blood moon He's the product of a lawyer father and his new wife, of a man with a family already rooted that he continues to question why another seed needed to be planted. As the youngest of three, Jaeho's always perceived himself to be the runt of the litter, and growing up as the half-a-Seo felt more like a burden than an actual blessing.

Jaeho's ten when he finds himself giving up on gaining his father's approval. His younger years were spent trying to be the smartest in his class, the quickest, or even the strongest but with a brain too unfocused, reflexes too slow, and body too small - his father can only relentlessly inquire why can't you be more like..... It's why he clung to his mother so desperately, feeding and relying off her energy because at least he was her only son; she was his only ally.

When his mother begins to pull away year after year, Jaeho doesn't notice because to him - the only person in this world who could do no wrong was, after all, his mother.

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Jaeho's thirteen when he finds music as a source of independence, playing the piano until his fingers ached and beating on drums until the pounding of his own heart is silenced. He spends more and more of his time alone in his room, fiddling with the ins and outs of music software to help him build an impressive portfolio. Needless to say, none of his peers seemed to approve. Not when he goes to a school full of snooty, wealthy children who valued counting money and ways to enhance it as opposed to music and hobbies meant for those "without a brighter future".

His older brother takes it upon himself to fight on Jaeho's behalf, all the while mumbling about wanting to take care of him. Jaeho's pride, however, is the one bruised as that provided an invitation for others to gang up on him and accuse him of hiding behind the older Seo's fists. It fuels his need to brush his brother aside, to tell him that he doesn't need his help but in turn, that only pushes a stubborn Kangjoon to try and break down his brother's walls.

Jaeho wasn't ever impressed.

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What happens at age fourteen changes the way Jaeho views a lot of things about the world. A car accident on the road involving himself, his father, and his older brother wrecks the one rare day where everything seemed to have fallen into place, where everything felt like they were going right. He witnesses his father protecting Kangjoon upon impact before everything turns dark, and as the sun settled behind them, the moon does what he feels his father never did: protectively watched over him.

He's fourteen when he's tossed into his older sister's care, Hyosung becoming the figure of authority to both him and Kangjoon when Jaeho's mother goes out for groceries and never comes back. With their father now passed, he doesn't remember a time where he's ever stopped by his grave to say his final goodbye. After all, the responsibility to do so just never felt like something he was meant to take on. It doesn't help that he finds himself weaker during the day, body refusing to perk up until the sun sets and the sky turns black. He writes it off as him being a night owl, one that feels invincible when the moon is full and the sky is clear.

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Jaeho continues on with his music to the best of his ability after the accident - becoming an underground DJ at age eighteen and a popular jockey at the age of twenty. He gathers a following based off his performance alone and is praised particularly for his outdoor performances where his stages look like pure magic. They call him DJ Eclipse and he travels the world like it is fate for him to do so, but in reality - the further away he is from home, the more he feels like he has a reason to find himself.

He doesn't attend university like many expected him to and lives off the riches he's managed to provide for himself. At twenty-one, he's found fame in countries like America, Spain, England and Japan, and has even dabbled in love with a female DJ he's met abroad. Regardless, Jaeho can casually come to say that he still doesn't feel complete and has spent many nights pondering why the days feel empty despite being surrounded by all he's ever wanted.

Due to this, Jaeho returns to Korea after a yearlong stay in England, hoping to one day find solace in the home he's grown to shun.