CHIEF DETECTIVE 1958
GENRES: Historical, Drama, Police Procedural
SUMMARY: We time-travel back to 1960s Seoul and meet Park Young Han as he leaves his hometown to become a city detective.
THIS SHOW HAS EVERYTHING: Bookstores, highschool tutors, rice cakes, friendship bracelets, new shoes, PTSD, strong men, smart men, men who bite like dogs, orphans, corruption, cupboard naps, snakes, seasickness, and young love.
HOT TAKE: Despite the fact that I haven't seen the original show this prequel is based on, I still really enjoyed this quick, 10 episode series for its nostalgic sets and costumes, top-tier cast chemistry, and satisfying justice.
There's no intricate web of mysteries to keep track of here, just some good detective work, some great friendships, and an adorable romantic courtship to bring it all together.
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Solo Leveling men + Flowers
Choi Jong-in / Red Rose
meaning: love, passion, pride, beauty, & victory.
Baek Yoon-ho / Tiger Lily
meaning: courage, strength, confidence, wealth, & prosperity.
Yoo Jin-ho / Sunflower
meaning: loyalty, happiness, positivity, & admiration.
Min Byung-gyu / Dandelion
meaning: hope, healing, resilience, innocence, & transformation.
Sung Jin-woo / Daffodil
meaning: rebirth, new beginnings, hope, joy, and good luck.
Woo Jin-chul / Hydrangea
meaning: perseverance, determination, gratitude, grace, & beauty.
Eun-seok / Delphinium
meaning: big hearted, dignity, grace, cheerfulness, & goodwill
Liu Zhigang / Gladiolus
meaning: strength, faithfulness, moral integrity, remembrance, & endurance.
Go Gun-hee / Poppy
meaning: sacrifice, remembrance, endurance, & peace.
Sung Il-hwan / Protea
meaning: strength, courage, resilience, encouragement, & power.
Ma Dong-wook / Iris
meaning: hope, wisdom, trust, & valour
Lennart Niemann / Mayflower
meaning: hope, fertility, new beginnings, & boundaries/protection.
Thomas Andre / Alstroemeria
meaning: friendship, love, strength & devotion.
Goto Ryuji / Purple Clematis
meaning: royalty, power, & luxury.
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— ˚₊‧⁺˖ S-RANKS AND THEIR INHUMAN TRAITS.
fandom. solo leveling
pairings. beak yoonho, choi jong-in, liu zhigang, sung jin-woo x gn!reader
content warnings. s-ranks are not quite human, written in lower caps, not edited/proofread
word count. 1.1k
notes. first solo leveling fic here on tumblr!! i hope you all like it, some food before i focus on the event fics :)
S-Ranks are not only distinguished by the fact that their mana levels are so high that they can't be measured by any means, but also by taking almost animalistic traits. Those are a result of their own high mana reserves and in which way the mana has manifested in them. Each S-Rank is individual and shows different inhuman traits.
— ˚₊‧⁺˖ baek yoonho.
beak yoonho is an s-rank, who focuses on transformation magic. while he clearly has the power of a tank, his mana manifests in a weird mix of tiger and wolf
having practiced rigorous control of his mana and with that his animalistic instincts, he’s one of the few s-ranks who rarely shows his inhuman traits
and still, his appearance changed the moment he awakened to a s-rank. canine teeth, his pupils turning to slits when his control slips— those small things bleed through his ‘normal’ appearance
these traits are the most obvious after baek cancels his transformation, mana still pulsing strongly through his body and only slowly turning him back fully human. the tips of his hair stay white, streaked with black, while his eyes continue to glow and usually round pupils remain as thin slits
when he’s like this, mind still hazy and led by instincts, his words are more like growls, deep and snarling, showing his teeth to anyone who dares to touch what’s his
that’s what happens as well. baek normally hides it well, but post-transformation leaves doesn’t exactly clear his mind, instincts influencing his acts and decisions
you know all of this well, after being baek’s partner for years, you got to know all his traits, those he hides so well. sometimes you wish he wouldn’t, you don’t mind seeing him like this, but baek is careful. he would never dare to hurt you, he fears it, fully knowing his claws could easily sink into your delicate flesh, ripping you apart while his mana lusts for blood.
baek doesn’t show his inhuman traits often, he doesn’t like showing them, because showing them means exposing them to you, someone who could never survive an s-rank.
— ˚₊‧⁺˖ choi jong-in.
compared to baek, his long time rival, choi jong-in isn’t the one for hiding his less humane traits, but he doesn’t parade them around either. choi is a dragon through and through, sly and with a knowing glint in his eyes
he loves to hoard things, his apartment filled with trinkets, weapons he collected from all around the world, armor, artifacts— everything and anything, if something interesting catches his eyes, he will drag it to his hoard and no one will stop him
choi is a being of fire. the slumbering embers and roaring fires, calm and passionate, he embodies it and it often shows. running hotter than most s-ranks, choi is a walking heater. he himself isn’t bothered by it, but others can get uncomfortable
and like any other beast, he has fangs and is proud of them. showing off his impressive teeth isn’t something he doesn’t do often, and yet, when the smoke of his cigarettes curls around him, sometimes you can glimpse a flash of them
despite choi being a professional and known for being one of the ‘nicer’ s-ranks, he can have a nasty temper as well. several times you’ve heard him snarl, teeth gleaming, a low rumble in his throat and the heat in the room steadily rising. he has a good control of himself and knows when it’s getting dangerous, choking his own mana and becoming seemingly completely human again.
— ˚₊‧⁺˖ liu zhigang.
liu zhigang could be compared to a berserker. he is a mighty warrior, one of the strongest s-ranks known and his blood runs hot, his hunger for blood and battle never satisfied
liu is a berserker, always ready for battle, lusting after it, no matter how strong the enemies are
and like any other proper berserker, he loves weapons. be it any blade, swords and spears, he wants them in his possession, even if he will never use them twice. sometimes his interest in a weapon is just enough to properly ‘bloody’ it, mesmerized by the view of splattered guts and flesh of monsters
war is his calling and it shows. his instincts are wired and completely focused on battles, it’s hard for him to just turn those off. he can mute them, and still he often scares other hunters and ordinary humans with his laser focus
he’s a predator and everyone is his victim, no one is safe. this is what most feel, no matter what liu does. when he was still young, inexperienced, nothing more than a small boy in this large world, he was scared. scared to hurt others, if he could never control this bloodlust
but nowadays, this fear is nowhere to be seen. liu is confident in his skin and he fully embraces his whole being, the fierce mana that has changed him forever. when he grins with a fierce glint in his eyes, own blood already boiling, his whole body ready to jump and tear through flesh… it’s then when he truly shows his animalistic, inhuman traits.
— ˚₊‧⁺˖ sung jin-woo.
sung jin-woo has probably the most control of his inhuman traits out of all s-ranks known to earth. and still, he can’t hide them completely, just as he can’t hide his power
there are his fangs, just a bit longer, a bit sharper than normal human teeth. there are his eyes, dark and glowing, his whole body shrouded in shadows— sometimes they cling onto him, sometimes jin-woo becomes a shadow
he’s not feral, bloodthirsty or a slave to his inhuman instincts. he just is someone, something powerful in a human body
a reason why other s-ranks are so careful around him. what kind of power does he have, to completely control his urges, those inhuman traits, while walking among them as if he’s a normal human being. yet he can’t be, not with the mana tightly around him— no matter what rank you are, sung jin-woo is one of the most powerful s-ranks known and everyone can feel that
as can you, not even a hunter, your body devoid of any mana but you can feel it. feel jin-woo’s power, how the shadows cling onto him, how his eyes glint, the mana wisps around him. you can feel it, sometimes see it but rarely, rarely jin-woo shows it. hidden away, in his arms, where darkness takes over him, but you’re not afraid. he keeps you safe, clothed in shadows and mana, while his rumbling chest fills the peaceful silence around you.
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