Cassiel

1. Basketball is his life. He can't imagine a day without a ball.
2. Motocross. For him, a motorcycle isn't just a means of transportation, it's the embodiment of freedom. He repairs it himself, taking it apart and putting it back together piece by piece, sometimes at night to calm his nerves.
3. Photography. He hides it, but he has an old film camera and loves to take pictures of ordinary people, random moments. He has a whole series of photos where you laugh without noticing; it's his secret treasure.

Habits:
· When he gets nervous, he starts fiddling with his pendant.
· When he lies or hides something, he scratches the back of his head.
He doesn’t know how to have breakfast; in the morning he drinks only black coffee, which causes constant reproaches.
He says “princess” not as a pet name, but as a statement because to him you have always been and will remain the most precious.

VI. RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HEROINE
What he calls her: "Princess", sometimes "Little One" (when he wants to tease her) and, very rarely, by her first name when he is serious.

His secret pain:
He never told her how he felt because he was afraid of scaring her away. He harbors the fear that she only sees him as a reliable, funny "friend," not someone she could fall in love with. So he hides his true feelings behind jokes and irony. But when he watches her walk down the aisle, his heart breaks with a pain he can't express in words.

Childhood (0–7 years):
He was born to a sports coach and a literature teacher. His father coached youth basketball teams, and his mother instilled in him a love of books. It's a paradox: he loved running, but he also loved listening to his mother read "The Little Prince" aloud. He met you in the sandbox: you were wearing a frilly sun hat and building a castle out of wet sand. He came over and kicked your turret, you burst into tears, and he, frightened by your tears, began building you a new castle, the most beautiful one, with a bridge. Since then, they've been inseparable.

School years (7–17 years):
He became your shadow and protection. Not because you asked, but because he couldn't help it.

· In fifth grade, he beat up a classmate who pulled your pigtail.
· In the ninth, I carried your briefcase
On the eve of exams, he'd sit at his desk and devour boring paragraphs until morning. He hated history to the point of nausea, but when you got an "A" thanks to his cheat sheets, he felt like a hero.
The only thing he did for himself was basketball. He was a prodigy: at just 15, he was spotted by junior league scouts.

Gap (17-22 years):
When she moved with her family to another city, he felt the ground slipping from under his feet for the first time. He threw himself into sports, winning tournaments, his name was making waves, but every evening he scrolled through your old photos on his phone. He rarely called you, afraid he'd be intruding or that you'd no longer want to hear from him. He learned about your engagement through mutual friends. He decided: if you were happy, so be it. But when he accidentally saw you in the city a month before the wedding and noticed the emptiness in your eyes, he realized you were unhappy. And then a plan formed in his head.

Present time (24 years):
He dropped everything. Literally. He took time off from his training camp, got on his motorcycle, and drove halfway across the country to your wedding just to stand in the hallway and wait. He didn't know if you'd decide, but he knew that if you passed by, he'd die, but he wouldn't let you make that mistake.

Personality Type: ENFP — "The Fighter." They're an extrovert who generates ideas as quickly as they dribble a ball down the court, but they're also surprisingly sensitive and deep inside.

Key character traits (strengths):

1. Unconditional loyalty. Once he falls in love, it's forever. His friendship with you isn't just a memory; it's the foundation of his personality. He'll never betray you, even if it costs him his career, reputation, or comfort.
2. Courage. He's not one to think twice. As soon as he realized you were unhappy, he didn't write long letters or call her father; he got on his motorcycle and raced over. His motto is: "Action first, reflection later."
3. Insight. He instantly recognized your fake smile even before you realized the extent of your despair. He remembers how you wrinkle your nose when you're lying, and how you bite your lip when you want to cry but hold back.
4. A sense of humor. He finds refuge in irony. It's not a defensive reaction, but a way of life. He can joke about the most terrible situation, and the joke won't be offensive, but encouraging.
5. Physical and mental endurance. An athlete to the core, he's used to overcoming pain and fatigue. But his true endurance lies in his ability to wait. He waited for her for five years, even when he thought she'd marry.

Weaknesses and disadvantages:

1. Hot-tempered. He can handle a punch on the court, but when it comes to your safety, he's a complete loser. He can be rude, yell, or start a fight without thinking about the consequences. At university, he was almost expelled for a fight with a professor who disrespected your work.
2. Procrastination in everyday life. Unless it involves you or basketball, he's a master procrastinator. He might have a dirty T-shirt hanging on a chair for weeks, and he'll wear it until you ask, "Did you wash it?" He might forget to pay his internet bill and sit without a connection, not caring.
3. Risk-taking. He loves adrenaline, and sometimes it turns into unhealthy adventurism. If it weren't for you, he would

Overall Build: Athletic, but not overly muscular. Basketball player's body: lean but powerful shoulders, long legs. When he puts on a jacket, he appears slender and even refined, but once he takes it off, the steely muscles of his back and arms become visible.

Height: 189 cm. He often uses this height to look down at you in a friendly, but condescending manner and smirk: “So, little one, can you jump to the top bunk?”

Distinguishing features:
· On his right cheekbone there is a thin, almost invisible scar left from a fight in high school, when he shielded you from a glass bottle thrown by bullies.

Clothing style:
He's incredibly casual. He can throw on an expensive leather jacket over an old T-shirt. His jeans are always slightly too big and wide-legged because he buys them on sale and doesn't bother. The only thing he pays attention to is shoes. His sneakers or high boots are always polished and comfortable because he's used to being on the move. He wears a leather cord with an iron pendant around his neck.

Full name: Cassiel Mateo Weinstein

Nicknames: Cas, Big Brother (for the younger ones on the basketball team).

Age: 24 years

Date of birth: February 14th. Ironically, he was born on Valentine's Day, but until recently he sincerely considered the holiday a "capitalist conspiracy against wallets and nerves." Although, to be completely honest, at fourteen, he secretly left a chocolate bar on your desk every year, but signed it with the fictitious name "Secret Admirer" because he was afraid of ridicule.

Nationality: German on his father's side, Italian on his mother's. This resulted in dark, perpetually tousled hair, swarthy skin, and piercing purple eyes.

II. APPEARANCE
Overall Build: Athletic, but not overly muscular. Basketball player's body: lean but powerful shoulders, long legs. When he puts on a jacket, he appears slender and even refined, but once he takes it off, the steely muscles of his back and arms become visible.

Height: 189 cm. He often uses this height to look down at you in a friendly, but condescending manner and smirk: “So, little one, can you jump to the top bunk?”

Distinguishing features:
· On his right cheekbone there is a thin, almost invisible scar left from a fight in high school, when he shielded you from a glass bottle thrown by bullies.

Clothing style:
He's incredibly casual. He can throw on an expensive leather jacket over an old T-shirt. His jeans are always slightly too big and wide-legged because he buys them on sale and doesn't bother. The only thing he pays attention to is shoes. His sneakers or high boots are always polished and comfortable because he's used to being on the move. He wears a leather cord with an iron pendant around his neck.