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[badvlantex]

[ wi ha-joon | he/him ] Another face is seeking safety in New Orleans. Make sure to welcome CHOI 'TJ' TAE-JIN to the home of the resilient. Rumor has it that they are a THIRTY ONE year old (untriggered) KITSUNE who is one of the SURVIVORS but we’ll keep that a secret. They are said to be OVERZEALOUS, but that’s all a façade to cover up their CONFLICTED nature. We’ve heard that they can be found listening to FANTASY by VIXX, which sums them up pretty well. Let’s hope that they can find a way to survive this harsh new world.

[PROFILE] Full name: Choi Tae-Jin (최태진) Nickname(s): TJ Birthdate: Oct 30th Age: 31 Species: Kitsune (untriggered) Occupation: NOPD Officer/OEA 'associate'

[FAMILY]

Mother: Seo-Yeon (서연) Nickname(s): Sunny

[BACKGROUND]

[1 YEAR TIME JUMP]

Nova helped crack his compulsion from Klaus with the aid of Eve

Is a spy for Klaus but at the same time a spy for Laine

[badvlantex]

thanks for all the fun times guys hope to cross paths again sometime! if you haven’t feel free to add me on discord (residentalien)

joannzilla signing out xoxo ✌️

[rxgclity]

It was amazing how much bullshit the other could spew out that people managed to buy. Hey, as long as it gave her a moment to not possible take a gun out of one of the officer's holsters and shoot it in the air then she wasn't going to entirely complain. "What's there to say?" she asked, "you pretty much made your point during that bullshit excuse of a ball"

[badvlantex]

"There's a lot more to that than you know." He was never good with words, least of all the English language, it would be easier to explain his feelings in Korean but there were few people who'd understand. "Maybe I shouldn't have said what I said, and I'm sorry if that hurt you, I didn't mean to compare you to Nova's father..." But he couldn't explain more than that like he could with Nova. He just couldn't connect with other people like he could with Nova. "That's all I wanted to say."

[sammyslamajammas]

"So like intionally killing to get your goals. I can see that. That is malevolent. But what about torture?" Kevin asked twirling the joint. Kevin's ailment was not with the oea. "I hope I don't gotta step in for the man. Fuck the man." Kevin said despite the fact that Kevin is technically part of the man.

"I hadn't in a year hyung. Let me vibe." Kevin said. He paused as dropped it on the ground and wheelchaired over it. "Oh I got something for you!" Kevin said as he reached for a satchel. "I got it in Jeju."

[badvlantex]

"Supernatural that torture humans with their mind control, and whatever else is pretty damn malevolent." TJ would personally add Klaus to the malevolent beings list if he could, along with that entire fucking family of self-righteous assholes. "The OEA has a point, some of those fuckers can't be left to roam free across the world. Not saying all supernatural is bad, but, they think the OEA is the fucking problem? It's themselves." Just thinking about it irritated him beyond belief. There was no peace. They deserved what was given to them.

"So, what? Were you in rehab for a year?" TJ assumed given Kevin's extended absence and what he was smoking. "Jeju? It better not be a Dokkaebi."

[rxgclity]

This was the last voice she wanted to hear right about now. Her head was pounding and she was this close to slapping someone. And if he started with his 'better than thou' mantra he'd be the one of the receiving end. Sure she did feel a sense of guilt at calling him unlovable but it was something that she felt was deserved - at the time at least.

"Get rid of them and I may listen," she said, running a hand over her face to stop herself from doing anything stupid.

[badvlantex]

"Okay." He nodded and went ahead and dealt with the various people and their complaints. By some miracle, a text got sent through to him regarding the sudden changes, so he quickly got rid of the annoyance and returned to Mavi.

"They shouldn't be a problem anymore. Looks like OEA changed the rules," he said, showing her the text. "So, I got rid of them. Are you willing to listen now?"

[vilisisms]

"keeping the peace? that's rich coming from you, buddy." while she did not have any first hand experience with the man in front of her, she has heard everything that has gone down between him and her best friend. "oh, the council, yes! thank god for the fucking council. i don't give a shit about the damn council. i also won't be controlled like a puppet, like you."

[badvlantex]

"It's not coming from me; it's from Klaus." It was hard not to laugh because the supernatural was now turning on the supernatural, or rather, on Klaus. Maybe this was the advantage that was needed.

TJ would love to disagree with the puppet comment, but in keeping up appearances, he couldn't. However, with his forced loyalty to Klaus, could he use the original as a threat? He'd try. "Look, you have to start getting used to it; otherwise, Klaus is going to hear, and he won't be happy."

[shadcwcursed]

( @exitiumstarters. )

Her child was back in the city, and though circumstances were far from ideal around them, it didn't diminish the joy she felt to see and hold her angel child again. Since Klaus had given them the deeds, Zeraphine decided the gifts she had for housewarming weren't sufficient, so off she went to the Royal Street shopping center for more.

Entering the shop full of home goods, the dragon browsed for a little while, letting life feel momentarily normal. "This frame isn't real gold," she mused to no one in particular as she tapped on a large mirror hung amongst the selections on the wall. "Do you think this is too much for a couple who got engaged in a tree?" Probably.

[badvlantex]

After having been mall security here TJ didn't much enjoy Royal Street not that he would have enjoyed it to begin with. "Real gold is gonna cost you a lot more than the crap they sell here - you might want to try someplace else." He would not however be able to give any good recommendations.

TJ couldn't figure out if that was a joke, he was trying to figure out how an engagement in a tree worked or if that was possible. Maybe it was a tree-house because that would make more sense. "Yeah, I doubt they'd need anything fancy." The tree engagement seemed the least fancy of things, so that was his take.

[sammyslamajammas]

Open for @exitiumstarters

"But what counts for like malevolent?." Kevin said as he took a deep inhale of the joint. "Like you ever see those Denny fights on youtube. Some people get pissed sometimes. And what if you have a shit day and want a drink and end up in a bar fight? Its too punitive. And I say that as someone who works the man." Kevin took another puff before looking at the person next to him.

"You want a hit?"

[badvlantex]

"Think malevolent beings as serial killers or killers in general." TJ thought that description simple and easy enough to understand, and while he did not think every being was malevolent the killing thing was still not something he could accept and perhaps never would be. Despite his new alignment with the OEA against a certain original TJ still kept his own belief strong and standing.

He waved the smoke away from him, a sigh of annoyance. "Quit smoking that shit near me, you crack-head."

[rxgclity]

@badvlantex

"Look," she said, raising a hand to stop the person in front of her, yelling at her for the OEA's rules. "If you got a problem file a complaint with the OEA or the supervisor. I'm a receptionist and have as much authority as you do. So either listen to what I have to say or get out," she said, nodding towards the door. "And have a great day," she smiled, sarcasm dripping from her tone and voice. Slumping back in her seat, she ran a hand over her face. "I am so fed up with everything" she muttered to herself. "Fucking OEA"

[badvlantex]

If Mavi was already fed up with everything, the news that TJ was in charge for the time being until those OEA passes were dispatched, well, her day was about to get a whole lot worse.

TJ was surely going to have to deal with those complaints. More than that, maybe that's why Theo put him in charge because that meant it all went to TJ to deal with.

First things first, one of the conditions was not being a dick, so he had to somehow work this issue out with the receptionist. Nova had always told him to try to apologize, for her sake.

With a deep breath, he walked up towards her. "Can we talk for a second?"

[sammyslamajammas]

Closed for @badvlantex

Nova was staying on the balcony for god knows how long. She only managed the one text to TJ before the phone got yanked out of her hand.She managed a distress page too but who knew if it got through. Nova sighed to herself. She was going to stuck here isn't she?

To be the puppet for everyone. Just when she thought she was finally out of this and make her own choices, she was stuck on her father's path. Even her attempted escaped with those earlier landed her back here.No direction out existed.

She couldn't blame Taejin though. She guessed somethings were changing in town, so maybe he had to keep the peace. But man she wished he was here right now. As she almost went back inside, when she heard the

Ssibal.

Nova couldn't believe her ears. There was only one person who said SSibal with such conviction. Nova looked down to see something but couldn't make it out.

"Taejin?" Nova asked.

[badvlantex]

"Ssibal." He said, looking up, the balcony a little higher than he imagined. "Hey, babe, you wanna try jumping?" It seemed like a great plan of escape in his mind, but knowing him it likely would not turn into a great escape but more a terrible mistake. "I'll catch you." He did, however, say that with full confidence in his abilities as if he were a knight saving a princess from the tower.

He had a backup plan though with Bee still in the car, the dog would be recon for this rescue mission. "The lawyer dude won't sue me if I send Bee at him, right?" He'd ask now rather than later. "You should send Takeru as backup." He was sure both cat and dog could work in unison for this highly complicated-tactical operation.

Maybe TJ could send some officers, call it hostage negotiation or whatever seeing as the chief had put him in charge for the moment, but would that qualify as doing something stupid? Maybe. TJ would not think it stupid if it was to save his girl from her father though, but first he had to see if his first two plans could work or would be a total failure requiring the third to be set into motion.

[splintcredspirits]

( klaus mikaelson ✦ choi tae-jin // @badvlantex )

Having been beckoned to the courtyard for a 'visitor' of all to anticipate, TJ had been the last on that list. "I don't recall sending for you" he announced, practically flouncing down the steps in his usual impatient manor. "Is there something that I can help you with or do you intend to stand and gawp without reason?" Despite his actions, his tone was remarkably calm. "If you are here to pester me further of the whereabouts of Lysander's bloody sword, you can guarantee that scrap metal is long gone, mate."

[badvlantex]

"Laine did." She hadn't, but it was believable given his situation feeding information between them. "She wanted to make sure you were keeping up your end of the bargain, that you understand those passes for gatherings and curfews are to go through official means, and that no one, not yourself or Laine, can give them so freely. That means that even I can't give your family free passes. If I do, she will know something is up."

TJ tried his best to make the words convincing, given that Klaus was likely to kill the messenger. "But I will do what I can for your family, to make it easier." He still had to show that his loyalty was to Klaus, even if it was no longer.

As much as it pained him to hold it back, the anger, he was reminded of the fae's words. To beat them they had to be smart. "Lysander is no trouble to you," he stated. "My girlfriend helped calm him with the help of Briggs." TJ didn't know the full extent, but enough to maybe buy Lysander something. "Lysander and I, we are on friendly terms, he thinks I am a fellow knight, he trusts me, so should an issue arise, I will report directly to you, boss." Like hell would he - no, if anything TJ and Lys could make up their own lies to feed to Klaus. This was their advantage.

TJ was really sounding like a damn robot, but he had to try to play off that he was still under the compulsion, and maybe his heartbeat was a giveaway. Yet, could that not also be played off as fear? TJ at least hoped it would be so and that he didn't have to prove himself.

[traegics]

Closed Starter - @badvlantex

"Alright, I really need you to listen closely, TJ," Theodore hums from his chair behind his desk, leaning forward to fold his hands together atop of the desk. "You're in charge until the OEA gets these passes to us. Do not, and I repeat, do not do anything fucking stupid and do not be a dick. You need anything, you've got my cell number and I'll do what I can to help from home. I'm trusting you, man, don't let me down or I'll demote you faster than you can say I'm sorry."

[badvlantex]

Apparently, being human had its merits. The supernatural may be strong, but the OEA had a stronger hold on everyone in this city, especially with the reestablishment of the curfews. "I'm in charge?" TJ had to second guess that, given none of the other chiefs would have dared. Theodore had been pretty chill for the most part, but the added extra of the OEA, namely Laine, had given TJ a chance to shine, and if he messed up, it would be brighter than ever.

"Okay." He nodded, agreeing to the terms set. It couldn't be so terrible, right? Some people may protest such an order, sure, but other than that, it should be smooth sailing. Well, smooth sailing for TJ always ended in a capsize - or maybe he had the chance to do better because the last thing he wanted or needed was to be placed back in mall security. "I'm guessing there's extra paperwork involved, but I got this. I won't mess it up, Chief."

[beavtifvltragedies]

𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛  »  𝕛𝕠𝕣𝕕𝕪𝕟 𝕣𝕖𝕚𝕟𝕖 — @exitiumstarters

“You can’t just change the entire scheduling structure.” A public phone call argument wasn’t what Jordyn expected for her morning; in fact it was something she tried to avoid. But her job and her safety was on the line. “You’re really not going to put in the little bit of effort to get passes for YOUR employees? It’s not that hard. You can’t just expect the humans to take all the night shifts. We’re understaffed as it is and it’s not like-“ Her words cut off by the tone of the call being disconnected, she let out a frustrated groan before shoving her phone in her pocket. “Ridiculous” she muttered as she flopped down onto the park bench.

[badvlantex]

"I'm guessing your chief isn't as supernatural-friendly as mine is?" TJ for once may have the better chief in this scenario. "I might be able to help get those passes fast-tracked." They were all on the same team, fire service and police - the least he could do was try to make more friends, if that were ever possible given his odd alignment.

[vilisisms]

˚☽˚.⋆ ― riley shaw / open starter / @exitiumstarters

"oh, i don't think you heard me the first time." the laugh that left her lips held just as much sarcasm as her words. the hybrid was ablazed, and the bullshit announcement had not only booked a ride on that last nerve but the oea was using it to tie her hands together and she refused. they tried enforcing a curfew before and it did not work. they tried killing her and it did not work. they could try to cage them and label them by putting a star on their chest but she knew this story, the history books didn't lie. they could try, but they were not going to win. "fuck. that. shit."

[badvlantex]

"No, I heard you, but the only way forward is keeping the peace with the terms that are set." TJ sounded like a damn robot, but he was supposedly still compelled by Klaus, so he had to at least pretend he cared about Klaus' people—care to keep the peace between them. "If you don't agree with the terms, take it up with the council." He shrugged, offering the best 'advice' he could give.

[sammyslamajammas]

Nova probably needed to add application and tone to her lessons, as a language like Japanese has its finnicky nature. It might sound like the one TJ is thinking of but it was her lamenting how awful this night was.

Nova was so fixated on making sure he wasn't on fire. Ironically ever since they done the deed she felt more in tune with it. The symbol of her union. Nova looked at his hands on hers. Then she saw the shirt semi open and was blushing.God if someone walked in out of context.

"It confuses me sometimes and I get scared for you." Nova explained seeing the flames fade at last. "I can tell you didn't, otherwise I would have clocked it and-" Nova looked away. "Call me over protective I guess."

"Maybe you should try to clarify that with her. When you see her again. I don't want Mavi to worry. She thinks she was like my father and holding back tears." Nova said."But Mavi has a good heart she's doing it for me. I would do the same to her too when she was dating Lucas." Albeit farther away in observation. There was a deep breath. "I'm sorry for not being introspective of that. I can't imagine the feelings you are experiencing." She looked directly in his eyes, gently cupping his cheek. "If it is about what happened-I never held that against you. Because I know your heart Taejin. And it would never hurt me like that." Nova whispered in Korean, a language she on many occasions still struggled with but wanted to bring the point home to him. There was a quick peck before she started rebuttoning his shirt. "Balance." She whispered again for good measure.

"Let's stay by each other. Even if I have to serve drinks." She said with that disarming grin. "Hwaiting!"

[badvlantex]

"Ani anhalgeoya. (No, I won't)." A heavy sigh followed the shaking of his head. "She started with the whole 'you've put something in my drink' attitude, then goes bossing me around. I get she's your friend, but I..." Maybe he was being stubborn for no reason, maybe it was not that much of an ask, but in this moment, he refused. "Not tonight." Despite that, looking at Nova, there was, however, somewhat of a resolve.

Being told what to do for well over a year by Klaus, and still having to keep it up, he was struggling to hold it together, and he couldn't take it out on the one person who deserved it most.

As to who Mavi had been dating, maybe the name Lucas should ring bells in his ears, but it didn't, and honestly? He didn't care. There were a lot of people, names that had passed over, but they were simply unimportant to him. There were also people he chose to forget, thinking it would be easier than facing them. Some burnt bridges were meant to remain that—burnt.

Sometimes he did wonder if they were right, that he would be the one hurting Nova. "Isn't it always because of me?" Whether it was the compulsion that time or not, there'd always be something, that risk. The risk of him losing her over something he did. "What if I mess up and they do it again?" For all the rage he had harbored tonight, there had also been a fear. "It's not them, it's me." Things he didn't dare to say out loud to anyone else but her. But was that enough? Would there be a day that she'd see him as the person everyone else saw?

[sammyslamajammas]

"I feel that either rendition would be good." Nova said sincerely. Nova understands the intricacies of their cultures, and the mass respect TJ has for hers. But she also wanted to share the culture, to share her grandmother's spirit and essence. "Or I can give it a go." Nova said pointing to herself, despite her infamous attempts at cooking being unconvential due to her fear of fire, and her execution nearly giving TJ food poisoning one time. Nova probably needed to learn the basics at the very least.

"The spine of Korean culture." Nova said keeping a note to herself. Nova was making the effort to learn the culture beyond its entertainment industry. "Jeju? Is that the island?" Nova inquired. "All myths began in Jeju." Nova said. She made another mental note to ask more later. "It sounds almost like Honshu. The biggest island in Japan. It was once Akitsushima, Dragonfly Island. Dragonflies are the insect of victory. But I think the true victorious animals were the foxes. Legend has it Inari was the product of a shrine maiden and kitsune.For a time the foxes and shrine maidens made peace until something happened. Some say the shrine maidens were overstepping, over say the foxes were. I guess we wont truly know. But I can't help but wonder if they would have came back together at one point" Nova asked as she reached for his hand.

Nova and TJ were often seen as the odd ones. To see the passive Nova and the aggressive TJ would raise eyebrows to many. But like Nova has tried to explain, there was something right about him. That despite their differences, the slight english barrier, and even their ages Nova and TJ completed each other. And Nova wouldn't have it any other way.

The shrine maiden felt invigorated by the fox.While Nova wondered why TJ was choatic, Nova didn't mind. Truthfully in a life where she spent in conformity no one really saw her for herself. TJ was one of the few people who saw her for who she was. Does she hope one day at least TJ can show his kindness to others.

Nova pulled away with a grin, as if she was being mischeivous. She understood TJ's reseverations especially with the guards, but she needed affection. "Like warm but also se" Nova was interuppted by a guard. "I'll be right back." Nova promised with a cheek kiss.

______________________________________________________________

Right back was relative in this case. Between her side quests her Mavi, Klaus, Davina, Briggs, and numerous others it was genuinely draining. But Nova still had to check in on TJ. As she walked in looking like the ghost of gala past she pulled her boyfriend aside once more. There was a look of anger and exhaustion.

"Kuso (fuck me)." Nova muttered in Japanese. She switched back to English looking at the floor. "My father really??? Mavi isn't my father Baka (dummy). I have every right to-" Nova looked up and saw the flaming fox. "Yare Yare (good grief)." Nova pulled him into a closet and began unbuttoning his shirt. "You are literally on fire. Hold still."

[badvlantex]

In the absence of the shrine maiden, the fox was bound for chaos—and so it had. Maybe Mavi had been right about needing to keep an eye on him, but unfortunately, she had become the target of his harsh words. The look on Nova's face already told him what he needed to know: it had gotten back to her.

"Huh?" He must have heard that wrong; she couldn't possibly mean—nope. He had picked up some Japanese thanks to Nova teaching him, but not enough to understand coherently, so maybe that's why he heard wrong.

"Babe, let me expla…" He couldn't even get a sentence in before she was dragging him away and unbuttoning his shirt. "Hey, babe, babe! Wait…" He went to grab her hands, just to stop her in the moment. She did know how to get him flustered, but he was figuring this was a talk-down rather than…that. Sure, they were alone right now, but where they were and whose house they were standing in—they couldn't.

"If I was on literal fire, I think I'd know about it." Whatever fire she was seeing, he was not—nor was he feeling it. He might be that fox on fire, but he was oblivious to it. The only thing he'd felt this night was rage, and maybe that's what was giving her the impression—the anger—but he kept that away from her. "Also, I didn't drink." He wanted to make that clear because that was usually the case.

"Can I explain?" he asked, as the fiery fox started to cool. "I never said that she was him. I only said her hovering was like his hovering. I just told her to stop worrying and leave us alone. Is that so bad? And I'm sorry if that upset her, but tonight really is not the night to be bothering me."

[sammyslamajammas]

Lysander was the more strategic of the two. The desire might be the same but from the wars he has personally seen, he knew the idea would collapse. No to get revenge on at least Klaus wouls take more than that. But he have to forge his own path. And Lysander, under Katherine, can't do such a thing.

Lysander looked up. "What do you mean..."Lysander paused when he read that. His blood ran cold when he read that. There was a bow of his head. "I am so sorry I wasn't there to help." Lysander crossed his arms.And reached for the parchment paper "But we can use this to our advantage." Lysander wrote."We can use the basic korean for now and switch to a dilaect or perhaps. Just like in Jooseon times." Lysander wrote.

"They might take our minds but they can never take our essence. Klaus underestimates that, he thinking we're both fools. But heart and resilence are the keys he doesn't have. We are the knights. But above all we are fellow countrymen. You come from a people that will not stop until justice is served. Remember that Taejin."

They lived in a time of treachery, mistrust, and it seemed that evil prevailed. But as a knight, he serves the people, and unless told otherwise, he knows Klaus isn't for the people. He refuses to believe anyone who mends a mind would ever be.

There was a silence before he picked up his lute.

"Yah they really broke my lute too." Lysander said reminding himself to get what they call a lawyer. Lysander also picked up the taco bell coupons. "At least we have something holy in our hands."

[badvlantex]

Standing here, talking free, being allowed to make a choice, TJ felt liberated… as if the fox itself felt the freedom it longed for. The one thing about foxes, the one crucial thing that someone should know was they depended on their freedom; freedom was their power. To take a fox's will, to take its freedom - that was the one mistake that they'd long regret. That's why it burned so deeply, so deeply that maybe that sacrifice that was to come would, in fact, be a Mikaelson. When the shrine maidens bound the foxes by the moon, it was done so that the fox's power would come at a price because they were creators of chaos. TJ might be a menace not under compulsion, but this was still the human part of him; it was as much freedom as he could get until the fox was allowed to roam.

"Arasseo." ("I understand.") He nodded his head, switching to Korean because at least that way he could speak freely to Lys without others catching on. "You know, the worst part was not being locked away here, left to bleed out… the worst part was not Klaus sending me into the OEA to get him information. The worst part was him compelling me to go after the one I love if I ever disobeyed him. If I felt disloyal - I had to hurt her." That hit him in the gut more than anything, that made the fox want to claw free of its bonds, to rip a hole into that damned family.

The Mikaelsons were the monsters, and it didn't matter what pain had been caused to them because they had been causing pain and suffering for centuries. They blamed the OEA, that the OEA was the brutal force to eradicate them, but what had been before the OEA? And before then? The times they were left unchecked, allowed to torture, to kill, to be so full without any sense of conscience themselves. How did they have the right to manipulate anyone? How did they deserve anything better?

"I don't want just revenge. I want an end to it. I want an end to them." Now TJ was really starting to sound like the OEA, but did Team Mikaelson really expect for him to see them as the ones who deserved his support? Did they really fucking believe themselves? The absolute bullshit they were giving everyone in this room tonight? If that compulsion had taught him anything, it taught him to align with the other side - it made him see the truth. It stirred hatred in him that he didn't know he had. "They can break your lute, but they won't break us. We will be the ones to steal and break them." And you know what? He might enjoy it.