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sexual orientation; demisexual
romantic orientation; demiromantic
relationship status; single
romantic interest; n/a. the essential oils guy was a bust.
love language; quality time and acts of service
apology language; expressing regret and accepting responsibility

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dear bujo,

i think i’m finally at that age where i realize just how fragile my parents are. i know they’re up there in age but they’ve always been so active and full of life y’know? they try to hide it but dad’s been moving slower since his back injury a few months ago and mom keeps rubbing her wrists as if they’re in pain. :( i wish they could retire sooner but we can’t really afford it at the moment. crossing my fingers that my boss considers my proposal for a raise during my upcoming performance review. with all the hard work i’ve put in, i definitely /more/ than deserve it and the salary increase would helps us out immensely. here’s to hoping!

sincerely worried,

hyeyoon

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˖⁺ ☼ with her pristine public administration degree, hyeyoon headed back home to yeongwon. she didn’t have the skill nor the experience to have an influential position like the mayor. so she applied for an internship position with the local government. she endured the endless coffee runs and ridiculous errands from the lazy higher-ups by reminding herself of the goal: to help yeongwon flourish.

˖⁺ ☼ three years of hard work proved worthwhile since she now works as a community coordinator, reaching out to the residents and local businesses to see how she can help improve their lives through opportunities and policies.

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˖⁺ ☼ while her time in jeju city was transformative, it did expose hyeyoon to something troubling: gentrification. obviously, tourism and jeju went hand-in-hand, and she welcomed anyone who visited the island; however, she was seeing the repercussions of it in real-time. from the ever-rising real estate prices to the littering of the once clean streets, it hurt to see how jeju was changing—and not for the better.

˖⁺ ☼ 'is this going to happen back home?' it was a worry that stuck in the back of her mind. her family didn’t have much. getting priced out of the place they called home for generations could become a reality at any point. but she was going to try everything within her power to prevent that.

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˖⁺ ☼ a model student with impeccable grades and extracurriculars, hyeyoon was a shoo-in for a reputable university in the mainland. yet, she had her heart set on somewhere a bit closer to home, jeju national university. they have the best programs in the country, she argued to those who questioned why it was her top choice.

˖⁺ ☼ it didn’t hurt that she had a full-ride scholarship with the school. once she stepped onto campus, she knew she had made the right decision. there she learned to grow her independence and form new friendships that would last to the end of times.

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˖⁺ ☼ thanks to her parents and the nature of their work, it didn’t take long for hyeyoon to become familiar with the townsfolk. she chatted with the regulars at hotteok stall, buttering them up so they’d buy an extra helping of the sweet dessert. the fishermen would show off the fresh catch, chuckling at how she scrunched her nose.

˖⁺ ☼ as she grew, so did her collection of cherished memories in the small fishing town. it didn’t take long for hyeyoon’s heart to belong to yeongwon.

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dear bujo,

i swear this is going to be my last entry because i’m basically dying from embarrassment right now. wanna know why? so one of the regulars from mom’s stall gave her this sweet gift—one of those neat aromatherapy diffusers that change colors every few minutes—and they told her you could put essential oils in it to help put ~healing properties~ in the air. but, they gave her the tiniest of bottles so mom used all of it up already. so she asked me to go to the essential oil store to get some lavender oil.

lo and behold, mr. pretty eyes just happened to be working today, looking all beautiful and majestic like a young won bin! i grabbed two bottles, just two bottles mind you, and somehow after i checked out, he ended up convincing me to buy five more. :( my poor wallet was screaming. get this, that wasn’t even the worst part!

we ended up chatting about the carnival since it’s the talk of the town right now. he had the saddest look in his bambi eyes when he mentioned that he was going alone tonight. so i grabbed his hands as he was handing back my credit card and i blurted out, “why go by your lonesome when it can be a twosome, y’know with you and me??” but then he pulled his left hand out of my grip and showed off this /gorgeous/ wedding ring on his ring finger! like how did i miss that?! he said that he was flattered but he was already in a ‘twosome’. i swear i wanted the ground to swallow me whole right then and there. did i mention there was a small audience watching this mess?

i tried to save face by saying that i was kidding but i think i playfully smacked him on the arm a bit /too/ hard. that and the borderline psychotic laugh i had as i grabbed my bag and hightailed it out of there probably didn’t help… oh god, what if people start gossiping about this? i really don’t want to start being known as ‘kim hye-homewrecker’!! ㅠ_ㅠ

​​sincerely dying,
☼ hyeyoon

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˖⁺ ☼ relationship; childhood friends.
˖⁺ ☼ contact name; bitnaneun unnie
˖⁺ ☼ description; her older sister from another mister. back in the day, their mothers would tell them to go play or explore the market together just to get these energetic children off their backs. hyeyoon soon saw bitna as an older sister figure, admiring warmth and altruism. it saddened her when bitna left for seoul and they eventually lost touch. luckily, thanks to a treasuring trifle, these two are about to reunite once more.

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dear bujo,

i'm sorry but this is going to be a short entry today since i'm currently in panic mode!! let me explain. so the annual carnival is this month and usually i'd be super stoked about it; however, something is not jiving with me this year. you want to know what that something is? A DATE. i have to find a date this year and i have no clue how to go about it. :( basically, my parents are getting concerned that i'm still single at the /young/ age of twenty-five so they're trying to set me up on a date with their friend's weirdo son. first off, the guy is like ten years too old for me (i really like the idea of a same-age romance honestly) and second, he smells like pickled fish!! i'm very tolerant of many smells but i draw the line at the smell of sea critters swimming in brine.

i'm terrible at saying no to them so i just fibbed and told them that i had a date already. now they're pestering me about my imaginary date's name/age/occupation and all that jazz. i've been pulling out the shy act to deflect but i think they're catching on ;; so now i need to figure out who to ask and how. so far my options are the rookie cop that works with siwan oppa or the essential oils vendor with the bewitching eyes. another option is hiring someone to be my pretend date? though i'm not sure if i have the money for it right now... ugh, this is so stressful!!

​​sincerely panicking,

☼ hyeyoon!

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˖⁺ ☼  it was a chilly fall evening when hyeyoon came into the world yet her vibrant smile filled the hospital room with warmth. her parents cried with joy, relieved that their rainbow baby was okay. they were older, having tried several times only to be met with misfortune every time.

˖⁺ ☼ she was their little miracle and they were going to make each moment count. while their backgrounds were humble—her father coming from a long line of fishermen and her mother owning a hotteok stall—they did their best to raise her with all the care and love in the world.

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˖⁺ ☼ relationship; childhood friends
˖⁺ ☼ contact name; jinnie
˖⁺ ☼ description; back in the day, hyeyoon and heejin were neighbors who grew close together likes siblings due to their parents being friends with one another. after the tragic incident, hyeyoon grew protective over the younger girl and bawled her eyes out when heejin left for seoul. luckily, they remained close with hyeyoon texting heejin about the latest town gossip and greeting the girl at the ferry port whenever she visited. nowadays, they try to catch up weekly either in person or through lengthy video chats.

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˖⁺ ☼ relationship; close friends, former dorrmates
˖⁺ ☼ contact name; chae bae
˖⁺ ☼ description; hyeyoon's former dormmate from jeju national university turned close friend! despite both being born and raised in yeongwon, the two didn't cross paths until college. they quickly bonded and frequently took weekend trips together back to their hometown. they've been close ever since and make sure to keep in touch with each other once a week.

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dear bujo,

y'know that coworker of mine, choi? the annoying one, not the cute one. well, he had all the audacity to say it was sad that i’ve never been to seoul. like how is it sad that i don't care about a city filled with stressed out people and overly expensive cafes? everything amazing and awesome is here in jeju! like there's a reason most of the tourists here are from the city. anyways, i had control myself from going into rant-mode since i’ve got a yearly rant quota of two according to my boss. i already used one when that same coworker questioned the purpose of the summer festival. i swear that guy hasn't had a single fun day in his life!!

​​sincerely,
☼ hyeyoon!

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dear bujo,

sorry, it’s been a while since we’ve caught up… er more like written in you. it’s just been such a busy week for me that i haven’t been able to sit down and document my day. from the summer festival to helping out at the vendors at the market, i’ve been running around like a mad woman. at least it’s all working out well. everyone in town seems to be having a wonderful time! it’s always a treat seeing the community come together and celebrate everything wonderful that yeongwon has to offer.

i wish i had more time to appreciate it myself. mom wants to check out some of the stalls at the flea market so maybe i’ll go with her so i can make sure she doesn’t haggle for something weird. dad still gives her a hard time buying that giant set of garden gnomes. they were cute at first but they give me the heeby jeebies. i swear, i can feel their eyes watching me whenever i leave the house. :(

sincerely,
☼ hyeyoon!

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dear bujo,

i’m so glad i finished up the layout of this month’s spread early so i can get to the actual good stuff: the journaling!

a /lot/ of upcoming events are happening in july and i can’t wait to see how it all goes (hopefully with a lot of success). as much as i hate to admit it, june was pretty lackluster in terms of the turnout, which is so freakin’ frustrating since people asked for these events to happen. like why bother spamming us with emails and complaining at town hall meetings about a bingsu eating contest if you’re not going to show up?? i had to enter the contest myself due to a lack of participants and scarf down four bowls of pat-bingsu even though my favorite flavor is mango. to make things worse, i came in second to last place. :( now my boss is side-eyeing me and lowkey thinks i coordinated this event to get free food. i mean, they’re not entirely off… but this was supposed to help bring the community together.

you know what, i can’t keep looking at the negatives, or else i’m not going to get anything done. so let’s put one foot forward and our chins up. thanks for the pep talk, bujo! you always know how to cheer me up.

sincerely,

☼ hyeyoon!

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brainstorming; plotting > winging. we don't have to be nitpicking all the details but i do like having a general idea with how our threads will go

starters; i'm not huge on the 'you ask, you start' rule. personally, i think starters should be posted by what makes the most sense to the plot. that being said, i'm more than happy to write the starter if asked.

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reply speed; i work full-time and do part-time coursework, so my replies may be slow. feel free to poke me after seven days.
order; i like to respond in order to when i receive replies or plan starters. i also tend to do my replies in batches if my schedule is busy
location; rooms preferred! i'd like to keep my wall clean. also, PMs are reserved for plotting and ooc interaction only

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name; i go by ube or my chara's name hyeyoon/hye/yoonie
pronouns; she/her

timezone; gmt-7
boundaries; since i'm in my late twenties (rip i'm an old), i refuse to do any romance and smut plots with players under 21. sorry i'm just not comfortable with it

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dear bujo,

wow, it’s been yet another crazy busy week! i can’t decide if i like or hate it, honestly. i hate being bored yet i feel like i’m on overdrive lately. mom and dad keep pushing me to take some days off but there’s just so much to do! i can’t just go up to my boss and be like ‘hey bruh, i’m bouncing for five days. don’t call or email me. byeee!’ i’d get fired right on the spot!! i worked hard to get to where i’m at and if i’m going to be a councilwoman someday, i gotta keep it up!! besides, i can always just use my vacation days for christmas and take my parents on nice staycation in jeju city or something.

​​sincerely,
☼ hyeyoon!

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being born and raised in yeongwon, hyeyoon’s heart belongs to the town. she has many cherished memories with it and wants to see it flourish even further. she works as a community coordinator for the local government. if you get a call from a squeaky and chipper voice or see a petite woman chatting up residents with clipboard in hand, you can bet that it’s kim hyeyoon trying to be the best civil servant this fishing town has ever seen.

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˖⁺ ☼ in-progress;  heejin
˖⁺ ☼ in-progress;  jaewook

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threads;
⁺ ☼ market; gyeongree - replied
˖⁺ ☼ carnival; siwan - replied
˖⁺ ☼ yerim’s house; yerim - starter posted
˖⁺ ☼ cafe haengbok; jungkook - reply in progress
˖⁺ ☼ sparkling vintage; bitna - replied

calls & texts;
˖⁺ ☼ calls; chaeyeon - replied
˖⁺ ☼ calls; jooyoung - owe reply

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life's a voyage that's homeward bound

˖⁺ ☼ herman melville

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˖⁺ ☼ relationship; cousin
˖⁺ ☼ contact name; siwang oppa
˖⁺ ☼ description; hyeyoon's older cousin from both of their moms' side. she's always looked up to him and saw him as a role model figure. she missed him dearly when he left yeongwon. now that he's back, they try to catch up whenever they can. hyeyoon's mom makes her bring food over to siwan and his dad so that they can eat properly.

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ENFJ; NEUTRAL GOOD; 2w3
SANGUINE-CHOLERIC;
SCORPIO SUN, LEO MOON

traits;

˖⁺ ☼ pos; outgoing, warm, loyal, empathetic, encouraging
˖⁺ ☼ neu; organized, persuasive, talkative, magnetic
˖⁺ ☼ neg; approval-seeking, overly sensitive, indecisive, manipulative

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style; third pov preferred. though i don't mind first pov if it works best with you.
length; single para to novella. i tend to mirror when responding but if you have a preference with writing length, i'm more than happy to accommodate. do not feel pressured to match me if i end up writing a lot.
genres preferred; angst, comedy, friendship, fluff, slice of life, and occasionally romance

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looks;

˖⁺ ☼ height; 160cm / 5'3"
˖⁺ ☼ weight; 48kg / 105 lbs
˖⁺ ☼ eye color; dark brown, almost black
˖⁺ ☼ hair & color; jet black, long with wispy bangs

tattoos and piercings;

˖⁺ ☼ tattoo; a subtle, script style tattoo of "yeongwon" in english located on the nape of her neck.
˖⁺ ☼ earrings; standard lobe piercings on both ears

fashion;

˖⁺ ☼ style; a mix of minimalistic and preppy. often wearing breezy but still professional slacks and skirts during work hours. during her off-time, she often wears tennis skirts or baggy jeans with loose-fitting button-up shirts
˖⁺ ☼ colors; white, neutral browns, pastel colors, and the occasional black ensemble.

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instagram; @hyeppydays

˖⁺ ☼ status; public. she often likes to promote upcoming community events

twitter; @hyeppydays

˖⁺ ☼ status; public. along with posting community events, she likes to engage with local business accounts

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name; kim hyeyoon

˖⁺ ☼ nicknames; tba

˖⁺ ☼ date of birth; nov 10th, 1996
˖⁺ ☼ birthplace; yeongwon, jeju, sk

occupation; community coordinator for the local government
education; public administration degree at jeju national university
religion; buddhist, practicing

languages;

˖⁺ ☼korean; native tongue

˖⁺ ☼  english; proficient