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speaks 2 languages fluently, mandarin and dutch. speaks 2 other languages with a passable fluency, english and german.

lived at home with his parents until he dropped out of university, after which he moved into an apartment in one of the seedier parts of amsterdam where the access to drugs and the gang environment was easier. initially bc it was cheap living there, eventually he stayed because the flow of substances was easier to manage from the inside.

"manage" is a bit of a joke, tho. everything considered.

things he likes: c-pop (especially jolin tsai, don't judge), dogs (he's never owned one, however), his mother's jiaozi (he'll pick this over any other dish on the menu any day) and rain (the only one in the gang who won't complain about being out when it's raining).

things he doesn't like: the strained relationship he's developed to his family in general (with his complex feelings for his brother being a special branch of this). politics and law (he's a bit of an anarchist, really). babies (doesn't see the appeal, doesn't like to hold them, come get him when they've learned how to speak) and clingy girlfriends.

which is incidentally the only kind he knows, so.

is a pretty good dancer and could excel at breakdance if he gave it a try. instead he currently uses his skills to rehearse c-pop and k-pop choreography in deep secrecy at home.

trained wushu with his brother from he was 6 till he was 9 at which point his 14 year old brother got his black belt, something that made yichen practically rage quit. he'd later pick wushu back up after he started getting into the gang life, to be able to fight better.

is also good with firearms, has an extremely steady aim and nerves of steel.

currently lives in a studio apartment opposite town from his parents. works part-time as an electrician for some dirty guy that his gang leader knows. spends the rest of his time playing heavy for the gang, collecting debts, threatening people, interrogations and shoot-outs, the like.

tries to keep his family as separate from his gang life as possible, but amsterdam isn't a big city, comparatively, so sometimes their paths cross anyway which is one of the only things that can really tap into his fear response.

dated two girls during the 14-ish months he was studying law, first the girl of his mother's choosing, mei, who was a friend of a friend's daughter. they were totally mishmashed personality-wise, but actually had a bit of sexual chemistry going which ensured they stayed together for half a year. they also remained friends after their split.

after that, yichen would start his detour from his family and mostly in spite, started dating elisabeth, a dutch arts history student much older than him, though they only lasted three months.

since then, he's been mostly happily single, especially since he's started realising that he's also attracted to men (and bulging arms, don't judge).

difficult not to notice this when you're surrounded by big, bulky, strong as fuck, gym addicted criminals on the daily.