“when you smile, the sun shines ,a brilliance that cannot fit into a framework of language.” - EXO

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Red Strings

Author: illegiblesigns @ LJ

Length: [3/3] {20,000+ words}

Pairing: Kris/Baekhyun {KrisBaek}, Xiumin/LuHan {XiuHan/LuMin}

Rating: R

Genre: Angst, Romance, AU

Summary: they say the best way of showing to someone you love them is through sacrifice

[Me when I finished this fic = lifeless. The characters here were so relatable and the atmosphere of the fic was so familiar that it hurts. Everything was immaculately flowed, gorgeously phrased and the author knows the ways to tug on heartstrings. Get a load of feels and read this heart wrenching yet breathtaking piece~ A must read!] *like holy…I needed to put myself together and stop myself from bawling out loud because of the last few paragraphs. I don’t know the anime but I’m definitely going to check it out right now.

Kim Jongin’s Guide to Loving Oh Sehun

Author: uberchrome @ LJ

Length: Oneshot {7,500 words}

Pairing: Sehun/Kai {SeKai/KaiHun}

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Angst, Romance

Summary: Sehun isn't atlas and even kings have scars that never bleed.

[I’m a fan of Uberchrome; this one is another masterpiece from this wonderful author. I think I still need a moment to glue my heart back—because it’s still broken. Like uberchrome’s other pieces, this is wondrously phrased and I’m sure it won’t disappoint you guys. An extremely heartbreaking fic, MUST READ!] *because I can never write an update without a SeKai…still my guilty ship

Together Anywhere

Author: horrours @ LJ

Length: [2/2]

Pairing: Xiumin/LuHan {XiuHan/LuMin}

Rating: PG-13

Genre: Canon, Romance, Angst

Summary: This scene is a bit misleading: with the two of them sitting there, Luhan's hand in Minseok's and his head leaning against Minseok's shoulder, they look like any other happy couple. But this is all wrong. There are serene expressions on their faces, and Luhan's thinking, stop. There are soft smiles on their lips, and Luhan's thinking, go away. Their fingers are laced tightly together, and Luhan's thinking, why are you doing this. Minseok's resting his head on top of Luhan's, and Luhan's thinking, haven't you made this hard enough already? Because, really, this is all very misleading. None of this is what it looks like.

[I loved how this was sequenced and the bits of deceptive parts, misleading the readers to the real thing but that certainly gave this fic a bigger impact, truly beautiful. And woah, the ending was unexpected, it left my heart clenching because of the immense amount of angst in this one fic. I re-read it again but it didn’t make i