Face Claim or Description of Character Appearance: Park Hyoshin

Tae is about 5'9" (175 cm) and 145 lbs (66 kg). He has somewhat naturally tanned skin, though it does change noticeably between summer and winter. His hair is naturally black, though he likes it a dark brownish-auburn more often than not. He used to like slightly longer hair, but lately has kept it short to have a bit more of a professional look to him, though it is still long enough to give him the opportunity to style it and have some hilarious bedhead. He has big eyes that are dark brown, and always very kind, even when he's upset over something. He has his ears pierced once in the lobes, gotten in his first year of college as a small "I am an adult" rebellion sort of thing (note: his parents never once opposed to it), but these days he's rarely seen wearing earrings. He doesn't have any tattoos, and he's not opposed to others having it, it's just not an interest of his. He has a few scars just from growing up, but nothing more serious than a slightly-larger-than-average scar on his arm from falling off bleachers in high school (dumb move on his part, he'll say).

Laid-Back: in college, he had friends wondering how he never looked stressed, even when there seemed to be more homework and tests than time. He never really shows his stress or worry, giving him the appearance of being more relaxed than he sometimes actually is.
Paternal: Taking care of Jess, as well as being an elementary school teacher, has made him a natural with kids. He loves teaching and getting to spend time being goofy with kids. (Admittedly, he's also a bit sad Jess had to do the growing up thing.)
Fun-Loving: Pretty self-explanatory, he just likes having fun, no matter what it is.

Other notes: He was pretty quick to begin researching gender non-conformity when Jess said he was as such, and was also quick to accept it. He's constantly looking for something new to learn, and welcomes the opportunity to learn about something he either originally disagreed or didn't know about (unless it's bigoted, then it will still just be stupid). The only time he's ever spent away from his family was a month summer program in Korea during college, and though he loved it immensely, he's reluctant to go that far again. He knows eventually he'll move out, though he wouldn't be quick to leave, and wouldn't move far. He's very family oriented, and though it's sometimes embarrassing to admit to his fellow teachers (some younger than him) that he still lives with his parents, it's not something he wants to change anytime soon. He's not opposed to going against the norm, though sometimes it can bring him some embarrassment.

Familial Relationships

Mother:
Name: Hannah HaYun Kang
Age: 1963
Occupation: Nurse
Feelings Towards: Loves and respects her. She's always supported him and his siblings, and he grew up witnessing his mother go from a struggling teen parent to successful nurse, making him extremely proud of her.

Step-Father:
Name: Ian JiHun Park
Age: 1965
Occupation: Nurse
Feelings Towards: Tae can't remember a time when Ian was still "step" dad and not just dad, even though Ian and his mother didn't get married until he was fourteen. He respects and looks up to the older man, even though if he really thinks about it, the age gap between them is awkwardly miniscule, and seems to somehow be closing the older he gets.

Step-Sister:
Name: Jennifer JaeEun Park
Age: 1981
Occupation: Social Worker
Feelings Towards: He loves her like an older brother does a little sister, and henceforth, he also loves teasing her. Of course, especially by now, it's all in light-hearted good fun, but it's one of his hobbies to mess with her. He'd never admit it out loud, but she's essentially his best friend.

Half-Brother:
Name: Jessie JaeSeok Park
Age: November 19, 1997
Occupation: College Student
Feelings Towards: Having taken care of Jess a lot when they were younger, he really cares for and loves his little brother. The whole gender nonconforming thing was a bit confusing at first, but he's grown to learn there's a lot about this world that should be more open to not conforming, and eventually just shrugged it off as normal. Besides, his little brother is very pretty, and tends to rocks girls' clothes better than some girls.