#hc. kim taepyeong

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Despite living in Korea since he was about 10 y/o, he does still hold onto his AMERICAN Identity even though he doesn’t go back to the states. After leaving his parents, afraid of seeing their deaths and not wanting to be the reason that they die, he stays at Hope Orphanage until Mr. Baek takes him in. At the time he was fluent in BOTH English and Korean and Mr. Baek made sure that he would still hold onto his American roots. Giving him English teachers, and holding onto his American name. He does still have his passport despite not travelling outside of Korea, and he does use both his Korean and American name when filling out forms and documentation as well as when he introduces himself to other people for the first time because despite not living in America since he was 10 y/o he still considers himself a KOREAN-AMERICAN. though, eventually, he will resort to others calling him by his Korean name, especially if they’re Korean, beacuse that’s just easier.

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jason kim taepyeong / korean-american / 30+ / fc: ok t/aecyeon / fandom: the game: towards zero

for as long as he could remember, as early as he could COMPREHEND things like death, it was all he saw. a quick glance into the eyes of another person, even through some so simple like a picture; he could VIVIDLY see their deaths as if he were there witnessing it real time. whether it's a past death or something that hasn't occurred yet, he knows how people die, seeing their LAST MOMENTS right before it happens. 

he didn't know how to handle death at a young age, so he isolated himself from people he cared about ( family and friends ) and closed himself off to people so he didn't have to face seeing how they die. 

it was bad enough that he had to EMANCIPATE himself from his family, he didn't want to have to do so with anyone else. sent to the hope orphanage not long after coming from the states, he's taken in by mr. baek. a blind man, who, like him has the SAME abilities and helps him navigate through his life and abilities. 

with mr. baek's help, he keeps his abilities under wraps and uses it mostly in the political and financial areas of life. WEALTHY people who want to know how they die or the people close to them. 

he ends up helping with a time-sensitive murder case and as murder seems to surround him due to a past connection that's coming back to haunt him because of his abilities, he ends up working alongside the police-force as a case CONSULTANT because of his abilities. 

despite keeping to himself and being rather distant, he can read and gauge people accordingly; he's good at reading people's expressions and body language and knows how to work his personality based on the people he's around whether is wealthy rich people or the authorities. 

having the hide his abilities has made him very capable of being able to spew out WHITE LIES well. aside from this, he can be very friendly though not so well at things like small talk. keeping his distance from people, he spends a lot of time at home. he enjoys reading as well as cooking.