so i completely passed out mere minutes after opening because iām a senior citizen who needs?? a grossly large amount of zzzzs?? forgive my lateness hello hello everyone! iāll send out messages in a few, but iām super excited to be here + to bring you my intellectual dumbass woo younghwan! i have a profile/bio page up for him here but iāll drop a tl;dr and some headcanons under the cut! canāt wait to write with yāall!
so: woo younghwan. his english name is henry but people seldom use it. currently a twenty four year old grad student majoring in korean history. predictably, THE SCHOLAR.Ā also works as a teaching assistant but less so for the money and more for the experience
... because heās never wanted for money; comes from the fairly wealthy woo family, but heās the second son of a second son and was generally given more freedom with his life due to it - accounting for his strange choice of major
grew up in england (but vacationed in korea) + attended an all-boys boarding school there. struggled a bit with his identity as a result of being, you know, pulled two different directions, but he dealt with it with the help of his friends
moved to korea full time to attend university; chose korean history because heās always been a nerd and felt like it would be a good way to connect with his heritage. ended up loving it so much he applied directly to grad school after graduation and slipped into the life of an academic full time
sometimes feels like heās in an odd state of arrested development because he hasnāt left school while all his friends have and woos hate falling behind the masses, but heās good at repressing his feelings o/Ā
can come off as a little bit of an arrogant, pretentious prick when you first meet him, but i promise heās... not that bad?? not exactly a heart of gold underneath it all but heās less uptight and more caring around his friends
which!! speaking of!! doesnāt have too many but the ones he does, he takes good care of. prefers people who can keep up with him either intellectually or provide him with something emotionally. if you donāt fall into those categories, he doesnāt have time for you (rip)
can be a homebody, not super great when it comes to going out to parties/adventures/etc unless someone forces him to join them by like. literally strong arming himĀ
secretly craves a little more adventure though; gets enough of a fix through travelling, but also just wants to experience moreĀ stimulus in general. isnāt actually as reluctant to participate in things as he seems
a pretty level headed, calm person in a crisis, hates indecisiveness and when people donāt listen to him (because he usually knows best), but also isnāt a big fan of taking charge? doesnāt have the charisma to be a leader
a bit of a skeptic when it comes to things of the... paranormal nature. he has a fascination with myths and urban legends and such, but more in an academic capacity. he doesnāt believe things without proofĀ
iām not too great with pre-written plots and i prefer to brainstorm, but here are some connection ideas to get things going:Ā
an ex (m or f)? doesnāt have to be a long running relationship but it was serious enough to get to theĀ āmeet the parentsā stage before it ended
a best friend/partner in crime, could be completely opposite in personality or whatever but they areĀ younghwanās ride or die
frenemy?? nominally theyāre friends but they actually function more as rivals, spar verbally, canāt stand the sight of each other, etc
fellow wealthy friend, maybe they arenāt that close but they understand each other in a special way
someone minhyun wasnāt too close with during university but theyāve gotten super friendly ever since then, or alternatively, someone minhyun was close with in university but they fell out of touch after thanĀ
literally anything else iām open to all ideas!!










