it was inspired by this wwjn clip from 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDqpPxT2jpA ! the whole conception of the fic is literally just "Wonwoo couldn't look him in the eye even as he complimented him with a premeditated insincerity after minutes of roundabout thought" - in addition to the typical yoonbot (iverins) wonwoo repression™, it's flavored by the knowledge of your own desire, but the inability to achieve it into a tangible reality out of fear of not knowing what's on the other side of the leap of faith.

as for the actual writing process: ummm bold to presume there is an actual process :') i naturally gravitate toward this 3-4 scene structure (foundation-elaboration-ending) because 1. i don't have the stamina to write longer fic and this means i can finish something in 1-2 sittings, and 2. that's organically how the story forms in my mind, start to finish. this is just to say - i flew by the seat of my pants! but at the same time, i knew how the fic was going to end and since it was short, i was able to corral everything together into a cohesive conclusion without too much shoehorning.