Hwang Bo Gum

Age 25

Pediatric Resident

Biual

Single

 

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Someone's son. Someone's brother. Someone's friend.

Hwang Bogum has never had a name for himself, always stuck in the shadow of his skilled (but humble) father, always 'the heir to the Hwang clinic'. But he doesn't mean to whine. It's thanks to that same, small but burdensome clinic that he's living such a comfortable life - it's just that he's not living his life, is all.

It isn't that he doesn't want to be a doctor, not that he doesn't want to be the heir. In all honesty, Bogum doesn't really know what he wants to do with his life. So maybe it's a good thing that he has such a set path for himself, no room for ambiguity or hesitation. It's not as if he has anything better to do. He likes kids and he has an affinity for the medical practice; it's best that he put his existence into use and make something worthwhile out of himself.

Sometimes he questions himself. Maybe if he was more outgoing, more forthright - if he was a little more like his sister, Miyoung - he'd be able to determine the direction he was going. And he knows the truth: he can assume full control of his life, but going by other people's expectations in the role that he's been handed is so much easier, just less satisfactory.

But right now, he'll take the joy that he gets from every life he helps. That's what he's meant to do, right?

 

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Hwang Bogum is a nice guy. Nothing particularly special about him, really. His regularly quiet demeanor is usually taken as shyness, but it's just that he doesn't usually have much to say. He's well-educated, polite, and an overall-gentlemanly doctor, so it's not exactly strange for him to be popular romantically. Although, Bogum isn't really looking for a soulmate or anything. Anyone that understands him and cares about him is enough. Plus, with his irregular schedule, Bogum's lucky if a relationship lasts longer than a few months.

His relationship with his sister, Miyoung, is complicated, to say the least. Miyoung's always had something of a brother-complex and he's always had something of a sister-complex, but when she decided to forgo the family business and became a secretary, the burden of inheriting the clinic went fully onto the completely unprepared Bogum. Needless to say, that put a strain on their relationship: Bogum resented his sister's sudden and unorthodox choices while Miyoung was more than a little guilty for forcing her unfortunate burden onto him.

PLOTS

1) FRIENDSHIP: You're college friends. Good friends that have kept in contact through the years, went drinking when things were bad, went drinking when things were good. However, as Bogum's self-awareness grows and he begins to doubt the path that he's been travelling all this time, how will you react? Will you encourage him to give up everything he's worked for in order to follow a more genuine road, or give up idealistic ambitions of a childish satisfaction? Slight!Angst / OPEN (Male or Female: 2)

2) FRIENDSHIP/FAMILY: You're brother-in-laws. Or at least, you're going to be. And you're family in the tensest and most awkward way possible. You're the guy that's unwillingly marrying his sister, he's the brother with the strained relationship with your fiancee, and you're both in the very awkward situation of working together in the same hospital. Oh, and did I mention? Bogum just so happens to be your former underclassman from medical school. With all of the twists and turns of your intertwining lives, you and Bogum end up striking an unlikely friendship after bonding (in a manly way?) over the complications of your individual burdens. So, what's up? Slight!Angst / TAKEN (Male: Taken by Jung Taekwoon)

3) FRIENDSHIP: Best friends through the years, from childhood to now. Even though you both chose different careers, you're still the only one he vents to and he's the one you can always depend on. Which makes this even harder: you're in love with his sister. The same one that he admires and resents for choosing to disobey their parents to follow her own path and the same one that you've been secretly looking at since elementary school. She doesn't know anything and is actually engaged, but the fact that she's getting married to a man she doesn't even love irks you to no end. But when Bogum finds out about your feelings, he's adamantly against it. He knows that you're genuine and that Miyoung feels something towards you too, but he also knows that you can't give his sister the bright future her loveless fiancee can. Caught between his duty as your best friend and her only brother, what choice does Hwang Bogum have? Angst / OPEN (Male: 1)

4) ROMANCE: First love is a nice thing, all flowery and pink with sentimental nostalgia wrapped around it. For Hwang Bogum, it's nothing less - you were his elder sister's friend, pretty and outspoken, it was unsurprising that he'd have his first crush on you. You found him cute, a middle schooler that followed you around with hearts in his eyes, but time is a miracle worker and somehow, that little boy that barely came up to your shoulders is now a tall, dark, and handsome bachelor. Not to mention the fact that he still looks at you like you're candy wrapped in happiness and all that gooey stuff. To be honest, through all the girlfriends and the years, he hasn't forgotten you. That's absolutely charming. And you gotta admit, that grinning eyesmile of his is still adorable. Fluff / OPEN (Male or Female: 1)

5) ROMANCE: Bogum's not a bad guy. He doesn't mean to hurt anyone, but sometimes it's necessary. It's not that you were a bad girl/boyfriend; if anything, it was because Bogum knew that he wasn't treating you as well as he should've. So he ended it, as politely and painlessly as he could. Maybe that's why you can't forget him, even though you've already forgiven him. Now that you find yourself unable to let go of your broken relationship, will you fight to get him back, or will you finally move on? Angst / OPEN (Male or Female: 1)

6) ROMANCE: Following the engagement of his elder sister, Bogum is matched by his parents to a respectable partner. You're gentle, caring, domestic, and pretty much the perfect wife - as cliche as it is. Bogum knows that you're compatible and the both of you will be able to love each other one day (maybe soon), but the fact that you two aren't IN love irks him...and he knows that it bothers you too. Will the two of you be able to beat the odds and actually want to marry each other for each other or will you two spurn their parents' wishes to drop the arranged engagement? Slight!Angst / OPEN (Female: 1)

7) RIVAL: It's annoying as hell how good Bogum is at his job, but it's even more annoying how unambitious he is. It's all talent and backing for him, but for you, it's hard work and effort that's brought you here. However, as much as you despise his apathetic guts, you have to admit - the guy knows what he's doing. When your joint patient ends up greviously ill with mysterious myriad of deadly symptoms, you're forced to team up with Dr. Hwang in order to save the kid's life. During this race against the clock, will you be able to finally understand Bogum's inner demons? Drama / OPEN (Male or Female: 1)

8) PATIENT: Despite being a devoted doctor, it's hard for a patient to move Bogum; but you're amazing. Bogum has never wanted to help anyone as much as he does you and he can't tell if it's from pity or admiration. Every day is another brand new beginning in your eyes and even though there are times when your smile falters, you always remain bright for both your and your family's sakes. As your body breaks down further and further, Bogum will go out of his mind to save you, but will the skilled pediatric team be able to save you from your biological time bomb? Drama / OPEN (Male or Female, Must be 18 or under: 1)

9) PATIENT

10) COLLEAGUE: