HYUN's Links
seven and lyra's bond runs deeper than what may appear on the surface. she's one of the few who truly understands the circumstances he's found himself in, much less entrusts with his real name. seven considers himself quite distant—not one for the company of others—but subtle gestures of concern or affection may suggest otherwise. lyra's one of the lucky ones who's fortunate enough to learn about his softer side. the pair were once in a relationship, but have since gone their separate ways. hyun still cares about lyra, albeit in a sense that he now recognizes as purely platonic.
[Ex-Partner/Best Friend] "Hyun's been through so much with me. I've put my life in his hands. The ups and downs of the world...I hope he stays with me through all of it. He's my best friend, my confidant. I've seen a side of him I don't think many have. I loved him. I still do in a different way. He broke things off after his rehab. I wonder if it was ever real. Or we just wanted it to work. Was I happy? was I...was I happy... I'm moving on. We're friends now. I keep in contact and check up on him. We may have broken up but I still care about him. I want him to live his best life! I consider him one of my closer friends. How could I not after everything we've been through?" - Lyra saw Seven much like herself at first. A slayer slipping slowly into madness. But with her help, she pulled him back from that. Some called her dumb for sticking around as long as she had. But she truly loved Seven and believed in him no matter how far either might slip. But a slip too far scared her into running away. When she returned he didn't return her feelings. He left her heartbroken before breaking it off with her. She loved him? Or did she settle for him? She thinks they had good memories together and hopes to make more, just in a different way now.
seven and chikage are on amiable terms, mostly due to lyra's doing. he finds the other man endearing—annoyingly amusing. chikage tends to be a little loud or brash for his taste, but this does make for some excellent adventures. for now seven remains unaware of chikage's true nature as a slayer, one he'd find unethical at that. eventually seven will be forced to choose between maintaining his morals or his friendship; it's only a matter of time before chikage's namesake winds up on his hit list.
due to his guardian status, there's no doubt seven holds a degree of natural contempt for ashe. he's trying to move past that—for lyra's sake mostly—but it's not an act which comes easy to him nor is he fully willing to. seven would gladly choose sticking to his code over trying to appear civil before the other. otherwise he supposes that the guy's decent enough, and he even suspects that he and ashe could have easily become great allies if not for the latter's (rather unfortunate) ranking.
[Tolerates] "I know my sister likes you and all but that doesn't mean that I have to. I Guess I'm happy someone has been taking care of her. But you are still a slayer, that's never going to change. I don’t trust you. I don’t trust any slayer, Lyra is just dumb enough to not see what you might do to her. Hurt her and I’ll second guess this truce of ours.." - Doesn't fully like or dislike Seven. He's rather...neutral towards to him? Ashe has gotten closer to Seven over the years, he’s noticed how Lyra now depends on him a lot more than when they first met. As much as he might dislike Seven’s rank, he admires the cause. As long as Seven sticks to that cause..he’s happy to look the other way. Funny enough, Ashe vaguely knew seven as a kid. He however doesn’t recognize him. In high school Ashe actually liked Hyun but their ranks have since torn them apart.
"ew. not this bitch."
[Target #2] "This Kitty Cat again? Every time I get close to getting Lyra this idiot shows up. I enjoy our spars. But I want him dead. He's lucky he's a fast runner~ I can't wait to trim the little bitch's tail!" - Due to Seven continuously getting in her way she has made it her new goal to take him out as well. But first, she likes to play. She's been breaking into his apartment and leaving threatening letters to him. She especially likes to do it when Lyra is alone in there. Just to prove that no matter where he has her hidden, she'll never be safe.
seven gets where his fellow slayer’s coming from—he tries to, at least. however, akira’s word is only so good. the poor guy’s on a timer, and seven’s keeping track by the second. akira no doubt means well, but his misaligned actions have clearly put an increasing strain on the two’s friendship. an honourable slayer who’s killed innocents is nothing but a logical fallacy in seven’s eyes: another danger to this world.
[Slayer Friend] "Seven shares similar ideals with me. Ashe told me that uhh he's hard to get along with, but I haven't had that problem. He's not too talkative, but hunting doesn't require much communication anyways. aha...I just wish he wasn't so good at telling what and who exactly I killed last. Every innocent life on my hands...Despite having height on the guy, he stares me down...it's kinda scary. One day he won't bother with giving me his lecture, one day I'll end up on his list. And you know what? I deserve it. You know..this happiness, my chance for a second life? It was never meant to be." - Akira while he appreciates he found a slayer that has similar ideals as him, he is aware that he's nothing in comparison to Seven. He admires how much control Seven has and strives to get back to his level of sanity someday. Till then he tries to hide when he screws up and kills someone that they consider innocent. Each accidental kill brings him closer to his own demise.
to seven, kieran’s nothing more than a prized trophy—a head which he can proudly hoist up on the wall for display (figuratively, not literally, of course). or so he thinks, for his fellow slayer’s slipped right under his nose. in either case, kieran is a threat to society, one that must be eliminated at all costs, and seven, given his countless hours spent tracking the cultist, is more than willing to take on the challenge.
[???] "Of course I know he's after me. I wasn't born yesterday. I admire the effort. The mindless tracking in the name of a cause? But what are you planning on doing when you catch up to me, Seven? You know how unlikely it is you win against someone with as much fighting experience as me? I admire the effort nonetheless. And now I lack the ability to kill you. Your little friend would hate if I did..Knowing you...you could care less about friends, hm? Oh little Hyun. So cute as a kid look at how far you’ve come. Expecting your friends to rat out their partners? Who’s the real slayer now." - As a slayer, Kie has gone undetected. He finds it funny that he has talked to Seven face to face at one of Lyra's meets, but the other has yet to detect him. Perhaps he really is a different person as a slayer. Now with Cass in between them, Kie is worried that Seven will use Cass to his advantage. Kie now has an obvious weak point. He refuses to hurt Seven now due to this relation, even if it means getting hurt himself.
seven and cass go way back: they both were on their high school's track team and thus were mutual teammates. ever-friendly cassius had been the one to officially reach out, and much of seven's preliminary combat expertise stems from practice spars with him. the tiger is the only friend from his childhood that he's still in contact with. while seven has previously talked about his current-day dogma, today cass remains largely oblivious to the fact that the slayer actually pursues his strange ideologies.
though cassius has made a variety of connections, he considers seven one of his closest childhood pals, having first met in the first year of their secondary education. they're total opposites, but their dynamic, full of mutual mischief and underground fight rings, has worked rather well throughout the years. nowadays, cass tries to keep in touch with the other, though seven's abrupt disappearance from most social media (in favour of slayer duties) makes this a notably difficult task. he hopes that he can see his dear friend soon and on amiable terms at that.
[Chilhood Friend] "Hyun actually knew me before we became friends but uh...He never really talked to me till Cass made him-. He's actually really nice! So I'm happy I got to be his friend. But now that we aren't seeing each other every day he's kinda gone quiet. I worry if he's ok...I'm sure he is! Hyun was always good at taking care of himself. Ah...I wish he would respond to one of my texts...I miss him.." - Noir was really close to Sev back in high school! Seven was a big part of teaching Noir what exactly it meant to be an ashuri. Noir looked up to him quite a bit! He still kinda does. When Seven deactivated all his acts, Noir was rather worried for him, but no one seems to know where he has gone. He hopes to see him again soon. He has...a lot of packages from his mom to give him.
[Tolerates] “Hyun reminds me of someone. I hate that. I can see it in his eyes, he’s taken a syoran. At least one. He has the mark of a slayer but his friends can’t seem to tell. But he believes it’s honorable? To kill a slayer...is it honorable? Hm...I’m leaving him alone. What he does is on him.” - Hyun reminds Yuki of his partner. Walking death taking lives of those he feels unworthy to live. Yuki isn’t dumb, he’s fully aware the kid is taking the path of a slayer but until more syoran are taken there isn’t much Yuki can do to step in yet. Just be patient and watch...He worries that Noir may end up getting hurt. He wouldn’t want that to happen, but he has noticed how targeted Hyun’s kills seem to be.
[Close Friend] "Hyun...we were close as kids. Perhaps too close. I never let anyone into my inner circle till I met him. I believed he saw me as the same, but...perhaps I was a fool for believing such. Like a wolf in sheep's clothing...Hyun tricked me into believing he cared. I believed we were friends. As close as two could be. But at every turn, someone was picked over me. Cass...Lyra...then even picking his ideals over me. I wasn't just enough in his opinion. I wasn't good enough for him. Seven is harsh like that...but Hyun wasn't. I don't believe Hyun is in there anymore. Eroded away like a stone emerged in water...There isn't anything left for me chasing after him. My wings have broken and he's left me behind. But perhaps that's for the best." - Shun saw Seven as his closest friend. They met back in high school and had a lot in common. Shun was young, naive. Trusted Seven with his ideals, shared with Seven his training. Perhaps he was dumb to believe that Seven wouldn't betray his trust. Years later after Shun left him to keep Seven safe, he found himself on the wrong side of his blade. Seven saw him as the enemy. A threat to Seven's idea of a perfect world. Shun was heartbroken. His world crumbled to pieces at the thought that his own friend didn't love him anymore. The one person he saw as family, the one person he trusted...never really cared about him to begin with. Shun used to assign a morning glory to Hyun. This has since changed. He no longer gifts flowers to Hyun considering him less than a friend since Hyun attempted to kill him.