SchuylerLisette

In a world where the supernatural collides with the ordinary, dungeons—dangerous rifts to other realms—begin appearing across the city, threatening humanity. The Hunter Association, tasked with sealing these rifts, relies on Guides who are psychically linked to Hunters with extraordinary powers.

A former soldier, becomes a newly awakened Guide at 27, struggling to adapt to his role. Paired with an S-ranked Hunter, a reckless veteran esper, he faces the daunting challenge of navigating deadly dungeons filled with nightmarish creatures. Their partnership is strained—A disciplined and methodical solider, and an esper who's impulsive and dismissive of rules.

As dungeons appear more frequently, each mission tests their limits and teamwork. While the Guide adjusts to his new life and role, the esper wrestles with his haunted past and growing responsibilities. Together, they uncover a disturbing pattern behind the dungeon outbreaks, suggesting a larger, sinister plot at play.

Amid the chaos, the guide grapples with losing his former life and his growing attachment to his esper, while the looming danger threatens to push them—and their fragile trust—apart. Every decision they make could determine the city's fate, or possibly the entire world.

NOTE: This is a slow-burn light-romance BL. It means there are no mature or sexual themes, and it focuses on action, plot, character growth, and relationships between characters and their adversaries. 

Cover Art: V.R. Wilde (IG: its.forevermonday)

Dogmatic Dungeon Dominion

Penn woke to the alarm on his phone beeping constantly. He groaned as he turned over, cramped from huddling inside the bathtub overnight. He sat up, rubbing his eyes and rolling his neck, and picked up his phone to silence the alarm.

Pulling himself out of the tub, the Guide began his uneventful day. He checked the balcony door and front door, confirming both were still locked. Once satisfied that nothing was out of place, he continued making breakfast and getting in his at-home stretch and workout routine for his basic rehabilitation.

Penn felt unsettled as he moved around in a fugue-like state, mind coming up blank if he tried to think of things to do. Going through the motions of things changed nothing. He felt nervous every time he looked at his phone he had yet to to check after the alarm went off.

Ch. 62: Rebound Doll, Part 3