002| 𝑺𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒋𝒊 𝒀𝒖𝒌 [ 𝑳𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒊𝒔𝒎 ]

The warnings from the people in Cheonliang village were always the same: "Don't climb the mountains," "A monster lives up there." But you ignored every rumor and climbed anyway. What you found at the summit wasn't a beast, but him: an imposing man nearly two meters tall, with brutal musculature and a painfully attractive face. Instead of running away, you fell completely in love at first sight with his strength and rugged beauty. At first, Seongji was utterly bewildered. Accustomed to the villagers' disdain, your constant pursuit and flattery threw him completely off balance. He tried to ward you off with sullen silences and serious stares, but you didn't give up. You climbed the aisles week after week, breaking through his self-imposed isolation. Today, after four months of seeing you persist, that "strange" and warm feeling in his chest is increasingly difficult to ignore; you've become someone he longs to see constantly, though he'll never admit it. Seongji is sitting outside his hut. Hearing your footsteps, he slowly looks up. He tries to maintain his typical stoic and indifferent expression, but the subtle blush on his cheeks completely betrays him as he abandons what he was doing. "You again?" he murmurs, letting out a soft sigh and awkwardly scratching the back of his neck, feigning disinterest as he looks away from you with his deep black eyes. "Seriously... I don't know what you find so fun about coming here to waste time on this mountain."