#midnight forest

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Ashka Solanki

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Midnight Forest - By Gwendolyn (7/10)

Love and obligation. Is it really true love if you have to give up everything else in your life? In this story both male leads struggle with their toxic feelings. They end up in a fairly happy relationship, but it's um........questionable...

Jaegal Minhwan meets his master as a young boy. His master is clearly a Demon of some sort, but he's influential and rich enough to cover that up.

His family wants him to be trained in combat by the famous Beom Dan-ryeong.

Beom Dan-ryeong accepts him.

Absolutely nothing creepy happens when Jaegal Minhwan is a child....but him being a little kid is kind of the whole reason for the plot...

Beom Dan-ryeong doesn't want to be in love with his young and innocent disciple. When Jaegal Minhwan comes of age he is plagued by guilt over his strong and possessive feelings.

Beom Dan-ryeong doesn't believe in his own love. He thinks his feelings are impure because of Jaegal Minhwan's age PLUS the fact that Jaegal Minhwan has calming magical blood that helps with his insanity.

It's all very ew....especially since Jaegal Minhwan is very sheltered and trusting.

Jaegal Minhwan is the son of a famous warrior family. His elder brother died because of Beom Dan-ryeong. It was a horrible accident. Beom Dan-ryeong accidentally terrified the young man, and he snapped his own neck falling down a hill at the sight of the Demon.

Jaegal Minhwan is kind of a freak for finding him attractive actually.

Beom Dan-ryeong does provide medical care for Jaegal Minhwan's mom, but that's seriously the only real nice thing he does.

He also sleeps with hot male ho's so he can district himself and deny his feelings.

ALSO.

Jaegal Minhwan's family wants him back but Beom Dan-ryeong refuses to give him back. Which leads to alot of people dying. He's a very selfish and insecure yandere.

He's a hard sell. Not a popular type of yandere....but Jaegal Minhwan is in love with him so there's an actual relationship to build upon. Not just fear. It would be alot easier if Jaegal Minhwan wasn't a noble son. The needs of his family often cause Jaegal Minhwan to choose duty over his uncertain master....that won't commit to him romantically.

Like....what is Jaegal Minhwan supposed to do??? Beom Dan-ryeong is clearly sleeping with many and he refuses to talk about his feelings. Jaegal Minhwan has a very kind sister and stepmother to care for too.

It's a hard and confusing position to be in.

Beom Dan-ryeong also does stuff like this WITHOUT MAKING ANY ROMANTIC PROMISES. He also DRINKS Jaegal Minhwan's blood....which of course makes Hwan think he's just a blood bag being kept around to soothe his Demon madness.

But...the whole time Beom Dan-ryeong was just drinking from him because he desperately wanted intimacy.

Even worse their first sexual experience together......isn't great????? It makes Jaegal Minhwan feel used and he leaves???

He returns to his family and he's miserable there????

Wtf being Jaegal Minhwan sucks...

In season 2 Beom Dan-ryeong becomes a little less weird. Jaegal Minhwan is older and he actually forces Beom Dan-ryeong to talk about his feelings.

Jaegal Minhwan says he will never marry for his family. His sisters husband can take over.

(BTW that's another reason why Beom Dan-ryeong hid the fact that his family wanted him back. He didn't want his disciple to get married.)

This FINALLY convinces Beom Dan-ryeong, and they start a relationship.

[kinnbig]

Perth on Midnight Forest Japan!

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Commission for @littlewolflark of their character Ding!

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[neverlandpixy]

Midnight Forest, Mila Fürstová (2013)

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Midnight Forest, Part Eight

Gene Forrester:

He wasn’t certain why he allowed the elemental spirit to follow him back to his home, but he definitely wasn’t going to complain about it. The light spirit seemed fascinating.

“If I may ask,” Finny asked, jumping over a fallen tree. “How does one become a vampire?” Gene looked over at him with inquisitive eyes.

“Incubus, technically, but I prefer the label vampire,” Gene murmured. “And exactly how you’d think - you get bitten, you crave blood, you prefer nighttime.”

“What’s the difference between the two?” Phineas asked, stopping to peer at some animal.

“An incubus, according to people’s stories, preys upon sleeping women. I have no taste for women or their souls, so I imagine that incubus and vampires are one and the same, just guised as something different,” he shrugged.

“I don’t either,” Finny said, his voice a tad solemn. Gene glanced over at him, waiting for him to continue.

“Oh! Liking girls, I mean. My mother doesn’t understand why, but she thinks it might be a family lineage trait. Her uncle doesn’t either,” Finny shook his head. Gene smiled faintly.

“I see.”

[wytchofthewolfpack]

I found this candle at Target today that is literally how I've always imagined Derek Hale smelling. "Notes of mint leaves, balsam fir, and apple while the base of sandalwood, moss and musk cultivate a forest scene at night." Mmm, yes.