Dreaming of Sundays

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dreaming of sundays
 
the saddest sort of love is not the kind that isn't returned, but the kind that you imagine is returned to convince yourself that you aren't alone. and luhan flirts with that sort of love all the time.

 

Foreword

every meeting with minseok is somehow the same and yet so different. luhan can only compare it to meeting him, over and over again for the first time every sunday as he uncovers and unravels with the precision and finesse of a seamstress more and more of minseok--and it never tires him. there are so many facets to the smaller male that it makes the experience intriguing; exciting; thrilling. it makes luhan want to dig deeper, to probe further, until he's past the adorable exterior and the gag-worthy vintage clothes and the self-proclaimed palm-reader. he wants to explore minseok. he wants to love minseok.

but he never wants to fully understand minseok.

  • for this contest. i couldn't help myself, the prompts were amazing ;;!
  • theme: "Of Reunions and Partings". The happy feelings at a reunion or the sorrow that comes from a parting or death.
  • word prompt: koi no yokan; the sense upon first meeting a person that the two of you are going to fall into love.
  • warning: deals with mental illness

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Alexis_LaFury23 #1
Chapter 5: Ugh. My heart. This got to deeply as my mother suffered from mental health issues similar to these throughout my childhood and adulthood. I think this story is beautiful.
aki-nakahara #2
Chapter 5: it's midnight and felineminseok_ recommended this to me, which i only finished reading now. i don't usually comment so if this seems stiff, whoops
in the best and worst of moods, i read your fic and i relate to it in ways i can't even begin to explain. it reminds me of my own first love, ugly and beautiful as it was, and of the movie "kill your darlings". i love fics like these that explore the darker side of creative nature -- losing yourself in your creation. that expression of mental instability was spot-on as well; author-nim, do you feel that way too?
from the very beginning, luhan's image of minseok seemed too pristine, somehow? romanticized and perfect, such a clean contrast and compliment to him -- just like it was said. their love, luhan's for minseok especially, seemed too fast, too deep and delusional, like a projection so it made sense from the hints you dropped that minseok wasn't even real in the first place. i sensed that, wow, i'm so proud.
i really loved your presentation of luhan's character and your portrayal of his portrayal of minseok; of their love and their emotions. i could see it before my eyes, soft words coming together to paint a bittersweet love at the end. i'm going to go stalk your other works now, huhu
thank you very much for writing this.
felineminseok_ #3
Chapter 5: i know my comment is like 3 years late but hello i just read this and ohmyffffffff????? i am so.. wow. i have never read any fic like this. i mean i've read ones with mental illness but this one with mental illness, the writing style, the words, the way you narrate and describe, the way you portrayed luhan's sickness, THE PLOT TWIST, they're all so unique and fresh and new to me i don't know what to say???? i hope i have better vocabulary to compliment u but i have nothing.. i'm crying. the plot twist, i really love your writing style, i have NEVER seen anywhere else. ure amazing.
k_tasuku #4
Such a great read! I regret putting this on hold. Thank God luhan isn't sick in the head. (okay he does have a really sick but great imagination) Such a heart tugging read. I just can't. It's so real but at the same time unreal. Omg ;_; cries
Katherine131 #5
Chapter 5: Woah.
I haven't read anything this inspiring in a while...your story is a breath of fresh air and I enjoyed every moment of it.
orangefilter #6
Wow



Just wow


You made me cry. And feel broken at the same time.

But this is a masterpiece. And that was one major plot twist
onlyxiu #7
Chapter 5: i swear this is a work of art. among all the fics i've read, this is probably the most well thought of. very descriptive and excellent use of words! it really made my heart melt and i kept wanting to read it in class xD

the ending made my heart warm and peaceful in some way.. and good to know that luhan isnt mentally ill because it really pained me while reading his "hallucinations". okay i'll stop talking and more power to you♡♡♡ i wish i could find my minseok one day?^^
junepearl #8
Chapter 5: Omggggg minseok is only a piece of luhans imagination OMG /cries a river/
At first I was like, WHAT how can you just wrap it up like that. But then strangely, the ending is really wistful, yet very very satisfying, and I find it pretty hopeful (/ _ ; )
This story is one of the few that had an impactful, meaningful ending & I loved itttt<3
junepearl #9
Chapter 3: i really adore your style of writing; its really smooth and flowy, but descriptive and precise in the portrayal of feelings that it moves the heart...i REALLY like this!
thank you for your efforts & beautiful writing!
Scarlet_Legionnaire #10
Chapter 5: AHHHHH I know I've told you that I love this story but I think I need to say it again ;-; I LARPH THIS STORYYYYY /criesrivers

As I read this chap from the beginning, I also did start to think about this scenario (where Minseok is indeed only Lu Han's imagination), but I'm glad that this is not the typical mental illness fics T_T Idk why, it makes their love more pure in some ways hahaha. In mental illness fics the love are usually more desperate and maniacal, but in your fic I feel that Luhan just generally really loves Minseok (The part where he cries over Minseok after he's awake made my heart clench painfully oTL) in an airy and hopeful feeling. AND I LOVE the fact that Luhan's not a looney; he's just a very talented writer with good imaginations ;w; And in his writings he has met his love harhar (I do wish a "Minseok" exists in real life, and maybe one day they can meet)

Ah, I think I ramble too much (I hope you're okay there haha).. I just really like this and I hope you'll write more stories :))) Great work!
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