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

[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.” a really perfect ending line. good job!!