my understanding of "meta" is just like, guiding characterization notes? sorry if i'm not using the term properly... my instinct is to insert "i think" or "i feel" or similar buffers multiple times in each sentence, so i... will try to resist that urge, for readability. ofc, opinions are just that, and are directed towards how i see characters for the purpose of fic-writing rather than as actual people, etc. etc.

jun - tbh my jun voice is probably my most "organic," and that has to do with how i see him as a character - someone who is thoughtful about many things, in many ways, but who sometimes does the opposite of overthink when it comes to his brain-to-mouth pipeline. he tends to overestimate (or disregard) how much people can understand his intentions or what's going on inside his head, which leads to the non-sequiturs or quips that don't always suit the mood of the situation in fic. on the other hand, i think jun actually can be very attentive and observant about people, maybe a slower processor though, and his strength/way of helping people who need it is sometimes being silent, letting himself be babied, or maybe even made a bit uncomfortable. another thing about jun is that there's so much content of his that reveals literally nothing about him... so i see him as a private person, good at deflecting; not necessarily repressed/unexplored (though... idk i have thoughts abt child acting and stuff) but possibly that he doesn't want to offend or take up people's attention/is ok with being a blank slate of sorts rather than deal with incongruities, at least w people who don't know him well. otherwise, per minghao, he can be quite blunt actually. it's always important to me to write jun as having his own ambitions and desires and ideals rather than as a passive character, but i think he prefers first to express/explore these internally and then to do more showing than telling, which may or may not work in his favor in the ent. industry.
xmh - sentimental. ambitious. not a T type (sorry i still don't really understand mbti) but still needs to work through things with an adherence to emotional reasoning and ideals that borders on logic. at the same time, i see him as quite flighty, someone who makes a decision that feels very firm in the moment but can suddenly change course if he can find an internal justification that works. my friends and i have this saying - strong beliefs, loosely held - that i map onto xmh, though idk if gose debate night or whatever really backs me up... also cares a lot about how he is perceived, and above all about how he perceives himself - so he works towards his ideals by way of an image of someone who embodies them. none of this is malicious, maybe pretentious or ego-building at worst. he's also a mommy's boy ;-; and well-mannered... idk if there's a chn version of mother's friend's son but i think he can have those vibes.
jun8 - I WILL BE BRIEF: have gone through a number of love-hate cycles, resent how much they need/know each other on some level bc they both believe they deserve better (in terms of compatibility) but also find necessary comfort in e/o esp in more fraught situations, mutual envy and admiration but probably not in a way where they would converge and become more like each other, both romantic/idealist, neither super loyal or consistent. (deep sigh)