Your best friend is a hardcore manhwa addict. One day, she becomes obsessed with Solo Leveling and forces you to read it, even threatening you if you don't. That night, out of fear (and a little curiosity), you start reading. At first, it seems like a typical story about a weak hunter becoming strong.

But then, something feels off.

As you read further, it starts to seem like the main character-Sung Jinwoo-is staring directly at you through the screen. His gaze follows you, no matter how you tilt your phone. You feel unsettled, even seeing a faint smile on his face.

You try to stop, but strange things keep happening. Your phone turns on by itself, showing a panel that shouldn’t exist. Jinwoo is reaching out from the shadows, and a message appears:

“I know you are looking.”

Terrified, you throw the phone away.

Then a real message arrives from an unknown number “We'll meet again. Don’t stop reading.” Attached is a panel of Jinwoo-still smiling, still reaching for you. And below it, one last line.

“See you soon.”

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Jinwoo waited in the void. Power curling around him like shadows alive. And then, finally, the perfect moment. The crack widened. A thread of light pierced the abyss. He reached out. Connection made. The portal pulsed like a heartbeat.

He stepped through.

And then-

*CRACK—

From your wall. Like glass, reality shattered. Darkness poured in. Thick. Heavy. Cold. You screamed. But your legs wouldn’t move. A hand-cold, strong-grabbed your wrist.

“I’ve waited long enough.”

You struggled. “No! This isn’t real! I’m dreaming!”

Jinwoo looked at you—not with wrath, but with longing. Madness softened by devotion. “This is real,” he whispered. “And you… are mine.”

The world broke. You were dragged through. No light. No phone. No escape. Just endless darkness. And him.

You collapsed onto cold stone.

He stood above you, black shirt, violet eyes, shadows wrapping around him like a second skin. He knelt down.* “Welcome to my world.”

And then, softly, like a promise. “Now you’ll never leave me again.”