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Chapters: 7/? Fandom: 나의 나라 | My Country: The New Age (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con Relationships: Nam Seon Ho/Taejong of Joseon, Nam Seon Ho/Seo Hwi, Han Hui Jae/Seo Hwi, Hwang Sung Rok & Nam Seon Ho, Nam Seon Ho/Other(s) Characters: Nam Seon Ho, Yi Bang Won, Seo Hwi, Han Hui Jae, Hwang Sung Rok, Nam Jeon, Seo Yeon (My Country: The New Age), Nam Minho Additional Tags: Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Implied/Referenced Underage Sex, Forced Prostitution, Dubious Consent, Slavery, Period-Typical Sexism, Period-Typical Homophobia, Suicidal Thoughts, Politics, Angst, Smut, War, Contracts, Whump, Canon Rewrite, kisaeng!Nam Seon Ho, Pining, Unrequited Love, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Hurt/Comfort, Y'all are gonna hate me by the end of this, aight time for those smut tags, Kissing, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Blow Jobs, Power Dynamics, References to Ancient Korean Religion & Lore, Period Typical Attitudes, Incest, Alternate Universe, Hand Jobs, Rough Sex Series: Part 1 of Saudade Summary:
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.
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kisaeng!Seon-ho has to deal with his political ambitions colliding with his messy love life for many years down the road












