I Hear Your Voice - Fanfiction Recommendations and Other IHYV Links

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It's hard to find kdrama fanfiction, and well-written ones are few and far between (at least in English!) For those of you who love 2013's "I Hear Your Voice" starring Lee Jong Suk and Lee Bo Young - who both also incidentally won a zillion different Korean awards that year for this show, including the Best Couple Award - here's my list of fanfiction out there. Plus my own, of course (coming soon)!

FANFICTION - links, blurbs, and rating

1. Undercover [NC17] by Gwynne-fics (on Tumblr) - This has the honour of being the only developed fanfiction on the series, I think. Still in progress as of Jun 2016, this is set about 5 years after the show, with Soo Ha working undercover to take down South Korea's underground crime syndicate which smuggles girls, and how Hye Sung gets dragged down into the murky depths as a result.
   
   
   
   
   
2. I Hear Your Voice [PG13] by Venus Smurf (on ff.net) - This is an attempt at novelizing the show, but I think the author gave up partway through Episode 2 of the 18. It was a good attempt to explore the characters' motivations and thoughts a little deeper, but it wasn't original.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Rabid [NC17] by Gwynne-fics (on Tumblr) - I've read many AUs, but it's stranger with the culture clash, and the fic is about Korean vampires who behave in an American fashion. Gwynne's writing is pretty good, but this gets a low rating as I just couldn't quite get into this properly because the dissonances between Asian supernatural/vampires were a little too much to stomach.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Home Run [G]  broken link by parksooha13 - This is a sad little link to what looks like a good start to a cute story by someone on ff.net. Too bad the link is broken. Does anyone know where to find this fic?
   
   
   
   
   
5. Messages [PG13] by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - Sweet ficlet about their penchant for sticky notes.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Four Turning Points [R18] by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - This could be the best "journey to marriage" ficlet. Full of poignant possibilities, Audrey's voice for Soo Ha really hits the mark for me, and her headcanon makes me squee all the way.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Four Ending Points [PG13] by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - Four ficlets from four points of views. Well-done, easily-read, and totally in line with the dramaverse these characters live in.
   
   
   
   
   
8. Offerings [PG13] by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - Here Audrey sums up Min Joon Guk's suffering and pain, and always lingering regret that he failed his family of his own fault.
   
   
   
   
   
9. Short series - Cha Kwan-Woo figures out Park Soo Ha's abilities by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - However Improbable, New Terms, Postmortem [all PG13]
   
   
   
   
   
10. Prompts 73, 88, 92 [PG13] by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - Little drabbles which feed the soul.
    
    
    
    
    
11. Insecurities [G] by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - Hye Sung being insecure about the little vanities we women have.
    
    
    
    
    
12. Baseballs and Umbrella [G] by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - Okay, this isn't really the title but she doesn't have a title and I need to distinguish this little biscuit of cuteness from others!
    
    
    
    
    
13. Student-teacher AU [PG13] by Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - I'm not a huge fan of AUs so this is here for posterity and completion's sake.
    
    
    
    
    
14. Echoes of the Heart [R18] by foxiscully (on asianfanfiction) - Short sweet vignettes of our two heroes making out and being cute together. This is somewhat "missing scene", but with add-ons and other original ideas as well. Love it.
    
    
    
    
    
15. Sulking and Hugging [PG13] by tag_traumer (on dreamwidth) - A late trip to Namsan Tower, a squeezy cable car ride, and insecurities.
16. On One's Own, by Oneself [PG13] by tag_traumer (on dreamwidth) - It's hard to adjust when you've been taking care of yourself since you were 8.
17. Kiss and Make Up [PG13] by tag_traumer (on dreamwidth) - A few years into the future, where Soo Ha gets an opportunity, and Hye Sung holds a sonogram. This short story has the makings of a longer one; wish this was longer!
    
    
    
    
    
18. Of Cakes and White Calla Lilies [PG13] by tag_traumer (on dreamwidth) - Soo Ha visits his mother's grave, and makes a resolution. Set in the timeline of the show, this is a "missing scene" possibilty.
    
    
    
    
    
19. She Had A Bad Day [PG13] by tag_traumer (on dreamwidth) - What happens to Hye Sung at the end of her bad days? Soo Ha happens.
20. Hey - a SooSung drabble [PG13] by hitoritabi (on Tumblr) - A discussion about having mind-reading abilities and children.
    
    
    
    
    
21. A partial drabble [G] by hitoritabi (on Tumblr) - moments in love.
    
    
    
    
    

Disclaimer - the ratings are my own, and how much I personally enjoyed it and how much it resonated with me, despite the length, the subject matter, the pairing etc. This may not be an indication of your notion of the "quality" of the fic/ficlet, so caveat emptor.

REVIEWS - Read what people say! Because of course there are helpful folk who write awesome reviews of shows. There are also some folk who of course do recaps. I've tried to be comprehensive, but you know how it is with the interwebs and how links break.

1. Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - thoughts on the Cha Gwan Woo and Park Soo Ha relationship in IHYV
2. Audrey M Gonzales (on Tumblr) - thoughts on Go Sung Bin
3. FairytaleWorld (on own server) - My Opinion on IHYV

OTHER ARTEFACTS

1. Soo Ha's diary - page scans on the official SBS site - These links are on the way to extinction, as many of the framing images are gone. The main scans of Soo Ha's diary were listed on this site. Thankfully, a big fan of Lee Jong Suk was kind enough to download and translate all the photos provided in three parts: 2003-2006 / 2007-2010 / 2011-2012.
2. How to get over your I Hear Your Voice craze - apparently, there's no cure. Good luck.