*ย whats up , buttercup ! hi , iโm julia ( 21 , she / they , gmt+8 ) , and iโm so thrilled to be here !!ย so pls let me introduce my sunflower child ,ย seoniย ย !!!ย sheโs an old muse of mine but havenโt really had the chance to fully develop her yet , so im excited for that part as well sdfdkjf ,,,, information under the cut are all the information i have for her , i apologize in advance if there are hiccups along the way i promise to fix that ;-;ย ย !!ย nevertheless , iโm pretty excited to plot w yโall and meet everyoneโs muses โก
( PARK SOOYOUNG, SHE/HER ) โฑ oh looky, if it ainโt [ KIM SEONI ] from [ 304 ]! a busy bee little [ PILATES INSTRUCTOR ], arenโt they? still canโt believe theyโre [ 25 ] this year. i heard theyโre adored for being [ GREGARIOUS ] but their [ EVASIVE ] attitude can be a pain in the ass sometimes. have they not thought of moving out after [ ONE YEAR ]? oh well, as long as they like it here!
looking back at seoniโs earlier life, there wasnโt anything particularly atypical to it. she lived in a quaint home in gwangju, where she was nurtured by a close-knitted family. her mother was a retired pianist who spent most of her time teaching little kids piano within the confines of their home. while seoniโs father was a local literature professor who was the sole reason for her early appreciation for art and literature.ย
seoniโs parents were never the overbearing type. although they had been quite vocal about which direction they wanted their daughter to take, it was purely seoniโs decision to choose the options that would make them the proudest. high school went by in a breeze and academically, seoni did exceptionally well considering how determined she was to make her parents proud and graduate with honors. her parents knew for sure she was going to take the direction they dreamed for her to takeโ everyone was convinced sheโs bound to make great things, put her wits to good use, and enter law school; therefore, she tried.ย
however, college became a crisis. seoni agreed to study in seoul, as per parentsโ wish, and itโs been a struggle. bearing in mind that seoniโs been cooped within her familial nest all her life: options laid out for her, plans designed for her, indebted to the people who raised her; seoni realized she didnโt know how to work for herself.ย
many people her age wouldโve had their life already planned out in their head, but seoni had gotten only even more inconclusive as time went by. she first took political science, hoping to prompt her well for law school, but ended up shifting to history, then economics, then even landing to communications, completely placing her mind in disarray. her parents were really supportive of whatever decision she chose, although there was no denying the hint of disappointment seoni sees in them when they meet during holidays. no one can blame them though, they had high hopes for seoni. the problem was, it was their hopes.ย
in no way does seoni blame her family though, sheโs done this to herself without fully figuring out what she truly wants and who she truly is. so, true to her person, she graduates with a communications degree and no direction in life.ย
she continued to live in the city, told her parents that sheโs working as an editorial assistant in some company, but excluded the part in which she quit because the work was a boring desk job hasnโt been her cup of tea. instead, she did 6 months of pilates training and is now working as a pilates instructor; which by far has been less cluttered and more affable.ย
as you might have noticed, sunny is quite the whimsical type. one minute sheโs there, the other sheโd forget the reason why she did something remotely close to the activity a minute ago. it can be frustrating, and it has led to multiple questionable choices and actions from her.ย
seoni is so quick to let her emotions influence her, especially in decision making. sheโd always consider what her loved ones feel about the situation first, everyone else second, and hers last which is why sheโs very evasive when topics regarding her future surface. sheโs a strong believer of living one day at a time because in that way, she feels in control.ย
sheโs a master at changing topics so quick when the conversationโs even an inch closer to unravelling her past. seoniโs very outgoing and has this ability to overshare, but not overshare at all ???ย she talks a lot about the surface and decides thatโs the most vulnerability she can offer. the past, college, is just a weird topic. yeet.ย
on that note tho, seoniโs adventurous side comes from her escapism tendency. she likes to divert the attention to the fun and joys of life and just stays bright and bubbly that it seems like sheโs got zero problems. so with that, ig people might not see seoni as the person to confide into which stems from her being clueless in situations that she needed to be empathetic. donโt get her wrong tho, sheโs an empath but isnโt really aware on how to apply it.ย
basically, just your regular sunshine daisy who never forgets to offer a smile when you pass by her in the hallways, very easy-going and really friendly, so thereโs rarely any trouble in that department. on that note tho, she terribly needs to work on opening to people more and just be human for a teeny sec.ย
i suck at titles ,,,, yikes , and suckier at planning well thought out plots , bigger yikes BUT i do want a plot in which seoni is very much challenged to get out of her comfort zone. seoni values every relationship of any kind however it hasnโt usually reached to a point where she gets to be vulnerable so perhaps, a relationship that would bring the somber side of her would be fantastic.ย
sheโs been living at andante for a year now so she would absolutely have people she loves to bother lol, let it be dragging them to a midnight stroll, a tolkein film marathon, or mukbang + soju night; basically, her go to person.ย
seoni loves to persuade people to try out pilates and to rid of sedentary lifestyle lmao. so perhaps people she teaches or goes to pilates with.
im running out of ideas so iโll just throw in a bunch of words that might spark inspiration: fluffy best pals connection, sibling type connection, bad/good influences, angsty toxic relationships, frenemies, people she can drag to do reckless decisions with, angst again, the one who sheโs attached to the hip to, and honestly im open to whatever :Dย
saccharine stream of consciousnessย โ open to anyone
The clattering of glass and quiet pop music welcomed Yujun as he stepped through the swinging door. His coworkers paid him no mind as they continued their tasks, restocking the back and changing the kegs. Of course, he followed suit, knocking twice on the bar counter to signal that he was there before grabbing his apron and getting to work. As much as heโd love to catch up with them, that energy was reserved for paying customers.ย ย
Ace of Spaces, or Aces, was a relatively chill bar as far as Yujun was concerned. No gaudy neon signs, no heart thumping bass, no gimmicks โ just walls of alcohol, dim lighting and live piano music on weekends. It wasnโt his scene, honestly, but it wasnโt a bad place to work at. They didnโt get busy enough to fill every stool and booth, but it was lively enough to stretch Yujun thin sometimes. People always became so much more talkative after some wine and appetizers that they started demanding his attention more than heโs allowed when handling 10 other guests. He loves talking to people, but doing it as a job made it way less fun.ย
Nonetheless, heโs happy to entertain whoever chose to sit in his section of the bar that evening. So far, heโs had a couple and an older looking gentleman, both of which kept to themselves outside of ordering. An hour and a half had passed since Yujunโs shift started and he was relieved that it was slower than normal for him. He figured that restocking the glasses would be a good use of his time since his coworker was running low on his side of the counter. Luckily, someone already pushed the cart out for him and all he had to do was wipe them dry.ย
No specks or else his shift lead was going to lecture him on the importance of upholding the barโs image and blah, blah blahย โ heโs heard it enough times. He surveyed the rest of the floor to see how everyone else was doing; the bottom floor seating was almost full, as was the upper floor. He was the only one who was having an easy time, it seemed. Heโd be happy to lend a helping hand if a familiar face hadnโt just appeared.ย
ย โBeen a while, hasnโt it? โ he prompted, flashing his newest guest a smile before setting the glass down. โLet me guess, your usual orโฆare we feeling adventurous tonight?โย
ย ย ย ย ย *ย ย there was a very fine line between humor and tragedy, and seoniโs life has toed that line the minute she was forced to assume control. looking back though, she had always made a laugh out of her poor decision making and never really wallowed over a mishap longer than three minutes. she was that indifferent and careless, used to the idea that her parentsโ were to swoop in and fix the dilemma for her. that was until it went on, and on, and onโ the only pair of people she hoped wouldโve saved her decided to back off and let her run her own course. her, seoni, the girl who switched college programs like they were playing cards, the one who would choose options that would please other people before herself. it was hilarious, seoni gobbled over her mind with endless options to pick out, it was the first time she had gotten the freedom of that magnitude to actually play herself in a dreamhouse. and really, it was hilarious at first, thisย being the keyword as life started to dawn onto her and welcomed tragedy.ย
a lot of people do claim that the in denial stage can take long, and well in seoniโs case, it had been years. she clung into hiding, lying, and any sort of frustrating fiasco that conceals the fact that sheโs a mess. her parents still believes that she works at some company that she quit a long time ago, and she liked to keep it that way until they messaged her during the day, saying they were planning to visit. she missed them dearly, there was no denying that, but sheโd rather miss them from far away and avoid a messy confrontation. that terrified her to the core, what if they never told her they were coming? they wouldโve seen her in yoga pants and carrying a physio ball, but honey, you donโt exercise. seoni only shuddered at the thought as she found herself plopping down the bar stool with a blank face. she was quite preoccupied with the dramatic scenarios in her head that she failed to recognize that there stood a man across her from the counter. then he spoke, and seoni gave him her usual bedazzling smile.ย
โdid the others bore you when i was away?โ she teased, prompting her elbows over the surface before beginning to think between her safe drink of pink cocktail with no hangovers the next morning or smashed face hard drinks with zero chasers to cleanse her mind. she picks the latter,ย โyou know what, give me your strongest drink. iโm in the mood for something that would have my life flash before my eyes after a sip.โย
