S3 2015: Like a Machine

[comebackmods]

Title: Like a Machine
Pairing(s): Sungyeol/Sungjong
Rating: PG-13
Length: 2537 words
Summary: Model AU.
Notes: May have inaccuracies about the modeling/photography industry, particularly in Korea. Constructive criticism is welcome.

Prompts: 1. Quote: "There's no such thing as fate. It's simply a combination of one circumstance with another. And

Comments

[galmaegi]

first of all, sungyeol and sungjong are my favourite models in the group as well as one of my otps, so i'm glad you chose to focus on them for a model au (sorry myungsoo). i really enjoyed the mood you set in this story: luxurious, jaded, and dark. it fit with the prompts, and it evoked a certain kind of fashion styling to me, like a carine roitfeld-tom ford thing, which was absolutely appropriate. the conclusion sungjong reaches toward the end is really nicely set up too, and it feels natural. thank you for writing this!

[kaiosea]

Thank you SO much. I'm sorry this is such a late response, I was honestly so pleased that you liked this, and even more thrilled when I found out you had given the picture prompt too. I kind of spaced out for a few months and haven't even gotten to read most of the season3 fics, but I've had yours bookmarked for ages and am looking forward to reading it, since I really like your writing.

Yeoljong are my fave models of the group too and one of my favorite ships, so I was nervous about writing the ship for the first time. "luxurious, jaded and dark" is such a compliment, and I'm happy that the modeling and Sungjong's conclusion came out naturally enough. Thank you for commenting!

[kalopsia]

aaah this was so nice to read!! your prose was so lovely and really set up the atmosphere so well!! i love how... detatched sungjong's inner thoughts are? he strikes me a lot like canon sungjong in that regard with how self-aware he is about things, what people think, and what he also wants them to think. i really love this bit in particular: There are downsides, but he can’t bring himself to wear disguises and obscure the fragile appearance he’s cultivated. Criticisms come at higher rates too, saying he’s overly performed or too short for modeling, and they’ve hurt him more than he liked to tell anyone, even himself. it's soooo on point, and really true to sungjong.

also!! i love the dynamic between him and sungyeol, professional but really magnetic. and i like how you characterised sungyeol here too, to be really jaded but also putting in a lot of effort into it anyway. and the way you tied it up was sooooo good! “Someday, I’ll show you waist up,” he says, daring to decide his own future. “But when I do, you can’t take a picture