#dg:intro

FROM DIRT ROADS AND A CATTLE FARM

wyatt's first conscious memory is his home in colorado. his parents own a farm in a small town, so wyatt really had been completely disconnected from his biological family. it didn't bother wyatt too much, except for the times where he stuck out— the occasional comments about his race/ethnicity...weird looks when he was out in public with his parents— it made him start to question his roots.

despite loving his parents, wyatt felt like he was always missing something. he wondered why his biological parents gave him away, not because he missed them, but because wyatt wondered if he meant anything to them.

from a young age wyatt knew he was meant to be a baseball player. his father put him in their local little league. baseball soon became his whole personality

TO ASPHALT STREETS AND FLICKERING LAMPLIGHTS

how wyatt got into yeonhwa university isn't exactly clear. he was never a genius. he definitely knows more about baseball than anything. perhaps from the fact that, on paper, wyatt looks like a very well-rounded intellect. he kept his grades up to be in baseball, studied twice as hard for all his quizzes and exams. the only times he rested were when his head hit the pillow late at night.

he originally applied for yeonhwa because he wanted to travel abroad to start a new life in korea. somewhere in his mind, wyatt figured it would be twice as hard to become a world-famous baseball player if he stayed within the county lines. plus he wanted to know what his birthplace was like.

TRAPPED BETWEEN THE CONCRETE THAT TOWERED OVER THE CITY

spring semester his first year was when wyatt noticed someone was following him. sometimes wyatt would call out to him, sometimes wyatt would walk faster back to his dorm.

until one day the man caught him in an alleyway off campus. he mentioned how he knew who he was, who his father was. wyatt didn't believe him at first until he began to talk about how wyatt was adopted. how he knew that wyatt went to an american couple. how his father gave him up to try and absolve a great debt.

somehow that debt was tacked on to wyatt. it's not like he could have said no. he tried going to the police, but what officer really cared about foreigners? and if he did anything in retaliation, who knows where wyatt would end up. certainly not in any major league team.

he was truly trapped. offered only the offer to fight his way out. so, now every thursday night wyatt has to work towards his own freedom.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

wyatt has not told anyone about his situation. no roommate. no friend. no romantic partner. part of him doesn't want to involve anyone else. instead he makes up excuses. the pitching machine fought back! i wasn't looking where i was walking...haha! woah, where did this one come from?!

if you haven't noticed, wyatt really loves baseball. sometimes it feels like he's incapable of loving anything other than baseball. he's an exercise science major, in case the famous baseball player idea falls through.

himbo exterior. also enjoys doing tiktok dances. really silly guy in an unfortunate situation.

he's definitely is falling behind on his school work, and looks like he probably should be on academic probation. he pays people to help him out. his debt is accumulating.

very americanized, as expected.

INSPIRATION

him (2025) despite not knowing the actual plot, i really wanted to explore the idea of a muse who really had to figure out how bad they wanted their dream. what lengths are they willing to go?

st. chroma (tyler, the creator, daniel caesar)

man at the garden (kendrick lamar)

please don't be intimidated. this is more geared towards his inner psyche and secret.

SOME PLOTS?

any friends, especially those in the boxing, baseball, or international student club.

i'd love a close friend plot. someone who has known wyatt since his first year here. one of the first people to help him adjust to a different country?

obviously flings, current and old? maybe some drama? some banter? i don't know...

a tutor, someone who proofreads his work or helps him with stem classes.

ABOUT JIYUL

4th year undergrad, musical performance strings major

he is a twin, born february 24th, 2002. accidental babies!

their parents knew they would not be good parents at the time so they left the boys in the care of their paternal grandparents while they continued to travel and live out of their car

the boys' grandparents wanted their son to be a star musician and that did not happen so they set their sights on the twins next with the intention of molding them into classical music superstars or at least one of them had to succeed right

jiyul ended up being the "successful" one. his brother fought with them all the time and come middle school their parents offered to homeschool the boys and have them travel with them if they wanted

grandparents were not so willing to release jiyul from their clutches and jiyul loved them and didn't want to upset them so he stayed with them. his brother went with their parents

jiyul really should've just left and he regrets this now LMAO

because his grandparents were very strict and harsh and placed an immense amount of pressure on him. raised an anxious lil perfectionist but he sure was (still is) good at classical string instruments!

harp became his instrument of choice and grandma and grandpa were like. what the hell sure

high school comes and jiyul starts getting debilitating migraines

grandparents basically tell him to suck it up and go to school anyway and naturally they just get worse and he starts throwing up and passing out and can't even see sometimes

ultimately it is his school who contacts his parents bc his grandparents won't do shit and they're like what the fuck. and come to get him and take care of him asap, thank god

this naturally happened to be during college entrance exams and jiyul was like convinced he was dying

to jiyul's shock his parents do NOT force him to go to uni and instead suggest he travel with them and see if some doctors could figure out what was going on and generally focus on Healing

so he does that for a year and ultimately the only answer they get is that the migraines are stress related. there's gotta be some truth to that because as soon as he's away from his grandparents the migraines aren't nearly as bad anymore! who knew

he does end up going to uni after he thinks he has the migraines under control, and here's where yeonhwa (FINALLY...) comes in woohoo!!

he is a really good student and ultimately really successful and as long as he manages his stress he's okay BUT he is always a bit terrified the migraines will come back and ruin his life again

he is just naturally a bit anxious and timid. very shy and quiet. very much hides behind his instruments and feels most comfortable there

howeverrr his parents did encourage him to join clubs so he could make some friends, so he's in polaris, music, art and photography clubs! he's just a creative guy in general but he's definitely better at music than art

he also has a part time job at a music store! think instruments and sheet music and equipment

he isn't totally sure he's on the right path, and if this is HIS path or someone else's, but he's just gonna keep walking and see where he ends up...

PLOT IDEAS

people who think he's soooo cool for playing harp and he's just kinda an oblivious loser

former high school classmates would be rly fun! he's not from seoul tho (but where he's from outside of seoul is negotiable ljkasdjflsd)

people he helps study/unofficially tutors. he's probably really good at it and he will also do it for free because he's too nice

people to take advantage of his kindness in general tbh LMAO it'll be sad but i fear he needs to learn some lessons

Exes, he would be a very sweet albeit kinda distant bf. i think he's only dated girls but he is definitely male-leaning bi at best 😭 #internalizedhomo/biphobia

guy he hooks up with who gives him a crisis. it would not be the first time but he does still have a crisis every time

fellow music people he uncharacteristically yaps with. he loves music!! playing music listening to music (nervously) sharing music with others talking about music all of it

he also likes learning languages and knows a bit of a lot of them! english, japanese and mandarin are all in his repertoire and he loves to practice even if he's shy so it would be great for him to be friends with foreigners

fellow club people, he is in polaris and i think he sometimes regrets it because he gets Overwhelmed but i would love for him to have some pals there 😭

someone offers to buy him a coffee and anxious ass jiyul has to awkwardly figure out how to tell them he doesn't like coffee it'll be funny trust me

he lives in the b612 building so neighbors! he is boring and mostly keeps to himself but he probably quietly leaves cute things on the communal cork board when no one is looking. drawing of a flower, quote he likes, kind reminders, etc. someone who catches him doing this perhaps? he will get so embarrassed if he gets called out

someone who asks him to teach them how to play harp (or some other classical instrument) he will try!

i have honestly not looked at any event stuff yet but i would love event related things! i'll update this with ideas for that too once i catch up

ⓘ ⠀the 411.ᐟ trigger warnings: implied abuse (physical & verbal), parental neglect.

juliette cai, beijing’s beloved peking opera actress and martial artist marries xu liwei, a rather controversial figure in beijing’s political scene. a scoop of a times for a marriage only done out of power.

in 2003, juliette and liwei welcomed their first child. a big disappointment for liwei as he wanted a son to take his place. juliette longed for a daughter— an extension of herself and her legacy; daji, she was named. a girl destined for greater things.

liwei’s disdain and bitterness grew. neglecting and taking out his anger on juliette and daji, and so the mother and daughter flee to south korea.

daji grew up under the watchful eye of her mother who homeschooled her as they were being followed by liwei’s men. it was only until daji was 16 when she was finally enrolled at a local high school but at the condition that she must learn how to defend herself.

she grew up rebellious, defiant— violent. her mother doesn’t exactly like the sudden change, but as they say: the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, the indifference permeates her being. she’s got quite the reputation at yeonhwa, but who says she doesn’t wear it like a badge of honor?

ⓘ ⠀image.ᐟ

everyone’s got mixed opinions on daji: you’ll hear about how eloquent and intelligent she is, then how she’s not to be crossed or even acknowledged as they see her as a delinquent.

for the most part, daji can be nice! she’s willing to lend a helping hand, standing up for those who can’t, generous, and even hardworking. she really doesn’t bite.

unless she has a bone to pick with you, she’s got the sharpest tongue and an iron fist (literally). daji is not afraid to start fights with anyone, she couldn't care less if it sends her to the nurse’s office.

that same grit is also what helps her get through her boxing matches. from her years of training, her coach admires her determination and strength to go on even if she’s beaten up.

ⓘ ⠀wanted connections.ᐟ

childhood friend: the child daji would often cry secretly, afraid to be seen, whenever her trainings get tough. much to her futile wishes, your muse caught her moping. oblivious to the child daji, that encounter led her to have a friend akin to an older sibling from another womb.

the close companion: in the nightlife that never gets quiet, she finds a momentary comfortable silence. with daji and your muse fleeing from the clamors and exploring new worlds beneath; they found many things in common. 3,4, 5…? She lost count.

the summer fling: in the summer, daji would eventually cross paths with your muse. they were her escape; a fling for the summer. nothing ever sparked between them, the nights spent in their room were an exception, until she disappeared from their life— poof, gone without a trace.

the accidental friend: it was a fine afternoon and daji just had to ruin it for your muse with her untimely clumsiness. the catastrophic meeting was your muse’s precious films drenched in her piping hot coffee. she obviously had to compensate: being their muse for a day. they oddly hit it off as they spent time together.

the archenemy (?): daji just had to be tangled in a conflict with your muse in a dive bar. she finds them a good-for-nothing asshole and they find her nosy. wordlessly, it was sworn in the stars that they should never meet again, but why do they find ceasefire in between their cigarette breaks?

headcanons:

her favorite colors are periwinkle and buttermilk yellow, and yes, the specifics are important.

gymnastics are a way to get out any spare energy she has, so she’s often at the gym at night outside of practice.

she fully believes she could make it to the olympics if she trained hard enough. go big or go home!

i think she also likes swimming, although to a lesser degree. what she loves most is being in a hot tub if we're being real.

I feel like she would informally be involved with ophiuchus. her family name and involvement in the school make her an invaluable asset. she doesn’t like playing second fiddle to many, so i imagine she wouldn't accept the invitation without knowing where she stood. perhaps she still remains somewhat in the loop with the current state of affairs, we can talk specifics!

she swears she saw aliens when she lived in nevada for a time, so she’s been a believer in the paranormal and supernatural ever since. amateur cryptozoologist. big fan of mothman and ghosts.

i think she would have a small furby collection. i really do. 

plots/connections:

y1 baekyang hall roomie… i’m so sorry. she would be awake at odd hours of the night on the phone catching up with overseas friends or her parents, and y/m might’ve caught her having mini breakdowns over missing certain people. she definitely wasn’t allowed to have her cat pippi there, but made y/m promise not to tell anyone. otherwise, she’s a pretty decent roommate, and pippi loves y/m!

tutor(s?) for the gen ed courses she has left, likely history and science courses. going back and forth between countries means that her academics have fallen to the wayside until coming to yeonhwa… oops. she’s not totally hopeless, but she does need the help, especially if she wants to continue with gymnastics.

intl. students, especially ones who have spent time in america… maybe they’ve crossed paths before and she helped sneak them onto sets. they got in trouble for it, yes, what’s most important is that they got fond memories out of it.

younghee gets around a fair bit, honestly. give me all the crushes/hookups/past (or current) loves. maybe she’ll actually find the right person for her! or the wrong person, i'm not picky lmfao

ophiuchus members gather round please and thank you

grad student year one. the snake [accused of backstabbing his best friend, but no one knows the truth.] antares president. dragon daily editor-in-chief, baduk club, tennis team. clinical psychology. minor in linguistics. 

a slightly irreverent and dynamic person. bold and outspoken. informal speech and a sometimes bad attitude, especially if he thinks the person already has made up their mind about him.

lover of stories, voracious consumer of gossip and rumors. must get to the bottom of what everyone is saying. there are obviously many rumors about him, and he never confirms or denies them.

getting into trouble is a specialty of his and he will not apologize for it. (his parents will bail him out anyway.)

lover of taking things from others. the most satisfying prizes are the ones he had to steal. a fan of the chase and the competition. thrill seeker but in very manageable ways. not like rollercoasters, but like in almost getting caught doing something wrong.

very misunderstood and he does himself no favors in that. some might call it self sabotage. whatever it is he doesn't like being seen for who he really is any more than he likes being "the snake", but at least he can hide behind the persona of the snake. there's nothing left to hide behind when he's just hwang wonwoo, fucked up middle child of the hwang family.

(car accident cw) wonwoo has a younger sibling who attends the university (b. 05~01): this is a wc, feel free to hmu. this sibling was in a car accident with him 7 years ago where he was behind the wheel. the two have a close/complicated relationship. their parents blame him for what could have happened, even if it didn't. utp whether his sibling does as well.

hobbies include: creative writing (poetry, short stories, scripts), reading (especially into thrillers, and webtoons), language study (fluent english, korean, japanese, learning french and brazilian), journaling (avid daily journal writer), cycling and jogging, film buff (particularly a fan of movie scripts). 

night owl, obsessed with routines and writing challenges, has performance anxiety (stage/public), collector of sentimental things (notebooks, gifts, ticket stubs, pictures).

has a lot of followers on letterbox/goodreads.

plot ideas

i will not put the ones here that i have on my wanted connections page, those are specific and major plots. but here are some plot bunnies and basic ideas!

exes of course (0/3), angst preferred but at least one can be a mutual ending.

roommate from inyeon building.

ex roommate from b612 building from 2 years ago.

someone who lowkey stalks his goodreads? he reads the most insane things you could never predict it in a million years.

book club of sorts, group chat where he talks about books? someone who is willing to read out loud with him.

drinking and food casual friends.

ahaha aye its ya girl, skinny p- the joke gets boring the second time and this is the third time- anyway, its nana!! bringing you my wanna be cat dad but not so retired party animal kang minhyun!

24, gemini jeju born and bred comp sci major, cybersecurity minor chess and coding club member boxing sports club member

if youd liked to plot, hit that heart or slide in my dms x discord available @ nanathingz

cw: mentions of underage drinking and smoking

the forgotten middle child

father is the owner of a cyber security company, mother is a start up business investor

has an older brother (27), and a younger brother (12)

his parents really did his best to bring him up and follow the same steps as his older brother, but then his younger brother came into the picture and he was genuinely just left to fend for himself

has made a lot of bad decisions due to the lack of supervision, but nothing that would have caused any damage

would spend his weekends on the opposite side of jeju, sometimes would even go to mainland seoul with his friends of even japan and do fun stuff

his friends weren't the best influence, but they were pretty loyal so it all worked out well

he picked up smoking and drinking quite early on

his parents never really cared enough what he was up to as long as he was safe (he lied a lot) and his grades were good (good thing they were)

his parents dont really know him tbqh, they just know what he tells them and what the teachers would tell them

he has an oddly great relationship with his brothers

he was planning on not actually going to uni and just leech of his parents till the end of time, but that caused a lot of arguments and issues so he just gave in and went to yeonhwa

does comp science and cybersecurity because he will end up working at his dad's company just like his brother

he was really.. at a party every single week, sometimes at multiple ones and even host his own if he felt like the ones that were on offer weren't good enough

he has caused, a lot of scenes, some funny some not so much, i would like to think was quite tipsy and ended up getting stuck in the basketball hoop of the basketball courts and the fire brigade had to be called to get him out; or he accidentally tipped over the whole wine shelf in the gs25 store and had to life through that

he doesn't have as much shame as he should really

after three years at uni tho, he is trying to retire from his party animal label (mild success has been seen)

he lives off campus with his cat dori; he had to move out of the student accommodations because his cat was terrorizing his family back home and his parents rented out a flat for him to have dori

he really really really wants to be a chill cat dad, but he really can't turn down a good time

he does chess and coding for clubs, regular at them unless he is too hungover but even then he will still show up

ⓘ ⠀the basics.ᐟ

trigger warning: mentions of death (drowning).

born and was briefly raised in jeju, but was essentially a suitcase child due to the nature of her father’s job as a sought-out marine biologist. spent her childhood going back and forth with her mother between france and south korea.

moving a lot means temporary home, temporary connections. with no siblings, sora always felt alone. constantly being on the move made it even worse.

displayed a strong affinity for water at an early stage, becoming a swimmer full of promise and olympic potential.

her maternal grandmother was a haenyo and that got her into the sport. she had also wanted to become a haenyo as well.

obstacles in life had turned her aside from that path. on her way to the beach where her grandmother works, a storm hit— strong currents made it difficult and so she couldn’t save the woman who she looked up to.

sora blames herself for it, so much so it led to her quitting the swim team and went on a hiatus. the one thing that could console her only brought her so much grief.

had only gotten back into swimming during her first year in yeonhwa and has adjusted back into it. one of yeonhwa’s best, if not, greatest swimmers.

ⓘ ⠀image.ᐟ

friendly, always down to meet new people; always has its “buts”. quick to make new friends, also quick to drop them like hot potato when she feels that they are sick of her.

like a mirrorball, she’s always a reflection of everything that everyone expects her to be. she’s constantly putting on a show— and she’s slowly getting tired of it.

she’s a different person to everyone she meets. she’s sweet to some, a snob to the others but try and get to know her a little better.

ⓘ ⠀wanted connections.ᐟ

the childhood friend: they both knew it would be the start of a wild adventure when their eyes met while hiding under the buffet table with their mouths stuffed with cake at a classmate’s birthday. since then, sora and your muse had become inseparable and were causing havoc within the birthday’s venue.

an old flame: the angry stomping from the hallway came from sora, banging on your muse’s door, telling them to quiet down as it was 3 AM and all they did was blast music from their speakers. the pair swore that they didn’t want to see each other again after that interaction. much to their unfortunate surprise, they had the same classes and clubs in university. they’ve been butting heads since then and until now, still eager to one up each other.

the best friend: the nightlife never gets too quiet and in a speakeasy bar where most students gather to dance the night away. sora and your muse often meet up in said bar as the latter was one of her closest friends and source of gossip.