hey team, erika again. this time with paul blart mall cop dupe cha jinsik 😎 bringing some country boy twang into daegu, a little ditzy and tacky at times but i promise his heart's at the right place! (his brain on the other hand, not necessarily.) since this is a sideblog, i'm available to plot on im's via realityclub. alternatively ask me for my disc if you don't have it yet!
BACKGROUND
born in geoje like an early christmas present in good ol ‘98! youngest of two in a family of fishermen. papa cha, mama cha, and his older sister by 10 years
got stuck while climbing a tree at seven and was rescued by a very kind policeman who offered him a lollipop for being brave. hence the lifelong dream of becoming one! if a goat farmer had rescued him he’d be one instead ngl
was never the brightest crayon in the box.. got held back in first grade. always ranked last in class but at least it’s a pass. c’s do indeed get degrees 😎
always dreamed of getting out of geoje, wants to live the Big City life that he hears everybody talk about for himself! very head in the clouds, world’s your oyster kinda thing going on
didn’t get admitted to the police university on his first try, but that’s all good! decides to enlist after graduating high school and try again for open recruitment after a few years
moves to daegu after he completes his service to live with his sister and her husband. enrolls in a local uni as a literature major (simply bc it was the easiest for him to bluff his way into…) so he would be eligible for police open recruitments. also made a good (and cheap!) babysitter for his two nephews while their parents were at work
in true paul blart fashion, jinsik also tanked his open recruitment exam. what’s the second best option you might ask? leave uni and become a segway-riding security guard in a massive mall 🤡
would tell his parents he's doing something Really Honourable (read: wheeled a halmeoni into a lift and over to lotteria. may or may not have been compensated with a free meal. he's a charmer, my friend!) parents fall for it bc he's the pride and joy of his parents’ lil crew
PERSONALITY + TRIVIA
idk enough astrology so y'all can get a kdrama equivalent: bang samsik sun (ahh go crazy ahh go stupid), park danggu moon (good intentions bad execution), moon jiwoong rising (pretty boy on a scooter until he opens his mouth)
a wise woman (my friend) once said that no one exudes more confidence than a mediocre man. guess who’s one?
takes his job very very seriously… sometimes a little too much. ya he’s projecting. his lifelong dreams hv been shattered n it’s a coping mechanism! tell him he’s doing a good job (pls)
looks at everything in extremes, everything’s either black or white. a wildcard when it comes to judgement because he either can read you like a book and get your entire life story spot on, or the complete opposite 💀
fave spots in the mall include candycakes (tq for the leftovers), xpixel (come duel him on mario kart!!) and the midlight hotel pool. but he’s kinda here there and everywhere doing his lil patrol rounds. don’t forget to say hi to him when he’s segwaying around (they see me rollin… they hatin..)
trot music enthusiast… don’t give him the side eye when he’s crying to some ballads in wangto. also don’t mention lim youngwoong getting robbed on music bank in front of his face tqvm
PLOTS
bare bones again but i’m always down to brainstorm!!
those working at candycakes! his fave pastime is dropping by to ask for any failed batches that he could have a munch on. gotta scrap everything u can get in this economy..
a roomie or two? he moved out of his sister’s place a few months after landing his job since he now has some semblance of stability #adulting. being a security officer means working odd hours so maybe it could be something like the flat share… living under one roof but never really seeing each other bc you’re never there at the same time??? but open to other roomie dynamics too! he’s definitely not the cleanest but will try to build good habits.. try being the keyword.
his first friend in daegu! showed him all the cool spots n the cool big city things 😎 maybe helped him land a job at sunset…
jinsik hears there’s been some theft happening arnd the mall so he calls y/m for some help. nothing like some partners in (stopping) crime!
working hospo can get super draining. he gets it. so y/m is hiding frm their boss in the security station and jinsik helps them cover up (literally w a blanket frm the lost n found, but also figuratively when he sees scary bossperson looking for y/m)
oh no someone’s been playing arnd w the security systems!! it’s taken him days to figure out the culprit so he complains to y/m… without realising that they’re actually behind them 💀
y/m stole his segway and he’s visibly unimpressed… on the contrary come give his security buggy a try and vroom thru the empty galleria halls at night
an unrequited crush mayb?? plenty of fish in the sea but i only want u… he sees a pretty expenny bracelet that’s been sitting in the lost n found for ages. thinks that it could make for a somewhat impressive gift?














