you did well today, too

[slashedsilver]

Title: you did well today, too
Author: slashedsilver
Rating: G
Wordcount: 8,815 words
Fandom: VIXX
Pairing: Gen, Hakyeon-centric, OT6 friendship
Warnings: None
Summary: Maybe it's selfish, but Hakyeon doesn't want to be leader anymore.

Author's Note: So many, many thanks to garowyn, stars_in_love and citrus_sarang, for working through my Hakyeon headcanon with me; the ever amazing Team Spy:

Comments

[slashedsilver]

Dearest, you have to know that your comment came at a time when I was feeling so upset and disappointed about my writing. To see a notification pop up in my mailbox, and to see that you've not only read it during Olymfics, but bothered to come all the way here to such a very elaborate and thoughtful comment -- it astounds me. Thank you so, so much for giving this gift to me.

I really love how you picked up on the nuances of leadership with Hakyeon being older than the rest, particularly maknae Hyuk. It means a lot to me to hear you say that I handled the maknaes well, even though I cast them as the catalyst to some uncomfortable situations.

In general the relationships between everyone in this fic are varied, complex, and a pleasure to read. This. Gave me such pause. Thank you.

Your paragraph on Hakyeon was so thoughtful it gave me shivers all over again, and reminded me of what I was thinking and feeling when I first wanted to write this fic. Thank you for appreciating the snippets of canon I introduced! The order of the interviews (and sections of the fic itself) I rearranged so many times, trying to find the perfect way to develop the fic. All I really knew was that I wanted the anchor quote I was building my fic on to be the one my fic concluded with.

Thank you, dear :) For appreciating it. When an author writes something as personally epic as this, it's hard to top it -- which could be explaining why I've been having such problems writing again, after Olymfics. But thank you for giving me that little bit of hope to try again.

haha "black hole of kpop" was to give my original flist something to filter out, but I have to agree it's wonderfully descriptive of the plight I'm in now XD

[slashedsilver]

Hahaha I'm sorry I kind of just word vomited all over you but yesss your comment did give me those feelings <3 Thanks dear, I'll try writing again~