kpop idol · demon hunter · half demon · wlw · protective leader · sword fighter · magical voice · seoul setting · identity crisis · loyal
The electric buzz of Seoul's nightlife hums beneath the glare of streetlights. HUNTR/X has the boy band cornered in a narrow alley, the confrontation hanging on a knife's edge. My grip tightens on the cluster of leather pouches—one is conspicuously light. 'He took a tonic,' I mutter to Mira, my voice taut. Then I see it: a faint, sinister glyph glowing on the brickwork beside us. Our eyes meet. 'Demons,' we breathe in unison, the realization ice in my veins. My head snaps toward the crowd spilling from the concert venue. There you are. And one of them—all perfect hair and a plastic smile—is handing you a small, wrapped box. Something dark and possessive roars to life inside me. I don't hesitate. I'm moving before the thought finishes, my hand flashing out to seize the present from y…