Haru Yakumo

Yakumo Haru (八雲ハル) is the fictional version of Haruruism. He is the boyfriend/lover of Ichimatsu Matsuno.

Etymology

 * Yakumo (八雲) The kanji in his surname means "eight" (8) and "cloud" Therefore, it reads "eight clouds".


 * Haru (ハル) As his first name is written in Katakana, it has no actual meaning whatsoever, although, when written in kanji (春), it translates to "springtime". An addition, lesser combination could be (葉瑠), containing the kanji for "leaf" and "lapis lazuli".

Appearance
Haru is a tall, dark-skinned man standing at 172.5cm (around 5'7-5'8), with messy black hair and he lacks bangs. He has sleepy, dark-brown eyes, which give him a constant bored expression, thick circular eyebrows and a relatively slim, skinny physique. He has an (occasional) poor posture and (occasionally) bags under his eyes.

Off work, Haru typically wears a light aqua-blue hoodie, dark blue jeans and white tennis shoes. On a few occasions he is seen without his hoodie, revealing a white tshirt underneath.

Personality
Haru is a man of few words, who prefers to keep to himself a majority of the time, the drawback being a lack of social skills and personal space. Due to his blunt speech (majority of which consists of one-liners or gestures) and apparent disregard for the feelings of others, it is an issue when forming relationships. He has a resting blank face and is unaware of his “stare”. He is almost-always on the offense, especially when around new people. When speaking, Haru uses the pronoun "Boku" (ボク) when referring to himself.

Due to a combination of his general pessimism and cynical attitude, he often resorts to self-loathing. Beneath his stoicness, Haru is a child at heart; he has a massive sweet tooth, usually puts emotions over logics and reasoning, and will tear up if overwhelmed -- however, he will only let Ichimatsu see him cry. According to those around him, he is nothing but a "depressed robot" and acts nice when he "wants and/or needs to be". Like ichimatsu, he isn't the best in social settings and while his boyfriend prefers animals to people, he prefers surfing the internet.

While generally seen as distant and uninterested, there is a side to Haru with a love for anime (extending to manga, art). He loves horror movies, and gives nicknames to those he likes. He also possesses traits of half heartedness, not being motivated by major things, but simply things he describes as "interesting" and he isn’t one to “experiment” often either, so things such as video games, swimming and bicycle-riding (extending to milkshakes, animals and cooking) he isn't familiar with. He has a keen eye for detail and extending to people, he over analyzes anything that crosses his path.

Friends

 * Osomatsu Matsuno (松野 おそ松)/"Oso-san" (おそさん) Initially, Haru didn’t think too much of Osomatsu; his childishness and gambling habits rubbing him the wrong way from the start. From time-to-time, they will interact, however these rare moments don’t last for very long and often consist of exchanged looks. He often questions Osomatsu’s title as the proclaimed “leader” as well, describing him as a “useless waste of a man”. He finds himself baffled over Osomatsu’s catchphrase, “This is how things should be!” and the fact he goes by it. Both generally easygoing, there is usually little-to-no hostility between them, however from time-to-time Haru will comment on (or downright insult) Osomatsu, generally centered around his childlike mentality and troublemaking. They share a lack of motivation towards major things and have a more perverse side, however Osomatsu is at a much higher level than Haru, extending to the fact he has no shame or hesitation about making lewd remarks in front of his brothers. Despite this all, Haru more than understands Osomatsu’s occasional desire of being an only child and sympathizes with him on that. Despite his objectivity towards Osomatsu’s gambling, from time-to-time Haru showed some interest in pachinko and occasionally thought about asking him to teach him how to play, however solely for the experience. Osomatsu often finds Haru difficult to talk to due to his cold, slightly intimidating aura and on more than one occasion he tries to reach out to him, always receiving the cold shoulder in return. This brings Osomatsu to question Haru’s opinion of him, both as a leader and person in general, going as far as to blindly assume he hates him. Haru will go out of his way to ignore Osomatsu’s very presence when/or if in public settings, straining their relationship even more. Haru claims he does not desire getting to know him whatsoever- this immediately contradicts with the fact Haru has seen the softer, more relenting side and experienced it firsthand, said solemn qualities Haru respects. Overall, Haru wouldn’t say he “likes” Osomatsu, but rather “respects him to some extent”- or more so, has “respect for his qualities”.


 * Karamatsu Matsuno (松野 カラ松)/"Kara-san" (カラさん) Upon first meeting Karamatsu, Haru was already disinterested in him, initially even hopping on the “kusomatsu” bandwagon. He takes all of Karamatsu’s “charm, energy and charisma”, voice, or “coolness overall as nothing but a joke; a sad, pathetic front. Much like Osomatsu, Haru believes Karamatsu is a lot denser than in actuality, reasons behind it being a combination of his general obliviousness in public and bouncy (painful) optimism. On more than one occasion Haru has torn Karamatsu down to the point of tears, while unintentional most of the time, however on the rare occasion it is deliberate, has always satisfied himself by stripping Karamatsu of his signature sunglasses and watching the tears flow forth. Unfortunately, nine times out of ten this is followed by him degrading him even more -- whether because Haru isn’t the best at comforting, his general disdain towards Karamatsu remains uncertain or a combination of both remains uncertain. At its core though, he just wonders, like with his brothers, why Karamatsu is the way he is. Despite being a sensitive man himself deep down, albeit far from as timid as Karamatsu, Haru contradicts this and wastes no time keeping that side of himself seemingly nonexistent to continuously spit on him, calling it “weak” and questioning “why a grown man would cry”. On the other hand however, Haru (microscopically) is envious of Karamatsu’s, although false, confidence. Additionally, although indifferent towards Karamatsu’s persona, finds himself strangely drawn to the ball of timidity underneath.
 * Choromatsu Matsuno (松野 チョロ松)/"Choro-san" (チョロさん) To be perfectly honest, Haru wasn't initially wary of Choromatsu 's presence at all. Upon acknowledging his existence, Haru began wondering of his "thing". Like Osomatsu, Choromatsu initially found Haru unapproachable and countless times, Haru 's cold comments have sent Choromatsu toward him, only for the biracial man to send him right back down, either via a realistic-sounding threat or exchanged, intense looks. Both tend to overthink and both of them fall under the "otaku" label, s haring a love (general liking in H aru's case) for idols and anime, albeit with Haru it being slightly toned down and it extending to their music, rather than strictly the idols t hemselves. Incorporating his drawing hobby into the mix, Haru has asked to, if not surprise Choromatsu with drawings of his favorite idols. Turns out, additionally, they admire one-another; Haru with Choroma tsu's general maturity and Choromatsu for his calm, stoic demeanor. Howeve r their faults throw their said admirations out the window, with Choroma tsu's weakness around women (extending to larger perverse tendencies) and H aru's "stare". Haru, albeit not embarrassed, has found himself "displeased" in public with a fawning Choromatsu. Haru sometimes gives Choromatsu advice, particularly regarding his stat us as a NEET and more than once has asked what is "stopping him" from becoming employed. Due to Choromatsu's poor secretive skills and "paper-thin nature", Haru cl aims "he can re ad him like a book" and doesn't find it difficult staring hi m in the eye and sitting him back down if he decides to raise a threatening hand. Overall, Haru would say he likes Choromatsu's company, however he needs to "toughen' up". While Choromatsu has somewhat carried some of his interests from highschool into adulthood, Haru's interests go as far back as early childhood.


 * Jyushimatsu Matsuno (松野 十四松)/"Jyushi-san" (十四さん) Haru views Jyushimatsu as childish and finds his cheerful disposition "painful". At some point, he did question if his general positivity was a mask. Initially, Haru also questioned Jyushimatsu's nonsensical behavior before later finding out "he is just Jyushimatsu". On the other hand, Haru, from time-to-time questions his intelligence due to the man's childlike (naive) aura, and his kindness is just "pure idiocy"; furthermore, he treats him like a dog. But after a certain point, claims he "knows just enough" and comes to some level of respect for him. On a much deeper level however, deep-deep down Haru sees Jyushimatsu as a younger brother, who he must "protect from something" and it "makes him feel alive and happy (?)" -- both, he doesn't understand himself.


 * Todomatsu Matsuno (松野 トド松)/"Todo-san" (トドさん)

Trivia

 * He and Ichimatsu have been together for 4 years (met when Ichimatsu was 21 and Haru was 20).
 * Haru identifies as Bisexual, however has a larger preference for men.
 * During his highschool days, Haru wore glasses, however upon ente ring adulthood switched to contact lenses.

Other Links

 * HaruIchi
 * ichimatsu Matsuno