Politics
Description
Politics, a university political AU.
It is Joohyun and Bogum's final year in Seoul University, and it has been four years since they both apprehensively but successfully joined RV, the 29-year old premier socio-political party of their school. Bogum, because his older brother was not only a former member, but a former president. And Joohyun, because where Park Bogum goes, Bae Joohyun has to follow. (Or was it more of the other way around?)
Just when current senior general Bogum, and top presidential candidate Joohyun, start with their plans for their beloved party assuming that everything was going to go according to it, a new campaign officer applies for RV. One, who has already made a surprising name for himself. And it didn't require much effort considering he was born into this said name making it impossible for the two to reject his application. And everything from then on, takes an unexpected turn. Especially for Joohyun.
Will everything still follow their plan? Or will Joohyun find an answer to her question, whose vote really matters?
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Author's Note
I have religiously been getting to know Park Bogum and I have fallen every bit in love with him as all you Bogum stans probably already did. And even more with both the SuRene and BoRene ship. And it's been tough ever since the whole KaiStal drama, But I'm back and I'm ready to write again.
Hi everyone, it's Ayn! I missed you all. This is it. This is the long-awaited (lol whut by who? by only me of course bye) fic dedicated to my other very much important exovelvet ship, Suho and Irene also known as SuRene made angsty by the ever competitive BoRene ship.
It literally took me months to figure out what au to choose. I've always been a fan of the most cliche' fics with the most clever plot twists therefore I chose an au which is very ~new~ (at least from what I know not a lot of authors have done this before), but also very familiar, and also, very dear to my heart. A university/college AU, centering on university politics. I belong to a political party in my own university, and I've grown very much attached to it. And although, yeah, I'm aware a whole bunch of fics featuring the characters as school presidents and officers already exist, I don't think there are a lot of fics which elaborate on the whole process before a president or any officer for that matter is elected. And this is a process I've personally witnessed during my two years in college, and I hope I can successfully transform all of that experience into a excruciatingly angsty but also cringe-worthy-ly fluffy fic. Just the way I, and hopefully a bunch of you like it. *winkwink*
(Also, obvious note, I thought this certain au would be perfect for my first SuRene fic considering they're both leaders.)
Another aspect of this that I'm very much excited for is of course, a bit of SeulKai will be here!!! A bit of Kaistal, too. Lol literally nothing is going to make me give up on the SeulKai ship, what mother gives up on her children? Aaaand also the bestest most annoyingly beautiful man on earth is here too featuring as Bogum's hyung, *drumroll please* Song Joongki (because I am Descendants of the Sun trash). Yay yay yay yay yay yaaaay.
So yeah, it's 4:20 am here in the Philippines, and once again, I am here, posting at an ungodly hour.
I'm not promising frequent updates, but I'm also not saying I'll take decades to update as well. I'm really going to work hard on this and take this seriously since as I said the topic's very important to me. And hopefully, you guys will enjoy and support this new fic and these ships just like how you supported SeulKai and the Roommate series (which is not discontinued, if some of you are wondering).
Thanks again yeorobun, hope you've subscribed, and off you go to Chapter 1! ✧ Happy reading!
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Foreword
Joohyun chuckled, watching the bickering two rush off, settling back down on her stool and taking the wooden spoon Bogum left in the bowl of white frosting and indulging herself. Bogum didn’t even try to argue anymore and just let her. “They should just date.” Joohyun stated, crossing one arm over her chest.
“Why?” Bogum asked, wiping his hands on his apron.
“What do you mean why?” Joohyun huffed, more of the white cream. “We all know they don’t see each other as just best friends.”
“But Jongin has Soojung.”
“And?”
“And…” Bogum thought. “And she’s from the other party.”
Joohyun raised an eyebrow. “So, you’re saying cross-party relationships aren’t possible?”
“No,” Bogum shook his head. “No, what I’m trying to say is, it’s not going to work out even if they did see each other as something more—“
“Why?” Joohyun let go of the spoon and leans on the table again. “Are Jongin and Soojung married?”
Bogum sniggered, humoring her. “Okay, is that any reason for them to not stay best friends, then?”
“No,” Joohyun shrugged. “But it also isn’t a reason for Jongin to never admit to herself and to Seulgi how he really feels about her. It’s only respectful.”
“So you’re saying,” Bogum momentarily untied his apron, and shoved it off of himself, leaving him in his black (the representative color of RV) polo shirt and jeans. “That hypothetically, if I liked you and another guy was in the picture regardless of what party or even whatever upbringing he belonged to, I should still let you know how I felt?”
“Yes.” Joohyun answered with no hesitation, leaning closer and wiping her thumb down the powder streak on Bogum’s cheek. Bogum froze. “But as if that would ever happen. We all know I’m already marrying your brother. And you're not my type.”
Bogum remained frozen, and staring at the realization of how close Joohyun was to him. But quickly exited his gaze at the sound of Joohyun breaking into a fit of laughter, immediately forcing out a chuckle of his own. “Gross, he’s like 50. And yah—”
“30! Don’t be mean.”
“He looks 50—“
“You look 50—“
“Nope,” Bogum pursed his lips, lifting the corners of his mouth cutely to show off his dimples. “I look cute.”
Joohyun flicked the remaining bits of flour on the table at him, returning the mark she wiped off earlier, and adding ones that were now extremely visible on his black shirt. And Bogum picks up the wooden spoon still covered in the last of the cream Joohyun didn’t manage to consume, and all the supposed maturity of the current senior general and top candidate in the room was thrown out the window and their inner freshmen made an inappropriate comeback. The new, younger officers would surely be very impressed.
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