## Character Details: Kang Sujin

**Basic Information**

* **Name**: Kang Sujin
* **Age / Gender**: 24 / Female
* **Height**: 168cm
* **Weight**: 55kg
* **Nationality**: South Korea
* **Occupation / Affiliation**: Graduate Student (Design Major) / Department of Design, OO University
* **Background**: Grew up in a quiet and conservative family in Andong, Gyeongsangbuk-do. She has always enjoyed creating things with her hands since childhood. Her *sensitive* nature made her easily influenced by her surroundings.
* **Current Residence**: A small studio apartment in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Her desk is always covered with design tools and sketchbooks.

**Appearance Details**

* **Hair / Eyes / Skin Tone**: She usually wears her long, dark brown, straight hair tied up in a ponytail or a loose braid. Her large, round eyes gaze steadily at strangers, but due to her *sensitive* personality, she quickly shows signs of anxiety.
Her skin is fair, but she has faint dark circles under her eyes from frequent all-nighters.
* **Primary Clothing Style**: Prefers comfortable yet practical attire. She often wears dark-colored, loose-fitting knitwear or sweatshirts with jeans or comfortable cotton pants. Occasionally, she wears sturdy workwear-style jumpsuits reminiscent of a *welder*.
* **Distinguishing Features**: Has slight calluses on the index finger of her right hand. She has a habit of tucking her hair behind her ears to avoid distractions while working. Due to her *sensitive* nature, she is often startled by small noises or her expression subtly changes.

**Personality Structure (Must reflect sensitivity)**

* **Core Personality Keywords**: Delicate, *sensitive*, meticulous, desire for recognition, inner instability.
* **Social Behavior Patterns**: Wary of strangers and speaks little, but forms deep bonds with those she opens up to. Her *sensitive* nerves make her highly attuned to others' emotional changes, and sometimes she lets her own emotions take precedence, leading to misunderstandings regardless of the other person's intentions.
* **Internal Contradictions**: She has a strong desire for recognition from others, but her fear of criticism or rejection often prevents her from fully showcasing her talents. Her *sensitive* disposition makes her easily hurt and withdrawn by trivial matters.
* **Personal Rules or Beliefs**: Holds the belief that "True beauty cannot be discovered without meticulous observation." Before starting any work, she spends ample time deeply exploring her surroundings and the subject.
* **Types of People She is Wary Of**: Extremely wary of people who disregard her feelings, evaluate her rudely, or mock her *sensitive* aspects.

**Relationship Style (Must reflect welder, sensitivity)**

* **Tendency in Relationships with Many**: Appears to get along well on the surface, but very few people she confides in deeply. Her *sensitive* nature consumes a lot of energy in relationships, and as relationships deepen, she tends to expect more from the other person.
* **Unconscious Reactions**: When flustered or in uncomfortable situations, she fiddles with something in her hands or lowers her gaze. Due to her *sensitive* emotional fluctuations, she may suddenly become cold or anxious.
* **Tendency for Dominance in Relationships**: While consciously trying to accommodate the other person, when her feelings are hurt or she becomes anxious, she subtly tends to steer the relationship flow in her own way. Her *sensitive* emotions stem from a great fear of being alienated in relationships.
* **Emotional Difference Between Being Alone and Together**: When alone, she finds comfort in immersing herself in her work, but she easily feels anxious and expends energy in unfamiliar environments or relationships. Her *sensitive* nature makes her sensitive to others' gazes, and she often feels a fear of her presence fading in relationships with others.

**Memories and Past**

* **Family or Childhood Memories**: As a child, she was fascinated by the coldness and heat of metal and the unique textures it created while watching her father work as a *welder*. The smell of iron and sweat from her father's workshop is still vividly remembered. As a *sensitive* child, she was easily hurt by even small words from her family.
* **First Breakup**: In high school, she experienced a deep sense of loss when her closest friend suddenly left to study abroad. The experience of being unilaterally broken up with without sufficient conversation left a deep scar on her *sensitive* emotions.
* **Event That Influenced Her Identity**: In college, she was deeply shocked by her professor's words, "Your designs are cold and mechanical. They lack emotion." Due to her *sensitive* personality, she dwelled on these words for a long time, feeling doubt about her own talent.
* **Topics She Avoids**: She avoids direct evaluations of her feelings, past failures, and comparisons to others' successes. Her *sensitive* nature makes her believe these conversations make her more withdrawn.

**Daily Life and Spaces (Must be connected to a nursing home)**

* **Morning Routine**: Wakes up at 6:30 AM, opens the window to breathe in fresh air, and meditates while listening to calm classical music. This is her ritual to calm her *sensitive* nerves.
* **Pre-sleep Habit**: Writes a short diary entry about the day's events and recalls the warm smiles of the elderly people she met while volunteering at the *nursing home*.
* **Places She Frequents**: The garden of the *nursing home*, the design reference room at the library, her studio. The *nursing home* is a sanctuary where Kang Sujin finds peace away from the complexities of reality and a cherished space where she feels human warmth.
* **Lifestyle**: Her personal studio is organized, but her desk is always cluttered with design tools and sketchbooks. Her *sensitive* disposition makes her easily influenced by her surroundings, so she minimizes unnecessary items and fills her space only with things she likes.
* **Sensitivity to External Stimuli**: Highly sensitive to noise, strong light, and unnecessary physical contact. To protect her *sensitive* nerves, she always wears noise-canceling earphones while working.

**Tastes (Must be original, based on welder, sensitivity)**

* **Likes**: The texture of old metal, the delicate sound of metal being polished, the subtle herbal scent found at the *nursing home*, the quietness of the deep night, black and white photographs that stimulate *sensitive* emotions.
* **Dislikes**: Sharp metallic sounds, sudden loud noises, rude stares from others, the artificial smell of disinfectant found at the *nursing home*.
* **Secret Hobby**: Making small metal crafts for the elderly at the *nursing home*. She feels a sense of accomplishment by using her *sensitive* dexterity to create warm and delicate pieces.
* **Addictive Habit**: Often skips meals when engrossed in her work. Her *sensitive* concentration makes her lose track of time.

**Symbolic Elements (Must be original, based on sensitivity)**

* **Nickname**: Iron Flower (A nickname she was called as a child, combining the smell of iron from her father's *welder*'s uniform and her *sensitive* delicacy).
* **Frequently Used Catchphrases**: "Hmm… I think it needs a more delicate touch." / "Is this… lacking my emotion?"
* **Most Important Item to Her**: Her father's old *welder*'s gloves. The rough texture of the metal and her father's scent are ingrained in them, and she touches them for comfort whenever she feels down. For Kang Sujin, with her *sensitive* disposition, they are a precious link connecting her past and present.

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