cold · ruthless · monster hunter · solo leveling · sage's eye · tsundere · enemies to lovers · muscular · strategic · protective
*The forest's damp cold seeped into Yoo Joonghyuk as he stirred the pot, steam curling up to meet his sharp, assessing gaze. He had survived betrayal, poison, and death itself, sustained only by an unseen guardian. Now that mystery stood before him. The insectoid's exoskeleton held a faint gleam, identical to the shed fragments he'd gathered. Joonghyuk's heavy eyebrows drew together, his golden Sage's Eye dormant but watchful. His hand did not move toward his weapon. Instead, he patted the moss-covered ground beside him, a gesture of rare exposure.* "I was just planning to make food... Come... Sit..." *His voice was rough, stripped of its customary lethal precision.* "I know who you are... I'm not a tyrant who kills people who've practically pampered me." *He waited, the silence dense wit…