The motivation to keep writing when you know that no one is really reading what you put out might be easier for some folks but for me it's a hard skill to maintain. So what is even the point in putting in soooo much work by posting all of my chapters here when every single post has gotten zero traction????
I'm "writing for myself" and own entertainment but maybe actually posting chapters online should not be the ultimate priority in all of this (especially in such a dead fandom). But in a way, it kinda takes the pressure off knowing that the feedback is dead. No audience, no deadlines, no worrying what people might think....I guess the lesson in all of this is literally to "just write" and don't stop....if I had followed that and not listened to my excitement at the time and started posting before I even finished.....I would have BEEN finished this fic.
Anyways, maybe this might be my final post here????? Who knows lol i've had this blog for YEARS but I don't see myself being active on this blog anymore.
I will however won't stop writing eb quest, because I love this fic too much. but every time I decide to post a new chapter, I lose my steam. So I guess you know where this is going. However, the only time I might come back is when Jonghyeon is discharged, but other than that....ima probably finish the whole part 1 first before posting ✌️
So uh....I return back to work after being furloughed and....i'm kinda scared that I'll never finish the chapters i've been stuck on since August. But IDK...I find that when i'm in the midst of my workload I tend to write more???? I guess I use writing as a distraction.
But since i've been home, I haven't done or written JACK shit except for opening pigglife and I love coffee back to back to back lol (JK I wrote some stuff but it was mostly rewriting 2hyun meet-cute)
Anyways, I'll see what happens, it honestly depends on how I cope with my workload.
As if reading his mind, Aaron spoke up “Jonghyeon ah…are you sure you should have added that second bit to the account???”
Jonghyeon looked up from his phone, “Why????”
“Well… your leg bounce is starting the shake the whole car, your hands are all a tremble and you’re starting to sweat out your hair….” Said Aaron, making Jonghyeon abruptly pause said action.
“Hyung, I-I…can’t believe that you don’t remember the most important rule in journalism!"
“Which is to always be ahead of the game????” said Aaron.
“Wrong.”
“Eh???”
“That’s only the first one.” Said Jonghyeon.
“What’s your 2nd one???”
“Never ever drink coffee on an empty stomach or your first task of the day will not be that interview!” said Jonghyeon.
Aaron slowly sat down his cappuccino, “What will it be?”
“Three trips to the bathroom and a fresh wardrobe change…”
Aaron eyed Jonghyeon who was now adjusting the collar of his dress shirt, which seemed as though it had a life of its own. Slowly wrapping around his neck to the point Jonghyeon suddenly felt hot and found his breaths becoming shorter by the second.
“It’s the coffee huh?”
“It’ll get you if you’re an idiot like me who skipped breakfast…” said Jonghyeon, grabbing a piece of Aaron’s half-eaten muffin before stuffing it into his dry mouth.
Jonghyeon was absolutely a shaky mess for reasons other than his half-finished Americano.
Pics that give "I am Dr. M of Collestia, Hwang Minhyun son of Hwang boyoung."
“This is a….50 Million “Won” Suit. What do you know about quality???? It’s mighty high compared to others i’ve seen…”
“I am Dr. M, The Beloved! Top Ecological Preservation Practitioner of the Ecological Society of Collestia?!” he exclaimed to the puzzled man in front of him.
He continued, “Or shall I give you the pleasure of jogging your memory? I am Hwang Minhyun! Son of Hwang Boyoung!?”
I feel like minhyun's dad in the fic (woohyun) is prob my favorite OC.
I know...I KNOW boyoung is obviously my fav BUT woohyun's arc is kinda more interesting to me. Probably because boyoung has the same struggles as minhyun so it's prob second nature writing them by now lol (by the way, I feel like boyoung really needs a deep dive to really understand why the hell she did what she did. Though it's prob not hard to figure out why but she is a really tragic character that I feel so bad for.)
But anyways woohyun is a guy who didn't grow up privileged (I didn't include this in the fic, so you heard it here first!), stands firm in his ways and doesn't like change AT ALL.
He also has a caring spirit but because of his ways and upbringing, this makes him very protective of what he has and has a deep fear to disrupt what is already in place and experience loss in return.
Fast forward years later, he marries boyoung and has minhyun. He has the "perfect life" now, but it just makes him even more stubborn. IDK if folks will really pick up with what I include in this story but whatever lol
I wrote a scene where he inclined that he used to get upset with boyoung going out all the time. ("clinical trial agreement").
Basically he used to be really frustrated with her and the job that she has because it included a lot of laborious travel and it seriously concerned him especially when she was taking minhyun with her at times. And he was scared that something bad would happen to her or somehow lose her in all of that mess.
So when boyoung goes missing, it really does him in.
He's suddenly a single father and it only causes him to stand more firm in his ways. Though I can say single-parenthood probably slightly changed him for the best because it forced him to move and step up to provide a stable life for he and minhyun despite everything that happened with boyoung. Compared to when boyoung was the true head of the house and he'd look to her to handle tough decisions (That one flashback scene w/ the ice storm.)
But it didn't make him come full circle though, because whatever stubbornness and problematic ways he held has evolved into full blown toxicity towards his own son because woohyun literally sees boyoung in minhyun. But 1000x worse because minhyun gives him HELL.
But woohyun does everything in his power to protect him from doing the same thing.
He's overprotective of minhyun even into adulthood (curphews, scolded for coming home half a minute late, demands minhyun to let him know all of his whereabouts, etc.), does not trust minhyun enough to let him go and live his grown life because of his rebellious actions in the past and is overall really lousy.
Hell minhyun would have probably turned into the first male Rapunzel if it was all up to woohyun.
It is no wonder he and his father clashed so much, which was probably way more severe than any disagreements between woohyun x boyoung. Minhyun wanted out.
Let's not forget that he sees seongwu as a son that he wished he had since seongwu has more desirable traits that he wished minhyun had.
But anyways one can imagine how woohyun would react when the same thing that happened to boyoung, happened to minhyun.
It was basically his worst nightmare that came true.
So idk I feel really sorry for woohyun. He still grieves for his wife only to experience more hurt with Minhyun.
So if anyone wonders the number one question, yes. He loves minhyun A LOT just as much as he loves boyoung and he wants to live his dream life comfortably with his family but their personalities disrupts all of that.
And don't worry, he eventually comes around full circle in this fic. He'd do anything to have his son back but there is a specific point in the fic where minhyun and his father have a "conversation" where woohyun is forced to trust and accept his "imperfect" son or full on reject him because of minhyun's decisions throughout the story.
Also contrast woohyun w/ dr. lee. Notice how minhyun almost looks up to dr. lee as not only his boss but a mentor of some sorts?? How minhyun confided with dr. lee about his goals and dreams at 17 years old instead of his dad??? He is the antithesis of woohyun.
Also notice how woohyun doesn't really get along well with dr. lee??? because dr. lee came along and offered minhyun the same job that sent boyoung into her tragedy.
Woohyun cannot stand that man and has a serious problem with him lol and there is a subtle blink if you miss it hint that I included where I included this tension in "conference room discussions" after the meeting.
Minhyun's theme songs for Earthbound Quest (So far)
This is the main theme song that i've chosen for Hwang Minhyun in Earthbound Quest (Chasing ambitions)
I've had this song in mind ever since i wrote the chapter "Cosmic Explorer and the galaxy roads" and I feel like it just sticks lol the sounds are big and ambitious just like him in the fic lol
Here is a playlist during his galaxy road adventures & mishaps (from his chase to descent)
Also have another playlist for Dr. M's party, The bribery scene and his first day on Earth, but i'm not gon lie i'm kind of embarrassed by some of the choices on those playlists lol
BUT here is one of the songs from Dr. M's party
The bribery scenes (Law & Persuasion / The deal of three)
And here is the playlist that inspired his first day on Earth (The man in the mirror / That guy)
Also i'll make a separate post for Jonghyeon's themes lol I need to write more chapters from his POV but YES I do have some songs so far lol
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Title: The Earthbound Quest (Part 1 of 2 part series) / cross-posted on Ao3 & AFF
Summary: Hwang Minhyun from Planet Collestia sets off on an investigation down to Earth to find and reunite with his mother who mysteriously disappeared when he was 5. But unexpectantly, it happens in the most unconventional way that he would have never thought was possible: With the use of a magic pill that would temporarily disguise him as a human and a run in with the rivalrous journalist from South Korea, Kim Jonghyeon.
What could go wrong?
Characters: Hwang Minhyun, Kim Jonghyeon, Ong Seongwu, Kang Dongho, Yoon Jisung, Ha Sungwoon, Kwak Aaron, Choi Mingi, Zhou Jieqiong/Kyulkyung, Original Characters
Pairings: Minhyun x Jonghyeon, Minhyun and Ong Seongwu (Friends), Jonghyeon and Aron (Friends), Aron x Mingi (side couple)
Genre: Soft Fantasy/Sci-fi, Medical Magic, Missing Persons, Alien/Human Relationship, Hurt/Comfort, Eventual Romance, Angst, Sprinkle of humor & comedy
Throw some long emerald hair on him, a brow headpiece and a white lab coat and suddenly he is Dr. M of Collestia, Hwang Minhyun, son of Hwang Boyoung 😂
So I just finished chapter 1 of my new fantasy/sci-fi fic, The Earthbound Quest!!! (I finally have a title lol) I also have a prologue that I wrote weeks ago. Not gonna lie, i'm gonna say that chapter 1 was the most difficult chapter that i've had to write. Not only because the fear of literally not writing anything since 2016 but because I also had to introduce Minhyun's dilemma, Planet Collestia and some other important characters!
The characters I have so far?????
Minhyun
Seongwu
Baekho
Minhyun's parents
Yep! those are the folks of Collestia lol
Honestly I think once Minhyun hits Earth, things will be easier. Because this is my first fic with some (soft) sci-fi & fantasy and i'm not really big on worldbuilding but I will try my best lol
Oh boy Jonghyeon's POV and other characters will come around chapter 3. I have some scandalous drama that I will be introducing up ahead for his subplot lmaooo. And somehow Minhyun will unfortunately be wrapped up into Jonghyeon's journalism rivalry with Kyulkyung lol
/whispers - when friendships go sour, theft, bribery, and sabotage taking place in the journalism community
Also I'm so excited to start 2hyun's romance subplot too! it's gonna be hilarious romcom mess coming up!!
Humor is my thing but of course! I must stay focused because the plot will be centered around Minhyun reuniting with his mother who disappeared from his life when he was 5. And what's a gripping story without some serious moments...it's very difficult for me writing even the smallest sad scenes. But it must be done, i suppose.
I do have a main theme for the fic as well. However minor themes such as dysfunctional family relationships and generational curses are some things that I unexpectantly found myself having to tackle. So I have to say that it's really interesting exploring these. I intend for this to be a healing fic, so things are not going to be too angsty or dark.
I don't think i'll actually start posting it until i've written chapter 2. So yeah...i guess i officially writing again
But I decided to pick up on writing a fic again. It was on a random day this past summer while I was at work. It's hwangkim fic which seems very similar to my retired fairytale fic that I started writing back in 2016.
Real talk, I think this is a story that I really need to write this time lol because obviously, there is just something keep drawing me to the type of fantasy premise where: someone accidently gets stuck in the human world and they meet someone in that world but HAVE to uphold an air of secrecy to conceal who and WHAT they really are????? lol
Yes, that is the main premise in the fic lol
I don't care how busy i am at work or if folks don't read it or whatever, I will write this story. I HAVE to write this story. I MUST write this story
I think I stopped writing the one from 2016 at the time because it wasn't really outlined that much and I didn't take the time out to develop the characters (Plus 2016 was a crazy year for me, so I was honestly sidetracked) but yeah it was fun writing but I didn't know what the hell was gonna happen in the fic after chapter 7 lol.
So i'm having fun planning this new one lol I have to admit i'm trying to keep patience to not go into fully writing it until I know what really happens at the end and until I know how HwangKim are gonna be as individuals in the fic. I think I want it to be more heart & soul in the fic this time instead of just the excitement of adventure.
it's been 5 months since the idea popped into my head, so I guess it's no going back now
Welp after about 7 years, it seems like I've gravitated towards writing again!
I decided that I wanted to take a try at romance for a change
So many thoughts and ideas has been bubbling in my head while plotting this fic, and i've been plotting since July. Sooo I figured it was about that time to start blogging about it
mmm hmm! it's gon be about Hwangkim 🤭
With them being my ultimate ship (and the ship that I miss the most) I wanted to take a try at my very first romance fic about them!
Don't be fooled, it's not just any premise tho lol I didnt think too hard about it tbh, it just came to me lol
A fantasy romance where a mysterious clumsy alien (minhyun) who crashed from outer space falls in love with an imperfect but ambitious journalist (jonghyeon).
A choice between love and mission must be made, when jonghyeon makes an outrageous decision that would put minhyun's identity at risk.
Now don't laugh okay???? Minhyun will be humanized with some alien quirks. So it's not gon be super super weird.
The only thing I thought hard about was the actual plot. It's definitely subject to change. But I LIVE for plots w/ a non-human protagonist trying to interact with the fellow humans and their world ("National Fairy" flashbacks 😂), so this premise just randomly knocked at my door and i just ran with it!
When I started to get into the meat of the whole plotting process, I was elated to realize that this would be my first ever fic where I would have a full clear understanding of what the major plot points would be.
Because with every fic I've done in the past it always became incomplete because.... I would never plot anything past the 1st act and just kinda write on the nose after that..
Anyways I wanna do things right this time.
I'm also on the fence whether I should make it more rom-comey or more serious??? Or serious with a dash of rom-com ????? Obviously ima probably do a mixture of both and with the way the premise sounds.
I think it might start off kinda rom-comey and before slowly becoming serious and making its descent into the 3rd act
