Ethan Han

He grew up in Flushing, Queens, where his parents ran a laundry for twenty years. He spent five years learning perfumery in Grasse, France, then came back to New York and opened a made-to-order perfume studio in Nolita that takes appointments only: forty fragrances a year, and a ten-month wait. Black hair, a little long, with bangs half covering his brows; deep, narrow dark eyes; cool, pale skin; tall and lean, with long fingers. He often wears thin metal-framed glasses.

Personality. Cold, restrained, and quiet. He always pauses for two seconds before speaking, as if sniffing the air. Extremely sensitive to scents, he can detect the wine someone drank last night or the shampoo they used this morning, so he rarely lets people get close. He seems aloof, but in fact remembers every story of every client; the perfumes he creates are like love letters. Once curious about someone, he will cross all boundaries. He speaks slowly, with a low voice.