podfic for: minted (explicit) (excerpt only)
pairing: street king!yoongi x street cart vendor!reader
rating/genre: explicit (18+) ; angst , suspense , smut ; haegeum au , gang au
series: masterlist | one | two | three
summary: all you do is wake up, sell your fruit on the dusty streets below your flat, and go to sleep. but everything changes when a customer you always look forward to seeing turns out to be dangerous. really, really dangerous.
note: i literally just found out that podfics (narrated fics) are a thing and wanted to try it on one, and since 3tan would take awhile to do, i wanted to try and start with minted! here's an excerpt that i did today.
note 2: everything was voiced, written, and edited by yours truly :D
warnings: mint!yoongi, haegeum!yoongi, this series may not be for everyone, as there will be graphic depictions of violence. warnings stated in each installment. minors please dni.
current word count: 31.5k | mood playlist: here
kithtaehyung masterlist: here
read along to the start of part one below the cut!
Ever since you could remember, gang activity in your town has run unchecked.
Anything goes. Rough fights out of nowhere, car chases busting streets, or even random delinquents snatching food on the run, dust kicking up onto stock they left behind.
And out of all the districts, yours is begrudgingly the second worst.
Why? You still aren’t completely sure. But you do know that the darkest is reserved for the underbelly that only slithers in rumors. A place in which you will never find yourself.
But you do wonder what must happen there to warrant the winning title because each day here is a battle to keep yourself afloat.
All you do is sell fruit. Why are you fighting for your life every week? Why can’t you exchange goods for money in peace? If you could compare it to the movies you grew up watching on an outdated television, it’s a grungy reflection of the wild west.
But through all the shit you’ve chosen to endure, at least one person is always kind enough to buy his wares and go.
And today is no different.
You still don’t know his name. But you yearn to. Because his hair is the color of magic and rebellion, and his tattoos really set off that bright mop of locks.
If those lethal, piercing eyes weren’t enough.
When he lifts three long digits, it takes all your strength to nod and get his purchase together. This is the part that never changes, either.
Just like always. One, three, or five fingers for tangerines. Never two, never four, and never any other fruits.
It’s charming, in a way. As if he’s more particular than most about what he wants—a trait elusive to many.
Like clockwork, you would hand his order over in thin plastic, and he would walk away to hitch a ride on a passing cart. Just like he does right now with a lazy gait, white tee billowing from his jeans.
Another day. Another exchange.
In the wavy heat of summer, you sigh. Wondering if anything is ever going to change, and if you would ever get to know more about your most frequent, most mysterious patron.
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tbc??
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a/n: just wanted to try something fun!! this should help me stay connected and familiar with the minted universe as i work on parts 4 and 5. do you guys want me to keep going? let me know!
🍊 special survey: an anonymous community survey to celebrate 3 years!
🍊 3tanslice requests: are open! if i am ok with the request, i will write it and post during november.
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⇥ survey: there is a huge 3tan13 optional teaser at the end, and i will be doing audio answers to certain questions :D
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thank you all so much for being here. three years is a long time and yet, not so long at all. here's to making more memories and i sincerely appreciate every single one of you. alongside any audio answers i will do, you'll be hearing more from me personally later this month!
this man really got me back on the mic for this lol lyrics under the cut | also now on ig if you’re on there!
Uh, I’m on my jungkook jeon
One look got all the honeys saying “oh it’s on”
Be kinda poetic, it’s kinda pathetic
How the beat be getting cooked on, bunny call a medic, uh
Sorry to bug you but I’m so smooth with it
This the typa beat to seep right through with it
Meet and cruise with it, freak and snooze with it
Jack wanting more on the street might groove with it
Hah, I’m just playing though
Silver spoon, nah, we just staying gold
Hole in one, yah, but we layin' low*
이해가 안 되?** lemme say it slow
One two step let’s see it in 3-D
Four five shots I’m calling in 6G
Seven different ways, seven different days,
JK on the mic, he ateeee
*"layin' low" - hyolyn
**이해가 안 되? = you don't understand?
Im feeling old right now.. what is a podfic exactly? Hahaha
oh! a podcasted fanfic! so like audiobooks but for fanfictions.
i've been so out of the loop that i didn't even know about them until recently. but i was so intrigued bc i love audiobooks, then decided to try it with minted!
— hey, everyone! this will be the master thread for all the audio replies i'll be posting in response to the reader submissions in this survey. there will also be written commentary for everyone that doesn’t want to/can’t listen to the audio version.
[ MINORS DNI ] since three tangerines is rated m for mature content, these could have rated m content discussed. the whole 3tan series is not for anyone under 18. please respect my wishes by not engaging with this material at all if you are a minor.
[ DISCLAIMER ] all of these thoughts are strictly about a work of fiction, and therefore should not be taken as true or factual. this is simply for fun and about a piece that i had written. any time yoongi is mentioned, it is only referencing 3tan!yoongi.
audio series: three tangerines (3tan)
content: writing process, thought processes, reader submissions
episodes: intro | episode 1 | episode 2
commentary survey: fill out here! | inbox me a question!
date started: november 5th, 2024
if you tune in, happy to have you! this is just another way to connect with you all again, and a way to show my appreciation for all of you being here. it's been a wild 3 year run, and we have so much more to go! thank you. it means the world.
[ 241107 ] Hey everyone and welcome to episode one of 3 years with 3tan audio replies.
The first question we have - again, the question is "if you were given time to sit down and talk with me as the author, what would you want to talk about and or do?" First person - it is anonymous - they said, "I'd probably ask for writing advice and want all the details of how you came up with 3tan and also talk about life and whatnot."
That's awesome. I mean, I, I love talking about life, love talking about pretty much anything. I'm a yapper (laughs) sometimes and sometimes I just sit there and listen. It really depends.
But! How I came up with 3tan, I mean. I get this one quite a lot, but it started when I took inspiration from one of my favorite scenes from one of my favorite fanfics. But I definitely wanted to put my own spin on it, right? Like I was definitely not going to copy it entirely because we all know (laughs) that's a no-no, but I did want to reimagine it and put my own little.. tangerine in it (laughs) and then imagine it with Yoongi. But also throwing in that brother's best friend trope because I wanted to explore that with him in general.
And honestly from there it took a life of its own. Completely took a life of its own, nothing else is even remotely close to what that original fanfic was about and they really did take on their own personalities, they all took on their own environment, everything just started - just started flowing. And of course from there I left it as open-ended as possible, that way if these characters decided to come back to me with more, they had more to say, then I was down with it.
And then the second question is, "how do you write your characters' emotions and descriptions so well? I'm very curious about that. Every time I read your [stories] I can feel the emotions deep in my soul and it makes me feel like I'm part of the story as a reader." That is amazing feedback. Thank you.
As far as writing characters' emotions and descriptions, I think I'd have to draw this out, but. Essentially, like let's say you're shooting a movie scene. You have a lead or you have two leads, whatever, right? But then you also have a director, but then you also have camera operators, most likely more than one, and you're switching between those two.
I'm. I put myself in every position. So one moment, I'm the main lead. One moment I'm a camera operator on their right, and then the second - and the next moment - I'm the director looking at everything.
That's why there's so many cuts, I would say. So many beats, those small paragraphs, because everything is like a snapshot basically. And that's how I go about my descriptions.
And then as far as emotions, I'm in it. Like I am in that scene, whatever it is with these people. And it's tough. It really is.
And I know other writers out there will know exactly what i'm talking about. You take on these emotions too when you're writing them. You're attached to them, and it does a number on you, it really does.
That's why.. That's why we definitely need breaks after working on a piece and even posting the piece. Like you got all those emotions on paper and you're releasing it to the world for everyone to see and it's nerve-racking, but it's rewarding at the same time when people really connect with it.
So, yeah!
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