REVEALS~~!!
The time has finally come, here we are to complete another round of Maknae Rulez!!! Thank you so much for everyone who signed-up and left comments on the stories, thank you if you followed us through this round even if silently!!!!! Special thanks to our pinch-hitters thesockmonster who wrote two stories for us, xo_thefirst and bookhippie who wrote one extra story aside from their own, sugaryandsalted who wrote two stories aside from their own assignment, onemoredae, kumjongin, oneforyourfire and fairyminseok!! without you guys we wouldn't have made it!!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts <3
Now to the numbers: we close this round with 27 written fics and a total of 230388 words!!!!
We hope to see you all on out next round (hopefully happening next year!)!!!
Mod's personal thank yous:
I'd firstly like to thank everyone who took some time to be part of this round, those who have been following this exchange since the beginning know that last year I have struggled and come to the conclusion that it'd be a better idea to close this exchange forever. I was overwhelmed with the kind messages and emails I received in "protest", maybe I had not known that this was a precious community to many sekai writers and readers and I am very glad that I concluded that closing it forever was, after all, not the greatest idea and I'm glad I came back on my word and gave it another chance - thank you because this exchange was a big part in my fandom life. Thank you so so much M for helping me out with some mod duties when real life was taking over my time and I was not able to manage it properly; Thank you N for giving me enouraging and kind words, for holding my hand whenever I was stressed, those helped me a lot during the whole process of holding this round! Thank you A for aiding me with all the ao3 quirks that I am still learning about, I'm forever grateful that you set up the collections and gave me instructions on how to make it work!!! And this whole round will forever be something I remember, for being formally the first one I was able to sign-up (side note that I was not the one who did the match ups, especially because I signed-up and decided that it was not fair if I did it myself, that's where M comes in and saves my life). Overall, it has been a very memorable experience and I hope it's been the same for all of you!!
Update: My deepest apologies to kimkais for the mix up I have made and considering you as a drop out, I'm deeply sorry and regretful that I have only noticed my mistake on the reveals day, I'm so so sorry and I hope you'll forgive me ;__;
Thank you one last time and let's finally go to what everybody's been waiting for!!!!!
HERE'S TO THE REVEALS~!!
☆ One For The Road for baeksthighs BY: 3star4life
[M ; ~17100 words]
“Not only is this road trip a celebration of their last year of college, but it’s a celebration of their friendship. There’s just one teeny, tiny, little problem: Jongin may-or-may-not be in love with his best friend.”
☆ HUSH, SUGAR for EVERYONE BY: oshkji
[M ; ~2980 words]
Jongin sometimes get a little insecure.
☆ Fantasy for light_voltage BY: fairyminseok
[E ; ~3450 words]
Sehun just wanted his prime shower slot back, but what he got was so much more.
☆ if you wanna play it like a game for lightbrakes BY: baeksthighs
[E ; ~14600 words]
Curiosity driven by sexual frustration and over a month’s worth of temptation is bound to lead to sin.
☆ Someone Met By Chance for EVERYONE BY: chansoos
[T ; ~2580 words]
After years hoping that he could find his soulmate, Jongin met them in a very unexpected way.
☆ A Lesson on Causality for EVERYONE BY: sugaryandsalted
[T ; ~4539 words]
Sehun keeps returning to his former workplace, keeps returning to mentally handicapped Jongin. And Jongin keeps trying to find out which tattoo on Sehun's arm is the one revealing his soulmate (in the long run).
☆ office hours (let's work on it, baby) for EVERYONE BY: harujongin
[E ; ~11530 words]
Sehun and Jongin are CEO and secretary. They're fuck buddies, too, no strings attached.
☆ Message Sent for EVERYONE BY: carpesoo
[T ; ~5340 words]
Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Sehun likes Jongin,
But Jongin likes Kyungsoo?
☆ Breath of The Wild for EVERYONE BY: sphenes
[G ; ~4520 words]
The world is coming to an end, and Sehun seems to be the only one who can stop it.
☆ We're Not Who You Think for EVERYONE BY: bookhippie
[E ; ~32980 words]
Sehun scrambled through his roommate survey questions, as he had left them until the last moment, not realizing he had set up the rest of his first year at uni with the answer to one question: Preference toward hybrid roommates (Indifferent).
☆ (You’re My) Winter Heat for kaikims BY: xo_thefirst
[G ; ~14840 words]
Jongin has always been in love with his best friends’ love. But when it comes to himself, he doesn't know if he’s even capable of having it, especially through some app called Tinder.
☆ This Horror Will Grow Mild for zhonqrens BY: kaikims
[M ; ~6920 words]
Hybrid au. Sehun shelters a stray wildcat.
☆ How to Train a Puppy (Owner) for sphenes BY: sugaryandsalted
[G ; ~5220 words]
Because if there's anything worth fighting for, it's an adorable, little puppy.
☆ Sunny Days for EVERYONE BY: burnourglories
[G ; ~2500 words]
What Sehun didn’t expect to find outside was a small boy with round bear ears and an adorable pair of sleepy eyes.
☆ Being Bound for bookhippie BY: light_voltage
[T ; ~3260 words]
Well, of course did Jongin have to get into an accident during potions. And, naturally, it ends with him being bounded to another student. A Slytherin student no less. Sehun is mute, but soon enough Jongin finds out that he is quite talkative for a mute snake.
☆ the second time is the charm for oshkji BY: zhongrens
[G ; ~2570 words]
Jongin is the awkwardly reserved father of one and Sehun is the unexpected but pleasant surprise to his mundane routine.
☆ Fateful Disaster for carpesoo BY: thesockmonster
[T ; ~3500 words]
Sehun is definitely going to ask Jongin out. One day.
☆ Can You Take Me Higher (To a Place with Golden Streets) for xo_thefirst BY: onemoredae
[T ; ~3470 words]
Jongin falls in love with the stars, he also falls in love with the person who paints them.
☆ Rising Like the Smoke, You Linger on Me for capricious_moon BY: oneforyourfire
[E ; ~8080 words]
Jongin smells like he's loved and protected and wanted, and he is-just not the way he wants to be in his weaker, more pathetic moments.
☆ Up Close and Personal for EVERYONE BY: lightbrakes
[E ; ~7750 words]
Who knew bboi88 aka his nerdy online gaming friend Kim Jongin was actually the famous Youtube and Instagram star Kai? Sehun certainly didn’t.
☆ Twenty Reasons for EVERYONE BY: kumjongin
[E ; ~12940 words]
In which Jongin and Sehun are put into an arranged marriage, and have to navigate their first year together.
☆ Tie Breaker for burnourglories BY: bookhippie
[E ; ~9230 words]
Like every alpha, Jongin wants to be the one to worry about at his university, especially since he has a personal grudge against his rival, the senior Lu Han. So, when Jongin finds out Lu Han's omega brother has just enrolled, he sees an opportunity to take out the other once and for all. The problem? Sehun isn't the typical omega.
☆ Shooting Stars for harujongin BY: thesockmonster
[G ; ~4250 words]
Jongin, a seasoned actor, does not like sharing his spotlight with an idol.
☆ One and Only for chansoos BY: bpearl
[M ; ~7020 words]
Sehun is in his long way of recovering from a traumatic relationship, he then figures that the process isn't as far too impossible as he had imagined after meeting a certain someone.
☆ Finding Purpose for sugaryandsalted BY: xo_thefirst
[G ; ~10020 words]
Sehun finds comfort in Whimsical, Apricity, and Purpose.
☆ Blonde Heart for 3star4life BY: sugaryandsalted
[T ; ~4880 words]
Jongin would describe Sehun as uncomplicated, sweet and innocent, if not a little slow. The rest of the world described Sehun as 'too blond to function'.
Well, one thing didn't necessarily have to exclude the other...
☆ The Inevitable Farewell for bpearl BY: capricious_moon
[M ; ~24140 words]
Jongin will defy everything if it means carving out more time for Sehun.
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Once again, thank you, from the bottom of my heart!! We hope to see you all again on our next round!!!!!
Sincerely,
SeKai Mod ✩