Chapter 1: That was soo beautiful *-* Glad Tae is there for his Jinki <3

I had to read this a couple times to digest it. There is a lot of reference to masks and facades; smiles and facial expressions (or lack of them) up for the fans, up for the other members, and up for each other. However it is obvious that these masks are less effective within their group (e.g. with Kibum), but even less so with each other. Whether they want it or not ("both willingly and unwillingly"), they cannot really hide from each other after so many years together. I think the part that cause me to struggle the most to understand was Taemin's desire to appear "unphased" in their eyes, but it might be because he fears showing his love and worry too much.

By far, my favorite quote was "As quietly as he could, he approached the elder, taking in the features that countless others would miss as they looked for Onew while Taemin only saw Jinki." And the related "Taemin watched as the last remnants of Onew fell and all that was left was Jinki." Such a poignant image. I wonder how the real-life on stage vs off stage personas are with all the members, and how they perceive each other in this manner. Thank you for your writing. :)

Chapter 1: this was so real ;-;

Really liked that memory of when they were younger, Taemin's action was very alluring and provocative! It was short but I liked it :D

Chapter 1: Ah, this was so emotional, but so nice... I love how you captured everything so wonderfully in such a short space of time, it was really nice :3 my feels are shattered >_< !

Chapter 1: Damn, but that was lovely.