hey all !! it's me, admin ocha again AKSDJF we all knew it was coming eventually ! i'm proud to present to you bae jinam, mr. green thumb and essentially south korea's reluctant answer to bindi irwin ๐ you can find some finer points of his background and personality below the cut as well as some wanted connections ! as usual, his profile is the only proper page i did lol, but you can find it here ! if you'd like to plot, you can hit the heart and i'll either come to you or i'll drop jinam into the mssgs we're already exchanging !
jinam was raised in a remote part of the sobaek mountain range on a wildlife reserve run by his parents; the family took in any local wildlife that was sick or injured until they were well enough to be released back in the wild. his father fed and cared for the animals while his mother handled their medical care as a veterinarian.
being an only child, jinam occupied most of his time helping his parents out with the sanctuary, chopping firewood for the cold mountain winters or tending to the family's flower and vegetable gardens. he loved being among a natural environment, having lush green mountains painted by the sunrise every morning when he went outside.
the family's setup captured the attention and hearts of local media outlets and civilians and sometimes they'd have jinam, still just a small boy at this point, appear on the local news to provide precociously delivered wildlife facts. it was fun for him at first, news crews pulling up to the sanctuary, cameras all fixated on him and his philanthropic parents.
there were documentaries made to raise conservation awareness, nature tv shows that followed his mom and dad around the mountain range rescuing various animals. they became public figures seemingly overnight. jinam never had social media or ventured much outside the cabin the family lived in, but any trip they made into the city for supplies or recreation ensured they were hounded with cameras.
the family's charm had caught on almost too much, and as jinam was basically growing up in front of cameras, his looks began to come into play as he grew up. it was getting pretty obvious that he was objectively rather handsome, at least that's what he had to read in articles written by grown adults. maybe it should have flattered him, but it all felt so phony and forced to him. he was reaching a point where the attention was more of a point of stress for him than anything. anytime he saw a camera, he felt insecure and withdrew inside of himself.
jinam became quite introverted over the next few years, staying reclusively inside his family's cabin, venturing out only to tend to the gardens or the animals. the cameras were always still there, and it wasn't as though he resented his parents for it as they were doing important work, but he had to get away from it.
his parents were both college grads, and they wanted the same for him, but he was more interested in entering the workforce right away. after reluctantly giving their blessing, jinam's mother and father saw him off as he moved to the big city. he felt like somewhere larger, it would be easier for him to just blend into the crowd. guys like him were probably a dime a dozen in the city, at least looks wise, he figured.
he chose daegu, as it was where his dart landed when he threw it at the map of south korea. no, really. if he'd been just a few inches to the right, sunset would have never known him rip.
at first, jinam got hired at a landscaping company; he'd spend most of his days sprucing up lawns and gardens, planting trees and flowers and generally making green spaces more beautiful and inviting.
he applied at sunset galleria almost as fluke, seeing an ad for their hotel groundskeeper position and the desire for their entire garden and patio area to be renovated. he figured that without a college degree, the blank canvas of the midlight hotel's gardens was too good to ever be in his grasp. he figured wrong, as his work spoke for itself. his former boss at the landscaping company gave him a glowing review, not to mention sent over photos of some of jinam's best work to the brass at sunset.
they hired him on the spot, and for the past four months, he's been working on making the midlight hotel's gardens the most beautiful green space in the city. he's not even close to finished, but he's received a lot of compliments on the work he's done so far !! he's also slowly trying to come out of his shell, but that's arguably the most difficult part of his job !
personality
extremely shy and closed off until you get to know him, in which case he becomes slightly less shy and slightly less closed off. seriously though, he can be a tough egg to crack due to all the unwanted attention he received as a kid & teenager but once he's a friend of yours, he's one for life.
really loyal to the people who remain loyal to him. backstabbing him ?? not even once. literally, you're cut off forever. very stubborn in this way and it's really hard to earn his trust back if you've broken it in a major way. sometimes prone to holding grudges.
deep down though, he's really gentle and soft-spoken. he wants to leave the world better than he found it, and he adores animals and flowers.
he doesn't mind talking about what his parents do and all the chaos that ended up coming with it. despite everything that happened, he's very proud of them and is glad that they're his parents.
connections
general shy flirtiness
someone who will Not use the designated garden stepping stones and keeps walking on hIS GRASS
someone who keeps placing garden gnomes, which jinam is deathly afraid of, in various places to scare him while he's working
an ex-friend who broke his trust in a major way
a co-worker who has way more experience at the mall than him and has offered to show him the ropes
someone who really wants to break him out of his shell
if any of you are pondering another muse, i would absolutely love to see a flower cart owner who gets all the arrangements they sell directly from jinam or maybe they even pick the flowers together as pals ๐ฅบ
someone who comes to the hotel garden for peas and quiet, even though they end up confiding in jinam while they're there (he's a good listener bc he doesn't talk much SDKFJ)
one roommate !! more info about where he lives in the headcanons on his profile page <3
as is written in his app, his favorite way to unwind is by grabbing a beer from glogolf either after work or during a late shift. maybe y/m is always there at the same time ?
we can brainstorm some stuff too if yw !!
