Okay hi you know I will read any and all fics from you!!! I wrote this in my comment on AO3 but I think this fic is extremely rewarding to readers who will sit with it? It's not an easy read because it's so dense but it is fascinating and complex, and I really enjoyed it.
I think it makes sense that you are drawn towards these complex, philosophical themes in kpop fic because (particularly for canon) I think the appeal of the fandom itself is the dissonance between the performed self and the underlying self (the inaccessible self?). It's like you say above, "what does it mean to be understood by another person?" but sort of... magnified? Obscured? Anyway I loved how those questions combined with your take on cheolsoo! One of my favorite things about your fic is that you consistently have these really nuanced, unique takes on dynamics between people, and I think that skill really shines in the cheolsoo dynamic.
I always love your prose as well and how you can craft these sharp, mind-bending sentences. I love your fic always <3
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Date: 2022-12-19 07:00 pm (UTC)I think it makes sense that you are drawn towards these complex, philosophical themes in kpop fic because (particularly for canon) I think the appeal of the fandom itself is the dissonance between the performed self and the underlying self (the inaccessible self?). It's like you say above, "what does it mean to be understood by another person?" but sort of... magnified? Obscured? Anyway I loved how those questions combined with your take on cheolsoo! One of my favorite things about your fic is that you consistently have these really nuanced, unique takes on dynamics between people, and I think that skill really shines in the cheolsoo dynamic.
I always love your prose as well and how you can craft these sharp, mind-bending sentences. I love your fic always <3