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Ryu Tae-sung Hollingsworth
||NICKNAME ||Tae
||AGE ||17
[29/06/2000]
||SEX ||Male
||SEXUALITY ||Pansexual
||RELATIONSHIP STATUS ||Single; unsure of entering into a relationship with College looming, but not writing anything off.
||FACECLAIM ||Kwak Dong-yeon
||DIALOGUE COLOUR ||Coral
||APPEARANCE ||Reaching a modest height of 5'7", Tae's physique is a bridge between lean and muscular. The sports he takes part in aren't exactly weight-building, but he stays extremely fit and is stronger than his build suggests. Tae's eyes are a lighter brown than his nearly-black hair, which is usually be styled in a variety of ways. Sometimes he grows it out long so it can tied up, other times it's cut a bit shorter, though not a buzzcut. If he can't run a hand through it and lose sight of his fingers, then it's not long enough. In terms of skin, it's naturally pale, though with the hot weather of the many vacations abroad to sunny sites around the world, he's managed to retain a bit of a tan, though with a tendency to burn easily, is careful with the sunblock. He has yet to treat himself to any piercings or tattoos, and his skin is fairly clear of scars barring small ones here and there from an active life. His left collarbone is slightly sunken compared to the other, due to having broken it at a Taekwondo tournament at the age of 13.
Taking advantage of his adoptive family's wealth, Tae's style can definitely be described as stylish and expensive. With the first few years of his life being so poor, and the full knowledge of the poverty in his homeland, Tae fully utilises the money he was brought into to, though is sure to respect it. Flaunting wealth is not a trait he admires, nor is it necessary in the neighbourhood he lives in. Everyone is rich. His colours and style vary, though he leans towards dark or neutral tones. Accessories will nearly always include a watch, or woven leather bracelets.
TACTLESS☆COMPASSIONATE☆SMOOTH☆IMPATIENT☆WILY☆PRAGMATIC
||PERSONALITY ||Whenever speaking to his parents or teachers about his ideal future career, all of them have agreed that he would make an excellent Doctor (Though his Father also clearly has an interest in him taking over the family business, too.). Despite his often cold and efficient way in dealing with people he has no patience for, Tae has plenty of warmth in his heart. An advocate for both sympathy and empathy, Tae tries to consider other people's views as much as he can, though his impatient nature makes this difficult at times. He often comes across as uncaring for people's plights, though more often than not it's due to him deciding their troubles aren't worth his time. Not out of callousness, but logical thinking. Rich kids shouldn't moan about losing or breaking their personal items, nor other problems that can easily be solved. He's not one for "First-World Problems." If the Wi-fi stops working, he'll just grab a book and read instead until it's solved. Favourite item taken off the menu? Just order something else, it's good to try new things. Their local high school football team didn't win the play-offs? Who cares? It's just a game.
Despite his fairly straight-laced nature, Tae can still kick back and have some fun. He'll always be down for some kind of adventure, even if it's potentially dangerous, or a prank or practical joke, even if it'll get him into trouble. Though rare for him to come up with such ideas himself, he'll nearly always tag along with others for some fun. Just because he has a serious job in the future doesn't mean to him that he has to be serious all the time. Teenagehood is about having fun, and with the amount of ways he can do so in America, he's not about to let that go to waste.
||HABITS, QUIRKS & ODDITIES ||☤ Always ends texts, letters, emails or any other kind of message with an emoji. Even professional ones.
☤ Spouts randoms facts/factoids in the middle of conversations because they've suddenly come to mind (People can't always work out the connection though.)
☤ Purposefully gets common western sayings/metaphors incorrect to annoy other people and see if anyone will bother correcting him.
☤ Constantly cracks knuckles
☤ Whistles a lot - can hold a tune, but it's never a song anyone can recognise.
☤ Enjoys giving his friends, family, acquaintances, and even individuals he dislikes, nicknames.
||HOBBIES ||☤ Taekwondo
☤ Horse Riding
☤ Cooking
☤ Watching Disney movies
☤ Reading
☤ Playing online competitive video games
☤ Going out to restaurants/cafes/bistros
||LIKES ||☤ Vanilla Coke
☤ Korean Barbecue
☤ Ghost Stories
☤ Kind-Heartedness
☤ Honesty
☤ Oysters
☤ Horses
☤ Hot showers
☤ Cold swimming pools
||DISLIKES ||☤ Most alcohol, though he has tried and appreciates his parent's red wine
☤ Smoking
☤ Drugs
☤ Hypocrites
☤ Narcissists
☤ Close-Mindedness
☤ Karaoke
☤ Stereotypical Jocks/Mean Girls
☤ The expectation from his parents for him to take over the family company one day
☤ Goats or Sheep. They're creepy.
||SECRETS ||☤ Dislikes living in America due to many different reasons, but feels simultaneously guilty in knowing how much it has helped him and many others in his situation.
||FEARS ||☤ Large cats. He encountered a bobcat while out camping with his parents one year. Nobody was hurt due to his mother scaring it away quickly, but it has still stayed with him.
☤ A slightly more irrational fear, but being forced back into North Korea by some deportment process by America.
||HOMETOWN ||Unknown village in the South Hwangae province of North Korea (Birth to 1 Year old)
Seoul (1 Year old to Five Years old)
Brooklyn (Five Years old to Present)
||HISTORY ||As anyone would be able to tell when looking at the Hollingsworth family, Tae is a little different from his parents. Although he's been a member of the family for 11 and a half years of his life, Tae never forgets his original heritage, or birth family. Born to two poor villagers in the South Hwangae province of North Korea, he was only one year old when they and a group of others defected, aiming to cross into South Korea at the mouth of the Ryesŏng River. Of course, this was all told to him several years later, by his adoptive parents. They had learned his backstory from the orphanage where had had stayed in Seoul, who in turn had heard it from one his parents friends. As is common for stories of defectors, the escape didn't go as planned. Tae's parents perished in the waters, while one of the others took pity on him and helped him to the shore. Being as small as he was, not much strength was required to carry him the rest of the way to safety. By the time the group had reached Seoul, he was left to the state. Until he turned six, that is.
A middle-class couple who dwelt in the United States had come to South Korea for a working holiday - they were seeing the sights, but also involving themselves in charities in the hopes of both raising money and awareness, and also providing a positive boost in their image back home. Owning a wine business, Jared and Serena Hollingsworth were always looking for good PR. However, they certainly didn't expect for things to become some personal upon finding Tae. Having toured the capital city after visiting with some potential investors are a charity event, the Hollingsworth couple came across Tae and other orphans as they played in the street. Following them back to the home, Jared and Serena fell in love with the Korean boy. They'd been trying for a child ever since they were married, and after several years of failure, decided they'd take a chance and try to adopt Tae.
The process took roughly six months, between arrangements in both South Korea and America, and getting back to his new home. At this age his learning was average for a six-year old, but his new parents were sure to learn Korean themselves while teaching him English, not wanting his culture to just disappear just because they had taken him in. Because of this, Tae became fluently bilingual at a young age, and was only inspired to learn more languages as he grew older.
To this day, Tae is thankful for everything they've done. Not just the adoption, but the seamless transition into western life, while still upholding the values of his home country. He has a great love for his home culture, and has hopes one day of returning and improving the lives of children that were just like him. Therefore, now that he is finished with High School, has applied to Medical School to become a Doctor.
||MISCELLANEOUS ||Is fluent in English, Korean, and French, the latter thanks to both lessons in High School and his own interests.
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