#jungkook:exploring/questioning

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riptide

Author: peppermint_wind

Rating: mature

Setting: canon compliant

Wordcount: 62,454

Summary:

Jeon Jungkook is still just a kid when he sets out for Seoul. He knows about the tall buildings, the maze-like roadways, and dorm life he's signed up for. He expects the difficulties of being a trainee, finds it in the holes of his worn out dance shoes and countless sleepless nights. But what he doesn't expect, could never expect, is meeting Park Jimin. It's then Jungkook realizes that there's more to learn in Seoul than dance choreographies: about growing up, falling in love, and about himself. --- A three year story [2013-2016] of coming together, breaking apart, and putting each other back together again. Jeon Jungkook learns about change, growing up, and the hardships of falling in love with a friend.

Comment: the first canon fic i read that spanned multiple years since debut, and it stayed with me. i felt like i was watching a very personal and intimate documentary, that's how true to life it seemed. i loved the way their relationship develops through time taking into consideration their age, their schedules, the way a possible sexuality exploration would play into things. soft, thoughtful and realistic.