{ LEE HOJUNG, 19, CISGENDER FEMALE, SHE/HER } Is that JIWON MORRISON? A SOPHOMORE originally from MANHATTAN, NY, she decided to come to Ogden College to study STUDIO ART. She's THE ICE QUEEN on campus, but even she could get blamed for Greer’s disappearance.
BASICS
↳ Character inspiration: Khun Sam (GAP - The Series), Sister Lilith (Warrior Nun), Kang Soojin (True Beauty - K-Drama), Beth Harmon (Queen’s Gambit), Spencer Hastings (Pretty Little Liars), Camilla Macaulay (Secret History), Filippa Kosta (If We Were Villains), Jung Erae (The Love Doctor)
↳ Extracurricular activities: Tenis single player, Writing Club, Debate Club, Chess Club, Boxing Club, Feminists at Ogden, violinist in the Orchestra
↳ Three Positive Traits: Focused, detail-oriented, analytical
↳ Three Negative Traits: Conceited, emotionally unintelligent, perfectionist
↳ Three Skills: Artistically talented, good at faking emotions, photographic memory
↳ Gender: Cisgender female
↳ Sexuality: Lesbian
↳ Date/Place of Birth: April 11th, 2003 (10PM), Busan (South Korean)
↳ Zodiac: Aries Sun, Leo Moon, Sagittarius Ascendant, Taurus Mercury, Pisces Venus, Capricorn Mars, Leo Jupiter, Gemini Saturn, Pisces Uranus, Aquarius Neptune, Sagittarius Pluto
↳ Nationality: American and South Korean dual citizenship
↳ Ethnicity: Korean
HISTORY
↳ Childhood/Family Life: Born Kang Jiwon, the girl was adopted from Korea when she was only two years old and soon became Jiwon Morrison. She has been very quiet and reserved since the beginning, though it did get worse as time passed by. Thrown into a life of riches and coldness, Jiwon would soon get crushed under the weight before even getting to school. Her parents would go on to adopt another child a couple years later, who would then become Jiwon's little brother.
For the Morrisons, education and excellence had always been important, and that was a system in which Jiwon thrived. Having been a straight-A student and valedictorian at the prep school where she studied, all the girl ever cared about was her academic achievements. She was widely known as the artistic prodigy at her school (though she was also part of the Math club and occasionally competed in boxing).
Of course, the Morrison parents didn't only care about her education though, knowing all too well that being charismatic and well-connected was as important, if not more, than being a genius. And for that, Jiwon's parents never let her forget that her cousin, Greer, was a lot more in line with what she should be. She was basically forced into becoming a tennis player specifically so she would have something in common with her cousin. She was pushed into going to parties, making friends with people she hated, and playing nice with every single person who was important enough to warrant that treatment, though the girl's social unawareness would always end up causing her niceties to backfire. Jiwon was someone to be feared, not loved.
Because of that (and also her social status), Jiwon has had her fair share of betrayals in her life, or worse, has been treated as a prize to be conquered. There have been a good amount of bets made solely on the possibility that she might be nice for a change. Being ostracized and bullied by her family for not being the perfect princess she was supposed to be and having no one else she could trust solidified in her a stone-cold, distrusting personality, but one she's not afraid of.
↳ Life in Ogden: Throughout her entire first year of college, Jiwon's parents wouldn't leave her alone. She would get visits almost every week, though it was weird that they felt the need to keep checking on her, since she would never go to parties or socialize at all. Maybe that was the reason altogether. Once her parents started to ease up on her, Jiwon managed to start enjoying her time by herself a little more, though she was back to focusing every cent of her energy on studying, practicing, or creating her art pieces. Little is known of her throughout campus, as she would have made almost no mark anywhere if she wasn't Greer Morrison's less-than-friendly cousin.
Being an ice queen fits her nicely, at least externally. She deeply dislikes talking to other people. Internally, though, the girl is slowly breaking down from exhaustion, a battle she refuses to ever tell anyone. And it also fits perfectly that even in college, she still exists as a comparison to Greer, her own aloofness and distance being compared to that of the charismatic girl.
PERSONALITY
↳ General Personality: Known mainly for her icy appearance and distance from everyone around her, Jiwon is actually just aloof, though coupled with her egomaniac tendencies and sense of superiority ends up creating an image that is utterly unapproachable. She considers social abilities to be beneath her, and doesn't see the point of ever trying.
↳ Dreams and Ambitions: Jiwon's utmost dream is to make her mark on the artistic world. Everything else comes second. A talented sculptor and painter, she wants to, one day, be able to have huge exhibitions at the most prestigious museums.
RELATIONSHIP TO GREER: GREER'S COUSIN
Jiwon’s relationship with Greer had always felt... Forced. Greer disliked Jiwon’s cold demeanor and, in their familial competitions, frequently reminded her that she would always be alone. Jiwon disliked being compared to the little social butterfly, which frequently overshadowed her own academic achievements in the eyes of their family. Most of the time this dynamic was merely passive-aggressive, as they had to keep up appearances, so it would be contained to words said in passing to one another, or small rumors being spread. Sometimes it went almost too far, but it was inconsequential enough.
As they grew older, it only got worse. Relegated to second place, there was an anger brewing inside Jiwon, just below the surface. She started to realize there was no grade high enough, no amount of extracurricular activities, that could make her parents be as proud of her as they were of Greer.
TROPE: THE ICE QUEEN
You should smile more. Your pretty face isn’t gonna take you anywhere if you’re not friendly. Being that smart is not going to be any good if you can’t make friends. She heard it all. Although both Greer and Jiwon had always commanded respect whenever they went, the former had always had the privilege of also being likable, while the latter spent her entire life being feared by her peers. Even if someone was inclined to give her the benefit of the doubt enough to call her shy, her academic prowess would make them hate her enough to call her arrogant.
So she embodied it. Maybe she wasn’t conceited before, but after middle school, she definitely was. If they were gonna exclude her anyway, might as well give them reason. Jiwon convinced herself that her brains and artistic talents were superior to emotional intelligence, and used that to justify freezing everybody else out, appearing unemotional to the world.
It’s all a front, of course. Her busy schedule frequently gives her panic attacks and her unrelenting perfectionist nature makes it difficult to even breathe. Her very few “friends” are kept at arm’s length, and no one knows about the turmoil inside of her. To everyone else, she is just... Stoic.




















