Fic: Naufragis [Paradise Ranch/Poseidon FPS]

[glitterburn]

Title: Naufragis
Fandom: Paradise Ranch/Poseidon crossover
Pairing: Han Dongjoo/Kang Eunchul
Rating: R
Summary: All his life, Dongjoo has thought of himself as a failure. Until he meets Eunchul, who teaches him there's no worth in regrets.
Notes: For the prompt 'two worlds collide' in diagon's Twelve Months of HoMin challenge. naufragis is Latin; it

Comments

[thier_sess]

Finally commenting ;; Sorry for the wait~~~ 4-days long holidays starting tomorrow so I finally have some free time \o/ Also, hope you're having immense fun and getting properly convinced of Teen Wolf's awesomeness right now *^*

This was... different? Probably because the characters weren't actually Yunho and Changmin but it had quite a different vibe to it than your Homin usually does. I mean it in a good way since it's a given with different charas and so different dynamics and interactions.
I really liked the atmoshpere of this? Idk, despite Dongjoo's inner turmoil and him being lost, the whole piece had this tranquility to it? A certain ease?

Your Dongjoo is all soft and young and innocent and your Eunchul is all sharp edges, confidence and experience except not quite, not really. The way you orchestrated their coming together was so lovely and felt natural.

I also adore the message of it? Finding comfort, finding an answer of sorts (even if not the answer) in another person and even if it's for a while, even if it's not the most glorified kind of love with fireworks and all, it doesn't make it any less precious and worthwile.

(And this is just some loose musing but. This, I guess, was one of the aspects that in my eyes at least, set this apart from your Homin? Regardless the setting the common point for most of your Homin is that it's always very... intense so to speak? And I love it to bits, more than I could express with words ♥ And in this one, probably because of Dongjoo still being in love with Daji, that spark was still present but the overall atmosphere differed?~ ...What am I blabbering about, sorry /o\ So OT XD)

Also, you know that I haven't watched Paradise Ranch, don't you. But not knowing what Dongjoo is like (tho I heard he's a bit similar to Changmin himself?) didn't detract from reading experience ♥

So yeah, thank you for this awesome treat <3

[glitterburn]

Yay, holidays! And yes we're having fun and I really do like TW! We got up to the ep where the five of them are trapped in the school. It's a lot creepier than I expected, and it does improve vastly as it goes along. I still don't like Scott or Stiles but I like Derek, Mr Argent, Alison, Lydia and Jackson, especially now he's going into meltdown over the wolf scratch and he's starting to fancy Alison, LOL. I keep cheating and asking C 'is the teacher creepy for a reason?' or 'is that happening because of the uncle?' and she tells me small spoilers XD But yes, I'm enjoying it!

Thank you for the comment ^^ I'm sure the sense of tranquility only came about because I was on holiday when I wrote it... No, seriously, I think there is something quite 'calming' in a way about being obliged to do a duty. I guess because responsibility becomes so hierarchical in the military and the sense of expectation becomes narrower, especially for a guy who only has to serve out two years. And Dongjoo has had so much expectation placed upon him and he's failed so much that it would be quite a liberating experience to be in the army.

I'm glad you liked the message, too. We meet so many people through the course of our lives, some stay, others don't, and there's always a reason why connections form, even if only for a short while. It brings something important, so yeah, I guess it's a 'don't regret anything' thing, too, or at least don't mourn it when it passes because it was good.

Your blabbering is right on the mark! It would have been too OOC to have Dongjoo fall madly for Eunchul because he's so very hung-up on Daji. He's a very needy character (this is the only part of his personality that doesn't match with Changmin's, IMO) because he has absolutely no self-confidence. So I wanted to give him some here, even in the knowledge that he'll lose it all when he leaves the army and Eunchul.

Thank you again!

[thier_sess]

Hah, I refused to disclose anything even vaguely spoilerish when I rewatched the series with mom 8D I see C is more benevolent, lucky you XD And I'm glad you're liking it so far \o/ And my impression of TW was similar? I guess it's partly caused by the way tumblr fandom often makes it out to be but I was expecting something idk, more cheerful when actually it turned out rather thrilling! (Tho not in actual fear-inspiring way ofc~) The episodes with them trapped in school are a good example of it. A pity about you & Stiles but at least you're original~ 8D

That makes sense? For some army (or any long-term-ish obligations with such clearly set out rules) may seem like entrapment but if Dongjoo already felt this way in his personal life, then it might've been freeing to him.

And I read the other comments (besides diagon's) only know and omg, so this is a prequel of sorts to the other Poseidon fic *____* Now I'll have to reread it soon! It's even more meaningful this way~ <3 And it's nice to know that Eunchul has such specified taste in men 8D

Also, I forgot to mention it in my comment, but like always loved the humourous bits <3 You weave them in in such a perfect way, gah. (And I'm fond of jealousy in fiction so Sunwoo being all territorial was a nice addition XD And it's kinda amusing since several days after reading the fic for the first time, I stumbled upon this again XD)

And, I guess, Dongjoo's "I'm not gay" comments? Ah, bb, it doesn't work like this 8D Not so easy /pats. His reaction and attitude seemed very... plausible?

And on another OT note - just watched the team challenge episode from s8 of Project Runway and omg, Gretchen is such a hideous person. This episode made my attitude towards her jump from "vaguely reluctant" to "gtfo, gtfo, gtfooooo" :|

Pretty sure I meant to bother you with something else too but it keeps eluding me rn so :<

[glitterburn]

2 more eps to go of the first season and then we're straight onto to s2! I think we're just marathoning as much as we can today since we're going out and about over the weekend and then we'll have another marathoning session on Monday. C doesn't like Stiles either, but he does make us laugh. Derek, on the other hand... It's such a hardship to watch him without his shirt on!

Eunchul is very lucky that Dongjoo has a hot, confident doppelganger in the shape of Max ;)

Talking of jealousy (though Changmin is more possessive, I guess LOL), tree frog only has four scenes left to go! Unless one scene becomes two, this often happens. But hopefully not in this case.

Gretchen is so unpleasant D: but like all reality show bitches she does justify her behaviour and tries to grow but we all know she's still horrible and makes one-note clothes. Must catch up with the new All Stars, there are some hilarious personalities \o/