background  having married out of love, min nahyun follows her husband, lee seongjoon, over the sea and to tokyo, japan to allow his easy access to the business he co-owns with his friend and business partner. at the start, nahyun had to take on a few odd jobs but as the company grew, so did the money. soon enough the couple found themselves to be more than finacially stable to have a child and so they did – lee hakwon was then planted. the first four years of hakwon's life was spent in tokyo; learning japanese due to the initial intention of raising him in japan. however when min nahyun's father was hospitalised, she had to rush back to korea to take over the traditional family business. that was the beginning of the distance drawn as circumstances didn't allow seongjoon to follow his family back home. they came to the conclusion that nahyun would be a better parent to hakwon and decided that he'd follow her to korea. leaving her husband behind, min nahyun returned to her roots and re-planted her sprout. it didn't take long for the young toddeller to adjust to the new environment, even briefly forget his father's existence as he spent his childhood chasing other kids his age and helping his mother dig out weeds.

the life of lee hakwon proceeds to be rather 'textbook' – a rather uneventful life until he turned thirteen. he was young but still aware that his heart shouldn't be pouding till his ears would ring and his head would hurt. something was wong. after finding her son curled up, sobbing and so tensed that he couldn't unclench his fists for the seventh time, nahyun decided to take hakwon to see a doctor. turned out, hakwon has an anxiety disorder, most probably stemmed from the sudden absence of his father. once medication and therapy was introduced to hakwon's life, physically, he started getting better. negative thoughts were easier to control and so were his emotions.

things were looking up for hakwon until he turned fifteen, where his insecurites regarding his body truly began. as his peers matured with broadened shoulders, hakwon was left behind with narrow shoulders. despite his mother's words, 'they matured physically but you matured mentally; you will have your time.', it wasn't enough as his impulses took over and hakwon started unhealthy diets. this carries forward into his current lifestyle, espeacially so now that he is in a sport that he has adored since he was a child. setting up the farmer's market, lacrosse training and maintaining an average of b grades is not easy; hakwon leads a life like any student athelete and a farmer's son – he's busy.
 

miscellaneous
diagnosis · general anxiety disorder (clarification: sees a professional doctor every month to get his medication and to check in his mental wellfare – was diagnoised when he was thirteen.) and takes pills everyday to mellow out his symptoms.
insecurity · major body image issues as he finds himself too lanky which results in unhealthy diets and binging in attempts to gain bulk, causing emotional instability as well.
other · a commutes by bicycle.

· cries to relief stress and does so rather regularly, espeacially in private.
· bag contains every single essential such as a small first-aid kit, several snack bars and extra cash in the event that his peers ask for those items (clarification: he prepares for the worst.).
· actively avoids adding anything negative to the conversation due to his fear of pulling everyone down with him.
· has an extremely accurate memory – remebers birthdays and allergies, among other things, of those around him.
· feels the need to stuff his hands in his pockets due to his constant body temperature of freezing cold.
· irritable during lacrosse games and training – right when it ends, his pleasant nature returns.
· does not understand why his actions are seen as 'gay' or 'flirting' as he views those choices as second nature.
· takes a lot of pictures of his friends, mom and most importantly his cat, mawoo.
· easily startled by loud sounds and sudden touches; will yelp in shock.