Really lol, it looks like that? How can you even see the back of its head, its front view lols?
He said hair growing from the back of the head, which could be visible depending on the haircut.
I wanted to see if the front on perspective you have can work for an interesting portrait. I thought I'd post it, might help you. ( i changed it to a girl)
With yours, use a horizontal flip and you'll see it lacks symmetry. Also, draw some design sketches. Is the boy a happy boy? Or is he an unhappy character. Is he fast or is he strong? For instance, if he is happy character, can make him smile, give him bright clothes. If he is unhappy, make his hair messy and maybe mud on his face. You want to think about who the character is as you draw him.
With the girl, I thought she would have armour on the side where she holds her shield and so that side would be the one that would recieve blows (hence the scar on the left cheek). She is often fighting or practising with a sword, so when she isn't holding one, she doesn't know what to do with her hand, hence she plays with her hair.
For yours, right now I feel like he is a normal kid who had his mum dress him. You know, nice clean shirt and armour, and he feels uncomfortable because of this, rather than someone who would survive in a rpg environment (or whatever world your game has).