Why live in the real world when you can live in your fantasy?

this and also the only difference between fanfic writers and writers who sell their own original works as careers is that fanfics aren’t monetized. that’s all.

being a “professional” writer doesn’t mean your works are inherently better than fanfics. I’ve read so many fics that are more professionally written than some published books.

Kanit represents the messaging around romantic relationships, and how we are not complete without them - but only if they're "suitable" and have the right status. He's the person who stays in the relationship much longer than they should, and ignores the tells that they are not truly loved, because they view the lack of a successful partner as a personal failing.

Toto represents the messaging around how if you're born poor, and don't fit in with the dominant cultural expectations around achievement and propriety (and, let's face it, light-skin), then you are automatically lesser, and there's nothing you can do about it. He's the person who has a beautiful heart but gets dismissed over and over again because of how he looks and behaves.

Akki is the former golden boy, the high school athlete who was expected to go pro, and when that didn't happen, was relegated to being insignificant. He's the person who others like having around, but forget the moment he's not there anymore.

Veha (who I think got a lot of unfair hate) is the former invisible boy, the one who didn't conform to the cultural beauty standards that determine how valuable we are as people. And once he did conform, it attracted someone who only saw his external worth. He's the person who desperately wants to be seen, so clings to the closest option, regardless of how much it ends up hurting.

It's all so relatable.

So here are some exceptional ones that scratch a certain itch the way Taiwanese style do:

We Best Love 1 & 2

About Youth

Beloved In House I Do

Plus and Minus

The Promise Of The Soul

The History Series- so many to name

he’s literally everything to me ♡

ILL NEVER SHUT UP ABOUT LONG HAIR JIMIN!!