𝗳𝗶𝗴 ¹ . . . sacred aletheia [ 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 ] walked with 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥 steps, while her unfinished twin stood stuck in her tracks. that forgery, that product of subterfuge, thus acquired the name of mendacium [ 𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐝 ], and i 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗹𝘆 agree with people who say that she has no feet : every once in a while something that is false can start off successfully, but with time aletheia is sure to 𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐀𝐈𝐋. ”
closed starter ⋆ nariza auto, jt seol / @c4tchul8r.
“ i heard you're on break. ” harvey starts as he walks out into the parking lot of the auto body shop. he's holding two cups of microwaved instant noodles and just barely gripping two mini bags of doritos with his pinky. “ i brought munchies. ” the pink haired racer passes the offerings and smiles. “ you won't say anything about me using the office's microwave, right ? i figured i'd bring food so it wouldn't feel like i'm just up your ass. ”
jt slides out from underneath a vehicle, spotting his mentee strolling across the parking long to the garage. harvey being a certain distance in his vicinity is like a spidey - sense at this point. he is laying on a mechanic’s creeper, gazing up at the pink - haired racer who is holding a stomach - ache inducing snack. he is supposed to be on break, but here he is … working. “ as long as you didn’t make a mess, ” he responds as he pushes himself off of the mechanic’s creeper and straightens his posture. jt grabs the instant noodles from harvey, checking the label of the cup to make sure he had grabbed the correct flavoring: spicy. “ i won’t say a word. ”
𝙄𝙉𝘾𝙊𝙈𝙄𝙉𝙂 𝙏𝙀𝙓𝙏: omg hv u met ji-tae “jt” seol of the nariza bois yet ? he’s one of the crew’s mechanics n is known by the alias STORM. he is 𝟯𝟭 𝘆𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗹𝗱 n works @ nariza auto. i heard he helps out in the kitchen at his parents’ korean-latin restaurant sometimes. we should go ;) ! i think he has lived in miami his whole life n hv been w/ the nariza bois for 3 yrs. we kno hes been racing for WAY longer than that on his own tho ! did u kno he currently drives a 1995 mazda rx7 ? he is one of the best drifters in miami imo but he barely races anymore after that nasty accident :/ did they ever find out who did it ? anyway u think he could teach me how 2 drift ? heard hes giving lessons 2 a few lucky ppl. btw i also heard jt gets in trouble sometimes bc of his older cousin ... maybe i can fix him. idk. just watch out for him, k ? ttyl !
BASICS
full name: ji - tae seol . nickname(s): jt . alias: storm ( because of his "stormy" attitude ; the ominous and thunderous rumble of jt approaching paired with his lighting speed ; one of jt's notable races turned car chase from the cops was during a storm, drifting / hydroplaning like a pro ). age: thirty one . birth date: feb 4th, 1976 . birthplace: miami, florida . gender & pronouns: cis man & he / him. orientation: bisexual / biromantic . occupation: mechanic @ nariza auto ; financial advisor .
mother: cheon - sa rodríguez ( nee woo, korean - latin fusion restaurant owner ) father: nam - jun seol ( divorced & living in atlanta, corporate lawyer ) siblings: older sister named ye-rin, two older step - brothers. notable family: julio rodríguez ( step - father, korean - latin fusion restaurant owner ) ; bitgaram “bit” woo ( cousin, bartender & right - hand man of a sportbike gang )
current ride: 1995 mazda rx7 . first car: late 80s ford mustang gt that previously belonged to his step - father ( white w red trim ).
BACKSTORY
tw: mentions of car accidents, injury, fire.
jt is the youngest son of south korean immigrants, his sister being born in south korea before they moved. his father, nam-jun, moved to miami because of his job as a corporate lawyer. his mother, cheon-sa, stayed at home to raise their children; however, had a deep passion for cuisine and befriended many families throughout their close - knit neighborhood to learn about miami / latino culture and in return, they learned about korea :’)
when jt was around ten years old, his parents experienced a tumultuous divorce after his father was caught cheating with one of his business partners’ wives. as a result, jt has never seen his father ever since he had moved with this woman to atlanta. cheon-sa had gotten a hefty sum of divorce money; however, being a single mother in the late 80s and figuring out what to do now to support her two children was her worst nightmare. thankfully, jt’s aunt and uncle on his mother’s side had moved to miami from washington d.c. to help out cheon-sa as well ( thus introducing jt’s Bad Influence — bit )
jt and his older sister, yerin, tried their best to support their mom in any way they could. including finding themselves a step - father … aka julio who worked part his family - owned convenience store / mechanic shop down the street ( and who is madly in love with cheon-sa and her cooking )
rodríguez family stepping into the family of three’s life not only improved cheon-sa’s life—letting her pursue her own dreams by opening up a restaurant with her love of her life who has similar passions—but also introduced jt to his passion: cars and street racing. his uncle, andrés, taught jt and his two new step - brothers the ins and outs of auto mechanics and modifications. andrés in particular was known for his paint customizations, people traveling across the state to get their cars painted by him. uncle andrés and julio even took the boys ( including jt’s cousin ) to car meets ; streets lined up with vintage muscle cars and modified sports cars
throughout his teenage years, jt would work part - time at the shop and at his parents’ booming korean-latin restaurant. he’d often sneak out in the middle of the night with his cousin, attending car meets and observing street races. his step-father, julio, was aware of this after he caught jt pulling into the drive way at three in the morning ( driving without a license mind you ). as a step - father / son bonding moment, julio taught jt how to drive … including how to drift ( much to jt’s mom’s dismay )
as the perfectionist jt is, he studied through any media he could find in the 90s ( and also watching a bunch of races ) on how to be the best of the best in miami. his mom wished he’d use that brillant mind of his more on his studies though …
jt had lived two different sort of lives : a “well - behaved” college student attending the university of miami ( studying finance and business yawn ) during the day and at night … he was known as the street - racer “ storm ” that terrorized the streets of miami
the rodani powlers form in 1999, and jt is a few years fresh out of graduating college. joining a “ crew ” doesn’t interest him as much. preferred to be on his own, obtain his own earnings, and live comfortably with his Finance Bro Salary that can have him afford all of his awesome cars and their modifications
bit comes and goes throughout jt’s life, mostly to get money off of him for bail or some how rope jt in to some trouble at a club or some yacht party. bit gets involved with a sportsbike gang that does the bidding for an influencial miami drug dealer ( who messes with the street racers quite often )
jt is starting to become more intertwined with his true passion of automechanics and street - racing, caring less and less about his Comfy Finance Bro life. he is starting to gain real notoriety on the miami streets for his impeccable racing record. jt even sees his influence as the drifting scene begins to grow in the city and the impending separation of the rodani prowlers that forms the nariza bois. more aligned with the new crew’s mentality and impressed with their talents ( and lowkey Lonley ) jt is convinced to be on the nariza bois roster, truly pissing off the rodani prowlers who have been trying to get jt on their side for years.
jt is a street racer for the nariza bois for about a year and a half. he quits his day job, becoming a mechanic at nariza auto and helping with the accounting / finances for his parents’ restaurant ( that his sister is beginning to inherit ), before his notorious accident.
jt and bit have a bit of a falling out due to jt’s involvement with the street - racing crew ( and delicning the invitation to join the drug dealer’s gang ) and in retaliation, bit and the bikers sabotage jt’s toyota supra in an attempt to scare him to join. one night, jt was in the middle of a race when his beloved supra malfunctioned and next thing jt knew, it was crushed and up in flames. he was being carted away by paramedics, barely conscious and losing quite a lot of blood. jt doesn’t know it was bit’s doing ( no one knows to this day … was it the rodani prowlers ? was it truly an accident ? was it another racer that jt had pissed off in the past ? was it his annoying cousin ? ), still being unwillingly roped in his cousin’s antics to this day. hey, at least he has a badass eyebrow scar now !
since then, jt was taken off the street - racing roster ( for his own protection by his newfound family ) and became more behind the scenes figure for the nariza bois. he also has put his knowledge of auto mechanics and modifications to good use at nariza auto. jt does have ptsd from that night and has not officially raced since then; however, his talents behind the wheel have not dwindled one bit.
WANTED CONNECTIONS
rodani crew members that have been affiliated w the crew for quite some time ( even since its inception in 1999 ) that tried to get jt onto their crew / jt was a constant pain in their side being unaffiliated to anyone and stubbornly refusing any offers
Spicy plots :eyes: love me some current Situationships ( and exs )
customers that frequent his parents restaurant and try to embarrass the Renown Drifter Storm in front of his eomma
anyone want drifting lessons ?? u may have to beg jt :/
drinking buddies / club goers ( jt loves to drink and dance esp to some 00s house music )
people who were there that day when jt had his accident ( rip his gold toyota supra mk 4 )
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