ghostie · 1mo
hii!! I came across your fic ‘keep singing this lie’ over a year ago when I was browsing the demisexual jk tag in tk fics on ao3 and instantly became obsessed. It’s probably my favorite fic with that tag and I looove how you used it in their dynamics. I still think about this story a lot and I reread it yesterday and it reminded me why I love it so much. Your characters are soo interesting and there are so many layers to them. I’m very curious to learn more about them and their background and I love how Tae, despite being a “flawed character”, is such a good person, especially to jk and it’s amazing to see his growth as a person being motivated by him. I love the shift in his behavior whenever he is with jk, how delicate he is with him and how he can become a mess in front of him. One of my favorite things about their dynamic is how well you do at portraying jk as someone delicate and sensitive (especially in tae’s mind) but he still takes care of tae (even though tae seems to not be so aware of that) and takes the lead in so many situations and how he is not over infantilised. Also, I couldn’t praise enough how good you are at writing this tiny moments from their povs where you see them being affected by little things that the other does or by how the other looks. 😫 I’m not exaggerating when I say it’s literally heart wrenching and I can feel it physically on my chest. I hope you find the inspiration and strength to keep going with this story one day because I love the characters so much and I want to keep learning things about them (I didn’t say anything about jm and jin BUT i love them too and i’m so so curious about their backstory and their friendship as well) OH and I’m also dying to know what jin and jimin know about the relationship between tk and how they feel about it!!! Anyways, thank you for sharing your writing! This fic is forever among my favorite tk fics even if it remains with the 8 (perfect) chapters there are so far. I will keep checking my inbox for updates though. 💕💕💕💕
Ps. I also adore how you’ve written tae’s inner turmoil bc of his sexuality and how he doesn’t take it out on jk bc he just adores him. I hope he realises soon how in love he’s always been with him
first of all, i just wanna say that even tho it has taken me so long to respond to this message, i sincerely appreciate that you sent it, so pls don't view my unresponsiveness as indifference. i've reread your message multiple times, just coming back to smile and reflect on how there are such kind people like you in the world. i forget sometimes. i've been having an extremely difficult time with writing the past few months (tbh the past year but we cannot get into that jhdksfs). and KSTL is quite literally my favorite fic. i love it so much, i'm afraid to end it cuz i'm gonna miss it (ik that probably sounds stupid but idk!!). so thank you thank you thank you for loving it too. there's this little ember in my soul trying to reignite my passion to write, and always i think it's likely KSTL calling me
and omg yes! i've put in a lot of effort into not infantilizing jungkook. i'm so glad you've noticed cuz i was worried i wasn't accomplishing it! i want jk to be Baby, not because i'm writing him like that on purpose, but because tae sees him like that. if you asked jk, he'd say tae is Baby lol
(lowkey, once i've finished KSTL, i wanna do a little spinoff series to explore seokjin and jimin's povs! as well as maybe some prequel drabbles of their early days as a band)
you've been so encouraging, i'm not exaggerating when i say i teared up reading this the first time (and lowkey while rereading it to write this reply) 😭 idk!! despite being a writer, i'm terrible at expressing my own feelings, so idk how to put words to how impactful your words are. i promise i will give you and tk a happy ending and that tae will be able to accept and give all the love that's in his little punk body
