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Jiang ([personal profile] apexdrifting) wrote2025-01-30 10:44 pm

Headcanon

Dillon Jiang
"I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”
General Information
name. Dillon Jiang
age. 18
birthday. December 15

sexuality. Gay
marital status. Single
occupation. High school senior
current location. Henrietta, VA

Characteristics
height. 5'6"
build. Lean
hair. Black
eyes. Brown

Family Background
mother. Rae
father. Xiao
sibling. N/A
other. N/A

School Stuff
• Plays tennis
• Taking French
• Does his best to get good grades in school
• He wants to graduate and do something with his life
• Reasonably intelligent
• Does well in school; he applies himself and tries hard
• Often studies with Swan and Skov
About
Content Warnings: sections below include mentions of parental death, drugs, and alcohol, including underage drinking.

All headcanon is flexible and I'm open to other ideas for PSLs or threads!
Personality
• He's got a 'live and let live' attitude, ie, he's not into trying to force anyone to do things they don't want to or things that are dangerous or unhealthy. Peer pressure sucks and he doesn't approve of it
• Tries to be conscientious
• He can be easily flustered, depending on the topic or situation
• He cares about people a lot, and is easily concerned about others, especially their happiness and comfort/safety
• Observant and tends to pick up on or otherwise notice things that other people might not

• The most reasonable and levelheaded of the dreampack
• The pack are his closest and only real friends; he'd do just about anything for them
• Kavinsky is very important to him, and Jiang cares about him a lot
• He isn't particularly closer with any one boy more than the others; he cares about them all equally and is quietly, but fiercely, protective and supportive of them. They all mean the world to him

• He's not usually prone to violence but also isn't afraid to get his hands dirty when he deems it necessary
• He will fight to defend himself or his friends if there's no other choice
• However, he still doesn't really enjoy seeing other people fight, especially when his friends are involved

• He was always very close with his mother, and loved her a lot. She was kind to him and encouraged him to follow his own path in life, which meant she frequently butted heads with Jiang's father, who had different ideas for his future. However, things weren't too bad while she was still alive
• His rocky relationship with his father deteriorated even more after Jiang's mother passed away. His father's always had impossibly high expectations and standards for Jiang, and he's never been able to reach them, nor does he want to do what his father has tried to pressure him into
• The rest of his family doesn't really care about him, either. Or rather, his mother's side of the family is fond of him, but most of them don't live in America, so he's not able to see them often. His father's side all have high expectations, as well, and since Jiang has rejected what they want for him in life, they consider him a loser

• Quietly struggles a lot with the weight of his family's expectations, even if he's determined to live his life the way he wants to. It's still rough knowing his family, including his father, thinks he's a loser and not worth anything
He doesn't seriously consider himself a loser--at least, not since meeting Kavinsky and getting pulled into the dreampack--but sometimes he has worries

• Secretly, or not so secretly, soft and romantic
• He daydreams about getting married someday
• He's only had a small handful of relationships, and none of them have worked out, but he's certain he'll eventually meet the right guy for him. He's young and has his whole life in front of him, still

• Outside of smoking weed and dabbling in party drugs/things Kavinsky dreams up for his boys (though none of them know they're dreamed), he doesn't really engage in drugs
• He's normally pretty cuddly, but he's especially cuddly when he's high
• He generally only drinks any considerable amount at parties; he's a social drinker

• Enjoys dark synth-wave music the most, but is also fond of nearly all kinds of music in general
• Enjoys video games
Appearance
• Has tattoos on his inner left forearm and inner right wrist
• Has his nose pierced; a hoop on the right side
• Has his lower lip pierced with a centered hoop
• Shortest member of the dream pack at 5'6"
History
• He was taught how to cook and do things like peel potatoes by his mother while he helped her out in the kitchen. He picked up a lot of helpful information, along with tips and tricks and a few recipes
• He loved spending time with her, and as time went on and her health grew worse, he didn't often pass up a chance to help her with things. He'd pretend it was mostly just excuses to talk to her about various things, but they both knew the truth
• His mother passed away when he was 13
• The next year, his father shipped him off to Aglionby
• His father doesn't live in Henrietta, so they hardly ever see each other--something Jiang considers a positive at this point
• He was going to Kavinsky's parties for a while before he ever met him properly
• He got pulled into the pack by Skov when he was 15, after he caught Kavinsky's attention
• Roommates with a boy named Jake Fischer
• Got his car, a yellow-orange Supra, at 16 as soon as he got his license. It was a surprisingly nice gift from his father, but Jiang is sure he didn't do it to be nice, rather just got him what he wanted to help Jiang's independence
• His family's rich but he never saw much of the money before his 18th birthday, due to not getting along with his father
• This changed when Jiang turned 18 and was able to access the money his mother had left for him, so he no longer has to worry so much about his father cutting him off
player
name. Nic age. 35 timezone. EST pb. Xu Kai code. tessisamess