The Immovable Teacher and the Unstoppable Apprentice
Description
AU: 19th century research doctor Jongin is Europe's greatest hope in defeating a plague that is ravaging the population, but when his former teacher and current advisor Junmyeon becomes sick, young but extremely jaded Jongin is forced to take on an apprentice in the form of his self-proclaimed number one fan, a "clumsy, happy-go-lucky oaf" named Chanyeol.
Foreword
The wonderful cover image was done by Chanyanli at Tell Your Tale Graphics!
http://www.asianfanfics.com/story/view/855457/
I made a little typo on the submission form and asked for it to say "unstoppable object" instead of "unstoppable force" '^^ Whoopsies! I'll put up the updated version when it's ready X3
About the Fic:
Warnings include:The fact that this story desperately needs updates to the writing style and I plan on working on those soon; Cursing; tons of medical references including somewhat not nice ones like amputation and death; character death; butchering of the timeline of medical developments of the 1800s.
All of OT12 is mentioned, but Kai, Suho, Baekhyun, Chanyeol, Chen, Xiumin, Kris, and D.O. are the only ones who appear.
This fic is based off of, first of all, the fact that I was introduced to EXO via EXO-M's version of Overdose, and my first impression of Kai with his vest-wearing blonde self was that he looked like a y-as-f 18th or 19th century doctor. Why I went with doctor and not poet or composer or something, I don't know, but I'm guessing it had to do with the lyrics. But I digress. Second is the whole ChanKai #1 fan thing. This universe's Chanyeol is also a great fan of Dr. Jongin's work as well as Dr. Jongin himself.
I hope to bring in quite a bit of angst from the fact that they're living in a society in the midst of a pandemic, some humor from our lovely Beagle line, and some Chankai romance to bring back some happiness. Lawd knows Dr. Grump Jongin needs it. Overall, I'd say I'm aiming for about 55% neutral drama, 35% angst, 10% romance/fluff, and 5% humor.
Enjoy in moderation!
~Señorita Taco Mal
P.S. You are more than welcome to write alternate versions/spin-off stories as long as you credit back to this story. And I want to read it too, so share it with us in the comments if you do!
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