⋆˚࿔ [ cha eunwoo, cis male, he/him ] hey, i think i just ran into JUDE SEO at SECRET LIBRARY ! you mean the TWENTY SIX year old GRAD STUDENT studying MEDICINE known for their LEVI’S , DRESSED UP OR DOWN WITH TOO MANY LAYERS ON TOP , PAIRED WITH UNRELENTING DARK CIRCLES around MONTGOMERY COLLEGE ? according to the records, they are recognized for their involvement in CAMPUS RADIO and TUTORING CLUB. word goes that they are part of the 𝖳𝖤𝖭 𝖮𝖥 𝖯𝖤𝖭𝖳𝖠𝖢𝖫𝖤𝖲, but no way that they're tangled in that web of secrecy ⏤ i mean their vibes are way to similar to PEETA MELLARK and BEN WYATT to be in a secret society, right ? whatever, their admissions application to prince reminds me of a coffee thermos with faded stickers from simpler times, study guides abandoned with half eaten breakfasts, the smell of rain before it pours but not bothering to open an umbrella, or maybe that's the reputation they're trying to cultivate. while, JUDE claims not to be involved with that one student's murder, the FBI's still got their eye on them ⸻ let's hope they can afford a good attorney. good luck with the new academic year, and don't get into too much trouble this semester .ᐟ
just a fair warning i haven't joined a rp or written in like 2-3 years ... here she comes world please be kind to her 🙏 i didn't proofread this either sorry because i have fomo and have to leave the house so cheers i am sorry and love you all.
here's his pinterest too
statistics:
full name: jude seongmin seo. nicknames: maybe judey to his mom and maybe closest friends. age: twenty six . birthday: march 24, 1999. chart: pisces sun / cancer moon / capricorn rising (off pure vibes this is probs so wrong). place of birth: manhattan, new york. gender: cis male. pronouns: he / him. sexuality: bisexual. height: 6'0. piercings: none. would probs get an earring while drunk tho. tattoos: something on his right shoulder. major: medicine / med school. year: third year (took a one year gap after his undergraduate degree in biology to do volunteer doctor work overseas). occupation: medical student (on break from rotation), will probably go into emergency medicine. hobbies: playing piano (classically trained), cooking (he's not very good), listening to music, staying awake for 54+ hours at a time to feel something,
backstory
born and raised in manhattan, only child that was set to high standards. both of his parents were doctors, his mother in surgery and his father in anesthesiology. before jude could walk, his parents were fighting about what specialty he would go into. while he isn't unhappy with it, jude's life was planned out for him with little room for argument. he has his own place a little outside of manhattan he still goes back to as an escape.
his childhood was simple enough with nothing too out of the blue. his parents were affluent but never flaunted it, leading to little hardship. however, it was busy, like his parents, with jude receiving more support from nannies who carted him from school to tutoring to other extra curricular activities like cross country.
got his undergrad also from prince in biology as he is both a legacy to the university and to the ten. i don't think he's too crazy about the ten, honestly, it's just something he does and he moreso likes the community aspect of it.
as he started his undergrad, jude slowly started to explore activities he actually cares about, not just ones that were planned for him. he's probably been in every non-athletic club at some point, even if it was for three days (kind of like rachel berry in that one glee ep iykyk) as he figured out things he could call his own, eventually landing on college radio and tutoring. he enjoys being a figure helps and wishes for others to succeed, and he often hosts a late night/early morning music/talk show depending on his med school rotation (he's currently off rotation).
personality
parallel 1: peeta mellark (the hunger games trilogy) – generally very kindhearted, loyal, amiable, good with people, appears brave even if he really isn't. love the phrase on the hunger games wiki that says "he is gentle, but not a pushover." will keep you on your toes though (if it weren't for the baby) and isn't shy, often doesn't take his perception of himself too deeply. maybe a little naive at times?
parallel 2: ben wyatt (parks & recreation) – a bit blunt, logical, takes his work seriously, critical thinker, responsible, able to gauge situations well. will stare into an imaginary camera if you say dumb shit. kind of silly and might make a fool of himself at times because of it (no ice town yet thank god).
the type to: easily remember faces and names, order your favorite takeout or bring you coffee without question if you're down (will remember your preferred place and order), give good advice, run on little to no sleep but function perfectly, crack jokes that probably won't land, offer to clean up after a party or will help pay for people who will, hold grudges, lowkey commit medical malpractice in order to do the right thing, hear people gossiping and subtly move closer to listen in even if he has no connection to them, and keep every movie stub, restaurant punch card, and lost button in a small box just because he wants to remember the good things in life
connection to penelope
maybe not her #1 hater but probably in the top 12.
they were family friends because their mothers did their medical residencies together, bringing both the seos and cabots together for dinners after conventions and invites to each other’s annual holiday parties.
jude honestly never liked her, but at the wish of his mother, always had to fake a friendship. every time the pair interacted it was with gritted teeth and forced smiles.
started disliking her even more as they both attended prince, considering how she was the university's closest thing to an it girl and his fellow med students were always too impressed he knew the cabots since they were an established family in the field. jude also just didn't care for her ability to get away with most everything and thought she was super fake lol
dealt with his hatred by talking mad shit to people he trusted enough, but if he was drunk and she was in the room he would def let you in on it.
feels very neutral about her murder honestly he's like okay yeah this sucks but consider how annoyed i am of her.
wanted connections
friends ofc. friend groups... ride or die... unlikely friends...
maybe even friends who had a falling out... and jude loves to talk smack so let's get the rumor mill going or smth lmfao
other friends of penelope that he has one sided beef with just bc he doesn't like her
childhood friends and family friends since he grew up in the area!
gonna be real idk if jude is the type to have time for romance atm but i would still love romance based plots, especially an ex that ended on horrible terms and they just hate each other <3
also would love a one-sided romance of some sort.
maybe they went out on two dates and they decided to kick it as friends and are now attached at the hip.
gut romantic wrenching hate plots of where they really love each other but things just can’t work out for one way or another.
i feel like jude is the emergency contact for at least two people. he's not a dad friend specifically ... but he's just reliable. like if u decide to do drunk back flips off a dumpster and injure yourself, you already know you're showing up to jude's door first kinda vibe lmfao
neighbors!
since he's in the tutoring club, basically anyone he would tutor. i imagine he def helps out with biology and anatomy but if we have to make it relevant let's make it relevant. he could proofread your papers if he put his mind to it!
give me smth like sleepless in seattle esque ... i imagine jude has an irregular show on prince's college radio station, specifically late into the night. maybe your muse calls in every once in a while to request songs or he just takes stories to yap about or something and at least jude has no idea who the other person is but he is kind of obsessed with them in one way or another. maybe the one-sided romance? oh???
plots before prince? maybe people he knew during his undergrad? i am open to a lot and lowkey would be pretty flexible to things location wise as long as it's in the general area of ny/nj. if you have wanted connections for the past come at me!!!!
