BYUN MINSOO

taoki  ,  21  ,  gmt+1  ,  she/her  ——  is  that  a  bird  or  a  plane  ?  nah  ,  it’s  just  BYUN  MINSOO  .  word  on  the  street  is  that the  TWENTY-EIGHT  year  old  ,  CISMALE  ,  looks  an  awful  lot  like   LEE  JINKI  (ONEW)  ,  but  i  just  don’t  see  it  .  strangers  believe  them to  be  ARGUMENTATIVE  and UPTIGHT ,  but  their  friends  will   tell  you  they’re  INTELLIGENT  and  RELIABLE  .  they  associate   themselves  with  white  dress  shirts  ,  expensive  whiskey  ,  and  cuban  cigars  .

SUMMARY

minsoo was born and raised in canada, going by the english name of arnold or arnie in short. his mother was a doctor and his father the ceo of a big company.

while growing up he had to face a lot of hardships like racism as a korean living in a primarily white country as well as more intercultural discrimination considering he was raised trilingual. the tension between the english speaking and french speaking inhabitants seemed never ending and minsoo was often frowned upon by both. even those who did not care for the linguistic conflict still differentiated themselves from him based on his ethnical origins alone. there was no crowd for him to fit into no matter how hard he tried.

things got a little better for him once he graduated and applied to the university of toronto to study law. the urge to comply to society’s expectations and fit people into boxes was replaced by open-mindedness and curiosity. but his past experiences had made enough of a lasting impression on him to push him to make a rather drastic decision once he met her.

minsoo was in his last year of law school when she came to toronto as part of an exchange program. she was the first person to accept him, the first one not to make him feel… lacking. there was no such thing as not being korean enough or not being westernized enough when he was around her, so once it was time for her to move back to south-korea minsoo packed up his entire life and his freshly acquired law degree and followed her to the other side of the world.

while she was finishing up her own degree, minsoo worked hard to finish up his apprenticeship and establish his own practice. it was not long after that they got married and were expectant of their first child. some said they were too young and they wouldn’t be able to do it, but minsoo and his wife proved them all wrong.

and then tragedy strikes, a six letter word no parent ever wants to hear. weekly visits to the playground are swapped with doctor and hospital visits, tears permanently staining the three year old girl’s face. at least she doesn’t have to suffer too long.

with the loss of their little girl the marriage falls apart. it’s not that they fall out of love but grief changes them in different ways and they no longer seem able to see eye to eye. divorce is inevitable and minsoo is left without a child or a family.

PLOT BUNNIES

friends (pls love him)

clients. his law firm expanded quite a lot over the years so this could relate to any legal issue your muse might be having or had in the past

former babysitter. someone who used to babysit his little girl before she got sick

ex-wife (in case anyone is interested in applying for a new muse)

friends of his ex-wife. maybe they sided with her during the divorce or they were expected to but they can’t help but treat him nicely. either way their relationship is a little awkward right now.

flirtations and possible hook ups. he’s a recently divorced man so he’s probably trying to see what’s out there. if you want to take the angst to another level this one could be combined with the one above!