#mp: minwon

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A Mighty Stranger by dochkaya

Fandom: Seventeen Main Pairing: Mingyu / Wonwoo (MinWon) Rating: Mature Words: ~53k TW: Character Death, Murder & Violence

The universe was kind. When a soul reached the age of twenty one, they would remain so until they were reunited with their soulmate, and had the means of staying together. And so, people were happy, and souls were made more content each time they reincarnated, and all was well. However, some, like a certain Kim Mingyu, took advantage of this kindness, and used the ability of reincarnation to extend their lives at the expense of their soulmate. But Jeon Wonwoo has had enough.

I must say this fic had me reeling when I finished reading it. It really immerses you into the premise of the story, the immortality, the soulmates, the dubious morality of the whole thing. It was intriguing and I applaud op for the details of the historical aspect of the story. The love between Mingyu and Wonwoo, through the decades was so heartbreaking and touching. I feel like there is nothing like this story out there.

This story was based off of this tumblr post about soulmates. A great prompt which birthed a lovely story.

Link: ao3

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'til kingdom come by mondeblue

Fandom: Seventeen Main Pairing: Mingyu / Wonwoo (MinWon) Rating: Mature Words: ~61k TW: themes of war, trauma

“May I remind you that we are in the royal councilroom,” Wonwoo grits out. “Your behavior is highly inappropriate.” Mingyu dips into a mockingly exaggerated bow. “Apologies,” he says, looking up at Wonwoo through his eyelashes. “In the future, I’ll try to only flirt with you outside of this room.” (or: Wonwoo is the eldest son of a prestigious noble family, his life set out for him with exacting precision. Mingyu carries the weight of a disgraced name and the bitterness of being cast aside. Slowly, he makes Wonwoo question everything he thought he knew.)

I normally only prefer royalty au where an arranged marriage is somehow central to the plot. This does not have that but my oh my is it beautiful. The writing is impeccable, written in a way that immerses you in the historical aspect of it. Wonwoo and his struggles with his responsibility of a nobleman navigating an unstable political climate that challenges his capabilities is such an interesting perspective. It also helps that Mingyu is such a complex antagonist. Ah. It's just such a good read. And i haven't even started talking about the love story. It's just such a beautiful story. You will just have to read it to understand my ramblings.

Link: ao3

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Love Stuck by MiniInfinity

Fandom: Seventeen Main Pairing: Mingyu / Wonwoo (MinWon) Rating: Teen & Up Words: ~202k TW: n/a

Despite never getting married or having been in a relationship, Wonwoo moves to the States and helps people write their wedding vows for a living. With everyone asking him when he will finally date someone, he takes a break and visits friends and family back at home. Out of all of his friends who offered to let him stay at their place, Wonwoo decides to stay with the only father among his friends, Mingyu, who Wonwoo helped write his wedding vows five years before his divorce.

Arguably this is a character study fic of Wonwoo as a parent and if yall know me, yall know I love me a character study fic. I don't think any other kid!fic hits like this one. The child isn't simply just an extension to the the ship and trope. She is the light of the story and also the conflict of the story. This fic is so good that it made me feel like writing again (it really helped that Wonwoo was a writer too in the fic).

Not your typical run of the mill Minwon fic but oh my god it's one of the best ones out there.

There is a sequel to this universe which is in my to read list.

Link: ao3