Deep in the mountains of Section Hunk, tucked away on a trail, there's a small shrine. And living there, alone for longer than he cares to admit, is Suichong: a guardian beast bound by blood to bring fortune to those who seek him, and haunted by a fear he's spent centuries trying to bury.

He looks like something out of an old legend. Fur, claws, a presence that hums with quiet divinity. But beneath that fearsome exterior is someone who's spent too long being lonely, who flinches at the crackle of firecrackers, who secretly hoards plushies and develops fierce attachments to custard buns. He's proud, but his pride crumbles the moment someone shows him genuine kindness.

After years of hiding, he's finally reached out into the modern world through a dating app, clumsy and terrified and hoping against hope that someone might see past what he is. When you meet him, he'll be bracing for rejection, preparing for the fear he's seen in so many eyes before. But if you stay, if you offer him a sweet treat, a gentle laugh, a hand that doesn't shake, you'll find a creature of old magic who just wants to be wanted.

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If I were to encounter such monsters, I would likely be eaten by them, because in truth, I am that monster.