hey yâalllll, jay here with jeon jiwoong â spoilt brat and trust fund baby banished to daegu after repeated fuck-ups back in seoul! his dad got sick of him spending his trust fund on partying and reckless endeavours so he removed his access to it and made him live with his grandma in daegu. more info about him will be below the cut! i also have an about page up. like this post if youâd like to plot, i'll drop you a message! iâm available on discord too if thatâs better for you.
âË â âË ăďšďškim sunwoo. cis male. he/him.ďšguess who was almost late for their shift at lapis roasters again?? thatâs right, it was jeon jiwoong! itâs a wonder their job as a/an barista isnât in jeopardy. the 23 year old has been working at sunset galleria for three months, and is well known for their outspoken nature. on bad days, they can be rather arrogant, though. when the mall is dead at night, they can usually be found flirting with customers, but donât tell their boss!
001. BACKGROUND
his dadâs side of the family comes from old money
they have a family business, which jiwoong is expected to inherit one day
his paternal grandparents had set up a trust fund for him, one he gained access to once he started college (he is in his final year and is currently on leave)
big mistake, because he took it as an excuse to do whatever he wanted
he went out partying every other day and dabbled in illegal activities like street racing etc.
what really did it for his dad was when he had gotten into a small accident after one of those illegal street races
his dad removed his access to his trust fund and sent him to daegu to live with his maternal grandmother
his mother had fallen ill and passed away when he was in high school but he had never healthily processed it; his dad was also too busy with work to realise that
this is also why he turned to bad company as he got older, because all the fun distracted him from the loss he never properly dealt with
he used to visit daegu during holidays when he was a child, but has never been back since his mother passed on
his dad wanted to send him away to reflect on his mistakes and have a taste of hardship, so he would understand the value of money and the responsibility that came with having a trust fund
so he decided it was best for him to live in daegu with his maternal grandma, who comes from a more humble background than his paternal family
his dad also figured that in order for him to inherit his family business one day, he has to understand the importance of hard work, which is why he insisted he get a job and not live off his grandma
i imagine this to be a time of reflection and learning for him, where he has to work for the first time ever and kind of returns to his roots, or his mom's roots, whom he avoided thinking about the past couple of years
002. PERSONALITY
a spoilt brat who has never lived a day of hardship so you can expect him to be struggling with this whole job thing
in the beginning, he most probably would be complaining or whining about how he wants to go home
but he's your typical softie whose bark is louder than his bite
might cause trouble for you and end up feeling really bad about it but doesn't know how to apologise because it makes him look "weak"
he's honestly just a child at heart and a lot easier to please than you think (just buy him some ice-cream and he'd be grinning from ear to ear)
seemingly doesn't take things seriously but it's only because he struggles with being vulnerable
is very prideful and might stay up all night perfecting his latte art just because you made a comment about how it sucked
very outspoken and not afraid to speak up about how he feels, certainly does not believe in the saying that "customers are always right"
frankly isn't the best barista out there (before this job, he didn't even know how to make 3-in-1 coffee lol) but he has a way with his words so customers often come back for more
misunderstood bad boy trope in a nutshell
potential redemption arc in the future as he loses his spoilt brat tendencies and start to come to terms with the loss of his mother
003. WANTED CONNECTIONS
enemies to lovers/enemies to friends: could be someone who thought of him as a spoilt brat at first and started to realise that he wasn't as bad as they thought he was?
a childhood friend: someone he had met when he was a child visiting daegu every holiday but grew apart from when he stopped visiting after his mom's death.
more than friends, less than lovers: is it just harmless banter or are you actually flirting with each other?
opposites attract: you are hardworking, modest and come from humble beginnings, the complete opposite of jiwoong. people who hear that both of you are good friends often ask, "how?"
bad influences/birds of the same feather: you're just like his friends back home who enjoy partying and living on the edge. he's meant to be turning over a new leaf but it's a challenge with you in the picture.
a parental/older sibling figure: someone who tries to guide him onto the right path. the person he turns to whenever he faces a problem.
neighbours: your muse lives in the same neighbourhood as his grandma. could be someone that is close to his grandma and is forced into showing him around or helping him adjust to life in daegu.
regular customers at lapis roasters: you can always expect a free upsize or a free cookie whenever you pop by.
flirtationships: doesn't have to be anything serious. you're pretty to look at and he's born with a glib tongue so he has to let you know.
