tbh I did my research because I already forgot about the meaning of the colors and love being the meaning of orange was such a funny coincidence that I weaponized really well 🤣 but tbh, I've been wanting to create a traveling fic for them EVER SINCE guma mentioned he's been driving. I had this road trip story I plotted but deleted because I didn't like where it was going but then again toast and I randomly talked about how geonwoo is such a passenger princess and how guma would absolutely baby him if ever they're traveling together and just like that... this fic came to life 🥹 all the scenes we talked about are included here especially the gay bar hehe

I am happy you liked the fic and had fun reading their bickering 🧡

I love looooove Taiwan and it's just one of the countries I think I would never get tired of visiting if I can do it frequently because of how much there is to explore! It's a country that feeds your eyes a lot and it's very idk refreshing??? to be there because there's just a lot of nature and the food is really good too! I would've taken them to more places but I need to be as realistic as possible because time and their scheduling was my worst enemy and did delete a lot of places from my plans to which I just made them go to the most common tourist places there 🥲

I am really glad you enjoyed reading the fic 🧡 I am happy I was able to nail down the dynamic well with words 🥹

tsymmmm ;;; <3 This means a lot to me, especially because I'm really challenging myself with fantasy/worldbuilding this time. I get a lot of inspiration from video games, specifically JRPGs, because I love how RPGs can make a massive world feel connected to the story itself. The towns, forests, kingdoms, and even the little hidden corners all feel like they have their own history and atmosphere, and you get to explore them in a way that feels so different from just watching a limited frame on screen.

So I'm really happy the setting feels magical because I was honestly nervous about whether I could pull that off. And yes, Geonwoo and Minhyung's relationship development is going to be… a lot hehe. I'm so excited to write more of them now that I’m back! Thank you for reading and for commenting both here and on AO3, you made my day 🥹🧡

hellooooo!!! hmmm I think I most likely get most of my inspirations from and with all honestly, watching a lot of anime and playing jrpgs ^^ heavy on the jrpg part because I've been playing video games since I was like 4 or 5 because my dad is a gamer and is a huge fan of most of the stuff I'm into as well and I kinda like took over his interests. Also, idk if it's obvious but I do get a bunch of my fic titles and themes surrounding them around japanese songs either I am recently addicted to or inspired from so yeah— very heavy on the japanese influences as well as my love for any of my current fandoms and hyperfixations

overall, I just have this brain that keeps on wanting to create stuff and have a productive day!

hi omg 🥹 thank you so much for reading hitc and for giving it a chance even without being super familiar with league like that means so much to me already ;;;

and the fact that you're keeping a whole notes doc for the explanations??? I'm actually so >< I put a lot of thought into those end notes because I really want the story to still be understandable and enjoyable even for people who don't actively follow or play the game, so hearing that it's helping you makes me really really happy and makes the effort I put into it all worth it

I'm also super glad you're enjoying the characters' relationships as I've put a lot of care into how I write them and their dynamic and yeah, I try to be really careful with how I portray stuff in the fic. A lot of what I write is inspired from actual matches, metas, and real moments from the LCK since I follow the league very closely. I want it to feel as grounded and "real" as possible even if it's still just a fic, so hearing that it's coming across well enough is honestly one of the best compliments I could get

thank you again for reading and for leaving such a thoughtful message 🥹 I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of the chapters <3