THE BASICS.

FULL NAME. ahn kimin.
NICKNAMES. 
  kiki // as a child, kimin was a huge mommy's boy. his mother and his sister call him kiki. his childhood friends often call him kiki too to . 

  mint // it's a play on the last syllable for his name, mint. also, his friends from university knows how much he hates mint chocolate.  

DATE OF BIRTH. october 31, 1996. (25)
NATIONALITY. korean.
ETHNICITY. korean.
BIRTHPLACE. incheon, south korea.
HOMETOWN. seoul, south korea. 
LANGUAGES.
  korean // 100% // his mother tongue. 

  english // 90% // he went to an international middle school. his childhood is basically filled with reading english books and watching marvel movies without korean dubs or subtitles, which is painful for young kimin 3

  mandarin // 50% // he used to go to mandarin classes during summer breaks in middle school and high school. his parents wanted him to study mandarin – he lowkey doesn't mind because he likes languages.

FACECLAIM. song kang. (actor)
BACKUP FACECLAIM. kim jongin, kai (exo).
UALITY. biual.
STYLE.

kimin is not just a dad. he's a cool dad. after being a father, kimin traded in his streetwear closet for a more softer, matured look to match his daughter's closet. when he's working, which is most of the time, he would wear a simple shirt and a pair of slacks. typical office shirt. x x x x x x

on days he's not working though, he enjoys a more laidback outfit. he likes to wear sweaters and shirts. something casual, but still looks neat and not excessive. he doesn't like to look like a tryhard. after all, when you have a face like his, less is more ;) x x x x x x x x x x

PERSONALITY.
enfp. ravenclaw. scorpio.
+ friendly, caring, cheerful, observant, hard-working
= clingy, flirty, reserved, persuasive, witty
— indecisive, dependent, sensitive, childish, overthinker

charming and dashing— kimin is a real-life manhwa character. although he may look cold and aloof at first glance, kimin is actually very friendly and warm. he likes having a lot of friends and is one of the person to mingle well with strangers. kimin is also very cheerful. while he might not be the most optimistic in life after his failed marriage, he still tries to be the energizer in a group. since he is now a dad, he believes it gives him an excuse to pull out a lot of dad jokes. it has become a part of his charm <3 he may not be funny but at least, he tried.

aside from dad jokes, he has also developped a go-getter attitude after being a single father. he is very hard-working and is always focused when he does something. if he can't do it? then, he'll try to learn. it takes him two weeks to perfect the craft of mushroom soup. hint: it is far from delicious but don't tell him that.

kimin is also very caring! it's the nature of a himbo like him to be kind and care about other people. in fact, sometimes, he prioritizes other people more than himself. he's cool with it though because he finds that his happiness can sometimes be intertwined with the happiness of those he loves. while he may appear ditzy and clueless most of the time, he's actually quite a smart person. he is very observant. he can pick up what a person would like and what a person would not like. sometimes, he uses that knowledge to annoy people though... but most of the time, he tries his best to make people feel at comfort! despite being a huge chatterbox, he knows when to lead a conversation and when to let the other person talk... which is cool!

minki used to want to be a lawyer — he takes pride of his wit and persuasion skills. although one might see him as a total clown from his dad jokes, he can actually be very witty. he knows how to be professional and appeal to the masses. he usually uses his wit to impress old people – be it for work, for future in-laws ;) or just for getting extra side dishes from restaurants. on top of that, he's also very persuasive. he is good at structuring his arguments and making people see his point of view, which will benefit them. coughs in reality though, it usually benefits him more coughs.

being a mommy's boy follows him until now. he tends to be very clingy and is super affectionate. he wants people to know he loves them he wants other to make him know that they love him. once he likes you, you will receive a lot of double texts, more than double. talking about texts, kimin is a super good texter. he is very flirty and is able to keep you on your feet. from pick-up lines, to intellectual discussions, to racy photos, kimin knows how to sweep people off their feet. that also means he's super romantic though. he's fast to pick up someone's love language and will understand his significant other's wants and needs.

despite being a total himbo romeo, he's actually quite reserved when it comes to his true emotions. being emotional, to him, is a sign of weakness – one that can be easily used against him. so, he doesn't really share about what makes him sad. if you get to see him cry, you're lucky as hell. 

as a child, kimin has always relied on his mother. during his teenage rebellious years, he made some of his own decisions – like marrying his ex-wife – which didn't end too nicely. now, he's extremely indecisive in his own life decisions. he always feel the need to rely on other people such as his friends and family. it comes to the point where he can't even choose between fried rice or fried chicken without the validation of another human being. 

this also might stem from him being extremely spoiled and dependent to another human being. as a child, he depended on his mother. as she gradually gets older, the reliance has shifted towards his elder sister and friends. from long calls for mental support to coming over because he burned their dinner, he will always rely on someone.

with that being said, kimin is also childish. if anything, her daughter and him shares more of a brother-sister relationship where kimin will play with her on the playground, instead of watching her from the side. with that being said, he did fight a lot with his daughter, the way brothers and sisters do, from fighting over the television to the last bite of food. he also likes to sulk a lot when people disagree with him. like a child, kimin is also very sensitive. little things offend him. it also makes him very easily jealous, sometimes unreasonably. kimin does not get mad a lot; but when he looks disgruntled, best believe it's just a facade to cover up the fact that he's one breath away from crying.

he also overthinks a lot. being a single parent is not an easy task – especially when you, yourself, is a man-child still. due to his cluttered thoughts but his refusal to share his thoughts, he often feel anxious and antsy about life when he's alone. that's why he often needs company to assure him that everything will be fine <3 but then, not everyone is ready at his disposal. so, he does have to deal with his thoughts alone at times, which is sad. 3

BACKGROUND.

phase I — growing up.

ahn kimin was born on a silver platter. his father was a lecturer while his mother owns an established law firm. therefore, kimin and his sister, hyemin, has never really lived a hard life. growing up, kimin has always been a mommy's boy. despite his mother's busy schedule, she would always fit some time for kimin, which he deeply appreciates. until this day, kimin has always spoken fondly about his mother. 

his father, on the other hand though– kimin did not have a good relationship with him. his father used to be very strict on kimin. perfection, excellence, good performance — these are all things that was expected by his father to kimin, which leads to kimin, being rebellious towards his father. he refused to be close to his father; even when his father try to make amends with him during high school. he's comfortable with being a mommy's boy.

well; although they weren't close, kimin gradually still become his father's pride though, along with her sister. kimin had always excelled in school. after his excellent performance in his international middle school, kimin got accepted to a prestigious all-boys school. there, he was the captain of the swimming team as well as one of the debaters for the school. he also never ranks outside of the top 5 in his exams, which is huge, as the school consists of the crop of the cream.

during his time in his high school, he also discovers his uality. while still having feelings for girls, he finds himself attracted to men as well. he had a few boyfriends here and there in high school – but nothing serious though, mostly.

phase II — university life & marriage.

graduating with flying colours, it's no shocker that kimin managed to snatch a spot in seoul national university's business school. he studied bachelor of business administration, majoring in accountancy there. friendly and funny, kimin naturally belong to the popular clique. he went partying every weekend and befriend people who came from all walks of life; but mostly, those who are as influential as he is. 

during his second year, he met his ex-wife, seo heeyeon. she was an economics student. with breath-taking visuals and an outgoing personality, it seems that they were a match, made in heaven. however, given both refusal to be committed in a relationship, they decided to be friends. friends with benefits. no strings attached. they said this kind of relationship never work well – but it does, for the both of them. that was until she got pregnant on the same year. 

well, that certainly complicates things for the both of them. heeyeon does not want an abortion – she couldn't live with the potential guilt. it leaves the option to keeping the baby. kimin decided to man up to his actions and decided to marry heeyeon. it was a marriage which was... not celebrated by both parents, to say the least. however, they knew that it was the only choice they have; they do not want to lose their grandchild anyways. 

their marriage takes place when both of them were only 21. 

phase III — marriage life & the divorce.

marriage life was hard. for the first two years, his parents supported them by paying their rent while heeyeon's parents paid for their groceriies and living costs. heeyeon's parents still had difficulties accepting kimin as their son-in-law; especially heeyeon's father. he made a lot of snarky remarks about how he had the audacity to build a family when he couldn't even support himself in the first place. 

plus, kimin and heeyeon were never in love. they were just... mere friends with benefits. with the lack of support and the lack of feelings beside empathy and responsibility, their marriage turns bland. they asked about each other's day, look after the baby and then, go to sleep. they knew deep down, they were unhappy. 

they both kept their rings inside the drawer, leaving their ring finger . it wasn't something they discussed about – but both of them know that they wouldn't mind the other, seeing other people.

after heeyeon graduated, which is a year after kimin graduated because heeyeon took a year break to focus on their baby, the idea of 'divorce' was brought up by heeyeon. she wanted to be a flight attendant; she wanted to feel free for once, after sacrificing years of her youth for their child, minhee. kimin agreed. to be fair, they divorced in good terms. in fact, they were closer after the divorce.
 

phase IV — now.

now? kimin works as a marketing executive in adrian's company. he had to sacrifice his dream of furthering his studies in law school, as well as being an accountant because it is too time-consuming and demanding. his family was supportive; both emotionally and financially. in fact, even heeyeon contributed money monthly to raise their child. he has become closer than ever to his sister; who has helped him tremendously in raising his child. <3

he heard of the single parents club, surprisingly, through adrian, his boss. it doesn't take an einstein to see that kimin is obviously struggling with being a single parent. he couldn't join his same-age colleagues to late night karaoke sessions but he couldn't mingle well with older colleagues, who will look down on him too. so, to support kimin, adrian suggested the club.

your current playlist! 
✔ feel good by fromis_9
✔ abracadabra by yooa
✔ celebrity by iu
✔ weather by fromis_9
✔ lemon tree by fools garden
✔ hands up by cherry bullet
✔ not shy by itzy
✔ daydream by iz*one
✔ you never know by blackpink

character quotes: 
✔ "boss, will you raise my salary if i set you up on a date with chohee?"
✔ "adrian, it's 'hyung' here, not 'mr. ahn'. i'm older than you, kid."
✔ "my cooking did NOT taste like poop."
✔ "first come, first serve. even if you're four years old."
✔ "you're hungry? hi, hungry! i'm kimin."

HOMEPAGE.


SOURCE.


EXAMPLE.


CHEATSHEET.
 

TRIVIA. 

✔ he is open with his biuality when asked.

✔ his family doesn't know he's biual, except for his sister. she does not mind though. 

✔ he likes spicy food.

✔ he hates mint chocolate.

✔ he is nearsighted; but refuses to wear contact lenses or spectacles. squinting becomes a habit of him... because he can't see. 

✔ he is a night owl. he's definitely not a morning person.

✔ he can drive and have a license; but he does drive slowly though. there's nothing to rush, in his opinion, anyways. he prefers public transports though.

✔ very high alcohol tolerance. he gets very feisty and extra flirty when he's drunk though.

✔ he likes to bring his daughter cafe-hopping. he uploads pictures of them on instagram — and got a pretty huge number of followers from it.

✔ his favourite genre is surprisingly bubblegum pop. he shares the same taste in music with his daughter.

✔ talks in english with his daughter at times to raise her as a bilingual speaker.

✔ loves strawberry cheesecake. him and his daughter shares the same favourite dessert.

✔ minhee is the combination of his name and his ex-wife's name, heeyeon.

✔ a super great swimmer. he spends most of his workouts in the pool.

✔ adrian's bestie from work,,, adrian doesn't like to admit it though 3

✔ a lot of his money goes to designer clothes. for him and minhee. #flex. it's a good thing adrian pays him well though.

✔ he cannot watch horror without holding someone else's hands.

✔ is very good at bargaining, and old ladies in general. he always gets extra side dishes when eating out :)  

✔ he is scared of being rejected. he rarely got rejected – from job interviews to romantic prospects. when he does get rejected, he will beat himself up for at least a month. 

1. hello! please introduce yourself and say a few fun facts about yourself. 

kimin bowed slightly. "hello! i'm ahn kimin and i'm 25 years old this year," he then flashed his signature smile before waving his hands. 

"interesting?" he asked himself, pursing his lips as he thought about an interesting fact about himself. "isn't my face interesting enough?" he asked before letting out a slight laugh. "just kidding. i guess... something interesting... i am super good at swimming. i can also swim to yout heart," he winked, jokingly. 

2. how many children do you have? what are their names? is there anything you want to say about them?

kimin raises his pointer finger. "one," he said. "her name is ahn minhee. she's a total visual, just like his father," he said.

3. how old were you when you became a single parent? 

"twenty one. second year of degree," kimin said. "damn, times were tough at that moment. i almost pulled out of school. but minhee needs a father who can send her to piano classes," kimin said playfully, letting out a sigh as a joke. 

4. at what point did you really realize you would have to take all the sole responsibilty of your child/children from now on?

"to be fair, i'm not the only one solely responsible to minhee. that would be unfair to my ex-wife who also sacrificed her youth when she got pregnant. she still sends money to minhee and take her out from time to time when she's in korea," kimin explained. 

"but i would say... the first time i had to cook for minhee? that one was tough. don't even get me started when minhee caught a fever. that one really made me realize that being a single parent is tougher than most people thought it is," he ranted. 

5. personally, what do you think is the hardest thing about being a single parent? "to be honest. there's a lot. but i would say.... it's the societal pressure on us," he said, fiddling down with his fingers. his tone, from cheerful, has changed to sorrow. "i may be a dad of a four years old kid; but i'm also a twenty five years old adult who's still trying to learn everyday. society keeps on painting us as bad parents; and i slowly start to believe it. i hope that people will cut us some slack and stop looking at us differently."

he cleared up his throat before curving his lips into a smile. his tone become cheerful again to lighten up the mode. "that, and also getting laid. my worst nightmare is minhee walking into me getting freaky with someone."

6. what is one thing you want to tell people who have single parents or are a single parent themselves?

kimin smiled. "for people who have single parents, i hope you know that it's tough for your parents to raise you up. so, please show your love to them, the way they have shown theirs to you. for single parents, have faith. be strong! you are too y to feel sad," he joked.

FULL NAME: choi hyunwoo.
NICKNAMES: 
  woongie // kimin loves to tease hyunwoo by babying him. hyunwoo is annoyed by the nickname but kimin calls him that nonetheless.

  baby / baby boo // cringy but that's kimin's style. when there's only the two of them, kimin calls hyunwoo baby or baby boo. he only calls hyunwoo this after they got closer to each other though. <3

DATE OF BIRTH: march 26, 1994.
NATIONALITY. korean.
BIRTHPLACE. busan, south korea.
HOMETOWN. busan, south korea. 
LANGUAGES. korean, 100%. english, 80%.

FACECLAIM. park jinyoung (got7).
UALITY. biual.
STYLE. tba.

PERSONALITY:

istj. ravenclaw. aries.
+ logical, rational, calm, collected, endearing, caring
= reserved
— sarcastic, guarded, closed off, aloof, cold, indifferent

hyunwoo is very different to kimin. hyunwoo is seen as cold and indifferent– some might find him arrogant at first. well, at least, kimin did. however, hyunwoo is actually very warm and caring. this can be clearly seen when he is around children. while kimin can be drawn to make decisions based on emotions, hyunwoo is more level-headed and calm; the guy to refer to in a crisis. 

kimin like to think of hyunwoo as reliable. although he may be aloof and indifferent to a lot of people, he actually has a heart of gold. his sarcastic replies may throw people off – but kimin finds it to be one of his many charms at the end of the day. his closed off nature may make him seem unapproachable – but once you get to know him, he's one of the sweetest fluffball there is. 

FIRST MEETING: 
they first met at the single parents club during the first meeting. kimin was excited to see that there is this single father, who not only has one, but two daughters! it fascinated him how he could make time for both of his daughters. 

so, kimin introduced himself, filled with enthuthiasm at that point; but what he got in return, was short replies. to be frank, it threw him off at first. he honestly thought that hyunwoo was boring – probably those kind of parent you see in korean dramas who'll force their child to get number one in class. scary. 

LOVESTORY: 
to be honest, kimin would never thought that they would talk outside of the club. hyunwoo looks like he was absolutely annoyed with kimin. kimin, on the other hand, do not go to a party when he's unwelcomed. 

but then, there is adrian, who sent kimin on a meeting after work hours with a client. he promised to 'take care of his daughter' – turns out, he asked for the help of his bestfriend, hyunwoo to take care of minhee. 

now, that's awkward... because now, kimin has to pick up minhee and face the scary hyunwoo. so, kimin did all that he needs to say thank you (which is buying fried chicken for them because who doesn't love fried chicken?). turns out, minhee loves hyemi and bora. in fact, she loves hyunwoo. she even begged him to allow her to stay longer... which hyunwoo agreed to, in a very loving manner as opposed to the cold, sarcastic replies that he usually get from the meetings.

after the baby-sitting incident, kimin finds himself caught in an awkward position; because minhee wants to see the twins more often. after several episodes of minhee's wailing to see the twins, kimin gave in and arranged a playdate for their children. 

on their first playdate, while their kids were getting along well, their fathers surprisingly did too. kimin prepared packed lunch for the kids; which ended up with hyunwoo trashing his cooking skills completely. unsatisfied, kimin told him to bring his cooked food to their next playdate. on the second playdate, hyunwoo brought his cooked food. on the third playdate, hyunwoo taught kimin how to cook at his home.

there, they started to become closer and meet each other more frequently to the point where kimin keeps an extra toothbrush at hyunwoo's place. what started out as two vastly different strangers with no interest of getting to know each other, turns into a platonic relationship.

hyunwoo becomes the person for kimin to rely on and ask for opinions when he feel lost. kimin becomes the person to encourage hyunwoo to have more fun and see more colours in life. hyunwoo keeps kimin's life more organized by his practicality while kimin helps hyunwoo to express his feelings better and allow him to be more comfortable with it.

hyunwoo teaches kimin to be more responsible while kimin teaches hyunwoo that it's okay to prioritise yourself at times. they pretty much complemented each other – like yin and yang.

slowly, they started holding hands, cuddling, sleeping with each other... and the list goes on. for both of them, they are the ticket to getting back their lost youth while still keeping their responsibility as a parent. plus, their children were pretty fond of them too.  

the thing is... despite spending nights together in each other's embrace, both of them never talk about each other's past. both are reluctant to open up and share things about each other. both of them have problems with letting their walls down; which in turn, makes them wary about each other. plus, both of them didn't address the status of their relationship. how could one trust the other, when the other don't trust them?  

CURRENT STATUS: strangers.
ENDING:
preferably, yes! perhaps, kimin would open up first after a fight? kimin cried and all that jazz. maybe kimin could address that he wants to be more serious but he's scared that hyunwoo doesn't want the same? because he doesn't want to ruin this relationship in case if his feelings are unrequited? idk luv, it's up to you <3

TRIVIA: 
✔ kimin makes the first move most of the time.
✔ kimin: " to me but in busan dialect." hyunwoo: "i will kill you."
✔ kimin's the big spoon, hyunwoo's the little spoon.
✔ their relationship is heavily based on skinship. kimin's love language is physical touch.
✔ they never officially came out to each other. they just naturally understood that both are interested in each other.
✔ kimin cries with the kids when they watch frozen.
✔ if hyunwoo cooks (which is most of the time), kimin do the dishes.
✔ kimin likes to act cute around hyunwoo because he hates it. he doesn't though. 
✔ most of their time spent is at either of their home. :)
✔ hyunwoo: "can you press the pedal? you're literally driving like a snail." kimin: "then, i'll have more time with my woongie."
✔ hyunwoo and minhee is very close. minhee says he cooks better and braid her hair better than her dad. kimin lowkey agree. 
✔ hyemi and bora finds kimin to be super fun. kimin jams to pop music with them and buys them pretty clothes. uwu
✔ kimin enjoys playing with hyunwoo's hair the most. that's like his personal therapy.

COMMENTS. i hope you like him uwu. i had a lot of fun writing this man child who has a child of his own <3

SCENE SUGGESTIONS. 
✔ the club members all went to an amusement park, bringing their kids with them.
✔ a surprise birthday party for someone for the club. uwu
✔ hyunwoo and kimin playing cupid for chohee and adrian but chohee is also trying to play cupid for hyunwoo and kimin? 
✔ hyunwoo meets heeyeon, finds her super chill and got jealous when kimin texts her?
✔ hyunwoo accidentally wore kimin's shirt to meet chohee and chohee realizes? idk uwu.

PASSWORD. nachos.