Skinny Love

Author(s) : kaickles

Status : Completed

Tag(s) : angst romance you exo kai hurtcomfort

Character(s) : You, Kai ; EXO and Shinee members

Chapter(s) : 37 (35 main + 1 epilogue + 1 others)

Artist(s) : EXO, SHINee

Description/Foreword/Summary :

A story about two messed up people fixing each other.

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The love he shared was skinny; the girl he loved never loved him as much as he did. While trying badly to forget his old love, he has forgotten love in its entirely. But then he met a girl whose hair is the color of blood and whose laugh echoes with tinker bells; and she turned his world upside-down.

Opinion about the story :

It's well written in my opinion. There are a few minor mistakes, but I'm not really sure. It's not really important though (in my opinion). I really love her writing style. The way she describes/narrates the story is really good and detailed (in my opinion). How she writes each scene and the point of view make me can imagine the scene, situation, feeling of the characters, etc. The pace of the story is also perfect to me. I love it.

The plot is interesting, and I can relate (a bit) with the characters. I can't explain it well (how I feel). I just like the fact that they help each other with their own problems.

For the characters, there are some things that I don't like about them at first. Like Kai, how weak he seemed to be because of Sanghee and Mari, with how stubborn she was about refusing other people's help, like Jinki, regarding her father's debt. But it doesn't mean I don't like them. I just don't like that kind of character in them, but I can understand why they're like that. And I think it's good for the story that their characters are like that. It makes the story more interesting and with that kind of characters, we can see their change or grows in the story (more or less).

For character development, I think you can see Kai's development. I mean, he finally can move on from Sanghee and improve his relationship with the others. Slowly but surely, he also changes for the better. For Mari, I'm just glad that she finally try to accept other people's help. I mean, I admire how she tried not to burden anyone and be independent, but sometimes asking for help is not wrong, you know. And with her problem? I think it's understandable if she asked for help.

I love the development of their relationship (Kai and Mari, I mean). I like the growth of their relationship. In my opinion, it's steady and not rushed. It's satisfying to read their interactions with each other and see how they become so close to each other. I also like the development of their relationship with other characters, like Kai and Taemin for example.

Overall, it's a really good story for me. A well written and wonderful story worth reading.

Note from me:

This story is wonderful and I really enjoy reading this. I love it!
I found this story as simple as in not too heavy (though there was angst, conflicts, etc.) and this story calm me somehow, I don't even know why.

I really like how I can relate to both characters (Kai and Mari) in a way and I love to see how their relationship grow from stranger to lover. But don't misunderstand. It's not your typical stranger-turn-lover story. So, don't worry! Just give it a try.

Oh! kaickles is actually taelighted. You know, the one who writes Running With Wolves. I just want to let you know. Maybe you'll be more interested in reading it. Hahahaha XD