— ˗ˏˋ . ˊˎ˗ the park family.
So-Ri Park’s biological parents are Hom and Aran Saelim, a married Thai couple who moved to South Korea before Sori was conceived. When Aran disappeared, during Hom’s pregnancy, Hom fell into a depressed state, but was able to crawl out of it after reconnecting with her friend Han-Gyeol. The two began a relationship and when Sori was born, he adopted her and chose to raise her as one of his own. Because of this, Sori does not know of Aran, nor that Han-Gyeol is not her biological father.
Her mother was always a kind-natured woman. She was sweet and soft-spoken. She was always supportive of things that Sori wanted to do in life. That kindness however, was overshadowed by Han-Gyeol, who was naturally dominant due to his public face as a physician and secret life as a hunter. Her upbringing was not an easy one.
Both were essentially ‘good’ parents, with Hom providing the love and nurturing, and Han-Gyeol providing the preparation needed to survive in the world… But Han-Gyeol was rooted too deeply in his hunting beliefs and killed one of Sori’s brothers shortly after she began hunting after he was bitten by a wolf during a hunt. Sori never recovered from that, and it remains one of the more traumatic experiences of her life. This caused Sori to begin hating her father and ultimately, is what drove her to kill him years later. Her only regret is that she did not do it sooner, for while she is appreciative of her skills as an ex-huntress, she hates him for everything that he put them through.
Hom is different. Sori loves her mother but despises how submissive she is. Part of her feels that her mom could have prevented their treatment, while the other part of her understands that Hom was raised to be such and is thankful that she lessened the blows as much as she could. Hom is alive and is in South Korea. Sori has visited from time to time but is careful to make sure that Hom never sees her, and that her last half-sister does not see her either. Although Han-Gyeol is dead, there is a concern that she will never be accepted for what she is, and she would never want to put them, or herself, in danger.
