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the fool's mate by syubsoob (8k words) tags: chess prodigy!au, light angst, existential angst, pining, fluff, slow burn, mutual pining, lowkey rivals (friendly competitive?) to friends to lovers

commentary:

• both yeonjun and taehyun are chess prodigies
• they're so cute omg, it's a bit of a slow burn
• the format is really cool, there are article clips and everything, it's amazing

knees weak but you talk pretty proud (wow) by orangesicles (7k words) tags: college.university!au, friends to lovers, reconnection, first kiss

commentary:

• childhood friends reconnect and are still whipped for each other.. that's it that's the au
• honestly just them making up for lost time
• it's soft and cute

violet tree by orphan_account (5k words) tags: hanahaki!au, requited unrequited love, angst with a happy ending, hurt/comfort, friends to lovers, canon-compliant

commentary:

• based loosely on eternally mv and a hanahaki au
• pretty introspective, it's developed quite well

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love language by decalcomania (3k words) tags: college/university!au, roommates, fluff, relationship study, friends to lovers

commentary:

• it's soft as hell
• eyes are the windows to the soul or rather taehyun's eyes
• idk man it's just so soft and soothing I'd read this forever it makes you feel warm

sugar on your lips, spice on your tongue by radiantely (3k words) tags: college/university!au, drunken kissing, little bit of a rivalry

commentary:

• the taejun rivalry dynamics in this are just chef's kiss
• taehyun is a little shit and it makes everything *that* much better
• the tension wow

your light by decalcomania (3k words) tags: college/university!au, getting together, fluff

commentary:

• i am user decalcomania's biggest fan
• this is so so sweet, the development of taejun's relationship is so cute, yeonjun is whipped, taehyun just as much and the minor poly soogyukai is a gem
• the unfolding of taejun's relationship feels out of a movie, yet somehow isn't extremely cliche either

it's a good life to be sharing with you by decalcomania (3k words) tags: established relationship, domestic fluff, parenthood

commentary:

• singledad!yeonjun + taehyun
• oh it's soooo cute, taejun are whipped for yeonjun's daughter
• I just love parent/kid fics tbh, and this is incredibly well written

maybe it's that look in your eyes by vamptyun (3k words) tags: established relationship, making out, kissing, bets, college/university!au

commentary:

• taehyun loses a bet and has to wear a maid costume to Halloween
• yeonjun finds taehyun very hot
• it's SO cute and the hinted soogyu is chef's kiss