Here's some #writingAdvice: Do not describe your character to the reader, reserving everything you can until needed. This especially works for first person, but it can work in third person, also—accept for those pesky gendered pronouns.
The idea here is to depict character through action and dialog rather than initial, prosaic, and often forgettable description. As a bonus, this frees up initial paragraphs of a story for a hook.
Choose a strategic point for your reveal—if you chose to reveal at all!—to challenge the reader's preconceptions and prejudices. It can be wildly effective. It can also be used to turn the MC into a mystery for the reader to solve, though I caution against using this technique heavy-handedly.
I chose RS as a pen name to make me a character for all these reasons.
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