#HERE I COME GU JUN-PYO

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METEOR GARDEN (2018 CHINESE ADAPTATION)

So the ending was Dong Shancai (SHEN YUE) was told by Ximen (CEASAR WU) that she rejected Daoming Si (DYLAN WANG) and he moved to London.

Then Daoming Si appeared making the same demands of when they met. Shancai denied him and he left. Then Daoming Zhaung (HSU DEE) appeared with two backup dancers and danced to the song RIVER (by BISHOP BRIGGS aka SARAH MCLAUGHLIN) which is a popular song in the states at that time.

She then tried to summon Daoming Si but instead got Hauze Lei (DARREN CHEN) Ximen (CEASAR WU) and Meizuo (LEON LEONG) having to choose one of them to marry. They all make their pitch.

After she turns them all down they summon Daoming Si who appears with every other guy that fell for our heroine Shancai including her best friend Qing He (LIN YIN HAO) Thomas (BLAKE ABBIE) and Tian Ye (WANG RUN ZE)

They were married by Daoming Si's sister without Shancai's parents or Daoming Si's evil mother who by this point wasn't trying to stop them in attendance. But the two mean girls that sent Shancai into a blizzard were there. But like @pose4photoml said...they got their happy ending.

[hooniee]

   — ꒰‧⁺ eye candy + bonus scenario*ೃ༄

↷ jay x reader ⋯ ♡ᵎ

↷ genre: fluff | school romance ⋯ ♡ᵎ

↷  warnings: none! ⋯ ♡ᵎ

♡ :: hii can i get a school au with jay? thank youuu i love you work!! ༉ ﾟ

⇢˚⋆ ✎ author note: hi lovely! thank you so much for requesting and i’m glad you love my work! it means the world to me <3 i’m so sorry that it took a while to get this out but i hope you still enjoy it! @yeojinscactus (the bonus scenario isn’t my favorite but i think it was cute!)ˎˊ-: 

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ────── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .*

my mans, jay

beautiful eye candy in the school, you know?

i know when we have that one attractive person in school

you don’t even have to actually like them

your eyes just gravitate towards them?ಥ_ಥ̥

that was who jay was

putting your books in your locker and you hear jay’s laugh near?

YOU SIDE EYE HIM AS HE WALKS BYE

(DID YOU KNOW PEOPLE CAN SEE WHEN YOU SIDE EYE THEM? BWUIBDIUWHID)ಥ‿‿ಥ

but he’s too invested talking to sunghoon to notice

sunghoon park: best friend of jay park and eye candy number two

jay and sunghoon were pretty popular at school

like F4 minus two other people

and they weren’t jerks (◡‿◡✿)

(just kidding haha i love gu jun-pyo(◕▿◕✿))

meaning lots of people liked them

and had them as their eye candy

i mean sunghoon was handsome FOR SURE

but jay just had your heart ❤(ˆ‿ˆԅ)

if you don’t wanna listen to the sob story about your teacher’s life

just glance over and you’ll see an actual angel

let’s introduce him, shall we?

jay park: classmate and friend of yours, most importantly, YOUR CRUSH

the angel complex is different when he’s your friend pls

jay will literally come at you in class

especially if he sits behind you

english class is literally hell for you (ㆁᴗㆁ✿)

“quit it jay”

you shake your head

“quit what?”

“stop trying to see if my hair can balance your pencil”

(pouty jay) “b-but i just want to try it out,”

“well it keeps just getting tangled in my-”

“WAIT DON’T MOVE I ALMOST GOT IT”

your hair was coming out in CLUMPS because he kept getting this pencil stuck in your hair

you were questioning on how you weren’t balding yet ಥ_ಠ

from tangles

 and stress

the amount of trouble you have gotten in because of this man

“YAH THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT THAT I GOT DETENTION”

“my fault? HOW IS THIS MY FAULT?

“if you didn’t spit your disgusting, chewed up gum in my hair and stick my hair to the chair, we wouldn’t be here would we ?”

“well it’s my not fault that your hair can’t unstick that easily.”

sunghoon came in at the right time to hold you from beating the shit out of jay ᕕ༼✿•̀︿•́༽ᕗ

anyway

back to our regular channel （っ＾▿＾）

you had a PHAT crush on jay

you and sunghoon were shocked at how jay hasn’t noticed

anyone could see it besides the best man himself

oh did i mention you and sunghoon are good friends too?

he’s the only one to know about you liking jay

you don’t trust a lot of people but sunghoon was like your over protective older brother

he made sure you ate all your meals

always offers to walk you home

carries your books to your class

(to literally blackmail you into doing assignments for him)

when he found out that you liked jay, he did not like it AT ALL

“y-you like who?

“jay park, park jong seong, your best friend that you literally stick with all day?’

“i think i’m hearing you wrong? did you say yang jungwon?” (◕ᴗ◕✿)

the point, sunghoon cool older brother role

stamp of approval ٩(˘◡˘)۶

you would confess to him but you just didn’t know how to?

first, you don’t know if he likes you back

second, what type of confession does jay even like?

the ones that go out all big with ballons and a chorus?

the ones in public with a bunch of people watching?

the ones were you just say ‘i like you’?

AHH IDK YOUR HEAD WAS JUST A MESS

he should start paying rent honestly o(╥﹏╥)o

must be from the pain of having you hair teared out everyday

he just tortures you

in the movies, it always played out that if a guy tortures you

he likes you

well then jay would like 20 other people as well

jay just had natural flirty vibe to him 

(playboy shit)

why did you even like this empty peanut shell?(⊙_◎)

he has no smarts

and no sense of read the room

but he has the looks

and humor

GOSH DEIHWIEOHOIENFIOE

you really had to ponder on this

do you want to marry a guy who is an idiot and will make unnecessary comments but has the looks and can turn your frown upside down?

OR do you want to marry a guy who has a 4.5 GPA and will be able to keep his remarks to himself BUT is average and cold?

who do you think will win from this ratio?

of course today was the day that ms. kim assigns us a lab

AND JAY IS HERE

he usually skips chem but for some odd reason

he was here

“i will be assigning your lab partners”

the whole class groans and you cross your fingers behind your back

“please don’t be jay, please don’t be jay, please be sunghoon, please be sunghoon,”

“sunghoon with hana”

sunghoon can feel your deserpate prayers and shoots you an apologizing look

“okay if i can’t be with sunghoon universe, how about jake hm? i heard he’s good at chemistry,”

“jake and yeji”

“I LITERALLY HATE MY LIFE FBWIUBFIOWN”(º﹃º)

“jungwon and areum”

“sunoo and haneul”

“niki with sujin”

“heeseung with juyeon”

YOU WERE PRACTICALLY READY TO EVAPORATE 

like you were speaking to the universe,

“heyyy so i’m ready, can you book room 35 for me? i want a window view! thanks”

“jay and (y/n)”

“MY LUCK-”

you had to change your partner

you raise your hand and ms.kim glares at you

“these partners are final! no exchanging!”

you smacked your head against the desk

oh dear lordy

jay comes over, chem textbook in hand

“hey partner”

he winks at you

and you scowl

(I KNOW YOU LIKED IT ON THE INSIDE(/ε＼*))

OH UNIVERSE, WHY MUST YOU BE SO CRUEL TO ME?

you were sobbing on the outside

(YOU WERE DOING YOUR LITTLE DANCY DANCY OUT OF HAPPINESS INSIDE(・ε・｀))

“for today’s lab, you guys will be experimenting with how certain chemicals react with each other,”

this is gonna be BAD

“i will be passing out a sheet with information of the chemicals that are placed on your desk. please make sure to put on all your gear! “

“but ms. kim, these safety goggles make me lo-”

“i don’t care! this is for your safety hana”

you put on goggles, mask, gloves and coat

you glance over to jay to see him dozing him off

you smack his head

“I’M UP SUNGHOON, WHAT- oh it’s just you.”

“please put your gear on, you might burn yourself,”

jay wiggles his eyebrows

“oh worry about me i see”

OF COURSE I AM YOU IDIOT

“whatever, let’s just finish this lab”

jay puts his gear on too

even in a lab coat and in big goggles, he still looked handsome 

“(y/n), are you good?”

jay’s face was WAY too close ʕ◉aᴥ◉ʔ

“yeah i’m f-fine,”

you shielded your face and knocked his forehead back

he pouted before looking at the chemicals

“okay what’s this chemical?”

“that’s bleach. this is technically household bleach so it’s actually a mixture-”

“and what’s this one?”

“that’s rubbing alcohol. isopropyl alcohol, also known as isopropanol, is a colorless, volatile and flammable liqu-”

“what if i mix them together?”

“well i wouldn’t do that, it say-”

guess what he did?

he poured the bleach in the rubbing alcohol

wait for it

BOOM BOOM

.

..

...

RING RING RING

jay had managed to mess up

who am i kidding?

it’s jay 눈_눈

he mixed two chemicals that explode when together

and he set the fire alarm off

“YOU IDIOT, BEFORE YOU POURED IT IN, I WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT-”

“WHY DIDN’Y YOU WARN ME?”

“I DI-”

“ I CAN’T BELIEVE THAT YO-”

“IF YOU WOULD LISTEN TO ME IDIOT”

you threw a book at him

“I TRIED TO, LOOK WHAT YOU DID”

he threw the book back at you-

you guys just kept throwing books at each other BDDJFJFMVKDKCNVK

“I CAN’T HEAR YOU BECAUSE OF THIS FIRE ALARM”

“okay class, please do not remove any of your protective gear and exit to the left of the classroom,”

going to school with jay was intresteing?

never a normal day

sadly

─── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .* :☆ﾟ. ────── ･ ｡ﾟ☆: *.☽ .*

the loud blare of the fire alarm rung but ms. kim’s screaming instructions managed to beat the sound. you turn around to glare at jay. you pick up your notebook and throw it to him.

“this is your fault you idiot! if you would have just-” you shout

jay throws the book back at you and it hits your face.

his eyes widen before he tries to contains his laughter “s-sorry i didn’t mean t-too ”

jay bursts our laughing before someone gets a hold of his lab coat.

“YAH WHO ARE YOU- JAKE MY MAN,” jay goes in for a bro-shake

“yeah not right now dude,” jake drags him away outside and jay dramatically puts a hand over his chest and waves goodbye to you.

you roll your eyes before heading out of the door and out the emergancy exit.

a tall penguin’s eyes glance around before seeing your face and letting a sigh of relief. he jogs over to you, “(y/n) don’t scare me like that, i thought you were still stuck in there.”

sunghoon swings his arm over your shoulder. you sigh, “i was stuck in there because jay was arguing about who started the explosion.”

you and sunghoon both glance at the whale cry of jay.

jay was laying on the ground, acting dead while jake was panicking and jungwon rolled his eyes, nudging jay with his foot

“what about him do you like again?”

“i don’t know?”

[smylealong]

I have long debated whether or not I should write this, but @rain-hat​ convinced me that I should. So here I am, penning this diss meta about The King: The Enternal Monarch. Starting off with the disclaimer that I love this show. This is the show that introduced me to the wonderful Woo Do Hwan and for that I can never be thankful enough. But I have issues with the show, and I will enumerate them here. Brace yourselves for a tirade.It’s long, so putting a “keep reading”.

 1)    Manpasikjeok: Let’s start with the basis of the series. The Manpasikjeok. The series never delves into what the Manpasikjeok is. It’s a flute, yes. But it doesn’t delve into the background of this all-powerful plot device. I understand that the Manpasikjeok is a part of the Korean folklore and thus, probably the makers did not feel the need to delve deeper. But for non-Korean viewers like me, it was very confusing. So, before I speak about the details of what exactly bothered me about the flute, I will present the story itself.

After the death of his father King Munnu, King Sinmun of the Silla Dynasty heard the rumors of an island floating toward the temple that he had built in the honor of his father. A fortuneteller told Sinmun that the late King had become a sea dragon and his loyal General, Kim Yu-shin, had become a heavenly god. The fortuneteller also said that if he were to visit the island, he would get an incredible gift. When Sinmun went in search of this floating island, it looked like it had a turtle’s head and a bamboo tree on its back. In the mornings, the bamboo looked to be split into two while at night, it would join. After braving through seven days of storm, the King reached the island. There the sea dragon told him to make a flute out of the bamboo tree. This flute was said to provide magical properties. When the flute was played, enemy forces would retreat, and diseases were cured. Also, the magic flute would bring rainfall if there was a drought and stop the rains in floods. Ever since then, the bamboo flute was called ‘Manpasikjeok,’ meaning a flute that calms down ten thousand waves and it became a national treasure. This is the folktale.

 If I am to nitpick, time travel and parallel universes are not mentioned in the folktale. But that is something I am willing to let slide, because you need something to make the story work and the makers chose a mythical object from the folklore. People do it all the time, so I am not going to penalize the makers for it. What I am going to diss them for is the way they spoke about the spirit of the flute. Was it a demon? A spirit? A god? What? Why did it not allow Lee Lim to age? If time passes differently for the owner of the flute as Lee Lim claims, why did Gon’s time seem normal for the most part? The only difference in time seemed to be when the portal was opened and time stopped. So, before Gon opened the portal, time did not stop for Lee Lim. Why then did he not age?

2)      Post series events (part I): Which brings me to the second problem I have with the series. Post-series events. I understand Ta Eul retaining her memories of the alternate timeline because, she was in the portal and thus, remained untouched by the effects of the changed timeline. Fair. I get Gon retaining memories, because he was the owner of the flute. Granted. Why did Jo Yeong retain the memories when everyone else forgot about it? The only explanation I have is that it was because he was in the past timeline when the timeline changed? But the show never bothers to give an explanation for it. Also, if the events in altered timeline happened almost exactly as they did in the original timeline, then Yeong came to Republic of Korea. If Yeong came to Republic of Korea, then he met Jo Eun Sup. As did Gon. Why then did Eun Sup not recognize Gon at the end? Why does Yeong say that Eun Sup will not remember him? Is it because Yeong retained memories from the altered timeline and hence believed Gon when he said that he was going to the other world? Then, it stands to reason that Yeong did not go to Republic of Korea. Then things changed! They did not go exactly the way it happened in the series. Ah! My head hurts.

 3)      Corea and Korea: They are parallel worlds. I get it. But at times, they were nigh indistinguishable. This is @rain-hat​’s input and I agree with it completely. Why are the people in Corea dressed like Westerners and why are we not seeing more Hanboks? Why are court ladies the only ones dressed in traditional garb? Also, what is the official religion of Corea?

 4)      The characters: This is going to be a long one, so brace yourselves. I have issues with the characters. I’m going for bullet points, because I have LOT TO SAY.

 ·       Kang Shin-jae: Other than messing with him in all possible ways, what was the purpose of this character. As my editor once said, you must ask yourself what purpose does a character serve to the overall story? The litmus test of it being, if the said character is removed from the equation, does it impact the overarching plot of the story in any significant way? And much as I love this character, I’m sorry to say, his removal would not have impacted the story in any way. Yes, I’m aware that even Meyong Seung-ah does not pass this litmus test, but she does not occupy nearly as much screen time as Shin-jae. I wish they had utilized the character more than just use him as a material to evoke emotions.

·       Koo Seo Ryeong: She is portrayed as a villain/b*tch. Why? Because she has political ambitions and is a woman who is not above playing the ruthless game that the men around her seem to be playing? She is a woman who has clawed her way to the top in a man’s world. Can we please stop demonizing women like this?

·       Jo Yeong: Yes. Surprise, I know. He is the reason I (and many others) kept watching the show. The man who stole the show, the one who carried the show. A startlingly pretty face backed by a phenomenal performance, Jo Yeong is a treat. BUT, for a character as spectacular as Yeong, he was not utilized enough. I wish the show had actually given him something to do when he was in Korea. They wasted a talent like Woo Do Hwan.

·       Jeong Ta-eul: I loved Ta-eul when she first came on screen. Badass, no nonsense, tough as nails cop in her thirties as out leading lady? HELL YEAH! But then she meets Lee Gon and all the things that I loved about her seemed to evaporate. She became a cry baby and I just could not handle that. K-dramas, can you please stop turning the badass female leads into a prop for the leading man’s “bravery and heroism”. (Fervently hoping Nine Tails doesn’t do that, because I love Jo Bo ah’s character there).

·       Lee Gon: Oh, I hate this character with a passion. TKEM gave me SLS like no other drama before or since. I sincerely want to ask Lee Min Ho; just how many versions of Gu Jun Pyo are we going to see from him? Rich, powerful, privileged man who does whatever he wants? I’m getting really tired of it. I like Lee Min Ho, but really, you need to branch out, dude.

5)      Post series events (part II): Speaking of Lee Gon, my man, you posses the all powerful tool to travel through parallel universes and time, and you use it to go on dates? WHAT THE F***? AAAHHGHHKSJJGFHVJHMDSYFHJVHKJNSKLJHG. Lee Lim was right. You’re WASTING it. Ugh. Personally, I felt as though the entire romance plot could have been done away with.

6)      JoGon: The series teased heavily about this relationship and the fandom lapped it up. Beautiful fanart and fanfics emerged. But, I have issues and no, it’s not because they’re a same sex couple. My issue comes from the power dynamics of the couple. It is skewed beyond belief. The dynamic works perfectly when it is a king-bodyguard relationship. But the second it becomes a romance, there’s problem. All the power in the relationship is with Gon and Yeong has almost no agency in the relationship. And I love Jo Yeong too much to subject him to a relationship like that.

7)      Product Placement: Yes, it was tough, but there was a series somewhere between all those product placements.

In closing, this series had the potential to be so much more. Yet, it failed. Spectacularly. I liked and enjoyed this series, but I have so many issues. SO MANY. Do you have any issues you would like to add? Please feel free.

[saundraswriting]

Confessions

SUMMARY: A little light hearted AU of episode 6. Where Geum Jan-Di has rejected Gu Jun-Pyo. But he stills hasn't quite gotten the idea yet. The beach trip is the catalyst for Yoon Ji-Hoo to realize what is right in front of him.

NOTES: I am just trying to soothe my soul here. Nothing major, this series isn’t anything consecutive, Just my series of au’s and fix-it’s. 

WARNINGS: Nothing much, possible panic/anxiety attack triggers and piss poor CPR/ medical inaccuracies. 

You can read it directly on Ao3 here.

Masterlist // Ao3 // The Misc. Adventures of Geum Jan-Di and Yoon Ji-Hoo

The trip to New Caledonia was a welcome surprise for Sinhwa High's own Wonder Girl Geum Jan-Di and pleasant sidekick Chu Ga-Eul and a must needed vacation for the F4 boys. The flight was long, but smooth. The landing was a little rough causing Jan-Di's legs to shake as she stood up. Ji-Hoo was at her elbow grip light and stabilizing.

"You alright? Ears don't hurt? You're not dizzy?" He asked lowly. Jan-Di shook her head, leaning into his grip slightly.

"No, I am fine sunbae. I am just a little unsteady is all. I haven't flown before so I am happy my first time was with my friends. Jun-Pyo will only make a little fun of me." Jan-Di smiled. Ji-Hoo nodded in agreement, helping her get her carry on down. They were the last two off, Ji-Hoo keeping a hold of her to escort her off the plane.

There were stairs attached to the plane and parked a bit from the bottom was a limo where the others were already getting in. Ga-Eul was patiently standing outside for her friend while Yi-Jung waited to help her into the car. Once she saw Jan-Di she waved and accepted his help into the car.

"You have one very loyal friend there, Jan-di." Ji-Hoo said. He took her bag as they walked down the stairs, hoping to minimizer her clumsiness.

"Yeah. I wish I had her at school instead of Min-Ji, then I would have avoided the sleeping around scandal." Jan-Di said it nonchalantly, forgetting that he had been in France when that happened.

"I am sorry. The what scandal?" Ji-Hoo froze on the stairs. Jan-Di turned to him from the first to last stair, surprise evident on her face.

"No one told you? Oh, you were still in Paris when this happened, sunbae?" She finished going down the stairs, Ji-Hoo following her. "I was invited by Min-Ji to a club. She spiked my drink and set me up with a random student to take pictures. The article was spread through the news, that the scholarship student was an undignified woman. That was also around the same time that I had rejected Jun-Pyo, but we were trying to be friends, so the point was to make it seem like I was cheating on him." Jan-Di grew sullen and quiet. They made it to the car in silence.

"Jan-Di, let's both enjoy our time here, okay?" ji-Hoo said, he much preferred her smiling to her frowning.

"You're right like always, sunbae. It would be rude to bring everyone down with my sadness. This trip is a gift in itself. I should enjoy it!" Jan-Di pumped her fist laughing.

"Aish, are we gonna leave anytime today?" Jun-Pyo demanded pushing the door open from the inside.

"Yeah, yeah. We're coming. Keep your shirt on." Jan-Di waved off his impatience. 'She has grown, not letting him step all over her.' Ji-Hoo thought.

The car ride to the resort was quiet, broken up mostly by Jan-Di and Ga-Eul's comments of appreciation. The two of them pointed out a lot of the pretty scenery and took a few pictures. One memorable moment, Jan-Di opened a window and leaned out to get a picture of the town in the distance. The car hit a bump and with a yelp almost feel out, the F4 all grabbed her ripping her back into the car with various curses. Ji-Hoo casually locked the windows to prevent another attempt, and the girls returned to pointing out interesting things, like almost falling out a car happened everyday.

They got to the resort a while later, the room were small buildings on the water attached with various walkways. Their luggage had already been delivered to their rooms. 'The flight was rather long, a shower and change of clothes wouldn't be a bad idea. If I hurry Ga-Eul and I can walk along the beach for a bit before dinner.' Jan-Di texted her friend explaining her idea. Ga-Eul agreed easily.

The two of them walked the path to the beach, The two of them talking about shared memories and catching up. Jan-Di's habit of getting picked up and harassed by the F4 and others didn't leave them much time to talk. "Jan-Di, are you really not going to date Gu Jun-Pyo sunbae?" Ga-Eul asked. "I know you still have feelings for Yoon Ji-Hoo sunbae. Did you reject Jun-Pyo to go out with him?" Ga-Eul asked again. Jan-Di had always appreciated the way Ga-Eul forced her to see her feelings.

Jan-Di stopped walking, digging her toes into the sand. "I rejected Gu Jun-Pyo because he is rude, demanding and overbearing. I rejected him because I have no romantic feelings for him, but I appreciate all his has done for me. I rejected him because I am sure I don't love him, but also I don't think he loves me. I confuse him, and that makes him want to have me in his life, but he doesn't know how to make friends. That is all we will ever be. And that is okay." Jan-Di explained honestly. She was glad Ga-Eul had asked, she missed talking with her friend. "I asked Seo-Hyun unnie to stay, I told him to go after her. I did that. I was the one who pushed us apart. I only wanted to make him happy. Sunbae had been so sad and I didn't know what to do. I loved him too much to be selfish, even though I desperately wanted to. I don't know what to do. Before, I knew where we stood. Now, he seems more open, more willingly. Like whatever was holding him back isn't there anymore." Jan-Di hugged herself, watching the way the sun reflected on the water. "I don't know where we stand anymore. I don't know what to do, and I feel like I am just pushing him farther away. Ga-Eul, what am I supposed to do?" Jan-Di sniffed, her emotions causing her eyes to grow wet and sting.

"I wish I could help. All I can tell you is to talk to him. If he came back for you, if he and Seo-Hyun worked everything out, then you are right. The thing holding him back is gone. He worked through his feelings already. He is just waiting for you to catch up." Ga-Eul said. She was ashamed she couldn't offer more or better advice. he didn't know that Jan-Di felt this strongly, or was thinking this hard about it. Jan-Di was overly simple sometimes but she was loyal and caring and didn't like making her friends suffer, taking on the burden to get through it on her own. "Whatever you do, be honest. And be strong. He deserves the truth too." Ga-Eul pulled Jan-Di's arms off herself, pulling her best friend into a tight hug. Squeezing tight, she took as much of Jan-Di's weight as she could trying to also lend her some strength. Ga-Eul heard her sniffling something into her shoulder. "I can't hear you if you don't speak clearly." Jan-Di took a deep breath moving her face to perch on her shoulder instead of in it.

"I don't want to lost Ji-Hoo sunbae. I love him. I want to be by his side always." Jan-Di confessed. Ga-Eul smiled at the air and rubbed her back, mumbling soothingly into her ear.

After a while, they sat down on the beach. They watched the sunset begin and talked about what had been happening to Jan-Di. She had hidden a lot of the bullying that had been happening to her, not wanting to concern her friend. They talked so long, the boys from F4 came down calling their names.

"Ga-Eul? Jan-Di? Are you guys down here? It's time to eat. We were getting worried. Come on!" Yi-Jung called seeing them. The two girls waved and hurried over, dusting themselves off as they went, laughing at each other.

"Hope you weren't waiting on us. We lost track of time." Jan-Di apologized, Ji-Hoo looked at her closely. Her voice was waterlogged and he could see the redness around her eyes. 'She's been crying. I will talk to her later.'

"No. We just were coming to find you but you weren't in your rooms." Woo-Bin told her. He also noticed she had been crying. He looked over at Ji-Hoo in concern. Ji-Hoo nodded to show he saw and would take care of it.

"Let's go eat." Jan-Di brightened at the idea of food.

"Is that all you think about? Food?" Jun-Pyo asked, he was trying to joke but it fell flat. Jan-Di's eyes shimmered wetly, she looked back to the beach. "Jeez, lighten up, laundry girl." Jun-Pyo stalked off, the others following him. Ji-Hoo stayed back to walk with Jan-Di. Their journey was slow, Jan-Di barely picking up her feet. "Jan-Di, what happened? Why were you crying?" Ji-Hoo tried to ask.

"Ji-Hoo sunbae, I want you to know something. I am so glad you are back. I missed you greatly while you were away. I have something else to tell you but I need more time. When I am ready, can I find you?" Jan-Di uncharacteristically serious.

"Of course. Geum Jan-Di, I am here for you whenever you need me." Ji-Hoo said. His words seemed to ease some of her anxiety. She stood up straighter and began walking instead of shuffling. It wasn't long before they met the others at the table of the restaurant. Dinner went off without a hitch. Everyone was talking and laughing and enjoying the food. They stayed till close, before Jun-Pyo paid the bill, claiming he invited everyone, the least he could do was pay.

The next morning dawned warm and bright. Everyone decided on a swim and then beach barbeque. Jan-Di was changed and off like a shot, Ga-Eul chasing after her. The others followed at a more sedate pace. Woo-Bin helping Yi-Jung with the catering for lunch. Jun-Pyo stopped Ji-Hoo on the path.

"Hey. It's been a while since we caught up last. Everything okay?" Jun-Pyo asked his oldest friend.

"Jun-Pyo, why didn't anyone tell me Jan-Di was being bullied so much?" Ji-Hoo knew Jun-Pyo was trying to avoid the conversation. He has asked several times how things were going, how Jan-Di was handling his absence but Jun-Pyo dodged his questions every time.

"I-uh-you" Jun-Pyo stuttered. He took a deep breath. "I honestly didn't know. Shortly after you left, We grew close and then she rejected me. I didn't take it well and with your leaving she was seen as the reason for the F4s disbandment. Once I got wind of it I claimed otherwise and that seemed to help. I eventually swallowed my pride to realize that she was right. I love her, she has been the source of a turning point in my life. I can never repay her for that. but I am not in love with her." Jun-Pyo and Ji-Hoo walked a few feet silently. "The news got around that she had rejected me, so the bullying turned into a massive scandal on her character. A girl who pretended to be Jan-Di's friend concocted the whole thing. We only found out because we had our sources. She never told us. Ever. She never asked for help, she never said anything. I know that we consider her friends, but I don't know if she considers us friends." Jun-Pyo spoke honestly, if a little hesitantly.

Ji-Hoo stayed quiet, absorbing what Jun-Pyo said. Ji-Hoo knew it to be tribute to Jan-Di's presence that Jun-Pyo was so serious and caring now. "She said something about the scandal when we got off the plane. We talked a little while I was away, she didn't tell me anything about the bullying. She would talk about you all. She always was positive about what she said." Ji-Hoo said. They were almost to the others, they watched Jan-Di pull her shirt off, hurrying to the water. She plunged right in while the other three got ready slower, putting on sunscreen and organizing their belongings. "Come on, let's hurry. They'll have all the fun without us." Ji-Hoo and Jun-Pyo hurried to the beach, each swiping one of the lounging chairs to settle into.

Jun-Pyo was relaxing watching his friends enjoy the beach. Ji-Hoo was lightly dozing. Ga-Eul was walking along the beach. Yi-Jung and Woo-Bin were beginning to arrange lunch. Jan-Di was still swimming.

"Jan-Di! Come in now! It's lunch time!" Ga-Eul called out to her friend. Jan-Di waved at her but made no move to come back to the beach. "Geum Jan-Di! You need to come back in!" Ga-Eul called again.

She took a few steps into the shallows, worry pitching her voice up. "Jan-Di! That is enough. Come back please!" Ga-Eul called again. She shuffled forward some more.

"Ga-Eul, what's wrong?" Yi-Jung asked from the beach.

"Something is wrong with Jan-Di. She is just flailing in place. She won't come in." Ga-Eul began to panic in earnest. "Jan-Di! I'm coming. Hold on!" Ga-Eul tried to go deeper but was stopped by Yi-Jung. She turned to bark something at him but was distracted by the blur of bronze skin and auburn hair.

Ji-Hoo raced paced her to dive into the water, swimming with speed and grace to where Jan-Di's failing was slowing down. He grabbed her, laying her on her back to wrap an arm around her. He began pulling her and himself to shore. Once she got to the shallows Yi-Jung and Woo-Bin helped carry her to a lounge chair Jun-Pyo readied. Ga-Eul tried to come forward but was held back by Yi-Jung. Jan-Di laid on the chair, limp and unconscious. Ji-Hoo checked her pulse and airways and not finding any, began to do chest compressions. He pressed firmly in the center of her chest. He counted to 30 and then pinched her nose to push his breath into her lungs. 'Come on, love, breathe for me.' He prayed. Pulling away, he saw it didn't work. He bent down and began a second round of CPR. 'Jan-Di, come on. I have something to say. You can't leave me alone already'

The other boys stood in silence, concern freezing them in place. Ga-Eul stood pressed into Yi-Jung's side and shoulder seeking comfort. They watched Ji-Hoo go through the second round of compression, knowing Jan-Di's chance shrunk with each minute. Ji-Hoo bent to being the third round when Jan-Di jerked, water spewing out of her mouth, coughing wetly. Ji-Hoo turned her on her side, rubbing her back in a soothing manner. He crouched down whispering comforting words into her ear, trying to beat the panic he was sure to come.

"Come on, let's give them a minute. We can get ready for lunch. They should be here any second now." Jun-Pyo pulled everyone's attention away from the two. Ga-Eul resisted Yi-Jung for a moment before complying. In no time at all, Ji-Hoo was alone with Jan-Di.

"You're okay. I am right here. You're fine." Ji-Hoo was murmuring. Jan-Di breath was coming in starts and stops, she was shaking. Ji-Hoo reached over and grabbed both their shirts. He threw his one and then gingerly helped Jan-Di into hers. Jan-Di sat up still trying to catch her breath. "Jan-Di, you're fine. You got a really bad cramp from over swimming, I rescued you. I had to do some CPR cause you weren't-"Ji-Hoo's voice broke. "You weren't breathing." He finished.

He wasn't sure what he was expected Jan-Di to do, but lurching into his chest and wrapping her arms tightly around him was not it. She pressed her face into his shoulder, trying to calm her breathing and stop her tears but couldn't seem to. He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her in tighter. He didn't like her crying but somewhere deep inside him was pleased her tears were for him, in all the time he had know her, she only cried around him, pride bloomed in his chest at being the keeper of her tears.

"Ji-Hoo sunbae I was so scared. I tried to call out but I kept going under. I thought I was going to drown. I thought I was going to die. I would have if not for you. Thank you sunbae, for saving me again. I am sorry I got your shirt wet." She was speaking into his shirt but her could hear her just fine.

"I am glad you are okay. It would have broken a number of people's hearts. I will always do everything in my power to save you, not matter what. If you being alive end with nothing but a wet shirt then I will do it all over again. Jan-Di, it is okay to be scared. I was scared too. Everyone here was." His words seemed to help and hinder at the same time. Jan-Di pressed closer but her tears had finally stopped.

"We can stay here for a bit. They all are working on lunch. I don't want to push you too hard. I also don't want you getting in the water for a while. You went through a lot today, I don't want you pushing it." Ji-Hoo ran his fingers through her hair, trying to memorize how Jan-Di felt in his arms.

"I didn't plan on getting back in today. I think I had enough ocean today. I just really want some food and a nap." She paused humming thoughtfully. "And a shower" She giggled.

Ji-Hoo held her a little tighter, unadulterated joy thrumming in his veins. "I am so glad you are okay. You have no idea how scared and panicked I was."

Jan-Di's fingers gripped his shirt tight. "I am okay. Everything is fine. Thanks to you. You saved me." Jan-Di's voice was warm in his ear. She leaned back, beaming at him. "Let's get some lunch." The two of them got up, Jan-Di was a little unsteady but with Ji-Hoo's help she made it to the table with no problem.

The group dispersed after lunch to do their own thing. Jan-Di and Ga-Eul walked around the town near the resort. That is where she found a tabloid with the cover story being how Seo-Hyun was getting married. Jan-Di bought it with no hesitation, she would ask Jun-Pyo if there was any truth in the story. On their walk, Jan-Di was drawn to a woman selling flowers. Seeing as she had Jan-Di's attention she explained you only gave the flower to you one true love, and if they accepted then you would live happily ever after.

"Jan-Di, take it. You can give it to Ji-Hoo. It wouldn't hurt." Ga-Eul encouraged. Jan-Di frowned in consideration.

"Ga-Eul, I don't know. Sunbae is like prince charming, he deserves Cinderella. I am just the scullery maid. I don't want to bring his reputation down by getting closer." Jan-Di looked down, eyes dull and flat.

"If I may, You will never know if you don't try. Take one. I hope it is well received." The woman handed Jan-Di a plant. The two girls left, to continue shopping and sight-seeing before dinner. After dinner F4 and the girls were sitting around chatting Jan-Di forgetting she had left the magazine from earlier on the beach chair where Woo-Bin was now sitting. He had flipped through and upon seeing the story of Seo-Hyun turned to Ji-Hoo. Ji-Hoo didn't have much to say on the matter and as such had walked off a while ago. Jan-Di got up decided this would be the time she would begin paying Ji-Hoo back for all the support he gave her. She back tracked to her room and grabbed the love flower.

Ji-Hoo was exactly where she thought he would be, sitting on the boat he had borrowed to take her fishing on after lunch to keep her out of the ocean. She held the plant behind her back, remembering why she was here. She put the plant in the cool sand, standing before Ji-Hoo silently. She was here for him, she would wait for his acknowledgement.

"Why aren't you with the others?" He asked not looking up. He didn't have it in him right now to comfort her if she needed it. 'I maybe over Seo-Hyun noona but it still hurts that she is getting married. I miss her.'

"You are more important. I didn't want you to be alone." Jan-Di told him. Ji-Hoo finally looked up at her, surprise evident on his face. "I am sorry, Ji-Hoo sunbae. Seo-Hyun unnie is so important to you." Jan-Di's voice cracked on a small sob. "Maybe if you go back, you can talk her out of it, maybe you can win her over finally."

"No. We discussed our futures. We aren't meant to be. Some loves are purely platonic. The love Seo-Hyun and I share is. We will always be there for each other, be we can't be the only one for each other." Ji-Hoo smiled at Jan-Di, who had tears on her cheeks. "You just knew her better than I do." The comment seemed to increase her sadness. "He is a French nobleman. He is good for her. I approve of him."

"Sunbae, You have to be happy then, no matter who you choose in the future. I can't bear for you to be unhappy. If you are unhappy then I will be too." Jan-Di hesitated, trying to calm her tears. "Ji-Hoo sunbae, you have done so much for me, I don't have much to offer in return except myself. I will be there for you whenever you need me." Ji-Hoo stood up and pulled her into a hug. He knew that wasn't what she wanted to say.

"Jan-Di, what if I chooses you? What if you make me happy?" Ji-Hoo whispered in her ear. He felt her tense, he held her tighter, and she relaxed again. "How could I not love a woman who cares for me as much as you do? I only regret not understanding how I felt sooner."

"Ji-Hoo sunbae. Remember how I had something to tell you?" Jan-Di asked. Ji-Hoo nodded, walking backwards to the boat so he could pull her down tucking her under his arm.

"I have a secret." She paused. "I didn't want you to go to France, after Seo-Hyun unnie. I thought that with her leaving maybe you would see the simple common girl that was next to you. Then I realized I don't hold a candle to her. Let alone you look at me when she had been there for so long. I decided to instead of oppose you to support you. I decided your happiness was more important than mine." Jan-Di looked over the water, biting her lip. "It broke my heart to see you walk away in the airport and know it was me who pushed you away. I told Ga-Eul when we got here, I felt like I had cause a great rift in out friendship because I got greedy. When you came back, I was okay staying in the background, I knew eventually I would leave your life or you would find someone fitting for it. But you were different. You didn't seem as...distracted. You were more open with me and it made me hope. I grew to understand, the crush I had on you was nothing compared to the love I began to feel." Jan-Di covered her face with her hands, she could feel the heat on her cheeks.

"Jan-Di, My Jan-Di, Are you saying..."Ji-Hoo couldn't finish. He didn't want to assume with her. Assuming led to nothing good the last time.

Jan-di uncovered her face and gathered her courage, walking over to pick something out off the sand. "I am in love with you, Yoon Ji-Hoo. If you please accept this as well as my confession." Jan-Di held out the small white flowering plant, he cheeks as red as flames, eyes glinting determinedly.

Ji-Hoo turned around to grab a similar plant. "Geum Jan-Di. I, too am in love with you. If you please, accept this as well as my confession." Ji-Hoo grinned at the silently crying Jan-Di. He blinked, and noticed he was crying too.

They swapped plants, laughing and crying. They put the plants on the boat, and Ji-Hoo pulled her close once more. "How could I not love you. You care so intensely. I would be lost without you." He pulled her into a soft kiss, pressing his lips chastely against hers, relishing in the closeness. 'Never again will I be cold, with Jan-Di by my side.' He thought.

Jan-Di leaned into his strength. 'Never again will I be lonely, with Ji-Hoo by my side.' Jan-Di thought. She gripped the sides of shirt, enjoying the warmth he put off, the stability, the comfort.

After a few seconds of innocent pressure, Ji-Hoo moved his lips capturing her top one between his. The broke their kiss to hug one another. The feeling of eyes on them had them pulling apart. They turned to see Jun-Pyo angrily staring at them. Ji-Hoo and Jan-Di turned to face them, Ji-Hoo lacing their fingers together.

"How dare you. I can't believe you would take advantage of her like this. You should be ashamed." Jun-Pyo snarled at Ji-Hoo. Jan-Di stepped forward to block Ji-Hoo from his anger.

"Gu Jun-Pyo! We talked about this. You confessed to me once upon a time. I rejected you very nicely. I want us to be friends, Jun-Pyo. I told you then that you were too late or maybe too early. Remember? I wasn't ready for anything you had wanted to offer. Please don't make this hard on us. Support us as our friends. I love you Jun-Pyo but I will never be in love with you." Jan-Di told him. She clung tightly to Ji-Hoo's hand.

"Pathetic. He is only confessing to you because Seo-Hyun rejected him. How can you be someone's second choice? How can you love someone that would treat you like that?" Jun-Pyo demanded. Jan-Di felt Ji-Hoo's grip loosen. She hung on tighter.

"You wouldn't see me as your first choice, Jun-Pyo. Stop deluding yourself. Your business will always be first. Ji-Hoo might have loved someone before me, but that doesn't mean I am his second choice. His loves me. Even with the damage I will cause to his reputation. Ii am a simple commoner, and people will resent that. I am glad to be by his side as long as he will let me, until the day our love may run out. Unlike you. If I was to be with you, we would be forced apart and grow to resent each other over time. I am happy to be by Ji-Hoo's side, for how long that may be." Jan-Di seemed to fun out of steam, her grip growing lax in Ji-Hoo's.

"I am glad to stand by you forever. Jan-Di, I plan on marrying you one day. I have the freedom of choice. You are that choice." Ji-Hoo tightened his grip on her hand. He was speaking to her. He raised his voice to be heard by Jun-Pyo. "Jun-Pyo, please. Accept us. We are your friends. Treat us as such. Don't let this be the wedge that drives us apart." Ji-Hoo pleaded.

"Aish." Jun-Pyo stormed off, leaving nothing but tension and apprehension in his wake. Jan-di tried to shake off Ji-Hoo's grip and attention. She hadn't meant to be so aggressive with Jun-Pyo but she was tired of this coming up. She thought she had made her opinion well know before.

"When you reject Jun-Pyo before, he took it well but no one else did." Ji-Hoo said. Jan-Di looked at him waiting for him to ask a question. 'Her rejection of him offend the female students especially her so-called friend to the point they tried to ruin her reputation. And he had the nerve to think she would rethink her answer.' Jan-Di, what were you talking about earlier with Jun-Pyo?" Ji-Hoo finally asked.

"When I rejected him before, I told him that he wasn't in love with me. In the long run of things, I am nothing but a weak attempt at a rebellion. On top of that if I had accepted then one day I would be left alone and heartbroken because I will never be the most important thing to him." Jan-Di explained. She made to move back to the boat but was stopped by a gentle tug on her arm.

"Jan-Di, that isn't what I meant and I think you know that." Ji-Hoo was patiently waiting for her answer. This time when she stepped back towards the boat Ji-Hoo followed her. "I love you, I don't want you going into this will misconceptions."

"I love you too. I also know that you are a very well know and important person. I also know that I am not. I want to be with you for as long as I am able but I won't jeopardize you or your social standing because I am next to you." Jan-di bit her lip and played with the hem of her shirt.

"I may be of high social standing and have some pull in the upper class but I will not let that get in the way of us. I was serious, I have the freedom of choice being who I am. I plan on choosing you. One thing you need to understand is where Jun-Pyo will leave things to work out with minimal interference, I will be next to every second I can. You are no longer alone." Ji-Hoo explained. Jan-Di stared at him, considering what he said. The idea was a little novel to her, she wasn't one to be easily influenced, but the other girls had slowly gaslit her into believe she was a source of problems among the F4.

"I trust you. I will rely on you, then." Jan-Di sagged against Ji-Hoo, the emotions of the night catching up to her. She blinked slowly, sighing heavily. "I am glad I came along. I am glad you came back. Who knows where we'd be if you hadn't."

"Jan-Di, I couldn't leave you if I tried. You can rely on me. I would be honored if you would. Now how about we go back to our rooms? We should get some sleep so we can enjoy the rest of vacation." Ji-Hoo handed both plants to Jan-Di then crouched before her. "Get on. I'll carry you back."

A little bit later Jan-Di took the plant Ji-Hoo gave her and stepped towards her door. She turned quickly pressing a kiss to the corner of his mouth. "Night, Ji-Hoo." She ducked quickly into her room.

Ji-Hoo stood frozen, fingers pressed to wear Jan-Di's lips just touched, a soft smile on his face. "Good night, sweetheart."

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Progress

Stray Kids Extra Member AU

Summary: Stray Kids are on the set of On Track and Ollie realized that there was some progress with her and Hyunjin’s relationship.

A/N: Hope you guys like it!

Requests are open! Feedback is greatly appreciated.

“It’s been so long since I’ve worn a uniform,” Ollie said, tugging on her skirt.

“You’ve worn them for performances,” Felix told the older as he watched the stylists fix her hair. She had dyed it to a light brown for this mv, but they all knew that once the mv was shot, Ollie would have an appointment at the ready to dye it back to some unicorn color. It was a wonder that her and Chan weren’t bald yet.

“Yeah, but I don't know. This feels different,” Ollie paused for a bit, looked at Felix, then shrugged.

They were on the set of On Track, and Ollie was excited to film an mv that came with a plot. Not that the other mv’s didn’t have one, but this one was more concrete. Ollie felt like she was on the set of a drama. And what made her more excited was that she was apparently the female lead, while Minho and Hyunjin fought over her.

Ollie grimaced at the thought. While she knew that the boys would do a great job, she was having a hard time imagining Hyunjin, having feelings for her. Obviously, they were just acting, but she was a bit worried that he would still feel too uncomfortable with her.

He’d be fine, Ollie told herself as she walked over to the rest of the boys, once the stylist was done with her. It didn’t matter how awkward they were, they could easily separate personal from work.

Standing next to Seungmin and Jisung, Ollie looked around as the PD explained the scene that they were about to film. She saw how excited each of the boys were and it only made Ollie even more excited than she already was.

“You’re literally vibrating,” Jisung whispered in Ollie’s ear. She turned to look up at him, grinning from ear to ear. Jisung held back a laugh at the sight. When she turned away from him, she saw Chan smiling at them, just as excited.

“Judging by your faces, I can tell that you guys are ready,” the PD smiled at the group, meeting Ollie’s eyes and smiling even wider. Ollie gave a squeal, covering her mouth, once the sound left her lips. She blushed as everyone laughed.

“Every time,” Seungmin rolled his eyes as the group dispersed.

“Sorry,” Ollie sheepishly said, following behind Jisung to meet up with Minho.

“You’re fine. You’re just excited, and rightfully so. This is pretty cool,” Minho smiled at Ollie, watching her fix her blazer.

“How’s it look?” Ollie asked looking up at Minho and Jisung.

“Great, Noona,” Jisung smiled.

“Yep, perfect for the leading female,” Minho said, patting her head. She beamed at the action.

“Jisung,” Chan called from where he and Changbin were looking something over on the script. Jisung held a thumbs up then turned to Ollie and Minho.

“I’ll be back,” he waved to them as he hurried off towards the others. Just as he left, Hyunjin walked over to them.

“Hey, Jinnie,” Minho smiled at the boy.

“Hey, Hyung,” the younger came and draped an arm around Minho’s shoulder, “You ready to battle it out like Gu Jun Pyo and Yoon Ji Hoo?”

“Dear God,” Ollie chuckled as she watched both boys square up.

“Geum Jan Di is mine,” Minho said, grabbing Ollie and pulling her behind him.

Hyunjin took one look at Ollie then said, “Fine. You can take her.”

“Geez, I feel so loved,” Ollie placed a hand over her heart, sarcastically.

“Listen, I’ve got to be an A plus actor to pretend to have feelings for you,” Hyunjin rolled his eyes.

Ollie shrugged, smiling at him, “Well maybe you’ll win that title today, and be casted for a drama.” He watched as she winked at him, completely unfazed by his earlier jab.

“Okay, that’s enough, you too. Let’s be professional here. This is for Stays, remember?” Minho patted them both on the shoulder, squeezing Hyunjin’s just a bit.

“We can do that,” Ollie nodded her head, hoping that they could, and that it wouldn’t be too awkward. Hyunjin and Minho were chosen as the leads because they were better suited, but Ollie was chosen out of convenience (She was the only girl.) They could switch her out for another girl, but that would take too much time to rearrange and plan out. Hopefully, it wouldn't come to that.

“Yeah, I guess. I mean we play nice in front of Stays all the time,” Hyunjin said shrugging, stuffing his hands in his pockets.

“It’d be nice if one day, you two didn’t have to play pretend,” Minho folded his arms over his chest, shaking his head.

“Yeah, that would be nice,” Ollie awkwardly said, side eyeing Hyunjin, who was looking out to the soccer field.

“Maybe,” he admitted, a light blush dusting his cheeks. Ollie’s eyes went wide at the answer, and looked at Minho, who seemed just as surprised. The two figured it best not to comment on it, as to not scare him away and have him retreat.

“Okay, so why don’t we go down there and get ready to film?” Ollie suggested, pointing out where the PD and the camera crew was.

“Sounds good,” Minho answered, and the two watched as Hyunjin nodded then walked ahead of them.

“Is that progress? I can’t tell,” Ollie whispered to Minho as they started to move.

Minho shrugged, “Maybe? I have been noticing him trying a lot more lately with you, though.”

“Same,” Ollie nodded, looping arms with Minho as they descended the stairs to meet up with the others.

“I think at this point, we should let him come to you. He seems to finally be able to be in the same room as you,” Minho chuckled when saying the last part. Ollie elbowed him in the side, and he grunted.

“Oh hush,” she giggled as they joined Hyunjin and the staff.

“Ready to start?” The PD asked them, and when Ollie looked at Minho and Hyunjin, she smiled. Her smile widened, when Hyunjin returned it.

This was definitely progress.

Ollie’s Masterlist

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Kdrama Cliche : Makeovers

How much I hate those makeover scenes, I cannot tell you. They’re always written to demean someone’s appearance and come down to attack on their worth as a person. These problematic ‘makeover scenes’ usually have:

An army of stylists, hairdresser, fashion designer, skincare specialists and what not

An expensive AF store where the ‘makeover’ of the century or STH goes down

A not-so-good-looking girl (as per the writer) who is helpless and forced to go through this makeover

An arrogant ass rich fella, he is the one facilitating this makeover, so that she can be worthy of standing beside him

An endless parade to the changing room, only to get approval of this rich asshole, who just sits there, rejecting every dress the lady tries. Finally settles down on something, internally falling for her ‘changed’ persona, but still being a dick, nodding as if he is doing a favor to someone

Billing shot, because we as an audience need to know how much that fucking ‘makeover’ costed to change that ugly duckling, and how easy it is for this guy to throw that much money

The ugly duckling has to leave the store being all smitten by the guy, the directors want to portray this public shaming of someone’s appearance as the act of caring

The makeover scene is not complete until and unless they show the lady making a mesmerizing entrance to a party/place/gathering or wherever the damn she was supposed to pretend to be the ultimate femme fatale. The guy feels satisfied with the people dropping their jaws, “Well, it was easy, just burned a few thousands dollars and here she is changed completely.”

I am thinking of Gu Jun Pyo giving makeover to Guem Jan Di in Boys Over Flower, while writing this and several other dramas. So please do not defend this. In every sense these scenes are extremely problematic. These need to be scrutinized more since an average South Korean person lives under the constant pressure to look good. 

I thought we have came way past those scenes, but the most recent makeover scene I watched was in Suho’s ‘Rich Man’. He was shown outright rude to the lady, throwing a drink on her purposely to make her change a dress. Here 

And here in 2020, with the tables turned. It’s a woman who is giving a man a makeover. And see the differences, the writers came up with such great care in order to not hurt the fragile masculinity (don’t read it as Hyun Bin’s, talking about the people in general):

Purpose: To fit well in South Korea, otherwise you are completely fine

Reaction: Not only the female lead is very appreciative of the changed looks but the store staff is swooning over him

Number of outfits changed: Not too many, only three in one store and without those disapproving unsatisfied looks. He was more than 'approved' in the very first outfit itself, if the store staff did not poke her nose and made Se Ri competitive  

Payment: It’s not to show that he cannot pay that whopping amount in his entire life, but more in lines with ‘let me repay the kindness you showed back then’

Grand entrance: It straight went viral on internet!!! Because we cannot show a man being an arm-candy of a successful woman, will hurt way too many fragile egos

So yeah, here you have it, wrapped up in sweetness makeover scene.

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Author Interview

I reached out to all the amazing and talented authors who wrote for the H3TrappedCollection in 2019 and they were kind enough to agree to answer some questions! 

Let’s start with @dangerliesbeforeyou​ 💖💖

Stories written for the Collection: 

Mirage 

The one where Shao Fei gets sick 

Interview:

How did you come into the Trapped fandom?

I watched the previous HIStory’s in 2018 & so when I saw the teaser for Trapped, I knew I’d have to watch it lol  

Who’s your favourite character?

In the Trapped appreciation week, I said it was Tang Yi, but tbh it’s really a combination of him and Shao Fei (& also Hong Ye…) I just love how a lot of the characters are so well fleshed out in terms of their characterisation! (especially for Hong Ye… like a female character!? With dimension?! Madness!)

What’s your favourite trope?

Would it be too cliché if I said ‘enemies to (half)friends to lovers’ lol? It’s just such a fun dynamic to see characters grow from being rivals to falling in love… (it also speaks a lot about the growth of respect and understanding between characters which is actually often lacking in more conventional romantic tropes?)

What do you like about writing for Trapped?

It’s mainly Tangfei’s dynamic that I love to write… whether it’s missing scenes or post-show stuff, it’s just really fun to explore their relationship (as well as the dynamics and relationships of the other characters to them!) 

Care to elaborate on your writing process? 

… it’s mainly ‘think of a story idea – write story idea – hope to actually finished story idea – inevitably fail and forget to write for 6 months – cycle repeat’ lol… I always find if I don’t finish writing something within a few days then it’s just never getting finished… hence why the majority of my Trapped fics are oneshots lol…

Your favourite Trapped fic by another author?

Ohh man that’s really tough tbh… I’d maybe say ‘you were here, winter is gone’ by starrystars because it’s seriously so beautifully written! And the story is both depressing and super heart-warming! There’s so many brilliant fanfics in the tag though!! 

What do you want to write but never had the nerve to?

Multi-chaptered fics that are 100k words long… I just have never had the patience lol… also, smut… I’ve attempted writing m rated stuff in the past but just end up cringing lol… Huge amount of kudos to any author that can write decent smut AND 100k long fics lol!

If you want, please share a snippet of your current Trapped WIP!

Unfortunately, I haven’t really got any drafts… but I DO have a few fic ideas written down in my phone notes which I’ll share (btw if anyone is interested in any of these ideas & please feel free to write them cos chances are I never will lol!) –

A Boys of Flowers insp fic (I just wanted to recreate that scene from the drama where Geum Jan Di kicks Gu Jun Pyo in the cafeteria with Tangfei instead lol…)

Pride and prejudice insp fic (I did actually start writing it… and maybe one day I’ll finish it *sigh*)

Fifi appreciation (it’s what she deserves lol)

Harry potter au (pretty sure this has already been done lol… every ship deserves it’s own few hp aus!)

Something I’ve just written as ‘Grandpa’ where it’s just shao fei roasting tang yi for being a Literal Old Man lol… 

I also started writing something where Hong Ye walks in on Tangfei making out… don’t actually know where I was going with that one ngl lol…

Thank you so much @dangerliesbeforeyou for answering my questions! 

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♦ مشخصات سریال کره ای سقوط برروی تو ♦ عنوان: سقوط برروی تو / Crash Landing on You عنوان کره ای:사랑의 불시착 ژانر: کمدی، عاشقانه، درام کارگردان:Lee Jung Hyo نویسنده:Park Ji Eun شبکه:tvN, Netflix تعداد قسمت ها:16 تاریخ شروع پخش:14 دسامبر 2019 جایگزین: سریال کره ای Melting Me Softly بعد از این:سریال کره ای Hi Bye Mama کیفیت: ۴۸۰-۵۴۰-۷۲۰ ♦ خلاصه داستان ♦ یون سه ری یک وارث ثروتمند در کره جنوبی است که در هنگام پاراگلایدر سواری به یک طوفان شدید برخورد میکنه و مجبور میشه که در کره شمالی فرود اضطراری انجام بده. در آنجا به طور تصادفی با لی جونگ هیوک که افسر ارتش کره شمالی است ملاقات میکنه و لی جونگ هیوک تصمیم میگیره تا برای محافظت از یون سه ری او را مخفی کنه. رفته رفته لی جونگ هیوک عاشق یون سه ری میشود و… ♦ بازیگران سریال کره ای Crash Landing on You ♦

Hyun-Bin Son Ye-Jin Seo Ji-Hye Kim Jung-Hyun Ri Jeong-Hyeok Yoon Se-Ri Seo Dan Gu Seung-Jung Captain Ri's Company Five

Yang Kyung-Won Lee Sin-Young Yoo Su-Bin Tang Joon-Sang Pyo Chi-Su Park Kwang-Beom Kim Ju-Meok Geum Eun-Dong Captain Ri's Family

Jeon Kuk-Hwan Jung Ae-Ri Ha Seok-Jin Ri Chung-Ryeol Kim Yun-Hui Ri Mu-Hyeok Se-Ri's Family

Nam Kyung-Eup Pang Eun-Jin Choi Dae-Hoon Hwang Woo Seul Hye Yoon Jeung-Pyeong Han Jeong-Yeon Yoon Se-Jun Do Hye-Ji

Park Hyoung-Soo Yoon Ji-Min Yoon Se-Hyeong Ko Sang-A Seo-Dan's Family

Jang Hye-Jin Park Myoung-Hoon Ko Myeong-Eun Ko Myeong-Seok Se-Ri's Group

Ko Kyu-Pil Lim Chul-Soo Kwon Dong-Ho Hong Chang-Sik Park Su-Chan purchasing manager Seung-Jung's Group

Hong Woo-Jin Yoon Sang-Hoon Cheon Su-Bok Manger Oh Captain Ri's NK village

Kim Sun-Young Kim Jung-Nan Jang So-Yeon Cha Chung-Hwa Na Wol-Suk Ma Young-Ae Hyeon Myeong-Sun Yang Ok-Geum

Woo Jung-Won Kim A-Ra Lim Sung-Mi neighborhood woman neighborhood woman market vendor

Park Seung-Joon Gu Jun-Woo Oh Han-Kyul Kang Young-Eun Ho-Yeong (Wol-Suk's son) Nam-Sik (Young-Ae's son) Jeong U-Pil (Myeong-Sun's son) Eun-Byeol (Ok-Geum's daughter)

Joo Ye-Rin Jin Yong-Wook Hwang In-Jun Cha Sung-Je Ahn Se-Bin neighborhood woman market butcher market pawn broker beggar boy (ep.3.15) beggar boy's sister (ep.3,15)

Lee Se-Rang Park Ok-Chool Shin Mi-Young Shin Dong-Ryuk Kim Sook elevator operator (ep.5) elevator operator (ep.7) elevator operator (ep.9) English tutor (ep.10) fortune teller(ep.11,16) NK Military

Oh Man-Seok Kim Young-Min Kim Young-Pil Jeon Jin-Woo Kang Hyoung-Suk Cho Cheol-Gang Jung Man-Bok Senior Colonel Bureau Director Choi Cho Cheol-Gang's subordinate

Kwak Ja-Hyoung Baek Sung-Chul Park Kwang-Il Choi Moo-In Jang Nam-Boo Chief Coast Guard (ep.3-4) Hwang Yeong-Beom armory staff (ep.6) Hwang Tae-Yong (ep.6,11) Military Director (ep.8-9,12,16)

Yu Seung-Il Oh Jae-Se Lee Jung-Yeol Nam Jung-Woo Detention Center Head (ep.9) commander at guard post (ep.10) military trial judge (ep.10) Military Director's subordinate (ep.12) Childhood Days

Kim Tae-Yeon Kim Seung-Chan Park Seo-Yeon Yoon Se-Ri (young) (ep.4) Ri Jeong-Hyeok (young) Seo Dan (young) (ep.9) Others

Jung Kyoung-Ho Lee Dong-Yong Lim Chae-Seon Park Yong Baek Seung-Chul Cha Sang-U (ep.1,5,7) grave robber (ep.1) grave robber (ep.1) Police Officer Lee Gun-Woo (ep.1) fishing boat captain (ep.3-4)

Park Sung-Woong Lee Young-Jin Kim Yoon-Joo Sun Jung-Hwa Kang Chan-Yang taxi driver (ep.4) photo studio man (ep.6) Jin-Sook (ep.6,11) hairdresser (ep.6) Pyongyang Hotel clerk (ep.6)

Ko Han-Min Lee Ho-Jung Na Young-Hee Choi Hong-Il Kim Na-In doctor (ep.7-8) patient (ep.7-8) clothing shop owner (ep.7) Jang So-Cheol (ep.7-8) kidnapper (ep.8-9)

Moon Ba-Rom Koo Ji-Hye Lee Sang-Hwa Park Chan-Woo Kim Bum-Suk kidnapper (ep.8-9) Seo Dan's high school classmate (ep.9) Park Su-Chan's boss (ep.10,12) North Korean doctor (ep.10) NK track team coach (ep.10,13-14)

Kim Soo-Hyun Bae Bo-Ram Ahn Soo-Bin Jung Young-Hoon Kyung Ki-Hyun Dong-Gu (ep.10,15) Seo Dan's friend 2 (ep.11) Seo Dan's friend 3 (ep.11) Seri's Choice security (ep.11-12) sandwich employee (ep.12)

Kang Ro-Chae Choi Ji-Woo Yoo Jung-Ho Park Ki-Ryoong Han Dong-Ho Saleswoman Yoon Mi-Ji (ep.12) herself (ep.13,15) NIS Section Chief Kim (ep.14-16) NIS executive (ep.14-16) NIS agent (ep.15-16)

Choi Seung-Yoon ♦ لیست موسیقی متن های سریال Crash Landing on You ♦ Track list: Part 1 01. 10cm - But it’s Destiny (우연인 듯 운명) 02. 10cm - But it’s Destiny (우연인 듯 운명) (Inst.) Part 2 01. Yoon Mi Rae (윤미래) - Flower 02. Yoon Mi Rae (윤미래) - Flower (Inst.) Part 3 01. Davichi (다비치) - Sunset (노을) 02. Davichi (다비치) - Sunset (노을) (Inst.) Part 4 01. Yerin Baek (백예린) - Here I Am Again (다시 난, 여기) 02. Yerin Baek (백예린) - Here I Am Again (다시 난, 여기) (Inst.) Part 5 01. Kim Jae Hwan (김재환) - Someday (어떤 날엔) 02. Kim Jae Hwan (김재환) - Someday (어떤 날엔) (Inst.) Part 6 01. Song Ga In (송가인) - Photo of My Mind (내 마음의 사진) 02. Song Ga In (송가인) - Photo of My Mind (내 마음의 사진) (Inst.) Part 7 01. April 2nd (에이프릴 세컨드) - The Hill of Yearning (그리움의 언덕) 02. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - The Season of Us (너와 나의 그 계절) Part 8 01. Sejeong (세정) - All of My Days (나의 모든 날) 02. Sejeong (세정) - All of My Days (나의 모든 날) (Inst.) Part 9 01. So Soo Bin (소수빈), SOHEE (소희) - Like You (좋다) 02. So Soo Bin (소수빈), SOHEE (소희) - Like You (좋다) (Inst.) Part 10 01. Crush - Let Us Go (둘만의 세상으로 가) 02. Crush - Let Us Go (둘만의 세상으로 가) (Inst.) Part 11 01. IU (아이유) - I Give You My Heart (마음을 드려요) 02. IU (아이유) - I Give You My Heart (마음을 드려요) (Inst.) Various Artists 01. 10cm - But it’s Destiny (우연인 듯 운명) 02. Yoon Mi Rae (윤미래) - Flower 03. Davichi (다비치) - Sunset (노을) 04. Yerin Baek (백예린) - Here I Am Again (다시 난, 여기) 05. Kim Jae Hwan (김재환) - Someday (어떤 날엔) 06. Kim Kyung Hee (김경희) April 2nd (에이프릴세컨드) - Sigriswil (시그리스빌) (Crash Landing on You Title Full Ver.) 07. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - Spring In My Hometown (고향의 봄) 08. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - The Wind Of The Day (그날의 바람) 09. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) Feat. Jeong Hyuk (정혁) - The Song For My Brother (형을 위한 노래) 10. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - My Companion (나의 동무여) 11. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - Like A Wild Flower (들꽃처럼) 12. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - Time Of JungHyuk For Seri (세리를 향한 정혁의 시간) 13. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Go Eun Jeong (고은정) - Moments We Walked Together (함께 걷던 순간) 14. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - Seri's Choice (세리스 쵸이스) 15. Song Ga In (송가인) - Photo of My Mind (내 마음의 사진) 16. April 2nd (에이프릴 세컨드) - The Hill of Yearning (그리움의 언덕) 17. Sejeong (세정) - All of My Days (나의 모든 날) 18. So Soo Bin (소수빈), SOHEE (소희) - Like You (좋다) 19. Crush - Let Us Go (둘만의 세상으로 가) 20. IU (아이유) - I Give You My Heart (마음을 드려요) 21. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - YoungAe And Villagers (영애동지와 마을 사람들) 22. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - Chi Soo And Seri (치수와 세리) 23. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - The Song For My Brother (형을 위한 노래) (Orchestra Ver.) 24. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - Seo Dan (단이) 25. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - Same Sky, Different World (같은 하늘, 다른 세상) 26. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - Picnic (소풍) 27. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - The Season of Us (너와 나의 그 계절) 28. Nam Hye Seung (남혜승), Park Sang Hee (박상희) - When That Day Comes (그날이 오면) 29. Kim Kyung Hee (김경희) April 2nd (에이프릴세컨드) - Sigriswil (Opening Title Ver.) ♦ ریتیگ سریال Crash Landing on You ♦ Read the full article

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One of the storylines in Angel’s Last Mission: Love is the role reversal of the stereotypical kdrama trope of a cold and tormented male lead and the spunky heroine who finds a way into his heart (though, there is clearly much more to Dan than meets the eye). Here, it’s Lee Yeon Seo who is the damaged, aloof and rude chaebol heiress lashing out at everyone regardless whether they hurt her or not. Lee Min Ho’s portrayal of Gu Jun Pyo really does come to mind first when you watch YS as she bullies her stuff without any care for their problems and feelings. It’s really an inspired move by the writer because LYS is such a wonderful, complex character and after the first two episodes it’s clear that this type of a female protagonist can be as fascinating as any male hero with the right script and actress. Heroines like Yeon Seoo are rare to come across in a kdrama or any Asian drama, really and Shin Hye Sun absolutely slays in this role.

Just like Gu Jun Pyo, LYS isn’t likeable or lovable in any way and it’s only apt that Dan receives such a difficult tas for his last mission - to make Yeon Seo fall in love - because she is not someone who is easy to love nor does she seems to be capable of giving love to anyone. In other words, she is a huge jerk just like all those other kdrama male leads out there, and just like them there is much more to her coldness than it seems. Interestingly, YS wasn’t always like that. She used to be loveable in her childhood so something traumatic must have happened to her that would change her so much. Her eye injury must be only part of the story because regaining her sight didn’t really bring any improvement or change to her behaviour. So it must be something that can’t be fixed - the death of her parents, possibly even Dan’s death, and now even the death of Mr. Yoo. Finally, there is also her aunt’s betrayal and scheming. She has truly lost everything and everyone and fell to the absolute bottom. She really does need someone who would break her fall because there is only so much a person can manage on her own.

Yeon Seo doesn’t give a damn about what others think of her or the consequences of her actions and completely lacks any sort of politeness. She doesn’t try to make connections with people or to make them like her. Instead, she thinks the worst and expects the worst from everyone. It’s a defence mechanism. After all the loss and betrayal, YS doesnt want to get close to anyone because she doesn’t want to get hurt by them and she is afraid to lose another person she loves. All that anger, sadness, dignity and pride, those are the only things she is left now; they are the only things keeping her alive. It’s clear that YS is a fighter and a survivor and she lashes out on people first before they come too close and can hurt her. I think that this is the most admirable quality about YS - her willingness to carry on each day, her dogged, stubborn will to keep living and fighting despite all the loss and tragedy; even though a part of her wants to die and finally put an end to the neverending hurt. As he will spend more time with her and come to know her better, Dan will see this strength and hidden vulnerability beneath YS’s armor of ice and spikes and facade of disinterest and pride. Also, after episode 2, I can’t help myself but think that YS sees herself as someone cursed, who brings death to everyone she loves, and that in a way she hates herself, meaning she doesn’t love herself so how could she possibly love someone else?

Finally, I want to add that I adore the scene where she stands up to those jerks bullying her in the park. It’s an accurate depiction of a visually impaired person who has had to deal with her disability for 3 years and YS clearly did everything she could to make herself self-sufficient because her pride wouldn’t allow her anything else.

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My Letterboxd - I rate movies  My TVTime - I rate K-dramas and any series that I watch.

♡ Context:

A Korean Odyssey (Hwayugi) is a romantic comedy & fantasy tv-series loosely based on the Chinese novel ‘Journey to the West’. 

♡ Main Cast:

Lee Seung-Gi as Son O-Gong, Cha Seung-Won as Woo Whee & Oh Yeon-Seo as Jin Sun-Mi

♡ Description:

The drama is about Son O-Gong and Jin Sun-Mi who meet under strange circumstances. Jin Sun-Mi has been able to see ghosts her entire life. When she was younger, she tried to help a demon king recover a precious artifact but instead, accidentally lets Son O-Gong out from his invisible house in the middle of the woods when he tricks her to do so as only a human can free him. Jin Sun-Mi, a naive child, becomes punished from this by being given the title “Samjang”. Jokes on both of them though as they meet again because of a deal they made long ago, but, you’ll have to see for yourself.  

♡ Ratings: IMDb (8.4/10), MyDramaList (8.4/10)  ♡ My Opinion: 9/10 -This drama was really good actually and I’d recommend it to anyone. (I started watching this with my friend as it’s our favourite pass time at sleepovers - so if you’re looking for a good time, watch this.) -Good acting -The story is good and I never found it slow or boring

♡ Context:

Age Of Youth (also known as Hello, My Twenties!) is a coming of age and romance drama. 

♡ Main Cast:

Season 1 - Han Ye-Ri as Yoon Jin-Myung, Han Seung-Yeon as Jung Ye-Eun, Park Eun-Bin as Song Ji-Won, Ryu Hwa-Young as Kang Yi-Na & Park Hye-Soo as Yoo Eun-Jae

Season 2 -  Han Ye-Ri as Yoon Jin-Myung, Han Seung-Yeon as Jung Ye-Eun, Park Eun-Bin as Song Ji-Won, Ryu Hwa-Young as Kang Yi-Na (only for special appearance), Ji-Woo as Yoo Eun-Jae & Choi A-Ra as Jo Eun

♡ Description:

Age Of Youth is about five female housemates who live together at the Belle Epoque. While strangers at first, they are able to bond and connect over the traumas they experienced while growing up and face challenges together. There are two seasons and some character changes in the second season.

♡ Ratings: IMBd (8.3/10), MyDramaList (8.8/10)

♡ My Opinion: 7/10 -I did really like Age of Youth and I think it’s a good drama for you to start watching if you are new to dramas.  -I give this drama a 7 out of 10, only because I’ve seen better ones suited towards my tastes. -Good actors but annoying they changed so much

♡ Context:

Black is a romance, thriller, fantasy, & comedy K-drama. 

♡ Main Cast:

Song Seung-Heon as Black & Han Moo-Gang & Go Ara as Kang Ha-Ram

♡ Description:

Black is the story of a Grim Reaper who is ordered to track down his partner who escaped to the mortal realm. In the process of this, he meets Kang Ha-Ram who can see the shadows of death despite being a mortal woman. This complicates things especially after he finds a case from 20 years ago and falls in love with Ha-Ram in the process. Supernatural rules against involvement in human affairs were meant to be broken, right?

♡ Ratings: IMBd (8.2/10), MyDramaList (8.3/10)

♡ My Opinion: 9/10 -One of my favourite K-Drama’s and I highly recommend this to anyone. -It gets a bit dark at times though so I suggest having a light comedy to watch afterward. -Good actors and they have nice chemistry in my opinion -Story is easy to follow

♡ Context:

Blood is a rom-com, action & suspense K-drama. 

♡ Main Cast:

Ahn Jae-Hyeon as Park Ji-Sang, Ku Hye-Sun as Yoo Ri-Ta & Ji Jin-Hee as Lee Jae-Wook

♡ Description:

Park Ji Sang is a doctor who works in the best cancer research hospital in the country. He is a great doctor because of his knowledge of the human anatomy and he’s a vampire... Despite him seeming cold and unfeeling, he has a soft heart and has experienced the inner pain of wanting to be close with people but without knowing how. He has very high morals and believes highly in the sanctity of human life so he suppresses his thirst for blood to save human lives; Unfortunately, he isn’t the only vampire and not all of them agree in his way of thinking. Among his colleagues is Yoo Ri Ta, a hotshot physician who entered medical school at the age of only 17 while simultaneously being the niece of the chairman.

♡ Ratings: IMBd (7.1/10), MyDramaList (7.5/10) 

♡ My Opinion: 8/10 -It took me a while to finish this drama but I lose interest quite easily so it isn’t anything to do with the quality of this drama. -My original interest in this drama came from the actress Ku Hye-sun as she was one of the main characters in Boys Over Flowers (next review). -The chemistry between the main actors, Ku Hye-sun and Ahn Jae-Hyun is really good (and they’re married in real life!). -This drama handles romance and everything pretty well however if you’re looking for a drama with a lot of fangirl moments then I suggest something else -(but this did have some good romance moments).

♡ Context:

Boys Over Flowers is a romance & a very, very dramatic drama.

♡ Main Cast:

Lee Min-Ho as Koo Jun-Pyo, Ku Hye-Seon as Geum Jan-Di, Kim Hyun-Joong as Yun Ji-Hu, Kim Beom as So Lee-Jeong & Kim Jun as Song Woo-Bin.

♡ Description:

At a famous high school for the incredibly rich, this love story is focussed on Geum Jan-di and the members of F4 - a gang of 4 handsome and rich men lead by Gu/Koo Jun-pyo. Jan-di is a poor girl with a poor family. She gets rewarded for a good deed and gets the chance to attend this high school. Here, she meets the infamous F4 group and is joined by Jun-pyo who is a spoiled heir to world-leading conglomerate ‘Shinwa’. Their love story travels from Seoul to New Caledonia to even Macau.

♡ Ratings: IMBd (8.1/10), MyDramaList (8/10)

♡ My Opinion: 8/10 -My friend and I watched this drama together as it’s said to be the OG K-drama, it’s like the orientation to the world of Korean Dramas.  -Many reviews hated it but this drama was fun to scream at when the characters made poor decisions -This made me cry (not surprising as a lot of these have made me cry) but this one is the most memorable to me because of the good times I had watching it; so I recommend this drama to anyone who firsts asks me for K-drama recs.   -Starts off slow but once you get into it you’ll have the time of your life.

♡ Context: 

Click Your Heart is a mini-series and romance drama.

♡ Main Cast: 

Kwon Mi Na as Mina, Baek Ju Ho as Ju Ho, Kang Cha Ni as Cha Ni, Kim Ro Woon as Ro Woon & Lee Da Won as Lee Da Won.

♡ Description:

Mina is a high-school student who must choose between an athlete, an ‘intellectual’, a ‘loner’ and a dancer. The episodes set these meetings up and you can click an episode that follows on from that - the episode you click is a different guy that she can choose, so you can literally Click Your Heart.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (6.6/10), MyDramaList (7.4/10)

♡ My Opinion: 6/10  -Good if you wanna experience what a k-drama is like -Too short for me and I prefer normal dramas -Quick to watch though -The acting wasn’t that bad

♡ Context:

Dream Knight is a romance/fantasy drama which centers around friendship.

♡ Main Cast:

Song Ha Yoon as Joo In Hyung & Got 7 - JB (himself), Mark (himself), Park Jin Young (himself), Jackson Wang (himself), BamBam (himself), Kim Yu Gyeom (himself) & Choi Young Jae (himself).

♡ Description:

A young girl called Joo In Hyung who suffers from her past has her life turned around when she unexpectedly meets a group of mysterious men.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (6.8/10), MyDramaList (7.5/10)

♡ My Opinion: 6/10  -Same as Click Your Heart to me honestly -It’s more of a friendship drama and a coming of age drama in my opinion -The acting isn’t too bad -Good for a quick watch & if you are just starting watching dramas and don’t know what genre you like yet 

♡ Context:

Good Morning Call is a Japanese Drama based on the manga series “Guddo Moningu Koru” by Yue Takasuka. Good Morning Call is a romance, friendship, and coming of age drama.

♡ Main Cast:

Fukuhara Haruka as Yoshikawa Nao & Shiraishi Shunya as Uehara Hisashi

♡ Description:

A young girl called Nao decides to stay behind and live by herself when her parents leave to inherit her grandfather’s farm in the countryside. When she moves into her new apartment, she meets Uehara, a popular- super hot boy who goes to the same school as her. They realize they have both rented the same apartment and when they go to the company it’s unexpectedly closed down and the rent has gone up dramatically. Nao and Uehara decide to live together as flatmates so neither of them has to go home.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (7.9/10), MyDramaList (7.8/10)

♡ My Opinion: 9/10 -One of the first dramas I watched and I really loved it -It’s dramatic, romantic and both actors have good chemistry. -There are now 2 seasons on Netflix & the second season didn’t disappoint. -It had fangirling worthy moments and moments to make you really feel for the characters. -WatCh tHiS 

♡ Context:

Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo is based on the manga Itazura Na Kiss by Kaoru Tada. Mischievous Kiss is a romantic comedy Japanese drama.

♡ Main Cast:

Yahagi Honoka as Aihara Kotoko, Furukawa Yuki as Irie Naoki & Yamada Yuki as Ikezawa Kinnosuke

♡ Description:

At a high school entrance ceremony, Kotoko falls in love with Naoki whilst he gives a speech. She decides to confess her feelings via love letter. Unfortunately Naoki - a popular boy everyone is in-love with - turns her down saying “I don’t like dumb women.” One day Kotoko’s house is completely damaged by a meteorite and the house will not be re-built for a while, Kotoko’s dad decides to stay with a friend who happens to be Naoki’s father...

♡ Ratings: IMDb (7.9/10), MyDramaList (8.1/10)

♡ My Opinion: 8/10 -One of the first dramas I watched -It has 2 seasons and I liked it because of the build-up in a romance between both characters -Naoki’s character is cold which is literally my favourite kind because I know he's a softie -Kotoko and Naoki have good chemistry & the acting was very good in my opinion -The story was NEVER boring for me, the writers had really fun ways to make the story go along so I applaud them for that & recommend this drama (it’s very dramatic, VERY).

♡ Context: Noble, My Love is a romantic comedy K-Drama.

♡ Main Cast: 

Sung Hoon as Lee Kang Hoon & Kim Jae Kyung as Cha Yoon Seo

♡ Description: 

Kang Hoon is the CEO of the world’s largest company ‘D.O.L’. One day, he is kidnapped and escapes from his kidnappers but is badly injured. Luckily, he passes out in front of an animal hospital. Yeon Seo (veterinarian) finds him and attends to his wounds.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (7.1/10), MyDramaList (7.9/10)

♡ My Opinion: 7/10 -Most k-dramas have something dark going on behind the love that happens but this drama doesn’t -Many reviews I read were against this drama but my friend and I adored it because of how simple yet entertaining the story-line was. -It has good fluff moments and is good if you don’t like dark subjects in your Korean dramas or tv in general -A good drama to watch after an intense one :)

♡ Context:

Oh My Ghostess is a romantic comedy with supernatural elements including the food genre.

♡ Main Cast:

Park Bo Young as Na Bong Soon, Kim Seul Gi as Shin Sun Ae, Jo Jung Suk as Kang Seon Woo & Im Joo Hwan as Choi Seong Jae

♡ Description:

Bong-sun is a shy young woman who is possessed by a confident ghost of a lustful virgin. Bong-sun works as an assistant and has a crush on her boss. She makes a deal with the ghost as her grandmother was a shaman so from a young age she has been able to see ghosts. They agree that the ghost will help Bong-sun get her boss’s attention if she helps her pass over to the after-life before her time runs out.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (8.2/10), MyDramaList (/10)

♡ My Opinion: 8/10 -Was difficult for me to get into but I thoroughly enjoyed it -It has cute moments & the acting is great -Basically just watch this 

♡ Context:

One More Time is a romance and friendship drama (also known as The Day After We Parted)

♡ Main Cast: 

L as Yoo Tak & Yoon So Hee as Da In

♡ Description:

Yoo Tak is the leader and vocalist of an indie band called One More Time. He’s been maintaining the band for around 10 years but they haven’t acheived their dreams yet and aren’t getting any younger. Yoo Tak begins to take for granted his friends and girlfriend but a young grim reaper has something to say about that. She puts him in a time loop and he has to continue living the same day over and over again until he learns what is really important.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (6.8/10), MyDramaList (7.7/10)

♡ My Opinion: 8/10 -I liked the angst and sadness in this and the life lessons in it -The acting was really good -It isn’t boring and it’s quick to watch -The ending confused me but I liked the deeper meaning :)

♡ Context: 

Strong Woman Do Bong Soon (also known as Strong Girl Bong Soon) is an action, comedy, romance & supernatural k-drama

♡ Main Cast: 

Park Bo Young as Do Bong Soon, Park Hyungsik as Ahn Min Hyuk & Ji Soo as In Gook Doo

♡ Description: 

Bong Soon is a young woman who is kind, honest and has superhuman strength... Her family has been gifted Herculean strength from birth to be used for the greater good. If the power is abused it is taken away. While standing up for herself to a group of gang members, Ahn Min Hyuk - who has never trusted the police - witnesses the entire ordeal and asks Bong Soon to be his bodyguard. She agrees and the two fall in love, but the world has different plans in mind for the pair.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (8.3/10), MyDramaList (8.8/10) 

♡ My Opinion: 9.5 -I like the chemistry between the actors in real life AND in the drama. They make a good team. -The balance between all the fluff and romance with the danger is really well done -This is one of my favourite K-drama's  -Watch this Drama if you want clear skin and a new love for yourself

♡ Context:

Switched is a Japanese supernatural and suspense drama

♡ Main Cast:

Tomita Miu as Umnie Zenko, Kiyohara Kaya as Kohinata Ayumi, Kamiyama Tomohiro as Mizumoto Koushirou & Shigeoka Daiki as Kaga Shunpei

♡ Description:

A suicidal teenage girl swaps bodies with a popular girl in her class - but she has no intention of switching back.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (7.2/10), MyDramaList (8.2/10)

♡ My Opinion: 7/10 -For a drama that isn't suited to my tastes, this one really impressed me. -The acting it takes to be able to pull off a successful bodyswap is extremely difficult and the actresses acting in this drama is immaculate. -This has a lot of angst, considering the suicide references, but is a good drama. -This J-Drama has only been given a 7 out of ten because of the plot (which is still great but not my type) but the acting I'd say is the best here.

♡ Context:

The Girl Who Sees Scents (also commonly referred to as The Girl Who Sees Smells & based on the webcomic 'Naemsaereul Boneun Sonyeo) is a romantic comedy with supernatural genres.

♡ Main Cast:

Park Yoo Chun as Choi Moo Gak, Shin Se Kyung as Oh Cho Rim & Nam Goong Min as Kwon Jae Hee

♡ Description:

Officer Choi Moo Gak lost his younger sister to a serial killer and lost his ability to taste, smell and feel any pain whatsoever. Oh Cho Rim, the only witness to the murder case, lost her memory but gained the ability to see smells.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (7.3/10), MyDramaList (8.1/10)

♡ My Opinion: 9/10 -Damn actor Nam Goong Min is hot -The serial killer is also a great fucking idea -The acting is decent and the actors have great fluffy moments -This drama was so addicting for me which is why it has such a high rating -I also really appreciated the ending, something that doesn't usually happen with me and dramas. -This is a must watch

♡ Context:

The Great Seducer (also known as Tempted) is a friendship and romance Melo-k-drama

♡ Main Cast:

Woo Do Hwan as Kwon Si Hyun, Joy as Eun Tae Hee, Moon Ga Young as Choi Soo Hi & Kim Min Jae as Lee Se Joo

♡ Description:

The Great Seducer depicts rich young men and women in their twenties who discover their feelings of love for one another while playing a dangerous bet involved with love. Kwon Si Hyun makes a bet with his friends that he can seduce Eun Tae Hee, who believes that people who are swayed too easily by love are stupid. After Tae Hee meets Si Hyun, her view of love changes and Si Hyun's heart becomes less ice-cold. Secrets become hard to keep as Si Hyun falls deeper in love with Eun Tae Hee.

♡ Ratings: IMDb (7.1/10), MyDramaList (7.6/10)

♡ My Opinion: 10/10 -I LOVE THIS DRAMA SO MUCH OKAY -MY FRIEND AND I STARTED THIS TOGETHER I LOVED IT -THE ACTING IS SO GOOD AND I LOVE WOO DO HWAN AND JOY (red velvet) -Joy's acting has improved a lot and her character is lovely and relatable -The drama is literally my aesthetic and the toxic friend groups and angst of this drama is what I thrive off -Watch. This. You. Cowards. -I could write essays upon essays about this, but tumblr won't allow that...

[tinywriter2018]

Chapter 11: Popular Song

Word Count: 677

Jan di smiled looking at the table of finger foods.  It had been since breakfast since she last had a chance to eat.  During lunch she was rushed into surgery, only to be whisked away after a quick shower here.  She quickly loaded up a plate of deviled eggs and a sweet potato one that she was sure Jun Pyo made sure was there for her.  Smiling, she turned around to come face to face with a customer she used to see all the time at the soup store she use to work at when she was in high school.  The women would always order out, giving them the dirties looks in the world.  

“I know you from somewhere.”  She smiled, her makeup on point as it always was.  They were both in high school at the time, yet she seemed to only get taller instead of aging.  “Oh yes, you were that grumpy looking one at the soup store my father always made me get.”  Jan di watched her eyes travel from the ground up, she felt the heat slowly coming to her face, the once over that deemed her unworthy to be in her presence.  She had that gaze a lot, she just never thought someone would be bold enough to do it at one of Jun Pyo’s investor parties.  Reaching out she grabbed one of the Sweet Potato rolls from her plate, putting it on her own.  “Why would they let a waiter dress like you in?  Here I thought the Gu Family had some decency in who waits on their VIP guests.”  

“Jan Di, Jae-”  Ga eul stopped speaking the moment she looked at her friends face.  Turning her attention to the other woman, she recognized the customer from their soup days.  

“Oh, your the weird one!  You two are still working together?  How sweet.”  She lifted her champagne glass, drinking the rest of it that was in the flute, before placing it on the table.  “Be a dear and get me another one.”  She walked away, arrogant as ever.  Ga Eul went to go after her, but Jan Di stopped her.  Grabbing a roll she shoved it into her mouth, letting out a sigh.  

“I’m too hungry and tired to deal with her now.  She’s not worth it.”  

“But-”

“We can’t cause a scene, you know how much these investor parties give them.  What did you need?”  

“Jae Kyung is looking for you.  She had a present from Hong Kong, specially made.”  Jan di smiled, wrapping an arm around hers.  

“She’s my favorite of Jun Pyo’s investors.”  Ga eul laughed with her friend leaving the bitterness behind.  

The same woman came up to Jun Pyo.  She eyes Jan di, who was standing too close to the host to be deemed appropriate for a hired hand.  Jan di stopped her from saying something, giving a wide smile to her.

“Are you enjoying the party?”  She blinks at her wondering why she would be asking.  By this time Jun Pyo had turned around, his eyes on Jan di first, then turns his attention to the new face.

“I didn’t know you knew anyone here?”

“She’s an old acquaintance from when I worked at the soup shop.”  

“Ah, I see.  Any old friend of my wifes is a friend to us.”  Jun pyo didn’t miss the shock that come over her face.  She quickly bowed, excusing herself from their presence.  “So, whenever she gets the courage to try and talk to me again, should I invest in her?”  

“Do whatever you like.  If her product is worth the money then do it.”

“Don’t.”  Ga eul came, handing a glass of champagne to Jan di.  “She was rude.  As usual.”  She took a sip of her drink, smiling when Yi Jung put an around her waist.  

“Then I promise to never sell her any of my works.”  

“I highly doubt she has anything I want.”  Jun pyo kissed Jan Di’s head.  “At least not one that would make me chose someone like her over my wife.”  

Masterlist 

[actuallyvady]

3 is my favorite number, so how about multiples of 3? Which is gonna be a lot of questions so just do however many you want.

Oh no, you asked for all of them, I’m going to do all of them. :P

3: How old are you and how old do you get mistaken for?

... except this one, I already answered it.

6: Your opinion about your body and how comfortable you are with it

Ah, right into the heavy things! I mean. Sort of. It’s complicated.

See, I like my body. I’m slender without trying, taller than average (even though my family makes me feel short), I’m graceful-- I love to dance, I always have, and that brings with is a certain poise, and an awareness of where my body is at all times, which is both practical and attractive, in a way most people don’t notice. I have incredibly long, dark eyelashes my friends are often jealous of, cheekbones that could cut glass, and thick, luscious hair. I’m gorgeous, and androgyny comes naturally to me. There was a brief time in high school where I wished I had bigger breasts, but I quickly learned that what I have is convenient and that there were plenty of people who found me desirable anyway. 

But I’m also trans. I’m nonbinary, I don’t really want the world to perceive me as a man-- though I might prefer it to being consistently seen as a woman. But there are certain things about my body that are dissatisfying to me, and unfortunately, current medical options don’t really interest me. 

So-- my body is great, it’s just... not the one I wish I had.

9: What are you really bad at?

Anything that requires me to come up with anything original. It’s why I cosplay instead of, like, write or draw-- all I have to do is figure out how to do something, not what to do.

12: What do you think about the most?

At the moment, Gu Jun-pyo. It varies a lot, overall, I’m just hyperfixated right now.

15: What is your favorite word?

... oh. I answered this one already, too.

18: A reason you’ve lied to someone

Because I didn’t have the social energy to go out but didn’t think they would understand so I said I wasn’t feeling well. I do it often, lol, and there are only a few select people I actually tell the real reason to. 

21: Do you believe in love at first sight?

To be perfectly honest I’m not entirely certain what “love” is-- my aromantic ass has a lot of trouble with the concept. So no, I don’t believe one can fall in love in an instant like that, but I admit my own personal bias is in play when it comes to that belief.

24: Opinion on relationship age differences

Depends on the age difference and the relationship. Some of the strongest, most loving marriages I know are between people that have a significant age gap, which would probably fall under the “creepy” umbrella if I didn’t know them. That said, people who prey on those younger than them are creepy as hell and pedophiles can die in a fire. 

27: Have you ever wanted someone you couldn’t have?

I’m fairly sure that is a thing in everyone’s life, at some point. Pro-tip: it’s not easier if the other person wants you, too.

30: Have you ever liked your best friend?

I’m sure this is going off of the middle school definition of “like” but it’s still kind of a hilarious question. I have often liked my best friend. 

33: What turns you off?

It would be easier to list the things that don’t, tbh. 

36: Do you forgive betrayal?

I’m honestly struggling to think of a time I have felt that someone betrayed me. 

39: How often do you listen to music?

Less than you might think. I prefer to have movies or shows in the background for noise, other than when I am driving. 

42: Favorite type of movie

Scifi/fantasy with a saccharine ending. I’m a sucker for happily ever after. It’s why I watch a fuckton of Disney.

45: Do you fall in love easily?

Emphatically not. I know that I am capable of it, I’ve felt it at least once, but. I don’t call myself “aromantic” for no reason. I don’t feel any desire to seek out romantic relationships and I do not (often) feel romantically attracted to anyone. Doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy being in a romantic relationship, I’m just trying to be more honest with myself about what I am looking for/able to offer. 

48: Are you a forgiving person? Do you like being that way?

The answer above about betrayal might give you a hint, but it’s not the whole story. I will forgive anything; I do not hold onto grudges or hurt. But at some point I will just... forget you. I will walk away and we will never see each other again, and you won’t even enter my thoughts after a while-- a very short while, in some cases. 

And I don’t know whether I like that about myself. I kind of think of myself as cold-hearted and careless with other people, which... I don’t love about myself. 

... that got a bit darker than intended, lol. But! If you want to know the answers to the two-thirds not answered here, send me a thing!

[padmecat]

Boys Over Flowers, episode 6

Let’s keep this madness train rolling!

Things take a turn for the worse. Multiple times. I'm beginning to think it's a rule in this show that no one is allowed to be happy for more than ten minutes of screen time per episode. When we last left Jan Di and Jun Pyo, they were  enjoying a nice lunch together on a beach in New Caledonia. The sun, the  sea, the fine dining, and this:

Baby oh baby.

My eyes! They burn! Yet I can't... look... away...

I'm too sexy for my shirt.

Ignoring you now. Make it stop.

Jun Pyo used Strip! It's super effective!

K.O. After being temporarily immobilized by Jun Pyo's abs, Jan Di rises to face him.

 Can I tell you something?

Here it comes, her confession of love. Come to papa.

There's a snake near your feet.

!

The future of Shinhwa, ladies and gentlemen.

If I'm lucky, he'll keep running and never come back. Later, Ga Eul witnesses Jan Di in some kind of trouble (leg cramps while swimming).

My best friend is drowning! I'll just stand here and watch. They're in about four feet of water, and Ga Eul's response is to stand in even  shallower water screaming Jan Di's name. What a friend.

Jun Pyo is simultaneously having some kind of flashbacks about being in trouble underwater, so he's pretty useless as well.

Luckily Ji Hoo watches a lot of Baywatch.

He's like David Hasselhoff, with half the Hassel and twice the Hoff. Upset by his inability to help Jan Di, Jun Pyo decides to make himself useful and helps prepare dinner for everyone. He even saves a special seat for Jan Di and makes sure she gets enough to eat.

Clearly she is thrilled.

As is Ji Hoo. He excuses himself without having touched his food. It seems he didn't remember to pack his violin, which is a shame because this is a perfect "I'm depressed and lonely so I'm going to play a mournful tune on my violin" moment. Instead he talks with a young local girl, who lifts his spirits by giving him flowers for his girlfriend.

Which reminds him that he doesn't have a girlfriend. Far away from Ji Hoo's never-ending sea of anguish, it seems that Jan Di is thinking that vacation with F4 wasn't such a bad idea after all.  Heck, she practically got a free striptease.

Yeah she did. Jan Di goes out walking and finds Ji Hoo, still trapped in a spiraling vortex of despair.

I'd recognize that aura of misery anywhere.

Are you here to join me in my suffering? They discuss Seo Hyun. Ji Hoo says it’s for the best that she left; it seems that he doesn't consider himself worthy of her anyway. He asks Jan Di to take the flowers he received earlier, but she declines, believing that Ji Hoo should not give up on Seo Hyun.

blah blah sad blah sad sad blah As Jan Di gets up to leave, Ji Hoo pulls her into an embrace.

Things are considerably brighter the next day. Good times are had by all (except Jun Pyo, who's sulking again).

Jan Di and Yoon Ji Hoo go fishing, and appear to have a lot of fun in each other's company.

Ga Eul fools around with her camera, which, if you look closely, is actually turned off the entire time. Apparently no one on set that day  had any batteries. So Yi Jung arrives and questions her about Jan Di's intentions, specifically, who's she's interested in. Ga Eul plays it cool, so Yi Jung inquires about her instead. Ga Eul isn't pursuing anyone at the moment, but she believes in true love, and she believes that one day she'll find it.

True love? What an interesting idea. Elsewhere,  Jun Pyo takes Jan Di to see some sort of field that's naturally   shaped like a heart, and tells her that it was something he wanted to show the girl he liked.

He pats himself on the back, oblivious to Jan Di's troubled expression.

That night, news of Seo Hyun's engagement reaches F4. It seems that Ji Hoo has known about this for some time. Distracted by her concern for Ji Hoo, Jan Di is in no mood for Jun Pyo's   romantic advances, which are more like "Love me. Soon. Or else." She goes looking for Ji Hoo, and cries for him.

Suddenly, he makes a move!

And talk about lifeless. It looked like a Barbie and Ken doll kissing. I thought maybe one or both of them had fallen asleep, it was such a boring kiss. Korean TV standards, I guess?

Anyway,  it happened at the worst possible time. Jun Pyo is enraged and tells Jan Di that despite all the unfortunate coincidences so far, he really wanted to believe in her, and in them. So much for that. He ends their friendship (and whatever else might have been).

Heartbreaker? Or just broken-hearted?

It's going to be an awkward plane ride home. Fortunately for everyone's sanity, Jun Pyo leaves by himself without telling anyone. The homeboys are confused and worried.

Hey, do either of you know why Jun Pyo left early? No? Okay then. So  everyone goes home. Jan Di feels generally awful about everything,   especially about causing pain to Jun Pyo. Fortunately, there is no awkwardness between her and Ji Hoo.

Still friends!

Bad news. Jun Pyo announces to the school that Ji Hoo is no longer a part of F4. Moreover, both Ji Hoo  and Jan Di are to be expelled from the school!

Say what?! He can do that?!

Dude, that is way harsh!

I hate my life.

Gu Jun Pyo has spoken! Don't forget, Jun Pyo's mother is Darth Shinhwa herself, so he can totally do it.

The student body seems ready to turn against Jan Di (again) for splitting up their beloved F4. Luckily, this time Ji Hoo stands up for her and tells her to stay positive (although honestly I don't think she would really mind the chance to escape from Shinhwa Penitentiary, except for the trouble it would cause her parents).

These two against the terrifying corporate machine that is Shinhwa? I'm not liking those odds.

At least Ji Hoo’s got his violin. To be continued...

[saundraswriting]

Miss Me?

SUMMARY:  Yoon Ji Hoo follows Min Seo Hyun to France but quickly realizes he left something important behind. He decides to return to Korea after helping Min Seo Hyun get settled, to finish what he started.

WARNINGS: Some strong language, but none otherwise. 

NOTES: This is the first of a au/fix-it series I am working on for Boys Over Flowers (The K-Drama). 

You can read it directly on AO3 here. 

Masterlist // AO3 

Geum Jan Di watched her first friend from Shinhwa High walk way,  she couldn't look away from his back, strong and broad. Jan-Di smiled softly until he was swallowed by the crowd and even then she stood, eyes unfocused fingers rubbing where his lips were minutes earlier. 'Good job, sunbae.' She thought before shaking her head slightly.

The other members of the F4 gang stood watching her, all concerned for their new friend. So Yi-Jung and Song Woo-Bin were contemplating how to cheer her up when Gun Jun-Pyo interjected. "Aish, Let's go. I can cheer you up." He reached for her hand but she skipped out of the way.

"Thank but not needed. I am fine. I will miss him but he promised me that he would be happy this way. I decided I am going to trust sunbae. I am going to head home." Jan-Di declined his offer and that second her phone rang. "Hello? Did you get to your gate okay? Sunbae, did you forget something?" She laughed lightly. She listened for a moment. "No. I was just leaving. I will be fine, I told you that two days ago." Jan-Di rolled her eyes. "Safe travels, sunbae. Call me when you land, yeah? I will call Unnie if you don't." She laughed again, before growing quiet. "Bye Ji-Hoo." She snapped her phone shut, taking a deep breath. "Okay, I am now heading home. Woo-Bin sunbae, Yi-Jung sunbae, Jun-Pyo, thank for letting me accompany you to seeing Ji-Hoo sunbae off. I will be leaving first then." She bowed to them before leaving the airport. F3 watching her as she did. 

"You think she will really be okay?" Yi-Jung asked.

Woo-Bin shrugged. "Were they really that close? The had run ins, yeah. but like when did they swap numbers? When did they get this close?"

"Probably Seo-Hyun noona's doing." Yi-Jung said. "Ji-Hoo was saying about how he had plans the other day. Wonder if they had plans together, he had been unreasonably moody a few days ago." 

"Enough about those two. Let's go." Jun-Pyo demanded. The other two nodded and they left the airport.

A few days had passed. Shinhwa High was the same, Jan-Di was bullied by the other students but it wasn't as intense, however some of the girls had taken offense at her being the reason of their beloved Ji-Hoo leaving. Jan-Di was trying to balance school, her family, bullies, a job and the demands the F3 members put on her as their 'mascot'. She had been enjoying her lunch when it was rudely interrupted by a screaming crowd. She looked up expected Yi-Jung and Woo-Bin together or Jun-Pyo by himself based of the shrillness of the screams. However there wasn't anyone by their entrance. She turned back to her lunch but was distracted by a shadow on her table and the complete silence of the room. She looked up, swallowing her last bite of food in her mouth. She jumped up throwing her arms around his neck. 

"Ji-Hoo sunbae! I missed you! Why didn't you tell me you were returning? Wait, why are you here? What about Seo-Hyun unnie? When did you get back? Did you see the others?" Jan-Di rattled off, letting go of Ji-Hoo. Ji-Hoo smiled down at the girl, who was frantically packing up her things. 

"What's wrong?" Ji-Hoo asked. “Didn’t you miss me?”

"It's not my place to offer but I think a venue change will do us both some good. I can feel my skin melting from the heat of the glares coming my way. And you don't like being the center of attention." Jan-Di explained. Ji-Hoo only nodded slightly in agreement, wondering again at how she learned to read him so quickly.

"Since you are only thinking of my benefit, I will suggest the F4 clubhouse. It technically is my place to offer. Shall we?" Ji-Hoo offered his arm and together they slipped through the crowd. Once free Ji-Hoo began answer Jan-Di's questions.

"I wanted to surprise you. That is why I didn't tell you. I came back for a few reasons, Seo-Hyun noona is fine, she told me to tell you hello and also she requests that you text her more often. I got back yesterday but needed to get settled and the guys knew I was coming back. I told them to keep it a secret from you." Ji-Hoo explained while preparing tea. "Yi-Jung kept me up to date on the going-ons over here." He looked at Jan-Di pointedly. she avoided his gaze, able to string a sentence together. She ran her index finger around the rim of her teacup, no longer concerned about her lunch.

"Jun-Pyo and the others kept me company when...I was alone. I would try to get them to lay off but you know how they are." Jan-Di shrugged, still speaking into her cup. "I tried and tried but...but I didn't mind. I will say that they calmed down significantly though, once the newness of me wore off." She smiled up at Ji-Hoo. "Don't worry, I still refuse to call Jun-Pyo sunbae. He seems tense lately though."

Ji-Hoo sat down with a sigh, shaking his head. "I am sorry. I feel responsible for your torment with them. I shouldn't have left." Ji-Hoo took a sip of tea looking into the middle distance. "Jun-Pyo is trying to comprehend where you stand. Not often does he have someone in his life solely for the sake of being there. However your presence may be causing trouble for him as well. We will have to see." Ji-Hoo trailed off. 

"What are you saying, Ji-Hoo sunbae?" Jan-Di asked. Ji-Hoo smiled softly.

"I am not saying anything. I know that a girl like you is shaking things up just by being as close as you are. Take no offense, please." Ji-Hoo ruffled her bangs. "Class will be starting soon. I will see you later." Ji-Hoo helped Jan-Di out of her chair, taking the tea tray out of her hands.

"It's nice to know that I wasn't too late." He murmured under his breath turning away. Jan-Di watched him walk away wanting to ask what he meant but decided to keep quiet.

"Sunbae, I need to hand to the science labs, so I will see you later." Jam-Di said. 

"Better hurry, don't want you being late on account of me and all." Ji-Hoo uncharacteristically hesitated. Jan-Di waited. "Do-Can-I mean-Can I see you after class? I can take you home after?" Ji-Hoo asked. 

"Of course, our spot?" Jan-Di confirmed. He nodded. Jan-Di beamed up at him, eye twinkling and teeth showing. Her happiness making his breath catch. "Ji-Hoo sunbae, I am glad you are back. I missed you."

"What am I supposed to say to that?" Ji-Hoo asked. Jan-di looked up at him in confusion. He huffed a laugh and leaned down bringing his hands up to her cheeks.

Ji-Hoo pressed his lips to Jan-Di's forehead, lingering for a moment. 

"I will see you after class. Now get going." Ji-Hoo pulled away, relishing in the stunned look on Jan-Di's face. ‘Is this how she looked after I kissed her in the airport? How did I ever walk away from her?'

The day came to an end. The school halls echoing with the frantic whispers of the students, rumors already flying about what happened at lunch. Jan-Di was glad for the rumors, it turned everyone's attention away from her and back to F4 who had finally been reconnected. She left her last class nerves finally catching up with her. 'I thought I was over him, but he comes back and I am just as lost as before.' She thought to herself. Distracted as she was, she didn't notice Gu Jun-Pyo right outside, The girls were screaming but she missed even that.

"Hey, Laundry-Girl. You really going to ignore me like that? Where are you manners?" He demanded. Jan-Di stopped, turning to him, dropping into a bow. 

"Sorry, Jun-Pyo. I didn't see you there. Did you need something? I am in a slight hurry. If it can wait, I will call you." Jan-Di said. Jun-Pyo peered at her closely.

"Are you sick or some shit? You are never this nice to me. What is going on with you?" Jun-Pyo demanded. Jan-Di ran her hands through her hair. She reached out and grabbed his hand. 

"Can I ask you a question? Nevermind. I am fine. I have to go." Jan-Di pulled away. Jun-Pyo grabbed her hand again.

"He came all this way for you. He didn't want to leave in the first place. if you have taught me anything, it is to trust in my feelings. Also you are no coward. Just go. okay?" Jun-Pyo said. 

"Gu Jun-Pyo are you trying to cheer me up? The great Gu Jun-Pyo is worried about little old Geum Jan-Di?" Jan-Di laughed, her smile not fading. "I'm not scared, I will have you know."

 "I know that. I was just reminding you. And I am more concerned you depressed attitude would have on my friends. especially Ji-Hoo if you planned on rejecting him." Jun-Pyo waved off a girl who was trying to get his attention. "Speaking of, you should get going. Don't make him wait too long." Jun-Pyo playfully ruffed her hair. "contrary to this school rumor mill, I am glad to have met you, Laundry-Girl. That is the last time I will say anything on the subject. Now get going." Jun-Pyo nudged her firmly in the direction of the doors.

"Thanks Jun-Pyo. You really are a good friend." Jan-Di finally let her smile fall. "I will be leaving first then." Jan-Di hurried to her locker and then walked down the familiar path to the bench where she first saw Ji-Hoo playing the violin.

As Jan-Di walked she couldn't help but think back on the few moments they had shared together, the many times he had saved her from emotional humiliations and physical hurts. The more she thought on Ji-Hoo the more she realized that she was never over him. She made him leave-pushed him away hoping he would find happiness, not wanting her selfishness to be what brought him sadness. 'Am I what he really wants? Am I only convenient? He is too good for me. Maybe this is a mistake...' Jan-Di stopped a few feet away from the bench. 

 Ji-Hoo sat perfectly poised and patiently waiting. She stepped forward, the sound of her shoes catching his attention. He looked up, smiling wide, Jan-Di felt her anxiousness ease slightly. "Jan-Di, I am glad to see you again. I have something-"

"Why did you come back really? Seo-Hyun unnie was what you wanted isn't it? what could have happened to bring you all the way back here so quickly. And don't tell me it was me. If I am the cause of your sadness, I don't know what I will do." Jan-Di's voice cracked slightly, eyes beginning to sting.

"Jan-Di, I did come back for you. but you have never once since meeting you ever thought you brought me sadness. You have only brought me happiness. You expanded my horizons, showed me how to look inside myself. This trip to Paris was only to confirm what I already knew. I loved Seo-Hyun habitually. I once loved her but I grew up and at some point realized our relationship was better when platonic rather than romantic." Ji-Hoo said. He stopped seeing Jan-Di's anxiety was not soothed, he pulled her into a tight hug. "I love you, Geum Jan-Di. I have for a while now, it just took me too long to realize that. I was afraid I was too late and someone had swept in during my absence to heal your broken heart."

"No. No one. I made my position as F4 mascot very clear while you were away and spent the few days running from their demands." Jan-Di said. She froze finally understanding what Ji-Hoo said. "Sunbae, are you-did you-I am-what?" She gaped at the older man. He laughed and nodded, tightening his embrace. 

"Yes, ma'am. I said what I said. Let me have the honor of dating you, please." Ji-Hoo pressed a kiss into her hair. He tried to keep the nerves out of his voice.

"Ji-Hoo sunbae, you really mean that don't you? You love me? As much as I love you? I was so happy when I heard Seo-Hyun was leaving, I thought maybe you would finally see me. But then I realized I would rather have you as a friend then not at all so I held back. I couldn't stomach the idea of you together, I just kept my brave face on hoping that I would be over you by the time you got back and then you came back and I wasn't over you. I wasn't over you, Yoon Ji-Hoo." Jan-Di's voice broke on a small sob and with it Ji-Hoo's heart. "I love you too." Jan-Di cried. Ji-Hoo pulled away using his fingers to wipe her tears before pulling her into a gentle kiss, tasting of salt. 

"Don't cry, my darling. Everything is fine." Ji-Hoo said. Jan-Di sniffled trying to pull herself together. "I am sorry, I made you cry again."

"I'm fine. I am just a little overwhelmed." Jan-Di took a deep breath, shaky on the exhale. "Let's get some tea, yeah?"

"Yeah. It'll be my treat." Ji-Hoo tucked Jan-Di's arm in his and together they walked to his motorcycle.

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So what did you think? a very niche pairing in a very niche fandom. It was just to make me feel better. This will be part of a series: The Miscellaneous Adventures of Geum Jan-Di and Yoon Ji-Hoo. 

[daebakryujunyeol]

Caught Up Chapter 3 - New Girl

"Nice to meet you, Sir."

"You don't have to call me that. Very well, the team and I are off duty today so you'll meet everyone tomorrow. I have to go."

Lee Hyeri paused and took another look at the station after she walked out of it. She heaved a sigh when she remembered his team leader that she just met awhile ago.

Ryu Jun Yeol

Hyeri thinks he looked strict and arrogant. But their meeting was quite quick so she decided to shake off the first impression and give him another chance. But of course, she's hoping for the best.

"I'll find out tomorrow."

Hyeri arrived in Jangan-gu yesterday and she thought she'll have to immediately report to work, she decided to postpone getting her things settled in her new apartment.

But since she'll officially start working tomorrow, she decided to go home instead.

Being late at work got her in trouble and was the reason why she was transferred. Because of this obvious reason that she decided to rent an apartment that is only 3 blocks away from the station. It's not exactly ideal but she thought it's for the best.  

She cannot mess it up again. Not this time.

Not in Jangan Police Department.

She met the old man again earlier.

After 4 years, they meet again. 

"Ahhh! I'm not here for him. I'm here to work. Get it together, Lee Hyeri!" She brushed off the thought and went straight home. Day 1.

Fortunately, Hyeri arrived at the station right on time. On the dot. She's not late on her first day at work and it's a good thing. As soon as she arrived, she went straight to her desk that was assigned to her yesterday.

But the other desks around her are still empty. Did she arrived way too early that everyone from the team are late?

She held her head high as she get her things settled on her new desk. She was having her own little proud moment when the door of the conference room parallel to her team's bay came wide open, popping out few men and - to her surprise - including Jin Goo and Ryu Jun Yeol. 

"Good morning, Sir." She politely greeted Jun Yeol as soon as he walked up to her.

"I believe I already told you not to call me that." He said with a flat tone.

"Ah. Joseonghamnida.. Sunbae." 

"You're late." "Ne?" She was taken aback.

"I said you are late. And on your first day, Hyeri-ssi." "Uhm, I'm not late. I got here on time, Sunbae." "Ahh. You're new. Well, just so you know, I always require my team to be at work 30minutes before regular hours which means you should be here by 7:30 AM. And since it is your first day, I believe should have been polite enough to be here earlier than expected. Right, Ms. Lee Hyeri?" "Uhhhh.." Hyeri is at a loss for words. She knew that being a new transferee will be tough but not this tough. 

"I often conduct team huddles before getting to work. Since you are late, you obviously missed the meeting we just had about today's team agenda." "I'm sorry, Sunbae. I didn't know." She said with her head down. Obviously, she got transferred from one asshole boss to another. "Whatever. Okay, since you missed the meeting. You are on desk duty for now." Then he walked past her. At least he didn't asked me to get his coffee. Or so she thought. Ryu Jun Yeol paused, turned to her and said.. "And coffee. You're on coffee duty. Go get everyone their morning coffee then I'll introduce you when you get back. Hurry." Hyeri heaved a deep sigh as she watch his back walk further away from her desk. "Uggghhh? What have I gotten myself into?" "Trouble." "Yah, kkamjjagiya!" "Oh, sorry." A tall, fair-complexed pretty boy smiled and stood beside her. He also saw him got out of the conference room earlier with Ryu Jun Yeol. "Sorry about that, I'm Go Kyung Pyo. I'm part of the team. You're the transferee from Gwangju, right? Welcome to Jangan-gu." Finally. Someone nice enough to welcome me. Finally. "Ah. Annyeong! I'm Lee Hyeri." They shook hands and it was nice to see him smiling the entire time. Kyung Pyo is very welcoming. "Tough first day, huh?" "Tell me about it." "It's going to be fine. Well, I'd love to introduce you to the team but I heard Jun Yeol sunbae said he'll do it after you get coffee so, I'll let him be. He'll be furious if I do it." "Is he that bad?" "I wouldn't say that. He can be a little rough sometimes but he's nice, too. It just gets hard when he's pissed off." "Oh. I should get going, then. I think I already pissed him off enough." "Yeah.." "Uhm, Sunbae. Can I ask you something?" "Sure, what is it?" "What kind of coffee should I get and how many?" Go Kyung Pyo gave out a light laugh that made her heart swoon a little. She liked the sound of that. 

Self, stop.

"You can get Americano for 5." "I see. Thank you! I'll go now." "Arasso." She left her bag on her desk, picked up her wallet and immediately ran out of the office to get her team and her grumpy boss some coffee. As soon as she got back, Ryu Jun Yeol introduced her to the team as "the new girl". It was so quick that she didn't catch anyone's name except the ones she already heard like Jin Goo's and Kyung Pyo's. Jun Yeol went back to his office after the introduction that barely lasted a minute and she had to approach the other teammates just to get their names. Around 10:00 in the morning, two of her teammates left the station to check on something that they apparently discussed during the team. Thirty minutes after that, Junyeol left with JinGoo and KyungPyo to checl on something as well. She asked her leader if there's something she needs to do. All she got was a blank stare for 10 seconds and an order saying "sort out the files and cases on my table then go home when you're done." And so she did. Even though it felt like working on a school project instead of working as an actual cop. She finished everything by 2:00 PM and as a sign of respect, she waited for everyone to return. She decided to leave the office and call it a day when it's already 7 in the evening and none of her teammates has come back. Day 2. To make sure she won't be greeted with lectures early in the morning, Lee Hyeri arrived 45 minutes before the regular working hours. One by one, her teammates arrived as she welcomed them with a smile. The last one to arrive was the guy named Bong Sun who arrived 15 minutes before 8:00 AM. "Why isn't he here yet? I thought the huddle starts 30 minutes before 8?" She asked herself.

Whistling with his sunglasses still on, Ryu Jun Yeol arrived at the office at exactly 8:00 AM. On the freaking dot. Just like she did yesterday. He walked past the entire team after waving a hand to them and went straight to his own little cubicle.    Hyeri shook off the annoyance she feels towards her arrogant boss as she prepared herself for the huddle she's expecting to take place any minute now. 8:30 AM... 9:00 AM... 9:30 AM... 10:30 AM... It was at 10:45 AM when he walked out of his office wearing a cap as he called Bong Sun and Kyung Pyo, asking them to come with him. Before they got out, she politely and bravely called him and asked.. "Sunbae!" "Who was that?" "Lee Hyeri. Here!" "Oh. What is it?" "Aren't we going to have a meeting?" "No."

"No?" "Yeah, no." "But you said..." "Yeah. I said, "often", didn't I? I said often, not everyday, Ms. Lee Hyeri. Back to work." Then there goes.. "Back to work." "Back to work? What work?! UGH!" And that's how it went for the rest of the week. She goes to work on time, the meeting is over. She arrives even an hour early, there's no meeting or even a word for the entire day. It was as if he was purposely making her miss a meeting. It was at 10:00 AM of her 10th day at the new station when once again, she arrived early and no meeting was conducted. His asshole boss came out of his office carrying a bag and asked Jin Goo to come with him. She called his attention twice but he kept ignoring her. Then she had enough.. She ran after them and then.. "RYU JUN YEOL SUNBAE!" Her voice echoed through the entire police department that made Ryu Jun Yeol stop on his track. With a smug frowned face, he face her. Without breaking the frightening eye contact, he slowly walked up to her. "Step into my office, Ms. Lee Hyeri. Now." Right there and then, she wished the floor would swallow her down. But then she thought.. It's now or never, Lee Hyeri.

[jitaeri]

Unpopular (K)-Drama Opinions

- Unpopular Drama Opinions -

So late, but here it is! All K-dramas because I haven’t watched any other dramas lately. Tagged by @aoiueroo88 

A popular drama that you didn’t like.

City Hunter. It started out okay but as time went on, I couldn’t even finish it. 

A popular drama that everyone else seems to hate but you love.

Blood (with Goo Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun). Honestly, it’s not a perfect drama but I enjoyed it a lot. People were hating on Goo Hye Sun’s acting so much, it was ridiculous, but I honestly saw nothing wrong with it? She portrayed her character very well, imo. Also, I had the suspicion that Goo Hye Sun and Ahn Jae Hyun had a lot of bts chemistry and thought that they would end up dating and LO AND BEHOLD, IT HAPPENED! (yet another real life couple to add to my list of ships come true. If only my fictional pairings fared this well -_-” )

A love triangle where the main character ended up with the person you did NOT want them to end up with (spoiler alert) or a couple that you don’t like.

I don’t like the Boon Yi/Lee Bang Won couple from SFD. In the end, she was jus a fictional character created for the drama and the drama did hold true to history, but they were probably one of the reasons why I stopped watching SFD. 

A popular drama genre that you hardly reach for.

Romantic Comedy. I can’t handle something that is solely a romcom, but if it’s romantic comedy that has a balance of either action/crime/suspense/horror/almost anything else, I’m okay with it. 

A popular or beloved character that you do not like.

Gu. Jun. Pyo. Ugh. 

Also, Lee Bang Won from Six Flying Dragons. I love Yoo Ah In and I was really into SFD when it first started, but as time progressed, I found the allure was fading. 

A popular actor that you can’t seem to get into.

Lee Min Ho

A popular actress that you can’t seem to get into.

Park Shin Hye

A popular drama trope that you’re tired of seeing (examples: love triangle, evil mom, rich guy, etc.)

Poor girl/rich guy. It’s so overused. I wouldn’t mind it if it wasn’t essential to the plot, but for some reason, a lot of dramas have a plot that completely revolve around this concept! 

A popular drama that you have no interest in watching.

W. (Though I do love Lee Jong Suk, I don’t see myself watching this drama any time soon). 

A popular drama adaption that you prefer more than the original version.

I really enjoyed Choi Ji Woo’s - The Suspicious Housekeeper over the original, Kaseifu no Mita. 

Tag: 

Don’t have a lot of drama mutuals, but I tag @axixex, @biiloved @forever-asian07