#musebook.

28 years old, 11/04/1995. a typical rags to riches story, where he grew up in a poor family on the outskirsrt of seoul. his life was rocked when his parents passed away from a car accident when he was seventeen, forcing him to take care of his younger brother (fourteen years younger than him). he worked multiple part-time jobs and, out of pride, rarely accepted money from his aunt to get himself and his brother through school. developed a bad habit of studying on shifts or until five in the morning, eventually graduating top of his year and a first class ticket to study economics and accounting at a sky university.

graduated with first class honours from there and now currently works as a hedge fund manager at a top consulting firm. the lack of sleep that's accumulated from all these years suddenly feels much more worth it, and his experiences have weathered him to develop a mindset that thinks meritocracy is the most important concept in the world. if you're lazy, you're not going to go anywhere in life.

lee dohyun. 182cm, 5'11" light brown eyes, often wears glasses at his office. black hair, typically styled. no piercings and no tattoos. feels most comfortable in suits because it's what he's gotten used to. expensive watches, customised cufflinks, neat dress-shoes. outside of work, wears a lot of brands. long trench coats, sweaters, dress pants. very rarely wears joggers and hoodies, ie when he's at home (which he rarely is).

26 years old, 14/07/1996. mugunghwa native born as the only son to the yoos, a family of extremely wealthy lawyers. rejected academia at a young age, preferring to spend his day indulging in the arts and painting. the heavy neglect from both parents only ceased once he started showing signs of childhood pyromania, forcing them to stick him in every counselling service available. he became the black sheep of the family and, after his parents died in a car accident when he was seventeen, was subsequently disowned from the family and cut out of the will. he barely graduated high school before he moved out to seoul, where he worked odd jobs here and there to make rent.

came back to mugunghwa to work as a librarian for the university once he turned twenty four. reunited with ikeda kojirō, who he started a relationship and eventually moved out of the town with. he hasn't kicked his habit of being a busybody just yet, working two part time jobs and painting on the side because the idea of doing nothing whilst his boyfriend persists as a slave to capitalism is unnerving. not quite sure where to go from here because the options are endless -- start painting as a full time job, go back to academia for fine art, continue working shifts and living paycheck to paycheck. for now, he's just happy to be out of mugunghwa.

nam yoonsu. 187cm, 6'1" dark brown eyes, wears glasses at work. black hair, typically unstyled. no piercings and no tattoos, for now. notable features inclue deep dimples on both cheeks, a beauty spot under his right eye, a burn scar on his left forearm. fashion wise, wears a lot of unbranded clothes or is typically in his respective work attire. loves his hoodies, cargos and puffer jacket (his holy trinity).

24 years old, 27/09/1998. born in a rural town just outside busan to a single mother who always tried to force her to shrink into the background. stuck a middle finger to both her and the rest of the world from a young age, picking fights in every situation she could and grew up with the belief that she was destined for greater things. "borrowed" instruments from her highschool's music room, developed a knack for song-writing and producing, feeding into the starving artist trope. ran away from home after her mom found out she lied to her about studying business management at snu, when she was actually studying music production. never made up with her, until her mother passed away.

likes to pretend she has a strong heart but gossip girl taking over her life and revealing that one of her best friends is actually her step sister due to an overzealous father has taken its toll. often seen skating around, just trying to get through university, pay her bills (part-time bartender, part-time dj), perform with her band, spend an extortionate amount of time partying and continue producing music at the same time. she's had a few love calls from idol companies that she's turned down because (raon vc) i like indie rock music. the epitome of "you only live once"!!!!!

kim hyungseo (bibi). 168cm, 5'6" brown eyes. usually wears contacts. glasses rarely. long black hair. usually in a messy low bun or shoved into a claw clip somehow. always gets annoyed because strands keep falling out. two standard ear piercings. helix piercing on right ear. conch piercing on right ear. daith piercing on right ear. tragus piercing on left ear. belly button piercing. tattoos included a red wisp of smoke from her right wrist to her index finger; a panel of nana smoking on the inside of her left arm, 3 daisies on her left thigh, a matching tattoo with her band typical acubi fashion. a lot of straps. little tops and big cargo pants enthusiast. simultaneously, a mini skirt and mini-er top enthusiast. always steals yoonsu's shirts and hoodies. loves her trusty nike dunks. chunky rings, chunks necklaces, chunky earrings.

23 years old, 02/08/2000. born in vancouver, canada, currently a film making major at x university. classic rich kid story were their mother's a doctor and father's a lawyer, and they grew up with every aspect of their life monitored. moved to korea to live with their liberal aunt at the beginning of high school, and this newfound freedom meant they were thus seen running around the halls of hannam with a camera most of the time they spent there. tried to make a documentary about the school that they never actually finished but it kickstarted their love for film making. they applied to university behind their father's back for that same degree, with the help of their aunt (and mom) who realised that a kid who cried at the first ten minutes of frozen would probably suck as a lawyer.

their father's rage and consequent physical attack on them led them to move in permanently with their aunt, which they couldn't be happier about. developed their own sense of gender and sexuality throughout the first couple of years at university with the help of some close friends and their boyfriend, and every day feels like a step closer to tangible happiness. here, there and everywhere at the same time; every new day is a new beginning, and love can defeat anything bad in the world.

mark lee. 174cm, 5'8" light brown eyes. usually wears contacts. glasses rarely. black hair. has a habit of tucking strands behind their ear. two standard ear piercings. tragus piercing on right ear. too many stick and poke tattoos on their arm, including; a small mushroom just below their left elbow; a butterfly on their right wrist; wings on their back; a smiley face on their upper right arm no such thing as "usual fashion" because they change their mind every day. most often seen in long summer skirts, han dowon's t-shirts, baby tees, oversized hoodies, baggy jeans. loves anything with lace and ribbons. always wears rings on at least three fingers on each hand, layers necklaces.

25 years old, 01/07/1998. born in gwanak district, seoul, grew up as the son of two big names in the pharmaceutical industry, currently a (last year) med student at snu. graduated from hannam in 2016, where he infamously made a name for himself as the high strung, quiet kid at the back of the class who dealt drugs to the rest of the school. spent most of his life telling himself he doesn't feel any moral apprehension about how he got people addicted in high school to take responsibility for anything, only to be bitten hard by karma when he ends up suffering from substance abuse throughout his teenage and adult years. having done irrevocable damage to both his physical and mental health, his husband and a very small handful of friends are the only anchors left in his life that push him towards rehab.

now a little over a year clean, he's trying to scrap up what's left of his dignity to be good, for once. the delayed guilt and unwavering belief that he doesn't deserve happiness is, however, making it inexplicably hard to come to terms with this newfound way of life.

lee taeyong. 176 cm, 5’9" dark brown eyes, (should wear glasses but doesn't) black hair typically unstyled, constantly remnants of previous dye jobs scar right next to his right eye. two standard ear piercings, helix piercing on left ear, belly button piercing, eyebrow slit. multiple tattoos; minimalist drawing of a dog on upper left arm, small ufo on upper right arm, moon on left forearm, half moon on ring finger (matching with sunan)  unstyled baggy jeans and baggier t-shirts, oversized ‘essentials’ hoodies unnecessarily expensive shoes, multiple earrings, layered necklaces. always wears his cross necklace that his parents got him for church when he was 7.