Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 14:14:39 GMT -5
HANBYUL MIN
FULL NAME: Hanbyul Min
NICKNAMES: Byul, Hanbyullie
AGE: 24
GENDER: male
SEXUALITY: Straight
STATUS: Single
GROUP: Citizen
GRADE: N/A
MAJOR: Psychology
JOB OCCUPATION: Office worker at his dad's office
HAIR: Short and shaggy, usually dyed red but a natural black.
EYES: Dark brown
SCARS/BIRTHMARKS: N/A
TATTOOS: N/A
PIERCINGS: N/A
PLAY-BY: Seyong Kim
LIKES: dancing, studying, food, his family, the family cat, games on his phone, internet, coffee, music
DISLIKES: English, school, his OCD, therapy, people other than his family, having to make friends, not being given a “warming period” before having to talk to someone, having moved countries, Niel Hilborn's OCD poem, romanticizing mental illness.
FEARS: A common one is he'll get his dad fired by the smallest mistake, having an episode in public, bugs
SECRETS: He wants a girl that will be patient with him and get to know him for who he is rather than who his mental illnesses makes him; wishes he had died from meningitis
PERSONALITY: Hanbyul has a warm heart, and it’s quickly obvious he’s pure and loyal. But it’s hidden behind his anxiety, and he can barely get himself to make small talk to a cashier at a store, let alone can he even make eye contact with most of the people he meets. His anxiety dominates him, and even though it’s hard to face, he’s trying to accept the therapy to help him be “more normal,” as he says. Even though he’s been suffering because of exposure therapy among other things, he’s slowly learning how to make his way into the world as a grown man, and little by little, it’s becoming less frightening to him. He’s managed to make himself talk to people more recently instead of outright ignoring them, and he’s getting less awkward at making small talk, so there are signs the therapy is helping.
MOTHER: DaEun "Sarah" Lim - 54 - homemaker
FATHER: KyungChul "Kyung" Min - 55 - office manager
SIBLINGS: JiHan Min - 27 - video game tester
OTHERS: Haneul Kim - deceased - JiHan's wife
Hana Min - deceased - JiHan's baby girl
PETS: Kanadara, Maine Coon mix, adopted in 2013 at three months old
HOMETOWN: Busan, South Korea
HISTORY: Hanbyul was born as the second son to two loving parents. He was perfectly healthy and normal. He was promising to be brilliant, a quick thinker, and sociable, though he loved spending time with his older brother, Jihan, the most.
However, when Hanbyul was three, he contracted meningitis. After a long battle, it came down to his parents trying to face the fact Hanbyul wouldn’t make it. So when he came to them a little different, they were just thankful they still had their son. However, Hanbyul’s “different” got worse, and his parents began to worry. They took him to many doctors, most of whom insisted he’d grow out of it. By the time HanByul graduated elementary school, he was barely attending classes because he’d have panic attacks simply by being in a classroom. He was home schooled for middle school as his parents tried to get answers. Finally, a doctor that had spent time in America suggested they bring him to a therapist, as his symptoms were nearly identical to that of OCD patients.
The stigma of going to a therapist, however, was too much to handle at first. But then Hanbyul’s parents realized just how much Hanbyul was suffering with the disease, and decided to give it a try, putting their pride behind them. Hanbyul benefited from therapy enough to return to public school after he passed the high school entrance exam easily. Although his parents received consistent complaints he was not social enough, they were just happy he was managing, for the most part normally, in a public setting.
He didn't immediately go into college, originally intending to go to the military to fulfill the mandatory service, but they dismissed him due to his mental health. Hanbyul returned home, helping out around the house but otherwise not doing much. He finally decided to take the college entrance exam at the age of 20, and once again passed with flying colors.
It was only a year later his parents announced they’d be moving to the U.S, and everything that Hanbyul had improved on and fixed came crashing down. He barely left the house, let alone could he even go to sleep without nervous ticks or anxiety getting in his way.
After losing his wife and child, his brother Jihan moved back home, and decided to join the family in going to the U.S, if anything for hanbyul’s benefit.
Hanbyul began cognitive therapy about a year after they moved. It’s been tough and tiring on him, but Hanbyul doesn't seem to want to give up (at least not once he calms down from the sessions).
He’d been taking online courses at a New York University, working towards his degree, though originally having a bit of trouble since English wasn't his first language. However, he managed, and in 2014, his parents were practically sobbing as they watched Hanbyul present his thesis, in front of people, and he did well, even though he was a nervous wreck before the presentation.
Hanbyul, for now, works under his dad in a small office doing general computer work. He was attracted by the ability to listen to music all day and not have to talk to anyone, but occasionally another co-worker will manage to get him to make small talk (though his dad is still trying to get HanByul to introduce himself to his own co-worker friends).
YOUR ALIAS: Bethany
RULE WORDS: kidnappedbykim
WHERE YOU FOUND US: the internet
SAMPLE:my name is cloud
I have a sword
I fight cactuars
because I'm bored...
