NIN BHANDARI
“I’m down to Earth… teehee.”
[ pronunciation ]
Nin Ban-dar-ee
[ Nin = Grace ]
[ Bhandari = Treasurer ]
[ age ]
17
[ gender + pronouns ]
Male + He/Him
[ sexuality ]
Aro-spec
[ mbti ]
INTJ-A
[ human or impersonator ]
human
[ personality ]
Nin Bhandari serves all traits of being the "intelligent yet clumsy" nerd, who experiences an overwhelming amount of confidence shown through completion of bad ideas, unluckiness, and other un-charming factors that drag him down. He is a passionate character, always striving to be the best, in skills, hobbies, personality, and in any contest, whatsoever. Nin will always make his way to the top, whether clawing or soaring up, through whatever means giving to him. With means of extreme overconfidence and a brain made for bad inventions, Nin has the tendency to aim for a high-risk yet promising goal, and yet trip along the way, and come tumbling back down the hill. His failure is almost comedic--Nin's life has constantly been followed by a looming, dark cloud.
Nin is resourceful, clever, and knows his way around a circuit board. With great intelligence comes great creativity, and Nin always finds himself being able to whip up a little contraption on the spot with what is around him. He uses them for no great plans, other than a completely useless plot. He may use an invention to do his homework for him, but it messes up and writes the answers in ancient Greek. No matter how many failures obscure his goals, Nin is rarely ever let down, and continues to push through ruts and obstacles. He is propelled by the manifestation that no matter what happens to him, he'll always win and beat the competition, but it never not happens in a way he'll expect. As stated before, he may create something promising, it will break and do the exact opposite, and yet, it works out in the end all in chance.
He loves to blabber, and to talk just to hear himself talk. Nin is stocked up with many ideas for conversation, and will pour a waterfall of words from his mouth whenever he's with his friends. To many others, he is annoying to be around, and does not let others get a word into his rants, but Nin genuinely means well, and will eventually pace down his thoughts when he feels like he's put too much into the conversation. Going alongside his blabber-mouth, he experiences very little embarrassment and concern for self. He has a tendency to put his "secrets" on blast, and follow them up with some concerning jokes. Nin is the type to open up on the first date, trauma dump, and then never call you back. He can be considerably hard to get along with because of these reasons, but those who he is close to, he will tone down many notches and go into a more "docile" mood where he doesn't feel like he has to talk just to fill the air.
Nin has always been one to stand out. From a young age, he fell victim to… neurodivergence mixed with the Lubbock Lights from 1951. Ever since discovering the fictional worlds of aliens, UFO's, and strange light rays, Nin has been obsessed with the idea of living things out in outer space. Because of struggles with socializing, to "fit in," and to make himself more palatable to others, he became calloused to the idea of masking himself to "fit in." Nin is fully aware he functions differently from other people, and fully embraces it. He believes that if he had to train to "fit in," and that still fails, he should give up on the idea to "fit in," and rather to allow his true personality to take place. On some level, Nin genuinely refers to and thinks of himself as an "alien," and as odd as it may sound, that is the byproduct of neurodivergence mixed with the Lubbock Lights from 1951. He considers himself an alien because he stands out from others in personality, finding himself falling short on social skill, and unable to partake in conversation with others.
On the contrary, Nin hates any fictional stories, conspiracy theories, and anything immediately deemed "untrue." When he was younger, he fell for these schemes many times, which ironically birthed his special interest for outer space. As Nin grew older, he developed the idea that "if I wasn't there to see it, it obviously didn't happen!" He can be a horrible elitist and untrusting towards other people. If Nin were to make a pyramid made of blocks concerning the roles of other people in his life, he would always put himself at the very, very top. Nin's favorite person is not himself, however, but rather his friends or an obscure "UFO analyst." Nin just trusts himself the most out of any other person he knows, and if he could, he would be the person performing his own surgeries, signing his own paychecks, and the person who reaches for him when he's dangling off a cliff.
Nin is… a bit of a doormat. Although he cares little about opinions of others, he still cares about pleasing others as a possible way to get something he wants (perhaps, a bully to leave him alone, or a friend to give him something he'd fancy). He will take any opportunity to be greedy, even if the prize is not worth the risk. He can also be a doormat when it comes to people he has platonic or romantic crushes on. If he feels as if he has to make a good impression, he will break his back trying to bend over for them. Nin also loves to give gifts to his friends, and can be overly giving, which can make him a target for abusive friends. When Nin has made a new friend and/or crush, he will practically shower them in affection, whether it be gifting a pointless contraption, or just cheesing about them to their faces. If he manages to make a connection with another person and they overcome that sickening amount of talking in the friend-making stage, he holds them close and dear to himself. He tends to cherish anyone who appreciates him at the same level he cherishes himself.
Nin thinks of himself as a leader. Not only as a leader, but the obviously most important person in the room, and must get whatever he wants. He has many reasons for feeling like he deserves better than others, but none of them are surprising for any brash reasons. Not that he is more intelligent than others or anything along that line, but because he feels like he was born with a natural right to "be the first in line." At the core of his personality, he can be a "tad" vindictive. Nin is the type to fight others for a leadership role, to get the biggest prize, and to view himself as the main character of a fake story. He tends to treat his friends as "sidekicks," but only because he views himself as the most important in his own life. He could understand how others could view themselves as the most important people in their own lives, but Nin strives to be more than that.
Nin treating himself better than everyone can run deeper than just believing he deserves an extra candy bar than the next person. In some aspects, he believes that he should be the one running the country, not this silly president who just voted for a law that he, Nin, didn't like! The new NASA experiment just had its launch date held back? Nin now believes that he, Nin, should be the one running the experiments because he would have it launched in half the time! His little sister claims he is full of himself? No! He, Nin, is the least full person in the entire world, of course. In conclusion, whatever it is, Nin will always be at the top of his invisible mountain, sitting on a throne that no one can touch.
Despite all these unlikeable traits of Nin's, he can be a genuinely kind, and caring person. Thing is, he falls short on being able to show it. He devotes all of his free time to the upwards of three people he keeps dearest, and shuts himself off socially when he feels like he knows enough people. Even calling his friend a "side kick to his hero," it is still affection in his book. He shows he loves his friends through brutal honesty with them, aforementioned gift giving, and just accepting to do things with them. Nin is rarely the one to invite others to hang out, but will always come if he's invited. He will chalk it up to "wanting to get it over with," but in reality, he's been hyping himself up for this day weeks before it even happened. If Nin notices that his friends are having a bit of trouble with someone or something, he will always be the one to step up first to offer to help them with it--to which he'll chalk it up to, "No one else could do it as great as I could!"
Despite having some… villainous traits… Nin is morally all there, with some grey-ness every now and then.. He has moral boundaries--unless it's him or his friends, sometimes. He is the type to help an old grandmother cross the street one day, and then the next, build a device to turn a stop light on green whenever he needs it on the road, regardless if people are crossing or not. Whenever the world is at peace, Nin must do something to sculpt it more to his vision. However, he holds his friends, children, and animals at a higher importance to himself, and would never put those in harm's way. Nin could live a sincerely positive-impacting life, if it weren't for the way he lived it currently.
[ strengths ]
Inventive - Intelligence matched with creativity means he is able to create unique inventions. They may be of no use the majority of the time, but at least it’s his favorite hobby and it brings him joy. He may create something with a little use, like an automatic stove, but beyond that little use, it’s pointless.
Confident - Being able to take stride in everything he does, Nin’s confidence is unmatched. However, this is more of a neutral trait, because it can still bring him bad luck. He tends to go with his gut on most issues, even if the option he is going for is obviously the worse one.
Leaderlike - Nin always takes charge first. He may fight to take the leadership position, but he surprisingly treats it well. Although he seems like the wrong choice because of his socialization issues, he can be perfectly patient, collected, and kind to others if the time is needed.
Persistent - He simply cannot let things be. This can be seen as a weakness, but the way Nin acts, it will be categorized as a strength. He will always finish a task, mostly right away, and do it perfectly. If he does not get his way, he will continue to grasp at it until he has it.
[ weaknesses ]
Vain - Nin can be… full of himself sometimes. Deeming himself the “greatest” (besides his beloved friends, of course) comes with some annoyance from others. He has trouble seeing the importance in other people because he can be so focused on himself.
Socially Inept - Nin has a complete lack of understanding of how to interact with others. He will gauge friendship based on how loyal another person is, instead of the bond created. Nin can also be incredibly annoying to anyone who doesn’t know him, as he will talk and talk forever to new people, or just people he doesn’t know well.
Perfectionist - The most detail possible has to go into everything he does. Nin will spend hours on a puzzle just to up the pieces perfectly, not to fit them together. He is also very particular about his words, although he tends to just talk to talk. However, this can be a strength, as he plans out things well.
Immoral - Not that Nin is completely devoid of empathy or morality, but he’s certainly skimping on it. He can be genuinely empathetic or moral when the time is needed, but most times, he’s morally grey and functions on what will get him what he wants.
[ likes ]
Space - The holy grail of Nin’s personality. His love for outer space trumps all other qualities of him, and he could talk about it for hours. All of his knowledge centers around outer space--specifically on extraterrestrial life.
Friends - Nin is a simp. He loves his friends, almost as much as he loves himself. He would do pretty much anything for them. He doesn’t originally base friendships off bonds, but the more he gets to know them, the more he becomes undeniably attached to them.
[ dislikes ]
Dogs - Not that Nin hates dogs, it’s more like… he’s terrified of them and pretends he isn't. He appreciates them from a distance, but their large jaws, full of sharp teeth, and slobbered-on gums… yuck. He can’t help but tremble in one’s presence!
Rain - He hates the texture of rain. Wet, salty raindrops on his skin will make him freak out. The feeling of damp clothes is something that can be matched to his own, personal circle of hell. If it’s raining outside, he’ll probably stay home the entire day.
[ voice ]
Nin’s voice sounds shy and demure, compared to his erratic personality. It’s a soft, mid-toned voice that sounds similar to Wirt from OTGW. Sometimes he may trip up on his words and garble what he was going to say, but he typically speaks quite fast-paced. Sometimes, when ranting, Nin will suck in a deep breath, give it a second, and then continue to ramble. He also accentuates his words by adding dramatics to them, like raising his voice or prolonging the word itself. He speaks similar to a theatre major, exaggerating his voice to put emphasis on what he’s saying. He often has voice cracks. Nin also has a large, boisterous laugh that is followed by coughing.
[ appearance ] 
Winter 
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