chaptered

painting you (hurts) by apricty (8k words, 2 chapters) tags: strangers to lovers, falling in love, they were in love, painters!au, fluff, angst, hand holding

commentary:

• in all honesty, I'm not the biggest fan of first person fanfics, with a few exceptions... and this is an exception
• beomkai!painters, everything is so beautiful it hurts
• there's so much eloquence and maturity in the way the author writes, it's amazing

over 20k

boulevard of broken dreams by dawnbound (23.5k words) tags: slow burn, angst, hurt/comfort, lowkey soulmate!au, strangers to lovers, mutual pining, kissing

commentary:

• how to talk about this without sounding self-centred... in all honesty the most I can say is I put a lot of effort into this and my friends liked the fic so I hope you do too - objectively, it's good
• beomkai!actors and punk!beomygyu
• beomkai as the moon/sun otp dynamic basically

wishlist by consistently_inconsistent (23.2k words) tags: highschool!au, rockband!au, college/university!au, coming of age, growing up, friends to lovers, light angst, fluff, mutual pining, slow burn, kissing

commentary:

• this fic leaves me in awe every time, it's so bloody well written
• drummer!kai + guitarist!beomgyu
• the tension, the build-up, the climax, the resolution.. everything is chef's kiss
• truly gives you feels
• the slow burn is so.. i have no word's man, the world is now pre-reading wishlist and post-reading wishlist

over 10k

hold my hand (we’re falling right now) (part 1 of a forever of roses.) by shadowkissed (4k words) tags: childhood friends, puppy love, growing up together, kids!beomkai

commentary:

• this is a user shadowkissed fanclub
• part 1 has a cliffhanger, but the entire story just unravels itself so nicely, and it's beautiful until it hurts but even the pain was welcome
• man, i have no words really, beomkai childhood friends to lovers

too young to give into forever (but i'll stay for two) (part 2 of a forever of roses.) by shadowkissed (5k words) tags: college/univeristy!au, childhood friends to lovers, coming of age, growing up together

commentary:

• it picks up pretty seamlessly from part 1, and it's really nice to see how the events of part 1, have affected beomgyu
• kai's love language is gifts
• the inclusion of ot5, the slight rom-com feel and the angst that lends to the climax is perfect

over 5k

change of paint by tyuniehops (8k words) tags: hurt/comfort, cbg centric (lowkey character study), hurt!beomgyu, comforting!kai

commentary:

• artist!beomgyu - very much beomgyu centric
• this fic is BEAUTIFUL, there's nothing else to it, it's just incredible
• it's a fic made of pure comfort, watching beomgyu fall in love with art all over again with the help of kai
• hueningkai is just a sweetheart in this fic, i adore him, he's the epitome of sunshine

tell me a secret by woohanssi (5k words) tags: secret Santa, love confessions, fluff

commentary:

• 5k words of kai struggling to work out what beomgyu wants for secret santa
• it's adorable actually, and the extents kai goes to, to try and find out what gyu wants is truly admirable

you ain't ever had a friend like me by minis0de (5k words) tags: magic realism!au, magic!au, soulmates!au, romantic and platonic soulmates, kissing, potions

commentary:

• hyuka is the most adorable mess ever he's just so whipped for gyu
• but it's okay, gyu is just as whipped in return
• very very fluffy
• typical case of: pretending i can do something i cant actually do but i just want to look cool in front of my crush

something you should know by paintgyu (5k words) tags: fluff, soft beomkai, 5 + 1 things, comfort

commentary:

• smth about beomkai is just so adorable
• 5 + 1 beomkai, the plot unfolds incredibly and the dynamics are spot on

to build an epilogue with you by dearluna (5k words) tags: slice of life, friends to lovers, pining, coming of age, fluff, little angst/lots of comfort

commentary:

• this is so well developed im in love with the dynamics here
• beomgyu as someone who will always wait for kai... sobs
• honestly, the metaphors, the descriptions, the prose.. it's all beautiful

fool me once (shame on you) by dracometria (5k words) tags: hogwarts!au, kissing, fluff

commentary:

• hyuka is a hufflepuff and beomgyu is gryffindor
• beomgyu smells mint choco in his amorentia
• holy shit, this is really just both of them being oblivious at points but also just very cute

under 5k

buckle my knees by orphan_account (4k words) tags: first dates, character study,ballet!au, skateboarding, awkward flirting

commentary:

• he was PUNK and he did BALLET.. kind of
• beomgyu is a MESS, and whipped for kai in overalls
• no fr, he's such a mess and reading this is like reliving the experience of having a tween crush except amplified

you're under my skin by juanpercen (4k words) tags: best friends in love, fluff

commentary:

• 4 + 1 times where kai tries to confess to gyu
• the ot5 feels are nice with this, very fluffy

these petals of mine. by midnight_files (4k words) tags: hanahaki!au, fluff, angst with a happy ending

commentary:

• it's very cute, the flowers pinpoint different steps of beomkai's relationship which is a really nice detail
• the ending is the sweetest

keeping warm by lambiris (4k words) tags: feelings realisation, boys making out, love confessions, kissing, fluff

commentary:

• kai is afraid of the dark and they make bedforts
• as always with beomkai, it's fluffy
• what really makes this fic is how the plot unfolds and the characterisation is wonderful, esp with the slight references to tyunning's friendship

escape(s) by apricty (4k words) tags: modern setting!au, slice of life, making out, fluff

commentary:

• a look at how beomkai fall in love
• it's so CUTE the way they just fall in love quietly
• it's soft, beomkai style
• kai in leather

it's just a tiny crush, really by stilljunhui (2k words) tags: college/university!au, pining, tiny bomu

commentary:

• it's SO SO CUTE
• no because beomgyu is a MESS and he's a fool with a crush and kai is so suave and the ending makes you giggle, i love this so much

fall into my arms (i'll hold you tight) by radiantely (2k words) tags: canon-compliant, mutual pining, confessions, first kiss, fluff

commentary:

• inspired by kai saying beomgyu sleeps standing up on ebs radio
• it's criminal how soft this fic is, kai is so adorable, the way he just looks after beomgyu immediately
• forehead kisses make me weak in the knees, and it's no different for this fic

peace in your arms by beomrebi (2k words) tags: canon-compliant, fluff, comfort

commentary:

• sleep deprived!beomgyu who spends the day falling asleep
• kai notices beomgyu dozing off
• based on hueningkai's solo craft time vlive where he said beomgyu had woken up before all the other members that morning
• they cuddle, it's very cute and soft

lovers who hesitate by rosesggu (2k words) tags: friends to lovers, fluff, making out, first love, love confessions

commentary:

• kai asks beomgyu to teach him how to kiss
• i fr need more adjectives aside from cute but this is SO cute

tastes like you by pulsefire (1k words) tags: fluff, first kisses, mutual pining

commentary:

• kai trusts his beomgyu hyung
• like tags say, it's very fluffy, there's a small confession but mainly just beomkai being cute

mayday situation overload by stilljunhui (1k words) tags: college/university!au, fluff, childhood friends

commentary:

• height differences really was the basis
• it's a challenge to determine whether beomgyu is cuter or if kai is cuter in this fic, it's just really soft

you're only mortal in my arms (my false, fallen god) by clementwine (1k words) tags: gods/goddesses au, inspired by the Fall of Icarus, sad ending, some fluff, written in beomgyu's first person pov, god!hueningkai + mortal!beomgyu

commentary:

• this is spellbinding, the writing is just. beautiful
• every line is like poetry
• beomkai loving till their last breath