Kony's Island
Description
With looming school foreclosure and forced relocation, 7 friends embark on a quest to find the hidden pirate treasure of Kony's Island! (Think of it as a fic to go along with the Kony's Island Season's Greetings picture book!)
Foreword
When I got my copy of the Kony's Island Season's Greetings DVD package, the first thing that came to my mind was how much it reminded me of my favourite 80's movie "The Goonies". The setting for the story is that OT7 all go to the same high school, but their school is being threatened with foreclosure due to mounting bills and a severe lack of funds. If foreclosure happens, they're going to be split up going to different schools. Before that occurs they decide to have one last adventure-filled weekend together.
Important Notes:
1) Bobby & Chanwoo are brothers! I loved the brotherly dynamics from the movie and wanted a brother pair for the story.
2) I've fudged the ages a bit to make things work (and am working with a global aging/school system, not the Korean one):
High School seniors (18/17): Bobby, Jinhwan, Yunhyeong, Minho, Seunghoon
High School juniors (17/16): Hanbin, Taehyun
High School freshmen (16/15): Donghyuk, Junhoe, Chanwoo
3) It will be explained in the story, but the Winner boys go to a rich private school, that up until a year before the fic, Hanbin also used to go to (until his family fell into poverty and he was forced to switch schools). Hanbin is actually dating Minho for the majority of the fic (though Minho himself is only going to appear twice in the story). It's still mostly Bobby/Hanbin interactions though (and that will be something of a slow-burn, but with plenty of flirting).
4) I know American football is not hugely popular in Korea, but I'm using that as my high school sport anyway (though it's really only used in passing mention to explain the rivalry of certain characters). It's not a big deal, but i just wanted to point it out to head off anyone nitpicking the detail. ;)
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