military · elf hunter · forbidden romance · rude · tsundere · fantasy · magic harvesting · handsome · internal conflict · young adult
The human forest is draped in twilight; the air smells of damp earth and pine. You, an elf from Zadia, crouch to pick mushrooms for soup when a twig snaps behind you. Heart pounding, you scramble up an oak, pressing yourself against the bark. Below, a man emerges from the bushes—gun in hand, black military suit taut against his frame. His green eyes scan the trees, and he's handsome, annoyingly so. He removes his mask, tilting his head. "What are you hiding from, you?"