The Garden Of Gojoseon

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For the day my eyes met yours in the middle of this same garden - I still thank the gods.
For the day I first witnessed your breathtaking smile - I still thank the gods.
For the first time words were exchanged between us - I still thank the gods.
For the day you stole my heart - I still thank the gods.

Even if it caused so much pain for so many people around us. Even if it caused the loss and the end of King Wiman. Even if it caused our perdition - and the curse I will have to bear.

I thank the gods for making me, a male, fall in love with another male.
I thank the gods for making me the cursed one. You, my love, will not have to suffer, nor get a taste of the pain I am to endure.
For this pain, I was blessed by the gods - I will get to look for you and meet you again, and again.

I, Kim Jonghyun, was blessed to be with the one and only Kim Kibum. And for this, I still thank the gods.

 

 

 

Foreword

This was initially meant for the Colorful World SHINee fic fest Round 2, but my imagination at the time went too wild (whoopsie)..... I still submitted something (it will be posted here aswell later) and promised the prompter that I would do the whole story once I'm ready to post something that will make the prompt justice. It took me more than a year to have the whole idea under control and even though I have pages of drafts and plans on a notebook, it still looks messy to me.

 

By the time I was more or less ready to write again and post this work online, things happened.

I though a lot about whether I should make it public or not, many pro's and many con's collided in my mind. But after a major breakdown a few days ago, I started working on it again. It made me forget somehow of the events. This and Poet | Artist comforted me.

Despite the circumstances, I still decided to publish it and give it a chance. 

Please, give it a chance aswell.

Take care, Sweethearts ♥

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Chapter Two is On!
Still so mysterious, but promise you'll get to know professor Kim later on! ;)
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lylwizz #1
Chapter 2: Hallelujah im in love with this already! For some reasons (idk y), i can see myself crying to this story in the future... ?
kimkeybumie #2
Chapter 2: Okay... Okay. Just give me a moment to gather all the thoughts I had while reading this chapter.
Where to begin? Here: you're actually writing a story that became one of my favourite ones. I mean, of course it's just the beginning, but the theme and the way you're writing it, this constant balance between present and past... I just fell in love with all of that. Your writing style is so neat and easy to read, it's like it's cursing me to read every single word when I usually skim through... yeah, I've been cursed too. :p

Now let's come to the chapter itself.

It's really fine that you're not making the professor and the student make out quickly. I mean. Except for my country's president, WHO would make out with his/her teacher that fast? So you're right to make the things go really slowly... even though we can notice that Professor Jonghyun shows a certain interest into this special student.

And I will stick to my first idea: professor Jonghyun IS Jonghyun of Gojeoson. It can't be different. But that, I'll have the confirmation later I think. o:)

Talking about that, I really love the way you make the present and the past match, and your writing style helps a lot. And as you already know it... I ing cried reading "Begonia", the old text. I don't know why exactly, I'm too sensitive anyway. :') But yeah, I cried because it was really beautiful and sad at the same time. It was so beautiful to read about a future king and a servant discovering what love is together despite their differences of status and personality... but it was so sad to read about that curse. The curse... was damn cruel. Even before reading about it, I started crying when you wrote about them being tortured. Oh, I'm not mad at you for doing it! It was needed for the plot and the historical side, and I understand you better than anyone since I'm also having struggles with torture in one of my stories. ^^ But yeah, I started crying because I was like "so unfair for god's sake", and then came the curse. The curse that made Kibum die and Jonghyun being cursed forever.

However, it was really well written. It also convinced me more about Jonghyun having gone through time, like he's kind of immortal until he finds his soulmate. And here we are, in the present, with Kim Kibum. I'm sure he recognised him, although Kibum doesn't know anything. Maybe he's descending from the past Kim Kibum's family? I don't know, I won't ask a lot of questions! But I really want to learn more about this.

Also, a detail that got me: the Garden of Gojeoson series. The chapters named after flowers because of their meanings. I can imagine Jonghyun in those two characters so easily, and I love it. First, the calm prince who doesn't really like his royal life and escaped with the garden and his favourite servant, then, the professor who devotes his life to teach about this, flower language, love... I just love it.

I have to go, dinner is ready. I don't have anything more to say for now! But I really enjoyed this chapter and can't wait for the next update. Take your time <3

And don't worry if I cry again, it means you write beautifully! Love you <3
satisbene #3
Chapter 2: I think I'll keep on repeating myself but I really really love the realistic feeling you put into this story. I can't wait for more jongkey interactions... what's up with the surprise on Jonghyuns behalf ? I'm so curiouuuuuus~~~~~ thank you for the new chapter ♡
PetitFreak0525 #4
Chapter 2: YAH you did not just mention OnKey and then break my ship as if it was nothing?!?!?!?!??!?! BEWARE >:(

I'm so hooked seriously fjdkfkf I want to read and study that book that doesnt exist lmao
Kibum's week was so intense it made me feel tired as well lol
So he is still going to Jonghyun's course lol OF COURSE
And Jjong remembers his name xjwjwj I'm xbdjxj

Aaaah the series is so sad though uhuh why...

I LOVE THE CHAPTERS TITLES even though I dont know anything about flowers

I can't wait to read the next chapter ;-; it's so well written seriously
Blinging__locket #5
Chapter 2: I love this story so much and it's very great "bedtime story" for me xD keep it up! Hoping you'll uodate very soon!
lylwizz #6
Thanks so much for notifying me, i'll enjoy ur story ?
satisbene #7
Chapter 1: I read this on a recommendation on Twitter and I really like your style. Definitely keeping up with this! It was such a nice and realistic feeling beginning.
And I can't just vividly imagine Ming falling down with his head in Kibums lap. And Jonghyuns trying not to smile.. Ah I can just see it.
kimkeybumie #8
Chapter 1: Oh, and OF COURSE, I hope Kibum will take this course!!!!!! He better take it. è_é
kimkeybumie #9
Chapter 1: Okay, let me breathe a minute before starting the real comment.

*inhales*

*exhales*

WELL LET'S GO.

I just read your chapter without taking a single break and- oh, wait, I lied. I actually did a break to type "gojoseon" in Google because professor Kim made me show some interest in it. Can you imagine it? I actually made researches about the main subject of your story since you write so well that I got extremely curious.
What to say first.
I already love Kibum's character, I can imagine well how he acted with Minho and with his female friend I forgot the name. By the way, what a good friend! Maybe it wasn't really voluntary, but going to a class for someone who can't attend it although it isn't part of yours... I want a friend like that.
Talking about the class. Damn, I could almost hear the professor speaking with his smooth honey-like voice... It would be so much more interesting to have classes with this kind of teachers, right?

-pause, I have to drink a bit of my tea while it's hot-

-I FORGOT TO PUT THE SUGAR IT WAS HORRIBLE OMG-

-here, better-

Back to business.
I actually imagine him so much giving a lecture about literature... especially about historic literature. And the way he decided to ask Kibum although other students were raising their hands lmaoooo.

Now the best part of this chapter: the transition between 1) the questioning of the professor because Kibum was aware of Kim Jonghyun's existence and 2) the actual beginning of Kim Jonghyun's story telling.
Let me say first that the way you wrote this last part was beautiful. I got mesmerized by it, by the words you use and the turns of phrases.

So now here is my theory: professor (Jonghyun of course) and Kibum either are the reincarnations of the Jonghyun and Kibum of the garden of Gojoseon's time, or this curse Jonghyun is talking about at the end had actually made them travel time separately but as soulmates. So they would always find each other but without actually recognizing each other. But they didn't forget some details about their past so that's why they both know, in present time, about Kim Jonghyun's existence during King Wiman's time.

... Or maybe I just have too much imagination. :')

I can't wait to learn more about this mysterious but passionate teacher, and also about this background historical story! Good job, you certainly are another wise author-nim <3

...

MY TEA COOLED DOWN GOD DAMNIT
PetitFreak0525 #10
Chapter 1: DAMN IM SO HOOKED SISSI . It reminds me of another Jongkey story that was really painful to read so please...take care of my heart fjdjjdjd
Does the series really exist?? How much did you change it?? I dont know anything about Korean literature lol
I love Jjong as a teacher xbjddj and damn thank you Yongjoo!!!! I'm so intrigued I also want to take this class lmao
The way you describe university life hahaha so accurate
Minho is so annoying but well that's how MinKey works!
Can't wait for the next chapter!!! Kibum gotta change his major lol
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