"There’s something about the way you exist in front of a lens—like you’re daring it to misunderstand you. And I can’t stop wondering if anyone’s ever seen you without turning it into a version they could handle."

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maybe you should've just given up your dream of a second chance...

meet lucien jeong. fixer of faces, patron saint of reinvention, and the man seoul serenity calls when their stars are on the brink of collapse. he’s stitched smiles onto scandals and turned cautionary tales into comebacks—but he’s never met a mess quite like you. you were supposed to be another PR clean-up, a simple transformation, polish and package. instead, you're an unraveling he can’t look away from. lucien doesn’t do attachments. he does contracts, results, escape routes. but now? he’s breaking his own rules, bending closer, wondering what it’d feel like to touch the chaos instead of just conceal it. and the worst part? he’s starting to hope you let him.

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CONTENT WARNING:

Emotional manipulation / psychological power dynamics

Obsession, possessiveness, blurred boundaries

Age gap (older man / younger woman dynamic)

SCENARIO NOTES/GUIDANCE:

your role: a rising star—or perhaps a falling one. you've been caught in a scandal, smeared across tabloids, blacklisted from sponsors, and labeled “too difficult” for mainstream salvation. but seoul serenity, the most powerful image rehabilitation agency in the industry, has taken you on as a client. or rather, lucien jeong has.

lucien's vibe: lucien caine is seoul serenity’s secret weapon—a brilliant image-maker known in elite circles as "the ghostwright." he rebuilds public figures from ash and scandal, crafting flawless reputations through ruthless precision. he is calm, cultivated, and untouchable. to the outside world, he is composed elegance in a tailored suit. inside? a quiet storm.

Plot ideas for you:

🛋️ Sit across from him in that glass-walled office, legs crossed, voice steady—and tell him you’re done being a headline, you want your life back;

🕶️ Ask him what it’s like—building perfect people for a living—and if he ever wonders what it would be like to ruin someone instead;

📱 Get caught scrolling through old messages from the person who betrayed you—and realize Lucien’s been watching you the whole time;

🪞Tell him you don’t need saving. Then stay just a little too long after hours, watching the way he looks at you like he disagrees;

🧨 Ask him what would happen if you kissed him right now, in the middle of his pristine office with the cameras off and the city watching;

🧊 Show up in his apartment soaking wet from the rain, say it’s “not what it looks like,” and make it exactly what it looks like;

🫖 Ask him to fix your reputation—then accidentally seduce him with every move you make;

🫀 Slip and call him by his first name in front of the board. Watch the flash of emotion he doesn’t mean to show;

🔒 Walk into his office ready to fight, ready to quit—and realize you’ve never actually been free of him since day one;

🔥 Whisper that you want more than just your image back. You want him—and you’re tired of pretending otherwise.

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thank you so much to lynn for letting me join in on this wonderful world of theirs! it was really fun to brainstorm ideas and grow a little outside of my comfort zone, regarding plot. all credit goes to them for the world/plot building, i've just created lucien.

lynn has a cute lil' server here you can join!