Bittersweet

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The antagonist's side of the story: In which bitterness crosses paths with deceitfulness

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She is the one who always receives hatred.

She is the evil one.

She is the one who always loses.

She is the .

She is the antagonist.

 

But is everything as easy as it seems?

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A story not revolving around the protagonist but the antagonist.

The other side of the story. The forgotten perspective.

Presenting the antagonist not as the dumb and bratty rival but as a real, breathing human.

One with own obstacles to overcome and problems to deal with.

One with feelings that can be hurt.

One with a heart as real as the protagonist's. 

 

 

 

Spin-Off to Touch of Fear

 

 

 

Author's Note:
 
Hello everyone!
 
With Bittersweet I hope to be able to show you, the readers, the other side of the story. Having the intention of going deeper into the "antagonist's" character, I'm trying to break the simplistic portrayal of the typical rival by elaborating her character and presenting her own story. And I wish to change people's thoughts about the antagonist.
 
 
And to make the choice of my main girl more reasonable, I decided to take the rival character of my story Touch of Fear Lee Miyoung. She is not just some "rival" I created for this but the actual antagonist in Touch of Fear. As I had already expected, she'd received quite the amount hatred and dislike right after her first appearance. And while I was writing on ToF (which I am stll at this moment), I got inspired to show my readers Miyoung's side of the story. 
 
 
This a spin-off from the original story Touch of Fear, as the main characters have all been side characters but it is a story on its own. So if you have planned to read Touch of Fear or are in the middle of doing that, I recommend you not to read until you've finished Touch of Fear because this one will contain spoilers for ToF. However, if you're not interested in reading ToF and know that you won't ever read that, feel free to read Bittersweet.
 
I won't update this until Touch of Fear is over and Flower of Despair is completed (at least I try not to) but still, my fingers were itching to put this up, haha. 
 
There are quite a few posters for Bittersweet already.
 
The first one was my first "official" PS attempt that ended up being a fail and I'm too embarrassed to show it here XD.
The current poster is by me! Kinda tried, I guess? XD
 
Aka's really beautiful one:
 
Thank you Hummingbirds
This was the poster for a long time and I am so thankful to hummingbirds for it! It's really beautiful!
 
 
And the third one - my second attempt - is kinda better than my first attempt, but I still need to practice a lot with Photoshop ><
 
 
My third attempt, haha. XD
 
And a really nice reader, meihehe, has given me this poster here as a surprise:
 
Thank you! 
 
Another really nice reader, heartflower, has made me a poster for Bittersweet as well:
Thanks a lot! 
 
Thank you, BABY_ZELO15, for the poster!

Thank you, Chocoline! <3

 

Thank you ButterflyMint!

 

 

Thank you teenme14!

Thank you, yangdee18 ;)

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gogogirl26 #1
Chapter 24: i really like this story. Sometimes i wonder what happen with antagonist story. And im someone that hate if sometime main characters always got they want. I know they struggling and other, but being antagonist and being hated its really another story. And their story usually end up in saddening way. Thanks for making this story and showing that antagonist characters also human at all. I really hate Sehun when he offered about ending the relationship cz he found his gf. Like pls you really didnt care about Minyoung at all, i feel you Minyoung. Hope you gonna update this story again :)
Stay safe and stay healthy ^^
againagainagain #2
Chapter 24: Nooo... did not realize this is an ongoing fic. Just got caught up send knowing I have to edit it jarring. Lol


On another note there are two things in particular that I appreciate about this story. 1) The setup of the story seems to suggest that Miyoung and Luhan will end up together. Over at the very least have a deeper and more involved relationship than what typically transpires between teachers and students. I appreciate that you're taking your time to build the musical understanding between them, that they're both 18 point oldest, ie. "Legal", and that you haven't fallen into the trope of a student- teacher romance. Honestly, I hate that setup more than anything. While it's feasible that kids may have crush on older people, it's unrealistic and socially and morally irresponsible for teachers to be involved with students. And if the student is underaged it's even more irresponsible. It's not to be reciprocated. Instead this story presents a situation where the student and teacher are addressing bullying and developing mutual respect and encouraging each other.
2) that being said, this chapter is a turning point. Miyoung is remembering how to be confident and believe in herself again. I think that is this moment she may not be self-assured, but she's truly self-aware.Her and Luhan have resolved to do something about the bullying. But honestly Luhan came across as a bit of an enabler when he more or justified Miyoung's plan to retaliate. I actually think that Miyoung is right to a certain extent that blackmailing makes her no better than her bullies. If they go through with this then I hope that eventually both Miyoung and Luhan will have a moment of reckoning . We can be confident and self-validate ourselves without adopting the same behaviors that make others monsters. I hope our protagonist's cunningness can help her to fight back in a more subtle or indirect way that brings results. I hope she can maneuver in ways that are wise and effective rather than vindictive. That this be a story of blooming self-assurance, rebuilt trust (I believe this is where Luhan comes in) , and maturity. A coming of age story of sorts.


I guess we'll see!
XxOliviaxX #3
Chapter 12: And the very moment the world of her and mine hits like Bang !
XxOliviaxX #4
Chapter 8: Why I'm feeling sad ....
XxOliviaxX #5
Chapter 1: Love it !
claire_bear_ #6
I hope you update this someday, don’t rush though if you don’t want to
sarahk143 #7
Chapter 24: oh my goodness i just found this story again and just realised it's been almost a year since i last touched it!!! still gives me such great vibes. x
VIPgurl97 #8
Chapter 24: I was looking for a story with antagonist-like protagonist and I found this. I love that Miyoung makes mistakes and learns from them. I hope you will update in the near future since I want to see Miyoung and Luhan become closer!
Cat_that_luvs_kpop #9
Chapter 24: Pls update. This story is extremely well written and even though I haven't read ara's pov yet I can tell it will be very good. I really like the way you write. Miyoung is very cunning which makes her a very interesting person. Happy late new year!
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