A Stargazer's Symphony

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Jongin had promised he would come back.
He had promised Kyungsoo that everything would be okay.
Jongin lied.

Foreword

June 28, 1950

My love, Kyungsoo,

When you look upon a star, you are not the only one who can see it.
For me, I wish it were you who could see; you who could find that one lone star.
Because, if we both can see something hundreds of light years away,
The distance between us doesn’t seem so far.

Love always,
Jongin

"Doubt thou the stars are fire,
Doubt that the sun doth move,
Doubt truth to be a liar,
But never doubt I love."

-William Shakespeare

PLEASE REMEMBER:

This story takes place from 1949-1950
It contains references to the Korean War
and will contain character death.

This is an entry for moon kissed writing contest.

Quote prompts:
006. "How can you move forward if you keep regretting the past?" -Edward Elric
009. "Accepting something is easier said than done." -Togashi
021. "Having your heart broken can make you do unspeakable things." -Regina
029. "We're like fireworks. Rising, shining, scattering, and finally . . . fading." -Toshiro

Translations:
Russian: [x] by translatorr
Spanish [x] by little-peach

The most beautiful poster in the world was made by the lovely --YatLuvG
All credits to G-Way graphics <3

This absolutely stunning graphic was made by GrandpaKanye.
Thank you!

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Nicai1991 #1 Jun 21, 2019 14:57:09

Chapter 5: You're an amazing writer. You pointed out the points which ordinary readers would miss and its significance in the story. I love your story it's heartbreaking, I cried.

silversevensnow #2 Jan 12, 2019 01:27:16

Chapter 5: T_T

anneber #3 Jul 2, 2018 05:15:11

Chapter 5: I feel so hurt and nauseated. I don't know what to say except that I ing HATE Sehun, am SO MAD at Kyungsoo and feel like I lost my brother when I think of Jongin. I wanna know how Sehun found out about Jongin and Kyungsoo, how he got the letters and how he "found" Kyungsoo. Something tells me that there was a hell of a lot of digging by Sehun. I am hurt so bad by Jongin's death. I really feel like crying. Thank you for the emotion packed ride. I am grateful and now need chocolate!!!

KTsuki-chan #4 Jan 25, 2018 01:08:33

Chapter 5: Ha, I knew Sehun had something to do with the letters...
I want to say Kyungsoo deserved it, losing faith "only" a week after Jongin's departure, but I can't really blame him... I think the strongest one's love is for another, the bigger the insecurities... so... easy prey for s like Sehun in here...

02taty #5 Dec 18, 2017 16:11:56

Chapter 5: plz just someone tell me this... is it a sad ending???

forteOrange #6 Dec 18, 2017 14:38:43

i hate angst. i really hate it at the point i dont want to read any angst fic. i know this story's angst, heartbreak and death. but i still read it. and now i regret it. kyungsoo is an . i've been cry for an hour now. what break my heart the most was jongin died in a painful way. i know he will die but you can just give him peacefull death. oh my god im crying again now. i really regret read this. i mean this fic really good but i dont want to cry all night.

sooyoung2345 #7 Dec 17, 2017 15:59:12

tHE POSTER IS SO BEAUTIFUL I LOVE THE STARS IN THE BACKGROUND AND THe typography holy-

darkangel15 #8 Dec 17, 2017 15:46:57

Chapter 5: T.T

Inspi_chu #9 Dec 17, 2017 15:43:31

Chapter 5: Sehun is a ing and I want him to die while suffering. I never hate a character so much (and I read plenty of fic) but wow Sehun is beyond everything.

This story was amazing. You described very well their feelings and god, Jongin's feelings were so so heartbreaking. I was losing hope alongside him, and , it was so painful. (My eyes are still red and swollen).

Those letters. Those letters. They weren't long but there were so many emotions and feelings in it ? Love, hope, despair and the loss of hope. It hit me hard, so so hard. (The last chapter killed me and I cried so so much).

The fact that Jongin thought that the cassette was a love message from Kyungsoo is painful. But how relieved I am that he could not saw it because it would kill him. I can't really blame Kyungsoo for going to Sehun because it's war time and he did not have news from Jongin. (And Sehun is a jerk fizehohgorgrorrgbh). And now, Kyungsoo is mourning alone and full of regret and god, I don't want to be in his situation ;_;

What hurt me the most was that during the whole time, they could not communicate. And that Kyungsoo's message, what he thought was an answer to his feelings was actually him saying that he was now happy without him. God, this was so ing ironical and I wanted to die ING DIE

Joonmyeon and Chanyeol ;________________________; I don't want to be in Junmyeon's situation too omg

I did not want to read it at first because angst and war!au = no happy ending. BUT I'm glad I did it because I felt so many emotions and it touched me. This is tragic but this is also reality. It can happen to anyone and hope can't save you.

Thanks for the authors note. I found the explanation on the chapter really meaningful (and more hurtful too HAHA I want to die). And I love the title.

Thanks for this amazing and beautifully sad fic. <3