#𝙅𝙍 : study

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˗ˏˋ —— ⋆ wait, did you see who just walked through washington park? i swear it was judah ryu… what, you don’t know them? they look a lot like gong yoo, but i heard that they are a forty year old cis man (he/him) that has been in portland for nine years. apparently, they are also a witch who works at avalon law group as a partner & attorney, and their reputation of being longanimous & reticent is noted by residents from all over the city. but what can you actually believe listening through the grapevine? don’t worry, we’ll be able to find out just who they really are when we see them in portland next.

𝘽𝙄𝙊𝙂𝙍𝘼𝙋𝙃𝙔

born in seoul in 1982 as ryu seungyeon. at age 10, he moved with his parents and older sister susannah to bergen county, nj

the family started out in a predominantly-human town, but moved to a city with far more supernatural species not long after.

he was a diligent student, both at the urging of his parents and because he knew it would take a lot if he wanted to be a lawyer or attorney.

pregnancy tw: his older sister got pregnant when she was 18. 

helped take care of his sister’s kid as they grew up, even as he entered college

went to college for pre-law, attended law school, was a junior associate at a top new york law firm after he passed the bar. there were a few supernaturals here and there at the firm, but the overwhelming majority were humans.

car accident tw, death mention tw: susannah and her husband got into an accident and unfortunately both of them were killed.

later he found himself the guardian of his sister’s two children. they were in portland at the time, and judah dropped everything, including his cushy nyc job, to be with them. thankfully he’d taken the oregon state bar previously and was able to find a job with avalon law group.

he feels more comfortable at avalon, and is happy to help supernaturals in need

𝙃𝙀𝘼𝘿𝘾𝘼𝙉𝙊𝙉𝙎

inspired by carlisle cullen, chidi anagonye, dr. james wilson

after their arrival in new jersey, his family wanted to blend in with the humans around them as best as they could, so they joined the local protestant church, attended mass on sundays, and had a private “bible study” group. most notably, though, they all took on english names derived from the bible. he chose judah because it sounds like 주다, a korean verb meaning “to give.” the name has just kind of. stuck with him over the years. never gotten around to legally changing his name, though.

his loyalties still ultimately lie with the coven he was born into, which is why he hasn’t considered joining the local coven in portland, even though he’s established himself in the city.

inspired to become an attorney bc of the immigration lawyer he met when he was a kid. he didn’t end up going into immigration law, though, bc being corporate lawyer makes way more money, and he wanted to make enough to support his parents. he always sets aside money to send to them.

was always drawn to water, so his affinity for the element when his powers first manifested did not surprise his family in the slightest. people often joked that if they didn’t already know he was a witch, they would have thought he was a merman or something.

usually very calm and sometimes a bit stoic, but he’s just as capable of being ruthless, though that side of him really only presents itself in the courtroom. so, in that sense, even his personality is like water.

lived in irvington when he first came to portland, but has since moved into healy heights in southwest hills.

𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏𝙀𝘿 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙉𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎

sending to the main shortly his niece/nephew/sister’s eldest child (a few more details will be in the wc, but they’re a 24 year old witch or human, and i headcanon that judah is close with them. of course, that could always be changed with plotting!)

toying with the idea of him having a familiar... like how would a witch who has knowledge of the law and looking for loopholes approach a “contract” with a familiar

friends and acquaintances (childhood friends, friends from college, previous coworkers he keeps in contact with, neighbors, you name it)

coworkers

hiking buddies

rivals and enemies

legitimately anything!!

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tag drop ( judah ryu )

𝙅𝙍　:　countenance

𝙅𝙍　:　isms

𝙅𝙍　:　starters

𝙅𝙍　:　threads

𝙅𝙍　:　texts

𝙅𝙍　:　self-para

𝙅𝙍　:　study

𝙅𝙍　:　tasks