Black and Blue
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Chen (EXO), Hana (OC)
"Black and blue.
I am black and blue,
on display to all.
I am a work of art."
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This story was one of the reasons I even started this list. "Black and Blue" tells the story, from Hana's perspective, of how she deals with her and how she struggles to regain control over her life and relationships after the event. Because the story picks up directly after the , the reader feels and experiences everything Hana feels and experiences: the sense of disembodiment, the recognition of one's body as a spectacle of sorts, the desperate need for comfort and certainty, and most prominently, the inability to return to normal life as it was before the .
Hana's relationship with Chen is beautifully written and characterized; Chen is Hana's fiancé, and his struggles to be what Hana needs are painfully realistic and well described. It’s clear that Chen is just as unsure about how to handle the situation as Hana is, which is where much of the story dwells. The author's writing is great; she uses
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