Everyone has a choice. But when you choose, you have to make sure it's the right one.

THE CHOICE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

To my BTS bias wrecker, Kim Taehyung. Keep infecting everyone with your Virus(contagious laugh and smile). Through music, let's create a common language with every ARMY around the world. BTS Fighting!

This story is a work of fan fiction. All characters, named after K-pop idols or not, appearing in this story are fictitious. Any resemblance to actual events is coincidental.

iheartcookie © 2014 - 2015 All rights reserved. Please do not reproduce in any form.

Author's Note:

There are 3 things I want to say.

First, English is not my first language so beware of grammatical errors (and typos too).

Second, I will really appreciate it more if you drop some comments than stay a silent reader. That way I'll know how much you're liking this story (also through subscription of course, and upvote if you think this fic deserves it).

Lastly, I'm in college so please have mercy and bear with me if I can't update regularly. I have a life outside AFF too.

That, I think, would be all. Thank you so much for sparing me some of your precious time. I hope this fic(the first one I ever written by the way) won't disappoint you. I sarang you! ;)

Credits to lulu83657 of Bouncy Baozi Graphic and Trailer Shop Thank you for the poster(Chapter 28) and background! 

I also want to thank

Guys please support me I'm entering  :))))  

Prompts:  

6. EVERY HEART SINGS A SONG, INCOMPLETE, UNTIL ANOTHER HEART WHISPERS BACK. THOSE WHO WISH TO SING ALWAYS FIND A SONG. AT THE TOUCH OF A LOVER, EVERYONE BECOMES A POET. (PLATO)

28. ONE BY ONE I'LL MEMORIZE THE SCARS ACROSS YOUR HEART. ONE BY ONE I'LL ERASE THEM FROM YOUR MEMORIES UNTIL I AM THE ONLY ONE WHO STILL REMEMBERS.

LaZy_Taurus of  THANK YOU SO MUCH for the review! :)

Title: 5/5
I like ur title~ Almost every love story has a choice to make and it really true that the choice we make have to be right. It's more reality title, and i think it's fit in really well. ^^

Description/Foreword: 10/10
Wow, I love the 1st sentence. It's really meaningful~! XD It’s an amusing foreword though. Interesting~

Character Development/Showcasing: 10/10
You did a great job with presenting your characters. The OC was easy to understand and relate to. I think you are doing well with developing their personalities. I’m loving everything about these characters!

Appearance/Poster: 10/10
OMFG, Ur poster is really cool and gorgeous!! I LOVE IT!!

Originality/Plot: 18/20
The idea for this fic has been used quite often, but as I think with every story author, you make it unique and original in your own way. I like where the plot of your story is heading & the middle part. So far it is very interesting, and leaves me wanting more after each chapter. Good Job!!!

Flow: 14/15
I got a little confused sometime. xP There are mostly conversation in ur fic, u can add in more description to make ur fic more better. Other than that, the story flow was great. 

Grammar/Spelling: 15/15
I think you did an awesome job with the grammar, which is usually a weak point for a lot of writers. XDD There were very few mistakes that I detected, and these were mistakes that almost everyone, including myself. Good job! I was impressed. *clap*

Writing Style: 9/10
Ur style for writing is really unique. Mostly conversation but it's really funny~ I like it! ^^ Pretty cool~!

General Enjoyment/Last Comment: 5/5
I'm not really good at commenting! But I just want to say that ur fic is pretty cool, and interesting!! You have ur own style of writing and ur grammar is really good!! Most of all, it's fun to read ur fic~~ LOVE IT!!! ^^

Overall score: 96/100

To nadahishamazzamXO  of   THANK YOU SO MUCH for my new main poster and review! :)

Another great review from FirelightShadow of ARCANE REVIEW SHOP!

TITLE: 8/10
THE TITLE IS NOT THAT BAD, I GUESS, A LITTLE OUT-THERE AND BLATANT BUT IT DOES THE JOB. IT RELATES TO YOUR STORY, AND IT IS PRETTY CRYPTIC, ALTHOUGH IT DOES HINT AT SOMETHING A LITTLE CLICHE— LOVE TRIANGLE AND PROTAGONIST CHOOSES BETWEEN TWO HUNKY GUYS? YUP, THAT’S THE FIRST THING THAT CAME TO MIND. 

DESCRIPTION/FOREWORD: 8/10
I THINK THE DESCRIPTION IS WELL HANDLED, I PERSONALLY LIKE CRYPTIC DESCRIPTIONS LIKE THIS ONE AND I’M VERY INTRIGUED BY YOURS. HOWEVER, I DO THINK THAT THE COLOR SCHEMES FOR YOUR AUTHOR’S MESSAGE IN YOUR FOREWARD CLASHES WITH THE OVERALL THEME OF YOUR STORY AND THE OVERALL AESTHETICS, SO IT’S A LITTLE WEIRD AND A LITTLE STRANGE. I’M NOT TAKING THIS INTO ACCOUNT IN YOUR GRADE THOUGH, I’M JUST POINTING IT OUT:) 

CHARACTER: 7/10
THE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS A LITTLE IFFY FOR ME. THE OC SOUNDS LIKE THE NORMAL GIRL YOU SEE IN KOREAN DRAMAS (I DON’T USUALLY WATCH KOREAN DRAMAS BUT IDK I SEE A LOT OF FICS BASED OFF KOREAN DRAMAS SO I GUESS THAT’S THE NORM FOR A GIRL’S CHARACTER), A LITTLE SILLY, A LITTLE WEIRD, AND HAS TWO GORGEOUS GUYS CHASING AFTER HER. KIM TAEHYUNG IS A MYSTERY, AND BYUNGHUN SOUNDS NICE (?) KIM JONGIN’S DIVA SIDE WAS PRETTY ENJOYABLE, THOUGH. 

PLOT/STORYLINE: 23/30
YOUR PLOT IS OKAY, I GUESS, BUT THERE ARE SOME PARTS THAT I DON’T QUITE UNDERSTAND, OR FIND AWKWARD. BUT THEN AGAIN, IT HAS TO DO WITH YOUR USE OF LANGUAGE, AND I DO REALISE THAT ENGLISH IS NOT YOUR FIRST LANGUAGE, SO PERHAPS YOUR USE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IS NOT AS GOOD OR AS COMPETENT AS I WOULD HAVE HOPED TO SEE. AS FOR THE STORYLINE, IT SHOWS PROMISE, BUT I DO THINK THAT YOUR WRITING SKILLS NEED TO BE IMPROVED ON. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN YOU ARE PORTRAYING LI IN FIRST POV, YOU ARE LITERALLY WRITING IN HER CHARACTER. IT IS LI’S POINT OF VIEW THAT THE READERS ARE READING IN, AND WE SEE HER WORLD THROUGH HER EYES. THIS IS WHAT WE, IN LITERATURE, CALL, A CHARACTER’S WORLD. IT’S LIKE HOW SHAKESPEARE’S LONDON, IS DIFFERENT FROM CHARLES DICKENS’ LONDON. FOR EXAMPLE, IN TWILIGHT (SORRY, BAD EXAMPLE, BUT IT IS ONE OF THE MORE WELL-WRITTEN FIRST POV BOOKS I CAN THINK OF), WE SEE THE WORLD THROUGH BELLA’S EYES. WE WATCH HER FALLING DESPERATELY IN LOVE. CRITICS HAVE SAID THAT SHE HAS ALL THE WRONG VALUES AND THAT SHE IS JUST AN IDIOT FOR LETTING EDWARD CULLEN WATCH HER SLEEP, BUT BELLA IS A TEENAGER WHO IS EXPERIENCING HER FIRST DRAMATIC, FAIRYTALE ROMANCE— IT IS BIAS AND WE READERS UNDERSTAND THAT. FOR YOUR STORY, YOU ARE RECOUNTING IN LI’S POINT OF VIEW, BUT I FIND IT HARD TO FULLY ENGAGE WITH HER CHARACTER. I DON’T FEEL HER. AND THIS IS MAINLY BECAUSE OF 1 REASON THAT I’VE IDENTIFIED. BASICALLY, YOU’RE DOING A GOOD JOB OF RECOUNTING THINGS AS THEY PASS, AND YOU TELL READERS WHAT LI IS FEELING. BUT AN IMPORTANT PART OF WRITING IS THAT, INSTEAD OF TELLING YOUR READERS HOW YOUR CHARACTERS FEEL, YOU SHOW THEM HOW YOUR CHARACTERS FEEL. FOR EXAMPLE, THIS IS WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN IN YOUR FIRST CHAPTER.

MY COMMENTS ARE IN THE BRACKETS: 
I WOKE UP SQUINTING MY EYES FROM THE SUN’S SHINY RAYS THAT ENTERED THE SMALL GAPS BETWEEN MY WINDOW CURTAINS. I FELT SOMETHING WET IN MY CHEEK AND WIPED IT OUT. I STAYED SITTING ON MY BED FOR A MINUTE; RECALLING MY DREAM, YAWNING AND SCANNING MY ROOM AS IF SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE OR SOMETHING.

AFTER PUSHING MYSELF UP, I WALKED TOWARDS MY STUDY DESK AND PULLED OUT THE DRAWER. ARCHING MY BODY DOWNWARDS, I SEARCHED FOR MY DIARY. MY EYEBROWS FURROWED AS I IRRITABLY PULLED OUT THE DRAWER THEN LAID IT DOWN MY PERFECTLY FURNISHED WOODEN FLOOR. I UNCONSCIOUSLY SCATTERED MY THINGS ON THE FLOOR AND LIFTED THE CASE UPSIDE DOWN. MY EYES WIDENED AS MY MOUTH FORMED INTO AN O SHAPE WHEN REALITY HIT ME. (DO YOU REALISE THAT THIS CHAPTER IS WRITTEN IN LI’S POINT OF VIEW, BUT LI SEEMS LIKE SHE IS VIEWING HERSELF IN THE READER’S PERSPECTIVE? ONLY THE READERS CAN SEE LI’S MOUTH FORMING AN ‘O’, OR ‘UNCONSCIOUSLY’ SCATTER THINGS AROUND BECAUSE IF SHE’S DOING IT UNCONSCIOUSLY, SHE SHOULDN’T BE AWARE OF WHAT SHE IS DOING.)

“! MY DIARY'S MISSING!” I SHOUTED UNDER MY BREATH AND PANICKLY CHECKED MY STUDY DESK AGAIN HOPING IT’S JUST IN THERE. “NONONONONOOOO!” 

I RAN A HAND THROUGH MY HAIR AND SAT DOWN MY BED TRYING TO CALM MYSELF. MY HEART IS THUMPING LOUDLY AGAINST MY CHEST WHICH I AUTOMATICALLY COVER WITH MY HANDS THINKING MY BROTHER FROM THE NEXT ROOM CAN HEAR IT.

I STAYED LIKE THAT FOR SOME MINUTES GATHERING MY THOUGHTS. I LET OUT A HEAVY SIGH THEN GULPED BIG TIME. I LOOKED AT MY MESSY FLOOR AND FINALLY DECIDED TO FIX THINGS UP. I STOOD UP BITING MY LOWER LIP FIRMLY. I AM ABOUT TO PICK UP MY PEN WHEN I FELT SOMETHING UNDER MY LEFT FOOT AND FROZE WHILE EYEING THE STRANGE THING AND TILTED MY HEAD IN CONFUSION BEFORE LEANING DOWN. (THE FLOW OF ACTIONS IS A LITTLE DISJOINTED. SO LI STAYS THERE, SIGHS, LOOKS AT HER FLOOR, AND FIXES THINGS UP. OKAY. AGAIN, LI IS SEEING HERSELF THROUGH THE EYES OF THE AUDIENCE. WE SEE HER ACTIONS. IT’S LIKE WHEN YOU’RE TALKING TO A FRIEND. SHE SEES WHAT YOU DO, BUT SHE DOESN’T HEAR WHAT YOU THINK, DOESN’T KNOW WHAT IS IN YOUR CONSCIENCE. A BETTER WAY TO HANDLE THE ACTION PROCESS AND MAKE IT MORE FLUID WILL BE TO GIVE YOUR READERS MORE INSIGHT ON WHAT YOUR CHARACTERS ARE THINKING)

“I NEVER OWNED A VOICE RECORDER EVER SINCE,” I MURMURED WHILE PICKING IT UP AND BRUSHED AWAY THE DUST THAT’S MAKING IT LOOK OLD.

“WHO THE HECK BOUGHT THIS WHEN IT’S THE 21ST CENTURY ALREADY?” I SCOFFED AND PRESSED THE PLAY BUTTON.

I TAPPED MY FOOT, IMPATIENTLY WAITING FOR A RESPONSE. SUDDENLY, A SCREECHING NOISE ECHOED. THE RECORDER ACCIDENTALLY SLID OUT OF MY HANDS AND LANDED ON THE FLOOR. I IMMEDIATELY COVERED MY EARS LIKE A 7-YEAR OLD KID NOT WANTING TO HEAR THE THUD. I GOT IRRITATED AND NERVOUS AT THE SAME TIME BUT ALSO AFRAID THAT THE RECORDER MIGHT BREAK FROM THE SUDDEN FALL BUT FORTUNATELY IT DIDN’T.

I SIGHED AS THE INFURIATING NOISE FADED AWAY AT THE SAME TIME SURPRISED TO THE OLD THING'S GOOD QUALITY.

SO I HAVE DECIDED TO WRITE YOU AN EXAMPLE OF HOW I FEEL THAT THIS CAN BE IMPROVED ON. I’M NOT REALLY AN EXPERT IN FIRST POV, BUT I’VE DONE A FEW AND I HOPE YOU SEE WHAT POINTS I’M TOUCHING ON IN THE BRACKETS. 

BLACK. 

AH, YES, IGNORANCE IS BLISS. YOU KNOW THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU JUST LEAVE THE REALM OF DREAMLAND, STIRRING AWAKE AND FEELING YOURSELF COME BACK TO LIFE FOR A NEW DAY? THAT SUDDEN MOMENT OF NOT REMEMBERING ANYTHING AND LINGERING ON THE EDGE OF SLEEP AND WAKEFULNESS? THAT HAS TO BE MY FAVOURITE TIME OF THE DAY. 

AND THEN A SLIVER OF BLINDING WHITE DESTROYS THE WHOLE THING. 

GOD, HAVE I TALKED ABOUT HOW I REALLY HATE MORNINGS? 

NO? 

OKAY. I REALLY, REALLY HATE MORNINGS. IT’S WAY TOO BRIGHT FOR COMFORT. 

SIGHING, I PULL MY BLANKETS UP TO MY CHIN AND GNAWED AT MY LOWER LIP, FORCING MY EYES OPEN AND FEELING THE FAMILIAR SENSE OF DREAD WASH OVER ME. WHOEVER LIKES MORNINGS REALLY NEEDS TO HAVE A TALK WITH ME BECAUSE I COULD USE A LITTLE MOTIVATION EVEN OPENING MY EYES. 

SITTING UP WITH A GROAN, I STRETCHED, LAZILY, PALMS OPEN AND REACHING TOWARDS THE WINDOW THAT LOOKED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE BED. YAWNING, I FELT SOMETHING WET SLIDE DOWN MY CHEEK, AND AS MY HAND REACHED UP TO BRUSH IT AWAY, I REALISED ONCE AGAIN, THAT I HAD BEEN SOBBING IN MY SLEEP. 

SPEAKING OF SLEEP, THERE’S A REASON WHY I DON’T REALLY WANT TO WAKE UP EVERY MORNING. 

YOU SEE, I’VE BEEN HAVING THESE DREAMS, AND… GIVE ME A MOMENT, I REALLY NEED TO FIND MY DIARY BEFORE I FORGET WHAT I DREAMED ABOUT. IT SHOULD BE SOMEWHERE IN THE DRAWERS HERE… NO? CRAP. 

AND THAT WAS WHEN REALITY HIT ME. 

. 

I THINK I LOST MY DIARY. 

MY MOUTH DROPPED OPEN IN A SILENT SCREAM, AND I COULD FEEL THE WAVE OF PANIC CRASHING THROUGH ME LIKE A GINORMOUS WAVE IN THE MIDDLE OF CHILLY WINTER. DON’T PANIC, DON’T PANIC— 

I LET MY EYES TRAVEL AROUND THE ROOM AND TRIED TO RECALL WHERE I LAST THREW IT. WAS IT UNDER THAT PILE OF PILLOWS? THAT MESS OF BOOKS IN A CORNER? I NEED TO ORGANISE MY STUFF AND GET MY LIFE BACK TOGETHER, PROBABLY. BUT FIRST, DIARY. 

AND… 

OH, I’M STEPPING ON IT. 

I NUDGED THE PILES OF JUNK AWAY WITH MY TOE, MANAGED TO CLEAR A SPACE BACK TO MY BED, AND THEN PICKED UP MY VOICE RECORDER, A VINTAGE PIECE OF HUNKY METAL THAT LOOKED LIKE IT CAME STRAIGHT OUT OF A 17TH CENTURY ROMANCE NOVEL. YES, I KNOW, IT’S THE 21ST CENTURY ALREADY, NO ONE BUYS THESE STUFF ANYMORE. SHAKING THOSE THOUGHTS OUT OF MY HEAD, I STARTED MOVING BACK TOWARDS THE BED, READY TO COLLAPSE ON MY SOFT MATTRESS WHILE RECOUNTING ALL THOSE DREAMS THAT I’VE HAD.
 
PRESSING THE ‘RECORD’ BUTTON, A PROTESTING SCREECH CAME OUT OF THE RECORDER AND I WINCED, DROPPING THE METAL AND JUMPING BACK, LANDING WITH A DULL THUMP THAT BROUGHT AN ANNOYED HOLLER FROM THE NEXT ROOM. THE HOLLER PROBABLY BELONGED TO MY IDIOT OF A BROTHER. KIM JONGIN, BUT HE’S NOT IMPORTANT RIGHT NOW. 

IN FACT, HE’S NOT IMPORTANT AT LEAST 99% OF THE TIME, BUT HE DOESN’T KNOW THAT. I’M TOO NICE TO TELL HIM THAT TOO, ANYWAY. 
BENDING DOWN, I CRADLED IT IN MY HANDS AND BLEW ON IT… NOT LIKE IT WOULD ACTUALLY HELP, JUST ONE OF THOSE REDUNDANT AND WEIRD ACTIONS THAT I WAS PRONE TO DO IN SUDDEN CIRCUMSTANCES. AT LEAST IT DIDN’T BREAK. 

THIS IS THE TYPE OF EASY, LAIDBACK PERSONALITY THAT I BELIEVE LI HAS. AND IF YOU WRITE IT THIS WAY, IN A MORE CONVERSATIONAL MANNER, YOUR READER CAN PROBABLY RELATE TO YOUR CHARACTER MORE. YOU ARE RECOUNTING IN YOUR CHARACTER’S VOICE, AFTER ALL. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF HOW I WOULD APPROACH THIS SCENE, AND PERHAPS YOU MAY FIND THIS WRITING STYLE A LITTLE STRANGE, BUT THAT’S BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN WAY OF WRITING AND THIS IS MY OWN :D YOU COULD HONE YOUR STYLE WITH MORE PRACTICE AS WELL. :)

ORIGINALITY: 12/15
IT IS INTERESTING, ALTHOUGH I HAVE SEEN THE PLOT BEFORE. I DO BELIEVE, HOWEVER, THAT THERE WILL BE MORE DRAMATIC TWISTS SOON?:D 

GRAMMAR/ERRORS: 15/20
QUITE A FEW ERRORS, BUT THEN AGAIN, I’M A COMPLETE GRAMMAR NAZI. YOU CAN ASK THE OWNER OF THIS SHOP LMAO. I WILL ONLY POINT OUT THE ONES THAT I FIND JARRING FOR NOW, BUT I DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GET A BETA READER TO HELP YOU CHECK THROUGH THE GRAMMAR :)
CHAPTER 4: 'WHERE DID EVERYONE WENT’ SHOULD BE 'WHERE DID EVERYONE GO’, 'WHEN DID YOU ARRIVED’ SHOULD BE 'WHEN DID YOU ARRIVE'
CHAPTER 5: 'LITTED CANDLES' INTO 'LIT CANDLES’, AND 'CAN YOU LOWER YOUR PACE' TO 'CAN YOU SLOW DOWN'

OVERALL ENJOYMENT: 4/5
I QUITE ENJOYED THIS STORY, BUT I DO BELIEVE YOU CAN MAKE IT A LOT BETTER. I REALLY DO ENCOURAGE YOU TO WRITE MORE AND PERHAPS READ MORE AS WELL:) I DO BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE YOUR STORIES BETTER BECAUSE I CAN SEE THE WAY YOU HANDLE DETAILS AND PAY ATTENTION TO THE CHARACTERISATIONS, ALTHOUGH YOU DO NEED MORE PRACTICE AND HONING YOUR OWN WRITING STYLE. 

TOTAL: 77/100