Saja Boys Modern AU + headcanons
Inspired by @/tigerwolfdemon21's Creole Latina Zoey au! If you haven't seen it, go check that out! It's really good!
His eomma, Ji-an, bless her soul (she's still alive!), was the only person he and his little sister knew growing up. She never talked about her family. Ever.
His father died when he was eleven, so she was the only one working at the time. In his teens, he begged his eomma to let him get a job. Ji-an never allowed it and told him to only focus on his studies.
Ji-woo was the resident kid to be made fun of because he was broke. He hated it. So much. It was part of the reason he wanted a job in the first place. The other half was that he just wanted to help his mother out with bills.
In his spare time, he would play his fathers bipa. Sometimes, playing it would make him cry. It was one of many remnants of his father, but it still hurt.
Ji-woo would also write songs. Anything that came to him, he would write down in his journal. One of many that he had. Ji-an would encourage his talent and wanted him to pursue a music career.
He, like the others, got a scholarship to a KPOP school in Korea. That's where they all meet!
They all know each other from when they met as little kids. Maybe a vacation spot that their families go to frequently? Still figurin' that out.
This AU is mostly about Jinu (+ his mom and lil sis) experiencing what having a big, loving family is like when the boys take a vacation this year.
Pls, pls, pls send any HC's you can think of!!! I wanna talk about this and develop it!!
With the way Abby talks, you can tell me this mf didn't grow up in California Suburbs. He literally sounds like a Jock. His father is Italian, and his mother is Korean.
His pops owns a gun store, and mama owns a restaurant. It's a hole-in-the-wall place, but the BEST mix of Italian and Korean cuisine you'll have the pleasure of tasting.
Mostly learned dancing from his family. The rest from dancing classes that the school offered.
He has a big family too. And yes, he's spoiled by his grandmama, Olivia, all the time. Unfortunately, Grandpapa Vito had passed recently. Abby honored him by painting his mural on the side of his grandmama's seamstress shop.
Oh, yes, Abby is a multi-artist. He paints, he does pottery, sews, draws, writes music, dances (obviously, and yes, dancing is an art form), and he's also trying out graffiti and bead embroidery as of recently.
Mystery - Seok-jin Kang Kuznetsov
That's literally what he should be classified as.
He wrestled an alligator at fourteen and caught multiple venomous snakes from the age of three years old. Has also caught frogs, fish, and other sorts of animals with his bare hands or teeth alone.
Grew up in Southeast, Texas. Specifically near Big Thicket National Preserve.
He's a mix of a lot, which also includes random cryptids in his bloodline as well.
William, Myst's father, is Korean + werewolf. William, however, was orphaned at ten and was taken in by a russian couple. The couple were friends of the family at the time.
You read correctly. Werewolf.
That's the reason why he barks and growls at people. His family does it too.
He also has Rougarou + the Honey Island swamp monster in his blood as well. Myst may have Jersey Devil, Sasquatch, and Kushtaka (Otterman) in there somewhere, too.
William's father was half Korean and half white. His father married a Korean woman, and that's how William got here. The white part is what brought in the Jersey Devil, Sasquatch, and Kushtaka (Otterman).
Remember, Rougaru and Werewolves are two different creatures.
His mother, Sonya, is mixed ( Black/white - white passing) + she's a werewolf too! She's also got Chinese, indian, Argentinian, and Hawaiian on her side of the family. Werewolf communities are very tight-knit, so Sonya's family already knew about William's family.
Myst grew up speaking English, Korean, French, and a little bit of Russian. He is also learning the languages spoken by his other relatives.
This mf WILL bite you if you give him a reason to.
His mama's side of the family is also circus performers. Some are retired, some aren't. The ones still able to perform travel all over the place.
When they stop at home, they set up the equipment for all the little kids to play with. Mostly trapeze and tightrope. Mystery excels at trapeze arts because why wouldn't he? Oh, and because he's seen circus acts all of his life, he knows how to bring visuals to music videos. Not all of them are circus-esque; they just have a whole lot of artistic flair.
His mama taught him how to sing, and it's something he does often. One thing he likes doing is singing to the alligators. They always show up to listen to him!
All he's ever gotten in school is A+'s and B+'s. Even if it was a subject he cared less about (like English), he still did his best.
Romance is asian and Ghanaian. Mama Mayana is Jamaican (Ghanaian), and Appa Hyun-woo is Korean. He grew up in Jamaica for thirteen years before having to move to Korea.
Both of his parents love each other in this version. They are also free-spirited folks. Well, at least trying to be. They cut ties with their old families and are trying to make a life for themselves. As well as breaking generational curses.
So, Ro doesn't know any direct biological family members, but he does know his non-bio ones. Tons of friends of his parents that he sees as "aunties" and "uncles". They're children as his cousins.
He speaks French, English, and patwa/patois. He took French in high school and learned about it more at home.
Loverboy, if you've ever seen one.
Naturally, his hair is a 3A or 3B type. Just really thick. Please remember that the hairstyle he has in canon is still entirely achievable with styling.
Rocks the seventies style all day, every day. Gets a tan very easily.
Baby - Damian B. Willace Jaramillo
Don't let his tiny ass fool you, this man can eat so much food. And also not gain a single fucking pound either.
No, his eyes are not blue, nor does he wear blue eye contacts in this AU.
Baby's father is Colombian (Mestizo and Afro-colombian roots), and his mother is blasian (Her father is black, and her mother is Asian. She's not asian passing). And somehow this mf turned out asian passing. Genetics is weird af. Was born in 2006 and grew up in Brooklyn, New York.
Raised by both of his parents within the same household. Mainly middle-class folks. They could and couldn't afford most things depending on the week.
Also, both of his parents are bakers.
His abuela and abuelo live in Queens. His granpa and granmama live in the same neighborhood as his parents do.
Yes, he was spoiled by both sets of grandparents. His Abuela Luciana and Grandpa Elroy would always come over with sweets. Abuelo Emmanuel and Granmama Hana always had money to give him.
Don't you DARE put your hands on their grandbaby, or else they won't be held responsible for their reaction. AND he's staying with them (whichever grandparent(s) saw him about to get whooped) until you calm down. Because you must've lost your damn mind! He's just a baby!
He looks like Granmama Hana the most.
Got into a lot of fights because he inherited anger issues from his abuela. What can he say? People fucked with his patience too much.
Definitely was the kid to fall asleep on the chairs because the parties lasted until 4 AM in the morning.
BAD ASS KID from 4 to at least 11 years old. Got la chancla to the head very often (never a belt. EVER). His parents never beat him for stupid shit that doesn't require physical harm. But there were times when the shit he would do was avoidable, yet he did it anyway because FUN.
Loved rap growing up and would practice it in his room. Listened to Tupac, Wu-Tang Clan, Missy Elliot, The Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg (+ a whole lot more) on repeat.
Baby grew up, fairly happy. Yeah, there were racist assholes every once in a while.
So many fuckin' cousins it's insane. Both sets of parents had way too many siblings. His papa has three brothers and six sisters. Mama has five brothers and two sisters.
Let's not even mention the number of siblings his grandparents (both sets) have. Grandpa Elroy has five brothers, who had at least 2-7 kids individually. Grandmama Hana had three sisters who individually had 2-3 kids each.
Abuela Luciana had two older siblings who had each had a child. Those kids (like Elroy and Hana's) had BEEN grown by the time Baby was born and already had their own grandkids. Those grandkids were teens by the time Baby was a baby.
So, yeah, a lot of cousins and (some number) times removed cousins.
Family reunions were utterly insane and LARGE. Some of Hana's family didn't agree with her marrying a black man, so most of the older generation didn't really come. Her siblings and their children do, though!
He's visited his distant relatives in Colombia when he was seven, nine, twelve, fifteen, and seventeen. He and his Latino cousins always got up to bullshit when he visited. And he, or his older primo Fernando, was the one leading the charge.
Yes, Baby does start talking in Spanish when he's pissed off. Can't help it. His papa did it, his abuelo and abuela did, it just happens. Like Romance, he gets a mean tan.
