*stomps in* FIRST OF ALL what is this "(VERY) MODEST PARTICIPATION" I hear when this is very clearly a PIECE of ART *huffs* And secondly *pulls up an annotated slide of your A/N* "this fic is terrible" I STRONGLY DISAGREE.
I really, really, really, very much enjoyed this fic. It took me a while to get to it and then through it but that just means I got to savour it for longer, and savour I did. I don't even know where I'm going to start.
So let's start with Port Ville??? Because HOLY SHIT. I really love the way you constructed and described it - the way you showed the side of it that was shit hole of corruption and crime, but at the same time maintained that there was still a bright side, that to ordinary citizens it was home. And to the superheroes who couldn't just ignore the dark side of it, they also couldn't ignore the bright side. It really did capture the same sort of feeling that classic comic book cities have, especially the ones from DC, really strongly. *swoons* It was amazing and immersive.
And then the superheroes themselves??? WoooOOooOOoooAAAH. The spin you took on the classic superhero character was really interesting. I feel like trauma is something really under-addressed about superhero characters, usually being kind of glossed over and excused in the place of feelings of revenge and justice, and even when it is, they don't really show it at realistic levels of power. I really appreciated that about Jongdae's character - that trauma had pushed him to the point of giving up on being a superhero, and was haunting him every night, and even when he decided to start wearing his cape again it still had him in its grasp.
And Jongdae himself hshss precious baby uvu I wonder where his superpowers came from?
ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT DAHYE because HEIZE AS JONGDAE'S BEST FRIEND AND PARTNER IN CRIME AAHHHHHHH I am weak not gonna lie. I loved it. (Jongin as her fanboy uvu) (AND KYUNGSOO AS INSUNG'S SON!!!!!!!!!!!! At first I thought they were married and I was like C: but then when I caught on iT WAS EVEN BETTER)
SEHUN???? WOW BOY WOW At his big reveal I had to stop bc I was all ~feels~ and nuuuuuuu and ;_; I mean I knew it was coming but when it did it still hit me like a train. And his powers being really haywire??? OH BOY I AM SO SAD MY POOR BOY. He was honestly...a very volatile character. Really unpredictable??? He gave signs that his values and general direction were on the side of justice but his attitudes and actions were so...so cold. I couldn't be sure which way he would tip. I think you maintained that uncertainty really well. And of course, I did really appreciate how it turned out :)
Your OCs??? Were also??? Just really good??? It's phenomenally difficult balancing a fic with both known and original characters, because you have to develop and build connections OCs to a similar level as known characters, but you can risk shifting the focus to them in the process and forgetting everybody else. I think you did a good job of it.
(Also "press the connard" I DIED AND THEN I CAME TO LIFE SO I COULD DIE AGAIN)
ALL IN ALL I RLY RLY ENJOYED THIS FIC AMAZING. YOU DO THIS EVERY TIME.
FIRST OF ALL *stomps in* YOU ARE TOO CUTE AND I AM NOT WORTHY
I also want to say that this fic was made to be a sort of... tribute (???) to my childhood spent loving superheroes more than anything else haha I literally grew up with Batman and Gotham, so yeah, you saying that it has a strong DC vibe is like giving me eternal life, really haha It pleases me a lot, and it makes my days, but it was also kind of expected because, well, it /is/ mainly inspired by the batman verse, and DC stuff. BUT thank you so much for saying it ;___; i feel a bit less of a failure now haha (ps: i love port ville)
Jongdae was actually born with his powers :3 Pretty banal, I know, but he didn't need a huge traumatic accident to want to fight for the greater good ;) (and thank you for what you said about his character, about his trauma ;u;)
LISTEN DAHYE WAS AMAZING SHE IS THE REAL QUEEN IN THERE. As lame as it might sound, I am still emotionnal at her giving her Heize costume to JOngin so he can become the next Heize. Boy, he must have fanboyed so hard. (Yes he did, he still does)
The Sehun big reveal was so not a reveal, you all knew what was coming but that's okay lol Jongdae didn't mouhaha And thank you SO SO much for telling me how you perceived him?? I am very pleased because it is exactly how I wanted him to be seen. He IS unpredictable, because he is completely fucked up, to be honest. He's mad as hell. Hallucinations, voices, paranoia, he has it all. Thank you for getting that, because it was hard to write. That whole fic was so hard to write, because I felt terrible about every sentence, every scene, and because my writer's block was terrible. Your comment really means a lot to me, and I want to be sure you're aware of that. Thank you for reading, thank you SO MUCH for commenting andbeing so nice about the story...!
My OCs and me are very happy ;_; I know OCs are usually not well taken in Kpop ficdom, but it was important for me to write some.. Thank you for enjoying them <3 (Lexie will definitely be in the sequel I love her haha)
YOU UNDERSTOOD THE LAME FRENCH JOKE MY FRENCH ASS IS SO PLEASED
YOU'RE MORE AMAZING THAN ME AND I AM SO SO GRATEFUL ;_______; (sends kisses and love)
And secondly *pulls up an annotated slide of your A/N* "this fic is terrible" I STRONGLY DISAGREE.
I really, really, really, very much enjoyed this fic. It took me a while to get to it and then through it but that just means I got to savour it for longer, and savour I did. I don't even know where I'm going to start.
So let's start with Port Ville??? Because HOLY SHIT. I really love the way you constructed and described it - the way you showed the side of it that was shit hole of corruption and crime, but at the same time maintained that there was still a bright side, that to ordinary citizens it was home. And to the superheroes who couldn't just ignore the dark side of it, they also couldn't ignore the bright side. It really did capture the same sort of feeling that classic comic book cities have, especially the ones from DC, really strongly. *swoons* It was amazing and immersive.
And then the superheroes themselves??? WoooOOooOOoooAAAH. The spin you took on the classic superhero character was really interesting. I feel like trauma is something really under-addressed about superhero characters, usually being kind of glossed over and excused in the place of feelings of revenge and justice, and even when it is, they don't really show it at realistic levels of power. I really appreciated that about Jongdae's character - that trauma had pushed him to the point of giving up on being a superhero, and was haunting him every night, and even when he decided to start wearing his cape again it still had him in its grasp.
And Jongdae himself hshss precious baby uvu
I wonder where his superpowers came from?
ALSO CAN WE TALK ABOUT DAHYE because HEIZE AS JONGDAE'S BEST FRIEND AND PARTNER IN CRIME AAHHHHHHH I am weak not gonna lie. I loved it. (Jongin as her fanboy uvu)
(AND KYUNGSOO AS INSUNG'S SON!!!!!!!!!!!! At first I thought they were married and I was like C: but then when I caught on iT WAS EVEN BETTER)
SEHUN???? WOW BOY WOW
At his big reveal I had to stop bc I was all ~feels~ and nuuuuuuu and ;_; I mean I knew it was coming but when it did it still hit me like a train. And his powers being really haywire??? OH BOY I AM SO SAD MY POOR BOY. He was honestly...a very volatile character. Really unpredictable??? He gave signs that his values and general direction were on the side of justice but his attitudes and actions were so...so cold. I couldn't be sure which way he would tip. I think you maintained that uncertainty really well. And of course, I did really appreciate how it turned out :)
Your OCs??? Were also??? Just really good??? It's phenomenally difficult balancing a fic with both known and original characters, because you have to develop and build connections OCs to a similar level as known characters, but you can risk shifting the focus to them in the process and forgetting everybody else. I think you did a good job of it.
(Also "press the connard" I DIED AND THEN I CAME TO LIFE SO I COULD DIE AGAIN)
ALL IN ALL I RLY RLY ENJOYED THIS FIC
AMAZING. YOU DO THIS EVERY TIME.
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I also want to say that this fic was made to be a sort of... tribute (???) to my childhood spent loving superheroes more than anything else haha I literally grew up with Batman and Gotham, so yeah, you saying that it has a strong DC vibe is like giving me eternal life, really haha It pleases me a lot, and it makes my days, but it was also kind of expected because, well, it /is/ mainly inspired by the batman verse, and DC stuff. BUT thank you so much for saying it ;___; i feel a bit less of a failure now haha
(ps: i love port ville)
Jongdae was actually born with his powers :3 Pretty banal, I know, but he didn't need a huge traumatic accident to want to fight for the greater good ;)
(and thank you for what you said about his character, about his trauma ;u;)
LISTEN DAHYE WAS AMAZING SHE IS THE REAL QUEEN IN THERE. As lame as it might sound, I am still emotionnal at her giving her Heize costume to JOngin so he can become the next Heize. Boy, he must have fanboyed so hard. (Yes he did, he still does)
The Sehun big reveal was so not a reveal, you all knew what was coming but that's okay lol Jongdae didn't mouhaha
And thank you SO SO much for telling me how you perceived him?? I am very pleased because it is exactly how I wanted him to be seen. He IS unpredictable, because he is completely fucked up, to be honest. He's mad as hell. Hallucinations, voices, paranoia, he has it all. Thank you for getting that, because it was hard to write. That whole fic was so hard to write, because I felt terrible about every sentence, every scene, and because my writer's block was terrible. Your comment really means a lot to me, and I want to be sure you're aware of that. Thank you for reading, thank you SO MUCH for commenting andbeing so nice about the story...!
My OCs and me are very happy ;_; I know OCs are usually not well taken in Kpop ficdom, but it was important for me to write some.. Thank you for enjoying them <3 (Lexie will definitely be in the sequel I love her haha)
YOU UNDERSTOOD THE LAME FRENCH JOKE MY FRENCH ASS IS SO PLEASED
YOU'RE MORE AMAZING THAN ME AND I AM SO SO GRATEFUL ;_______;
(sends kisses and love)
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