This is the Dawning of the Rest of Our Lives

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After their escape from the facility they were held in for years, Baekhyun and Jongdae struggle to regroup with their friends, who are all scattered across the globe.

Foreword

!! implied minor character death. every ship but baekchen is purely platonic !!

so. i first got the idea for this au after baekhyuns pathcode teaser, but the lucky one mv rly helped me put it together. i plan for this to be a twoshot, but maybe itll turn into a three shot. ill be the last one to know. i might write a short prequel describing their actual escape, but i wanna get this done first.

title taken from green days holiday

im actually so ing bad at summaries holy

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TrollUnicorn #1
Chapter 5: omg i must have amnesia or whatever it is that is the opposite of it because i swear i commented on the ending of this fic before but i cant find my comment /cries/ anywho this is me, reading this fic for like the 1000th time! not kidding i read it on ao3 just now and then came here to read and comment again just to let you know that this fic has not left my heart
i cant let go of perfection of the 'parallels' idea behind the fic nor the perfect execution of this perfect idea and the incredible baekchen relationship. so romantic and deeply moving i am always swooning and heart eyes emojis no matter how many times i've re read this. its even better now because i know what to expect and have my full on heart ready to burst with love mode on.
as the year comes to a close, just wanted you to know that this fic has been one of may favorite things this year and i hope this is not the last we've heard of these characters and their stories. have a happy christmas
hahahaharlequin #2
Chapter 5: THANK U JESUS FOR THE SEQUEL

and YES I AM READY FOR WHATEVER U THROW AT ME
taratata #3
Chapter 5: wow...cant wait for the sequel.... me too..jongdae biased..
TrollUnicorn #4
just wanted to let you know i'm still looking forward to reading the final chapter! please don't leave us hanging :'(
TrollUnicorn #5
Chapter 4: in all honesty this fic is the reason i keep checking aff obsessively. i am so hooked on the storyline, au, characters, relationships i find myself randomly thinking about it as i go about my day and bless you for not only having a wonderful imagination but also equally wonderful writing skills. i am like spellbound when i'm reading these updates. but enough of the gushing!
i cried reading this chapter. baekhyun made me cry! he's always going on about how jongdae looks out for everyone and protects them but baek is the one who looks out for jongdae and that is just so beautiful. his reaction to what jongdae had been putting himself through broke my heart and i felt the deep love baekchen had all over again. as certified baekchen trash that is the best feeling in the world let me tell you.
the chensoo! i loved how you thought up a unique bond for them.[ btw i will never shut up about how cool and genius your idea writing up their mama powers as parallels is. it is downright perfection] but back to chensoo. to think that i was jealous on jongdae's behalf because of baekhyun and yixing but now i see why baek is the one who gets jealous between baekchen. but chensoo's innocent intimacy is also beautiful. i am simultaneously dreading and anticipating the final chapter because i dont want it to end but i also want moar truly madly deeply in love devoted to each other baekchen moments to heart eyes emoji over
kakashilover #6
Chapter 4: Awwww,,,,I looove chen soo sooo much , mmm,,,and I want beak to take care of chen , not the the other way around
TrollUnicorn #7
Chapter 3: another consistently amazing update! i am so besotted with this idea of the pair of parallels. it fits so well with EXO's concept and backstory and provides much room for all kinds of storytelling.. i will really weep with regret if this story does come to an end in one more chapter
nevertheless i am highly anticipating the chensoo reunion and would like to see the juxtaposition of their bond against baekhyun and yixing's because the way i was seeing it in this chapter made me jealous on jongdae's behalf. but you described chensoo's bond being even more special so i cannot wait to see what it is going to be like. i will join your trash for platonic chensoo camp. their friendship in real life is such a treasure and criminally underrated.
i hope that despite all the drama action untold mysteries pending reunions that need to unfold in the final chapter there will still be lots of baekchen fluff and /or romance as well because you write them in such a delectable way, i got butterflies and i just can't get enough!
love everything
pinio91 #8
Chapter 3: Wow..its been long since i'm interested in a story..this is really good..i love the au and can definitely imagine their situations before the escape (yeah..thanks to Lucky One)

And i totally love the 'Parallel' concept in here..how their parallel is as important as their loved one..in a certain level..and of course chensoo being parallel to each other!! XD
Also I'm joining u being the trash for platonic chensoo XD (I'm actually trashed for chensoo and baekchen, platonic or not..u know..vocal line :P)

I actually hope this to be longer..but nvm..quality over quantity!!

Will wait for your update..
allybabe747 #9
Chapter 3: This just gets better and better with every chapter. Can't wait for that Chensoo reunion and I can't wait to find out what Jongdae's not telling Baekhyun. From what I can tell so far it looks like their powers have maybe been amplified or something?
TrollUnicorn #10
Chapter 2: oh my gosh i cant tell you adequately how much i love this. baekchen being so strongly connected and in love with each other is everything. i just soaked in the beauty of their reunion. but it was also very heartbreaking reading about the death of Kriao and how it crushed their parallels. confession time, i didn't know about who were pairs were in exo-k and exo-m, powers wise, so this was really interesting. did not imagine chensoo and baekxing but your fic has enlightened me. anywho, the reunion with Jongin, Sehun, Junmyun, Minseok was so sweet. i was cackling at Baekhyun screeching about Jongin's fashion while Jongdae pretended not to know him. utterly cute!
back to the baekchen moments however because i am absolute putty for the way you've written them. i am worried for Jongdae but Baekhyun's faith in him gives me reassurance that should he lose control Baekhyun will be able to pull him out of it and vice versa.
so many fine details! i would not mind it being a threeshot/fourshot/whatever shot. i am here for it all. xo
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