This is a really good story and a very intriguing verse. I absolutely love how you wove in the audition canon, and their first meeting was very vivid, with Jin that mix of cheeky and puppy-like that I can totally see for that period.
I also loved how the rest of KAT-TUN was integrated -- beatboxing special skill FTW! And the nose-punching incident! And Ueda disappearing at parties! And I love the little details about the agency in this verse based on the agency in the real verse; I really like clever world-building like that, and a lot of those things manage to be very clever in-jokes and intense (or a little bit creepy) at the same time.
I thought their relationships with the girls worked very well and was the sort of outside-Akame that I really enjoy. Especially Jin's relationship with Sasha and how you gave that a whole arc of its own was very well done. (And pretty hot.)
The section of Jin taking Kame to a club for the first time was also a very nice portrayal of early Akame, where Jin was more leading and Kame still following, and then transferred to this universe; a very sweet portrayal of Kame even as he went to pick up a girl.
I also liked the alinear structure at the start. It worked well for a sense of immediacy and getting me intrigued what was actually going on, and there are sections at the start where young!Jin voice contrasts really well with older!Jin voice, which is also cool.
And the pranks cracked me up. (And were still a little creepy.)
I really enjoyed reading this. A really intriguing universe, and the style works really well for it.
I also loved how the rest of KAT-TUN was integrated -- beatboxing special skill FTW! And the nose-punching incident! And Ueda disappearing at parties! And I love the little details about the agency in this verse based on the agency in the real verse; I really like clever world-building like that, and a lot of those things manage to be very clever in-jokes and intense (or a little bit creepy) at the same time.
I thought their relationships with the girls worked very well and was the sort of outside-Akame that I really enjoy. Especially Jin's relationship with Sasha and how you gave that a whole arc of its own was very well done. (And pretty hot.)
The section of Jin taking Kame to a club for the first time was also a very nice portrayal of early Akame, where Jin was more leading and Kame still following, and then transferred to this universe; a very sweet portrayal of Kame even as he went to pick up a girl.
I also liked the alinear structure at the start. It worked well for a sense of immediacy and getting me intrigued what was actually going on, and there are sections at the start where young!Jin voice contrasts really well with older!Jin voice, which is also cool.
And the pranks cracked me up. (And were still a little creepy.)
I really enjoyed reading this. A really intriguing universe, and the style works really well for it.
*edit/repost for cut&paste error *headdesk*
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