Smashed and Thriving

Description

He was a train wreck waiting to happen. I knew that the moment I saw him strutting into the alley behind the high school the first day of my junior year exactly twelve months ago. 

If that kid let himself continue to live like that, he was on a one-track road to hell. 

Onew is certain that there's nothing to like about Taemin. The kid is rude to everyone he comes upon and even manages to ruffle the normally unshakeable Minho. Taemin practically has a cell with his name on it in prison. But even though Onew is no saint himself, there's something about Taemin's bravado and cynicism that piques his interest, and he'll stop at nothing to catch the kid before he falls too far. 

Foreword

Writing this as an entry for the Just Smile AFF Writing Contest. Kudos to Ai-Rinnie for running such a big project! 

The prompt I used for this was picture prompt seven: 

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Many thanks in advance to my dear friend nalaboja for helping fix up the image that I'm using for the story and for reading through all my various drafts. Actually, she's been my beta reader for every single thing I post on this site, and I couldn't have asked for a better one. She's a saint, I tell you. Cheers, unni!

I do not own the image. SM does. 

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YukiNashreen #1
Chapter 5: Authornim, you do know that your a great author right? If you don't know then I just want to tell you that a GREAT author. All your stories are so freaking gooooood. BEST even. I don't exactly know how to put it into words. Jjang ! Btw, please update your stories. Thank you authornim.
xxxrainclawxxx #2
Chapter 5: this is absolutely amazing....... -awestruck-
DearDaisy #3
Chapter 5: *weeps profusely forever*
I read this story a long time ago, and now that I have an account here, I figured I'd re-read all your stuff (The Lobotomist is my absolute favorite fanfic on this site! I've read it like 4 times lol). But I forgot how SAD this one is! *weeps more* It's so beautiful and Onew is so wonderful and he makes me cry with his awesomeness and TAE WHY TAE WHY *weeps again*
I super love this fic, though, hehe
majin88 #4
Chapter 5: Are you sure you're just a ff writer? Not a professional one or maybe a scriptwriter? Because this is so beautiful ;_;

youn know what, my feeling told me that you wrote this from real SHINee's situation, Taemin who want to show that he has grown-up and need lots of approval (but this story in more extreme vers.) huaha
And author-nim I think I can feel Onew's character now, it was a little impilicit for me. In this story and Sixty Minutes to Midnight even there is none of his sangtae shown (as I remembered) but yes, he's still Onew :3

For your description, i know both of story are different but read your description remind of The Shawshank Redemption. Dunno why :p lol

i know my english is a mess but i can't help but write lots of things which come out of my mind after reading your story. Because your the best author I can find (so far) in aff and your story just amazing..
swabluu #5
D:
angel_baby_devillove #6
Wow I really love this! I hope u win this story is just legit
winterhymnals #7
I hope you win the contest you entered this in, because it was really perfect and deserves the recognition. I'm going to read the whole thing again straight through because of how much I loved it, and how real your writing makes it seem. Thank you for another amazing story<3
DinoFroggy #8
ASDFGHJKL began crying T_T
I LOOOOOOOVE YOUR STORY C:
hodeok #9
Wow. Just wow. This story is beyond amazing. Great job. Can I just love you forever?
winterhymnals #10
I've read this chapter about 5 times now and I still find new little details that fascinate me. You're a brilliant writer, absolutely brilliant. I'm speechless on what to say... this chapter was so beautiful yet so tragic.
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