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neonbreath · 1 year

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what’s up party people??? you can call me pink, and this is my movie addicted mess of a man, atlas! he is a shiny new muse for me, so i’m still figuring out a lot of his finer details, but i love to form characters through interactions in those cases so pls do throw all your babes at me! atlas had big dreams of becoming a film director, but things haven’t really panned out in any lasting way. he’s totally not a lil bitter or anything >.> the job of managing minseok sort of fell into his lap due to his father’s industry connections, as he owns a highly popular piano bar in seoul. (essentially his father was like you need to stop moping and do something with your life cbvbcxbv) he still performs to the best of his abilities as a manager and loves his client like family, thooo. i have a little more info and some desired connections below the cut, so if you’d like to plan out a thread or smth just shoot me a message or ask for my discord! 💕

𝙎𝙏𝘼𝙏𝙎 𝙋𝘼𝙂𝙀

atlas grew up primarily in the city of chicago, illinois. he lived with his mother full time after a very early divorce between his parents, while his father ran a successful piano bar back in seoul.

things weren’t overly toxic between them, thankfully. they didn’t like each other by any stretch of the imagination, but they kept up appearances for atlas, their only child.

atlas would visit with his father for a month out of every year, usually in the summertime when he was out of school. this was his first taste of the music industry, as his father had a lot of famous friends who would pop up at his bar. atlas wasn’t supposed to be in the bar per se, but he was well liked and protected among the staff and regulars. his father’s schedule didn’t allow for him to be home much, so he would tag along as his father made his way through the place carrying out his duties.

while atlas did enjoy music, his primary interest had always been film. the first time his mother plopped him down in front of ‘the wizard of oz’ and other child-appropriate classics, he was hooked. it was a high he’d never stop chasing.

he’d spend weeks on end working his way through the family’s vhs collection, would request movies almost exclusively for each birthday and even went through a little torrenting phase when he was looking for some harder to find stuff.

he could only dream of what it was like to bring such things to life — to be the one on the other side of the camera directing everyone to their places, making a piece of visual art with the potential to be remembered for eternities. he wanted it more than anything.

and yet, as he got older, there always seemed to be something standing in the way. in his senior year of high school, he was put in charge of documenting his graduating class for a special video presentation at the ceremony. he’d crafted something he was extremely proud of, a video he knew would blow everybody away. the night before graduation however, the file became corrupted as he was throwing a few finishing touches on it. he couldn’t access it or play it, and it resulted in him facing utter embarrassment at the ceremony.

this wasn’t the last of atlas’ pitfalls on his journey as an aspiring filmmaker. about a year into his higher education, specializing in directing at a small film school, the establishment burnt down with many of his academic works up until that point inside. after learning that his credits wouldn’t be transferred, he was sort of at a loss and disillusioned with it all. it was like the world was taking every opportunity to tell him he shouldn’t do the thing he loved the most.

his mother encouraged him to take some time off before attempting to go back to school and do some traveling, but all he ended up doing was heading back to south korea with his tail between his legs. he drowned his sorrows with his father for a couple of years before the latter became insistent that atlas get his life together somehow. he recommended him for a position being sought by a friend at a record label in seoul. they were in need of a manager for one of their new talents.

it was a bit overwhelming, as atlas hadn’t done anything of the sort up until then, but he strived to succeed for fear of his father’s reputation taking a hit for referring him. he put his directing dreams on hold indefinitely to fully take on the task on being minseok’s manager. he’s surprisingly good at the job, being so detail oriented, and he’s also always advocating for his client! if it’s not good for minseok’s wellbeing, he will tell the executives that he thinks so and do everything in his power to make sure it doesn’t happen.

𝘿𝙀𝙎𝙄𝙍𝙀𝘿 𝘾𝙊𝙉𝙉𝙀𝘾𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎

someone he can bond over a love of movies with pls

your muse was in a drama that he really loved

maybe he pretends that you get on his nerves but he actually has a soft spot for you

someone who grew up primarily stateside like he did

friends who chill together and listen to 80s music

someone who gets annoyed with his little corrections and perfectionism

idk i’m bad at these but we can always go on chemistry and all that so!!! 💕

#infinite:intro #( i'm sorry that this is very basic but pls luv me anywayyy )

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