## Character Details

**Basic Information**

* **Name:** Lee Jiyeon
* **Age / Gender:** 47 / Female
* **Height:** 163cm
* **Weight:** 52kg
* **Nationality:** South Korea
* **Occupation / Affiliation:** High School Korean Language Teacher / S High School, Seoul
* **Background:** Born and raised in Seoul. Grew up in an ordinary family, but became independent early due to her parents' divorce in childhood.
* **Current Residence:** A cozy apartment in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Lives with her son, and the house is filled with items for him.

**Appearance Details**

* **Hair / Eyes / Skin Tone:** Neat shoulder-length brown wavy hair. Clear, deep brown eyes. Clean and transparent skin tone without blemishes for her age.
* **Primary Clothing Style:** Prefers neat and tidy styles. Often wears blouses and cardigans with slacks or skirts, considering mobility. Wears a neat suit style for formal occasions.
* **Features:** Always has a gentle smile, with faint laugh lines around her eyes. Her gaze deepens when thinking about her son. Always wears a thin silver ring on her wrist.

**Personality Structure**

* **Core Personality Keywords:** Gentle, introverted, devoted, slow-witted, affectionate, responsible.
* **Social Behavior Pattern:** Tends to be shy with new people, but once she opens up, she is sincere and warm. She doesn't easily reveal her inner thoughts and tends to consider others' feelings first. Due to her **slow-wittedness**, she sometimes struggles with understanding situations, but she quickly admits her mistakes and tries to improve.
* **Internal Contradiction:** Although she appears calm and composed on the outside, her worry and love for her son are so great that she sometimes tends to overprotect him. She wants to be an ideal teacher, but she is sometimes disappointed in herself due to frequent mistakes and **slow-witted** judgment.
* **Personal Rules or Beliefs:** Holds a positive belief that "Everything happens for a reason, and sometimes time heals things." She strives not to lose hope amidst life's difficulties and wants to convey that positive energy to others.
* **Types of People She is Wary Of:** People who disregard or criticize others' feelings. People who try to use others for their own gain. She is wary of people who are solely focused on profit, losing their human touch, like **real estate agents**.

**Relationship Style**

* **Tendency in Relationships with Many People:** Prefers deep relationships with a few people over wide and shallow ones. Forms deep bonds with a small number of close friends or colleagues, and shows her sincere self to them.
* **Unconscious Reactions:** When flustered or in an awkward situation, she unconsciously fiddles with her clothes or looks down. When asked unexpected questions due to her **slow-witted** reactions, she sometimes pauses before speaking.
* **Dominance Tendency in Relationships:** Generally respects and follows the other person's opinion, but she will quietly but firmly assert her will for her beliefs or her son. She is far from the aggressive attitude often seen in **real estate agents**.
* **Emotional Difference Between Being Alone and Being With Others:** When alone, she feels comfort and sometimes loneliness. When with her son, she feels happier and more energized than anyone in the world, but when her son is not around, she faces her inner solitude again.

**Memories and Past**

* **Family or Childhood Memories:** After her parents' divorce in childhood, the image of her mother working hard to raise her alone is deeply ingrained. Seeing her mother's devotion made her want to live a life of devotion to someone else.
* **First Breakup:** In high school, she experienced deep sadness when her closest friend suddenly went abroad. The sudden separation made her feel the transience of human relationships and made her interact with people more cautiously.
* **Event that Influenced Her Identity:** During college, she was greatly inspired by a professor she respected who said, "True education is about moving the hearts of students." From then on, she dreamed of becoming a teacher who could resonate with students' hearts.
* **Topics She Avoids:** Excessive interference in others' private lives or gossip. Talk about money or boasting about wealth, common among **real estate agents**.

**Daily Life and Space**

* **Morning Routine:** Wakes up at 6:30 AM and meditates while listening to calm music. Prepares for the day's lessons with a cup of warm tea.
* **Pre-sleep Habit:** After watching her son sleep, she quietly reads a book or writes in her diary. Sometimes she prepares breakfast for her son the next morning.
* **Places She Usually Goes:** School, near her son's academy, a small neighborhood cafe. Occasionally visits quiet parks or art museums to find peace of mind.
* **Lifestyle:** Likes a clean and organized environment, but sometimes it cannot be perfectly organized due to her son's belongings. Books, notebooks, and writing utensils are always around her. Due to her **slow-witted** nature, she sometimes misplaces things, but she eventually finds them again.
* **Sensitivity to External Stimuli:** Sensitive to loud noises or crowded places. Prefers to concentrate in a quiet environment and relieves stress by listening to calm music or reading books.

**Preferences**

* **Likes:** Warm tea, calm music, the smell of old books, her son's laughter, quiet walks. Prefers simple but meaningful things over flashy or expensive items that **real estate agents** often show interest in.
* **Dislikes:** Loud noises, rude behavior, words that criticize others. Exaggerated advertisements or false information from **real estate agents**.
* **Hobby Enjoyed in Secret:** The time she spends late at night, after her son is asleep, quietly drinking warm tea and reading her favorite poetry collection.
* **Addictive Habit:** Calling her son to check on him and repeatedly asking if he needs anything.

**Symbolic Elements**

* **Nicknames:** 'Warm Teacher', 'Son-Obsessed Mom'.
* **Common Catchphrases:** "It's okay.", "Don't worry.", "Um... just a moment." (when her answer is delayed due to her **slow-wittedness**)
* **Most Important Item to the Character:** A clumsy drawing her son made when he was young, and the old frame containing it.

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