kangmin

BASIC INFORMATION⸻

full name : kang min jo

nicknames : kang

age : twenty nine

gender, pronouns : cis man, he/his/him

orientation : heterosexual

birthday : february 14th

faceclaim : woo dohwan

height : 6'0

birthplace : Brooklyn, New York

spoken languages : English, Korean

time in town : 12 years

current residence : ocean crest

occupation : tattoo artist

family: jo bo geom (father), jo so min (mother), jo ji min (younger sister), khai jo (son)

BACKGROUND INFO ⸻

tw domestic violence briefly mentioned, cheating, alcoholism, drugs

Stability was not something that existed in the Jo household. His parents was both Korean immigrants who worked long hours in order to be able to live their American dream. Dad slaved away in a factory while mom worked overnights in the hospital so they could make ends meet. It didn't take long for dad to find a replacement during mom's absence. He would disappear in the middle of the night leaving his two children home alone. Kang-min was eight the first time he found dad kissing their downstairs neighbor while mom was at work. He was told not to say anything, so he didn't. This went on for many years. His father's absence, mom's ignorance and drunken arguments that many times ended in physical altercations between the two parents.

Tired of hearing his parents fighting all the time, getting caught in the middle, and his dad giving lame excuses to why they had no money in their savings, he blurted the truth to mom. To his surprise, she didn't react. She had known for a while and didn't say anything. Just pretended everything was okay. But they weren't. It was his father's choice to ultimately leave the family. He didn't know what to feel about the situation at home. Instead the boy withdrew himself a little and focused on the doodles that he'd always enjoyed. It stayed that way even after their big move to Aurora Bay. Mom promised him and sister a better life there and in a way it was. After the move, he actually started socializing a bit more and smoking weed almost religiously. He didn't take much seriously. Not school, not mom, not his part time jobs or anything else for that matters.

He graduated with decent enough grades to get into the local school where he majored in Art - the only thing he could see himself caring about. Kangmin couldn't afford a lot of the materials that he needed for school, much less his education, so the man resulted to selling weed on campus since his part time job didn't help much. He already had the plug which gave him the access to the drugs and he was pretty social, so it didn't take long for him to build himself a decent enough clientele to see some profit that could help him get through school.

Tattooing was not his dream, but Kangmin fell in love with the art. He loved to see his pieces come alive on someone's skin. He loved to manipulate the shapes and play around with all the colors. He started off as an apprentice at a shop just outside of town and there he learned all the techniques he needed. As soon as he started earning some good money there, he left the drug dealing behind. It was less drama to earn his money clean. Everything was going great for a while, but drama had a way of finding its way into Kangmin's life. He had started sleeping with a coworker (well aware that she was married) and when her husband found out, of course he showed up to the shop ready to fight. After the altercation, he was let go. But just because he didn't have a studio, didn't mean his business stopped altogether. He had a good following on social media and his work spoke for itself. His business had been going better than ever and he'd have people fly in just to get a piece done by him.

Becoming a parent was nowhere on the list of things he wanted to achieve before thirty. But when his child was born, something in him changed. While him and his son's mother aren't together, he is doing the best he can to be a better father than his old man.

HEADCANON ⸻

his mom and sister's protector, has been financially supporting them since he had his first job.

very private, despite his easygoing persona.

can't take shit seriously to save his life, but will get confrontational.

if it can be a text, don't call him

your girlfriend's side piece lol

he has lot a lot of short-lived relationships, he'd either end up cheating or doing something stupid to cause the other to breakup

rents out a studio downtown from where he works - no walk ins, by appointment only.

homebody - prefers low key nights inside playing video games over clubbing or activities with a lot of people.

his son Khai was born 10/24/2022

tattoo styles: color, black & grey, new school, neo traditional, anime, japanese, oriental, realism`

ESTABLISHED CONNECTIONS ⸻

carter harris as best friend

jimin jo as sister

alfie as roommate

mason cambridge as client

syrena harris as girlfriend

bradley as bad influence

julian as client

WANTED CONNECTIONS ⸻

roommate

baby mama

friendships

stoner circle

ex girlfriends

former hookups

hookups

situationships

enemies

clients