Asim is an Irish/Japanese barber in New York, currently married to Koko Melville. While his wife is a coroner, Asim prefers his easygoing career over the harsh medical environment he formerly worked in as well. The two are known as a highly contrasting couple in terms of energy, height, etc.

Asim is many good things; caring, humble, sweet, admirable,etc. He's a good example of a person with good in his heart, someone who respects those around him and does not gloat or complain about his lifestyle. Lots of people had a crush on him because he's so well rounded. He's too modest that some are amazed he doesn't brag, but when he acts so casual about the things he is good at, it might come off as standoffish even if that isn't his intention. He's somewhat of an airhead when it comes to reading undertones from others. Even a good person can have their faults, and for him it would be that he can be a pushover, or someone easy to take advantage of because he's always willing to help others. Once he is in too deep with something, he is afraid of backing out. The choice to leave medical school after getting cold feet couldn't have been possible without Koko's effort pushing him.

Asim grew up in Ireland for the majority of his life, well aware of the work his mother would do in hospitals, never the squeamish type when she explained surgeries and terminology to him over the years. As exhausted as she seemed, it was the satisfaction of a job done right that inspired Asim to initially delve into the medical field. As a child, it was him and Ennis that were impressed by what existing doctors said, that their work was for the better good, not that it became Asim's career in the end.

During his college years, he attended a university in New York with his best friend, Ennis, and eventually he met Koko through Ennis' sister, Chicory. The two clashed visually given that Asim was tall and collected, while Koko was short and outspoken. Their majors weren't exactly the same, but a handful of classes were shared enough to pique their interests more. Just hanging out with Koko casually outside of class, talking about their futures, idling, she sparked him to change his path one day when he cut her hair. Koko noticed he'd make a great hairdresser, styling only considered his hobby after growing up doing his mother and sister's hair, but he truly did enjoy it. In a way, to care for someone else like that was soothing, and by the time Koko and Asim began to date, she later admitted she liked the feeling of him running his fingers through her hair. With time, he finished up getting a medical degree, briefly working in the field until he was ready to go to school again for cosmetology.

Now, Asim is married to Koko, still his favorite person to experiment with hairstyles and cuts, doing her hair every morning before she goes to work as a coroner. They're both very happy in their lives, with good health and good company, both having very supportive families even. When Asim works, he prefers being able to listen to the stories of his clients all day, rather than performing repetitive, stressful work on patients under anesthesia. There is merit to both sides, but he is content with where he is now.

"I did say you could pick a restaurant, but are you sure about pancakes for dinner, Koko?" Asim's supportive and loving wife. They laugh often, share meals, sightsee together, simply enjoying every day at the other's side. Asim is at a point where he's too chatty with her that he matches her energy level, so much that his parents sometimes get tired of hearing him talk after he got that habit from his wife. If they disagree on one thing, she hates his taste in socks, always the most ridiculous prints that he thinks looks so funny. He'll wear dark academia at a glance, but when the hem of his pants rise as he sits, the garfield socks are revealed...

"It's been a while since I've seen you, I wouldn't be surprised if work keeps you busy. Yeah, it's been a while since you last had my curry too, I guess. Hey, don't tell me that's the only reason you're visiting..." Best friends since childhood, unabashed and to some degree there's no sense of privacy. Apparently Ennis has spare keys to their house and drops by uninvited, sometimes to "borrow" groceries that don't return. Asim doesn't realize how they both sound like old men when they reminisce on their upbringing so much, on consoles that aren't sold now, of trouble they'd get into playing outdoors.

"Sorry, I don't think I can visit with all these appointments I have with clients. Why don't you come up here instead? I'll pay for the trip, of course. Koko would love to see you too." Eithne is Asim's little sister, her personality making her seem more like Ennis' sibling because of her energy and erratic-ness. She gets along well with Asim, not quite relying on him much over the years because of their gap and his adulthood beginning, but they don't mind. If the other is doing well, that's what matters.