𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕

poe geller-cho as written by rae.

[vvillcwtree]

hello friends! i'm rae (she/they, 25+, cst). i'm excited to write with everyone! my discord user is available by request as i sometimes really suck at keeping up with ims on tumblr. i am the mun behind yoosu, joaquin, haeoreum and poe right here. you can read poe's profile here or check out his pinterest over here. under the cut you'll find out more about him. if you leave me a like i'll reach out to plot with you. (ps i will do my best to get intros up for everyone else tomorrow).

ABOUT

born in seoul to an american-born mother and a south korean-born father, their relationship truthfully was not a very happy one, they got married quickly and quite young and both regretted it when it became obvious they weren't meant for one another

eventually after several years of trying to make it work for their young son they decided to split ways, with poe's mother returning to america and his father staying in south korea with poe, though poe wanted to go with his mother it was decided the change would be too drastic for him so he would only spend summers and every other winter break with his mother

poe was christened with the nickname poe when he was nine years old by a neighbor boy who thought that "willow" was too boring for an english name. the nickname quickly caught on and although poe barely remembers the neighbor who first called him poe he still uses it to this day

poe eventually decided to attend college in america in order to better bond with step-father and half-brother, ezra, his grades throughout school had always been excellent so once he had a goal to work towards he put his all into maintaining his good grades so he would have a better chance at being accepted overseas

it was honestly a surprise to poe when he was accepted at columbia university with a fairly substantial scholarship but not one to look a gift horse in the mouth he quickly decided to take advantage of the opportunity and moved in with his mother's family while he was attending college

and it was in his mother's home that poe eventually came out as gay it was something that he'd known for a while but in the conservative environment of south korea he didn't think it was safe for him to be out

poe dated a man his first year of university but their relationship was interrupted by poe needing to return to south korea in order to enlist, however, instead of remaining faithful he cheated on poe the entire time that he was in south korea. something that poe painfully found out in person when he returned to do his doctorate

luckily that pain brought him into contact with his eventual husband, avi. poe was absolutely gone for him the moment that they started dating and their marriage in 2019 was one of the high points in poe's life

unfortunately poe found himself returning to south korea once again due to his father's illness as well as a stellar job offer at sunkyunkwan university

PLOT IDEAS

students, poe is a generally laidback professor and many end up taking at least one of his classes. he also acts as an academic advisor for anyone considering taking the literature major.

poe moved back and forth between america and south korea for a lot of his life so it's likely he has friends all over the place. perhaps an old friend from america that he happily stumbled upon again?

bukchon village residents will probably recognize poe as the insane man who likes to go for a run before the sun is even up...he is far too chipper for the time of morning your muse would be seeing him

i'm open to any thoughts you might have too of course!

[vvillcwtree]

𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 @avigellar

poe enjoyed the few days off he got during the school year, they weren't that common. spending a day with his husband this early in the semester was always nice. but whenever the school year started it meant that poe was usually out of the house until at least five or six pm if not nine on the nights when he had a late class. which meant that he couldn't really cook as much as he wanted to.

avi had volunteered to cook more often but he also wanted to know how to cook more korean dishes. so since poe had some free time today he'd agreed to teach his husband how to make haemul jjampong. gathering the ingredients had been an interesting experience due to avi constantly remarking about how expensive the produce was. poe had just laughed at his husband's incredulity as the prices weren't that surprising for him.

"we're going to pre-heat the wok until it smokes a little bit." poe explained as he put the correct utensil on the stove turning one of the burners on a low heat. "as soon as it heats up pull it off the heat for a second so we can add the oil, chili flakes, garlic, ginger and green onion." he said making sure they had all their ingredients ready as he spoke.

"careful with the chili flakes when you add them, we want it to be spicy jjampong not inedible jjampong" poe added teasingly. he knew very well that his husband was a good cook but he couldn't help the urge to poke just a little bit fun at him.

[jongnorp]

ASKBOX MEME 01: DEVELOPMENT!

Hello, citizens of JONGNORP! Here we present to you our first ever askbox meme! We thought it would be a great idea to toss one on the dash to get everyone into the heads, hearts, and souls of their muses, especially before we launch any events (which are coming soon... 👀)! Anyone who wishes to partake in this meme, please reblog this post and ensure your ask-boxes are open! Please tag all responses with JONGNO:MEME, as well. Thank you! Instructions: send one (or multiple) of the emojis to a participant and they have to respond truthfully from the POV of whichever muse the question is directed to. Oh, and please remember to have fun! 🥰

💭 THOUGHT BUBBLE: What is your muses MBTI, zodiac (their sun, moon, rising, etc.), any other personality things, and how does each describe, align with, or contradict their personality?

🩹 BANDAID: Does your muse have any physical or mental disabilities, or illnesses? Do the people around them know about this? How does it affect their everyday life and relationships? How do they feel about it?

❓QUESTION MARK: What are three interesting facts about your muse? Who knows about these things? Are they positive/negative/neutral things to your muse?

🌈 RAINBOW: What is your muse's sexual and/or romantic orientation? Who knows about it? How do they feel about it? Have they always known, or did it take time to figure out?

❤️ RED HEART: Is your muse in a relationship right now? If they are, how is it going? How did they get together? How long have they been together? If not, do they want to be in one? Do they have a crush, or any interest in finding romance? Have they ever been in a relationship? For both, what are their relationship hopes for the future?

💚 GREEN HEART: Tell us about your muses family. What is/was their relationship with their parents like? Do they have siblings? If so, are they close? Do they want to change their familial relationships in any way?

🖤 BLACK HEART: Has your muse ever had their heart broken, or broken someone else's heart? Either romantically, or platonically.

😍 HEART EYES: What is the one thing your muse wants the most in the world? Who knows about it? What lengths would they go to to get/achieve it?

🗑️ TRASH CAN: What is your muses greatest failure so far in their life? How did it affect them? Who knows about it? What, if anything, do they do to prevent repeating it? Have they been able to move past it, or do they linger on it?

🔮 CRYSTAL BALL: what does your muse want their future to look like? what are their hopes and dreams? do they talk about them openly, or not? are they taking steps to achieve the things they want? are they aware of all the things they want?

👻 GHOST: What things does your muse hide? Things they've done, do, or think. Why do they hide it? Does anyone know about it?

🌙 NIGHT: What keeps your muse up at night, if anything? Do they have nightmares? Things they worry about, or overthink? If they can't sleep, what do they do in those early morning hours? If nothing keeps them up, do they dream a lot, or have dreamless sleeps? Are they a heavy or light sleepers?

🩸 BLOOD: What was the worst pain your muse has ever felt emotionally, or physically? Do they have a high or low physical pain tolerance? How did they end up feeling this pain? How did they deal with it?