Ginkgo Dawn
Author: aestaeticism
Prompt #: (BAE286)
Title: Ginkgo Dawn
Word Count: 137726
Genre: Romance, Drama
Rating: Mature
Archive Warning(s): Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Other Warning(s): Mentions of Charater Death, Mentions of Suicide, Light Homophobia, Mentions of Byun Baekhyun x Lee Junki, Explicit Mentions of Sex or Sexual Intimacy
Additional tags: Band!AU, CollegeAU, 90s Korea, Slow Burn, Slight Angst, Oh Sehun x Do Kyungsoo (side pairing)
Category: M/M
Relationships: Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol
Characters: Byun Baekhyun, Park Chanyeol, Oh Sehun, DO | Do Kyungsoo
Disclaimer: baeconandeggs/the mods is/are not the author/s of this story. Authors will be credited and tagged after reveals. The celebrities' names/images are merely borrowed and do not represent who the celebrities are in real life. No offense is intended towards them, their families or friends. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this fictional work. No copyright infringement is intended. (Please do NOT delete or edit the disclaimer.)
Summary: Chanyeol first sees Baekhyun as he's dozing off on the top of the stairs on the last floor of the Chemistry building, bracing an electric guitar.
Author's Note: This was a fic that didn't want to be written -at least by me, apparently. It took me months to start and months to finish and it was difficult to write, but in the end I think I like how it turned out and I hope you like it too. Before giving you some useful guidelines regarding this fic, I wanted to thank a few people that helped me through the process of writing it. First, thank you to G. for listening to my rambling every single time I grew to hate this fic (which was quite often); thank you to A. for betaing me even when the fic was halfway through and thank you to C. for the music related advices and resources. Finally a huge huge thank you to A. because I doubt I would’ve started this fic if it hadn't been for you and clearly I wouldn't have finished it without your constant support.
Quick notes about the fic:
- This fic is set in 90s Korea in Seoul, mostly circling the area of Dongdaemun-gu and Mapo-gu. The locations mentioned (at least most of them) are real and either still exist or existed at the time. Paradise Dust, Rolling Stone and Drug were real concert halls in Seoul and Crying Nut is a korean punk rock band - and still exists.
- This fic references some real historical and political facts happened in Korea in the 80s and 90s, and I tried to give it justice, but there could be a few mistakes here and there. I tried to be as accurate as I could regarding the music I mentioned, but I took some liberties with a couple of dates, pushing them back of a year or two.
- Also, I tried to research and read a lot to get all the music related terminology and situations right but I’m not in a rock band ç_ç So if you are and I got things wrong please don’t be too harsh on me.
- Finally, if you see a similarity between the fic and the manga ‘Given’ it’s because a part of the plot is inspired from said manga. / there’s a few references to this book [ The sadness of the survivors ] Park Ilmoon and this short novel [ Plastic Sex ] by Lee Namhee
This being said, I hope you enjoy the ride! See you at the end.
(It was an insisting thump , thump It came from inside, shaking him to the core and somehow blending with his heartbeat in a sort of secret, sacred primordial rhythm. )
Prompt #: (BAE286)
Title: Ginkgo Dawn
Word Count: 137726
Genre: Romance, Drama
Rating: Mature
Archive Warning(s): Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Other Warning(s): Mentions of Charater Death, Mentions of Suicide, Light Homophobia, Mentions of Byun Baekhyun x Lee Junki, Explicit Mentions of Sex or Sexual Intimacy
Additional tags: Band!AU, CollegeAU, 90s Korea, Slow Burn, Slight Angst, Oh Sehun x Do Kyungsoo (side pairing)
Category: M/M
Relationships: Byun Baekhyun/Park Chanyeol
Characters: Byun Baekhyun, Park Chanyeol, Oh Sehun, DO | Do Kyungsoo
Disclaimer: baeconandeggs/the mods is/are not the author/s of this story. Authors will be credited and tagged after reveals. The celebrities' names/images are merely borrowed and do not represent who the celebrities are in real life. No offense is intended towards them, their families or friends. The original characters and plot are the property of the author. No money is being made from this fictional work. No copyright infringement is intended. (Please do NOT delete or edit the disclaimer.)
Summary: Chanyeol first sees Baekhyun as he's dozing off on the top of the stairs on the last floor of the Chemistry building, bracing an electric guitar.
Author's Note: This was a fic that didn't want to be written -at least by me, apparently. It took me months to start and months to finish and it was difficult to write, but in the end I think I like how it turned out and I hope you like it too. Before giving you some useful guidelines regarding this fic, I wanted to thank a few people that helped me through the process of writing it. First, thank you to G. for listening to my rambling every single time I grew to hate this fic (which was quite often); thank you to A. for betaing me even when the fic was halfway through and thank you to C. for the music related advices and resources. Finally a huge huge thank you to A. because I doubt I would’ve started this fic if it hadn't been for you and clearly I wouldn't have finished it without your constant support.
Quick notes about the fic:
- This fic is set in 90s Korea in Seoul, mostly circling the area of Dongdaemun-gu and Mapo-gu. The locations mentioned (at least most of them) are real and either still exist or existed at the time. Paradise Dust, Rolling Stone and Drug were real concert halls in Seoul and Crying Nut is a korean punk rock band - and still exists.
- This fic references some real historical and political facts happened in Korea in the 80s and 90s, and I tried to give it justice, but there could be a few mistakes here and there. I tried to be as accurate as I could regarding the music I mentioned, but I took some liberties with a couple of dates, pushing them back of a year or two.
- Also, I tried to research and read a lot to get all the music related terminology and situations right but I’m not in a rock band ç_ç So if you are and I got things wrong please don’t be too harsh on me.
- Finally, if you see a similarity between the fic and the manga ‘Given’ it’s because a part of the plot is inspired from said manga. / there’s a few references to this book [ The sadness of the survivors ] Park Ilmoon and this short novel [ Plastic Sex ] by Lee Namhee
This being said, I hope you enjoy the ride! See you at the end.
(It was an insisting thump , thump It came from inside, shaking him to the core and somehow blending with his heartbeat in a sort of secret, sacred primordial rhythm. )