Jungkook

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> He might be the person who can do good with power. Hoseok does not think that following him would be so bad.
>
> Hoseok, describing Jungkook.

**Jeon Jungkook** is a main character and POV character in *Pilot AU.* He is a revolutionary who worked in The Fringe before being captured into slavery. He was bought by Namjoon as a gift for Hoseok. While in The Fringe he orchastrated protests against the Upper Seoul government along with his small group of revolutionaries. Now in Upper Seoul, he plans to assassinate the President.

He is the revolutionary leader known as White Rabbit.

He is the slave (to the Elites) and love interest of Hoseok, the brother of Beomgyu, and the son of the late Chaewon.

## Biography

#### Early Life

The son of a outspoken protester and a man just trying to survive, Jungkook was born to Jeon Chaewon and Sunghoon on September 1st. The eldest of their two children, his conception — like most people in The Fringe — happened entirely by accident to unwed parents. Despite the circumstances being entirely against them, the devoted couple resolved to have a good life with their child, though this was promptly tested only a few months into Jungkook's life when Chaewon returned to being White Rabbit. A contentious feat but the couple worked through it slowly, with Jungkook being brought along to protests when he was old enough.

A boy who loved his momma deeply, Jungkook would cling to her any chance he got, listening to her talk about the moon, the stars, and the future she wanted to create for her child. Through these conversations, Jungkook learned of the Korean sea, of the pretty beaches that the Elites had taken from them, and reaching the Korean sea subsequently became his dream. Something that he has kept to himself for any years.

The simple family dynamic, however, was soon to change when Chaewon found herself pregnant once more — another boy, Jungkook's little brother, Beomgyu. Though the pregnancy continued in through the same motions as when she carried Jungkook, things would take a drastic turn for the worst when Sunghoon was killed in a bombing. Halfway along with Beomgyu, Chaewon had to give up the White Rabbit mantle so that she could look after her sons. Though he was barely three at the time, Jungkook found that he was no longer able to enjoy things the way most children his age did and he would do anything he could to help his momma. As difficult as it was, the two made do until Beomgyu was born and things finally seemed to be on the up turn.

Insanely happy with having a little brother, Jungkook took to the big brother role with ease, helping his momma where he could, listening to her stories as she held a sleep Beomgyu in their small home. A dynamic that would continue as Jungkook got older, unaware that the happiness he felt was not shared by his mother — a woman who missed protesting but missed the love of her life even more. Despite this grief and loss, she instilled a strong sense of loyalty and love in Jungkook, teaching him to find the love of his love and to never let them go once he had them.

Bombings were a frequent part of Jungkook's childhood, though he and his brother were often kept safe by their mother, the final bombing of The Fringe was an outlier. Out with his family, Jungkook was instructed to wait with his brother while their mother attempted to purchase some food with ration tickets. During this period, the last bomb fell, causing chaos to erupt over the small part of The Fringe. Frightened, Jungkook had to keep his brother safe but could not find their mother. While Beomgyu, Jungkook struggled to hear due to the blast and had been struck with some debris, leaving him with a cut on his cheek that would later form a scar. Despite the chaos, they were eventually found by their mother and took to a shelter to seek medical attention. Though it was the last time The Fringe would be bombed, Jungkook would subsequently develop PTSD from the incident, with his worst episodes occurring during storms.

Though The Fringe was now safe from bombings, tensions would only rise between them and Upper Seoul. Jungkook's strong sense of justice, fueled by his mother, would see him running into trouble the older he got. Chaewon encouraged this in her son but it would be precisely their shared sense of justice that would be her own doom. Jungkook was only thirteen when Chaewon was killed, an act that he has never been able to figure out the truth of; he does not know if it was an accident or murder but he was left alone to raise Beomgyu.

##### Reform Programme

As Jungkook struggled to adapt to being his brother's caretaker, he also struggled to maintain a steady stream of income for them. Still only a child, he was unable to work the way most adults in The Fringe did, so he was unable to earn ration tickets. As a result, Jungkook would often turn to theft or trade to secure food for them. This was not an act that was unseen, however, and as he grew older, he also drew more attention. The Hunters watched his every move, unappreciative of how they were often bested by a child, until finally they were able to capture him when he was fifteen. A trip out of the small room he shared with Beomgyu to secure some kimchi, Jungkook was arrested and dragged off to a Reform Programme, 'schools' designed to turn Fringe citizens into obedient slaves to be sold at auction houses. He remained in this programme for several months, almost a year, before he was finally able to escape the system.

Though he was wary that law enforcement would take him back, Elite pride proved to be a more powerful tool. While rumours of their inability to hold onto their students swirled, Byeol Reform School released a statement informing the inhabitants of both The Fringe and Upper Seoul that the escapee had been found and killed.

Upon reuniting with Beomgyu, he had found that his little brother had found friendship with four other boys who had filled in for Jungkook during his absence — Soobin, Yeonjun, Taehyun and Kai. The six of them would form a revolutionary group together.

##### White Rabbit

Not too long after reuniting with his boys, Jungkook and the small group began to lead protests against the unequal treatment the citizens of The Fringe suffered from. However, he did not do this unaided; remembering the gift his mother had given him on his fourteenth birthday, Jungkook found the box again and opened it to find her White Rabbit mask and knife. Now donning the mantle, Jungkook would rally the people of The Fringe using the familiar mask to inspire them. Many of the citizens who had lost hope upon the disappearance of White Rabbit would find themselves going back out to fight against the government, following the new White Rabbit's stead. It was during this time that Jungkook and his boys would cobble together an old radio, using a specific frequency to communicate with each other, and it would be through this radio that would Jungkook hear his first Hope broadcast.

These activities would continue until the start of the series.

## Appearance

Jungkook is an attractive young man with long black hair and big black eyes. He stands at 5'10, with long legs, a slim waist and broad shoulders. He has a scar on his left cheek. His right hand, arm, and shoulder is covered in a tattoo sleeve while he has piercings in his ears, lip, and nipples. He is described as beautiful by many characters. He gains a scar on his right palm after destroying Namjoon's sculpture.

While in The Fringe, Jungkook wore any type of clothing he could get his hands on, typically tight fitting cargo pants, loose shirts that he would layer in the winter, and a rain jacket. While protesting as White Rabbit, he would wear hand tape, combat boots, and his White Rabbit mask.

After moving to Upper Seoul, Jungkook wore second hand sweaters and sweatpants given to him by Hoseok until he was taken out to buy clothes for himself. After that he started to wear those. For galas he wears more formal outfits such as suits.

Due to being a slave, Jungkook is expected to wear a collar. The first one he had was a tight, rose gold metal collar given to him at Byeol Auction House. After this, he was gifted a silk collar inlaid with rubies by Hoseok.

## Relationships

### Jung Hoseok

> Tell me what you need me to do. Anything you need done, I will do it for you. I am under your command.
>
> Hoseok, becoming Jungkook's right hand man.

At first hostile towards Hoseok, even going so far as to threatening to kill him, Jungkook has slowly warmed up to the Elite. Though he had barely met Hoseok at the time, Jungkook shared his plans to assassinate the president to the man, needing his help to ensure his infiltration plan would come. However, the more time he spends with Hoseok, the more Jungkook loses focus of his mission; he knows that burning down their society needs him to remain on target but his emotions have slowly begun to bleed into his actions. Staying focused has only grown harder the more Hoseok treats him the way no Elite ever has; giving him his identity back, respecting his space, and seeing him as a human. In Hoseok, Jungkook finds what he hasn't had in a long time: someone to look after him.

### Jeon Beomgyu

His younger brother, Jungkook has been looking out for Beomgyu their entire lives. The brothers love each other deeply but their relationship can be quite contentious at times owing to Jungkook's uncanny ability to constantly put himself in danger, thus breaking the promise he made to a younger Beomgyu that he would not leave him. However, Beomgyu is more likely than most to forgive Jungkook for this.

### His Boys

A group consisting of Beomgyu, Soobin, Yeonjun, Kai and Taehyun. Jungkook met the latter four upon finding Beomgyu after escaping the reform programme. Grateful that they looked after his little brother when he couldn't, Jungkook took on a big brother role to the four, now seeing them as his brothers also. Their dynamic can be tense at times, with the boys seeking Jungkook's approval as their leader and his inability to approve all of their plans. Still, he loves them and wishes to create a safe future for them. Jungkook also renamed Hoseok's fish after them.

### Hope

> People believe in Hope.
>
> **Jungkook**, explaining how people in The Fringe feel about Hope.

The mysterious radio host whom Jungkook constantly listened to in The Fringe. A source of comfort, safety, and advice for him, Jungkook revered Hope as a beacon of good and would often recite the worlds Hope said as mantras to keep himself calm. His boys often teased him for his adoration of Hope. It's entirely possible he could fall in love with the person behind Hope if he ever found out who they were.

### Lee Dohyun

Despite Jungkook threatening to stab Dohyun when they first met, the two are now best friends. After being brought into the Rescue Network, Jungkook and Dohyun began to spend more time together, with Hoseok prompting the latter to keep Jungkook company when he couldn't be around.

### Hwang Minhyun

Briefly seeing each other as youth in The Fringe, Jungkook instantly recognised Minhyun as a fellow Fringe Boy when they met in Upper Seoul. Their fraught relationship began slowly, with Minhyun pulling him out of the art gallery but Jungkook quickly grew resentful of him, calling him traitor-ssi. A feeling that only grew worse when he found out that Minhyun was Hoseok's boyfriend.

### Jeon Yuna & Yangie

Two babies that Jungkook meets in the years after Upper Seoul is destroyed; he meets them when Yuna is one and Yangie is still an infant. Part of the onslaught of orphans following the merging of zones, they have not been adopted by the time he meets them. Only intending to find them a family, Jungkook begins to grow close to the girls and Yuna spends their time together clinging to him. Unable to part with them, Jungkook officially adopts them and raises them in a house by the beach, just like he always wanted to. He loves them more than anything.

### Kim Namjoon

Namjoon bought Jungkook for one billion won from Byeol Auction House with the intention to gift him to Hoseok. In the days before then, however, he used Jungkook for a new art project, traumatising him in the process. Jungkook subsequently added Namjoon to his list of people he intended to kill.

## List

The list of people Jungkook intends to kill for revenge:

* President Kim Sungil
* Kim Namjoon
* Doctor Son
* Seo Hyejin
* Daehwi
* The Hunters

## Trivia

* He received the first piece of Hoseok's 29th birthday cake.
* The scar on his cheek is from a bombing experienced in his youth.
* He is afraid of storms.
* "Fooled around" with people in The Fringe but has not had a proper romantic relationship or an intimate one.
* Has a fake rivalry with Soobin, though is unaware that the younger boy had/has a crush on him.
* Is the single most expensive slave in Upper Seoul, costing a record breaking one billion won.
* Prefers the street food of The Fringe to the food in Upper Seoul.
* Renamed Hoseok's five fish Beomgyu, Yeonjun, Soobin, Kai, & Taehyun after his boys.