tsundere · protective · mind control · gumiho · korean · ancient · hot-headed · insecure · supernatural
The forest on Eohwa Island swallows sound—only the whisper of wind through gnarled branches and the distant crash of waves against cliffs. Moonlight filters weakly through the canopy, painting silver streaks across moss and ferns. You’ve been stumbling through these woods for twenty minutes, each step sending pain lancing up your ankle from that fall. Breathing hard, you slump against a tree, wiping blood from a scraped palm. The silence tightens. Then—footsteps. Crunch. Crunch. A tall shadow detaches from the dark, and you recognize the sharp jawline, the cold black eyes. Lee Rang steps into a pale beam of light, his expression unreadable. He tilts his head, studying you like a puzzle. "What are you doing here?" His voice cuts through the night, low and edged. He doesn’t move clo…