. . . dependent original character for nightrestrp : LEE JAEHYUN \
more links : pinterest. connections. playlist.
[ cha eun woo, cis man, he/him ] - was that LEE JAEHYUN i saw by the lighthouse today? i heard that the TWENTY-EIGHT year old who has been in nightrest for HIS ENTIRE LIFE and works as OWNER OF TWO DOGS VET has a reputation of being CARING, but also NONCOMMITTAL. they reside in ASHMORE & people in town usually associate them with FLIRTATIOUS TEXTS SENT TO UNSAVED NUMBERS, PERFECTIONIST AND OVERACHIEVER TENDENCIES, & CASUAL ATTIRE DRAPED OVER A STRANGER’S FLOOR. let’s hope the killer doesn’t go after them next.
BASIC INFORMATION:
FULL NAME: Lee Jaehyun
NICKNAMES: Jae
DATE OF BIRTH: July 28th, 1995 (28)
ETHNICITY: Korean-American
FACE CLAIM: Cha Eun Woo
HAIR & EYE COLOR: Dark Brown
HEIGHT: 6’1”
TATTOOS & PIERCINGS: Multiple tattoos
SEXUAL ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
OCCUPATION: Owner & Veterinarian at Two Dogs Vet
LANGUAGES SPOKEN: English, Korean, Japanese, French (mental illness)
BACKGROUND:
Born in Nightrest to an upper-middle class family, Jae was born the eldest son of his family, with a younger sister named Issy born a year after him. The couple initially struggled with infertility after getting married, causing an early rift in the two's marriage that both siblings would grow up to witness for themselves. Despite their issues with having kids, the family has always been generally well off, their father a lawyer and their mother a veterinarian who comes from a rich family.
Their parents fought a lot throughout their childhood, and as the eldest child, Jae was usually the one stuck in the middle of it whenever his parents argued. Both siblings had a lot of expectations set on them from the time they were young to be great, and in Jae’s case, this meant being the best in everything he did. Due to his mother’s initial infertility before having him, he was often told that he was born for a reason, to be the best. The best in school, the best in sports, and the best son he could be. Jae definitely felt very pressured when he was a kid to be at the top, and even when his parents divorced when they were in high school, he felt like it was on him to stay stable and strong.
Because for the longest portion of his life, he felt like his life wasn't his own, he has trouble with saying how he feels and dealing with commitment. His parent's marriage wouldn't help with his struggles with love. And even as he'd grow older, his subconscious would remind him of it, steering him away from the idea of romance with the exception of a few relationships when he was younger. Jae’s the type for one-night stands, meaningless flings. He tends to cut it off if he can tell any feelings are arising on either part. He’s found himself giving the whole “I think we’d be better as friends” spiel, not wanting to actually hurt anyone. It wasn’t that he didn’t care or have feelings for them, he just felt uncomfortable with the idea of anything serious.
Because of his parents expectations, he excelled very much academically, graduating valedictorian and being captain of the soccer team along with class president. Jae was the classic overachiever when it came to school, more of a reason to never pursue anything that wasn’t just casual as he was so busy all the time. After he graduated, he left Nightrest to attend UCLA. During his time there, he got burnt out and started going out more now that he wasn’t under the pressure of his parents. He partied a lot, got into drinking and drugs, enjoying his freedom being away from home, though he did remain a good student. When he came back home with a more relaxed attitude and a bunch of very visible tattoos, his mother was understandably upset, so to appease her he decided he’d follow in her footsteps as she wanted and attend vet school.
It worked out since he liked animals a lot. As a kid, he took in stray cats often and fostered them until they were adopted, as well as volunteered at the local animal shelter. He’d started working at Two Dogs Vet when he finished school instead of at his mother’s business. Jae wanted to have his own identity away from her and knew that she’d eventually give the business to him, something he didn’t exactly want. But after the old owner of Two Dogs Vet died, Jae’s mother decided to buy out the vet and have her eldest child run it anyway. Becoming a business owner wasn’t exactly his plan. He felt like he had no choice in it, and remains a little annoyed with his mother for not listening to what he wanted, but in a way, he’s always tried to please her so he agreed to take over and run the place.
HEADCANONS
he’s a big fat whore
will only answer to jae. if you call him by his full name, and you’re not family or someone he's extremely close to, he’ll probably give you an odd look.
though he was lowkey a little uptight growing up since he had so much pressure on him, he’s very relaxed and chill now. he’s typically not the kind of person to beat around the bush or be vague, always the kind to be straightforward (until it comes to talking about his feelings oop)
struggles with insomnia and has been since high school. he’s fairly good at managing it and not making it a big deal, even when he only gets two hours of sleep a night. he's a caffeine addict he'll take the legal and illegal versions happily
definitely has the reputation of being a really nice guy, despite that probably not always being true. he’s very charming when he wants to be and likes to flirt around without thinking it's serious. he unintentionally will lead someone on, but he just doesn’t really think ahead and anticipate anything more out of it.
he's a proud father of two cats named mina and lily, both of which are rescues. he won't be sticking around after a hookup cause he has two daughters at home to take care of so sorry
took piano and singing as a kid, and definitely went through a period of his life where he wanted to be a singer but obviously his parents would never go for it.
kind of a gym bro. likes to stay active but usually works out in the middle of the night since it’s most convenient for him.
WANTED CONNECTIONS
best friends
childhood friends
ex-girlfriends (most of his relationships besides maybe 1 or 2 lasted like 3 months max sorry)
flings/hookups :D
maybe some people he met/hung out with when he went to college in california?
idk literally anything

















