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WONDERWALL

yandere sung jinwoo x fem c-rank hunter reader jinwoo has always appreciated you and your kindness toward him, never having looked down upon him back when he was the weakest hunter known to man. you often ended up on the same quests, and you were always saving him. now, after a year apart, he finally gets to save you and-- oh, his feelings for you go far beyond appreciation now. warnings: violence, unhealthy relationships, stalking, out of character jinwoo probably, low-key not my best work but I haven't written in months so i'm getting my groove back

Jinwoo is not the man he once was. He is not the man he was a year ago, six months ago, not even the man he was yesterday.

He is the sole person in the universe that is not stuck at one set power level. No, rather, he grows stronger with each battle he fights, each punch he throws. Just a year ago, Jinwoo was known as the weakest hunter there ever was, an E-rank better suited to be the first F-rank if such a title existed.

He has yet to get reassessed, but judging by his recent victories and level-ups, he assumes he must be somewhere around A-rank or, more likely, S-rank by now. Still, C-rank dungeons were good enough to pay the bills for now (although barely), prevent him from raising suspicion given that he's still classed as an E-rank, and get some easy levels.

Jinwoo arrives at the meeting place for the gate he signed up to partake in. The moment the group of hunters waiting outside the gate is in his sights, his gaze snaps right to you. You, Y/N, the C-rank that somehow always ended up working alongside him back when he was helpless and vulnerable. When everyone told him to quit, that he was losing more than he was gaining, you simply stood at his side and watched after him when you were able, never once degrading or criticizing him for his weakness.

He walks closer, his expression cool and stoic, effortlessly disguising the thoughts that race through his mind. 'She's gotten even prettier. She looks tougher. How has she been?'

"L/N Y/N." He says, voice low and steady. His ice blue eyes bore into your own.

"Sung Jinwoo!" You exclaim, raising your eyebrows as you look the man up and down slowly. "When did you get so tall? Did I shrink? Please say I didn't shrink."

He blinks owlishly. "You didn't. I grew."

You sigh in relief, putting a hand dramatically to your chest. "Oh. Good. You'll be pleased to know that I worked on my swordsmanship a ton since we last met." You smile proudly, pointing your thumb toward the sword on your back. "I can protect you even better than old times."

'If only you knew,' Jinwoo thinks to himself as his lips tug just slightly upward. "Good news."

"Alright, everyone, listen up!" Calls the leader of this little team of E and C rank misfits, the only B rank among them. "This is a C-rank dungeon, so we shouldn't have any issue getting in and out of this thing as fast and painless as possible, alright? You, E-rank." He points a crooked finger at Jinwoo. "You can just carry the ration bags, yeah?"

You raise an eyebrow, watching as the leader and one other hunter approach Jinwoo and each hand him one backpack. He slings one onto his back and the other over his front. "Way harsh."

"I don't mind." He insists, completely cool and composed as per usual. Or, rather, as per his new usual. The Jinwoo you knew would've been blushing and sputtering by now, mumbling something about how he probably deserves this but it's still rude to be so open about it.

The group slowly begins to enter the gate, the leader at the front and everyone else following closely behind. You step through, your foot leaving the grass and dropping back down onto a cold stone floor. You look around, taking in your surroundings. It seems to be a castle-based dungeon, judging by the stone walls, stone floor, and blocked off medieval windows that litter either side of the room.

Jinwoo steps into the dungeon just behind you. He moves promptly to stand at your side instead. He casts a sideways glance at you, analyzing everything from your expression to the way your fingernails dig into your palms. He'd never felt any sort of attraction toward you back before he obtained the system, and now he can't help but feel that he must have been sorely blind. He admires your appearance silently, somewhat amazed that he'd never seen you in such a light before.

He doesn't have the luxury of checking you out for long, as he suddenly stiffens. "Left." He announces.

On cue, a gang of knight-type enemies emerge from an archway on the left, each equipped with a sword.

You don't hesitate before running toward one of them, swiping your sword off its hilt on your back and swinging it at the armored bastard. It ducks under your blade and thrusts its own forward, the sword stabbing into your shoulder.

"Ow!" You hiss, swinging your weapon upward to knock the knight's sword out of his hand. The second he's disarmed, you lunge forward, stabbing through the armor over his chest, the tip of the blade sticking out of his back. You pull it back and watch him fall forward, blood gushing from the wound you've inflicted.

Jinwoo's eyes narrow slightly as he stands back and observes you in battle. You, who once seemed so far ahead of him, now appear so amateur and juvenile when he compares you to himself.

He looks to his side as one of the knights run at him, sword raised. He raises one hand, prepared to fend off the pathetic excuse for an opponent, but suddenly you're rushing in front of him, slicing the knight's hand clean off and with it, the sword clatters to the ground. You let out a deep breath and look at him over your shoulder.

"Told you I've been practicing!" You boast.

"Hunter L/N!" Jinwoo blurts out, eyes locking onto the blade hovering above your head, a microsecond away from slicing you straight in half. He shoves you out of the way and catches the knight's sword mid-slice, holding it firmly in place as the poor little enemy tries to wrestle it from Jinwoo's too-strong grip.

You gasp for air, wide eyes taking in every scrap of what you're witnessing. "How..." Your voice falters and trails off into silence.

Jinwoo flings the knight back with little effort. He rips it's sword from its hand and spears it through the neck. He drops the weapon the moment the foolish knight draws its last breath and returns his attention to you. "Fight with your back to a wall when you can." He says. "Don't turn your back to an enemy, if you can help it."

"I know that." You protest, looking away in embarrassment.

"Do you?"

"Hey!" You huff. "...I see you've been practicing too."

Looking around, Jinwoo notices that the rest of the group has successfully fended off the remaining knights. Satisfied with the current level of safety, he steps toward you and puts a hand on your shoulder. When you inhale sharply and flinch, he furrows his brows.

"Is there a healer here?" He asks, his question directed at everyone but his eyes locked solely on you.

"Over here!" A sweet girl calls from across the room. She hurries over, holding out both her hands.

A wave of magical energy emits from the C-rank healer's palms, sending a cooling sensation through your injured arm and slowly but surely closing the wound.

You look at Jinwoo. "You don't have to hold me. I can support my own weight." You assure him.

"What?" He asks, looking down at your waist. Sure enough, he's got one arm hooked around it, holding you up unnecessarily. His pale cheeks flush the subtlest of pinks as he pulls away. "Sorry."

"All good?" The leader asks, walking over with the rest of the group in tow. "There are two arches, I'm thinking we head left, where those assholes came from. I assume--"

"Go right." Jinwoo interrupts. "I... have a hunch the boss is that way."

"Right, like we'd listen to an E-rank. No offense, man, but I'm not gonna take survival advice from the weakest hunter of all mankind." The leader frowns, nodding his head to the left. "Let's go."

The rest of the group begins to file down the left hall. You step forward to do the same, but you're stopped by Jinwoo's grasp on your wrist.

You look over your shoulder at him.

He shakes his head. "Don't. They're wrong. We have to go right."

Before you can process his words, let alone respond, you hear a series of screams coming from the left hall. You flinch and hold your sword tighter. "What the hell--"

"I warned them." He tugs you into the right hall.

It feels as though you've been walking forever when finally you come up on a large gated door.

Jinwoo glares forward as the gate slowly lifts. He twists the door handle once it's properly exposed and steps inside. You silently follow.

Inside the room awaits a ginormous, beetle-esque creature, clinging to the ceiling. You shudder and readjust to hold your weapon with two hands rather than one, bending your knees as you eye the grotesque bug. "Stay back, I'll--"

Before you can so much as blink, there's a flash of blue lightning and in the next second, the beetle's head has been sliced clean off and Jinwoo is crouched over it's fallen, bloody corpse, wielding a jagged blade you're positive he wasn't wielding a second ago.

"Hunter Sung," You gawk, completely and utterly stunned. "You- I mean, how- I don't understand! That wasn't an E-rank move at all! I mean, I'm C-rank and I would've struggled against that thing! And you did it with those heavy ass backpacks on!?"

He approaches you, cocking his head to the side. He walks with confidence, indifferent about the blood that stains his face and clothing. "Just been practicing."

"Practicing my ass! Are you a false ranker?" You ask, suddenly finding yourself weary of him as you step back. "If that's the case, why did you let yourself get destroyed all the time back then? Did you have a second awakening?"

"Relax." He says, eyes softening just a touch as he gazes upon you. "We're even now. You saved me several times, and now I've saved you twice here today."

You scoff. "Don't dance around the question."

"What question?" He retorts without a fraction of emotion on his face. He then walks past you and starts going back the way you came. When his back is to you, he smiles a bit. He amuses himself. You amuse him even more.

Once you're back in the room you arrived in to begin with, you falter in your steps and look at the left archway. "We should go see what they ran into. Make sure they handled it okay."

Jinwoo doesn't turn around yet. 'Why?' He thinks to himself bitterly. 'Who cares?'

"They're dead. There were more knights waiting that way and judging by how immediate their screams were, they got ambushed and were unprepared for the battle." He says, reluctantly glancing over his shoulder at you as he waits in front of the gate.

"What!?"

He shrugs and shuts his eyes. He then opens them once more and steps through the gate. You stand back, conflicted, before shaking your head and following him.

"How can you stand there and act so... so..." You sputter, determined to continue the conversation when you emerge from the portal and hit the grass.

"If a B-rank hunter and several C-ranks couldn't survive a C-rank dungeon, how is that my fault?" He counters, finally turning around to face you.

"We should've followed them if you knew what was waiting for them." You argue. "If you're... whatever you are now, you could've helped."

"They shouldn't have to rely on my assistance. I'm only an E-rank, after all." Jinwoo narrows his eyes.

You wince and avert your gaze. "It is kind of insane that they died so easily in a low ranked dungeon. But if you hadn't been here, do you think I..."

"Yes. I think you'd have gone down with them. You're much better with your swordsmanship than you were when we last met, but you're still the same rank." He brushes his hair out of his face.

"So you admit that you've changed ranks, then?" You ask.

He sighs and steps closer to you. He leans in until your noses nearly bump. "I could... explain over dinner."

You fight to keep your jaw from dropping. In what world is this a good time to make a pass? In what world does Jinwoo make a pass at anyone, for that matter?

"Yeah... I'll pass. I liked you better when you were weak, Jinwoo. That version of you would've cared about what happened to our team in there and you know it." You turn on your heel and walk away.

He doesn't make any move to stop you.

New Quest! Follow Y/N. Failure to complete this quest will result in a penalty.

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