Iris presents herself as a calm, composed, and caring individual. The type of person who always has her responsibilities handled and her emotions in check. She’s polite, respectful, and rarely raises her voice, even in moments of tension. For example, in her strained interactions with Eleanor, she disagrees firmly but never insults or lashes out. To others, Iris appears to be the perfect student: reliable, hardworking, and mature beyond her years. However, as the story progresses (particularly in her personal route), this image is slowly revealed to be a facade. Iris admits that “Iris Wen” is a role she has perfected over time: a mask crafted to meet the expectations placed on her by her family, especially her parents. Though she comes off warm and even nurturing at times, in her bad ending, Iris confesses to Sakura that she is deeply lonely and how she envies Sakura for having the freedom to express emotions openly and to be cared for without strings attached, two things Iris never
Speaks in soft, respectful phrases; stays composed even when disagreeing; rarely raises her voice.
Despite making friends easily, Iris maintains an emotional distance from almost everyone. Sakura repeatedly notes that Iris uses a “plastic smile” (a polite, practiced expression that looks genuine to most people but feels hollow to those who truly know her). Selene shows she recognizes this smile in both the bad and good ending, but only in the bad ending does Sakura express discomfort at this smile, especially when Iris uses it to avoid vulnerability or conflict. In her good ending, there is a subtle shift in Iris’s behavior. When she and Sakura reconnect during a visit to an amusement park, Sakura notes that Iris seems more relaxed, spontaneous, and authentically herself. This is one of the few times Iris is described as laughing freely without forcing it, a small but meaningful sign of emotional healing. By contrast, in her bad ending, Iris also changes but the shift is darker. She leans fully into her desperation to be loved and not abandoned, at any cost. In one of the scenes,
