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fairy-writes · 11 days ago

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CHASING MOMENTS

Reblogs and Comments are greatly appreciated!!

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Fandom(s): Solo Leveling

Prompt: “May I have this dance?”

Pairing(s): Min Byung-Gyu x Reader

Word Count: 2.2k

Genre(s)/Tag(s): Female!Reader, Teacher!Reader, Bars, First Meeting, Blind Dates, First Kisses

Notes: I’ll just say this now… I have no idea what I’m doing. Like, legitimately, I’m an anime-only watcher and am on… like… chapter six of the manhwa.

This is a collab with my good friend @straykidsnerd255 :) Her oneshot is HERE

Basically, we both had the same character, the same prompt, and wrote something!

Based vaguely on the song “Lipstick” by Dan + Shay and also “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra

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“How’re you holdin’ up sweets?” Your fellow teacher asked as you walked in for the school day.

It was Monday, fresh off the weekend, fresh off a breakup. You shrug non-committally, set your stuff down at your desk, and slump down into your chair. Your coworker leans against the classroom door, looking at you with pity, making your heart burn with hate toward your boyfriend. Or… you guessed, ex-boyfriend. Your makeup is already somewhat smudged from your crying session in the car, but you can’t bring yourself to care. Your students can make fun of you for all you care.

“Good? Bad?” The teacher prompts, and you dab at your eyes.

“I was broken up with by my boyfriend of six years. How do you think I’m doing?” You snap, and your friend just sighs.

“I just had t’ ask. Is there anything I can do to help?” She asks, and you sneer.

“Find me a new boyfriend that won’t break up with me.” You say half in jest. But when she gains a look in her eyes, you feel your heart freeze.

You jab a finger,

“Don’t you dare—”

“We’re supposed to get a new history teacher as soon as he gets credentialed. He’s a former Hunter. He’s pretty cute from what I’ve heard.” She says and pulls out her phone. It was almost ten minutes before kids started filtering in for the day so she wouldn’t get in trouble with other staff.

“You don’t have to. Seriously, I was joking—” She cuts you off again by walking forward, turning her phone around, and showing you a news article.

IS THE THIRD JEJU ISLAND RAID A FAILURE?!

You are almost distracted by the text before she taps on the photo and pulls up the picture that serves as the article's header.

You recognized some S-Rank hunters like Baek Yoon-Ho and Choi Jong-In. But there was one you didn’t recognize. The picture did nothing to help with the graininess of the hunters getting off the boat to Korea, but if you squinted, you could essentially see this mysterious man’s face. He wasn’t as built as Baek or as lanky as Choi, but he was lithe and handsome. He had dark eyes and a gentle smile as he listened to something Baek was saying.

He was… actually pretty cute…

Your friend noticed the look on your face and grinned,

“I’ll set something up. How about Friday at seven?” She chirps, and she's gone before you can refute what she said.

You stare stupidly at the door where she just was and can’t muster anything to say, even as the school day starts and students start to file inside.

Before you knew it, Friday was upon you, and you were standing in your bathroom, applying lipstick as you waited for the text from your friend that he was at your apartment.

Was red lipstick too much? What about pink?

Oh, who were you kidding? This was going to go horribly. Why were you even trying?

A ‘ding’ from your phone got your attention, and when you picked it up, your heart stuttered.

He’s outside! Good luck, sweets! ;)

You let out a squeak as someone knocks on the door. You quickly decide to apply a nude lipstick, straighten your black dress, and hurry to the door. You’re slightly breathless from wrestling your heels on when you open the door.

Dark eyes, slicked back dark hair, dressed in a simple black jacket and button-down shirt with some slacks. He’s handsome, and even though you’d just been broken up with, your heart skips a beat.

He says your name, and you feel your ears burn.

“That’s me. I’m guessing you’re Min Byung-Gyu?” You reply, and he smiles that gentle smile and nods.

“Please, just call me Byung-Gyu. Are you ready?” He asks, and you hesitate before nodding. He steps to the side and lets you grab your purse and keys before locking your apartment and following him downstairs. The elevator in your apartment building is broken, but he doesn’t seem to mind.

Of course, he wouldn’t. He was a former Hunter, after all.

His black SUV is in the visitor's parking area of the parking lot. Byung-Gyu opens your door for you, and you slide inside onto the leather seat. He gets in, starts the car, and it rumbles to life. You’re silent as he pulls out of the parking garage and onto the street.

“I thought we could go to a bar just down the street. It’s kind of small and homey. I go there all the time with friends.” He says conversationally, but you just nod and stare at your clasped hands.

It had been forever since you were this nervous.

Byung-Gyu is right; the bar is a little hole-in-the-wall place with few patrons. There is a dance floor, and a small local band performs some sort of jazzy song that people could dance to. He again, opens your car door and then the door to the establishment. You are flooded immediately with warmth, and you find your nervousness melting away as he leads you to a booth.

“Would you like a drink?” He asks, and you offer a hesitant smile.

“Just a seltzer water, thanks.” You say, and he offers a salute that makes him seem young, almost boyish.

“One seltzer comin’ up.” He chirps and leaves you alone as he heads to the bar.

You put your head in your hands as he walks away.

What were you doing? You had just been broken up with! You shouldn’t be dating this quickly! You needed time to process, as your therapist had said.

You pull out your phone and text your friend that you had made it to the bar safely. She sent back a thumbs-up emoji and a winky face with “Make good choices, sweets!” You rolled your eyes but turned the screen off as Byung-Gyu returned with two drinks—a whiskey on the rocks for him and the seltzer water you had requested.

“A drink for the lady.” He said good-naturedly and slid into the seat across from you. You smiled and accepted it, making sure to sip carefully so as not to disturb your lipstick.

“Thanks Byung-Gyu.” You said quietly, and he smiled gently,

“It’s not a problem. Is this the part where we ask each other twenty questions?” His tone is joking, indicating he wouldn’t be offended if you didn’t want to.

But you found yourself wanting to. You wanted to get to know this handsome stranger.

“I suppose we can.” You say, a slight teasing slipping into your tone, and his smile turns into a grin. It warms his expression, and he looks even more handsome than before.

The night turns around after that. You find yourself smiling more, laughing even! You forget all about your ex as Byung-Gyu jokes and asks friendly questions, never probing but ever curious.

“So, what do you do for work?” He asks as he swirls his drink in his hand. It’s his second drink, and he’s not a lightweight by any means. His words aren’t slurred, and he’s still wholly coherent. But he’s more relaxed than he was before.

“I’m an art teacher at the local high school.” You say simply, and his eyes light up.

“Like pottery?” He asks, and you shrug,

“Sometimes. Right now, we’re working on a unit on oil paint.” You explain, and he leans back in his seat,

“So, like…” He pauses, gathering his thoughts, “Like Bob Ross?” He asks, and you snicker. YOu had actually watched a Bob Ross video with your classes while they worked on their projects.

“Bob Ross, Van Gogh, da Vinci, there’s plenty of artists to choose from. What about you? My friend said you were trying to be a history teacher.” You reply, and he nods, sipping his whiskey.

“I take the test next year.” You offer him a hopeful thumbs up,

“You’ll do great!” You say, and he just chuckles,

“Thanks. I’ll let you know how it goes.” You feel a zing of hope run down your spine. You mean he wanted to talk to you some more?

The date ended with a kiss.

Byung-Gyu drove you back home after a couple of hours. You ended up ordering another seltzer water but promised Byung-Gyu that you’d drink it with him next time. He had assured you it wasn’t necessary, making you feel almost… happy? Your ex-boyfriend had always pressured you to drink when he was drinking.

“Thank you for tonight.” You said quietly as he leaned on the doorframe of your apartment. He had a relaxed smile on his face as he watched you.

“It’s not a problem. I had fun. Can I text you later?” He asks, and you nod, waving your phone,

“Of course. You have my number now. Text me whenever.” You say, almost giddy at the prospect of someone wanting to talk to you.

He straightens up and goes to leave, but your body moves before you can stop yourself.

“Wait!” You cry, and he turns around, eyebrow raised, but he freezes when your lips touch his cheek in a quick peck.

You shut the door before he can do or say anything else.

What had you done?!

You had probably just ruined any chances of a relationship with this man.

You peek out from between the blinds as he stares at the shut door for a second before he moves.

He let out a quiet whoop and pumped his fist in the air, an ecstatic grin on his face as he all but skipped down the hallway and to the stairway. Your ears and cheeks burned at the display. They stay that way until you’re in bed and ready to sleep. You cup your cheeks and barely hold back from kicking your feet in sheer joy.

Your relationship with Byung-Gyu progressed quickly.

One date turns into two, turns into six, and soon enough, you’re dating steadily six months into a relationship. You text daily, sometimes late into the night when you’re grading projects. You help Byung-Gyu prepare for the exam to become a teacher, and he helps you with your lesson plans for your classes.

It all changes one day in the kitchen.

You’re washing the dishes after he cooked dinner. He’s fiddling with the radio in the corner. You look over your shoulder as he flips through the stations, tongue peeking out from his lips in concentration. A smile curls the corners of your mouth.

He looks up and catches your eye, offering you that gentle smile that makes your heart skip a beat. The one you fell in love with. The one that makes him look so content and happy.

“What are you looking at?” He teases as he gets up and meanders his way over to your side. The chosen radio station is a jazzy one, like the one that played when you went on your first date.

“You.” You tease right back, and he chuckles as he leans his chin against your shoulder, hands going to your hips. You lean back against his chest and press a kiss to his temple. You feel him hum against your back more than you hear it.

He pulls back after a moment of watching you scrub at a particularly stubborn stain on the plate. You continue on for a moment before putting the clean dish on the drying rack next to the sink. When it goes quiet, you frown, turn off the sink, and turn.

Only to see him with a hand extended toward you, bowing slightly at the waist. He offers you that boyish smirk that has your cheeks burning.

“May I have this dance?” He says, and you let out a surprised laugh.

“I’m covered in dish soap and water.” You say, and he shrugs,

“I think you’ve never looked more beautiful in my life.”

You unexpectedly feel tears prick at the corners of your eyes.

“My ex never said anything like that.” You say, and Byung-Gyu’s smile fades a bit.

“Well, he couldn’t see how beautiful you are.” He says earnestly, and you just swallow a quiet sob by sniffling. You rub at your nose with your arm, your soapy, gloved hands dripping onto the mat at the base of the counter sink.

Byung-Gyu opened his mouth as he straightened and was about to ask you something but you just peeled off the gloves and put your hands in his.

“Dance with me.” You whisper, and his solemn expression warms into something so full of love you could cry.

“Of course, m’lady.” He says, and you giggle, the feeling of tears disappearing as Frank Sinatra’s voice sounds through the speakers.

“Fly me to the moon

Let me play among the stars.

And let me see what spring is like

On a-Jupiter and Mars…”

He spins you around as the jazz music plays throughout your apartment, and you can’t help but lean your head against his shoulder. He tilts his head against yours as you listen to his heartbeat. It’s strong and steady and real. It proves this isn’t some elaborate fantasy. It proves that he’s here and loves you and cares.

The song ends with him pressing a gentle kiss to your lips, and you can’t help but think…

You live for chasing moments like this.

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ecargmura · 30 days ago

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Solo Leveling Season 2 - Arise From The Shadows- Episode 10 Review - Let The Raid Mission Commence!

To be honest, if you’re going to introduce this many characters, at least put a text box on who is who because it’s hard to keep up! I get that they do announce the characters and the cast list on social media, but what about the people who don’t have an account? How will they know who is who? On top of that, the localized Japanese version of the anime gives the Japanese hunter different names, so it’s a hassle for me to look up their actual names on the Solo Leveling wiki.

The training session with the Korean and Japanese hunters was nice to see, but it’s mainly to show off some of their abilities. But like, I can sort of figure out that most of them are probably going to die and that the story wants to make it seem like the Korean S-rank Hunters are weak, but they’re probably the ones surviving the whole ordeal. The main highlight is the Jinwoo vs Goto sparring match. While the condition is that they both go all out, Goto actually does leave a cut on Jinwoo’s face, showing off his power. However, it does seem like Jinwoo was holding back, but correct me if I’m wrong. I wonder what sort of fighting they’ll show from the Japanese hunters later on.

I honestly liked that the 4th Jeju Raid Mission is gathering up all the hunters that Jinwoo previously worked with like Lee Joohee and Song Chiyul from Season 1, Go Myung-hwan and Park Heejin from the Red Gate arc, and the Strike Team from the A-Rank Dungeon arc. As an anime-only, I can tell that it’s a serious feat when everyone gathers for a big fight. It’s perfect for the climax of the second season!

However, Jinwoo doesn’t participate in the raid mission as he wants to focus on his family. People might criticize Jinwoo and the writer for this, but Jinwoo is not some American superhero with the “great power comes great responsibility” thing. His first and top priority has always been his family. Also, with his actions ever since obtaining the system, he had been questioning his humanity, so needing to be with his family is also his need of affirmation about it.

Also, the ants make me feel like the author was aspired by Hunter x Hunter’s Chimera Ant arc. I mean, there’s an Ant Queen and she gives birth to a humanoid Ant King who is probably the biggest threat to the Hunters. I just hope the creators of Solo Leveling aren’t being flagged for plagiarism because of this…

Okay, I looked at the voice cast for all the Japanese hunters shown in this episode and it’s a pretty crazy cast. I mentioned Goto and Hanekawa in a previous review, so I’ll skip them. The four that participating in the sparring match: Kenzo, Kanae, Minoru and Atsushi are voiced by Tomoaki Maeno (Hak from Yona of the Dawn), Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa Ackerman from Attack on Titan), Jun Kasama (Aran Ojiro from Haikyuu) and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Inosuke from Demon Slayer) respectively. The ice mage with the gas mask, Kei, is voiced by Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail) and the hooded man, Ippei, is voiced by Kent Ito (Goro from Oshi no Ko). Tatsumi, the glasses guy with Kenzo, is voiced by Chiharu Sawashiro who is known as Miyuki Sawashiro’s younger brother. Akari, the girl with the buns, is voiced by Nene Hieda, whom I am not too familiar with. Reiji, the man with the brown hair and the vice leader of the Japanese hunters is voiced by Yuya Uchida (Naoshi Usui from My Happy Marriage). The Ant Queen also got a well-known voice actress as Noriko Hidaka (Akane Tendo from Ranma 1/2). A lot of these characters have such big-named voice actors and the fact that they were casted for such minor roles means that Solo Leveling is obviously a big deal in terms of popularity. Like, would the production staff go out of their way to cast like seven big names if this anime wasn’t so popular?

Fun fact: this episode aired on March 8, which is Sung Jinwoo’s birthday! Also a crazy way to end an episode on the MC’s birthday by having the episode end on that bloody cliffhanger. I can’t wait to see what’s going to happen! Let me know your thoughts about this episode!

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