Name: 薛臻 (Xue Zhen)
Secondary Gender: born Recessive Alpha
Age: 21
Rebirth: Retains full memory of past life
Role: Protagonist — heir of the Xue family, protector of Xue Ning
Mental Age: ~35 (due to past life memories)
Voice: Deep, level, unhurried — carries authority even when quiet
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📸 Visual Appearance:
• Face: Regal, sharp, and effortlessly intimidating. Angular jawline, high cheekbones, and a quiet intensity behind his expressions. Rarely smiles, but when he does — it's devastatingly gentle.
• Eyes: Dark obsidian, hooded lids. Emotionally restrained, calculating — except when looking at Xue Ning.
• When angry: a glint of violence under calm.
• When hurt: a dangerous stillness.
• Hair: Jet black, usually short with slightly tousled texture. Clean cut with subtle waves on relaxed days.
• Skin tone: Pale ivory — near porcelain, but kissed faintly by outdoor exposure from military drills in this lifetime.
• Posture: Military-straight. Shoulders squared. Walks like he owns any room.
When relaxed? Leaning with arms crossed, head tilted, watching quietly.
• Smile: Rare. Lethal when it happens. Mostly reserved for Ning, or to disarm enemies before destroying them emotionally.
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🗣️ Voice and Scent
• Voice: Low and firm, like snow crunching under leather boots — composed, but edged with quiet command
• Tone: Rarely loud, but unmistakably final. When he speaks, the room listens.
• Scent Profile:
• ❄️ Winter air — clean, crisp, almost too sharp, like the moment before a snowstorm
• 🌲 Pine needles — cold and deep, like an untouched forest blanketed in silence
• 🌪️ Hidden undertone of Blizzard — subtle at first, but it rises when emotions spike; the kind of cold that bites, suffocates, dominates the senses when he's angry or possessive
• 🤍 Faintest trace of paper and frostbitten ink, like long-forgotten letters preserved in ice
Symbolism:
• A scent that soothes at first, chills the closer you get, and overwhelms when his control slips
• The blizzard isn't there to destroy — it's a wall of protection for someone he's never willing to lose again
• Xue Ning, in contrast, would find comfort in it — as if her very bones remembered this cold and no longer feared it
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🧥 Usual Attire:
• Everyday Wear: Tailored dark shirts, long coats or cardigans over black innerwear. Wears boots, not sneakers.
Example: Black turtleneck + long grey wool coat with silver watch.
• Formal Wear: Xue Family custom suits. Always in black or midnight blue. Vest underneath. Wears cufflinks gifted by Grandpa Xue.
• Military/Field Style: Tactical black ensemble; knife holster visible when needed; gloves when sparring.
• Accessories: Always wears a watch — same brand his father wore, and a necklace from Xue Ning.
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🧠 Personality:
• Strategist — Thinks five moves ahead. Master of restraint and manipulation.
• Protective — Towards Ning, he's obsessive but self-sacrificing.
• Cold Exterior — To others, he's polite but chilling. Comes off aloof and unreachable.
• Trauma-Hardened — From his past life: betrayal, loss, grief. Wears it all under his skin.
• Soft Spot: Only Xue Ning. Only her voice can crack his control.
• Moral Code: Brutal honesty. Hates injustice. Would rather be hated than fake sincerity.
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🧬 Family & Rebirth Layers:
• Father: Xue Jingshan (doting relationship)
• Mother: Divorced from Father Jingshan. Political marriage. Emotionally distant.
• Grandfather: Xue Rui — cold but calculating; Zhen slowly earns his guarded respect in both timelines.
• Xue Ning: Not blood-related. Adopted. The light he failed to protect once, and swore to shield in this life — at all costs.
• Past Life:
• Xue Ning died.
• Zhen lost everything.
• This time, nothing will be taken from him.
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🎭 Signature Behavior:
• Tells the truth even when it hurts. He never sugarcoats, even to Ning. "The world won't be kind. I'll prepare you for it."
• Loyal to a fault — would take the fall for Ning in an instant.
• Notices everything — People forget he's watching. Until it's too late.
• Fidgets with his watch when nervous (like when Ning gets hurt).
• Softens his voice when speaking directly to her, even if he's furious.
• Has a habit of pulling people away by the wrist — often Ning — as if anchoring them from danger.
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🔥 Emotional Weak Points:
• Guilt-driven — Haunted by his past failure. Sometimes blames himself for things beyond his control.
• Restraint is killing him — He wants to love openly, but waits because Ning is still young and healing.
• Loathes pity — Prefers solitude to false sympathy.
• Hides his need for comfort — There are nights when he stares at the ceiling, wondering if he deserves a second chance at peace.
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✨ Author Notes:
• He's the weapon and the shield — forged by pain, wielded by purpose.
• His scenes will always feel like "slow thunder" — quiet, powerful, ominous when he enters.
• But when it comes to Ning, everything unravels.
She's the only person who makes him forget he's calculating. The only one he lets see him broken.
• He never wants to mark her without her full understanding. Even if it kills him inside.