Solo Leveling
Mochi Cat
Requested by: @vereimeja
Request: m!y/n gets the "harmless soft boi" treatment from his fans, even though there's proof of him slaughtering an orc with his bare hands. this is mostly because he tends to be quiet, as he's usually too bothered to speak, and because he's short and often wears oversized sweaters for comfort, as he doesn't like tight clothing.
someone also somehow got a picture of him being healed by Beru, who is like 8 feet tall (?), which only fueled the fire. If someone were to treat him like that in real life, he'd just,,, stare.
Summary: In which Jinwoo never thought of getting a cat until he met you.
Or, it just happens that you don’t look like the typical hunter, just the opposite of that actually.
Pairing: Sung Jinwoo x M! Reader
Note: Thanks for your patience!
Warnings: Lots of fluff :)
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Sung Jinwoo met and saw a lot of hunters in action.
Even now, when all he sees is S-Class hunters, he could match the face to their power quite easily as it seems to fit. Same with their name and title, whether notorious or famous, Jinwoo didn’t have any trouble finding them in the crowd.
Thomas Andre and Liu Zhigang, for example, fit his image of a S-Class hunter quite well.
That is until he met you, or as others call you, “Mochi Cat”.”
Why? Because you were cute, short, and soft, and Jinwoo thought your fans must be crazy. Some of your fans even included some of the S-Class hunters.
Perhaps you were more of an idol than a hunter.
But he had to admit though, your photos were kinda cute. Just kinda.
It was during the Jeju Island S-Rank Gate mission, where he gathered with the Korean and Japanese hunters, was when he first saw you.
At first, his impression of you was akin to those of everyone else, mediocre and quite frankly, disappointing.
You were short, and wore an oversized sweater as if you were a student that woke up from their tutoring class. You looked like a middle school boy who had not grown up.
With your nonchalant and silent attitude despite the provocations from the Japanese team, Jinwoo believed that you did not care.
Until you were forced to.
In a face off, he watched you immediately crush your enemy with pure destructive power. Without using any weapons, you smashed their heads to the ground, successfully KO’ed them without any warning. He must admit, he didn’t expect the image of you standing above two of your enemies while sucking on a lollipop.
Then, he saw you snap your head around and send him a look.
Ah, it looks like he was caught.
You stared for another few seconds before you hopped off, and wiped your face with your long, long sleeve, which somehow covered your entire face.
Yea, Jinwoo could definitely see the cat now.
“Stop staring at me like that, both you and your friends.” Jinwoo blinked when he looked down at you, who sent him an annoyed look, before walking (floating) away.
Your words took a moment to process, and he immediately snapped around and tried to reach you, but you were already hidden in the center of all the other tall hunters, preventing him from reaching you.
For the next few rounds, Jinwoo wanted to get your attention, but it seems like only his match interested you. Other than that, you had the same bored expression on your face, even when you had someone talking to you.
“Hey, (Y/N) right?” You purposely turn slowly to meet him (and was that a disgusted look?), and Jinwoo extends a hand for you to shake.
“My name is Sung Jinwoo.” You shake his hand hesitantly, before nodding.
“Would you like to eat dinner together-”
“No.” Without another thought, you rejected the offer, and walked away, leaving him in the dust.
Ha.
There’s a first for everything.
But if you could see his shadows, there must be more to you than he thought.
Jinwoo is not stalking you.
He is using his shadows to monitor you, making sure you don’t do anything out of his expectations.
Which oddly enough, is happening.
Because all he does is see you get surrounded by fans cooing at how cute you are, to you sleeping on rooftops in your oversized hoodies.
Jinwoo doesn’t understand how you and he could possibly be the same age.
Did you not hit puberty?
“Why are you following me?” Jinwoo felt his lips twitch up in amusement when one of your eyes pop open in annoyance and glare at him.
“I’m curious.”
“Don’t.” Before you get up and cross your arms.
Jinwoo finally see the reason why you have so many fans, because everything you do look cute and childish, due to your outfit choices and nonchalant personality.
What he also found out was how much you hated that kind of attention, but didn’t want to take the initiative to fix it, creating this infinite loop.
“You’re injured, but you don’t treat it.” No response, just stares.
“Beru. Come out.” Even when Beru comes out of the shadow, nothing changes, if anything, you become more vigilant. It made Jinwoo more curious as to how you got your powers and what is making you act this way,
“Beru can heal you.”
Without any response, Jinwoo took it as a sign of acceptance, so when he approached you, he resisted the urge to pat you on the head like he would do to his little sister.
Within a few seconds, the blood was gone, and he received a nod in thanks.
“What do you want.”
Very blunt and curt, something Jinwoo doesn’t dislike. But, do you not like to talk to him or something? Did he do something wrong?
Jinwoo chose to push aside the doubt.
“I’m thinking of making a guild, and I want you to join.” There was silence in the air as he awaited your answer.
“...maybe.” That was enough for Jinwoo.
Once again, he shook your hand.
Then, he suddenly felt someone watching the two of you, and he turned around, only to see a reporter bowing happily before running away.
Jinwoo was confused, until the next day, he saw the hunter news.
It was the tiny you, beside him and the even more gigantic Beru.
You really looked like a cat in the face of two giants.
Jinwoo could already imagine the look of disgust on your face, the little scrunch of your nose and eye roll. He could also see you reading the news in the bed, and simply throwing your phone to the wall before going back to bed.
“Oppa, do you also follow Hunter (Y/N) too? I love him! He's so strong but also so cute!” Jinah shoved her phone in front of him and he saw your fan page.
“Mochi Cat”
Below were updates and threads, and even galleries with photos of you.
“Oppa, I saw you were together with him too! Is he really that small compared to you?”
Jinwoo thought back and with a little chuckle, he patted his little sister’s head.
“Yea, he is.”
Maybe he should invite you over sometime, Jinwoo had no doubts that his Mom would treat you like a child too.
That would be fun to watch you struggle and get annoyed.
“How does this happen?”
“Don’t.” You looked completely dead inside when you showed up to the guild office, and sat on the other side of the couch from him.
“You are able to rip an orc and an ant with your bare heads but people think you’re cute when you do that?”
A sharp glare, but Jinwoo couldn’t be scared of you when you just looked like a grumpy cat.
“What if you changed your outfit?” Jinho suggested with stars in his eyes, for the past few days since you’ve joined, he had always tried to get you to change.
“No.” With a flat rejection, he could only shrink back to his desk and sigh.
“It is one way to change the public opinion.”
“No. They’re uncomfortable.”
Jinwoo sighed, and unconsciously reached over and pat his head. Even when you move away and push his hand aside, he couldn’t help but tease you.
“You know, you might be more popular than me, ‘Mochi Cat’.”
“Shut up.”
“Can we adopt him Mom?”
“Only if he agrees-”
“No.”
“But oppa! I wanted a cat before and-”
“Jinah, let’s listen to ‘Mochi Cat’.”
“Shut up.”
JInwoo laughed, why get a cat when you can get a cat in a person?
"You should meow for your fans."
Jinwoo could never forget the look of horror on your face, followed by a look of disgust.
"Is that what you're into?"
Jinwoo chose to only gave a little smile, and instead pat your head.
"Of course not."
"Then wipe that smirk off."
"Sure sure..."
"Sung Jinwoo..."
"Oh, scary."
Jinwoo's cheek had a red imprint for the rest of the day, giving everyone else a field day for pissing off the one and only, "Mochi Cat".
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Solo Leveling Brainrots
Fellow Jinwoo Simps I need your thoughts and opinion!! Also MASSIVE brainrot warning!!!
QUESTION: How do you think Jinwoo would react to his partner questioning his taste in lovers? (ie. Being interested in Reader themselves)
How id imagine the confession would go:
Jinwoo, pre-awakening: I like you *holds bouquet of flowers
Reader, confused: um! *looks around to see if he's talking to someone behind them before pointing at themselves confused*... me?
Jinwoo: Yes, You.
Reader, Shocked: oh! Um... I like you too... but *hesitates* are you sure? About me??
The feeling is mutual!!! It's just his lover doesn't have alot of confidence in themselves. Or any confidence into getting a romance with anyone, let alone Jinwoo!! Reader feels like they have ZERO RIZZ (reader has enough rizz to woo Jinwoo so...).
Like would he hype them up???? Mayhaps but in subtle ways though I'd imagine🤔🤔. You think he'd be extra affectionate when reader gets shy??? Would this differ pre and post awakening?? (I imagine Jinwoo and reader wouldn't want the relationship public due to safety since hes a hunter and all)
AND WHAT ABOUT HIS POST AWAKENING GLOWUP AND THE FANS!!! READERS ALREADY SHY BUT THE TABLOID EVENTUALLY CHIPS AT THE SLOWLY BUILT CONFIDENCE JINWOO HELPED BUILD.
OHMYGOSH WHAT ABOUT THE TABLOIDS WITH CHA HAE-IN???? WOULD HE GET WORRIED SINCE READER MIGHT GET INSECURE OR JUST KINDA SAD???
WHAT IF READER TELLS HIM THAT HE DESERVES BETTER, BELIVJNG THAT READWR DOESNT DESERVE HIS LOVE?? AAAA OUCHHHH.. I GUESS HE HAS TO STAY WITH READER AND REMIND THEM OF HIS UNWAVERING LOVE WITH CUDDLES AND QUALITY TIME DJBDBFIDN
(reader is Jinwoo's ride-or-die, the monarch of his heart and soul, the love reader gives him is like comfort of warm soup at the end of the day, the kind that soothes even the deepest of wounds. Reader's love is also a drug, one that he cant get enough of. If he loses reader, Jinwoo would go insane.)
AUDBUDBDIBD HOLY!!!! WOULD HE GET PISSED ABOUT IT AND ENDS UP GETTING CLINGY IF CRAZY SHIPPERS TRYING TO PUT READER IN DANGER IE. SENDING A MONSTER READER'S WAY BECAUSE OF THEM BEING A "THREAT" TO THEIR SHIP (HIM AND CHA HAE-IN)??? I MEAN LIKE GUIDE THE MONSTER SPECIFICALLY AWAY FROM THE DUNGEON TO READERS LOCATION TOO. (TO THE EXTENT THAT ITS CLEARLY FOUL PLAY)
LIKE THANK THE MONARCHS THAT READER HAD SHADOWS ASSIGNED AND MAYBE WAS DECENTLY RANKED AFTER AWAKENING BUT IT COULD HAVE ENDED AWFUL IF THE FATES WERENT ON READERS SIDE!!
WOULD HIS ARMY GET PROTECTIVE TOO?? IGRIS??? BERU??? LIKE HOW DARE THESE FOOLS HARM THEIR MONARCHS BELOVED?!?!?!? 😡😡EVEN WORSE IS IF READER WORMED THEIR WAY INTI THEIR HEARTS BY GENUINELY GETTING TO KNOW THEM SO ITS PERSONAL NOW TOO!!
Reader has to calm down not only a PISSED jinwoo but his Shadows too (mainly Jinwoo though)!! And maybe being the only reason Jinwoo hadn't gone on a rampage after everything setted. Was he bribed with a heated makout session and plenty of cuddles afterwards to temper his rage and soothe his anxiety, yes. Did it work??? Probably. If it did??That's none of our buisness.
Id imagie Cha Hae-in would feel bad™ if they found out about Jinwoo and reader (just assuming the two being best friends)?? Being like "oh shit someone, a civilian no less, almost died because of her fans" Even worse if later on she learns that they're together aaaaa
But like seriously, what a messed up reminder of the power S-Rank Hunter have on the media. Yes, they know about their celebrity status affecting what they can or can't do but like this??? A whole different level, because yes, people targeting other?? Awful? Yes, but its fine. Using a MONSTER FROM A DUNGEON to target a CIVILIAN?? This is a whole new level of messed up.
Would the other S-ranks and National-ranked hunters feel like kinda bad too once they hear about it??
what the fuck??? For the following reasons:
No one deserves that
Its a civilian going against fans that are most likely hunters, the very individuals hunters are ment to protect from monsters ever since the dungeons appeared
THE HUNTERS USED A HIGH RANKED MONSTER TO TARGET A CIVILIAN (the mutual enemy internationally)
this was all done because PEOPLE BEING ENTITLMENT OF THE RELATIONSHIPS OF THE S-RANK HUNTERS.
This is furthur solidified and makes the WHOLE DEBACHLE worse because only EXPERIENCED hunters would have the knowledge and experince to be able to lure a monster from a dungeon break to a specific location, especially if reader wasn't even near the dungeon in the first place.
(For anyone who's read this all the way, thanks for reading my silly thoughts!)
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