7 Years Too Late
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“So?”
Jongup glanced down, tangling his fingers in Youngjae’s hair and scratching gently at his scalp. “So what?”
Youngjae sighed contentedly at the feeling, pressing into Jongup’s hand slightly and not missing the younger boy’s smile of amusement. “So? Are you going to take the job?”
Jongup’s smile dropped into a frown and he glanced toward the closet. Youngjae remained silent, waiting for him to speak. Finally, after several long moments, Jongup took a deep breath and nodded. “I am,” he said surely. Youngjae smiled slightly, wrapping his arms around Jongup’s waist and giggling.
“Seoul, here we come.”
Foreword
CHARACTERS
Bang Yongguk
- 25 years old
- Himchan's best friend
- Daehyun's boyfriend of four years
- Youngjae's cousin (eight years with no contact)
- Bouncer at the Red Moon Nightclub
- Underground rapper with Daehyun
Kim Himchan
- 24 years old
- Yongguk and Daehyun's best friend
- Junhong's favorite hyung
- Shameless flirt
- Bartender at Red Moon Nightclub at night
- Model and MC during the day
Jung Daehyun
- 24 years old
- Yongguk's boyfriend
- Himchan's best friend
- Jongup's older brother
- High school choir teacher
- Underground singer with Yongguk
- Just starting his career as a small-time idol
Yoo Youngjae
- 19 years old
- Jongup's best friend
- Yongguk's cousin (eight years without contact)
- Thinks of Songhun as his older brother
- Wants to study adolescent psychology at SKKU and become a child/teen trauma psychologist
- Very weak and sickly (particularly in the lungs and legs), and needs to use a wheelchair most days
- Requires expensive medicine and specific care
- Thought of as an honorary member of the Matoki and spends lots of time with Songhun and Suyung as a result
- Helps out the Matoki every once in a while with small jobs
Jung Jongup [Moon]
- 19 years old
- Youngjae's best friend
- Daehyun's younger brother
- Thinks of Songhun as his older brother
- Used to be best friends with Junhong
- Hitman and right-hand man for the Matoki Mafia (known as Moon)
- Became a small-time member of the Matoki at 15 and quickly rose through the ranks
- Hip-Hop dance teacher at 1Million Dance Studio
- Frequent visitor of the Red Moon Nightclub due to the Matoki's ownership
- Acts as Suyung's bodyguard most nights
Choi Junhong
- 18 years old
- Himchan's favorite dongsaeng
- Was best friends with Jongup before he and Daehyun moved away
- College student at SKKU, majoring in music production and dance
- Barista at a busy Starbucks near school
- Comes from a (rather recently) very wealthy family
- Student at 1Million Dance Studio
Jeon Taeyeon [Tae]
- 16 years old
- Jaehyeong's twin sister
- Jongup's student at 1Million Dance Studio
- Jongup's assistant for the Matoki
- Often acts as one of Suyung's bodyguards with Jae
- Takes on some small-time temptress/assassin jobs for the mafia when Moon is busy
- Specializes in hand-to-hand combat requiring stealth and agility
- Wants to be an idol
Jeon Jaehyeong [Jae]
- 16 years old
- Taeyeon's twin brother
- Jongup's student at 1Million Dance Studio
- Jongup's assistant for the Matoki
- Often acts as one of Suyung's bodyguards with Tae
- Takes out the smaller jobs and low-level traitors
- Specializes in hand-to-hand combat requiring brute force
- Wants to be an idol
Lee Suyung [Mato]
- 27 years old
- Leader of the Matoki Mafia
- Works closely with Jongup and Songhun
- Youngest person and first woman to ever lead the Matoki
- Has three children and a husband
- Has helped spread the Matoki's legacy all over South Korea and, recently, other nearby countries
- Only Songhun, Jongup, and a few select members of the Matoki know her true identity
Min Songhun
- 25 years old
- 3rd highest power in the Matoki Mafia
- Seen as Suyung's 'representative', as he goes to meetings and deals on her behalf
- Took Jongup under his wing, and thinks of both him and Youngjae as his little brothers
- Has a 'collection' of scars and can name where each one came from
- Matoki 'fall guy'
- Got Jongup his job at 1Million Dance Studio
- Works as a photographer
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