Farewell Letter from amoet-16 to SSC Fandom

 

Hello, guys...I hope you all are fine.

It’s been one week since the wedding announcement of our lovely couple and I was thinking a lot ever since. The news is indeed very happy news for all of us. After two years speculating and even claimed they both love each other, it indeed happens.

I knew DOTS several months after it was aired. I was on recovery from a surgery and didn't allow to leave the house, so I decided to watch kdrama. I was following Moon Lovers at that time and knowing the series will have tragic ending, I asked for another drama recommendation to my friend, a drama which can make me tolerate the Moon Lovers ending, and my friend gave me Descendants of The Sun. I fell in love with the story, for it’s very close to my real life because my hubby is a doctor and I know how doctors work. Adding with my cousin who married to a soldier, I know a lot about both jobs. Not to mention the believable chemistry between Hye Kyo and Joong Ki, making us think they both perfect for each other.

After the drama ended, I began to search for any fanfics about DOTS and I came across AFF. I, myself, felt the drama gave a lot of plotholes and somehow my writer’s instinct kicked in and I started to write fanfic again after being hiatus for a year for DOTS. My readers responses were amazing and I was very grateful for that.

Thank you very much.

Some of my readers may know about me not being their shipper. Yes, I’m their fan, both individually and together, but never shipped them together.

Why?

I had bad experience on shipping a couple before in another fandom which ended with the woman cheated and ruined the whole fandom. The unlucky event opened my eyes about how life is unpredictable and we never knew what truly happens between the couple we shipped. Even so, I can see how Joong Ki already interested in Hye Kyo since the beginning and I always wonder if the rumors being them dating ever bothered them, especially Hye Kyo. She is the biggest star in South Korea, has bright and stable career while Joong Ki just gained his popularity because of DOTS. I’m sure not many of you remember him in Innocent Man/Nice Guy (I even watched the drama in 2013, one year after it released and when he was enlisted) and somehow his popularity skyrocketed after DOTS. What happens now to Joong Ki is just a beginning. He needs to be clever to maintain his career, mostly if he wants to pursue Hye Kyo.

The news of their upcoming wedding, honestly, makes me happy and also worry. Happy because they truly love each other and worry if somehow they were together because of the pressure from the fans who want them to be together. But, after watching several interviews of Joong Ki after the wedding announcement, I can see how happy and sincere he is and I believe he is true to his feelings.

And that leads me to write this farewell letter.

I’m a fanfic author and I write fanfics, but what happened between Joong Ki and Hye Kyo is real and I don’t think I can write fanfics about them, even in DOTS fandom. I want to respect their lives as the future husband and wife and support them in their careers after they wed. I believe they will become a good couple, mostly after reading Joong Ki’s statement which he said he would be an actor who works for his career and to become a family man. Like I said to a fellow writer, those words are very powerful and I wish Joong Ki could keep his words as a man.

So, starting from this day, I will no longer write for SSC fandom because SongSong Couple is real and not just our imaginations on how we want them to be together. Also, it’s a respect from me as an author not to interfere their private lives as a couple. Besides, I can see some writers already wrote amazing stories more than I could, even one of them could give double updates hehe...I don’t think I can catch up with that. As for ongoing stories, Love Against All Odds and To Love Again, I will pull both of them from AFF, but I still have both drafts in my laptop, in case any readers want to read the full story, but with terms and conditions. I apologize to a fellow author whom I already made promise to do a collab and even asked her help to make me a poster for my new story. I apologize too for not being able to keep my promise to write a side story for Book 2 and finished both LAAO and TLA. Also, in several recent updated chapters, the comments and responses begin to lessen and lessen, and I think all of you might interested to other stories which can fullfill your imaginations about our lovely couple, so there’s no need for me to update anymore.

As for my account, I will keep it active for readers who still want to read my completed stories or for me someday to write again even it's not for DOTS fandom. You can still say hello or add me as a friend, and I only ask not to plagiarize or steal my stories even though I’m not in SSC fandom anymore.

The last, but not least...thank you so much for your kind words and your friendship during my time in AFF. I will never forget it :)

And to the lovely couple, may the light shines brightly in every corner of their marriage life.

I’m off now.

Bye....

 

Be happy, Joong Ki and Hye Kyo :)

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Aryaprava_1993-
#1
I'll miss ur ssc stories
pabo_genius
#2
I also think the same way... I am worried but at the same time happy for them, well what you say is true they may hace just been blinded but the moment because they have so many shippers. But if they really started b4 dots then maybe they truly love each other
crystsari #3
Oh dear...so sad that i just knew you no longer continue your FF on SSCP. im a fan of your fanfiction LAAO. That is amazing story i had read. Glad if you could share the ending. Anyhow.. i respect your decision. ❤️❤️
Pukuzzz #4
You are one of the rare authors that I followed every story of yours. Really enjoyed your writings and love the fact that each of your stories has different plot and has their own charm. Since Song Song is a ninja couple, I appreciate their interesting fanfics which could make me feel closer to them. Sad that you decide to leave, but I'll wait for your comeback, someday maybe. Thanks for your writings. So much.
By the way, I've PMed you but not sure if you saw it or not. Can I have a copy of Love against all odds please. I love that story so much, sad that it's no longer here. If you don't mind, please send me a copy of it. Look forward to it.
18tullip1992
#5
Dear i logged few months back and yours was the first. Story that i read in the forum and the only one.... dont write anymore as u hv already decided i wont pressure you its your individual thoughts but please can u send me the draft...... the story is constantly in my mind ... thinking the turn of events of the story.... please mail me the rest at [email protected]... i will adhere to all the rules . please please pleaseeeee
Nymphch #6
I understand you and i want to tell you that your writing and your story are good I really love it.
what a pity I can't read LAAO until the end that story really amazing
I hope someday you comeback to write LAAO again and another sscp story again. I can wait just you comeback.

(I'm not good in english then I took a long time to decide to comment this.)
Onkyyy #7
We respect your decision. Can I please have a copy of TLA and LAAO? I will adhere to all terms and conditions!
lyric_16 #8
And you will remain one. You were one of my first friend on AFF and your advice about writing stories to me was incredible . You may not be a shipper yourself but you are a great author. I know this .. while I seem to be pretty interested in your stories . Even now. You are great . Bye and I wish you a lot of happiness in your life
lyric_16 #9
Hey authornium ,
That's a great thing that you respect them as a couple and you are right in your way that now since they are real we need not to create some wild imagination about them any more .
You were a great friend and
bubzsy #10
Hi authornim... apologies for being a silent reader.. I love all your stories and always excited to read your updates... thank you very much for the wonderful stories specially about SSC.. you are a talented author.. hope you come back someday (sorry for being greedy)..
winter_beauty
#11
Just read it, dear. Hmmm...I respect your decision but I'm sad about it bcz you're one of talented author here and I really enjoy reading your story (I even read the comments when you warned us if there are some s there). But again that's your decision and I know you had think deeply about that.
Like the others, I hope you reconsider this decision. Maybe you can take hiatus and then come back again, dear. (sorry if I'm being demanding here). Again, thankyou for sharing your wonderful stories here and even teaxh some of us (including) me how to write. You're jjang.
ambai90 #12
so sad u are leaving
hopefully one day u coming back n complete both stories cause I totally love all ur stories
thank u for all ur hardwork n ur masterpieces
fighting
Dreamer3201 #13
Hi author-nim,

I've been a silent reader and I feel apologetic for not being able to write even a short comment to encourage authors. With all sincerity, thank you for sharing your time, skills, and creativity to allow us readers to enjoy your works and to allow us to step out of reality for a moment :)

I share similar sentiments with you about worrying for their future together and about how they got together. I thought of worst scenarios and have these fears of regret for them if those things happen; nonetheless, there's nothing really that I can do except to say a prayer for them and their future. Entertainment industry is tough and full of temptations but I do hope that even 50 years from now, they will continue to be great models to our generation and for the next.

As for your reason for not continuing your stories, I feel a variety of mix emotions including sadness but also admiration for your decision. But I also hope that we will still get to read some SSC stories from you whenever you feel like writing or if not a KMY-YSJ story instead. And hopefully other authors will not follow your suit HAHAHAHAHA....if not T.T

Thank you again, authornim!!!

Uhm....can I get a copy of Love Against All Odds and To Love Again....? Hehehe... I will adhere to all your conditions...I promise that I won't disrespect you and SSC because I really love SSC as individuals and together esp SHK.
Cilipadi #14
Dear author, I'm sad & feeling blue reading yr farewell letter because you are simply one of my favourite author & I enjoyed reading yr awesome stories which were of different genre. I'm always waiting eagerly for your update & was actually looking forward to the continuation of LAAO & TLA. Nevertheless, I respect yr decision to leave DOTS fanfic but has high hope that you will come back to continue fr where you have left. Take care, wish you well & all the best....