⟢ connections.

✧ ` unwilling accomplice ` has been taken.

no clue / connection. (can be a skeleton)

   ⤷ taken by: tba (0/1) open.
   ⤷ relationship: older friend, possible mentor.
   ⤷ age / age range: older than 1997, no upper limit.
   ⤷ gender: male or female.
   ⤷ genre / themes: slice of life, comedy, possible drama.
   ⤷ other prerequisites: has a job adjacent to the gohyang police department, possibly in other type of public governement-funded service. was in gohyang since birth, or long before beomseok arrived.

   ⤷ details:
┊unfortunately seeing the best in most people, or at least falling for beomseok's innocent-looking face, they never had an issue with him being their pupil. the newcomer needed someone to show them the ropes, so they obliged. within the first six months to a year of beomseok moving into town there were no problems, and beomseok himself made sure to cause no visible trouble. that's why things got a little weird when it was revealed to their goody-two-shoes-looking mentor that their brief apprentice had a record and was detained a few times as a minor. they are not, nor will ever be, aware that beomseok has done worse than what his record says he did in high school.

unwilling accomplice / connection.

   ⤷ taken by: tba. (0/1) open.
   ⤷ relationship: close friend, earliest gohyang friend.
   ⤷ age / age range: born 1997 or older.
   ⤷ gender: male or female.
   ⤷ genre / themes: general, buddy comedy, opening up, tour guide x new kid in town friendship.
   ⤷ other prerequisites: would have had a roommate in gohyang for a brief time, around 2021-2022. mun is willing to let their character be a witness and lie about to a (few) hit(s) done in self-defense.
   ⤷ details:
┊this is beomseok's first real acquaintance turned roommate and friend turned unwilling accomplice. not much really happened, but they were kind enough to let beomseok sleep at their place while they were settling with moving out of busan and into gohyang. beomseok didn't want to hassle his aunt further and claimed the task of finding a place to sleep all on his own. a temporary roommate for a week or two was perfect compared to a pricey hotel stay. within the first week of moving, beomseok was briefly recognised by a past frenemy from an outer gang, and had to fight in his self-defense (no serious injuries, maybe a stab or a black eye that knocked him out). the man survived, but beomseok and their new roommate had to drag him to the hospital saying that they found him instead of one being the reason he's injured. a threat on the man's hospital bed urged him (and the new roommate) to never cross beomseok.

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under his wing / connection.

   ⤷ one slot, can be for a new or existing character! preferably existing.
   ⤷ relationship: intern to the mayor.
   ⤷ age / age range: in their 20s, younger than taeyang.
   ⤷ gender: male or female.
   ⤷ genre / themes: general, friendship, comedy, mentor and mentee, fluff?
   ⤷ other prerequisites: would have the qualifications to be a city all intern ic, like being in college or having graduated in something in or adjacent to public administration. or basically anything that just makes sense for them to be working under the mayor / government.
   ⤷ details:
┊with taeyang's second term as the mayor and his first re-election, he's been carrying so much more responsibility. this has become extra heavy once the town was promoted to a city in line with all the changes the local government has made. he's never really thought of having his personal intern before, only relying on the general younger ones for the whole office but this time he's more open to the idea. it's also the closest he can get to have a younger sibling-type friend that he can teach and take under his wing. hopefully any applicants can match the mayor's goofy and equally serious behaviour.

it would've been great if it was you / connection.

   ⤷ taken by: tba (0/1). open! (connection will be deleted if taken)
   ⤷ relationship: former crush, friends, got awkward, now basically friend-acquaintances.
   ⤷ age / age range: near miyeon's age. 24-28.
   ⤷ gender: male.
   ⤷ genre / themes: crush to friends to strangers, angst, possible fluff, possible romance, bad timing.
   ⤷ other prerequisites: was in seoul between 2015 to 2017.
   ⤷ details:
┊a few months fresh from all the rumors and scandal she was subjected to in her final year at yonsei university, miyeon was starting to open up to people again. you were the rare person who didn't believe the rumors or take advantage of them by saying you were one of miyeon's (fake) flings. she briefly liked you but her walls were still high up and even you couldn't take them down at the time.

the guide.
connection.

   ⤷ taken by: tba. (0/1) open.
   ⤷ relationship: the poor soul who found dongwoo.
   ⤷ age: any age, in gohyang in 2019.
   ⤷ gender: any.
   ⤷ genre / themes: angst, hope, friendship.
   ⤷ other prerequisites: must be of south korean legal drinking age in 2019.
   ⤷ details:
┊they were the person who found dongwoo drinking himself to the point of serious alcohol poisoning in the local pub. they were the last two to leave aside from the bartender and they immediately called an ambulance once they realized dongwoo had symptoms of poisoning (throwing up, slowed heartbeat, slurred speech, eventually becoming near unconscious). they called dongwoo's father from his phone after the ride to the hospital.

consistent.
connection.

   ⤷ taken by: tba (0/1) open.
   ⤷ relationship: close friend.
   ⤷ age / age range: dongwoo's age. he is born in 1990.
   ⤷ gender: male.
   ⤷ genre / themes: anything you'd like, slice of life probably.
   ⤷ other prerequisites: must be a gohyang native, dongwoo's age and went to dongwoo's high school. not in the fire department.
   ⤷ details:
┊a fixture in dongwoo's life, even with their differing careers and hobbies, they understood each other deeply. dongwoo considers him as much of a brother as he does dongmin, which is saying a lot. being the same age and seeing each other grow and suffer through young adulthood only deepened their friendship, while many other high school connections faded away.

the daily grind.
connection.

   ⤷ taken by: tba. (0/3) open.
   ⤷ relationship: close colleagues at his work or in a work-adjacent field.
   ⤷ age: any age.
   ⤷ gender: any gender.
   ⤷ genre / themes: leaning into comedy or slice of life, but can be dramatic or whatever you want, will be discussed!
   ⤷ other prerequisites: must have a career in firefighting or in a field that is adjacent to it, meaning they collaborate with firefighters (medical, emergency response, police, law, etc.)
   ⤷ details:
┊can be explored in a plot or can just be a connection! if done in a plot, it can be any mundane event that happens where you and dongwoo meet for work. there is potential for a close friendship or friendly rivalry (like firemen vs. policemen vibes).

for a new nest.

   ⤷ connection slots: (unlimited).
   ⤷ plotting slots: 3.
   ⤷ relationship: client for furniture.
   ⤷ age / age range: any age, as long as they can afford doyoon's work.
   ⤷ gender: male or female.
   ⤷ genre / themes: casual, platonic, business relationship.
   ⤷ details:
┊doyoon has had a few good clients for his furniture, thanks to his father knowing a lot of people in the town, but you decided to approach doyoon first before even consulting his father. maybe it was doyoon's face, demeanour or even just his designs that he worked so hard on. you valued those things and decided to work with doyoon personally to decorate your home until it was good enough to be possibly featured in interior design magazines nationwide.

mr. miyagi & daniel.

   ⤷ taken by: tba. (0/1)
   ⤷ relationship: older brother figure.
   ⤷ age / age range: older than doyoon, 25+
   ⤷ gender: male.
   ⤷ genre / themes: inspiration, fluff, comedy, close friendship, transformation.
   ⤷ notes: would know doyoon either from school in seoul, or from gohyang during high school.
   ⤷ details:
┊you and doyoon have met enough times that doyoon labelled you as the catalyst for his own personal glow up. he has you partially to thank for for what he looks like now and there's a chance you could have given him tips on eating better and exercising more efficiently.

heavy tension.

   ⤷ slots: (0/1) open.
   ⤷ relationship: elementary or high school bully.
   ⤷ age / age range: 24-26
   ⤷ gender: male.
   ⤷ genre / themes: angst, drama, forgiveness, comedy, possible eventual friendship.
   ⤷ requirements: for elementary bully, studied in seoul. for high school bully, studied in gohyang.
   ⤷ details:
┊doyoon had been actively avoiding anyone from his school days when he was very much a target for the bullies he was classmates with, but crossing paths in his hometown would force him to either seek closure or take slight revenge on someone who was an aide to his terrible self-image. he would probably choose the former, since he understands that even back then kids made stupid decisions and they're both adults now.

the epilogue.

   ⤷ slots: (0/3) open.
   ⤷ relationship: reconnection, a relative a byun haesoo and miyeon's possible friend.
   ⤷ age / age range: any age.
   ⤷ gender: male or female.
   ⤷ genre / themes: comfort, friendship, angst, fluff.
   ⤷ other prerequisites: relatives of byun haesoo, can be distant or close to haesoo, doesn't need the same surname.
   ⤷ details:
┊miyeon was not that close to any family of her deceased librarian friend, some only knowing miyeon by name when they attended haesoo's funeral. miyeon and haesoo's family reconnect, either after spotting miyeon having an emotional breakdown alone in the library (possibly during haesoo's death anniversary) or they just meet in passing. more information about (npc) byun haesoo in my padlet!

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