♔ — THE UPPER SIDE

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NOBILITY HURTS
He who wishes to wear the crown must learn to bear its weight.

A FUNCTIONING SOCIETY is founded on rigid structures of hierarchy: to each his own rightful place, and let the players abide by the boundaries.  Wealth does not bring comfort, but invites its master to participate in a precarious balancing act.  Travelling in overlapping elite social circles, opulence bears a heavy price.

 

Rules

I.  Subscribe if you are applying.  Upvoting is not mandatory.
II.  Even if you have criticism, please phrase your thoughts in a sensitive manner.  Outright hateful comments will immediately be deleted; try not to make a fool out of yourself.
III.  If your character is chosen, please leave a comment at least once every two chapters.  Dropping inconsequential remarks do not count.
IV.  How this story works is that there will be several rounds of application, instead of the usual one.  The reason for trying out such a system lies mainly in allowing interested applicants time frame flexibility, as well as to maintain the attention so the story will not go 'stale'.
V.  Interested applicants should proceed to the next page for further information and rules for the application process.

 

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Title:  The Upper Side
Genres:  alternate universe, drama, romance, slight!tragedy
Characters:  original characters & members of the asian entertainment industry
Inspiration:  The Heirs - a Korean drama series
Rated:  PG13 for swearing, violence, and ually implicit content

Disclaimer:  I do not own anything other than the layout for the thread and the character I created.  The story was originally created by ex-AFF user BOOMLOL (Soph) but was eventually transferred to the current writer.

171113 / first round of application process ends; put on unprecedented hiatus
230714 / characters from the first round are chosen; editing to revive the apply fic begins
240714 / title is changed from The Inheritors to The Upper Side
310714 / the upper side is revived
230914 / the actual writing of the story commences
Author's Thoughts
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♔ — TUS : updated the ost which you can listen to simply by clicking the link on the foreword! c:
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peachysoo #1
Chapter 16: I really like all the interactions here, from Yuri and Sayoung's all the way to Myungsoo's and Jessica's. Even if you think it's filler, it doesn't seem that way, especially since it feels like you're setting things up for some important plot points. I wonder what's going to happen at the Welcoming, though. And I like all of the details you've added. Sungjoon's and Kwon's relationship is glorious and I can just picture the two as you have them. Sungjoon definitely has his work cut out for him with Kwon, but he wouldn't have it any other way. And poor Soo, doing his best to get himself a job. I wonder how his next interview is going to go and everything, I'm pretty excited. I think the pacing is fine and don't worry too much if you can't get all the characters in, especially if they don't fit in every chapter you're writing. Everything is looking good so far and I truly can't wait for what happens in the next chapter, especially with some of the other characters as well. Thanks for updating.
-exciting #2
Chapter 16: Okay ive read it all and wow i really missed your writing!!!!
dont disappear for any time longer please!!
i hope this story will continue on.
so, about the story plot, id say that its going at an appropriate pace right now.
just keep going until youve gotten all of the heirs ( main charas ) to meet. Or coincidentally meet, i dont know.
then after that just focus on the main charas with how youre already writing it. ( a section of the update for a certain character, like that ) with mentioning of the minor charas.

Good luck autgor!
seungpal #3
Chapter 16: I haven't finished the whole chapter yet
(it's incredibly long after all)
but I'll just say this
I'm really happy you're back
and I hope this story won't get shelved
because this is way too precious <3
paperboat- #4
Chapter 14: wow, this is really nice
i love your writing style, its really neat and intriguing at the same time
love how you portrayed all of these characters without making me confused
i knew who was who when i read the first line of each paragraph and its good you didn't go too overboard with the characters on the first official chapter itself
wow, i'm really excited for it and the welcoming sounds so cool, like an old tradition but still up here with the modern times
also can i get an extension for the deadline? i'm so sorry, i wanted to finish my app earlier but life is just so hectic /TT_TT\
peachysoo #5
Chapter 14: Man, I really do enjoy your writing. It's crisp, clean, and just very refreshing to read. I like how you're portraying the characters and all the insight I'm getting into all of them as well. Changshin sounds awesome and his relationship with his father is definitely interesting. Kwon's written well as always, I just love his 'I don't give a ' attitude that he has. And I can't wait to see how his and Changshin's relationship develops in the future, it will definitely be an interesting one I'd say. Tiffany sounds pretty sweet and her interaction with Hyungsik was cute. Everything is really great so far and there's a lot of questions that I have that I'm sure you'll get to writing in the future. And Myungsoo, he's such a cutie and I can't wait to see how you write the meeting between him and Kwon. I'm really enjoying this so far and you're doing a great job with it.

1.Depending on his mood, Kwon would either go with a tuxedo, envisioning himself as James Bond, or would wear a three piece black suit with red accents.

2. The idea seems interesting, so yeah, I'd probably try to apply if I could.
kmusiclover #6
Chapter 14: i really love your writing!!! don't worry about how your portraying the characters cause your doing a really awesome job at it.
changshin and kwon, love their attitude and can see them becoming friendly rivals in the future!! they both have so much charm and charisma just naturally flows out of them.
i really liked how choongjae was amused by the kwon's little outburst xD can't wait to see more interactions between them.
so apparently cho hyun, decided on song joongki to go to the welcoming instead of his children o.o ooohh what's going on there?
i do prefer a lengthy chapter with juicy details, since after all i'll be left suffering in suspense for a week, but don't feel pressured by it LOL seriously though, can't wait for the welcoming!! /excitedforthedrama

i think sena would wear a long black dress. like this:
http://ibelievedress.com/Public/Uploads/Products/20130107/Satin%20High%20Neck%20Long%20issy%20Teigen%20y%20Black%20Evening%20Dress%202012%20Grammy%20Awards%20Red%20Carpet.jpg
(with the tied up ponytail and the long dangling earrings as well.)
her mother would want her to wear something else, as usual, but sena would just wear that dress anyways.
-exciting #7
Chapter 14: Okay wow so basically i am grateful that your chapter made my day. The amount of words were just perfect considering the font and the format.
Okay, onto my rambling;
For some reason when Changshin was to make a dramatic exit, i kinda imagined it in an ultrafabdivaish way so it was kinda funny. ;)
And Tiffany and Hyungsik interaction was adorable. I was like Typical Hyungsik the whole time reading it and i wish i was as pro as Tiffany. If it was me, i would have just did my own biz without caring. So good luck Tiff!
When i saw Cho Hyun, i was like :) i like how you described han and jin ;)
AND WENG KWON LET ME JUST LOVE YOU.
Istg, i have a feeling he's more of a aintgottimeforthis badass and myungsoo! Ohmygod hes such a cutie!
Anyway, the welcoming sounds super intense, hope the charas will be able to be okay and not break down!
Thanks for updating author!
And Han would mostly wear like a typical formal casual-ish, unless Jin or his mother makes him dress otherwise.
Batrizy #8
Chapter 14: it doesn't seem too long nor does it feel dragged, so all is good.
Rich people like free things more than us but never admits it.
Tiffany thoughts about the shoeless thing is funny and true.
Everyone seems to be in character and Soo is finally here.

Q1 : Vintage dress, probably her grandmother Chanel. Dusty pink, lace and form fitting.

Q2 : Perhaps, because I still have 4-5 unfinished apps and an important test this november. If there's a diva chara, then I'm in.

Jo Minho !
kmusiclover #9
Chapter 14: it's 1am so imma go to bed, but i promise to read and give a lengthy comment tomorrow ^^
i'll pm you the source code now.
Batrizy #10
Wu Yifan song is the official soundtrack ? Gonna listen to the song later.

For English perhaps Lana Del Ray song esp Young & Beautiful.
FEMM songs for Sayoung like Dead Wrong. T-ara I'm So Bad works too.
Lim Kim All Right for chara that been dumped.
Yenny Nothing Last forever for sad moments.
Daughter Medicine for chara w/ drugs / problem.
Gravity Sara Bareilles for anyone who feel trapped.
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