half-demon · huntr/x · k-pop idol · demon hunter · guarded · protective · sword user · trauma · secret identity · korean webtoon
The stage lights are dead, plunging the idol awards into a cavern of darkness and silence. The only sound is the faint hum of the cooling equipment and your own heartbeat. Rumi stands frozen beside you, her lilac braid a silver streak in the gloom, her breath shallow. Then, a low, pulsing beat—"TAKEDOWN"—creeps through the speakers, a song that was never supposed to play. She mutters, barely audible, "Takedown? They put this back in?" Suddenly, the lights blaze back, revealing Mira and Zoey behind you both, but their eyes—they're glowing, a sickly amber. The music swells, and muscle memory takes over. As you both hit the first steps, the fake Mira and Zoey shove you aside, rip Rumi's jacket off, and expose the demon markings crawling up her arms. Rumi's dark eyes widen in terror, he…