BOWEN’S GAZE FOLLOWED THE DISRUPTIVE customer as they left . his neck turned elegantly to follow the owner of the FEMININE voice . bowen composed himself and did his best to RETURN to his proper , “normal” state . with a sly grin he mused , ❛ you’re making me regret my choice . ❜ bowen chuckled lightly . ❛ want me to chase AFTER him ? it’s a show i’d just love to see . ❜
hearing his proposal, she asked. “what if i say yes? will you go after him?” giving him a one over, she raised an eyebrow in skepticism. “would you be able to catch up?” she challenged. “he should be counting his lucky stars that he got away with a warning.” shaking her head, she grinned in amusement. “i would’ve wiped the floor clean with him.” smugness coating her every word. she didn’t care if she came off as conceited for she knew she had the skills to back it up.
it wasn’t like kyrie to be so careless, but admittedly, certain events that had transpired this morning had left the meticulous journalist a little frazzled, to say the least. “dropped? no, i definitely did not—” brown doe eyes widen at the sight of his binder clutched in her hand, then his gaze moves toward his unzipped bag. “that… that must have come undone somehow. i definitely did not forget to zip it up,” he stammers defensively, heat flushing into his cheeks as he takes the binder from her. “um, thank you.”
while seeing him stammer his way out of this situation, a smile had made its way to her face. “it’s okay.” she reassured him, once he’d finished explaining. “it happens even to the best of us.” she said while dusting off his binder. “by your reaction, i’m guessing its important to you?” eyeing his bag she couldn’t help but add. “if so, i recommend double checking your bags zipped up properly this time. we wouldn’t want it happening again, now would we?” she couldn’t help teasing him after seeing the heat go to his cheeks.
If Henry feels overworked, then the girl beside him looks it, and his heart immediately goes out to her in a way that’s almost companionable. A sort of kinship that he doesn’t often get when he tries his hand at actually interacting with others rather than keeping to himself. “Of course.” It serves as a replacement for ‘you’re welcome’ in this case. “Being honest, I don’t think I’ve given a fair shot to trying to balance anything in my life in a long time. I suppose it’s a sort of resolution of mine to change that, especially since I’m only going to be free from responsibility for a little while.” For as long as his break lasts, which won’t be long at all. “What do you do? Whatever it is, it’s making me want to make you some tea with honey to go along with that ice pop.” A perfect combination.
“kinda like a new years resolution?” amusement coated her every word. “or more like a mid year resolution, seeing as it’s almost june.” she amended laughing. “either way, i hope you enjoy your break. it’s easy to underestimate the importance of having time to ourselves. even if we use said time to lay in bed and do nothing.” twirling a strand of hair, hana begun to get lost in thought. “sometimes we just need to disconnect from the world. it’s easy to get swept up by our responsibilities and go through life in auto pilot.” she mused out loud. there was something about his company that made her feel safe to speak her thoughts. like they were kindred spirits. “i’m a full fledged attorney now.” taking a bite of her popsicle, she closed her eyes picturing his suggestion. “i never thought of combining those two but now i can’t get that idea out of my head.”
❛ JUST TAKE YOUR DRINK AND leave , you’re embarrassing yourself . ❜ rarely did the heir inconvenience himself with situations that didn’t CONCERN him . but with the peace being disturbed within the grind time , a cleverly titled cafe nested in wisteria apartments , he thought it was his civic duty as an EQUALLY , insufferable asshole to stand up to yet another asshole . ❛ come on now , don’t be shy — get the fuck out . ❜ his monotone statement boomed through the cafe . bowen didn’t WINCE as the customer left waving his fist as he did . his body remained tense , ❛ the nerve of some fucking people . ❜
engrossed by her new book, she’d manage to disconnect from reality. or at least she had until some asshole came and ruined the peacefulness of the grind time. just as she was about to give them a piece of her mind, somebody beat her to the punch. eyebrows raised in surprise, she slowly nodded her head in agreement at the way he’d handled the situation. closing her book, she decided to speak up as to break the tension that was slowly forming inside the cafe. “good going there.” smiling she slowly clapped her hands. “any second later and i would’ve given him a run for his money.”
newly moved into the residence , bonnie tried extra hard to be well acquainted with the established RESIDENTS of wisteria . the best way to accomplish this was in the lobby . occupying one of the couches with her work , bonnie did HER BEST to greet anyone who passed with a smile as well as some freshly baked goods . to the person walking near , bonnie gestured at her platter of ASSORTED baked goods all made from scratch . ❝ hi , hello ! we just moved in so i thought i’d do something nice . i know movers can be frustrating to deal with so please consider this an apology . ❞
as the court day approaches, hana spends most of her time drowning in paperwork. barely aware of the new occurrences in the apartment complex, she would’ve never known that the other party moved in had they not decided to address the topic. “oh, hello.” she said caught off guard. “that’s uhm, very nice of you?” what she intended to say as a statement, came out as a question instead. she was about to refuse her kindness when she caught a whiff of the baked goods. “those smell delicious. which would you recommend?”
taking a sip from her espresso, hana looks around the lobby of the complex hoping to clear her mind from the current case she was working on. out of the corner of her eye, she spots something falling towards the ground. forehead wrinkling, she scans the area for it’s owner. “hey there.” she starts, hoping she wasn’t mistaken. “i think you dropped this?”
Cold seeps into his hand, slowly numbing the tips of his fingers and glazing over his palm. It’s a direct contradiction to the heat of the late afternoon sun, and the juxtaposition of those two things is exactly the reason he’d dipped inside to grab the ice pops in the first place. Lifting his face towards the sun, he lets out a soft breath and holds out one of the frozen treats to his companion, wishing for a breeze to stir through his hair despite the relative stillness of the day. “I feel like I haven’t been around people in so long — school is to blame, just like it always is.”
"tell me about it.” hana grumbled with pent up frustration. the case she was currently working on had her stuck at the office from sunrise to sunset. she could barely remember the last time she slept on a bed. rubbing her neck from the accumulated soreness, she knew she was in dire need of a break. “it’s a pain to balance one’s responsibilities and a personal life. the closest i’ve gotten to human interaction this week was the barista taking my coffee order.” resigned she took the frozen treat from his hand and opened it carefully, making sure none of it spilled on her blazer. “thank you.” she whispered. “i needed this.”
♡ . ˚ ◝ lee sungkyung, thirty, cis female, she/her ↷ kim hana occupies level seven, apartment 707. you’ll know their home if you hear comfortable by lauv playing through their speakers. they’ve been living here as an attorney for one year. since then the virgo has built a reputation for being candid and guarded. if you want to get on their good side their coffee order is a double espresso. × luna. 23. she/her. est. ×
hey there!! i’m luna and this here is my lil nugget kim hana. you can find some plot ideas at the end but i’m also all for chemistry. im deff down to letting our muses interact and see where it takes us. however if you would like to plot give this a like and ill mssg you
𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒.
full name: kim hana
nicknames: hannie (only by loved ones)
birthdate: september 10th
astrological sign: virgo
preferred pronouns: she/her
sexual orientation: heterosexual
occupation: attorney
religion: atheist
𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓.
hana’s parents always wanted a boy and they made it perfectly clear by the way they treated her. from the moment she was born she was a disappointment in her fathers eyes. they come from a family of surgeons and he wanted someone that could follow in his steps.
sexism tw; her parents (mostly her dad) come from a traditional up bringing and have internalized sexism. her father believed that only a boy could properly carry on the family legacy. as such, hana grew up having to continuously prove her worth.
however she never had a chance to win his love. not long after, her younger brother was born and he became the golden boy. whatever he wanted, he got. her father groomed him to take after him and neglected hana.
she believed that by excelling at everything she would eventually gain his love and approval but she never did. it was a futile attempt for anything she did would wound up as nothing in his eyes.
at first her decision to become an attorney was nothing more than ruse to spite her father but the more she learned about the law the more she fell in love with it. she decided to become an attorney and graduated top of her class.
for her it was 1st place or nothing. failure’s never an option to her and it shows by the amount of cases she’s won. she’s well known in her field for being ruthless.
she was job hunted from her previous law firm and moved here about a year ago.
fun fact: she chose the apt 707 because she believes 7 to be her lucky number
𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘.
hana’s a confident woman. beauty and brains are not mutually exclusive. instead, she believes that there’s beauty in being intelligent. and she damn sure makes sure to drive this point to anyone that underestimates her work
she’s also very independent and blunt. she doesn’t sugar coat her words and calls it and she sees it.
she tends to come off as a smartass around but she can’t help her thirst for knowledge. knowledge is power and for her that’s something she can’t live without.
having grown up in a dysfunctional family setting (and maybe a nasty breakup? possible wc here) made her outlook on romance bleak. she would rather immerse herself in a case for work than be in a committed relationship
𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒.
her brother (26-29; korean fc): i talked about him a bit in her about section but if you’re interested on learning more feel free to mssg me!
best friend, childhood friend, old neighbour, penpal, workout buddy
a roommate
co worker at the law firm
a client or potential client: your muse could be in need for some legal advice
enemy turned friend, rival
high school/college/coworker ex, one night stand, friends with benefits
character aesthetic » the professional businesswoman
“ you have to be burning with an idea, or a problem, or a wrong that you want to right. if you’re not passionate enough from the start, you’ll never stick it out ”
