Dead Man’s Manual.

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Oh Serin could not wait one more second to engulf herself senseless in the wake of summer once she was back in her childhood town. The plan was to spend her time with her childhood friends and bask in the endless sunlight, so when the hell did a ghost boy who claimed that she’d be dead by the end of the summer come along?!

Foreword

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GINGERDIP PRESENTS
 
DEAD MAN'S MANUAL
 
 

 

 

 What Oh Serin expects when she comes back to her childhood town in the countryside, is to spend the summer with her lifelong friends and enjoy the heat. What she doesn't expect, is to encounter a strange male who tells her that she'll be dead by the end of the summer. The jinx of it all? No one but her can see him.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Byun Baekhyun

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Oh Serin

 
 
 
 
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Paring: Byun Baekhyun x Oh Serin (OC)
Tag: romcom, slight supernatural, ghost!au, death, angst
Warning: language
Inspiration: ghibli's when marnie was there, toilet bound hanako kun, your name 

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author's note
 

GHOST AU ANYONE??? Ok but who doesn't love a good ol ghost romcom with that twist of angst MY GOD it's so mf majestic I couldn't hold back what do I do???? This idea was born thanks to the beautiful place I live in aka in a coast town in sweden that in the summer is absolutely angelic and all of the slightly supernatural anime i ever watched BUT specifically toilet bound hanako kun because I hold it close to my heart and omg ghibli scenery...that's it. That's the a/n cause I (strangely) ran out of things to say so GHOST BAEKHYUN LETS MF GOO IG????

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[Dead Man’s Manual] sixth chapter is out bestianas tell me what you think and what your theories are omgg pls dont hesitate to drop a comment and an upvote, those a greatly appreciated<33

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Strawbaeryhyun_610
#1
Chapter 9: I finished it reading in few hours... This angst made ugly crying with no regrets waking up tom with puffy eyes😭😭😭😭😭 it's so beautiful. Thank you for this wonderful story!
Stick
#2
Chapter 9: I didn't read it yk I've upvoted it it's subscribed but i never tried to read it idk why i did that i just never had it in me first baekhyun then angst ok i love angsty stuff but then DEATH AND THEN GHOST AND BAEKHYUN'S GHOST??????...

Now i know why i didn't wanted to read it yk i cried like a ing donkey on periods!!!!....And I'm not fking lying!!!!...

You know i had to read the chapter two time where baek died, no scratch that murdered he was MURDERED!!!!!...

THE MOMENT I READ "his screams subsides and he's dead" i had to stahp and cry!!!!! And yes I CRIED AND I HAVE MY EXAMS GOING ON AND I'M ON MY PERIODS AND IT'S THE ING FIRST DAY!!!!!!!!

Do you know how sad i was i really wanted to stop reading i wanted to abandon the story right then and there how i left moon lovers after baek died!!!! YES I HAVEN'T WATCHED THE EPS AFTER BAEKHYUN DIED IN THAT DRAMA I WAS ING HORRIBLE!!!! AND WHEN I SAY THAT WAS HORRIBLE THAT SMALL WAS HORRIBLE FOR ME SO THINK ABOUT THE STUFF YOU WROTE HOW ING TERRIFYING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR ME TO READ IT.... I READ, STOPPED, CRIED, SLEPT AND AFTER WAKING UP I READ AGAIN!!!!!

I'm happy for serin tho she has moved on in life its so so impossible to move on from your love and IK!!!!

BUT IF BAEKHYUN WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DEAD IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SO SO WHOLESOME!!!!

LIKE THE SPIRIT GAVE UP HIS (LIFE/IDK WHAT IT IS CALLED IMMORTALITY??) TO SAVE HIS LOVE AND THE GIRL CHOSE TO FREE HIM FROM THE VOID AND HE CAME BACK AS A HUMAN TO LIVE WITH HER FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIFE LIKE OMG THAT SO CUTE😭😭😭😭!!!!!!

don't mind me I'm just rambling but i really loved your story be it this one or presumptuous!!!!

Thank you for these they're so good, I'm rambling again byy😭😭😭😭
Sykrh_ #3
Such a beautiful masterpiece💜

Had to compose myself while reading. Even if I tried, I couldn’t stop myself from crying. Each aspect of the story is well written. I’m so glad I came across this incredible story.

Thank you very much for sharing your wonderful creation with us💜
AiiSoo #4
Chapter 9: I’ve put this story no hold for so long because I don’t think I can handle a tear-jerking story at that time. So the first few chapters, I had this thought “ohhh. This is a beautiful” but then the tear-jerking part comes. And oh my, what a mess that I’ve become from the tears and snot. But, this story is truly beautiful nonetheless. I love their friendship, not just the connection between Baekhyun and Serin, but also the friendship of the friends, including Sehun. Although he didn’t came out a lot in this story, he is a very significant character. I love the ending too. So don’t feel that it’s lacking or anything like that. I also think this is the best for them.
Thank you for writing such a beautiful and touching writing. And for sharing it here. Thank you, really
Sillysesame
#5
Chapter 9: This is too beautiful for words. You are so talented
ollie_wolly03
#6
Chapter 9: finally finished another masterpiece of yours and this has to be my favorite from your stories by far. i mean the plot, the characters, the EVERYTHING was so utterly amazing even tho i was bawling my eyes out. i loved their friendship, their character development, and i just genuinely enjoyed reading this with my whole heart <3
colormecandy
#7
Chapter 2: OH MY GOD I LIED I LITERALLY READ THE WHOLE CHAPTER 2 AND COULDNT TAKE IT SO HERE I AM BACK AGAIN IN THE DEAD OF THE NIGHT BECAUSE CHAPTER 2 SHOOK ME TO THE ABSOLUTE CORE. sorry for screaming but hey

so im just gonna go scene by scene so i can properly jot down my thoughts. i thought the first scene was such a great set up to how everything works, why baekhyun is there, and how generally the afterlife works. i think what really hit me immediately was when he said something about people having regrets remaining on the earth - even though he's technically a good ghost, it really makes me wonder who he is, and what his regrets are (and knowing this story i wonder if it somehow links to serin). i must say though serin is such a strong, feisty little character like she's literally staring death in the face and she's there just like ok im going to beat death. i could never. and jongin being a protector who stands between the living and the dead is SO interesting i totally didn't see that coming, though i do remember you hinted a bit of it in chapter 1. so far i definitely don't think serin can prevent things and that just fills me with dread, ugh.

i love how you drop little bits of supernatural everywhere, down to the smallest detail, like the spider omen. i think it's just testament to what a good writer you are. i now definitely think baekhyun and serin are connected somehow, because seven years ago could mean their lives intersected in some way. oh god you are really throwing this fate trope aren't you? omg im seriously beyond excited now to find out what happens. and their banter is seriously cute, considering the gravity of the situation. i like how you opted for this angle, so the whole story isn't just doom and gloom.

OK SO THE LAST PART WAS SIMPLY A MASTERPIECE. i mean, SUCH attention to detail, such an effective way of showing the inevitability of death. serin thought it was too early for her, but here is a young child who thinks he has an imaginary friend but is really going to be led off to his death. like it all just seriously, seriously took a piece of me. and baekhyun's outlook on life and death is so jarring and heartbreaking at the same time - obviously as someone who's dead he knows about all this, but resignation in the way he says things, and also the bitterness i sense - it's testament to his own regrets. in a way, it's him projecting his own regrets. and i feel like it was such a poignant way to end the chapter, where serin goes from denial, to just ignorance, to just finally facing all the cold hard facts - she has a brother she hasn't been able to interact with because he's sick, and there's so many things she won't be able to do now, and it's all actually hitting her like it's all real. gosh.

this was such a whirlwind of emotions and it got me SO riled up that though i said one chapter a day i think im going to end up reading this much faster than i expected. i absolutely, absolutely adored this chapter, and thought your storytelling here was just divine. so excited to read the next few chapters. im so emotional.
colormecandy
#8
Chapter 2: oh my god i spoiled myself but i'll come back tomorrow to leave a longer comment for chapter 2! ;_;
colormecandy
#9
Chapter 1: oh my goshhhh where do i start! i had so many thoughts and this story took SUCH a different turn. kudos to you for seriously pulling out the unexpected.

i really like how you set up serin at the start. love that she's this mild-mannered, in between character, i think very aptly shown by how she's not against the whole supernatural idea but also not believing it - "not now, satan", is going to stick in my head for a while. i ROARED with laughter at that. but also a great prelude to the the fantastical element of this story. i think another thing you did amazingly are the descriptions. while i do think that some adjectives could be more appropriately placed, i think that overall you really let me visualize this relaxed, cozy seaside town, a la ghibli. it had this... breezy feel to it, for a lack of a better word. i thought it was such a great setup in contrast to what's going to happen in the story.

i thought she had such a cute relationship with her childhood friends. i'm such a er for friendship!aus and i think it's so cute how she and seulgi, jongin and jongdae have this really long-lasting friendship despite her being away in the city for so long. and love them teasing each other back and forth about there not being a cafe in the town, adorable. i do feel there's something heavy coming with sehun, guessing that he got into some sort of accident (possibly indirectly caused by serin), but i wonder how that's going to play into the whole story, and how that links to serin's -ahem- calling to the place up there. also i definitely caught something wonky between jongin and serin. first loves? am i reading too much into it???

AND OH MY GOD THAT REVEAL. ok so i totally thought baekhyun was going to be a ghost friend who she makes friends with and no one else can see but he's kind of like a grim reaper??? like holy now my excitement has completely GONE UP. because there's the whole serin inevitably being called up and in less than two months too so there's that element of inevitability and fate and that's the moment she meets the love of her life??? omg sign me up for this doomed romance im here for it. unless you're totally tricking us and there's a way around it. AND WHY CAN JONGIN SEE HIM. WHAT???? OMG. that was SUCH A HUGE TWIST. omg i was planning to read this one chapter a day so i could leave nice long comments and now im too excited to read the next chapter. (i was actually planning to write a grim reaper / afterlife / detective au after itnol so this is so much up my alley HAHAHAHA)

anyway this was such a good start! amazing start in fact. im surprised i didnt find this earlier and now i'm so happy i have something to read every day for the rest of the week. will i be in tears by the end of this... most probably. i can feel it. but im so so excited!!! you're amazing!
colormecandy
#10
Hihi here to check this out and I'm just at the forewords and this is such a cool plot! I love love ghibli and this is give me such spirited away vibes like haku/chihiro vibes
So so inventive and I can already imagine what a quirky ghost Baekhyun will be. Can't wait to start reading