Everyday while Kyaw was going to pre-school he would go to the park after school. He loved to slide down the slides, swing on the swings, and climbing on the jungle gym. He would beg his mother to bring him every day, tugging her the whole way there. His mother didn't understand his strange obsession with going to the park every single day. Kyaw used to want to do nothing but stay at home, play with his stuff toys, or his video games, or play with his cousins. But one day he started wanting to go to the park without explanation. His mother thought Kyaw must just like the fresh air or the various things you could do at the park. As always his mother didn't question it and simply indulged her son's wishes.
Kyaw would usually start things out super happy at the park, he would run all over the place and want to do everything. But by the end of the day he'd seem a bit dispondent. His mother would ask "did you have fun at the park today?" and Kyaw would answer with a tone of disappointment "yeah I guess...". What is it Kyaw had hoped for, and why was he dissappointed?
The truth is Kyaw always came to the park with the same mission. He wanted to make a friend. And not just any friend. He wanted to meet another boy just like him and he wanted them to become the best two friends there ever was. Kyaw loved his cousins, and his mom, and even his kooky aunt. But none of them were boys like him.
It hadn't really bothered him before ... until he started pre-school and found out about other boys ... he wasn't the only one. There was only one problem. In his class he didn't hit it off with any of the other boys. He started to think that maybe there was a special boy in another class that maybe he could become best friends with. But there was no chance at school for this to happen. This is when he hatched his plan. Maybe he could meet one of these boys in the park after school!
Sometimes he had a particular boy in mind, and he'd fantasize that maybe he would happen to show up at the park and they would become quick friends. But they never came. Sometimes he had no one in mind and just wanted to be surprised. But the results always disappointed him.
Kyaw was too shy at first to talk to any of the other boys at the park. Instead he tried to seem like someone fun to play with. He just figured if he made himself look friendly, his winsome personality would attract someone to him. But it never played out that way. Often the other boys would already come with their friends from school, and so Kyaw would end up being ignored. Since it looked like he was having fun by himself, maybe people just thought he was happy being by himself, so they left him alone.
After a few weeks of this Kyaw got desparate. He attempted to talk to other boys and engage them in play. This didn't turn out too well. The other boy would tentatively respond to what he said and were nice and polite, but along would come a rowdier more exciting boy and they would go off and play together. Kyaw would sometimes try to join but he would just feel like a third wheel. He couldn't understand the way they played. Kyaw just wanted to talk and maybe swing on the swings together. Or build sand castles in the sandbox and make up stories about princesses and dragons and knights. Kyaw would roleplay as the princess and the other boy would be the knight doing her bidding and ridding the land of evils. Another idea Kyaw had was he would bring his stuff toys and have a tea party with them. Maybe the other boy would have his own teddy bear or bunny and they could join. Just in case Kyaw would make sure to have enough stuff toys so another boy could play even if they didn't bring their own.
Invariably Kyaw would just end up doing all these things with his mom. Kyaw loved his mom, but he so wanted his fantasy to be true ... at least once. He used to love playing pretend with his mom, she was always his best friend growing up. He wanted to be happy, he knew she was trying to cheer him up. But still a growing sadness was building up in him.
Finally on this particular day, Kyaw couldn't take the disappointment anymore. He didn't feel like sliding on the slides, playing in the sandbox, climbing on the jungle gym, or even his favorite, swinging on the swings. He just sat there dangling his feet, leaning his head on his arm, sighing. Would he ever find his special friend? Would he always be alone? Was there something wrong with him, that made him different than other boys somehow? And in that moment the emotions overwhelmed him and some tears trickled down his cheeks. All Kyaw wanted to do now was go home and bury himself in his favorite stuff toy and curl up in bed ...
This is the first time I've drawn Kyaw sad. Up to this point he has been indeflatably happy no matter what, but even Kyaw has his breaking point. This is also probably the most story and info on Kyaw to date, hope you enjoyed it. In terms of the storyline this happens well before he meets Kasha and Sven. This is about 1 year before he meets them for the first time in kindergarten.
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