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profile coming soon, temp profile below

character notes his profile isn't final btw srry

(subject to change but here's the basics)

• tenured professor, has been teaching for 6 years
• sarcastic and cynical by default
• skeptic with a heart
• self-deprecating humanist
• actually really ing good at his job as a teacher
• intelligent, even when hungover and wearing shades indoors
• ignores advice in public, listens in private
• uses drinking to cope
• mistaken as an older student taking master's for how he dresses
• looks for love (platonic or romantic) in all the wrong places
• a self-proclaimed people person
• great at spotting liars (he's been teaching for a long time)
• borderline a functioning alcoholic
• is only hungover at the university, but never intoxicated
• his family thinks he’s doing fine, he ain’t fine
• some character inspos being mr. schneebly (school of rock), haymitch (thg), jeff (s5 s6 community)
• goes by yoo seokjin in public places outside school, so strangers can't trace his actions back
• re: fact above i guess it's like beyonce and sasha fierce
Description
YEO JINSEOK

professor (tenured). classes below.
  ⤷ anthropology.
  ⤷ korean history.
thirty-two years old.
born 1991.
faceclaim is kang younghyun (day6).

born into an intellectually talented but emotionally unwell family, jinseok had grown up with basically one type of person as his role model: academics and educators with amazing work ethic but the worst coping methods, usually drinking. his parents are both retired professors and researchers, drilling into their son that he should be the smartest in the room, squeeze out as much money from teaching, while showing him that he can still drink alcohol to feel better about the workload given. the family (included his extended family) all drink in the privacy of their homes or during the weekends, but are only functional and slightly hungover at work. jinseok had trained himself well, having a master's degree and getting a teaching job at haechon after finishing his military enlistment. he is actually really great at his job and knows his stuff, but has trouble accepting the idea of complete sobriety. personality wise, he's both a skeptic and a cynic, grumpy in the mornings but can see through students' lies 24/7 even with the morning hangover.

OPEN CONNECTIONS & PLOTS

   ⤷ co-worker that is keeping him alive and on schedule if for some reason he drinks too much the night or weekend before. a good friend and an even better slap in the face. staff, preferably a professor / male or female.
   ⤷ the most annoying student whose major is history-adjacent, meaning they will see professor yeo more than most people. jinseok does not like this. student / male or female, younger than jinseok.
   ⤷ younger or older cousin that works or studies at the university, jinseok's greatest enabler but doesn't have the family curse of using vices to deal with stress. staff or student / male or female, faceclaim that looks similar to jinseok's faceclaim. (let me know if you want my personal suggestions!)