Species: human Age: mid 40s Gender: male Sexuality: heterosexual Height: 177 cm Weight: ~75 kg
Occupation: German teacher, formerly a chemist Extra: he has a heavy German accent and frequently blurts out German between his speaking. Ever since an accident, Ludwig does not feel the sensation of pain, although he feels normally otherwise.
related characters
Fabian -- Ludwig's best friend Fabian is one of the very few people Ludwig really cares for and the two of them spend a lot of time on phone with each other and exchange letters and silly drawings. Ludwig has a small crush on Fabian.
Boblitt -- Ludwig's colleague (in au) The both of them are teachers at the same school and get along pretty well. Like pretty much everyone else though, Bobby is slightly intimidated by how good Ludwig is at everything he does, particularly at his own subject, art.
about
Ludwig started off as a vague concept that lingered around for years before becoming a character from a dating sim, then I worked out his background way further than relevant to the actual game.
story
Ludwig is the only child of a very conservative, God-fearing family from Germany, where he grew up, studied, and eventually became a chemist. Working in gene sequencing together, he eventually met his best friend Fabian and they quickly developed a close bond due to Fabian's affectionate nature. Ludwig would later be involved in an incident where he was trapped briefly in a room full of chemicals, where he passed out due to lack of oxygen and hit his head. Since then, he doesn't experience pain anymore--he still feels, just with a complete absence of pain. After this he accidentally burns his arms on chemicals due to not feeling it and decides to quit being a chemist and move away from Germany to become a teacher. Moving wasn't only because of that, though, he developed a mild crush on Fabian and figured that if his family found out how close they were, he might get disowned, if not worse, so he literally tried making some space between them. He enjoys teaching, but terribly misses his best friend and often regrets moving away.
personality
Ludwig is social and outgoing, well-mannered and quick to adapt to others. Because of this and generally being good at the things he does, he is often very popular with colleagues and students. He has been in a lot of relationships, but starting to feel old and with Fabian getting jealous if girls get to see him when he doesn't, Ludwig has avoided getting involved with anyone for a while.
Even if he's quick to make friends, it takes a long time for him to emotionally attach to someone and he generally becomes much more laid back around a person when that happens. He loves the German language and teaching, but besides this he has a talent for making art and a love for chemistry he tries desperately to hide (to little avail: it's all he talks about when tipsy)!