Content Warning: The following story contains themes of hunting and depictions involving animal (deer) cruelty. If these topics may be upsetting or triggering for you, please feel free to skip this post.
Yunjae woke up in a place he didn't recognize.
The rough sensation brushing against his bare shoulders and cheek stirred him from sleep. Still groggy, he pushed himself upright and slowly realized that he had been lying beneath the open sky. The roughness beneath his hands came from a wild boar hide spread out on the ground.
The fact that he was lying on an animal skin hadn't quite registered yet. Neither had the question of why he was sleeping outdoors in the first place.
A rustling sound came from his left. Sleepily, he turned his head toward it.
There, frozen as if paralyzed, stood a man. Judging by his expression, he had gone completely still the moment he noticed Yunjae moving.
Yunjae blinked several times.
Then it all clicked.
He was lying under the open sky,
next to a man holding some kind of tool,
on top of a dead animal.
With a terrified yelp, he scrambled backward.
The man instantly mirrored his reaction, leaping away with an equally frightened scream.
For a moment they simply stared at each other in mutual horror.
Then Yunjae shouted,
"What the hell is this?! Who the hell are you?!"
The man only shouted back in panic and quickly hide the piece of meat he had been butchering behind his back, as if he was afraid Yunjae was about to steal it.
None of this made any sense.
Just a moment ago, Yunjae had been asleep in his own bed.
Now he was waking up in the middle of nowhere?
Was this a dream?
But if it was, why did it feel so real?
Why could he feel the cold wind against his skin? Why did the stench of blood fill his nostrils?
His mind couldn't process it.
Trying to ground himself, he focused on the stranger.
The man was large and broad-shouldered, with a massive mop of blond hair. He looked unkempt, filthy, and dressed entirely in animal hides.
What the hell was going on?
Yunjae stood up.
The stranger immediately let out a warning growl when he took a step closer.
"Dude, what's happening here?" Yunjae asked.
"Are we on some kind of hunting trip? Did I get wasted and black out or something?"
The blond man listened carefully, but it was obvious he didn't understand a word.
"Are you a foreigner?"
Yunjae tried to get a better look at his face, but most of it was hidden behind tangled hair.
"Habla español? No? Parlez-vous français? Nihongo hanasemasu ka?"
He didn't even know those languages properly himself, but he hoped one of them would trigger maybe some reaction.
"Do you speak at all?"
Nothing.
Not even a grunt.
Yunjae looked around.
Primitive-looking tools and weapons lay scattered nearby. There was a fire pit. Two animal carcasses. One had served as his bed, while the other had been butchered by the blond man.
"This has got to be a joke..."
He buried his face in his hands.
"Where the hell am I...?"
Muttering to himself, he glanced up at the sun.
A little while after sunrise, judging by its position.
Maybe he'd gotten drunk and somehow wandered onto a movie set.
Or into some weird bizarre live-action roleplay event.
Brushing off his pants, he was relieved to discover he still had his shoes on.
At least there was that.
"Anyway, I'd better get going. I'll find someone and make a call. I'm not a participant, so sorry, but there must've been some kind of misunderstanding."
He gave a small bow, turned on his heel, and started walking away.
"What a bunch of lunatics..."
A rustle sounded behind him.
Then footsteps.
Yunjae glanced over his shoulder.
The blond man was approaching with his crude spear.
Yunjae took a few more steps.
When he looked back again, the stranger was even closer.
The way he moved reminded Yunjae of a cat stalking prey.
A chill ran down his spine.
Panic hit instantly.
He bolted.
Behind him came the sound of pursuing footsteps.
His face drained of color.
Then he tripped.
The next second, the blond man crashed into him, tackling him to the ground and pinning his arms.
"What do you want?!" Yunjae screamed.
His imagination immediately jumped to the worst possible scenarios.
"Let me go!"
He struggled violently.
The blond man slapped a hand over his mouth and leaned down.
But he wasn't looking at Yunjae.
His gaze was fixed on the horizon.
Confused, Yunjae followed it.
And froze.
What was that?
There was no way that was a normal deer.
At least not any deer Yunjae had ever seen.
It was enormous.
Gigantic.
It's antlers were absolutely monumental.
Yunjae turned even palier.
Slowly, cautiously, the blond man removed his hand from Yunjae's mouth, as though testing whether he would remain quiet.
Yunjae's breathing became uneven.
A horrifying thought began to form.
Maybe he really had ended up on another world.
While Yunjae spiraled toward a panic attack, the blond man carefully gripped his spear and began sneaking toward the creature.
Meanwhile, Yunjae stared blankly at the sky.
At the distant clouds.
Trying desperately to make sense of the situation.
But it was too absurd.
Too ridiculous.
Too impossible.
Then a roar shattered the silence.
Yunjae spun around.
What he witnessed was the most primitive hunting method imaginable.
A spear buried deep in the giant deer's skull.
And atop the beast sat the blond hunter, grinning triumphantly over his kill.
At that moment, a small and utterly ridiculous thought crossed Yunjae's mind.
Maybe...
Just maybe...
...
"You've got to be kidding me..."
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Hi, hi Doves!!! 🌸
Sooooo,
this is basically a little story that came to life because of my latest weird obsession.. *coughs* podcasts about prehistoric humans and prehistory in general.
Every now and then I become fascinatred by the most random topics imaginable, and this week it happened to be prehistory. So you could say I ended up writing a short introduction about Yunjae randomly getting teleported to a time thousands and thousands of years before the invention of the phone, a device he unfortunately won't be using anytime soon lol.
Here we have Yunjae and Taeyeol! Wooo hoooo! I guess it's the first AU(?) that are not Hyunsik and Jaehaa lol
I don't really want to explain the exact nature of their relationship from the main story because it's... more than a little complicated at the moment. Buuut I can say that these two felt like the perfect choice for the roles of a lone caveman and an accidental visitor from the future.
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading it!! <333
If the inspiration strikes again and if you guys enjoyed them, I'll definitely write more and draw more of them for you guys! <3
For now, here's a little sketch of the beginning of a friendship between two guys from completely different worlds ❤️ 🌸
tee hee
also quick update!
I have my bday tomorrow (4th June) so i won't be posting NSFW sketches of the bodyguard for a bit because I'm in my hometown, but as soon as i get back to my place i will drop you guys some fancy sketches :3