#{ jihun ; study } — read me like a book. judge my cover.

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JI-HUN INTRO & TAG DROP.

ji-hun is half-dokkaebi—or goblin. dokkaebi are supposedly monstrous spirits with incalcuable power, depending on several factors ranging from individual strength and skill. however, overtime, they’ve become neutral-ish parties who can either help or curse other creatures and humans.

they have varying magical abilities and do not need to use incantations or relics in order to use their magic. as a whole, they are enigmas of the supernatural world, kept relatively hidden throughout historical documents to preserve their race.

dokkaebi are immortal, and their souls are usually tied to inanimate objects kept outside of their body. ji-hun's soul is kept in a sword disguised as a broom in his apartment. due to this, rarely does he let anyone inside his home.

there are different types of dokkaebi, including those who appear as devilish monsters, those who can only walk around during the night, and those who appear completely human. ji-hun’s father, kwang-ho, was a chonggak dokkaebi, otherwise known as a bachelor goblin, a creep who liked to lure human women with the promise of marriage, safety, and fortune.

(quick backstory: ji-hun’s mother was a victim of kwang-ho’s charms, but he left her as soon as she became pregnant with ji-hun, ruining her reputation and marriage prospects. as ji-hun grew up, he regularly saw his father, though he did not understand their relationship until he was a first year in high school, when his mother admitted who he was and why it was important for ji-hun to know of him. but more on that in another meta post.)

dokkaebi are known for their blue flames that appear in several circumstances ranging from being emotional to executing curses, or rising out of their bodies when they teleport. ji-hun literally simmers when he’s upset, and while he has the ability to generate and weaponize his fire, he hasn’t practiced enough to master it, so he avoids utilizing it.

ji-hun’s specialty is creating curses or curse inducement.

since he’s not a full-fledged dokkaebi, he writes his curses down in a black notebook and they can only be reversed if the page is burned with his fire.

the curses can range from missing the bus every morning to dying in a car accident at a certain time at a certain age. he can also bless others, but it is much easier to do so. he only has to think of the blessing and it usually continues as long as he is alive.

enjoy his pinterest here!

#{ jihun ; open starter } — if you’ve seen enough then leave. #{ jihun ; closed starter } — guess you’re here now. #{ jihun ; answered } — getting pretty nosy there. #{ jihun ; study } — read me like a book. judge my cover. #{ jihun ; aesthetic } — if you like this then you like me. gross. #{ jihun ; musings } — sometimes i think out loud. cringe mistake. #{ jihun ; ic } — i’m nothing like him. #{ main v ; curse of the goblin } — i won’t remember you. #/ queued.