jwds fanfic recs
I've fallen into the jwds hole so here are my favorite fics I've read. I will be updating this as I read more~
let me in for a minute by mcreary
(11,088 words | Explicit | Chapters: 1/1)
post-canon, hurt/comfort
Dong-sik desperately wants what he's not sure he should have in the first place.
call you out on your contrarian shit by katierosefun
(3,444 words | General Audiences | Chapters: 1/1)
post-canon, getting together
“Come on,” Dong Sik says after a beat. “You must have a type.”
Joo Won picks up another slice of chamoe. “And if I do?” he asks.
[or: dong sik trying (and failing) to get han joo won to go see someone else. han joo won only has one (1) type, baby, and that's lee dong sik.]
Resonant Frequency by RC_McLachlan
(13,444 words | Explicit | Chapters: 1/1)
post-canon, established relationship
Lee Dong-sik is an astonishingly good detective. Correction: was.
Ju-won wrestles with the reminder.
"What was your involvement when you were with the RIU?" Ju-won doesn't remember any of the detectives' names attached to the case notes, let alone if Dong-sik's was on the list, but then he hadn't been looking particularly hard.
"I was part of the second team that took a crack at the investigation in 2010."
"2009," Ju-won corrects.
One side of Dong-sik's mouth pulls up. "Which means you were, what, eight?"
look at the fire and think of me by Flumes
(25,150 words | Mature | Chapters: 1/1)
post-canon, case fic
The wind must have announced his presence, must have alerted her most loyal guardian, for he hasn’t even lifted his hand to knock when the door swings open and there he stands. Hands in pockets, hip slightly cocked, the waves of jet black hair closer to a more familiar length. But it’s the twinkle in those curving eyes that feels the most surreal, a gut punch into a past that feels a lifetime ago from now, on the porch of Dong-sik’s old family home.
“It’s been a while, Inspector Han.”
Joo-won fights a grimace, looks up. “I need your help.”
The Reverie of Clouds by DachOsmin
(7,143 words | Teen And Up Audiences | Chapters: 3/3)
post-canon, amnesia, established relatioship
“What’s your name?” Han Juwon asks, not that he really cares what the answer is.
The man’s face does something complicated, spasms with a series of emotions Juwon can’t name. “
Lee Dongsik,” he finally says.
***
Han Juwon wakes up in a hospital bed. The last thing he remembers is driving to Manyang for his first day of work.
breathe out breathe in by rikli
(18,943 words | Mature | Chapters: 1/1)
post-canon, friends with benefits
Maybe all of Han Kihwan's words were true. Juwon refused a hand reaching out to him too many times before. But what his father had no idea about was the reason for it. It wasn't because he was weak. It might be a weakness, but he did it to stay strong. Because it was easier to reject it than to be the one that was being rejected.
did the love affair maim you too by aslongastheydonttouch
(7,612 words | Explicit | Chapters: 1/1)
canon compliant, friends with benefits
He wonders again, very briefly, if someone’s body needs to be found every time for them to fuck. [or: the events of beyond evil, but now as an enemies-slash-friends with benefits au. except it's really not that simple, because nothing's ever simple when it comes to lee dong sik and han joo won.]
providence blue by princesskay
(23,799 words | Explicit | Chapters: 4/4)
post-canon, getting together
Released from his parole, Dong-sik decides to sell everything and start over somewhere that isn't Manyang; but there's just one problem holding him back. What color should he paint the guest bedroom of Nam Sang-bae's lakehouse, the last property left to him by the dead and tethering him to home? Like providence, Han Joo-won reappears in his life to help him decide.
grand days by cherriru
(7,147 words | Explicit | Chapters: 1/1)
post-canon, developing relationship
The woes of having a visibly younger partner—one who’d been diligently schooled in a foreign country, was fluent in no less than four languages, and in an overwhelming gesture of sincerity had publicized the evidence that brought down his own father and given Lee Dongsik back his life—was that the locals gossiped about them incessantly.
take a bite of my heart tonight by ltyrell
(56,664 words | Explicit | Chapters: 9/9)
post-canon, friends with benefits
Two years post-canon, Juwon and Dongsik are just desperate enough to give dating apps a try. A comedy of errors ensues. [or: jwds + grindr misadventures]
i missed you before i met you by rikli
(22,924 words | Teen And Up Audiences | Chapters: 1/1)
post-canon, juwon has a sister
It was an eventful day for Han Juwon. First it was Nam Sangbae’s death anniversary. Being back in Manyang felt a little bit like coming home. Of all the places, it was that town. But it was an event that had been preceded by anxiety. Meeting Lee Dongsik after such a long time, and the others–it wasn’t an easy concept in Juwon’s mind. Then, he was summoned back to work. There was another lost soul he had to bring back home. The search went well into the evening before he got to go home. The date on his phone screen has changed to the next day already. But it wasn’t the end, because what was waiting for him back home wasn’t just his bed. There was a woman–a girl, really–that was crouching by his door.
Heart and Soul by bluetrees
(122,872 words | Mature | Chapters: 22/22)
canon divergence
Lee Dong Sik has spent nineteen years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Now that he is finally free, he is out to find out the truth, as well as who did this to him, and make sure they regret the day they were born.
Emergency Contact by Magnolia822
(15,195 words | Explicit | Chapters: 1/1)
post-canon, getting together
After Han Joowon is injured in the line of duty, Lee Dongsik brings him back to Manyang for his convalescence.
He's going to get cared for whether he likes it or not.
a cure for everything by princesskay
(42,883 words | Explicit | Chapters: 5/5)
post-canon, getting together
After spending three years as platonic friends and nothing more, Dong-sik invites Joo-won on a four-day camping trip to Jirisan. Will no cell phone service, no running water, a massive test of physical endurance, and only one tent be what it takes to make them admit their feelings for one another?
