What Family Means

Description

Leeteuk's apartment is too big:  has too many empty rooms holding too many ghosts for his liking.  That's all about to change.

First his roomate drags a drunken man out of a fight.

Next he's rescuing an orphan thief.

That leads him to the teenaged forger.

Which inevitably leads him to the police officer.

And the child psychologist.

And the boy who doesn't speak.

And the man lost in a world he doesn't understand.

And the teenager pretending to be a man to survive.

As their lives are slowly knit together by what they share in common, and what keeps them apart, they move beyond the unfair hands dealt to them by the world and realize what family really means.

Foreword

(Boy, I am crap at summaries :p)

Hello!  This is my first fanfiction on this site!  (Hence I can't figure out to work the whole tag thing, haha)  So let's get acquainted!  This is a much longer story broken into (hopefully) read-able pieces so be aware that there will be sequels!  I'm thinking of doing this in three parts but for now, let me just promise you that all 15 (that's right 15) members of Super Junior will be appearing in the extended story either in this part or the next part. 

Now, on to what you actually care about, haha.  UNFORTUNATELY, if you're a romance fan, I don't do romance, because I'm crap at it.  That doesn't mean you can't read into what I don't write all you want, but just be warned this is stirctly a family/friendship story...though Heechul's in this story...so ...you know.  XD 

This story is A/U where the boys are not in a band and are not owned by SMent and unless it gets weirdly Von Trapp/Sound of Music up in here, (yes, I did see DoReMe and it was hilarious. XD), the boys will not become a band, either.  This also means their ages will be screwy and according to what I need.  So expect some of our boys to be CHILDREN! :D

There won't be excessive or gory violence, there will be reasonable angst (hopefully XD) but basically, if you're looking for a story that FOR THE MOST PART will contain nothing M-rated (whatever that really means :p ), I'm your girl.  If that means "boring" to you. . . I apologize.  XD 

And finally, I take both compliments and criticism. I accept silent readers as well, but I do appreciate any and all feedback :)  Also, as a parting note:  if you have any questions I haven't addressed here about where the story is going or anything feel free to shoot me a wall post and I'll get back to you quick as I can.  There are no secrets here ;)

kayeblaise
Sitting Down to Work on WFM. Sorry for the wait!

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Lorilaz #1
Chapter 31: So late in finding this story but it was truly one of the most enjoyable reads I’ve ever come across! Thank you for your talent and time.
Babybandit92
#2
Chapter 31: just finished reading this story tonight, definitely late to the party but it's such an awesome fluff ball of a story it's amazingly done. awesome story
lozziee #3
It's been 7 years since I first found this story, and even after all that time, it's one that has stuck in my mind. I know you probably don't come on here to check anything, and that I am a years too late in posting this comment, but I felt like I needed to at least say that this is a beautifully told story.
felinevic #4
Chapter 17: I love how kangin pampered donghae. They're so fluffyyyy
Elsewherewandering
#5
Chapter 31: I usually don't read stories that haven't been updated in years, but I am a big er for "ragtag group of misfits with lots of baggage end up becoming a big crazy messed-up family", so this fic reeled me right in. And I love how you write the characters and dedicate time to understanding them and their issues. To explain how much I adore each character:

Leeteuk - He's so endearing, with how much he cares about people and wants to take in all the lost strays and is addicted to buying tacky greeting rugs and stuff. I love how you show his desire to care for these people as both good and bad (him being too harsh on himself, unable to get over his brother's death) which make him complex.

Kangin - The classic bear with a soft heart. I love the married couple dynamic with Teuk.

Heechul - I don't think I can convey how much I adore how he went from self-destructive and loathing to Teuk 2.0 - and the line about not needing to be fixed was just wow. Every scene with him is like 200x funnier.

Han Geng - He is trying so hard to figure out what is happening, bless him.

Yesung - One of my Suju faves, so soft and floofy, trying to be hardcore. He's so endearingly out-there and kind, but I worry he's spent too much time inside and is getting depressed by being so purposeless.

Siwon - ofc he's a good cop. He's like the only non-baggage carrying person there, amazing.

Shindong - I like how he seems like a goofball but actually is scary good at understanding people. It's a nice depth.

Donghae - Another Suju fave, oh my god can I just hug him? He's so adorable and soft and I want to protect him from all the bad things.

Eunhyuk - Also a Suju fave, equally soft and floofy and confused, I really adore his character. I just want to see him blossom and he's so realistically afraid of things. And the instant Haehyuk BFF-ness is so cute.

Even though you'll probably never update this after 4 years, it was a beautiful read while it lasted. Good on you:)
tsukuyomi-sakurachi #6
Chapter 31: I'm so glad I managed to stumble upon this fanfic! T^T Cause I absolutely love family fics. You made me cry at every chapter, author-san~ Also, I'm still waiting for the time when the other members will appear especially my bias, Kyuhyun ^^. By the way, I truly love how you set the pace of this story. It slowly but surely introduces every character and well, shows their past little by little.Thanks for letting me read this awesome fic~ If ever you have any recommended Super Junior fics like this, please do tell me cause I'm always up for reading family and friendship fics.
Alice-sagt-Waaahhh #7
Chapter 31: hey hey! are u still working on this story?
its one of my favourites ^^
lillypad #8
Chapter 31: Love the story read it in two days please update
abclollipop
#9
Chapter 31: New subscriber here. Please update this story my dear author.