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Cue the noir soundtrack here. Before I start to crack down on things, let me just say that: oh man, your muse makes me want to revive a muse of mine who also happened to be a detective(R.I.P to him tbh). That set aside, like the others, I start off with their backgrounds and etc because they more or less set the muse as a whole - and mostly because I’m not quite acquainted to Woobin/Hyun Joong, so y’know, but yes moving on.
Right, first of all, I want to say that I find Woobin to be a fairly interesting/intriguing muse, so props to you for that. I also want to pick at the fact that he’s somewhat bordering on breaking the typical go-to of this really neat and strictly law-abiding detective that I usually see around here (not saying that it’s bad, but seeing variations/different interpretations of these types of muses is always refreshing), I think that is one of the few things (pointing this out because I like that about him) that sets Woobin apart and adds to his own charm.
So, /cracks knuckles/ here we go with his background/biography which is rather brief and abrupt - there is more to his personality than what makes him to be himself - who he is in the present day. In which I am aware that his written personality is somewhat of a general overview, but I’ll touch up on that later. There is not much for me to elaborate on, but I will still be thorough with this, once again i’m going to be copying/reiterating something I’d written before;
Before I begin and start rambling off more, I’d like to say that-;
Yes, biographies/backgrounds do not necessarily need to be really long and extensively detailed - as there can be a downside of it taking so much from the muse and giving a lot away.
Yes, it is up to you as the mun/writer/creator of your muse/character whether certain information should be spelled out then and there or not, or whether you choose to reveal certain bits and pieces of them through self paras, headcanons etc, is all up to you
A brief biography/background is not bad, but - it needs to be concise/compact and detailed enough (significant details, that is) to capture the muse as a whole without dragging on one part of it more than the rest.
That being cleared out of the way, I’ll start ‘dissecting’ his background/biography. Alright, so we start off with a brief introduction - I am already questioning why his professional name is ‘Woobin’, though that will be something I’ll get back to a little later on. So we know he’s born on July, in Seoul. Then, not much else aside from a brief go-through of his education which ends in him being a consulting/private detective in the present time.
So, lets go back to the beginning - where everything starts. Right, I’ve said this once, and I’ll say it again, or more like rambling about it, but yes - everyone has a motive/reasoning, for everything they do don’t they? For example, the next time you get up for a glass of water (or whatever else, the subject don’t matter yo), ask yourself why you’re getting that glass of water. Now, you might be thinking “what that gotta do with woobin/muse” - but really, ask yourself why. So, you might think to answer yourself that, right, you’re just going to get yourself a glass of water because you’re thirsty. Or because it’s probably really hot and you could do with a glass of water and cool yourself down.
Is there any deeper meaning to this? Not really.
But what do two of those (slightly differing) answers have in common? They are reasonings. And the reason I am highlighting this is because - Hyunjoong/Woobin is not really given a motive/reasoning for him to be who he is in the present time, other than that he’d met with a classmate’s father that initiated the whole spark of him wanting to pursue being a detective - in which, said classmate’s father was also given no background/brief description to give a reason as to why he’d done so to pursue his current career, because it seemed if that man (the father) had left such a great impression on him, there should be a little brief go-through of why it being so. Which can also be applied to his adopted alias/professional name being ‘Woobin’.
There is no definitive background given to him, other than that he’s born in Seoul on the 16th of July, graduated from Jeonju University, and we also know he’s not in it all for the fame. And..what else?
It wouldn’t hurt to give him a brief background of his family/his upbringing. Was he raised in a strict household, who/what his parents were like - or was he raised with a single parent? What was their relationship like? Maybe a bit of a glimpse into his childhood too, maybe his father/someone in his family was also a detective and he grew to admire them - which inspired his passion to pursue his current career - so there’s this constant re-connection that’s part of what makes him to be who he is now today. You can experiment/expand with a lot of aspects.
I’ll top this off with another thing I’d written before;
[…..] often times when I came across a lot of muses, they tend to lack a definitive motive. As in, motive as to why they do what they do, what drives them to be who they are in the present time. Or it’s more so the lack of reasoning behind their motive as in - why is their motive x or y? You don’t necessarily need to elaborate these things, it’s actually quite basic but it’s also one of the most biggest roles that needs to be considered in your muse.
There is also no apparent build-up (other than graduating, etc) to his current self in the present time - which makes it all the more hurried/rushed. Don’t be afraid to expand on your muse and write a lot, don’t be afraid to take a lot more time with your muse. He’s your muse after all, go crazy - explore, experiment! So i’ll also follow up with this since this is also relevant, and I don’t feel the need to reiterate myself;
Now, once again - expanding a lot more on his background would not hurt at all, honestly - he has a lot of aspects that you can play with. This is your muse, don’t be afraid to expand a lot of things with him, explore, experiment, don’t restrict yourself! Remember that your muse is also a person who has ambitions, dreams, goals - as we all do, the best way on asking yourself what you feel is necessary to be expanded on is thinking/seeing your muse as an actual person, question a lot of things about your muse - doesn’t matter what, your character should not simply be one-dimensional. After all, everyone is not one-dimensional, are they? And that’s one of the best things to play around with, there is so much to explore/expand on, It’s one of the key steps to creating a muse/character that is (somewhat, though doesn’t need to be extremely) realistic and believable.
Your muse can be a warlock to a vampire and still be believable - because their powers (and whatever else that doesn’t define them as your everyday mortal/human being) do not define them, in the end of the day, they are still a person with many sides to them.
Alright, I’ll conclude that - he doesn’t feel unfinished, but that’s only because his background is really rushed/hurried that it mostly conquers the feeling. I found myself questioning a lot of things like - why does/did he want to be a detective? Honestly saying though, he could do a lot more with expanding, planning and a bit more to details. As with all the things I’ve wrote about other muses - do not be discouraged!
I genuinely do mean it when I say that Woobin is interesting/intriguing in his own way, and he also has a lot of potential to being more than for what he is at the moment - and that’s what character developments are for. There is no end to expanding your muse, and trust me, you will always discover new things about your muse - you just have to start questioning them a lot. What’s fun is that there’s a variety of things to be experimented with/discovered, so don’t restrict yourself!
Ah, I wish that I could go through a lot of your threads for a really definite opinion but I have not yet seen enough - though reading/skimming past a few headcanons here and there, I can say your portrayal is definitely brilliant! Keep up the good work. Despite my long rant of his background, this does not change my opinion of him being a solid muse (and I’m sure a lot of others can agree with me on this, heheh), good job, yo.
RP with them: not as of yet!Want to RP with them: definitely would love to :)
Honestly, I’m going to end up reiterating myself, but - without so much of me rambling once again, I’ll (kinda) try sum it up. I want to once more say that Woobin is definitely a good muse, I like your portrayal of him - you’ve got a solid grip of him/what a detective might be like, and you do incorporate the element of him being a detective, which might seem minor but often times I see muses using certain titles of occupations treating it all as some kind of accessory and almost never incorporate it into their muse or play it out. So props to you for that.
He has a lot of potential, and his background could do with a bit more expanding - all in all, he’s an all round muse and isn’t flat, I could also say he’s dynamic. And that’s part of what makes him a solid and believable character. Keep up the good job on the portrayal! I look forward to seeing more of your muse on the dash. Or more like whenever I’m actually around, whoops-
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