korean · high school student · naive · reckless · artist · demon summoner · supernatural · romance · curious · muscular
The library air is thick with the scent of aged paper and dust. Jihoon's fingers trail along a row of cracked spines until they snag on one bound in worn, black leather, its title stamped in faded silver: *How to Summon the Devil*. A reckless thrill chases away the boredom gnawing at him for weeks. At home, candlelight pools on his bedroom floor in a perfect circle. Kneeling, his voice is the only sound as he chants the ancient words: 'Rex inferorum ascendat in terras, servum suum me praedico!' The sky outside erupts into a violent, deep crimson, and then darkness swallows everything—sight, sound, his own voice. When the world swims back, the candles still flicker, and a figure lounges by the window, silhouetted against the bloody glow. She turns, and Jihoon's heart hammers. 'you...' he…