More about OCs: Dreamweaver

I was dead this morning (slept at 4 a.m lol) but I've recovered~ So now that tomorrow is no college day, I'll talk about more OCs!

[Dreamweaver]

Hikaru Akiyama Widjaja (in Japanese style: 秋山 光)

100% Japanese. Her parents got divorced when she's in 8th grade so Akiyama is her mother's family name. When she's in 10th grade, her mother remarried with an Indonesian man, hence the Widjaja name. I used Indonesian old spelling for the name to give some old, wealthy family vibes because her step-father is like a super rich businessman. Soon after the remarriage, she and her mother moved to Surabaya, Indonesia.

She can speak Indonesian, but with this weird accent and she sometimes makes mistakes on words/expressions. Her English is mediocre at best :"""

She is now in 11th grade, soon moving to 12th grade. 16 y.o. Gemini? Blood type O.

Believe it or not, she has bright caramel/honey colored hair. The school tries to get her to dye it black, but she insists that it's her natural color, thus not breaking any rules. I'll leave it to your imagination whether she's telling the truth or not, but the fact remains that she actually wins the argument xD Her hair is armpit-length and styled hime-cut (you know, straight cut with front bangs).



Her skin is fair, and she likes to groom herself, so her nails are shiny and she curls her eyelashes daily (no mascara so the teachers can't complain).

Her grades are so-so. She's struggling because all lessons are in Indonesian (and sometimes Javanese), but can actually catch up with the contents. She hates essays because she takes twice as much time to answer decently. She and her mother also have a home tutor who teaches Indonesian and comes twice a week.

She likes cosplay! She sews her own costume and she does her own makeup. She also dances for the cosplay performance. She's especially happy that cosplay is popular in Surabaya. She joins a cosplay community there, and regularly goes to cosplay events.

She's a fun girl, always cheerful and laughs a lot. Mostly an extrovert, she can befriends anyone in the span of 10 minutes. Hikaru seems like someone who works hard on everything she does. Sassy is her middle name. She runs her mouth like a train with no brakes when arguing with someone (suspiciously, this may be one of the reasons her teachers give up on the hair color subject).

Outside school, she has a distinct style with lots of hats and boots. She kinda likes Indonesia's weather because it means she can wear cute summer dresses most of the time, but she also dislikes it because she can't wear her winter boots (those are ultra cute, you know!!!) She has long accepted the fact that she really stands out among the Indonesians with her attires and just goes with it.

This is kinda related to storyplot, but she hates her blood father. She's really glad her step-father is nothing like him.


Febrian (I still can't make a new full name for him.... his original name was so cool and I loved it and I want it baaaack sobs sobs)

100% Indonesian. 26 y.o. Err, Aries? Probably an A.

Teaches Japanese Language at Hikaru's school 8))) Yes, the genre is romance 8)))

He's one of those guys who has fair skin and black hair and zero acnes. You can say he's got a baby face... a constantly gentle face. Originally has somewhat longer hair, but since becoming a teacher, he has to cut it. Outside school, he wears polo and jeans and sneakers.

He is originally from Jakarta before moving to Surabaya because he got accepted as a teacher at Hikaru's school.

Just like his face, he is generally a gentle person. Sometimes reckless, yes, but he prefers not to get into fights/troubles. He's young, he's handsome, he's kind, he's good at what he does; you can imagine he's really popular among the girls (or maybe among the boys too). Actualy did (illegal) motorbike race about 3-4 years ago.

Has a younger brother. His family stays in Jakarta, though.

He kinda takes advantage of Hikaru being a Japanese to help him prepare teaching materials or grading papers. They both like the extra alone-time though 8))))


About the storyline:
I gave weird suggestive comments in Febrian's description, but honestly the story itself isn't about 'student/teacher romantic relationship'. I mean, at some point it is, but it's not how things started.

So actually the story begins a little before Hikaru moves to Indonesia. She's been usingthis certain application to find people who speaks Indonesian and Japanese to help her learning Indonesian before going there. She meets this guy called Ian (an Indonesian who majors on Japanese language) and they get along nicely and all, and the communication continues even after Hikaru moves to Indonesia. After more or less a year talking online, both of them admit that they are attracted to each other, despite the age gap. Ian is more hesitant about taking a step further though, because one, it is weird enough falling for a girl ten years his junior, and two, much more so because they haven't even met in real life. Hikaru begrudgingly agrees that officially dating is not ideal with their current condition.

Then one day, Ian says he's got a new job: teaching Japanese at a high school in Hikaru's city. They are both excited because it means they can meet up and maybe get closer in real life too. A few days after that, a new teacher comes to Hikaru's school. Haha, how ironic, that new teacher Febrian turns out to be the very Ian she wanted to meet. (No they didn't know what the other looks like, but just how many Japanese girl called Hikaru, with brown hair, who goes to a high school in Surabaya can be? Just how many Japanese teacher who came from Jakarta, who shares the same age and (partial) name as Ian can be? It's too obvious.)

With how things turn out, they agree to meet up out of school to clear things up and to discuss what step they should take. Later, they decide to hide the fact that they know each other. Doesn't really help though, because even with the minimal interaction at school, they can't hide the chemistry. And, well, it's not everyday Hikaru can speak in Japanese freely (beside with her mother and step-father). All they can do is trying yo keep it as lowkey as possible.

At first they don't dare to go on dates(???) but after several cosplay events where they went in groups but somehow managed to find alone time, they get bolder. Still careful though, always an excuse or two up their sleeves should someone notices them. I can't say they are officially dating at this point, but both of them have acknowledged each other's feelings, you know? (Hikaru calls him Ian when together, Febrian when at school/with their friends.)

Then the story focus shifts to Hikaru's problem with her real father. Long story short, it addresses Hikaru's hatred toward the man and the reason why she always gets defensive when people comment about her cosplay hobby. I haven't plotted in detail, but this arc is supposed to look deeper into Hikaru's relationship with her mother and step-father. (This takes place after Hikaru gets into 12th grade, where she's expected to get her hobby on hold on favor of exam preparation.)

After that comes the last part, where suddenly Ian's past is brought up. Who would've thought that Hikaru's step-father has some connection to Ian in the past? Furthermore, it's something that makes him oppose Hikaru's relationship with Ian. (I plan to make this part happen after Hikaru completes her National Exam, with graduation coming right up, so she and Ian are more lenient about the nature of their relationship.)

Aaaand, well, I love happy ending so expect some Ian/Hikaru officially dating as the endgame.

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Cough. It got long. Hahaha. I loooove this universe, I really want to write more about them ;;;;;; The title, Dreamweaver, was chosen because at first I wanted to focus on Hikaru working hard for her hobby. It's not like she's making it her dream job, but at least for her that time, continuing cosplay for a long time is her dream, and she weaves her way through school/family/love to reach that dream.

Soo what do you think? :)