HoMin Fic Recs
Chaptered
Breathless Romance Series
Summary: Go on, leave me breathless, tease me until I can't deny this lovin' feeling.
What I Think: I love... everything about this series. The style is amazing, the storyline... It's more like a series of one-shots, but they all flow so well together that it feels like reading a continuous story.
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Deal Me All the Aces
Summary: The smut fairy pays Yoochun an unfortunate visit and gives him the task of getting Homin together together. Until then, Yoochun's stuck speaking in Engrish, a curse inflicted upon his poor being by the desperate smut fairy. Much crack, engrish, and sexual tension. And smut, of course!
What I Think: Freakin' hilarious, ohmygosh. But then there's also a little bit of drama and some romance and just... amazing-ness
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It's Always Sunny in Space
Summary: fbi!changmin meets alien!yunho, his yoga instructor. commence bending, finding inner peace, and discovering love that's out of this world.
What I Think: This is just… It's kinda difficult to describe how much I love this fic. Like, seriously, everything about it. I started it, thinking it'd just be something kinda humorous and fun (I mean, come on! Look at the summary!), but it turned out to be sooooo much more. It's an amazing roller-coaster of atmospheric highs (sometimes quite literally…) and the absolute lowest of lows. Just awesome.
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Looking at You
Summary: All these years, he'd been standing next to him. When did he start looking at him that way?
What I Think: Really cute. I think this was the first HoMin I ever read, so it holds a special place because of that. I just love the dramatic elements, the ghost... And the artwork included for each chap is... generally hilarious.
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Lullaby for a Stormy Night
Summary: A kink gone wrong leaves Changmin and Yunho to patch up a relationship that may be without hope.
What I Think: This is... just gorgeous, in a heart-breaking kind of way. It really shows the impact that a... tragedy like this could have on a relationship, and it's just amazing.
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The Game
Summary: It started out as an experiment... almost a game, really. He'd wanted to see if he could seduce someone who knew him, his good sides and his bad sides.
What I Think: Min... hurts my heart in this fic. He's so... And it's just angsty and kind of painful. But it's awesome, and well worth that pain.
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Wildfire
Summary: Yunho is a firefighter working on the streets of Seoul. He believes his life is fine where it is now-until he saves Changmin from a fire and the younger man ends up teaching Yunho what it truly feels like to burn.
What I Think: It's... relatively short, only three parts, and I think it definitely could have been expanded more. But I love to watch how their characters grow and their relationship begins then develops.
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We Could Have Been
Summary: a series of unrelated one-shots for the holidays. all homin, all love
What I Think: So, despite the fact that they are unrelated one-shots, I put this under the "Chaptered"s anyway, because they are grouped together under the general banner/idea. Each one is amazingly written, and I love all the concepts for each part.
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One-Shots
Atomic
Summary: there's a kitten and changmin learns the meaning of distress.
What I Think: Changmin's jealous of a little, bitty kitten. Come on, how precious is that?!
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All That's Left Behind
Summary: Sometimes, life works in strange ways. Or sometimes, it works in just the right way.
What I Think: Beautifully, awesomely amazing. I really love Min's characterization, the way their relationship grows and changes over time. And then ending, while not necessarily the perfect wrapped up resolution, leaves a lot of room for hope and happiness.
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Belief Makes Things Real
Summary: a story of misfits and love
What I Think: So, it starts with all the makings of an odd, fluffy love story. And then there's a wrench that twists it into a more dramatic direction. But the characters are all adorably quirky and amazing, and I just love it.
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Changing the Same
Summary: on break for christmas from university, another week-long family get-together. still yunho and changmin, just a full decade later, changing just the same.
What I Think: A blend of humor and drama and angst and fluff and just amazingness all around. Much like all this author's works, though don't take that to mean they're at all formulaic. Just awesome.
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CK
Summary: dong bang shin ki settles in after returning to Japan for music talk and the kohaku festival that will take place later on
What I Think: Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous. Just really sweet and simple and adorable.
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Flashing Lights, City Nights, Busy Streets, Love Heartbeats
Summary: tourist yunho and tour guide changmin in the big apple.
What I Think: Like most of this author's works, kinda fluffy and cute with a total heart-wrenching dramatic twist. It's really just amazing, and I don't know what else to say about it.
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Four Page Letter
Summary: Without Yunho, Changmin is left to pick up the pieces for the rest of them.
What I Think: Love it. It's just... very real. Dramatic without taking that little hop into melo-drama. Yunho's little notes to Min say so, so much in such a little space.
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His Sweet Embrace
Summary: A series of connected drabbles of how Yunho and Changmin came to be together.
What I Think: I love how it starts so awkwardly, Yunho's confusion and anger and angst. Then his utter possessiveness after they finally get together. Would've been helpful to have more proper names used - the amount of “he”s get kind of confusing after a while - but it's still an amazing voice with great desciptions.
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Homecoming
Summary: The homecoming we’re all waiting for.
What I Think: Because it really is what we're all waiting for. Plus HoMin. XD
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I Got You
Summary: The Mirotic music video happens.
What I Think: Basically smut, but that's okay. There's also a little bit of drama, fumbled confessions. And yuxo is one of the best writers. Seriously, I think I have almost all of her works on these lists.
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Indented
Summary: Changmin is annoyed, and officially not talking to Yunho. Yunho is clueless, and probably going to have a panic attack.
What I Think: A nice balance between drama and humor, and it's nice to have the acknowledgment that both parties are at fault. And Jaejoong just beats them all into submission.
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I Wanna
Summary: Changmin gets kind of tipsy on Baileys and makes lists.
What I Think: Min's adorable. And his lists are hilarious.
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Jigsaw Boy
Summary: changmin's born with inverted pieces
What I Think: My heart breaks for Changmin. And then breaks for other things in several different places. But then it's also fluffy and sweet and amazing and awww~~! Really, really amazing.
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Jung Yunho's Biggest Fan
Summary: You say fanboy like it's a bad thing...
What I Think: Super-cute, and I love how it twists just a little bit
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Like First Kisses
Summary: This is more than just a commitment. It’s a lifetime.
What I Think: Very intriguing AU, and I'd love to see more of this 'verse. Great description, awesome imagery, and I love the sense of the HoMin relationship you get, even in such a short piece.
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Louder than Words
Summary: Changmin is rendered mute after a car accident. Picking up the pieces and moving on. Finding your voice again.
What I Think: One of my favorites of all time, any pairing. It's just... amazing and dramatic and gorgeous. It's a HoMin romance, but the relationship between all 5 is just as important as an element. I can't even begin to tell you how many times I've re-read this fic.
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Love Cycle
Summary: changmin discovers that life outside of the laundromat might be worth living.
What I Think: Changmin is just too adorably awkward and confused, and poor Yunho just gets dragged along for the ride. Little bit of angst, but really cute overall.
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Mend My Broken Heart
Summary: Changmin confesses to Yunho, but the moment doesn't go quite how he'd planned.
What I Think: So, I totally wanted to kick Yunho in the shins for a large part of this fic. He totally breaks Min's heart just by being so dumb. But then he fixes it in a big way, and that kinda makes it all better.
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More Than I Can Be
Summary: I am strong when I am on your shoulders. You raise me up to more than I can be.
What I Think: It's nice to see this idea done without so much of the angst and drama. It's just beautiful and poetic and really, really sweet.
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Not Now But Soon
Summary: "You make me feel like I'm rhyming with orange,"
What I Think: Little bit angsty, little bit fluffy. Overall, another great fic by the Queen of HoMin.
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Of Cheek Gnawing and Leg Pasting
Summary: remix of maskyouwear's of book stores and word vomit
What I Think: The HoMin side of the above-mentioned fic. The JaeChun failage is hilarious, and HoMin are adorable when they're not mired in drama. Really amazing all around.
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Of Notes and Book Orders
Summary: Of which Jung Yunho and Shim Changmin order books at Park Yoochun's bookstore, or in which Junsu and Jaejoong finally find a shred of fun in their job.
What I Think: LOVE the format. Jaejoong and Junsu are absolutely hilarious, and it's nice to see HoMin's relationship without ever actually seeing anything.
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One, Two, Plus a Dash of Love
Summary: where yoochun owns a dessert shop, jaejoong bakes, junsu helps, yunho waits, and changmin falls in love.
What I Think: Very well-rounded for a one-shot. Little bit of fluff, little bit of drama, little bit of humor.. And I really love the 'verse it's set in.
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One, Two, Three, Four... How Many More?
Summary: He’s nothing like you’ve ever seen or will ever see again.
What I Think: Definitely angst. And yet... the ending is so redeeming. Even with the heartbreak through the rest, it has a lot of hope and sweetness.
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Panes of Frosted Glass
Summary: Yunho knows what he wants, but he's almost sure he's not allowed to have it.
What I Think: I really like that this fic kinda focuses on the conflict of having feelings for a friend, a bandmate, someone they have to live and work with. And it ends with some really sweet fluff.
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Paper Hearts
Summary: An eye for an eye; a diary for a diary.
What I Think: Really sweet, and I just love how the events and relationship plays out.
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Patient B
Summary: yunho has a rare disorder that enables him to remember everything about his life
What I Think: Another fic by one of my favorite authors. I love the growth of the relationship in this, and Min's little speech at the end is… really awesome.
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Pencil Kissed the Paper
Summary: rewriting, erasing, changing reality.
What I Think: Very cool, sci-fi, Twilight Zone kind of fic. I love the concept. (Why can't I have dreams like this?!) The tension and anxiety and fear is really palpable all the way throughout. Just awesome.
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Puppy Love
Summary: The first time Changmin brings Mangdoongi home to meet the rest of the "family", Jaejoong gets out a magnifying glass and Yoochun falls over laughing. Junsu lectures Shyaki very firmly that the little ball of white fluff is not for eating, and Yoochun doesn't bother to get up off the floor. Yunho...is entranced.
What I Think: Freakin' adorable. Watching the boys react to little Mangdoongie, little Mangdoongie reacting to the boys... Amazing little slice-of-life piece. And I absolutely believe Yunho would be good at spoiling people/pets like this.
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Remember My Love
Summary: Changmin can vaguely remember how it begins, but he knows for sure this is not how he wants it to end.
What I Think: Definitely an angst-fest, but it's really amazing. All the feelings/emotions are really well-written. Min's whole journey is just… very heart-wrenching.
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Send Your Love To
Summary: secrets on postcards of love.
What I Think: Really, really gorgeous. I love the inclusion of the actual postcards, gives the story a whole different dimension.
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Stable
Summary: They've become such meaningless words. I love you - but what good is it now?
What I Think: Heart-wrenching but beautifully done. And I don't know why, but the end gives me... some kind of glimmer of hope.
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Talk is Cheap
Summary: It's never said but you love it when he does that.
What I Think: Love the quietness, the softness of the whole thing. No names are ever mentioned, but I still got a definite sense of the characters. Just a very nice moment.
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Thank You... & I Love You
Summary: There’s only one reason why he takes to the roof. Sometimes he can be caught practicing choreography, memorizing new lyrics, writing a paper or staring off into space. But behind all of that, it‘s all for the same reason really.
What I Think: So often, Min is portrayed as the strong, stoic one. So it's nice to see him in this moment, just needing a little bit of comfort and cuddling. Very sweet.
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That One Time…
Summary: (aka 'stupid cat fic')
What I Think: Min turns into a kitty. How freakin' genius is that?!
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The Evolution of a Kiss
Summary: Changmin and Yunho and how their kisses change as they do--apart, but more importantly, together.
What I Think: Very cool. Love how it moves from sweet and innocent to… WAY more.
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This Heart of Mine: V. 2
Summary: if you dreamed a hundred dreams, then one of them would have to come true.
What I Think: Awesome characterization. Only one name is mentioned in the whole fic, but it's very clear who each of the characters is. And the storyline just kinda surprised me at almost every turn, which is always awesome.
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This is Passion, Free from Reason
Summary: when law is reason, free from passion, what is love to two lawyers?
What I Think: I love the antagonistic relationship they kind of start with, but then it becomes so much more. And, I dunno, something about them being opposing lawyers is just really… fun, I guess.
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Thunderstorms and Sunny Days
Summary: the love story between a thundercloud and a sun.
What I Think: Ohmyfreakingosh, I LOVE this AU. Love. Totally. Well, okay, except for the obvious lack of SuSu and Chunnie-head. But other than that, total love. Yunho and Min are so obviously made for each other from the very beginning that it's not even funny.
Rating: 4/5
Unspoken Words
Summary: Changmin finds it easier to express himself through writings when it comes to riida-sshi.
What I Think: This is just one of those “Aww~~!” kinds of stories. Min's form of communication is super-sweet, and I love seeing the growth between them.
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Us College Kids
Summary: changmin starts college and with the help of his best friends, finds love
What I Think: I just love how much laughter there is in this fic. Not just humor for the reader but actual laughter from the characters. Little bit of drama, though it doesn't really last very long. Overall, really adorable, really hilarious, awesome characters.
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Wake Me Up When I Need You
Summary: Changmin can't sleep without Yunho around
What I Think: So, I have a definitely weakness for a vulnerable Changmin, and this story definitely plays on that.
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Warm Whispers
Summary: "If you touch me, you'll understand what happiness is / Look, a new day / Has begun."
What I Think: Oooohmygosh, so cute. Fluffy and adorable. And Fluffy. And freakin' adorable.
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What Goes Up High, Stays There
Summary: sex, drugs, and a little bit of rock and roll.
What I Think: This author… gets me every single time. EVERY time. It borders on ridiculous. And this fic's no different. Really, really amazing. Not quite sweet and fluffy until it is. And Jae's list at the end… pretty much killed me.
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3:00 AM
Summary: Changmin has something to tell Yunho, something so important he'll wake his leader up in the middle of the night to let him know.
What I Think: Min's super-adorable in this. I like that it's fluffy without being sappy, no drama or angst. Just a sleepy, semi-confused Yunho and a very zen Minnie.
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5 Times Changmin Had His First Kiss
Summary: when it doesn't count, and when it does.
What I Think: Adorable. I love the way Min reacts to the first three.
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