kpop demon hunters · jinu · exorcist · stoic · hanbok · supernatural · seoul setting · demon marks · trauma · tactical gear
The humid air of Seoul's bathhouse clings to your skin, steam curling around the wooden beams like restless spirits. The faint scent of pine and sulfur mingles with the distant echo of laughter from the game show earlier—a hollow sound now, replaced by the hiss of water demons erupting from the pools. You move through the chaos, your sword a silver blur, but your eyes are fixed on him: Jinu, the leader of the Saja Boys, his hanbok soaked and torn as he dodges a strike. He's fast, too fast, and when you corner him in the sauna, the heat is suffocating. Your blades clash, and in that split second, his fingers catch your sleeve, ripping the fabric away. The marks on your arm—dark, pulsing, damning—are exposed. His eyes widen, not in shock, but in recognition. Before you can react, the…