Sorry it took me so long to come gush to you about part 20 of About Time after I read it. I got so busy and wanted to wait until I had time to reflect and say all the things I wanted to since so wasn't immediately responding.
Getting to finally get a glimpse of Yoongi in her present life was so awesome! The interaction at her job made me feel like they're going to naturally hit it off and become good friends again. I'm so worried for him with how it seems he's got a lot stacked against him currently.
I was so excited to see that Jungkook showed up for her surgery. Regardless of what's happened between them that really shows how much he cares even if he's got a fucked up way of showing it. He's trying and that counts for so much, even if not enough. Credit where due, right? I'm swooning at the gesture of repeatedly getting her her favorite flowers without needing the gratification of her time or trying to get back together in return. Its another thing that I feel really shows how much he cares even if he does fuck up a lot.
So since the beginning of this story where she freaks out upon first "entering" her present life because she "lost him" (Jimin) I have been terrified. I'm so afraid of the day when/if there's ever a chapter about him losing his battle against his cancer. It's going to break me down. I love this Jimin so much and how he loves her so selflessly and so much. When he wasn't around for a bit I was afraid if had happened I sighed in relief irl when he showed up. Everybody deserves to be loved the way Jimin loves her.
I'm so worried over her surgery and what awaits on the other side of it. Having the perspective of the person going into a surgery was a very interesting thing to read. The perspective of this story and the way it's written is one of my favorite things about it. It feels so personal, like a conversation with a beloved friend.
Speaking of beloved friends, the friendship between the main character and Tae is one of my favorite aspects of this story. I appreciate the way he's been there for her with no hesitation the entire time and how he's trusted her word on their other life and even taken it into consideration with how he handles himself in this one. I love that they're both willing to acknowledge that mistakes tore them apart before and actively strive toward not letting that happen again and making sure the other knows how valued they are.
Every character in this story is so beautiful, even the ones I didn't get around to rambling about, both oc's and other BTS members, and I genuinely hope they all find a way to grow and be happy. They all deserve it.
Thank you for the love and effort you've put into this masterpiece. I know it's not always easy. 💙
I’m sorry for taking the time to reply to this. I have been pretty overwhelmed with a lot of things at home and I wanted to wait until I can respond properly :)
One of the challenges that I’ve had with this story is interlacing the story timeline between two different periods of time. I’ve waited for the scene with Yoongi to happen for awhile already and I’m glad that I can finally show it. We’ve seen how Yoongi and OC’s bond on the previous life managed to fill in what she had lost from losing Taehyung in the past, and now we’ll see how that bond will change with Taehyung still present in her life. It was the fact that Yoongi had faced a lot of hardship in his life before meeting OC that had allowed them to bond. While she had come late in his life in the previous timeline to help him through it, we are seeing them meeting pretty early in this timeline and we’re going to see how much it would change everything.
Going on forward from here, we’ll be getting into an emotional ride which is going to involve both Jimin and Jungkook. So I think we’re going to have to hang on tighter than before haha
I have to be honest that writing her bond with Taehyung on the present life has been my favourite part to write about. in the past, they had a fallout because both of them refused to listen to one another, while they are now acting like each other’s conscience after knowing what would have happened if they turn their backs on the other.
I’m pretty happy with the decision of writing this story with this style. It’s really different compared to the other fics that I’ve written, but I feel like it’ll be more interesting to see everything unfolding by being inside our OC’s mind and looking through her eyes, placing the readers right into the scene. I guess it makes it even more personal that way compared to if I had written this in the second person pov.
Thank you so much for this sweet feedback. Reading through this really made me happy. Comments like this one have always been the motivation that I ever need to continue this story and I just want to thank everyone who has been supporting me with this one :)
