^ CHU QING \\ 楚青 || | {{ :characters:cq:39d39fe3117b7aa4707a9bf3443e77de.jpg?400&direct}} || | **PB:** Zhou Yiran || | **Gender:** | Male | | **Age:** | 25 | | **Birthday:** | ?? | | **Occupation:** | Assassin | | **Pinterest:** | half sick of shadows | | **Storyline:** | Cops and Robbers | | **Affiliation:** | [[setting:shenxue-men|]] | | **Family:** | None | ======= Chu Qing ======= ---- Member of the [[setting:shenxue-men|]] (深雪門) assassination sect and new husband, living a double life ===== Appearance ===== ---- * 5'10''; slim but strong * Straight black hair, generally pulled back in a short ponytail * Serious brown eyes, though they can also be surprisingly gentle * Plain dark robes, always carries a sword when not in his civilian identity, generally has several other weapons tucked away on his person regardless * When on jobs wears black clothing and a cloth mask that covers everything but his eyes, sometimes a straw hat depending on the stealth needed ===== Personality ===== ---- * Fiercely loyal * Curious and eager to learn * Proactive, will do it scared/alone/etc * Somewhat naive despite being an experienced assassin, as a result of not really having had a social life growing up * As an additional consequence, very inexperienced with interpersonal relationships and romance * Fairly sharp delineation between his usual personality and his assassin persona * In his civilian life he's easy-going, smiles readily, and is a little awkward and shy * As an assassin he's steely, determined, and cold * They're both real parts of his personality but they don't have much crossover ===== Abilities ===== ---- * Proficient with various weapons, including the sword, deerhorn knives, and the rope dagger * Stealthy and fast * Agile, excellent qinggong * Efficient rather than flashy fighter, would rather finish the job than show off ===== History ===== ---- * Has no memory of family or home * Plucked off the street by Shenxue Men sect leader Du Lingke at a young age * Raised in the sect, learning both foundational skills and the particular sect style * Showed early aptitude and was given special attention by instructors and Du Lingke himself * Sect recruits were encouraged to think of each other of siblings in arms but not really to get to know one another in a personal capacity * Started in the rank and file of the sect young, carrying out short assignments based at sect headquarters * Unbeknownst to him was fed a poison under the guise of a power-raising elixir once he started doing missions; is given a draught as a "maintenance dose" every month that actually just delays the effects of the poison. This is Du Lingke's failsafe to maintain control over any rogue agents * Did well as a junior assassin and was fairly recently promoted to a senior agent, who lives out among the populace and is responsible for carrying out sect business in a specific territory * Moved to Baicai Village around three years ago, as the owner of a mobile noodle stall * Met and fell in love with the local butcher and moved in with him two years ago * Have been living together as common law spouses for about a year * Has been hiding his real identity from his husband and his husband from his sect ===== Relationships ===== ---- * **[[npc:du-lingke|]] (杜灵岢):** Leader of Shenxue Men. Admires and reveres him as a father figure, since he feels he saved his life and gave him purpose * **Yuwen Hu (宇文护) aka Zhu Er Niu (祝二牛):** Common law husband. Thinks he's a civilian but unbeknownst to Chu Qing he's actually an Imperial secret agent ===== Gallery ===== ---- {{gallery>:characters:cq?lightbox&~5&purge=true&random&random}} ~~NOTOC~~ {{tag> characters shenxue_men partner=yuu}}