#i really hope i get to re-write/re-edit this beast sometime this year. it deserves it

[therhythmafterthesummer]

TANYAAAAAA. I READ YOUR COMMENT LAST NIGHT RIGHT BEFORE BED SO I COULDN'T ANSWER PROPERLY BUT WHEN I TELL YOU MY HEART WAS RACING SDKJFHSKDJFHSJKDF you're so cute, ilysm.

i HAVE to comment on your comment. i MUST. this is gonna be SUPER LNG and i'm probably going to overshare details you didn't ask for sdkjfhsdkjfsfhd

not you going on your laptop to write the comment KJSDFHSKJFHJSD got me cackling. 117k words are a lot of words to read omg you did read this quite fast.

the fact that you got to enjoy it this much when fantasy isn't your thing is just so 🥺🥺🥺 warms my heart !!

the queen is like the loml istg i'd date her too but she's too in love with chris for her to give us the time of day SIGH

when i was writing this fic i literally went like "you know what? fuck homophobia, being queer is the norm just because i say so" so i did this KJDSHFKSJDF to the point where now when i read a fic that's not like this i'm like…. "huh…. right. we're not the norm" lmaoo

adding the little irl details was just soooo fun. i needed to pay tribute to Chris' iconic red hair (i'm a redhair!Chris defender/lover first and human second).

the whole piercing thing i don't explain it in the story (i did it in a spin-off i wrote literally only for my bsf and i that focuses on Sol and how he bonded with hoseok because we love sol and hoseok skjdfhsjkdf), but essentially Liraleans get one or more piercings done when they turn 18 as a rite of passing, so Chris did it, too. not only because he thought it'd look cool but because he wanted to honour the tradition as well even if he was weeellll past 18.

i'm so happy you liked the pacing and the chemestry and complexity of it all. this fic is my baby💜

your comment made me realise i need to get back to working on the drabbles. i think i haven't posted one since january and i have lots of them hahaha like 30k+ words worth of drabbles or smth.

as for what inspired me… several things. my brain likes to find escape in fake worlds it likes to create, so a few years ago before bed i started thinking this scenario like… "what if there was a group of rebels… running away from someone for some reason, and they end up stranded on a planet, and they're taken to the throne room and almost executed but the queen of the planet saves them and then turns out she's also a rebel?" i didn't make anything with it until last year i remembered it and i was already deep into my skz brain-rot so the concept started growing and growing in my head.

the final detonator was me watching obi-wan kenobi and being like I NEEED LOVE IN SPACE. I NEED IT, and also me getting deep into breath of the wild again (a lot of the Sheikah concepts in the legend of zelda games also inspired me a lot). so SH was born kjsdhfskjdf if i'm being honest, i just started writing shit. like i kept getting ideas and scenarios and concepts for this world and i just wrote them down ! shit like "oooohhh what if they're soulmates". or "oooohhh what if the queen has a king but THEY'RE TWINS NOT REALLY MARRIED and Chris' all sad abouttt ittt until he finds out". or "WHAT IF OTHER KPOP IDOLS EXIST IN THIS UNIVERSE" sdjskdasdj (i'm so deep into SH lore that the only reason BTS weren't in the Alliance was because i made them Liraleans and childhood friends of the twins. i can even give THAT an explanation lmaooo).

one thing about me is that in any significant story i'll add twins. this is something i've done since i started writing fanfiction when i was like 12 years old sdfjhsdkjf so the Queen and her brother are just soooo dear to me. i love them with my whole heart. i call them my Neurodivergent Twins because they're autistic/adhd coded lol. why did i do it? because i'm autistic and i wanted to do it, that's literally it.

also yes, as a raging demisexual it's impossible for me not to build the emotional connection first dsjkfhsdkjf which is why i love friends to lovers and soulmate aus so much, they let you do a lot of that.

honestly, all i can say is that your comment made my whole week. i love when people get to read safe haven and share their thoughts with me, especially if they enjoyed it. this fic is bigger than some books out there, so i know that puts people off, but it's okay. those that can take the time to read it i just really appreciate a lot💜💜💜

Safe Haven (M) ~Bang Chan | Series Masterlist

Pairing: SpaceRebel!Chan x Female Character (unnamed). Themes: Fantasy/Sci-Fi AU | Slow Burn | Pining | Soulmate AU if you squint | Angst | Smut | Fluff (sprinkled here and there). Series Warnings: Star Wars concepts (mostly to refer to weapons and tech. no jedi stuff) | violence | swearing | mature themes and language | original characters | smut (later chapters) | mention of the members of other groups (later chapters) | no one is straight, beware.

Due to all the abovementioned warnings, this story is intended for an adult audience only. Minors please do not interact.

Summary: Being a rebel fighting against a galactic oppressor was no easy feat, but it was something Chan took great pride in. As they took part in a stealth mission, Chan and his friends found themselves on an unknown planet, meeting a mysterious ally; an ally that, over the course of five long months, will help Chan regain hope.

Word Count: 117k | Cross-posted on AO3.

Index: Day 1. | Day 2. | Day 3. | Day 4. | Day 5. | Day 6. | Day 7. | Day 8. | Day 9. | Day 10. | Day 15. | Day 17. | Day 60. | Day 82. | Day 90. | Day 91. | Day 92. | Day 152. | Day 159. | Epilogue.

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