Fuck, why the fuck

I plan on having their mother still in the midst of Eternal Sleep (I don't really care about sticking to canon timelines unless it's a Thing people want, might have Jeju Island Arch already happen. Might give Igris the ability to talk already, maybe he can already transform and has Ruler wings but is the Shadow Monarch so the colours are Gothic As Fuck, who's to say, not me that's for sure), so she does the only reasonable thing and panic calls the Korean Hunter's Association from JinWoo's phone. She can't be trusted to keep herself alive she should NOT be responsible for the world's strongest, and she's pretty sure the shadows shouldn't be trusted either. They are Monsters - literally - and if JinWoo is meant to be among Human Society and is Expected To Act Like A Human who better to call than the people in charge of Hunters?

They managed to wrangle her brother's reputation into something respectable, and they are strong too right? So if he throws a tantrum like the kids on their street do they can find a way to contain the damage. They basically do that with the current S-Rankers! What's one more????

Anyway, Woo JinChul and Go GunHe end up with a mini Sung JinWoo on their hands, and morbid curiosity leads them to try to find out what his actual skill sets are. Like hey! What could possibly go wrong?

Here lies KHA's collective sanity - death by Actual Cryptid Sung Jin-Fucking-Woo, Child Of Shadow's.

I hope for Chaos and Chaos only.

idk if you're interested in someone writing absolute bullshit where all I can promise is Shadow Gang Shenanigans and wishing desperately that this wasn't in their paygrade KHA members just like - like this fucking post or something. If you have a terrible, wondrously horrific idea you've always wanted to see comment it. I want to see that shit

I'm casual as hell so I don't care how you want to interact with me. So if you go "Hey you weird ass bastard I wanna see Sung JinWoo absolutely demolishing S-Rank gates solo", sure thing buddy that's fine

Lee Kiyoung had the attention and affections of many people. For all purposes, he has a Harem. The Harem is made up of many powerful, beautiful, important, and intelligent women. He hardly pays them any mind. He seems to not want, nor care for the Harem.

Jung Hayan, she was obsessive in her devotion. Che Heera was possessive, ensuring everyone knew of her connection to him. Lee Jihye was comparable to his perfect match, their relationship consisting of a complete understanding of each other.

But none of them won Lee Kiyoung's attention and affection back.

Kim Hyunsung's face was always described as stoic. Friendly to allies and vicious to enemies, but stoic in his day-to-day goings. Lee Kiyoung always seemed to know what he wanted, what he was thinking and feeling despite that. "You're very expressive, your face gives you away" Lee Kiyoung once told him, "You can't lie very well Hyunsung", he said at another. Lee Kiyoung always got to work on what Kim Hyunsung wanted before Kim Hyunsung could find a reasonable explanation outside of "I've lived through this before".

Lee Kiyoung, it all comes back to Lee Kiyoung.

Lee Kiyoung reminded him to take it slow with the Blue Guild and convinced the other members in their first raid group to do their best in the demonstration. He ensured their party stayed together. He built up their worth as more than just 'the fastest group to complete the tutorial dungeon', and made connections with the Red Mercenaries. Lee Kiyoung helped weed out the members who grabbed a rotten rope and helped promote him to the position of Guild Master. Lee Kiyoung trusted him and paved a smooth path toward his former positions.

Kim Hyunsung could have been tricked into thinking Lee Kiyoung also came back in time, he was startlingly effective in anything he did – except combat. He seemed to know who would cause them harm, who Kim Hyunsung had a bad history with. Lee Kiyoung made connections with the most important people in the future and seemed to know everyone’s capabilities and growth capacity.

And he made Kim Hyunsung all that must more important than before. Kim Hyunsung became a figurehead. He was trusted by the people around him. He became reliable as a task force member. His once cold, stiff, lacking Blue Guild became lively. They rose in fame again, in popularity. Wealth came to them, something Kim Hyunsung thought would never have happened. His guild members were happy. Alive. Stronger.

Even in dreams, Kim Hyunsung never hoped for such a thing.

All for him. Lee Kiyoung did all of this for him. His life was easier, his life was given another meaning. His life was given a purpose that didn't give him the weight of the world. He had someone to share it with.

Lee Kiyoung was kind. He was warm. Caring and dedicated. He oversaw the well-being of others and got rid of those who stood against their ideology. Lee Kiyoung always sought him out. Always worked hard for him, for their shared goals. For Kim Hyunsung’s hopes. For Kim Hyunsung’s desires.

Lee Kiyoung seemed like he would do anything he asked, as long as it was the right choice. He was a Saint. Kim Hyunsung knew, he had a Saints favour.

Kim Hyunsung found himself wondering, for such a brilliant and shining man, where was he in the last timeline? Who was he? Had he died in the tutorial? If Kim Hyunsung found him before, could all those tragedies be avoided?

Kim Hyunsung knew he was lucky. All the good he has experienced in this life was given to him by Lee Kiyoung. He had his attention, his affection. He would do anything for Lee Kiyoung, to keep his focus on him.