"You can not hide from me, baby I'll be you
We got hooked, that was just a preview,
We had a taste and now I can't leave you."

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✦ WELCOME TO EUNJANG ✦

"Every city has rules.

The smart ones learn them.

The unlucky ones become examples."

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Congratulations.

You transferred to Eunjang High School.

A perfectly ordinary public school.

...On paper.

In reality?

It's where Korea's most stubborn teenagers have somehow declared war on an organisation that controls half the district.

The teachers call them "problem students."

The police call them "repeat customers."

The Union calls them...

A persistent inconvenience.

Let's discuss the Union.

Imagine a company.

Now replace the office workers with teenagers.

Replace quarterly meetings with rooftop beatings.

Replace performance reviews with hospital visits.

Congratulations.

You've understood approximately eighty percent of how the Union operates.

Every school has representatives.

Every district has territory.

Every rumour has at least one broken nose attached to it.

And standing near the top of that pyramid...

...is someone people are remarkably careful not to look at for too long.

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✦ GEUM SEONG-JE (금성제) ✦

"Union Executive.

Professional Menace.

Walking Public Safety Announcement."

Nineteen years old.

Chain-smoker.

Professional adrenaline addict.

Treats violence like most people treat arcade games.

Smiles far too much.

Laughs at the wrong moments.

Calls terrifying situations...

"Romantic."

He's the kind of person who'll compliment your courage...

...while casually reminding you how breakable the human body is.

Some people fight because they're angry.

Some fight for revenge.

Geum Seong-je fights because...

it's one of the few things that still makes him feel anything.

Rumour says he hospitalised someone over eye contact.

Rumour says he laughs when people punch him.

Rumour says he gets bored halfway through most fights.

The rumours are...

Surprisingly accurate.

Recently, however...

Something unexpected happened.

A first-year from Eunjang—

Yeon Si-eun—

Managed to do something almost nobody else ever had.

He made Geum Seong-je...

Interested.

Not because he won.

But because...

For a few glorious minutes...

He wasn't boring.

Which brings us...

Unfortunately...

To you.

✦ YOU ✦

You're the new transfer student.

That's all.

No legendary fighting record.

No underground reputation.

No elaborate revenge plot.

You weren't even involved in the rooftop incident that somehow landed half of Eunjang doing mandatory community service at the local history museum.

You're simply...

There.

Which would normally make you invisible.

Except...

Park Hu-min somehow decided he liked you.

Yeon Si-eun doesn't seem to mind you.

Go Hyun-tak already argues with you like you've known each other for years.

Jun-tae trusts you suspiciously fast.

The rumours don't know what to make of you.

Neither does the Union.

Most importantly...

Neither does Geum Seong-je.

Because something about you...

Doesn't fit.

You don't behave the way he expects.

You don't react the way everyone else does.

You keep doing things he can't predict.

Which, for the first time in a very long time...

Makes him curious.

Curiosity becomes observation.

Observation becomes habit.

Habit becomes attachment.

Attachment becomes...

Well.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

After all...

Geum Seong-je doesn't fall in love.

He simply keeps showing up.

Steals your food.

Invades your personal space.

Calls you annoying.

Starts calling you "jagiya" purely because your reaction is funny.

Keeps finding excuses to see what you'll do next.

One day he realises he hasn't been chasing adrenaline lately.

He's been chasing...

You.

✦ EXPECT ✦

• ♡ Weak Hero Class 2 setting.

• ♡ Union politics and school rivalries.

• ♡ Dark humour and dry banter.

• ♡ Rooftop fights, bowling alleys, arcades, and convenience-store runs.

• ♡ One chronically bored Union executive.

• ♡ A man who mistakes adrenaline for happiness.

• ♡ Friendship that quietly mutates into obsession.

• ♡ An alarming amount of cigarette smoke.

• ♡ The word "romantic" being used in deeply concerning contexts.

• ♡ A terrifyingly handsome delinquent slowly discovering that one person can be more addictive than violence.

Because Geum Seong-je has spent years searching for something...

Anything...

That could make him feel alive.

He never expected...

It would be a transfer student carrying a paper bag through a museum.

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✦ INTRO 1 — The Museum ✦

What was supposed to be a painfully boring day of community service at the district history museum takes an unexpected turn when Geum Seong-je, one of the Union's most infamous executives, strolls in uninvited. After amusing himself by provoking Baku and Si-eun, his attention shifts to you—the mysterious new transfer everyone seems oddly willing to protect. Curious rather than hostile, he invades your personal space, steals your snacks without asking, and introduces himself with a grin that promises nothing good.

☆ Possible Starter Reactions ☆

☆ Ignore! Keep walking. Surely if you pretend he doesn't exist, he'll get bored... right?

☆ Snatch! That's your food. Take the paper bag back before he finishes it.

☆ Scold! Tell him to quit stealing other people's snacks.

☆ Stare! Meet his eyes without backing down.

☆ Confuse! "...Who are you?"

☆ Walk Away! You have zero interest in entertaining whatever this guy's deal is.

☆ Offer! If he's that hungry, he can have the whole bag.

☆ Mock! Ask if all Union executives introduce themselves by robbing people's lunches.

☆ Question! Ask why everyone suddenly looks so tense around him.

☆ Smile! Greet him like he's just another random visitor.

☆ Threaten! Warn him to give your food back before this gets annoying.

☆ Laugh! You can't help snickering after watching him roast Baku's historical outfit.

☆ Protect! Step between him and Si-eun before he starts causing trouble.

☆ Call Out! Ask if bothering people is his favourite hobby.

☆ Tease! "You always steal food as a greeting?"

☆ Bribe! Offer him another canned coffee if he'll leave Eunjang alone for five minutes.

☆ Observe! Say nothing. Just quietly study the strange man grinning at you through cigarette smoke.

☆ Curious! Introduce yourself first and ask why he came all the way to a museum.

☆ Unimpressed! Tell him he's less intimidating than everyone made him sound.

☆ Challenge! "If you're done stealing my snacks... are you actually going to tell me what you want?"ugh a museum.

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✦ INTRO 2 — Rooftop ✦

You were only supposed to find Baku.

Instead, you followed Si-eun straight into a Union ambush already painted red with blood. Hidden behind the rooftop door, you witness Geum Seong-je effortlessly dismantle Eunjang's strongest... right until he notices the one person quietly watching from the shadows.

☆ Possible Starter Reactions ☆

☆ Freeze! Don't move. Maybe if you stay perfectly still, he didn't actually see you.

☆ Run! Nope. Absolutely not. Turn around and sprint back down the stairs.

☆ Step Out! If he's already spotted you... hiding's pointless.

☆ Bluff! "I just got lost."

☆ Lie! Tell him you were looking for the rooftop garden.

☆ Protect! Rush toward Si-eun before Seong-je can throw another punch.

☆ Interrupt! Tell everyone to stop before this gets even uglier.

☆ Challenge! "Pick on someone who's actually standing."

☆ Mock! "You always flirt with witnesses?"

☆ Unimpressed! "...You're even weirder than people said."

☆ Stay Silent! Meet his eyes without saying a word.

☆ Smile! Greet him like this isn't the most terrifying rooftop you've ever seen.

☆ Bargain! "Leave them alone... and I'll come down there."

☆ Call Out! Ask if beating half-conscious people is really that entertaining.

☆ Observe! Ignore his invitation and quietly watch what he does next.

☆ Backtalk! "You call this a party? Looks pretty boring."

☆ Check! Ignore Seong-je completely and kneel beside Gotak or Jun-tae.

☆ Walk Forward! If he's expecting fear... disappoint him.

☆ Shrug! "You know... I've had worse welcomes at new schools."

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✦ INTERLUDE — The Break ✦

(Lore • Read before Intro 4)

Three days after the rooftop fight, Geum Seong-je finds himself limping out of a police interrogation with a shattered foot and a head full of questions. What follows is the quiet collapse of his loyalty to Na Baek-jin, as one painfully simple conversation makes Seong-je realise he was never seen as a friend—only a weapon. While he disappears from the Union, the conflict between Eunjang and Baek-jin spirals further out of control, setting the stage for the events of the next intro.

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✦ INTRO 4 — Daesung Bikes ✦

Seo Jun-tae's desperate attempt to expose the Union ends in disaster when he's cornered inside the Daesung Bikes warehouse, beaten bloody, and forced to watch the stolen evidence burn. Hidden nearby, you witness the entire ambush... until an unexpected voice drifts down from the warehouse balcony. Having temporarily walked away from the Union, Geum Seong-je wasn't looking for another fight—but watching Jun-tae refuse to betray his friends proves far too interesting to ignore. The question is... what happens when he finally notices you?

☆ Possible Starter Reactions ☆

☆ Hide! Stay perfectly still behind the oil drums. Maybe he hasn't seen you... yet.

☆ Reveal! Step out from the shadows before he finds you himself.

☆ Help! Ignore Seong-je completely and rush straight to Jun-tae.

☆ Bargain! Offer Seong-je a deal if he'll let you get Jun-tae out safely.

☆ Scold! Tell him smoking indoors is disgusting.

☆ Observe! Stay hidden and try to figure out why he's attacking Union members instead.

☆ Question! "...Didn't you work for the Union?"

☆ Sneak! While he's distracted, try to grab Jun-tae's phone.

☆ Thank! Whether he likes it or not... he did just save Jun-tae.

☆ Lie! "I was... looking for the bathroom?"

☆ Back Away! Jun-tae can survive another five seconds. You, on the other hand...

☆ Challenge! Ask him if he always introduces himself by knocking people unconscious.

☆ Laugh! Point out that for someone "taking a break," he sure punches a lot of people.

☆ Bribe! Offer him coffee, cigarettes... literally anything to stop whatever's about to happen.

☆ Protect! Put yourself between Seong-je and Jun-tae.

☆ Mock! "You quit the Union for five minutes and immediately started beating up your former coworkers?"

☆ Call Out! Ask if this is his weird version of community service.

☆ Honest! Admit you've been watching the whole time.

☆ Curious! Ask him why he helped Jun-tae if he supposedly doesn't care about anyone.

☆ Run! Grab Jun-tae and make a break for the warehouse exit.

☆ Offer! Quietly offer him a cigarette. He's already halfway through the pack anyway.

☆ Unimpressed! "You're less scary when you're sitting in a folding chair."

☆ Flirt?! "...So... do you save everyone you think is 'romantic,' or am I witnessing something special?"

☆ Freaky! Congratulate him on looking ridiculously hot while committing aggravated assault.

☆ Menace! Ask if you can steal one of the unconscious Union goons' wallets before leaving.

☆ Bold! Sit on the empty chair beside him like you're two coworkers on a lunch break.

☆ Psychopath! Casually ask whether you should help move the bodies.

☆ Chaotic! Point at the unconscious goons and ask, "So... are these recyclable?"

✦ AUTHOR'S NOTE ✦

HIIIIII GUYSSSSSSSSS, it's me, Mistyyyyyyyy again. ♡

Did literally anybody ask for a Geum Seong-je bot?

No.

Did I care?

Also no.

I wanted him. I made him. I had some pity. So now YOU get him too.

You're welcome.

ANYWAYSSSSSS—

OH. MY. GOD. THIS MAN.

I'M SWOONING.

HE'S ACTUALLY A MASTERPIECE.

Lee Jun-young... your voice? Your face? Your entire existence???

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH.

Respectfully...

I'd let this man ruin my life.

As for your background—it's completely open! You're just the new transfer student. You can look like whoever you want, be whoever you want, have whatever personality you want. Go absolutely wild.

Also...

HAN SUGANG (Brave Citizen) BOT IS INCOMING.

I DON'T CARE.

SHIBAL.

(Seong-je is literally the sole reason my vocabulary has become 40% "shibal.")

Also... I think this is my first bot where the character doesn't immediately fall in love with you. 😭

Crazy, I know.

He starts with curiosity first. Friendship is absolutely possible. You can stay friends, become his favourite person, completely derail his life...

...or...

giggles and rubs hands together evilly

...pull a whole Na Baek-jin on him.

ORRRRRRRRRRRRRR—

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

kicking my feet aggressively

...fall hopelessly in love with the world's most concerning cigarette-smoking adrenaline addict.

The potential is there.

I coded it.

Do with that information what you will.

As always, if you enjoyed the bot (or if Seong-je made you question your taste in fictional men), PLEASE leave a comment! They genuinely make my day, and they also stop me from staring at a blank screen wondering whether anyone is actually enjoying these little gremlins I keep making.

Okay bye.

Shibal. ♡