connections.

【 　GAME BUDDY　 】
type of connection : childhood friend
fc suggestions : not applicable
muse suggestions : someone in the different department (just not an arts major)
age range : 22 - 26 years old
description : you were friends since childhood, and both your past time is playing games. you are kinda worried about shinyoung's tendency to be reclusive, so you always play with her back then and the quiet shinyoung becomes talkative with you. you got separated when shinyoung went to high school, but meet once again when you got into college.
anything else : not much, but shinyoung secretly likes friendly cuddles.

【 　₊˚⊹　ɴᴏᴛ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅꜱ　 】
type of connection ✧ antagonistic, formerly ual
fc suggestions ✧ female
muse suggestions ✧ maybe lived in vancouver or close to it, or went to vancouver frequently
age range ✧ 21-23 years old
description ✧ [tw: mentions of ? idk] you were one of alina's old "experiments", but it was definitely mutual. you two were best friends, mortal enemies, or just two girls who were trying to figure out more about your liking for other women. either way, the two of you used to frequently hook up before alina disappeared and never spoke to you again. you wish the distance was the only thing that tore the two of you apart. before she left, she lashed out at you and the two of you got into a big fight. you both knew that you weren't supposed to develop feelings for each other, and to this day both of you still don't think you have feelings for each other, but the end was just so much like a breakup that it still hurts you to this day. the two of you met again on campus, where alina is greeting you as if she doesn't know you. however, you always knew when she was lying.
anything else? ✧ this isn't necessarily an endgame or a plot where we will be plotting out (but ig if the chemistry is there, maybe???) and i don't really plan on it being like that. was just inspired by the below gif of heejin and jinsoul and kinda wanted there to be some very charged tension between the two that is unresolved. would prefer if they used to be best friends and were an fwb, but it doesn't have to be that way.

【 　₊˚⊹　ᴅɪꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛɪᴇꜱ　 】
type of connection ✧ familial
fc suggestions ✧ korean, either half or full
muse suggestions ✧ preferably lived in korea before coming to iou, also preferably has the last name "yu" but doesn't need to be since like... marriage and stuff lol
age range ✧ 20+ years old
description ✧ you're aware of your family history. your great grandparent has a brother and an entire family that none of you had heard of since the japanese were still in korea. your family is still trying to deal with this loss, coming to terms with it, but when you see alina/alex and they are the splitting image of your great-grandparent and even have a family heirloom that you have listened to your great-grandparent talk about, you can't help but feel maybe fate is a funny thing for allowing you to meet a long lost family member.
anything else? ✧ tbh just a fluffy plot of meeting lost family members lol. i can tell you more about their past if you need more details, but the gist is on alex and alina's profiles. thinking they had like matching family heirlooms of a necklace or smthn idk 

【 　₊˚⊹　ᴀ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴄʀʏ ᴏɴ　 】
type of connection ✧ platonic
fc suggestions ✧ n/a
muse suggestions ✧ n/a
age range ✧ 20+ years old
description ✧ alina is extremely emotional repressed, to the point where most people don't really think there is much going on in her life. she never cries, she rarely gets angry (unless you count her getting annoyed, which she does, a lot), and her happiness is usually followed by moments of deep sorrow. one night you were walking home and you see alina crying on a park bench. this is usually your spot because of how out of the way and secluded it is, but you don't expect to see someone else here... you feel the need to check in on her, so you do.
anything else? ✧ the two of you could be friends beforehand or you could be complete strangers, im fine with either!

【 　₊˚⊹　ᴏʟᴅ ʀɪᴠᴀʟ　 】
type of connection ✧ antagonistic, platonic
fc suggestions ✧ n/a
muse suggestions ✧ used to ice skate competitively
age range ✧ 19-23 years old
description ✧ you were one of alina's competitors in ice skating back when she competed. it might have been a mostly one-sided rivalry, but it was something that was blasted to just about anyone who cared and you were determined to beat alina at her own game. however, when she mysteriously disappears from competing, you can't help but celebrate now that you can finally sweep the competition. you finally feel like you can show everyone what you're made of, that is, until you see alina at iou and she is back to figure skating. though she's stiff, she's just as good as you remember.
anything else? ✧ n/a

【 patient 】
type of role ✦ platonic
preferred gender ✦ not applicable
fc suggestions ✦ not applicable
muse suggestions ✦ afraid of needles? not required but might make more sense lol. you could just be scared of him bc he's not like a professional as well
age range ✦ over 25 years old
description ✦ alex is in desperate need for someone to help him for his med school exams where he has to check someone's temperature, heart-rate, do the stethoscope... the entire shebang. and you are in desperate need for some cash. alex gives you about 30 bucks for every session he practices with you and your arrangement goes well, for the most part. that is, until, alex asks if he can practice taking blood from you or giving you a pretend vaccine and you are not so sure if 30 bucks is worth it.

【 experiment 】
type of role ✦ formerly ual/fwb, platonic
preferred gender ✦ male
fc suggestions ✦ not applicable
muse suggestions ✦ went to undergrad the same time as alex or lived in hawaii/iou area while he was in undergrad, or faculty/alumni
age range ✦ 27-31 years old
description ✦ alex grew up in a conservative household and never really accepted his liking for men until he moved out and was in his undergrad. you and alex were close, really close, and one night the two of you got even closer. you both understood that you were experimenting and this was a secret, but not only that, things weren't supposed to get to deep. well, that might have been easy for you, but it wasn't for alex. one day he confessed to you, and you had to turn him down for whatever reason. while you tried to continue your arrangement and your friendship afterwards, things got too weird and awkward and you both drifted apart... until current day where the two of you are forced to be close again.
anything else? ✦ doesn't have to have a endgame resolution, but can if the plot turns out that way. idk why the two are forced to be close again fjhh we can plot that out.

【 liar, liar 】
type of role ✦ formerly romantic, antagonistic
preferred gender ✦ female
fc suggestions ✦
muse suggestions ✦ preferably faculty, but could be a high level student (graduate, med student) or just older.
age range ✦ 26-32 years old
description ✦ you and alex were dating each other a few years ago, and the way you broke up wasn't exactly... the best.

both of you had a lot of problems that got brought to light during the relationship. on alex's end, it was a lack of communication and a jealousy that resulted in alex's cold shoulder and a deep insecurity. when one of his friends (another woman) tells him that you cheated on him, he believes her wholeheartedly and the two of you break up.

to this day the two of you see each other every so often, he is hurt because he still believes you cheated on him, and you're hurt because he chose to believe a girl before believing you, despite all the evidence pointing at you not cheating on him.
anything else? ✦ doesn't have to have a endgame resolution, but can if the plot turns out that way

【 close(r) friend 】
type of role ✦ platonic
preferred gender ✦ male (but not required)
fc suggestions ✦ n/a
muse suggestions ✦ plays basketball, preferably a faculty member
age range ✦ 26-32 years old
description ✦ you and alex play basketball regularly, and that is basically the extent of your friendship. you two are the epitome of a male friendship, not a lot of emotional sharing, just sports and vibes. the two of you don't strictly adhere to masculinity, but that is just what happens in a friendship such as this. however, when one of you sprains, maybe even breaks, you ankle while the two of you are 1v1 playing, the two of you get closer as you go to the clinic and wait in the excruciating line, basically forcing the two of you to talk more about who you actually are outside of sports.

**repost cuz i forgot to fix the age requirement ;;

[ beside you. ]
— description: you meet yeoreum during the summer, and you and her both quickly develop a friendship. it doesn't take much until yeoreum develops a major crush on you. she also knows that you have a girlfriend, whom you're on rocky terms with. she pines for you in secret, not wanting to blur the lines between friendship and something more. but what happens when you start blurring those lines first?
— muse role: friends? romantic interest?
— type of role: platonic, romantic
— gender preference: male
— age range: 22-26
— note: a lot of fluffy moments, angst, girlfriend role can be another muse or npc.

[ park's anatomy. ]
— description: you had a one night stand with ryan, some time ago. you show up in emergency, possibly needing stitches and xray to rule out a fracture from falling. ryan's coworker goes on break, leaving ryan to cover for his patients until they return. as his coworker is giving a brief report about you before going on break, ryan realizes it's you. you call the nurse for painkillers. ryan shows up.
— muse role: fwb?
— type of role: platonic? romantic?
— gender preference: female
— age range: 23+
— note: muse can tease ryan about how he has to deliver excellent care, jokingly asking ryan that them interacting is a conflict of interests. or, muse can pretend not to recognize ryan, because the whole previous encounter was awkward.

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﹙ ㅤ ✽ ︰Bestest Bud ㅤ ﹚
ㅤㅤ• description﹕ One of his many (five) living siblings. He has an older sister, a younger brother directly under him, twin younger brothers after that, a younger sister who is deceased now, and another younger sister. You can pick which of these you want to take up. If you pick the twins, we may have to bring in another mun, but we don't have to. The other twin can easily be an NPC.
ㅤㅤ• connection type﹕ familial.
ㅤㅤ• muse age range﹕ depends which sibling you want to portray ig.
ㅤㅤ• mun age range﹕ doesn't matter.
ㅤㅤ• gender preference﹕ doesn't matter.
ㅤㅤ• important notes﹕ If you want to claim this, you will need a Thai FC, I guess.
ㅤㅤ• available positions﹕ open to ( 01 ) muse.

﹙ ㅤ ✽ ︰My Little Magnet ㅤ ﹚
ㅤㅤ• description﹕ The two of them have known each other for quite some time now, and they've always had a crush on Blue. They ended up confessing to him, and he did try to date them, but it wasn't really working for him at the time. Despite that, they decided to remain friends... At least in his eyes. Secretly, they want to try to win him over (possibly to no avail) and are determined to do so even though he keeps rejecting them. It's almost endearing to him, how hard they try, but he still finds ways to say no. No matter how their relationship ends up, Blue wants to keep them around in his life (not that he has to really try) because they're close and get along well. Will things stay that way though?
ㅤㅤ• connection type﹕ platonic, romantic-ish, potential to turn antagonistic.
ㅤㅤ• muse age range﹕ twenty-four and older!
ㅤㅤ• mun age range﹕ twenty-one and older!
ㅤㅤ• gender preference﹕ female, but idc much.
ㅤㅤ• important notes﹕ Details are up for discussion because it really depends on what kind of muse takes on this role. Also! By that last sentence, I'm willing to flirt with the idea of them having a faling out that strains their relationship. Just depends on the direction we end up wanting to take this connection.
ㅤㅤ• available positions﹕ open to ( 01 ) muse.

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• best friend then and forever
- reunion friendship
- male/female

You two met in a very unexpected situation and ended up meeting again in another peculiar circumstance. Perhaps fate brought you two together to become friends. You supported him through thick and thin, except one day he suddenly disappeared. You two later reunited at the university and were shocked to discover that he was no longer playing baseball. It made you wonder what the hell had happened to cause his sudden disappearance without any explanation.

☆ rival
— frenemy
— male/female
— muse: someone who's also in art major or probably another rising vtuber will also work
— Heiran never admitted it aloud in public but she dies ego surf on the net and check her progress sometimes (one or twice a week). It was a shocker when she found her followers mentioning another person under her work/streams.
Since then she considered this person an eye sore. And mayhaps done some passive aggression.


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light hearted, full of banters, and silly fights. if you are up for it, we can take the route where it turns into a nasty fan war or something... the end goal would be both of them apologising for causing a mess.

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☆ despicable (you)
— exes.
— male
— muse range : 23/26yrs
— someone who lived in sk
— It was heiran's first love, a silly puppy love. Since she was a go getter, she didn't hesitate to approach the boy with all the intention of being his girlfriend. the hell she went through because the guy was somewhat popular was all paid of when after months of acquaintances, the boy agreed to go out with her. Heiran was on top of the world. All seemed good until they finished their junior high.

The break-up was sudden. There was no disclosure given. Just a text message during the summer break and no further contact.

Heiran doesn't mention much about her first love but she's still bitter about it. It would have been one thing if she were to know what caused the break-up.


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I'm full on board with heiran being a nuisance to the guy during the earlier stage. she will be over bearing. and constantly needs his attention (yes; she was a child. what can you expect?)

﹙ ㅤ ✦ ︰Eye Opener ㅤ ﹚
ㅤㅤ• description﹕ considering he was her first ever boyfriend, she holds him in a special place and still loves him very much (maybe even a little too much if she’s not entirely over him). with that said, she harbors deep and semi-severe guilt from what she did with her best friend (the bones connection). every time they talk now, it’s “normal” to a degree, but she can’t help but feel a certain hurt he emits. she can tell he’s still not entirely over just how ed up everything got between the three of them, and she isn’t either to be honest, but she’s just not sure how to really address the discomfort the both of them feel without potentially messing them up again. her possible romantic feelings about him aside, she does want to maintain at least some kind of positive relationship with him. again, she may have been stupid to think in such a way (and lord knows she’d never admit it), but he really is someone she wants to have in her life for as long as possible. originally, she wanted to spend her life with him, much like any other delusional teen girl, but she’s scared they may have to just let each other go.
ㅤㅤ• connection type﹕ platonic, formerly romantic (exes).
ㅤㅤ• muse age range﹕ twenty-three and older!
ㅤㅤ• mun age range﹕ twenty-one and older!
ㅤㅤ• gender preference﹕ male.
ㅤㅤ• important notes﹕ open to male muses who also lived abroad at some point. she still loves him (platonically?) btw, but she doesn't think that he'll ever love her again. especially after all these years. she's very scared to face him and she's very scared that he secretly hates her for what they've been through. which could be true, but we'll need to discuss that.
ㅤㅤ• available positions﹕ open ( 01 ) male muse.

﹙ ㅤ ✦ ︰Bones ㅤ ﹚
ㅤㅤ• description﹕ they have a... unique relationship. one that primarily spawned from their shared foreign nature at a christian reform school, but developed into something oddly romantic over time. she quickly became niko's one and only real friend while they were both in said school, and first ever roommate when they got taken out and moved back in with niko's family. this remained constant for quite some time between the two of them, and it still is somewhat like that with them to this day, but ever since they met at IOU, things haven’t exactly been all hunky-dory.

from the beginning, she was very honest and upfront with niko about damn near everything besides her past. she was known to express herself clearly and directly, and niko has always admired that about her. so much so that she showed genuine interest in being more than friends. but shortly after niko got her first boyfriend and felt certain about her love for him, she throws a wrench in that. ever since, things have always been a little rocky between the two and niko struggles to see her in a light that isn’t fueled with slight regret and shame. not for the fact that they were two girls in a relationship as well as two girls in a relationship with her actual boyfriend (though that did play a part of it). she was more ashamed about how both relationships played out. and ever since, niko hasn’t exactly been able to let go of the fact that she’s like a skeleton in the closet. a constant reminder of a mistake and a constant reminder of regret, despite how comfortable they’ve grown to be lately.
ㅤㅤ• connection type﹕ somewhat antagonistic, platonic, formerly romantic (exes), potential to become friendly.
ㅤㅤ• muse age range﹕ twenty-three and older!
ㅤㅤ• mun age range﹕ twenty-one and older!
ㅤㅤ• gender preference﹕ female.
ㅤㅤ• important notes﹕ open to female muses that also lived abroad at some point. she currently has mixed feelings about this muse btw because of how their relationship and their relationship with her boyfriend at the time played out. mayhaps we can also toy with the idea that she (whoever takes this up) wants to blackmail or get revenge on niko somehow.
ㅤㅤ• available positions﹕ open ( 01 ) female muse.

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﹙ ㅤ ♪ ︰Numb to the Feeling ㅤ ﹚
ㅤㅤ• description﹕ this person is an ex he dated for about a year and a major negative influence, what some may consider his enabler... though some say this goes both ways. they’re bad for each other most every way possible. it is nothing but thrill-seeking and instant gratification on one end, and manipulation and fights on the other. all they ever do is act on their bad habits and act on their worst behavior, no matter how they actually feel when together. do they do it intentionally? possibly, but they can't seem to make it stop no matter how much they want to. because of this, they do their best to ignore each other and stay on separate corners of the globe. with geonhee attending the same school, though, it's not likely that they'll be able to keep their distance now.
ㅤㅤ• connection type﹕ platonic, exes, antagonistic, potentially ual/fwb.
ㅤㅤ• muse age range﹕ twenty-one and older!
ㅤㅤ• mun age range﹕ twenty-one and older! (will confirm)
ㅤㅤ• gender preference﹕ female.
ㅤㅤ• important notes﹕ TW/CW for if we're to do a plot from this would be possible alcoholism (since geonhee struggles with that) and whatever other bad our muses get into. their relationship is also (kind of?) toxic. to them it’s fun, but a lot of times it could be potentially dangerous, what they do. and if you want we can have them get help or something, but this is another angstier connection where they know they shouldn’t be doing what they’re doing, but they do it because it’s fun and “to fill a void” or whatever.
ㅤㅤ• available positions﹕ open ( 01 ) female muse. pm if interested in claiming!