hi hi! i'm ria (she/her) and i'm going to be very honest with you, i'm terrible at intros ;_; first impressions are important but pls take into account ur 6th impression with me, i age like mediocre wine <33 ANYWAY this here is jang jaemi, ur resident handywoman who's most likely fixed something for u, a leaking tap or a broken heart ;) more about her below along with some plot ideas and if you'd like to plot, just give this a lil <3 and i'll come to you!
jaemi was born in seomri, her father was just ~some guy~ who ditched as soon as he found out that her mother was pregnant and her mother was just someone who was trying her best to cope but was frustrated a lot at her poor fortune and bad luck so a lot of the raising was done by her grandmother but jaemi of course didn't remember cause she was a wee little baby
around when jaemi was five and her mother had come to seoul to look for a job, she ended up meeting a big hotshot, a rich, well-established businessman who fell for her gorgeous mother and her mother did everything she could to charm herself into a marriage with him, anything to turn her destiny around
they ended up getting married not long after and moving to LA where her stepfather had established his business, a chain of hotels that was well-known across the country.. he was rich rich
her mother got busy with her new marriage and settling into her new world, her step-father never cared for jaemi much to begin with, not emotionally at least, financially, jaemi could've bought her own real-life princess castle and he wouldn't have cared much
eventually she started to grow up and realise what was happening, the void of parental affection kept growing
but jaemi (better known as jamie, then) she was smiling through it all, she pretended like she was completely fine because she didn't want to burden her parents and she told herself she understood that they're just doing their best
she started looking for distractions , she did everything she could to make herself useful so people would want her around
she grew up around warm-hearted staff who secretly pitied the abandoned child, they kept her busy, kept her around and jaemi started to pick up on new things everyday
she learned how to cook elaborate meals, how to fix broken lights and repair old creaky tables
as she started to grow older, her responsibilities started to grow as well, her mother wanted her to work hard and prove herself to her step-father so that she could take over the hotel
so jaemi, ever the people-pleaser (and this was her mother) did exactly that, before she turned 20, jaemi knew how operations worked, how to manage, how to pitch ideas, how to hold meetings, how to run a hotel
and jaemi never half-heartedly did anything, sleep be damned jaemi worked nonstop every night
she wasn't happy but there was a smile on her face everyday, fixing everyone's problems became a personality trait because when they smiled, it felt like the only thing that truly made her feel something
she did everything she could to get her parents to notice her
jaemi was slowly disintegrating but it's ok she's fine!!!!!
it's that day and today, jaemi's been in seomri for 5 years, people don't know a lot about her past,
they know that she takes care of her grandmother, they know that jaemi's probably one of the nicest people they've ever met, they know that she can fix just about anything, they know that she's always there to listen to her problems and they know that she's going to deflect any questions about her past
PERSONALITY
jaemi's an empathetic soul, she'll pour herself empty to help anyone
if there's a problem she can't fix, she wouldn't rest until she does
as time went on, people started to heavily rely on jaemi, she became an important resource for seomri
jaemi doesn't talk about herself much but every once a while, there might be a night or two when no one hers or sees from her, people came to realise that they shouldn't look for her too hard on those days, she'll be back with a wide smile and toolkit the next day anyway
she never comes across as someone who's trying to hide her past, or someone who's trying to lie, just warm puppy energy tbh like you don't want to trust her because you don't know her but one conversation and that starts to melt
PLOTS
tbh anything is on the table pretty much
someone who really still doesn't trust her because they don't know anything about her and won't fall for her "niceness"
someone who spreads ridiculous rumors about her past
someone who always needs something fixing every other day and they call jaemi
oh! a close friend who showed her around when she first got to seomri
someone who is probably close with her grandmother (she's been in seomri her whole life) and they could a) feel suspicious and threatened by her sudden arrival or b) slowly get to know each other and her grand mother constantly tries to set them up lol
someone who can't cook and has jaemi come in and help everytime
jaemi's not one for serious relationships (yike) but she's definitely a very chivalrous woman who especially loves to treat women right wink wink ;) so like fwbs or dates and whatnot
she could've worked part-time for your (insert whatever business here)
she could be that person you call every time you get drunk and you know she'll get you home safe
you're that ONE PERSON who knows everything about jaemi, her best friend or her only one serious ex-girlfriend *this plot will require a lot of talk and discussion though but it'll be fun heh*
there's so much more with jaemi's she's an empty vessel tbh so we can talk about anything! <3
