#Hye squad

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Honestly, Heaven really needs a best friend in HYE because, bro, she’s so asocial her only human friend is Aberama. Does someone’s OC want a murderous, slightly creepy and protective bff?

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I saw the template and could not help but do something before going to sleep ~

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Random Arthur x Heaven fact:

As destructive and brutal as she is, Heaven pathetically and randomly faints because her stupid ass forgets to eat. Due to this, Arthur's reflexes have become even sharper than they already were: he spots the precise moment she's about to fall and immediately catches her, even if he's in the middle of a conversation or something else.

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Pls tell me heaven has cuteness aggression towards arthur it seems very in character for her lol

You bet she has, nonny! Damn, you know her better than I do! 🥹🖤 100% true her brain goes: HUSBAND TOO CUTE. MUST BITE.

So yeah she has cuteness aggression towards Arthur and she usually expresses it with bites and nibbles, especially on the hands, arms, shoulders, neck, and chest. For instance, I can refer to when they are enjoying a quiet moment in front of the fireplace of the living room, Heaven all snuggled up in her husband’s arms. It’s when Arthur dozes off and he’s too freaking cute all sleepy that, suddenly, his tiny menace of a wife brings his large hand to her mouth and bites it.

She pretty much behaves like a little feral cat when she’s overwhelmed by his cuteness. With that in mind, poor lanky dude is never safe from being ambushed, tackled, bit, and aggressively hugged — which is okay because he does the same.

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Rys, why is this so true??? 😭😭

“You also don’t deserve me in my final form (stabbing you when I have my boobs out and I’m covered with blood)”

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I know some people consider this taboo, but we're talking about Westeros and this is fiction and you certainly aren't "some people" because you have brain ❤️.

So, if Heaven is Targaryen could be Arthur Targaryen as well? 👀 (It's okay if not!! I'm just curious)

Part of why they're so crazy it's because the incest. And Arthur is a basket case with anger issues, so... (Maybe Tommy physically doesn't fit the what could be considered a Targaryen but Arthur does and John and Finn too)

Flooor, your question is perfect! Thank you so much, this Game of Thrones AU has me in a chokehold and since I'm more present than ever I'm ready to dive into it with my head first. Thank you so much for fueling it. 🖤

It might be considered taboo but, as you said, it's fiction and it pretty much fits Westeros. Not gonna lie, I thought about it and I'm pretty sure Arthur would be Targaryen too without the hair feature. I feel like he would have pale purple eyes tho. Great minds think alike because I wanted inbreeding to be the cause of their madness -- even though it's more visible in Arthur considering his anger issues and obsessive behavior. High are the chances that they are direct cousin.

✨Arthur and Heaven being the local crazy murderers couple with blood kink in every AU again ✨

@mischievouslittlecreature @evita-shelby @peakyswritings <- the crazy moots

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hey! i have a question about heaven i hope you don't mind - what's her favourite memory of arthur and what do you think is his favourite of her?

Sweetie, of course I don't mind. Quite the contrary, I am THRILLED by your question. Thank you so much for asking! 🖤

Arthur would tell you about the first time his wife came to visit him in his garage. It had been open for two weeks but Heaven didn't have time to check on him during the day since she was busy prepping her own little shop next to their house. That one day he was fixing a car's tire, swearing and grumbling until he heard his wife's voice calling him. When he turned around, he was met with her beaming smile and her long white hair floating in the wind behind her. She was carrying a plate of homemade cookies. After putting the trail aside, she jumped in his arms, giggling like a schoolgirl. The pride and love Arthur felt was something he would never forget. It was at this very moment that he understood he had everything he could ever dream of: her and her love.

As for Heaven, she would probably pick that one time they wanted to paint small decorative details in one of the bedrooms of their forest cottage. They had barely started when Arthur realized he brought body paint instead of regular paint. Upon this discovery, Arthur soon swore like a sailor while Heaven nearly died laughing at the sight of her husband yelling at PAINT. And then a mischievous idea popped into his mind: he dived his hand into the colorful liquid and smeared paint on Heaven’s porcelain skin. How it ended up with them laying on the wooden floor naked and body painting each other is still a mystery, but for sure it’s one of her most cherished memories of her man.

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Doctor slump day!!

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@cillmequick Heaven be like: woops 🤭

Women with swords. You agree. Reblog.

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Hey there, Angels

Since I’ve been feeling quite overwhelmed with paperwork and existential crisis, you might have noticed that I’m less efficient at replying your Dms, comments, as well as writing a lot. This is why I’m taking one week off to travel in the mountains with my s/o. Don’t worry, I’ll certainly be on fire when I’ll come back and I’ll catch up with your amazing stories and reactions.

In the meantime please keep interacting with me, I’ll still be around during this week. I just won’t be able to comment/read things properly.

If you need something to read from me don’t forget that the newest chapter of Heaven in Your Eyes is available.

See you soon, love,

Shark. 🦈

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Upcoming Kdrama May 2024 💚

1/5: Frankly Speaking with Go Kyung Pyo, Kang Han Na. 12 episodes; rom-com.

4/5: the Atypical Family with Chun Woo Hee, Jang Ki Yong. 12 episodes, fantasy, romance, action.

11/5: the Midnight Romance with Jung Ryeo Won, Wi Ha Joon, So Joo Yun. 16 episodes; romance.

13/5: Crash with Lee Min Ki, Kwak Sun Young, Heo Sung Tae. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, comedy.

13/5: Dare to Love Me with Kim Myung Soo, Lee Yoo Young. 16 episodes; rom-com.

15/5: Uncle Samsik with Song Kang Ho, Byun Yo Han, Lee Kyu Hyung. 16 episodes; business drama.

17/5: the 8 Show with Ryu Joon Yul, Chun Woo Hee, Park Jong Min. 8 episodes; thriller, psychological.

22/5: Not Very Strong, but Attractive Homicide Squad with Park Se Wan, Kim Dong Wook. 12 episodes; mystery, comedy.

24/5: Bitter Sweet Hell with Kim Hee Sun, Lee Hye Young, Kim Nam Hee. 12 episodes; thriller, mystery, comedy.

24/5: Connection with Ji Sung, Jeon Mi Do, Kwon Yul. 16 episodes; thriller, mystery.

Many new dramas! And so little time...

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Alex! Thank you for the tag, you got me giggling at the gym. Pls send help to Arthur, his wife isn't a woman but a feral little beast 🤭

a boyfriend is basically a guy you can just kind of chew on whenever

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Jongin is in Busan enjoying his time, he went with Jrick whatever his name is anyway the back dancer/Choreo designer.

I know in a few hours my Inbox will be exploded with dumbasses saying "Oh he traveled alone without Kdoo they broke up blah blah blah" here I said it, don't take the pain nor the effort to do it. What y'all don't understand is Kadi live with each other they stay each time at one another's house, so they see each other all the time everyday, they travel a lot together, but Ksoo and Ji sometimes thrice or twice q year they organise travel trips with their squads, like how Ji in 2021 went with his squad once to Philippines and with Moonkyu once in 2019, and Ksoo went to Japan with Hyung Squad in 2019 and 2021 when he's back from military and again in 2023 he went to Hawaii alone and then again with his squad for GRBR Show. So in a span of 4 years Kadi traveled only like thrice with their friends which is normal and healthy! This is how you take breaks from your relationship to come back with new energy and new vibe. This is how you keep your relationship last for over a decade.

Because this subject was discussed long time ago Back in Summer 2021when Ji traveled alone with his squad and also this year when Ksoo traveled to Hawaii alone ( this was discussed in details he had a ticket to go with his Movie Cast after the wrap up party after finishing the filming, the production company gifted them Tickets to Hawaii and the cast all went together but Ksoo was busy so he went later on alone when he was attending the couple counselling sessions, so he took it as refuge to clear his mind this is when he met Park Shin Hye and her husband there by chance ).

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This chapter took a lot longer than I thought it would

Posted below as well, but the formatting may be a little off

 When Kyung-Hye arrived at her destination, a man taller than her with spiky black hair greeted her.

  “Hey! I’m Hwang Dongsuk. What’s your name?” Hwang Dongsuk said, shaking her hand.

  “Hello, I’m Park Kyung-Hye,” the older woman politely smiled.

  “You said you were an E-Rank, right? We just need you here to meet the party limit requirement. Here’s the contract,” the man said, handing her the paper.

  Hwang Dongsuk continued as Kyung-Hye looked over the contract, “You won’t get any essence stones, but you’ll get paid cash just for coming. Sounds good, doesn’t it?”

  Kyung-Hye nodded as she finished looking over the contract. 

  As she looked at the group she would be raiding with, a voice got her attention.

  “Hey! I guess you and I are just here to fill in!”

  The older woman turned to see who was speaking to her and saw a young man with brown hair. He looked to be around the same age as her son.

  “My name is Yoo Jin-Ho! I’m 22 and a D-Rank! I got recruited for this strike squad, just like you!”

  “Ah, it’s a pleasure to meet you,” Kyung-Hye replied, caught off-guard at the sight of the young hunter’s armor.

  Compared to the usual armor she saw hunters who raided with her had, the one Yoo Jin-Ho was wearing looked far too fancy for his rank. It looked brand new as well and, with his surprisingly optimistic attitude, made the woman wonder if this was his first raid.

  She was about to ask Yoo Jin-Ho about it, but then she realized something as she observed the strike squad. 

  “Excuse me... Are we going in without a healer?” Kyung-Hye asked, turning toward Hwang Dongsuk.

  “Yeah,” the man responded with a sheepish smile. “It’s hard for a private strike squad to get a healer, so we’ve always gone without one.”

  The squad looks like it only has damage dealers and tanks, so the usual members should be fine. But will Yoo Jin-Ho be okay? It doesn’t look like he’s had much experience in dungeons.

  Just as she was about to voice her concerns, the other members told them to hurry up and get ready. 

  Yoo Jin-Ho seemed to sense her worries and reassured her, “There’s no need to worry! You’re an E-Rank, right? I’ll protect you!”

  Kyung-Hye smiled, “Thank you.”

  But she felt like it would be the other way around as the strike squad made their final preparations.

  While getting ready, Kyung-Hye and Jin-Ho got to know one another more after their initial introductions, with Jin-Ho insisting Kyung-Hye refer to him more casually because she was older than him. 

  “Are your shield and sword brand new?” the older woman asked.

  “Yes! My dad got them for me since it’s my first raid!” Jin-Ho replied.

  “Is there a reason you wanted to start hunting?” Kyung-Hye asked, her brows furrowing in concern. It didn’t seem like the young man needed to fight to earn money like she did if his father could afford such good quality equipment. If anything, he seemed like someone to avoid places like dungeons, especially for someone of his rank and age. 

  It made her wonder why his parents allowed him to go on raids. She didn’t like the idea of her own children in such dangerous places. But she supposed if they desperately wanted to, she couldn’t stop them, especially because they might just end up doing it behind her back. 

  “Ah, it’s just. Something I’ve wanted to do since I awakened as a hunter,” Jin-Ho said, nervously rubbing his head. 

  “I see,” the mage responded, sensing another reason. But Kyung-Hye didn’t want to push the young man into telling her.

  “It’s not something I would recommend because it can be dangerous. If you can, I think you should reconsider becoming a hunter.”

  Seeing Jin-Ho’s smile starting to fade at her response, Kyung-Hye continued.

  “But if you want to, don’t let me stop you. All I can say is to be careful and look after yourself first.”

  The young man brightened up at those words. 

  “Don’t worry, Mrs. Park!” Jin-Ho responded enthusiastically. “It’s my first raid, but it looks like we’re with experienced hunters, so we’ll be alright!”

  Before she could respond, the rest of the squad announced they would begin going in.

  As the squad headed towards the gate, Kyung-Hye noticed that Jin-Ho seemed more anxious.

  “Mrs. Park, the gate seems kind of big. Do you think it’s safe?”

  She placed her hand on his back and gave him a reassuring smile.

  “It’ll be alright. We’ve got each other after all.”

  While Kyung-Hye felt the young man relaxed at her words, she was also nervous as it was her first time going into a C-Rank gate. However, it wouldn’t do Jin-Ho any good to be worried about what could happen instead of paying attention to what’s right in front of him.

  Jin-Ho gripped his sword and armor, seeming more determined, “Let’s go!”

  Kyung-Hye smiled at his energy and walked into the gate.

  As the group entered the gate, Kyung-Hye began hearing something as the others tried to figure out where the monsters were and why the dungeon was so dark. 

  She vaguely heard Jin-Ho ask a question, but she put a finger to her lips and continued listening. Kyung-Hye heard a familiar rumbling sound but didn’t remember where she had heard it before. The sound and lack of light made her wonder what kind of beasts lived here.

  After thinking about what kind of beasts lived in the dark and recognizing the noise, Kyung-Hye realized they were insect beasts. Not wanting to cause panic in the group, she tried to pinpoint where the sound was coming from quickly until she heard the rumbling sound getting louder above them.

  “Beasts are coming from above us!” Kyung-Hye shouted. 

  The group was panicked at the news, but they were able to assemble to prepare for the beasts until the insects started coming down on them. 

  Kyung-Hye stayed near Jin-Ho to keep an eye on him and not have to worry about shielding herself. She began using simple barrier spells that restrained the insects, allowing Jin-Ho to attack them. 

  Despite his lack of experience, the young man was doing well in getting rid of the bugs due to his equipment. She wasn’t sure if it looked like he wanted to continue hunting in the future with how nervous he looked, but she hoped he wouldn’t for his safety.

  As Kyung-Hye observed how the others fought against the insects, she could see that they had worked together often with how coordinated they looked. However, they were more aggressive than they needed to be and smashed the beast’s bodies to pieces with little regard. It made her a little wary since it didn’t seem like they just wanted to be careful in making sure the beasts couldn’t be able to attack them anymore.

  As the other hunters collected the essence stones from the corpses, Hwang Dongsuk went up to Kyung-Hye. “Nice work back there. How did you know those beasts were coming from above us?”

  “Oh, I just happened to figure out the sound was coming from above us,” Kyung-Hye replied. An E-Rank hunter wouldn’t have been able to sense such a thing, so it would be best to pretend it was luck.

  “You have good senses. Keep it up,” Hwang Dongsuk remarked with a grin. “But I hope you don’t pick up anything unnecessary.”

  Kyung-Hye nodded but became immediately alert. 

  “Unnecessary?” There’s nothing unnecessary to pay attention to in a dungeon, especially if a hunter is of a low rank.

  As the other man examined some corpses the group didn’t kill, Kyung-Hye felt the atmosphere around them change into a more ominous one as the men seemed to realize something. It didn’t look like something good for her or Jin-Ho either. She moved closer to the young D-Rank. 

  “Jin-Ho,” Kyung-Hye carefully whispered so the others couldn’t hear them. “Watch out for the other hunters. I think they might be up to something.”

  When she saw his eyes widen and he opened his mouth to say something, the mage put a hand on his shoulder to stop him.

  “Just stay calm and be careful,” Kyung-Hye said quietly. “There’s nothing we can do right now even if something happens. If they attack us, we might not be able to defend ourselves. Let’s just wait for the right moment.”

  The man nodded, looking a little nervous, but did his best to keep a straight face, and they followed the other hunters further into the cave.

  The group spent most of their time walking while looking for the dungeon boss, encountering multiple corpses along the way. Although Kyung-Hye didn’t need to fight as she would get paid regardless, she wanted to help Jin-Ho out on his first raid. If she only used the amount of mana an E-Rank should have, it would still leave her with enough to fight in case something happened. Plus, she could level up a little even though she wasn’t doing much.

  Jin-Ho seemed anxious after Kyung-Hye warned him, but she stayed close to him and made small talk with him to distract him. It wasn’t a lot, but it did seem to help Jin-Ho relax more, and he appeared to trust her.

  After about three hours, according to Kyung-Hye’s watch, they finally encountered what looked like the boss’s lair, with thick spider webs covering the chamber entrance. 

  As they cautiously ventured in, the squad realized the chamber had numerous mana crystals. They mentioned how the crystals would sell for a lot of money and discussed how they would split them. Upon hearing their conversations, Jin-Ho turned to Kyung-Hye.

  “Mrs. Park, can I see the contract you signed? I’m an expert with that kind of stuff.”

  Kyung-Hye handed her contract to him, and Jin-Ho went to Hwang Dongsuk.

  “Mr. Hwang, this is Mrs. Park’s contract,” Jin-Ho stated, holding the paper out. “It only says how you will divide the essence stones, but nothing about other goods. Is there a reason that part isn’t here? Should the crystals be split among all ten of us, not just nine?”

  Kyung-Hye could feel the air around them turn more sinister as Jin-Ho spoke. As Hwang Dongsuk explained what they would do, the older woman listened while thinking of ways to safely get her and Jin-Ho out of the gate.

  She didn’t want to confront eight other hunters because they had various skills and humans were far less predictable than magic beasts. Kyung-Hye also knew they were more experienced than her in dealing with other hunters since it couldn’t be their first time doing something like this.

  Hwang Dongsuk telling her and Jin-Ho to stand guard made Kyung-Hye sure they were trying to get rid of them. There was no reason for them to stay here at all as it would only put the two of them in possible danger. However, the two didn’t have a good reason to refuse and stayed behind as the rest of the group went out to get the mining equipment.

  As soon as they left, an avalanche of rock blocked the entrance to the chamber, making Kyung-Hye quickly pull Jin-Ho away from it. That only confirmed her suspicions. They were “lizards.” Hunters who take advantage of the dungeons to commit crimes. 

  “Mrs. Park! What do we do?!” Jin-Ho exclaimed while trying to break through the rocks blocking the entrance. “You were right! They’re trying to kill us!”

  “We have to worry about that later,” Kyung-Hye said, looking at the dungeon boss, who began moving after waking up to the noise. 

  Jin-Ho froze at the sight of the boss as it looked at them and stood between it and Kyung-Hye.

  “M-Mrs. Park, stay behind me,” Jin-Ho told her as he prepared to defend them against the spider. “I-I’ll do what I can-” Kyung-Hye placed her hand on his shoulder, “No, just stay here. I’ll take care of it.”

  Jin-Ho started to protest, but Kyung-Hye cut him off by pulling him behind as the spider began rushing at them. 

  Creating a barrier shield in front of them, Kyung-Hye tried attacking by throwing disc-like attacks at the spider to see how it would react to them. 

  Seeing her attacks bounce off the spider helped her judge how tough the spider’s exoskeleton was, even as the spider began striking at her shield. It looked like she would need to get close to find a weak spot since she couldn’t pierce its shell with either her weapon or her spells.

  She felt her barrier crack as the spider landed an exceptionally tough blow, causing her to reinforce it before she decided on a plan.

  Remembering her new dagger, Kyung-Hye took it out of her inventory. Her new weapon had a feature that not only paralyzes the opponent but also make them lose one percent of their health every second. 

  Assuming the boss was at its maximum health and she activated the effect, it would be dead in at most one and a half minutes. All she needed to do then was stab a weak point and wait it out. That would be much easier for her to manage than attempt to fight it head-on when there wasn’t a healer. 

  Of course, she was nervous because she was still weak, but facing this spider was much better than those statues. She also knew Jin-Ho couldn’t handle taking much damage as a D-Rank, so she was the one who needed to take care of it.

  As she examined the boss with her shield up as it continued attacking them, she saw that the eyes were the only part of the spider not covered by its tough outer shell, so she would need to figure out a way to get up there. 

  Or bring it down to her.

  While she didn’t want to get Jin-Ho involved, Kyung-Hye was running out of time when she felt her mana depleting as she created another shield after the spider broke her previous one.

  “Jin-Ho, do you trust me?” Kyung-Hye asked Jin-Ho, glancing at him from the corner of her eye while focusing on the spider.

  Kyung-Hye couldn’t pay much attention to him but heard an affirmative answer.

  “I need you to run to distract the boss by running to the other side of the cave.”

  Sensing the young hunter’s hesitation even as she watched the spider’s movements and constant assault on her barrier, she assured him, “Don’t worry. I won’t let it hurt you.”

  After a few more moments of silence, except for the spider’s roaring, she caught a glimpse of Jin-Ho running out from behind her barrier to the right of her. 

  When the spider sensed Jin-Ho’s movement and began going after him, Kyung-Hye released her barrier and ran to stay close to the spider. 

  It was a good thing I upgraded my strength and agility stats before.

  When the spider started getting closer to Jin-Ho and picked up enough speed, Kyung-Hye squinted at its legs to find an opening. 

  As soon as she saw one, she immediately created a barrier wall between its legs, struggling to keep it in place as the monster tripped over it and crashed into the ground.

  She ran as fast as she could to its head before it could right itself and stabbed the dagger into its eyes before running to Jin-Ho. She couldn’t make out his expression as she ran, but she focused on the spider as it began flailing around. 

  Kyung-Hye stood before Jin-Ho and watched as the spider’s movement slowed down before the boss eventually collapsed. 

  [You have defeated the dungeon boss.]

  When she saw the message, she looked at her watch immediately to know when they would have to leave. She’s already experienced one person not making it out of a dungeon in time and never wanted to have such an incident happen again.

  After getting the time, she turned to Jin-Ho.

  “Are you alright?” Kyung-Hye asked as she looked over the young man.

  Jin-Ho nodded but seemed shaken, most likely from being chased by the boss. It was understandable since the odds were not in their favor.

  Remembering that Jin-Ho must have believed she was an E-Rank and did not understand how she defeated a C-Rank boss, she considered what she should tell him. It would be better for him to trust her now since they still had to deal with the other hunters who hadn’t returned yet. He could stop once they were sure that they were safe. 

  Thinking of the best way to assure him, she calmly spoke to Jin-Ho.

  “Can you keep a secret for me?” Kyung-Hye asked him. Seeing the young hunter nod quickly, most likely out of fear, made her feel guilty, but she continued.

  “I actually reawakened recently,” she told him. “But I want to avoid the media for now, so I haven’t retaken the exam yet. I don’t want people to find out until I’m ready. Do you understand?”

  She was relieved at how Jin-Ho seemed to relax at those words. 

  “Oh, I get it! No worries, ma’am! You can trust me!”

  Kyung-Hye smiled and gently patted his head, “Thank you.”

  “Of course!” the young man responded. “You saved me! I would have never been able to fight a C-Rank dungeon boss alone! Oh! We should get the essence stones from the boss and some mana crystals while we can!”

  “That’s a good idea. I can handle the essence stones if you work on the mana crystals?”

  “Yep!”

  As Jin-Ho got to work on the crystals, Kyung-Hye sliced into the now-dead spider and looked for its essence stones. 

  Kyung-Hye felt the tenseness in her from earlier slowly fading as the situation became better for them. The only problem now was to find a way to deal with the other hunters when they returned. 

  Just as the two finished gathering the stones and crystals, there was a loud explosion where the cavern was blocked, meaning the other hunters had returned. 

  As Kyung-Hye observed them with Jin-Ho, it was clear that most of the hunters were surprised, while the others, including Hwang Dongsuk, were not pleased that they were still alive.

  She watched as Hwang Dongusk spoke with Jin-Ho, telling him to kill her if he wanted to survive. 

  It was natural for them to assume Jin-Ho was the one to take out the boss since his rank was higher than hers. That means they will try to eliminate her at the very least to maximize their profits. But she had no idea what they would do to Jin-Ho afterward and didn’t want to find out.

  Kyung-Hye had expected Jin-Ho to go through with it because it would give him the best chance of survival. She couldn’t blame him since he was still young, though she didn’t like how they were forcing him to make such a decision. 

  However, she was surprised when he positioned himself before her, holding his shield and sword out. Before she could say anything, the squad appeared to accept his answer and drew their weapons. 

  As the others prepared to attack him, Kyung-Hye suddenly got multiple notifications from the system, momentarily distracting her. Unfortunately, she couldn’t read them as she noticed the mage launching an attack against her. 

  She quickly formed a shield in time, which absorbed most of the attack. However, it still sent her crashing into the wall behind her, causing Jin-Ho to yell out for her.

  As she took a moment to recover from the impact, she looked at the message from the system.

  [URGENT QUEST: DEFEAT THE ENEMIES]

There are enemies nearby that intend to kill the player. Destroy all the foes and ensure your safety. If you fail to follow these orders, your heart will stop beating.

  Does...the system want me to kill them?

  No, it doesn’t explicitly say “kill,” so it’s unnecessary. Ensuring Jin-Ho’s and my safety is a bigger priority, so I can figure out what to do with the other hunters later. 

  Kyung-Hye gradually got up and made her way to the others.

  The system probably wants me to be stronger, but if it wants that, I can do so without having to kill people if I don’t need to.

  She checked to see that Jin-Ho was safe from being attacked by the others. She didn’t want him getting hurt, but she also had no way of getting him healed if he did get injured. Although she didn’t want to kill anyone in the strike squad, she knew it would be harder to immobilize them enough for her and Jin-Ho to leave unscathed. 

  One of the hunters approached the older woman, putting an arm over her shoulders as he began talking to her, thinking she didn’t understand the situation.

  Unfortunately for them, she knew what was going on far better than they thought.

  Taking advantage of their position, Kyung-Hye brought her arm forward and reinforced it with her mana before striking the hunter in the face with her elbow, using enough force to knock him out. 

  Soon after, she saw the mage who attacked her earlier begin to cast another spell. Instead of blocking the spell from hitting her, Kyung-Hye swiftly created a barrier around the mage, causing the spell to backfire on him instead, rendering him unconscious.

  The other hunters started to realize she was more powerful than she looked and began rushing at her. Kyung-Hye either dodged or blocked their attacks while she tried to figure out a plan to subdue the other hunters.

  Her blade wasn’t an option in this fight because the effect would kill them, but there was only so much she could do using only her strength and mana. The remaining hunters were more on guard around her than the others, and they avoided her attacks as much as she did theirs. She only had a limited amount of mana left after fighting the boss and didn’t want to use what little she had left.

  After successfully knocking another hunter unconscious, she suddenly became alarmed, not knowing how long they had been in the dungeon.

  Glancing at her watch between attacks, Kyung-Hye saw that she had been fighting the hunters for a while and that they didn’t have long until the dungeon closed since she defeated the boss more than half an hour ago. 

  She tried to stay calm, even as she heard her heart pounding in her ears. She had to get Jin-Ho and herself out of the gate and fast. She didn’t have time to knock out the rest of the hunters individually, even if she were to use all of her remaining mana. 

  Remembering how the other mage used a light spell, Kyung-Hye thought about casting a similar spell even though she wasn’t certain that it could hinder the hunters enough for them to get out. The only problem was that Jin-Ho might get caught in it, and she didn’t know if she could warn him about it without alerting the others. 

  Blocking another attack from one of the hunters, she got an idea. She didn’t have time to consider other ways of getting them out, so Kyung-Hye rushed over to Jin-Ho, who was startled by the woman suddenly going toward him.

  Not having time to explain herself, she covered his eyes with her right hand and used her other hand to cast a light spell, blinding the hunters.

  Thankfully, the light affected all of the hunters who were still conscious. It appeared they were too busy keeping track of her movements to notice what she was doing. While they shouted at the sudden brightness and tried to recover, Kyung-Hye removed her hand from Jin-Ho’s eyes and grabbed his hand.

  “We need to go. Now,” Kyung-Hye told him as the cave began to quake, and they heard a rumbling sound.

  Jin-Ho nodded, and the two ran past the hunters to escape the dungeon. She heard Hwang Dongsuk yelling at her, something about a brother, but then she focused on running with Jin-Ho to the exit.

  Her thoughts began to spiral as she didn’t know how soon the gate would close and couldn’t look at her watch. Kyung-Hye felt her heart pounding harder as the dungeon began shaking more. They couldn’t get stuck in a gate now. She needed to get Jin-Ho out first. They made it this far, so this couldn’t be the end for them. Not when she only just started getting stronger. 

  When they began to near the exit and rocks began to fall from the ceiling, she grew more anxious and feared they wouldn’t make it out in time. Kyung-Hye let go of Jin-Ho’s hand and shoved him outside the gate. 

  Narrowly avoiding a rock that almost fell on her, she almost tripped as she made it outside the gate just as it closed behind them, leaving them alone as they finally had time to calm down and recover.  

  Even though she was breathing heavily and her heart was still racing, Kyung-Hye felt relieved and was finally able to rest without having to fear for her life. She closed her eyes for a brief moment as she nearly fell to the ground beside Jin-Ho, who was also breathing heavily.

  Looking at herself properly now that they were outside, her hair was a mess she couldn’t fix, and her clothes weren’t in much better condition. She thought about getting new clothes soon since it’s been a while since she had gone shopping with her daughter. Now that she could earn more money, she could get new clothes for Jin-Ah.

  Hearing a notification, Kyung-Hye looked up and was surprised at what it said.

  (!) QUEST REWARD

You have met all the requirements to complete the “URGENT QUEST: DEFEAT THE ENEMIES.”

Choose your reward?

  I guess leaving them behind in the dungeon was enough to clear the quest. I wonder why. Maybe it’s because there’s no way they can survive?

  She hated the sound of that. 

  I wished there was another way for Jin-Ho and me to escape without leaving them behind. Hwang Dongsuk did mention something about his family.

  Kyung-Hye decided to look at the reward later and check on Jin-Ho first, who was still next to her, calming down for what had happened. 

  “Are you alright?” she asked, looking over him for possible injuries.

  When Jin-Ho gave her an affirmative answer, still recovering, she relaxed a little as his response alleviated some of her worries. 

  “You should head home. It’s been a long day,” the older woman softly said to him. 

  She wanted to walk him home but wasn’t sure how the young man felt about her after everything. She didn’t want to make him more uncomfortable and already felt bad for having such an awful experience today, especially for his first raid.

  Jin-Ho nodded and gathered the things he brought out before heading off.

  Kyung-Hye sighed, finally alone to gather her thoughts and see what she should do next. 

[lokislytherin]

IDEAS TO DROP BEFORE I FORGET THEM

1) teacher!seok x parent!jae

kind of inspired by this one wangxian au i read with a yuan being a preschooler but hyungseok is a primary school teacher, jaehye is The Problem Child (read: she never shuts up even when she's not meant to be talking) of his class of 7-8 year olds, jaeyeol is jaehye's older step-brother turned parent.

the jae sibs have a 20 year age gap so jaeyeol is around 28, jaeyeol's mom passed away years ago and he and kitae (blood bros) drifted away, hye is from another woman and after steve hong also passes away hye's mom is like Aight i do not want to deal with raising a child. and jaeyeol hates his father being absent all his life but he doesn't want hye to grow up in the foster system so he adopts jaehye even though he's a postgrad psych student (therapist jae!!! he doesn't talk much because he has the hex haywire voice and it's so deep it scares people but in reality it's just hot)

teacher!seok meets jae at a parent conference and he's like oh. Oh. this is the yeol-oppa jaehye adores so much. they start chatting purely bc jaehye is so chatty she's getting kind of behind in class and jaeyeol just sighs bc he's so busy at work he really wants to spend more time with jaehye but he doesn't have time and there's no butler in this au so it's just jae who's crazy busy and crazy rich by inheritance and hye who is a little demon and terrorizes every nanny bc she wants to spend time with her oppa!!

hyungseok is like if you don't mind... i could look after her until you finish work (school ends at 3pm, jae is a 9-5er) and jae's like Please. i'm so glad you said that

so they get a lot more private interaction time and they also coincidentally meet every now and then bc jaehye's harp class is close to the park where hyungseok walks his dogs so suddenly they have a whole routine where on the weekdays it's like

jaeyeol sends jaehye to school

jaehye picks jaehye up after work

sometimes hyungseok eats dinner with them bc hey, they're all going out to eat anyway, if nobody minds then they could all go together!

jaeyeol drives hyungseok home they say good night and they both kind of linger because nobody wants to say goodbye

and on the weekends it's like

jaeyeol sleeps in bc he finally gets a day off!!

jaehye smacks him until he wakes up bc wake up stupid oppa jaehye has harp class

jaehye goes to harp class and jaeyeol hangs out at a cafe and gets stared at for being the hot loner dilf sitting in the corner working on his computer

jaeyeol picks jaehye up from harp class

they meet hyungseok at the park bc he just finished going on a run with his dogs

they get lunch together because jaehye loves hyungseok's puppies LOOK AT THEM THEY'RE SO CUTE

jaeyeol's whipped the whole way through bc jaehye tells him Everything that goes on at school and he has never seen her so happy to go to school until her old teacher left and 'park seonsaengnim' took over as homeroom teacher and 'park seonsaengnim' is so nice to everyone and jaehye is actually Learning Things she just likes talking and when jaeyeol meets hyungseok for the first time he's already like Oh He's Hot

hyungseok doesn't realize he's pining until the very end where kouji's dad!gun (kouji is hye's classmate + 'archenemy') asks him out very bluntly and hyungseok's like wait. Wait. WAIT I'M SORRY I CAN'T ACCEPT YOUR CONFESSION I'M IN LOVE WITH JAEHYE'S OPPA

all the other parents (mijin and jinsung, sinu, etc) have a group chat without jae bc he looks so intimidating (the sheer businessman daddy energy is too strong) and they thought he and hyungseok had a Thing going on since the very beginning but no hyungseok is oblivious as hell and jae is shy as hell

2) winter olympics athletes au

if ao3 user agaybigay is here: hi. snowboarder jay go brr

in this au literally Everyone is there except for yujin's squad so you have

figure skating:

mijin + jinsung: pair skate, in love with each other but not dating, they've never medalled bc they're always 4th place, they beat japan's pride mitsuki and ryuhei out for third place in the fic

hyungseok: men's figure skating, aka south korea's national treasure, gold medalist

jaehye: women's figure skating, aka joy of south korea, youngest of the whole team

gun + dg: former multiple-time gold medalists, both retired now dg bc he didn't want to compete anymore and gun bc he injured his leg, they train the whole sk's figure skating team but mainly they just fight over daniel

gun used to compete for japan as yamazaki yuzuru but he moved back to korea to join korea team

snowboarding:

jae: silver medalist, the One Mysterious Guy who nobody knows anything about until his younger sister joins the team and she is number 1 oversharer. has a massive fanbase bc he's talented and his helmet hair is hot

haneul: gets a bronze medal in the year of the fic and it's her first medal, known for her very high jumps and flips like she's part of the sky

others

burn knuckles: luge. yeah. it was either this or curling and idk what's funnier actually

big deal + samuel seo: ice hockey, samuel is best attacker, jake is best defender, jerry is goalie, sinu is coach, lua is team manager

it's kind of like yoi with hyungseok pulling jaeyeol into a drunk pole-dance during the last national winter sports competition and jaeyeol being so gay for this gorgeous, sexy, absurdly flexible creature who fits against his body perfectly and hyungseok barely remembering anything bc he was so drunk he only remembers the person he danced with had warm hands and he remembers making a promise to that person but he doesn't remember what he promised

hyungseok has already admired jaeyeol for a while, jaeyeol is almost four years older than him here and it's jae-hyung's third olympics (he's 24 now and this is probably his last olympics), and hyungseok's always like wow... look at him... he's so cool 🥺🥺

they get to know each other as the olympics goes on bc they have to share the same hotel room, and ofc i have to bring the There Is Only One Bed trope in. they end up accidentally cuddling multiple times and then after watching jaeyeol snowboarding and ranking 1 hyungseok has a flashback like wait. Wait. he's the one i basically did a drunk strip-tease to. i promised him i'd kiss him if he won gold. he's now world champion. which means i have to kiss him. actually i have no problem with that

after jaeyeol wins gold they end up purposefully cuddling on the hotel bed. maybe they do Other Things too since the figure skating and snowboarding competitions are both over

3) he was a punk she did ballet but it's skateboarder hyungseok and ballet dancer jae bc hyungseok is too poor to afford after school clubs and jae is a rich boy forced to learn Rich Kid Things ie piano, ballet, violin, swimming, etc

[call-sign-shark]

omg thank you for tagging me Flor! This screams Arthur x Heaven from thousand miles 🖤 I'm always so surprised you get their relationship more on point than myself aha

let’s kiss with mouthfuls of blood to deepen our bond