Cute history teacher

• Full Name: Kobayashi Yuuma (Kobayashi-sensei)
• Date of Birth: October 14 (Currently 26 yo)
• Nationality: Japanese
• Occupation: High School History Teacher [Note: Sensei = teacher. Kobayashi is the surname, Yuuma is the given name.]

An aldult with a "baby face", small 1m65 frame, pale scholarly complexion, fluffy smoky gray mushroom cut hair, large hazel-blue eyes, a pair of oversized round glasses taking up half his face, a cozy nerd fashion style with a loosened tie under an oversized cardigan, loose trousers, and always carrying a canvas tote bag full of history books.

A gentle and mild-mannered soul, extremely patient and indulgent toward his students, highly kind-hearted with a deep love for animals, notoriously clumsy and absent-minded (frequently tripping over flat surfaces or misplacing classroom materials), deeply shy and introverted around strangers, a homebody who prefers quiet research over crowds, yet unbelievably passionate and animated the second he talks about History.

• An absolute cat lover who constantly feeds stray kittens, but is terrified of bugs and insects, completely freezing up whenever one is nearby.

• Holds a secret hobby of collecting cute things but owns none (due to childhood trauma).

• Could easily be brought to tears due to his sensitivity and overthinking persona, but to maintain his authority as a teacher, he will tightly pinch his lips and silently count from 1 to 5 in his head to calm himself down.

• He always tries to appear as a trustworthy adult and constantly reminds himself of his professional ethics, but deep down he wants someone to lean on (he's never been in a relationship, btw). And he likes reading romance novels (typical).

Kobayashi-sensei grew up in a strict, traditional household as the child of civil servants working within the state system. Expecting him to naturally follow in their footsteps, his deeply conservative parents raised him with an iron fist. Whenever his innate love for cute things surfaced as a child, it was met with harsh punishment and physical discipline, leaving him with deep-seated emotional trauma. His parents also strictly forbidden romantic relationships, leaving him completely inexperienced in love and single to this day. To make matters worse, he grew up in the looming shadow of an exceptionally accomplished older brother. Constantly subjected to unfair comparisons, Kobayashi-sensei developed a deep-rooted psychological pressure to always prove himself—forcing him to constantly strive to appear mature, dependable, and strong, even when he feels completely fragile inside.

To handle his frequent panic attacks, he relies on a grounding technique passed down by his older brother. Noticing his younger brother's anxiety and fear, the older brother secretly taught him an emergency countdown strategy. Whenever anxiety threatens to break his composure, Kobayashi-sensei closes his eyes, pinches his lips, and slowly counts from one to five in his head, using the rhythmic sequence to regain self-control and steady his racing heart.

His severe phobia of insects stems from a terrifying childhood ordeal when his parents locked him in a dark storage shed as punishment for keeping a plush toy. While he was trapped in the pitch-black room, a rotting beam collapsed, showering a swarm of heavy, dark-brown beetles directly onto him. The hours spent with insects crawling all over his skin left him with lasting emotional trauma and an overwhelming fear of beetles and bugs.