We'd like to say thanks to everyone who took part in the first round of our shinee_duets collaborative challenge. We hit a few bumps along the way, but we are going to put up a feedback post sometime soon so that next year we can make it even better for everyone involved. And despite the bumps, we had a great turnout, with an impressive total of over 135,000 ( Read more... )

Title: Topspin
Authors: mandarinorange & phonebook
Pairing: Key/Taemin
Rating: G
Word Count: 3021

( Coach said you could teach me the drills, Taemin said, blinking. He blinked a lot. )

Title: Descent of Perfection
Authors: mumuja & luv4yen
Pairing: Onew/Key; slight Jonghyun/Minho
Rating: PG-15
Word Count: 30,266
Warnings: Psychological problems/curse words

( Dr. Lee Jinki, a psychologist, has spent years trying to get rid of his memories of his dead lover. So he spends most of his time just trying to figure out ways to help cure his patients. But what happens when his new patient that looks exactly like his former lover comes waltzing back into his life. Diagnosing his new patient as a person with an addiction, Dr. Lee Jinki comes to the conclusion that he's falling hopelessly in love with his new patient. Not only is that his only problem. He comes to find secrets of his new patients past. How will he deal with it then? )

( descent of perfection; part 2 )

( descent of perfection; part 3a )

( descent of perfection; part 3b )

Title: Minjung
Authors: Dorawa & folkin_up_again
Pairing: Taemin/Minjung (Girl!Minho), side Onew/Jonghyun
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 5,437
Warnings: Het, Girl!Minho
Authors’ Notes: Inspired by this and this. First part written by dorawa, second part by folkin_up_again.

( Every day was the same… )

Title: Kallisti (The Fairest)
Authors: incessance & the_suit_case
Pairing: onesided Onew/Minho
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,015
Warnings: Strange Greek Mythology references!
Authors’ Notes: Originally, we were inspired by the Philophobia quote, but it quickly spiraled away from resembling it even remotely.

( You never wanted to be Persephone, but you’d eat the seeds without thought if he’d look at you with something other than an absent tug on the corner of his lips. )

Title: Is this the reality you wanted?
Authors: peigurrrl & meridianslair (Team Name - Purple Unicorns)
Pairing: Jonghyun/Taemin, Jonghyun/Kibum, Taemin/Kibum
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 14,684

( Jonghyun and Taemin insist on not getting along, if only due to their rivalry for Kibum’s affections. But when those around them have had enough, well, they’ve had enough. And yes, it absolutely is a genius idea to shove the two of them into a tiny storage room with only one bed. Nothing could possibly go wrong in a situation like that. )

( is this the reality you wanted? part ii )