"Saudade" by @rhaenys-queenofkhyrulzz on AO3
Saudade- (n.) a nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant, or that has been loved and then lost; “the love that remains”
When Seon-ho's brother survived that fateful day, Nam Jeon sold him to Ihwaru in a fit of rage. Years later, an 18-year-old Seon-ho is now the most shamefully sought after kisaeng amongst Goryeo's rotten upper class. His reputation reaches far and wide- even to the ears of the young nobleman, Yi Bang Won, who intends to find out the reason for these rumours himself. This leads to years of painful love, a relationship of convenience and something dark and twisted that seeks to consume them all.
kisaeng!Seon-ho has to deal with his political ambitions colliding with his messy love life for many years down the road
This is a DARK one. Read at your own risk, and for the love of god, READ THE TAGS. It's important, especially if you can't handle certain themes.
If YOU DID read the tags, and still want to read it, GREAT. Cause although it's not finished, it's so we'll written you won't regret it. And it's such an interesting concept. What would Seon Ho do in that situation? To survive and protect who he loves?
And check their other works too, ESPECIALLY the fandvids. Both times after me putting those songs in my Seon Ho playlist, I find two fanvids made by them WITH THOSE EXACTLY SONGS. Reading my mind for real.
And I LOVE how it's kinda unspoken in this fandom how easy you can read Seon Ho's relationship with his father THAT way. It's so complicated in canon.
Anyway, I LOVED doing this cover. Those are the design from the account kdc, who does poster about Korean culture, and they're amazing.
