⁝ plots.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　‹ and god knows i'm not dead, but i bleed now. ›
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　— inspired by ellie goulding
　　　　♢ ‹ male › ⤹ ‹ available ›
　　　　♢ ‹ rank › any rank
　　　　♢ ‹ trigger warning › ual theme
　　　　♢ ‹ genre › friendship ⋰ ⋰ drama
　　　　« timeline ⋮ 1870 » age 30+

a warning should always be taken into deep consideration once its been spoken, failure to heed that warning and you shall suffer the consequences.
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bitna was careful when it came down to the people who were coming in and out of her life. she made sure to tread with careful observations, but sometimes, mistakes can happen. and mistakes could also be amended as well, but who’s to say, there aren't the ones where no amount of good deeds could truly measure up to what's been done.

“so what do I get out of this bargain?”

“.”

“surely you’re kidding──”

“hey, you use me, I use you, it’s a fair trade. just don’t catch any feelings, when it’s over you go your way and I’ll do the same, it’s only temporary, you can’t possibly die from it.”

“god knows i’m not dead, but i’ll surely bleed.”

bitna and mun b were just simply two people who were trying to run away from the responsibilities of pleasing their families temporarily. neither were going to actually abandon their duties, but sometimes, a little break away from reality would be a lovely thing to do.

already well acquainted with one another from the past, you were both comfortable enough to confine in each other about your own separate complications. friendship is one thing, but certainly, there is no doubt attraction also exists between the two. there is joy that comes with being together, and sure enough, sleeping together has already been brought up more than once.

however, neither were willing to cross the line.

but what happens when the bold question is asked, “you want to sleep with me, don’t you?” and an innocent little question actually turns into a little something more. “do you really think it would be the same once that happens?”

“sure, you’re just a friend. and friends don’t look at friends that way.”

but sure enough, the heat and passion that took place became irresistible to not acknowledge. feelings did get involved and someone did get hurt, but which one of you did?
(more details on this thread could be discussed through dms.)

i got you... you get me
- gender: any
- age: any
- class: any
- relationship: friends, weirdly deeply intimate for friends, probably crushing on one another
- genre: drama, angst, romance, fluff, maybe , sorta slowburn whole nine yards, MUTUAL HEALING ARCS WHEN????

Who cares for the person caring for everyone else? Who patches the heart that's bleeds so easily? Miyoung and you bonded very easily, almost too easily - like two pieces to a puzzle. She worries so much for fixing others, for giving her heart and soul out, but you notice she doesn't have someone to support her. In a tipsy rambling, she confesses that many days, she feels so alone. And that hurts you as well. "Miyoung, you can always come to me when you need it, okay?" Through nighttime strolls and long talks under the stars, scars of one another's pasts are healed .

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food
premise: just food. flexible idea. any plot that basically allows us to write about food in great detail.

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*information listed on campaigns listed is on my canva for songmin. said battles are to be fictional, loosely inspired by real life events. slots are for playable characters.

— battle of iksan (1865) —
generals (land daejang): (1 / 3)
commanders: (0 / 4)
medics: (0 / 3)
soldiers: (0 / 10)

— general joyner incident (1862) —
generals (land daejang): (0 / 3)
commanders: (1 / 4)
medics: (1 / 3)
soldiers: (0 / 10)

— battle of the weeping willow (1864) —
generals (navy daejang): (1 / 3)
commanders: (0 / 4)
medics: (0 / 3)
soldiers: (0 / 10)

send ryu songmin a private message if interested in taking slots for connections.

how much?
- yangban, jungin, or sangmin. someone with cash
- relationship: negative
- while sukku is still under further discussion and development between junseo’s mun and me, imagine him as a joseon version of shameless’s frank gallagher.

boo sukku owes a number of people, including muse a. like clockwork every month, yikyung stops by muse a’s place to pay off sukku’s debt. however, he happens to be short this month and can’t seem to scramble enough cash to delay the payment. desperate and knowing the family is at their limit, yikyung tells muse a to do whatever they want with him to pay off sukku’s debt for the month.

a good old friend.

ⵓ kiha frequented the gisaeng establishments when the suffocation has already come to his throat unable to swallow it without the alcohol lacing his judgement. despite his desire to keep everything in, after a few bottles in, he begins to open his mouth and obviously, the deepest things he has long wanted to say erupts to his lips. with her comfort, he was able to get it out of his chest. the despair felt relieved even in the slightest, and she held him close when he was at his most vulnerable. their relations were not as clean as most confidantes are but their intentions were merely to become a friend to the other. however, four years has passed. seeing the familiar face both brought nostalgia and unease to kiha, it was a reminder of the past that is long gone but it was also a face that brought him relief for a long time.

- a how have you been connection
- must be a gisaeng
- age appropriate

mistaken.

ⵓ their engagement has fallen through 4 years ago. her impression of him has remained affected by his attitude towards the general population. prideful, conceited and took advantage of anything to save their status. while it was true that kiha needed to marry into their family to ensure their family survives the challenges of being a jungin with their countless debts at that time, kiha sacrificed all the other things he desired to become someone fit to marry her. as a lady of a prominent family, kiha's family and hers scrutinized every move of his, it was something she never have considered. 4 years later, they run into each other after her horse has gone astray and brought her to the outskirts of the city. he was different. not just his aura, not just his attitude, he looked mature, seasoned by the years that has gone by. but what was worse was, she has began to realize that she was mistaken when she thought she knew who he was.

- relationship towards each other is neutral.
- they both have misjudged each other.
- yangban or jungin

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i can't save us.

ⵓ there were lies that kiha chose to tell. those were the ones that would enable himself to detach from the feeling of not being chosen. just like how his parents chose to devote all their love to his eldest brother, who has ditched them the moment there was a chance to, and their youngest child who needed it because they were sickly. despite everyone only seeing him to be an arrogant man, and a bitter exploiter, she saw through everything. she chose to see past the façade he presented everyone with. kiha's family has been demoted for 4 years already, their relationship has taken a hit from everything that has happened. kiha would continue to speak and see her, but would not linger. however, she hasn't stopped thinking about that one night before kiha was set to visit the family of his fiancée. the moment when he kissed her lips and said nothing after, and the way he held her hand and chose to let go before the night even deepened.

- a connection that basically displays kiha's issues on pursuing the things he really desire.
- out of obligation, kiha has turned his back on his own budding feelings for the character that will claim the plot.
- no status limit, age appropriate. (he's 29)
- doesn't need to have steady feelings for kiha. it can be an ever changing but goes back again kind of thing.

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sanctified
- gender: any
- age: any
- class: cheonmin or sangmin. Role would be good for a gisaeng or someone involved in religion (two extremes, I know).
- relationship: friends, develop into something spicier/romantic, yeah he's a man that needs fixing
- genre: drama, angst, romance/
- notes: based off the song sanctified by justin timberlake "Rid me of my sins, then you forgive them. Make me a new man. And I'm sanctified." Endgame potential, but I'm not placing all my eggs into the basket. low/infrequent due to his ual orientation but included it just in case.

Jeonghui is a mess of a man. If he's not obsessively trying to find his father's killer, he's drinking to forget the sins of his past. You were someone that has a way with people, some way of understanding them. The alcohol loosens his lips, so he opens up to you about his days in Nihon. The crimes he had to commit and the blood on his hands that haunts him to this day. And yet, underneath all the killing he's done, you reveal a truth to him - that he's not the sins he's committed. Your open mind and heart ignites something in him that he once believed was long dead. Was it love or lust? Something that fed the hunger for intimacy, a genuine human connection.

it would be great if you don’t burn down your kitchen this time?!?!
- yangban or jungin
- relationship: teacher and student
- genre: comedy

as one of many yikyung’s side hustles, he provides private cooking classes to wealthy families around hanseong. while he’s proud to say that 99% of his students see improvement within the first few lessons, muse a happens to be in the special 1%. it is difficult to say if the improvement is just that slow or they decline in progress, despite being one of yikyung’s students for the past year. everyone knows that yikyung sticks with the gig because muse a is one of his best clients. why does muse a stick with these classes, despite nearly burning down their estate every single lesson? who the hell knows.

i have to start somewhere
- 30+. yangban or jungin most likely. if sangmin, it would probably be that muse a’s family owns a successful business involving a kitchen (ex: tavern, gisaeng house, etc).

yikyung rarely had a quiet or slow day, always hustling for quick and extra cash. it was partially why he started his first job at age seven, working for muse a’s family as their kitchen assistant. it seemed odd that a child worked in muse a’s home, but nothing about yikyung’s life made much sense.

note: this plot is flexible. the two could be close or estranged, depending on what you want.

no one else like you
- female. 30-35
- childhood friend/mutual unrequited love
- must be taken (married or engaged), widowed, divorced, or previously engaged.

“what do you wish for?”

“someone to fall in love with.”

yikyung’s was heartbroken hearing this, but accepted it. muse a was his best friend, the woman he loved all these years, but said nothing of. yet, it was from that day on he did everything he could to help make muse a’s dream come true. he thought he found her a good husband too. it was all he could do, despite his love for her. however, he could never settle down with her, especially with a family like his. it was not fair for her.

what he didn’t know was that muse a loved him too.

notes
- similar to yikyung, muse a comes from a family with its fair share problems. it's partially how the two became close over the years, leaning on one another.
- loosely inspired by "more than blue"/"a story sadder than sadness" (2009) with kwon sangwoo and lee boyoung.

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one night he didn't come home
- jungin or sangmin.
- connected to the debt collector that attempted to hunt down the boos, only to go missing one night.
- please send a gpm to boo yikyung and junseo if interested

the boo children were on the run once again, but the chase that night was different. it was raining hard and this time around, they were told that they were going to be sold off as slaves. running low this month with cash, they had little to bribe with or to postpone their punishment. desperate, the children ran into the mountains to hide, only for the debt collector to find them there.

the chase ended with the collector dead and the five boo siblings hiding the body, swearing to secrecy of that night’s events.

version #1: child or sibling. 25-45
muse a was not much different from the boo children. like them, they were constantly scrambling for the next meal or paycheck. there was never certainty in the household. despite his bad temper with others, it helped that their father/brother did his best to provide for his family. he hunted down runaway slaves and collected debts. when he didn’t come home one night, muse a started a cold and lonely journey, resentful of the family he had to chase down.

version #2: fiancee. female. 39-44
muse a’s fiance was a debt collector with a terrible temper. if it wasn’t for muse a’s terrible family situation, they would not had sold her off to him. despite praying for a way to end this relationship, she did not expect her fiance to go missing right before the wedding. since then, she don’t know what to make of the boos. it would be easy to blackmail them, but in some ways they saved muse a from a life with her fiance.

the king
- gender: male or female
- age: any
- class: yangban or jungin
- relationship: client/"sponsor", see notes
- genre: drama
- notes: despite the title, there's no specific gender in mind for this connection. muse a is a wealthy person who is willingly funding jeonghui as he investigates his father's murder - can be in the form of allowing jeonghui to reside in their residence or paying for him to rent a room for as long as he needs.

Upon hearing whispers around the capital about a mercenary looking for work, muse a took it upon themselves to seek the man out and inquire about his services. "Mercenary" is too simple of a term for the extent of the jobs he can do; assassinations, guarding, intel gathering are some of his specialties and all under the table. So, muse a offered him a job, however, he had a condition. A deed done in exchange for information about the murder of Beom Wonsik, the head of the former Beom clan. The request confused muse a, but they offered what they could, even if it was very little. After Jeonghui fulfilled the job asked of him, muse a inquired about his life. Figuring muse a was someone he could trust, he told them about why he was in Joseon and his mission for revenge. The dedication the young man had to fixing the past somewhat moved you, and you offered to lend him aid in his investigation through monetary support.

✧ ⋮ i didn't ask for this
⠀⠀↪︎ gender︙any
⠀⠀↪︎ age︙any
⠀⠀↪︎ rank︙any
⠀⠀↪︎ occupation︙up to you
⠀⠀↪︎ notes︙this is just a silly little plot, pm to discuss further!

x Bokyung shows up to your address with a package full of handmade jewelry, all ready to be made. For some reason, she was burdened with the task of hand delivering it to you personally, except the problem is, you didn't order any of this? The name lead to you, but perhaps there was a mix up in the shop?

　　 ───── GUILTY. ֪ ໑ ☆ has been claimed.

like water and oil has been claimed

item
- gender: male or female
- age: any
- class: yangban or jungin
- relationship: client, +1 to a date/event
- genre: open ended (comedy, fluff, drama)

Junha has fulfilled many requests from clients in the short 4 years he's been professionally doing work. But among the oddest requests, were ones to be company for events. They weren't his favorite. Having to put on airs to people for hours, engage in small talk. It was almost like work at hanbamman, except it wasn't nearly as scandalous. No, it was much more proper. And it wasn't muse a's first choice for a date, either, except they had no other options available. After being charmed by the young gisaeng's conversation skills one night, they sprung the idea onto Junha. But muse a didn't know what they had gotten themselves into, taking a mischievous black cat with sticky fingers to an event. Now they not only had to maintain appearances, but also make sure Junha wouldn't do something to get them both in trouble.

we can’t be friends (wait for your love)
| gender & age: male, 22 yrs - 30 yrs
| station: preferably yangban/jungin
| genre: drama/romance
| plot: despite the jin’s reputation for being obsessively protective of their own, you can’t help but take a second look at onhui, you don’t know why. maybe it’s the way she responds to your letters, the way she can barely look at you when you’re near. maybe your love can only exist in a daydream but you want to be seen even in her nights.

(nothing is) off the table
| gender & age: any
| station: any, preferably someone in the soron faction
| genre: drama
| plot: for whatever reason, you hate the jin family and what other way to hurt them where it hurts— their only daughter onhui who was due to be wed. it should have been a happy month for her, until she consumes the poison you have so meticulously prepared for her, lulling her into a year long slumber. she should never have woken up but she does and now you’re anxious to make sure every track of yours was covered up in the cold winter you betrayed your soul.

afterlife
• gender : male
• class : any
• age : older than her, age doesn't matter
• genre : slow burn, angst, ual liberation
• possible tw : ual themes, trauma
• relationship : to be discussed, possible romance
• a/n : other character will be referred to as "you" in the plot description

For years, her parents have tried to turn her into a proper lady. And they failed. Time and time again, each female mentor they paid with whatever little money they could scrape together would quit sooner or later. So perhaps it was time for a less traditional approach, a stronger hand to turn Narae into what society would accept as a young, elegant /lady/. A man could surely teach her what society expected her to do, to say, to be. It doesn't take long for you to realize that this young woman uses her body the same way she'd use the weapons forged in the hot coals of her father's hearth, turning herself into a blade that cuts through the desires like steel through flesh. Not for pleasure, not for anything other than control. Because as long as she controlled that aspect of her life, nobody could ever harm her. So perhaps it was time for you to take the reins and make her slow down, make her accept that not everybody had to be in control all the time, to teach her that a person's body was not a weapon and that pleasure wasn't something used to deflect from the depths of someone's soul and mind.

✧ ⋮ friends can break your heart too
⠀⠀↪︎ gender︙female (could be male if you really wanted this connection)
⠀⠀↪︎ age︙(preferably) 35+
⠀⠀↪︎ rank︙preferably jungin
⠀⠀↪︎ occupation︙up to you
⠀⠀↪︎ notes︙please pm for this connection and discuss further, your character has to have some what of a conniving

x You and Bokyung have been friends forever, she thought that she could trust you with just about anything, and so she did. She told you all her thoughts, secrets, and even her worst fears. Little did she know that you would take all of her words, and use them against her. You were supposed to be the one there for her, but though she doesn't know your motif, it completely ruined your relationship together.

first time has been taken!

➳જ⁀➴
⤷ allow that sad relief
⤷ connection ; rebound, lovers, it's complicated
⤷ genre ; , angst, probably some fluff in there bc geon is soft
⤷ preferred gender ; female
⤷ preferred class ; any

then share thy pain, allow that sad relief;/ Ah, more than share it! give me all thy grief!
- Alexander Pope, "Eloisa to Abelard"

?✧?

geon had been in love just once in his life. a man, an artist, a wonder. but they ended things, for a variety of reasons. geon knows he should try to move on, should try to find a woman to marry and have babies with. he genuinely wants to meet someone, to mend his heart--if it is even possible.

that's where you came in. { how they met will be discussed to fit our charas! }
geon thought this would perhaps just be a confirmation that he was attracted to women, but his silly little heart can never do anything halfway.

˚₊‧꒰ა ☆ ໒꒱ ‧₊˚
⤷ the horror of the shade
⤷ connection ; friends
⤷ genre ; a little bit of angst, but leads to a good friendship
⤷ preferred gender ; any
⤷ preferred class ; any, but needs to have medical knowledge

Beyond this place of wrath and tears/ Looms but the Horror of the shade
-William Ernest Henley, "Invictus"

๑✦ ؂ ༊

iseul's parents have been happy to shelter her thus far, but as she's getting older, they realize they really should try to marry her off. but will anyone truly ever agree to marry their son to a girl who cannot fully see?

when iseul was young, her parents called in healers from all over the country, even seeking those from other countries. ubt no matter what, her eyes remained the same. eventually, after much crying and begging for the 'treatments' to stop, her parents gave up. but it seems now they wish to start again, claiming things have changed in the last twenty years. they call you to the ahn estate, where you are tasked with trying to fix a problem that both cannot, and does not need to be, fixed.