i am So glad you brought this up because that whole moment was just… starting from the fact that yeonjun could recognize taehyun by his knock and had a feeling it was him to the fact that he forwent saying hi and instead just went with a joke about how he was dressed so he could instantly segue to touching his arms. and it’s not like he only touched his biceps either, he went all out. like. this is the behavior i exhibit with the friends that i secretly have crushes on but what do i know.

i didn’t think about lodestar until you mentioned it but that scene does appear: you are so right. i was more thinking about forgive me and the way yeonjun opened the door with a question, knowing it was taehyun… but anyway, i love these little moments. i love taejun.

i did very nearly cry when i read your message. thank you for all the kind words.

writing ‘in yeon’ was such an odd experience and that might be why it feels dreamlike. i did write the story for chands and i was going to gift it to her, but i missed the timing by a few days :’) throughout, i just tried to embody some of the nostalgia that she has perfected in her writing.

i do think she left a huge void in the writing sphere, no one can quite capture the feeling of falling like she did: the uncertainty and all the niche ambiguities.

it’s funny, i suppose, cause chands and i didn’t talk much at all, but she has this way of making you feel like the most precious human being and that’s what you’re getting when you read her stories. i don’t think i’ve ever known someone quite as gentle as her.

i’m thankful you dropped by with such lovely words. i’m lucky to have such a precious reader. take care🤍

this is a cute question! much like with taejun, my perspective shifted by reading a story that portrayed their dynamic in a way that made sense to me. this one happened to be cracc’s ‘the start of something’ and i recommended reading it if you haven’t yet🤍 it also helps that jamie and min, avid taegyuists, are on my tl almost daily.

i think i can only answer this by explaining why i didn't get them at first. i don’t remember what video it was exactly but it was filmed a couple of years ago and taegyu were talking about how much their personalities clash. i got stuck on that and could only really focus on that side of them although it’s only one facet of their dynamic. it might just be the most precious part, ultimately, because they have to work that much harder to fit together.

i feel like they’ve learned how to treat each other with more curiosity over the years and slowly learned to turn their differences into points of respect and adoration. i like how proud taehyun seems to be of how well they’re getting along nowadays - especially on days where he feels like gyu “favors” him, if that makes sense. and, especially from tae’s side, i just see him constantly trying to show gyu how much he cares. they’re cute. idk :’) hope that’s a satisfactory answer!

ooh, anon is a writer too. welcome to my personal hell aka the reason a girl’s got 20 wips that only need an ending to be just about done. in my case, the story materializes up to a certain point but usually the ending isn’t included in that so my flow is disrupted. recently i’ve started coming up with endings but blanking in the middle instead🥹 dj play the remix, i guess.

but seriously, endings don’t have to be happy. happiness isn’t a permanent state, only a temporary feeling. i often settle with hopeful endings or melancholic ones, nostalgic… they’re all pretty. sometimes you can just cut the story off, slice of life it. best of luck, darling🤍