Jiexi 杰希

Face-up artist(s):

Myself

Date of acquisition:

2023

Provenance:

Via the BJD Discord

Reason for choice:

My love of Delfs <3
I initially intended to shell a different character with Moon, but there was a sudden moment when he suddenly clicked with this character. His Delf body was given to my Shiwoo, and I unexpectedly was able to find a muscular Feeple body for him

Best Points:

His face!

Worst Points:

The Feeple60 body is very snappy, especially the chest joint. It also seems like one leg is slightly shorter than the other. I need to restring and suede him at some point.

My phone also really emphasizes the color mismatch which isn't as apparent IRL. This is my own fault; I got impatient and skimped on a layer of pastels to improve the color match

Eyes:

Mako (I think; came with a different doll)

Wig:

Luts

Favourite colours:

Blue, Red, Green

Fashion style(s):

Casual

Name story:

Still searching for an English name for him. Jie (杰）means outstanding and Xi (希）means hope

Character age:

26

Character gender:

Male

Offsite roleplay:

This doll's character is not available for offsite roleplay.

Jiexi is an affable, easy-going, and extraverted person. When he was younger, he did struggle with some self esteem issues on account of his looks (big nose, wide face, etc.) and had some self-doubts, but that has gone away after becoming an adult. He has always adored children and has followed a lifelong dream of becoming a teacher.

Jiexi and my other character, Elias (Junyi) are childhood friends and somewhat naturally became a couple, depending on who you ask. They have a very healthy, communicative relationship despite occasional bickering. The one and only time they have truly fought was because of a combination of Jiexi's jealousy and anxiety -- jealousy over Elias' relationship with his older brother whom he chose to continue living with and anxiety over his ability to solely handle E's chronic illness and disabilities, should he ask Elias to move in -- and Elias' rare failure to perceive the root cause of the tension. They are eventually able to talk this out, but not before it nearly resulted in them breaking up (even if neither ever doubted the others' commitment or love; they were just that frustrated.)

They have now adopted my HDF Choco which also materializes in their storyline as well, to Jiexi's delight, and will eventually adopt a son as well.