny chick flix, but he is a hopeless romantic.
🍱 Quite the dreamer, indeed.
🍱 A feature Layne would admit is his greatest strength is his impressive creativity.
🍱 This clearly dips into being expressive, (in his food and drawings).
🍱 With all of this in mind, Layne appears somewhat boring on the surface.
🍱 While he has very few friends, they can attest to the fact that Layne is incredibly loyal.

🍱 Willing to see an issue from various perspectives, he is indeed rather broad-minded.
🍱 Layne attempts to be objective, as often as possible.
🍱 He avoids judging others.
🍱 He does, however, judge himself a tad too harshly.
🍱 Like a cat, Layne is incredibly curious.
🍱 He is very eager to learn, especially from his elders.
🍱 At times, Layne can be rather bad at maintaining contact with others due to his reserved nature.
🍱 However, when confronted on the issue, he always apologizes for the transgression.


Appearance
🍱 Layne is rather tiny.
🍱 Though eighteen years old, Layne is prompted to present his ID card wherever he goes.
🍱 It is understandable, considering a very youthful appearance.
🍱 Starting from the top, Layne has a thick mop of messy black hair on his head.
🍱 He maintains a rather unblemished face some would consider handsome, but most would consider cute.
🍱 Of course, his 'resting bitch face' might take a few points off.
🍱 If one was to see Layne without clothes, his body would reveal a scrawny shape, indeed.
🍱 He has no muscles to speak of, whatsoever.
🍱 Layne's skin is, due to his Hispanic origin, bronze colored and tanned.
🍱 If one was to take his shirt off, Layne's ribs would be clearly visible, and a keen eye would be able to count each individual rib.
🍱 This is generally not considered attractive.

🍱 Each of Layne's digits is slender and could be considered dainty.
🍱 Speaking of dainty, Layne appears rather androgynous and is sometimes mistaken for a girl.
🍱 Considering his occupation as a chef, Layne has no polish on his nails but maintains them and keeps them short.
🍱 If one was to touch his hands, softness would be the first thing that comes to mind.
🍱 They would also reveal a distinct lack of manual labor.

🍱 His voice, much like his body, is quite androgynous and it can be difficult to place his gender.
🍱 He speaks quietly and is often asked to repeat himself.
🍱 Having grown up speaking two languages daily, Layne has no distinct accent.
🍱 Some people might consider Layne's voice somewhat melodic, but it is nothing he'd be willing to confirm.

🍱 Layne tends to wear vanilla scented perfume.
🍱 Outside of work, Layne enjoys expressing himself in clothing.
🍱 On warmer days, he is often seen in a pair of cargo pants, a long vest, and a tank top.
🍱 It is common to see a series of bracelets on his forearms, all of which are brown, black, and beige.
🍱 Working in tandem with his olive skin, Layne tends towards dark green, black, and brown.
🍱 His choice of footwear is exclusively ankle-high converse shoes, black with white tips.
🍱 On colder days, Layne wears thin, long-sleeved shirts beneath his vests, but retains his fashion choice.
🍱 Sweaters make themselves known when Layne feels lazy.

🍱 At work, Layne wears a black chef's coat, which swallows his small body.
🍱 The coat has red accents, and buttons, with 'Shinagi Sushi' stitched onto the chest with red thread.
🍱 To prevent his hair from intruding, Layne hides it beneath a black chef's cap.


Biography
🍱 Layne is the second son, and first adopted child, of the Shinagi household.
🍱 Throughout his life, Layne had known an ordinary, common upbringing.
🍱 His love for food made itself clear quite early, in the same way that it does for most.
🍱 Layne helped his father cook since a young age, and maintained that his love for cooking stretched further than simply lunch and dinner.
🍱 After graduating high school, Layne immediately applied to culinary school.

🍱 In regards to his family, Layne has always gotten along with his siblings, but it would be a lie to claim that he constantly felt like a part of the group.
🍱 Layne is Hispanic by blood, which is clearly visible, especially in comparison to his blatantly Japanese family.
🍱 Though he has never been treated differently, one could perhaps understand the boy's subconscious thoughts.

🍱 Where he has been told on numerous occasions that family in no way equals blood relations, Layne has always struggled with a sense of belonging.
🍱 This was especially elevated when his younger brother was born, twelve years ago.
🍱 Despite the uncertainty running through Layne, he has always attempted to keep these thoughts at bay.
🍱 The only people who have in fact commented on his heritage are a select few, who criticize Layne's Japanese cooking, calling it 'fake', due to his lack of Asian features.
🍱 Ken would, however, be quick to point out that Layne is his son, and has been, for seventeen years.
🍱 Layne was adopted soon after his first birthday.

🍱 Economically, Layne and his family have never struggled for money.
🍱 With Ken's incredible success as a chef, enough so to be seen on the household screen, the Shinagi name is rather well known within the culinary world.
🍱 Due to this, Layne's position in a most prestigious culinary school was set in stone from the very start.

🍱 Today, Layne often maintains the family restaurant by himself, because of how busy his father is with television appearances.
🍱 Luckily, the restaurant is incredibly small, and most of the food is ordered to go.
🍱 Due to this, Layne has been able to maintain the business on his own.
🍱 Currently, Layne is looking for an apartment, where he can move out.


Education
🍱 High School, (graduated).
🍱 Culinary School, (attending).

Family

Languages
🍱 Fluent, Japanese.
🍱 Fluent, English.
🍱 Basic, French.

Staples
🍱 Layne, himself, has not established himself in any notable way in Sol City.
🍱 His father, however, is quite well known.
🍱 Those who do know of Layne likely found out about him after eating at Shinagi Sushi.
🍱 Within the culinary world, Layne might be well known, but as his father's son, more so than anything.
🍱 He has made a few guest appearances with his father on the screen, but they are few and far in between.


Likes
🍱 Cooking.
🍱 Drawing.
🍱 Music.
🍱 Movies.
🍱 Baking.
🍱 Soda.
🍱 Energy drinks.
🍱 Ice cream.
🍱 Animals.
🍱 Plushies.
🍱 Cultural food.
🍱 Learning about food.
🍱 Cooking programs.
🍱 Having things in order.

Dislikes
🍱 Spiders.
🍱 Insects.
🍱 The taste of alcohol.
🍱 Annoying customers.
🍱 Bad table manners.
🍱 Bad table manners, again.
🍱 Junk food.
🍱 Obnoxious people.
🍱 Unclean kitchens.
🍱 Messy kitchens.
🍱 Lack of hygiene.
🍱 Math.

Favorite Song
🍱 This varies drastically.
🍱 Layne generally prefers music from the 70s to the 90s, however.


Habits
🍱 It is highly uncommon to see Layne without a pair of headphones on.
🍱 Unable to sit still without something between his fingers for very long, Layne has a selection of fidget spinners at hand.
🍱 Layne always has a shoulder bag with him, which contains sketchbooks, pen cases, and notebooks.

Fears
🍱 Major arachnephobia.
🍱 Mild claustrophobia.
🍱 Layne is very uncomfortable in the presence of drunk people.

Talents
🍱 Excellent chef, with a focus on Sushi.
🍱 Wonderful artist.
🍱 Good with animals.

Flaws
🍱 Layne is very scrawny.
🍱 Due to this, he is quite fragile.
🍱 Which also leads to him freezing easily.
🍱 A withdrawn personality can at times make him seem rude.
🍱 Due to his reserved nature, he often needs to be nudged, or pushed, out of the house.
🍱 His quiet voice does him no favors.
🍱 Despite being an excellent chef, to the point where he has been considered a progeny, he has lacking self-confidence.
🍱 He is somewhat shy.
🍱 Layne is useless at sports.
🍱 He cannot swim.
🍱 He can't hold his liquor, after one shot, he's out.
🍱 Layne is horrible at math.
🍱 He is also horrible at teaching others.

Extra Information
🍰 Layne came out to his family when he was seventeen.
🍰 He has been in one relationship.
🍰 On his eighteenth birthday, it came out that Layne's boyfriend was cheating on him, with a girl.
🍰 Layne has avoided the thought of relationships since.

🍰 Layne has considered joining a cooking competition, but doesn't have enough self-esteem to take that step.
🍰 When asked if he ever wants children, Layne introduces Bonbon as his son.
🍰 His sister often presents cooking challenges for Layne, in jest.
🍰 He still accepts them and tries to surpass her expectations.


Home
🍱 Layne lives in a four-bedroom apartment.
🍱 He lives with his parents, and his siblings.

Pets
🍱 Layne has a lemur.
🍱 The lemur's name is Bonbon.
🍱 It is a rescue animal, from a circus.
🍱 Layne adopted it from his mother's shelter.
🍱 A lemur is an exotic animal and a license is required to own one.
🍱 On paper, Layne's mother owns Bonbon.

Family Wealth
🍱 Upper middle class.
🍱 Six out of ten rice bowls.
🍱 🍚🍚🍚🍚🍚🍚❌❌❌❌

Personal Wealth
🍱 Three out of ten rice bowls.
🍱 🍚🍚🍚❌❌❌❌❌❌❌

Schedule
🍱 School
🍤 7am - 2pm.
🍤 No school on weekends.

🍱 Work
🍤 Opens at 11am.
🍤 Layne's father works until 3pm, when Layne takes over.
🍤 Layne works from 3pm - 8pm.
🍤 On weekends, Layne works from 11am - 8pm.
🍤 His father helps out whenever he isn't busy with his cooking career.

The Restaurant