ayarimun or phoe (she/her, 21+) here with the second year medical intern who suggests britney spears as the OR playlist, aoyama ayari 😭✌️ please like this post if you’re interested in plotting, and read on if you’d like a (somewhat) brief introduction to her!
PROFILE. BIO. PLOTS.
“aoyama” is a household name in healthcare in japan; an aoyama’s identity is inextricably linked to the fact that they either 1. ARE a leader in medicine or 2. WILL be one. to pursue any career outside of this bubble of theirs is considered menial, and to be essentially outcasted from the family isn’t out of the question
naturally, aoyama rei (ayari’s mother) is subjected to these same kinds of expectations. unfortunately for her, the makings of an outstanding physician do not come naturally, and she struggles to gain her father’s approval. confidence issues, daddy issues, you get the gist of it.
to put it simply, she is average. and average, despite how fun of an example of alliteration it would be, an average aoyama is not something that should exist. rei becomes a doctor without borders in both an effort to please her father and remove herself from that environment of expectation.
as such, she vows that should she have children, they would not be subject to the same kinds of expectations she had to endure. but of course, and as life would have it, she does that very thing when it comes to ayari.
kid one, kaito, goes off to pursue something worlds away from medicine. ayari, on the other hand, breaks that single streak. rei is nervous about her daughter’s natural interest in medicine, and despite trying any effort to introduce her to something else, is unsuccessful.
ayari shows promise as a natural talent in medicine. this is where rei’s anxiety transforms into jealousy. it’s tamed, of course, but as the years pass and rei finds that this is her reality, that jealousy evolves from bubbling at the edge to toppling over.
in essence, ayari is everything that her mother wanted to be. when rei sees ayari, she sees what she could have been, and more importantly, what she should have been. her issues with her father + the insurmountable expectations as laid by her family name, paired with the absence of talent and finesse make it the perfect storm to envy her daughter.
with a bit of luck, rei saves the life of a local cambodian leader on one of her postings with Doctors Without Borders. that single headline gifts her with a nod of approval from her father, and the attention she craved as an average physician. like a drug, she chases after events that would add to her esteem. they aren’t done, however, in the name of medicine or with compassion
ANYWAYSSSS...mom has an affair in south korea with a world-renowned neurosurgeon for the sole purpose of propelling her career forward --> divorce from ayari’s father, and they move to sk
mom continues to pursue headlines by sponsoring charities, making generous donations, and mobilizing outreach efforts to 1. build her prestige and 2. to make sure that her daughter will never reach the same level as she did --> a “competition” of sorts, that for the most part, ayari finds herself playing into but also it really fucks her up to know this is the dynamic she has with her mother
fast forward to hannam, ayari is shadowing and volunteering her ass off so there’s no question about her acceptance into medical school; she inevitably makes a lot of strong relationships with the patients there, one being jung sohye, a 12 year old with biliary atresia in need of a liver transplant
but surprise...a friend of ayari’s step-dad, who happens to be a wealthy business mogul, essentially takes the liver promised to sohye just weeks prior to her scheduled operation
ayari is, understandably, pissed. she feels extremely disillusioned at how, even in medicine, something that should be equitable, is not free from the grips of corruption. her step-dad tasks her with making sure his friend has a stellar experience at the hospital. she spends a lot of time with this man to 1. get her step-dad out of her hair and 2. to enact her own sense of justice by giving him the most subpar experience ever
but she can’t. because her moral compass and empathy disallows it. but as fate would have it, he has a stroke during one of her visits to him, and in a split second, ayari becomes judge, jury, and executioner when she moves the nurse call button to the paralyzed side of his body
he passes away. sohye gets the transplant she deserves. all is well, right? rose says fuck no, and of course, the decision haunts and continues to haunt ayari
flash forward to the present, she’s now a second year intern at SNU COM where she’s become known for her talent, finesse, and compassion. just finish this year off, apply for residency, and you’re home free, or so she thinks...
plots ––
“i plead the fifth.” “you can’t do that.” “then to jail i go.” ayari is put under review for possible malpractice, may be escalated to a lawsuit which could be either legally sound or one brought up out of malice against her or her family (lawyer/law firm muses?)
“i just caught you in 4k…in clogs, no less.” she’s extremely adherent to the hippocratic oath. what happens when she catches a colleague, or better yet, a good friend, violating their promise to do no harm?
“i didn’t violate HIPAA in between the tears, did i?” ayari experiences her first emergency room death, and has no idea how to cope with it. could be a good friend that helps her, or a complete stranger to which she drunkenly sheds tears of sympathy in front of.
“i know i’m supposed to be professional, but jeez…mind if i take a picture?” ayari treats your muse after they wound themselves, either resulting from a serious situation or a lighthearted accident.
“i’m so sorry for your loss.” someone in your muse’s family passes away, and as one of her tasks to harden her for these kinds of moments, ayari is the one to break the news to you and your family.
also if anybody wants the mogul who ayari let pass away to be their dad...let’s gooooo
