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wait does this mean your ult group is svt? i always thought it was skz /not neg btw
yk what song i find incredibly 2min-coded? love trial by vocaloid. esp the ending "yes, you win, my conviction is a life sentence w no parole by your side, was that what you wanted?" god they make me sick 😭💕
2 words: seunglix dorm https://youtube.com/shorts/gRExm9KfcHU?si=TwWyT30JJQKbsf00
🥺the essay! almost cried real tears when I saw it, what an enlightening read🫶🏻agree pretty much on all the reasons, but the point about no contrived soulmateism is one I didn't consider before..maybe there is an element of being somewhat grounded in reality and the fact that ultimately characters, they are also real multifaceted people who are extremely fascinating to me on their own...and even more intriguing together...anyway glad they inspired you to create and thx for providing more food for thought!
anon 🥹 pls forgive the delayed reply but i'm glad u enjoyed hearing my thoughts 😭 the soulmateism or lack thereof is def my own personal preference showing through—i know others have written soulmate fics i've enjoyed! but i think even in those fics there's often a tension, smth they have to work through to be together, and i like that about them. things are both easy and not, all at the same time :) and yes completely agree that they both fascinate me as individuals! i would not be as invested as i am if i didn't like them both so much 🥹
thank you for writing to me 💕 always happy to discuss!
Hi Sol💕first of all, hope we get the full Cops and Robbers part soon and your children thrive...second - what would you say is so gripping about 2min to you? I've been in various fandoms since 2011, am an adult with adult things to do and I just can't stop thinking about them, it's like no ship has ever had such a choke hold on my psyche🤡I was trying to distill the reason why and was curious if you have any thoughts you want to share on why it's special to you (an expert in the 2min field in my eyes)👀
hi anon!!!! idk if u saw but someone posted the full cops and robbers part earlier omg my children are indeed thriving thank u 🥹
and HMM fascinating question... i'm kind of in the same boat. like i've been in fandom for about as long and def have many adult things to do haha but i haven't felt the need to Create for a ship in the same way before them? i think for me they check off so many of my fav ship characteristics: the bickering underlain w obvious mutual affection and deep mutual respect. the versatility, ship-wise—you could convince me of practically any ship dynamic, as long as you do it well, bc irl they both take turns caring for each other, poking at each other, being childish and mature in turns. i like that they're so similar in so many ways and yet just different enough that they don't always understand each other, though such misalignment generally doesn't result in genuine conflict (i find the idea that they've never really Fought though they bicker all the time to be fascinating!). i like the idea of two people who generally don't need to talk to communicate who nevertheless choose to do so anyways, whether over late night drinks and snacks or otherwise. two people who are both incredibly driven in their own ways, who would (no doubt) be equally driven to make a relationship work. for me, they're the epitome of deliberately choosing to love someone else, choosing to do things for someone even though you know full well they can do it themself, just because you love them. there's nothing starcrossed about them in my eyes, no grand cosmic plan or contrived soulmateism. if they're together it's because they want to be, and that compels me.
i also love the idea of them being friends above anything else. seungmin being minho's first friend at jyp, seungmin saying if they had been at school together they would be best friends... i love that even though their interests don't necessarily overlap, they still bond over so many things. their joint commitment to being deeply annoying and making fun of their members, for one (i loooove that they both jump in to cause trouble even when they don't necessarily know what's going on, like when minho and hyunjin were tasked w doing silly dances in that one video and seungmin just started doing his own silly dance too completely unprompted 😭), and their joint dedication and persistence, for another.
i guess all of which is to say that i'm not sure what makes them Special, to me. all i know is that i'm fascinated by their relationship dynamic and find it rlly touching and compelling for all the reasons listed above, and i just cannot stop thinking abt them 😭 hope this helps in some way! please feel free to come back w ur own thoughts—i'd be interested to hear what draws you to them as well!
hii so there’s this fic i read a while ago like maybe 2022 it was about sngmn dreaming about mnho and then avoiding him cuz he was catching feelings and mnho confronted him DO YK
HMMM... this description is a bit vague LOL but is it this one maybe??? there's not much avoiding but there is dreaming... catching feelings... confronting.... 🤔🤔🤔
https://archiveofourown.org/works/32925388
IF IT IS pls let me know hahahaha i'm curious!! if not also let me know and i can think some more 😭
if 2mn had stan accounts on this cursed bird app for the same idol they would do this https://x.com/puddinggumz/status/1823276045203575292 this is so 2mn coded, the smau is basically writing itself
someone posted a 2min hunger games au inspired from the one made by redshifting 🥹 its really good, I suggest reading it to whoevers an insane 2minner like me. Check the a/n because it defintely made me feel relieved LOL https://archiveofourown.org/works/58023442/chapters/147719980 heres the link, I promise its soo good 🤞
I need some new fics of 2mn about their new dorm setting and how they are not living with each other anymore, I NEED ANGST (but with happy ending). Why can't I find any?😭😭😭
omg i've seen some, anon! i suppose most of these r not exclusively 2min though, if that's what you're looking for!
this one was from today (2minsung but 2min centric i'd say?):
https://archiveofourown.org/works/58040179
2min with broader cuties dorm feelings:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/57824221
cuties dorm generally:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/57954136
hope this helps!! if not, i fear the only remaining answer is to do what the rest of us do and write what you want to read yourself HAHA
just imagine mnho making these https://youtube.com/shorts/9fe68n7XWAA?si=58pHGTTNFVOxzivs hell, flx andnho can have a little cath themed pastry shop or cafe and have these... JUST IMAGINE
YEAHHH cat themed pastry shop omfg... ok wait minho cafe owner lix pastry chef seungmin newly hired barista... innie can be there too let's do a cuties dorm cafe.... OK WAIT X2 seungmin as the customer who comes in and criticizes minho's shitty coffee until minho gets fed up and goes if ur so particular make it urself!!! and seungmin's like FINE. let me use ur espresso machine. and then he makes two and gives one to minho and minho takes one sip and is like. (reluctantly) are u looking for a job
the question for the most memorable scene, there's many but the 1st poping into mind is: “Before you came, I always made the same four meals,” Minho whispers into the darkness, like it's a secret. “Over and over, every single week. I knew how to make more, but I never did.”
it was easy to see how/why sngmn needed mnho in his life. but in this scene you did a lovely job of showing why mnho needs sngmn in his life just as much. i like how you portrayed mnho's vulnerability in a fashion true to his character
OOH what a thoughtful answer thank you!! i honestly didn't think about this particular scene in those terms while writing it, but i thought it was important throughout to show that they both show up for each other, rather than it being one-sided in any way. seungmin checking in on the cats, bringing minho his lunch, coming to his show... seungmin's family making sure minho's not alone on chuseok (while also "subtly" vetting him in the process). i imagine that moving to a whole different country to pursue your dreams must be lonely, and even though he's lived there for a few years and has friends and acquaintances, they're mainly work friends etc.... that's the thought i started with, anyways, and i think you're right that this last scene really underscores that theme. thank you so much for telling me, anon <3
Sol! Reading oh, mon petit incendie on the 2nd of January is legitimately one of my favorite and most memorable moments of 2024 so far, thank you so much for sharing your writing, hope you have a wonderful day and lots of inspiration always!
AHH you're too sweet omfg thank u so much for letting me know... posting it on the 1st is one of my most memorable moments of 2024 too 🥹 being able to see everyone's reactions at the beginning of the year... it's probably the fic i'm proudest of so far and i'm so so glad people liked it! thank u again for reading and for sending this message it rlly made me smile 💕
Hi hi just wanna say I love seeing you on my timeline, your presence giving such a calm vibe for me. Not to mention your dp also cute and soft? Feels like inner version of Minho is on my timeline 😆 Soft and warm, you just remind me a lot with Minho on his soft cute mode I don't know why hahahahaha
omg you're sweet anon, thank you 🥹 i def try to be calm and warm, though i certainly am not always... I LOVE THAT PIC OF MINHO haha thank you for mentioning it 💕 i do not think minho and i are very similar personality-wise but very happy to give you those vibes 😭💕 appreciate you sending, anon!
Hi! I saw your baseball fanfic because you reposted it and I wanted to drop by and say congrats for 1000 kudos!! I read the first chapter and their interactions are so cute. Seungmin is such a puppy ♥️ I also giggled at the train scene. I live close to San Francisco and hearing the word train sounds a bit foreign, but its still sososo sweet and adorable nonetheless. We really need more public transportation over here LOL, anyways congrats again! I love all the details you put into your works <3
ahhhhh thank u so much, anon!!!!! seungmin is indeed a puppy 🥹 i like to think their interactions get cuter as the fic goes on but you will have to be the ultimate judge of that, should you continue reading 😭💕 and hey... sf has trains 😭 specifically they're taking bart, which i suppose is a type of metro, but i thought that would sound even MORE foreign than "train"... anyways! thanks again <3 really appreciate you dropping by!!
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