Rat in a Hat's Comprehensive JoongDok Recommendations - Part One
...Always assume I'm lying about when I'll get these lists out. Here's one that's been done for a while.
I have a lot of JoongDok fics that are shorter, around 10K, or are unfinished/WIPs, so keep that in mind while you're looking through this.
In this list you will not see: KimYooHan, or Secretive Plotter/Kim Dokja. No A/B/O dynamics either, because those annoy me unless they're plot relevant and done well. You may see Kim Dokja/Certain rounds of Yoo Joonghyuk, but for the most part it'll be Joonghyuk of the third round, who travelled with Dokja from the beginning. There's a lot more no-scenario AUs, and quite a few soulmate fics (This rat's favorite ʕ•͡-•ʔ). I actually found surprisingly few Joongdok fics that were set during the scenarios.
For the most part, these will be third person point of view (because I can't stand first person, no disrespect to the ORV webnovel) and rated Teen And Up Audiences, but there may be a few Mature or otherwise rated. I'll mark them as such. As always, I'll link the fics in orange and the authors in blue, and do my best to find the authors' tumblr accounts for fanart and stuff. Enjoy!
A Study in Geometric Shapes by threecrossings
Words: 149.6K | Last Updated: 2020-08-14 (Completed) | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: "Let's start over," he said suddenly. "I'm Kim Dokja. You are?"
"Yoo Joonghyuk."
"Long time no see, Joonghyuk-ssi. How many years has it been? 17? It's good to see you didn't grow up ugly."
Rat's Notes: Starting off strong with this almost-150K word behemoth! No scenarios, dating reality TV show AU, with author KDJ, director HSY, and professional gamer YJH. This one is so good and has the funniest Dokkaebi Steamed Cakes advertisements, they're hilarious. ALSO - Childhood friends to presumed dead to dokja's bad memory to strangers to joonghyuk's emotional constipation to lovers!
Rat's Rating: S-TIER S-TIER S-TIER
20 Reasons (Series) (Completed) by AzureKingfisher This is a series composed of two fanfictions by AzureKingfisher. They follow the same storyline from the separate perspectives of Joonghyuk and Dokja. English isn't the author's native language, so you know it's gonna be good, LOL. You can find them on Twitter (Or X I guess ʕ¬_¬"ʔ) @alcedoyo 20 Reasons why you should date me by AzureKingfisher Words: 41K | Last Updated: 2024-10-04 (Completed) | Rating: Not Rated (I'd call it Teen And Up Audiences) Summary: One day Kim Dokja finds an anonymous letter in his locker, with the strange title: 20 reasons why you should date me What the hell? Rat's Notes: The summary pretty much explains what it is, but oh my lord this fic was so cute. It's set in high school, no scenarios, and while it has KimCom as supporting cast, this fic is very JoongDok centric. There's obviously the tragic backstory, but it's a lot less angsty than it could be. Rat's Rating: S-TIER S-TIER S-TIER 20 reasons why I wanted to date you by AzureKingfisher Words: 20.3K | Last Updated: 2025-09-07 (Completed) | Rating: Not Rated (I'd call it Teen And Up Audiences) Summary: What is the best way to get your crush's attention? Right - writing him some cheesy love letters. This fanfic is the Sequel to "20 Reasons why you should date me". It's not necessary to read it first, but I would highly recommend it for a better understanding of the story. Rat's Notes: It's from Joonghyuk's perspective! He's really stony faced (as always), so it was awesome to see his inner thoughts on the events of the first one. Rat's Rating: S-Tier
Dokja-Joonghyuk’s chaotic children (Series) by straw_bun_ies This series features JoongDok managing to adopt every child in KimCom. Bonus appearance from the much-forgotten Han Donghoon, yay! This series features a lot of sitcom-type shenanigans, and is just generally a fun domestic fluff time. Not everybody's cup of tea, and usually not mine, but these are really cute. I would suggest reading the works in order. Yoo Joonghyuk vs 2 kids in a trench coat by straw_bun_ies Words: 15.1K | Last Updated: 2025-05-22 (Completed) | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Summary: Shin Yoosung and Lee Gilyoung do their best to prevent the evilest person they’ve ever met (aka Yoo Joonghyuk) from “stealing” Kim Dokja away from them Rat's Notes: Featuring Single Dadja (But not for long if YJH has anything to say about it), and Baby Biyoo! Rat's Rating: A-Tier Kim Dokja trying to raise 4 kids in a trench coat by straw_bun_ies Words: 35.2K | Last Updated: 2025-06-23 (Completed) | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Summary: Multiple ways to survive being a parent with Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk Rat's Notes: Day-to-day fluff now that Joonghyuk successfully removed the "Single" part of Dadja's title. Some chapters are S-Tier, others are A-Tier, so it kinda rounds out to upper A-Tier. Rat's Rating: A-Tier 4 kids in a trench coat vs 2 teenagers with fake IDs by straw_bun_ies Words: 58.3K | Last Updated: 2025-09-10 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Summary: “We are in a forced family dynamic.” “He means we’re siblings.” Joongdok try not to adopt every kid they meet challenge: failed Now their four kids struggle getting used to having two older siblings completely different to them But like always, the family finds a way to bond Rat's Notes: Lee Jihye and Han Donghoon appear, so everything is instantly better. Also, ABFD appears in true edgelord fashion. Han Sooyoung shows up, too, with Yoo Sangah! Rat's Rating: S-Tier
A Guide to Unintentional Stalking: A Comedy of Errors by RandomFanfictions
Words: 16.8K | Last Updated: 2025-08-03 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Kim Dokja is an enigma, Yoo Joonghyuk discovered very quickly. He was everywhere all at once, almost like he was doing it on purpose just to annoy Yoo Joonghyuk. But that’s when he discovered that everyone was seemingly already well acquainted with Kim Dokja, and Yoo Joonghyuk was the only one out of the loop.
Or: Everyone knew that if you ever had a problem, Kim Dokja was already fixing it. Yoo Joonghyuk, his brand new neighbor, was not aware of this fact.
Rat's Notes: No scenarios, Yoosung/Mia friendship! KimCom (+Namwoon) character appearances.
Rat's Rating: A-Tier
A hated bond by Child_Snatcher
Words: 8.5K | Last Updated: 2025-09-20 | Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Yoo jonghyuk, a regressor who has lived 1863 lives has always hated constellations, they were selfish creatures who hurt others for fun. That was a fundamental truth. So when he finds a severely injured constellation almost dead, he should finish it and kill it, right?
or
Yoo jonghyuk finds an injured Kim dokja, thinking he's a no name constellation, and helps him.
Rat's Notes: Trigger warning if you can't stand name spellings different from the original work. I know I can't sometimes, lol. Featuring the 1963rd Regression party. Not my favorite, but it's going places, so I'm keeping an eye on it.
Rat's Rating: B-Tier
a match made in a room adjacent to heaven by pngsae
Words: 13.6K | Last Updated: 2024-04-10 (Completed) | Rating: Not Rated (I'd call it Teen And Up Audiences)
Summary:
“Are you from Tennessee–” “No,” Yoo Joonghyuk said flatly, without even looking at him. They were in the training rooms of the demon castle, where he was throwing knives at a photo of Dokja himself. On one hand, he was flattered. On the other hand, he was also intensely concerned. “–Because,” Dokja said, exasperated, throwing Joonghyuk a dirty look he knew he could feel even with his face turned away. “You’re the only ten I see.” “That’s absolutely disgusting,” Yoo Joonghyuk said, and turned to hurl a knife at him. Dokja caught it in his hand reflexively. The hilt was still warm from his grip. “Try again tomorrow.”
in an astonishing show of stupidity, kim dokja, a streamer, decides to seduce the final boss of the vr fantasy game three ways to survive in a fantasy world. spoiler alert: the final boss is not, in fact, an npc; he’s an actual streamer who has apparently been on the receiving end of kim dokja’s flirtations for months– also while streaming. what fun!
Rat's Notes: Dude, this one was hilarious. No Scenarios AU where KDJ and YJH are both streamers. The romance was romancing in here.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
A Recipe for Disaster by saffron_dust
Words: 27.6K | Last Updated: 2025-06-09 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary:
“My point is that I propose a deal where we can both benefit.” Kim Dokja said hurriedly, praying to the constellations that this man entertained him a bit longer until he can sell his pitch. “You don’t have any money to pay.” The man summarized for him. All pretenses of a chef were dropped as he slowly rounded the counter like a predator, his arms remain crossed like his expression. Kim Dokja swore he almost had a heart attack from the closing distance between them. Luckily Kim Dokja’s complexion could not get any paler, so his panic went unnoticed… hopefully.
In other news, Kim Dokja once again finds a way to BS his way through life, this time as a fake food critic.
Rat's Notes: You may have noticed by now that I'm a fan of romcom fics. This is one such fic. However, be warned- the secondhand embarrassment from everything Dokja does is very real.
Rat's Rating: A-Tier
Ad astra, per aspera by Carpe_Noctem_ZZ
Words: 30.8K | Last Updated: 2025-08-24 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Kim Dokja hadn’t always been able to read minds. When he was younger, his thoughts were usually silent, leaving him feeling undeniably lonely. Left to his own thoughts, nothing to do except stare at the ceiling of his room, he prayed that one day he might make a friend. So, when the voices started to appear in his mind, he experienced a sense of relief - he wasn’t stuck in his own solidarity anymore. However, sitting across from his mother, with metal bars separating them, Kim Dokja realized that those voices weren’t figments of his imagination.
After all, his imagination would never be so cruel as to imagine his own mother calling him crazy. That day, he vowed that he would never tell another soul about his ability.
…But, how could he keep Yoo Joonghyuk’s secrets all to himself?
AKA Superhero!YJH and MindReader!KDJ try to survive in a ruined world.
Rat's Notes: This fic fulfills this rat's craving for superhero AUs. Be warned: Secretive Plotter is tagged, but it's not as the actual character, it's as YJH's superhero identity.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
and at the very least, the wall will change. by your__isgayrights
Words: 91.9K | Last Updated: 2021-02-24 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary:
You're bad at fighting. Kim Dokja could barely make out the dark splotches on his arm as words. At first, he thought they were just more bruises. But even at six years old, hiding in the bathroom as he pretended not to hear his father shouting just outside the door... Kim Dokja could read.
In a without scenarios alternate universe, everyone has a soulmate, one other person who they are fated to share the marks of the world with. It's common for young soulmates to contact one another by writing messages on their skin, but because of the way Kim Dokja's childhood was, he never wrote to his soulmate except to say goodbye.
A decade and a half later, his soulmate still writes to him. Yoo Joonghyuk uses his arm like a diary and Kim Dokja knows practically everything there is to know about his soulmate and still refuses to contact him.
What will happen when he is forced to confront the man he's been avoiding his entire life face to face?
Rat's Notes: 90K no scenarios soulmate fic! Last updated 2021, which hurts, but trust that the fic's worth it even if its unfinished. Tsundere child YJH, angst regarding highschool KDJ's supposed "death," and coincidental encounters later in life. The Author's Tumblr is @your--isgayrights.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
Beneath the Surface of Us [working title] by Faehlan
Words: 83.7K | Last Updated: 2025-01-16 | Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: "As Yoo Joonghyuk turned onto his side, pulling the blanket tightly around himself, a sudden warmth washed over him. It wasn’t his—it didn’t match the confusion or ache of his day—but it felt like sunlight breaking through storm clouds, softening the jagged edges of his emotions. The warmth whispered: You’re not alone. He didn’t understand it, but instinctively leaned into the quiet comfort it offered."
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In a world where soulbonds connect individuals in mysterious and often painful ways, Kim Dokja and Yoo Joonghyuk’s lives take drastically different paths before their bond begins to weave them together.
Kim Dokja grows up in a fractured home, finding fleeting solace in stories while navigating loneliness and survival. Yoo Joonghyuk’s early years are shaped by rigid expectations and isolation, leaving him without the connections he craves. As the soulbond begins to manifest, both will share pain, solace, and questions about the bond that will change their lives forever.
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(a.k.a. Non-scenario ORV Soulmate AU because both of these hurt idiots need a hug)
Rat's Notes: This one got me right in the feels. It follows YJH and KDJ's soulmate bond throughout their childhoods, and is genuinely so good and so well written. Hurts in all the best ways. It's currently on hiatus.
Rat's Rating: S-TIER S-TIER S-TIER
Body Swap by AzureKingfisher
Words: 16.6K | Last Updated: 2025-08-17 | Rating: Not Rated (I'd rate it Teen And Up Audiences)
Summary: One day, Kim Dokja wakes up, not only with a hangover but also in the wrong body.
And if things couldn't get worse, that body belongs to his annoying department head, that seems to hate him.
Rat's Notes: Featuring chaotic BFF Sooyoung! This one is full of body swap-typical shenanigans and misunderstandings due to YJH's RBF and emotional constipation.
Rat's Rating: A-Tier
Connected. by Drunk_N_Disorderly
Words: 15.1K | Last Updated: 2025-10-24 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Opening his phone to connect to his newly accessible internet, Dokja is blindsided.
'Apt103IsLoud.'
Dokja blinked.
Then blinked again.
He looked around, as if someone might suddenly jump out from behind the bookshelf with a hidden camera.
“…Excuse me?”
“Is this targeted harassment?” he muttered, offended on a spiritual level.
And so, with the divine conviction of someone who has completely and utterly forgotten their own crimes, Dokja renames his hotspot:
‘sayittomyfacebastard’
Rat's Notes: Love me some good strangers to antagonizing each other to lovers.
Rat's Rating: A-Tier
Correspondence by numberonefloorfan
Words: 19.2K | Last Updated: 2025-10-14 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary:
The older woman leaned in, armor lightly clinking together, and shared in a hushed voice, “For a month now, I’ve seen strange letters appear right in the middle of the lord’s desk.” “Perhaps…” The younger woman paused, wracking her brain before muttering carefully, “He’s found an overseas lover?” Ducked into the hallway behind the two, a certain conniving man was worrying his bottom lip.
Kim Dokja has transmigrated as a no-name pencil pusher into his second favorite guilty pleasure novel. Despite being given a life just like his old one, he can’t sit still knowing that, according to the story, this duchy would burn and reduce the population to just one man. Just in case you thought otherwise, Kim Dokja is not that man.
Rat's Notes: KDJ transmigration, yay! With a special appearance from my boy Bihyung. KDJ transmigrates into rando civilian, and somehow ends up dragged into the plot.
Rat's Rating: A-Tier
Couples Discount by milkteaspoon
Words: 7.3K | Last Updated: 2025-08-17 | Rating: General Audiences
Summary:
Yoo Joonghyuk stares at their linked hands like he's beholding something from an outer realm. Kim Dokja desperately wills his hand to let go, to stop holding hands with Yoo Joonghyuk because what the hell even is this, but his fingers remain locked with Yoo Joonghyuk's scarred ones, warm and rough against his skin. "W-Why the hell can't I—" A system message appears in the air. [The failure penalty is currently in effect. The effect will remain for 25 minutes.] Kim Dokja's jaw drops. His face grows steadily redder. He can only stare, absolutely mortified, as every attempt to separate their palms results in failure. "This has to be some kind of joke."
Kim Dokja tries to save some coins by applying a couples discount on a room. The room asks him to prove it.
Rat's Notes: A funny lil one-shot where Dokja's cheapness has consequences. But at least he got the 30% discount.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
Enhanced conversing with a half-dead beloved by thl5
Words: 5.4K | Last Updated: 2025-09-27 | Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Two weeks ago, there was a zombie outbreak, leading to a worldwide apocalypse. Yoo Joonghyuk had been in the middle of a drinking night with Kim Dokja when the news broke out.
It was safe to say that they weren't prepared for it.
For the first week, things were going good for them. Had been going perfectly. They had food and water, a place to say, weapons, clothes—everything one could need in an apocalypse. It's just...an accident happened.
He doesn't want to say it's his fault, but he certainly feels guilty for it.
Rat's Notes: This rat also loves a good apocalypse fic, and this one certainly delivers. It's only 5.4K words long so far, but it is so good. I especially like when Dokja dies in the first few paragraphs ʕ•͡ᵕ•ʔ. Here's the author's Twitter/X @thl5_
Rat's Rating: S-TIER S-TIER S-TIER
Fractured by sfyrx
Words: 5.1K | Last Updated: 2025-11-24 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: “Stellae nos vinciunt.”
Hogwarts au, from sixth year.
Some parts accompany my orv hp au comics on twt (@leafwik). Keep in mind, each chapter is currently a fragment of a larger story I'm making.
Rat's Notes: Obligatory Harry Potter AU. I really enjoyed reading this, with Dokja in Slytherin and Joonghyuk in Gryffindor. Author's Tumblr is @alt-toast, and their twitter (AKA X) is @leafwik. they have art to go with the fic! ʕ•͡ヮ•ʔ
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
Ghost of a Chance by numberonefloorfan
Words: 7.6K | Last Updated: 2025-07-31 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary:
“Oppa, your handwriting has gotten really, really bad.” These words marked the beginning of a story filled with the supernatural and unanswerable. However, that was neither here nor there. Presently, the problem was this: His handwriting was definitely halfway decent.
Yoo Joonghyuk is sharing an apartment with a ghost whose only regret is not being able to finish the impossibly long novel he'd been following since age 15. If it got the ghost out, Yoo Joonghyuk could put up with reading a few hundred chapters aloud.
Rat's Notes: Kim Dokja dying really early on in these fics seems to be a recurring theme. Lore-accurate Kim Dokja I guess. This is a no-scenarios fic where KDJ is a ghost inhabiting YJH's house. Find the author on Twitter (aka X) @number1ceiling
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
Heart aching for a sleepless man by thl5
Words: 4.5K | Last Updated: 2025-09-01 (Completed) | Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Joonghyuk sat on his bed, wide awake. Well, as wide awake as a tired man could be, that is.
In spite of the exhaustion sagging him down, he stayed awake.
Eyes blinking slower and slower, he listened to the soft footsteps echoing in their living room. They were quiet in a way that showed consideration, but loud enough for him to still hear them.
Yawning, Joonghyuk felt a vein throb on his temple. Considering the footsteps have yet to cease or slow, Dokja must be very restless tonight. Again.
He pities the man, though he never voices it.
Rat's Notes: Fake dating fic, no scenarios, CEO Joonghyuk. It's a threadfic so it's pretty short, but I enjoyed it.
Rat's Rating: A-Tier
Heels, Lies, and Love by velvet_witch
Words: 31K | Last Updated: 2025-10-15 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Kim Dokja only wanted to help a friend sabotage a blind date, scare off a CEO, and go back to his life in peace. Easy.
The problem? His target was Yoo Joonghyuk, corporate warlord, and part-time natural disaster in a suit.
Now, instead of laughing it off with his friends, Dokja finds himself trapped in the company’s top internship program. His supervisors? Yoo Joonghyuk and his executive assistant who could probably bench-press the entire accounting department. His tasks? Market analysis, note-taking, and apparently… existing as Yoo Joonghyuk’s personal stress toy.
It was supposed to be one night of chaos. Instead, it’s corporate Hunger Games with better suits.
Rat's Notes: Okay, this one was a bit of a fever dream, but it was also really funny. CEO YJH, no scenarios.
Rat's Rating: A-Tier
Hidden Scenario - [Dramatis Personae] by Anonymous
Words: 1.3M | Last Updated: 2025-12-19 | Rating: Mature
Summary: After the collapse of the Absolute Throne in the 4th scenario, a strange hidden scenario appears. If one thing was certain, it was that Kim Dokja had a really bad feeling about this.
Hidden Scenario [Dramatis Personae] Discover the '█████' of this world. Category: Hidden Difficulty: D Time limit: -- Reward: 5000 coins, a̸̫̾́ ̵̭̜̘̇r̵̭͗e̵̢̨͍̚v̵̢̟̑e̴͈̍l̷͉̓̋a̷̬̍̀̾t̷͎͉̀̎͌ȋ̷͙̓o̴̰͊͒n̷͉͉͂́ ̵̻̀̍ȍ̸̡͖̽͆f̸̤̎̇͝ ̴̱͐͑t̶̢͋̈́̃͜h̸̭̕ë̶̪́̔̊ ̸͎͐'██████' Penalty for failure: Death
(An ORV reaction fic)
Rat's Notes: Obligatory reaction fic recommendation. Nope, you did not read that word count wrong; 1,310,305 words as of this post. This is, in fact, a JoongDok fic, but it is a s l o w b u r n. Like, I must be at least 300K words in by now, and we ain't close yet. The "mature" rating isn't for anything too crazy, just canon-typical stuff. Check the tags.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
Hidden Scenario: Proposal by MartenBlackwood
Words: 8.9K | Last Updated: 2025-12-23 | Rating: General Audiences
Summary: Joonghyuk gets a hidden scenario to propose to someone. He goes about it in a very Joonghyuk way.
That's it that's the fic.
Rat's Notes: AKA we skip the angst and denial of KDJ being KDJ and they just get married in a quick and easy manner. As it should be. This one is very funny.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
How to Accidentally Kidnap a Mafia Boss (And Survive... Somehow) by im_a_lizbian
Words: 10.3K | Last Updated: 2025-06-09 | Rating: General Audiences
Summary:
Kim Dokja, age 28, currently had: 3,209 won in his bank account. 0 romantic prospects. A cold sore. Depressed. He also had a bleeding man slung over his shoulder, a single apartment key, and no good reason for this beyond drunk karma panic. “This is how normal people spend Thursday nights,” he whispered to no one.
Or...
Drunk, depressed, and done with life, Kim Dokja just wanted triangle kimbap and inner peace. Instead, he found a possibly-dead hot guy in a suit, outside a convenience store. In his defense: He thought the guy was homeless.He was doing charity. And anyway, it’s not kidnapping if you’re emotionally unstable and system full of alcohol.
Uh oh, it’s the mafia boss.
This is the story of how Dokja might have accidentally adopted(?)(kidnapping sounds more omnious though that’s what he did but hey, Dokja was drunk) a mafia boss.
But listen. He meant well.
And now there’s blood on the couch.
Rat's Notes: This one had me on the floor wheezing because of Dokja's thought process and internal life.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
How to cheat men out of their money (Gone Wrong) (NOT clickbait) by Gayfurrypcorn
Words: 12.3K | Last Updated: 2025-12-26 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: If Kim Dokja’s character in an online rpg is a female, that is no one’s business but his own.
Well, maybe it’s Yoo Joonghyuks as well.
Rat's Notes: This one's funny, and includes the rest of KimCom as supporting cast.
Rat's Rating: A-Tier
How To Get A Maknae With A Few Easy Steps: By Sun Wukong by bristlefrostsbbg
Words: 38K | Last Updated: 2025-09-30 | Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary:
The Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, The Prisoner of the Golden Headband, The Manager of Heaven’s Stables, The Handsome Monkey King, Buddha Victorious in Strife—Sun Wukong had many names.
He liked it—a lot of names just showed that he was well-known in this stupid world and raised his ego more.
But in short, his name was Sun Wukong.
Or dumbass monkey, if the speaker had earned the right.
His nimbus cloud zipped beneath him with a gentle hum, cruising over the edges of Earth—The place where his master, Tang Sanzang, originated from. It was a speck in the grand theatre of the universe.
He didn’t know why he angled his cloud lower.
Didn’t know why he stopped.
Until he saw him.
The boy sat curled between two dumpsters, knees drawn tightly to his chest. His elbows jutted out at odd angles as he tried to make himself smaller, more invisible than he already was. A ragged, too-thin shirt clung to his frame, threadbare enough to show his ribs.
..
OR: The Great Sage finds himself to unintentionally adopt a maknae.
OR OR: The author thinks there arent enough sun wukong & kim dokja fics, so it decided to make some itself.
Rat's Notes: OKAY so I know this fic mostly focuses on a KDJ & SWK relationship, but the Kim Dokja/Yoo Joonghyuk tag is there so it counts. Also it's really cute.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
How to Get Rid of Someone Who Isn't Real by Bubbzyy
Words: 32.1K | Last Updated: 2025-12-01 | Rating: General Audiences
Summary:
“Then,” Yoo Joonghyuk begins, “how does someone satisfy their ‘living desire’?” Kim Dokja arrogantly juts out his chin, then goes still. “Huh.” He says, wide-eyed. “Actually, I have no idea.” “You–” When Yoo Joonghyuk turns around to accost him, the ghost is already gone. Kim Dokja was annoying. In the media, ghosts were made up to be uncanny, inconceivable entities, but when things got difficult, Kim Dokja just disappeared. He must’ve had it easy that way. Yoo Joonghyuk grumbles under his breath and pretends that the old shirt slapping wetly against the washing machine door was Kim Dokja’s face.
In a world full of nonsensical things such as soulmates, Yoo Joonghyuk is the one poor soul who gets to experience the mystic grievances of a ghost roommate haunting his new apartment.
Rat's Notes: What's better than a JoongDok soulmate fic? That's right! A JoongDok soulmate fic where Dokja actually is dead, instead of just pretending to be! And now YJH has to try to exorcise this annoying ghost that won't leave his house. No scenarios, school abroad Mia so YJH is all alone with ghost KDJ.
Rat's Rating: S-Tier
We're cutting it a little too close to the word limit here, so be sure to check out Part Two when I post it. Feel free to comment any fics that you don't see here that you really enjoyed or that you think I should read or include! And vote for what kind of fics I should make a comprehensive list for next. In the meantime, eat some cheese and watch some JoongDok animations on YouTube. ᓚᘏᕐᐷ 🧀
