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Godspeed thoughts

I know there's only one chapter up on ao3 yet, but I can't shut up about Jinkook's relationship in Godspeed. Jimin and JK's bond in the fic will form slowly, but naturally, and in a healthy way- their romantic relationship won't be the cause of angst and inner turmoil (for a while, at least. hehe.), no, all the drama and pain in Godspeed will come from outside sources.

For Jimin, it'll manifest in his insecurities regarding his personal life. Just like Jungkook, he's incredibly confident and good at what he does, but getting to that point in his career meant sacrificing or neglecting aspects of his personal life that he won't be able to hide if he really wants things with JK to work. It's going to be !! so much fun !! to explore that!!

He reminds me of these two songs sm: The Archer - Taylor Swift, and Starlight - Jennie. (More on this later, if you guys want).

BUT BACK TO JINKOOK. Friends?, teammates, rivals. (Everything but a lover, a part of my sick, brocedes-rotted brain screams.) Their dynamic is so interesting to me.

In the Godspeed universe, Seokjin is the first Korean driver to make it into F1. Not only that, but the first Korean to win a World Championship. And then another. He's a superstar. He paved the way for little JK, who watched him snatch a historic win in the Monaco GP and promised himself to be just like him one day.

And you could argue that he's more succesful than Seokjin. After breaking into F1, he scores more points, more podiums, more wins than SJ had at that point of his career. The expectations on JK are high. Unrealistic, sometimes, maybe even unfair.

So what happens when you put two highly competitive individuals, who are both fighting to be their country's nº1, in the same team? Pure, utter chaos.

With the faith of Italy in their hands, a cruel parallel gets drawn. Kim Seokjin, il primogenito, the first child, the heir. And Jeon Jeongguk, Il Beniamino. the beloved one, the favorite.

(Needless to say, Seokjin doesn't take JK's new nickname lightly.)

The rivalry and the dramatics following JK's debut in Ferrari are insane. A civil war that only gets tolerated by the team because, well, they deliver results.

Seokjin feels threatened almost immediately. He doesn't manage JK's addition to the team because, well, who would, in his shoes? He still believes he has a championship or two under his belt, so he has to bare his teeth and show who truly deserves to be the team's number one.

On the other hand, Jeongguk just wants to be seen. Acknowledged by the world, by his idol. He's determined, fast, and proud, and Seokjin's coldness towards him only fuels his competitive side. It's explosive.

Age and experience calm Jeongguk down, but the resentment still lives within him. To become the next World Champion, he's going to have to fight his demons, and the first in line has Seokjin's name scribbled all over him.

You can read the first chapter of Godspeed here.

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༄ DIRTY LAUNDRY | jikook fic

⏾ jikook | E | 25k (completed)

⏾ angst w/ a happy ending

⏾ childhood friends, fake dating, hurt/comfort

After quitting his corporate job, Jimin returns to his hometown with no prospects for the foreseeable future. It’s easy to pretend that it’s just a long holiday until his ex-boyfriend Jeongguk turns up at his door, asking Jimin to follow through with a promise he made three years ago.

Jimin knew coming home was a mistake, but he has nowhere else to turn. Dirty laundry can’t be buried forever.

🔗 ao3.org/works/63194044

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✧ Shades of Wrong | 122k | E - completed

enemies to lovers - CEO! JK, lawyer! JM - office au

When CEO Jeon Jeongguk is offered a deal he can't turn down, he requires the assistance of a right-hand man to assure everything goes according to plan.

What a shame the perfect candidate is no other than Park Jimin, the best lawyer in Seoul and Jeongguk's sworn enemy.

✧ How to Fall in Love with Park Jimin | 106k | E - completed

exes to lovers - idol! JM, journalist! JK - angst with a happy ending

Following the release of JIMIN's new EP, 'hate & regret', rumors of an alleged romance with journalist Jeon Jeongguk have surfaced after the publication of his newest article, "How to Fall in Love with Park Jimin: a ten-step guide written by his biggest mistake."

Jeon reportedly accuses the idol of lying about their former relationship and, with his career now overshadowed by his past, Jimin is forced to figure out how to put the pieces of his life back together- and if, despite it all, one of those pieces still has Jeongguk's name on it.

✧ to the moon | 55k | E - completed

childhood friends to enemies to lovers - tattoo artist! jk, fashion student! jm - coming of age, lgbtq themes

"I promise one day I'll go to the moon with you, Jeongguk."

Matching tattoos of the moon, lakes and first loves. That's all Jimin sees when he stumbles into Jeon Jeongguk one spring day in New York, exactly four years after breaking his heart.

or; Jimin and Jeongguk promise each other the moon as kids. Time, crueler than ever, puts an ocean between them.

✧ it always leads to you (and my hometown) | 27k | E - completed

fake dating - friends to lovers - christmas fluff

“Jeon Jeongguk, are you asking me to be your fake boyfriend for Christmas?” Jimin says, bringing a hand to his chest. “Are we having a moment right now?”

Jeongguk nods solemnly, ignoring how loud his heart is thrumming inside of his ribcage. “I think we are. So, hyung, will you be my extremely platonic and fake boyfriend for the timespan of one dreadful week?”

Jimin looks up grinning like the devil. “I can’t wait, babe.”

(or; in which jimin and jeongguk have always been best friends, but it takes them one week in jeongguk’s hometown to discover all the feelings that lie underneath their ‘platonic’ bond.)

✧ say yes to heaven (say yes to me) | 3.5k | T - completed

academic rivals to lovers - valentine's day fluff - bickering

Park Jimin, master of Always Being Right, gets into an argument with his self-proclaimed nemesis, Jeon Jeongguk, about love during a lecture. Jimin claims it's a social construct built by capitalism, and Jeongguk thinks he can fix him.

(or: Jeongguk dares Jimin to go on a date with him and he agrees just to prove a point.)

✧ a portrait of you | 10k | E - ongoing (1/8 ch.)

arranged marriage - modern royalty au, prince! JK, artist! JM - seemingly unrequited love - angst w/ a happy ending

"No one can rewrite the stars, my prince."

"There is no such thing as destiny, Park Jimin, but even if there is, I'll make sure to defeat it."

Jimin has painted portraits of Jeongguk over the past ten years, secret confessions of his love for the prince of Korea. Now, as he stands in the middle of the throne room, his ears ring. He's going to marry Jeongguk in the spring— Jeongguk, the one he wants the most, the one who will never want him— and it leaves him with no choice but to set fire to his paintings in hopes that his love for the prince, too, burns down to ashes.

✧ Wasteland, baby! | 26k | E - ongoing (1/2)

enemies to lovers - religious! JK, queer activist! JM - coming of age

"Did you want something, or are you here to waste my time?”

“Here to waste your time,” Jimin replies with no hesitation. There’s a playful glisten behind his dark eyes that forces Jeongguk look away. “You know what they say. Summer doesn’t start until you bother the hot son of a priest.”

Jeongguk has always lead a quiet life. He prays, studies and remains in the shadows, keeping the truth about his sexuality away from prying eyes. But when Park Jimin— the town's LGBTQ+ activist and Jeongguk's self-declared enemy since middle school— invites him to a Pride party, he begins to discover the joy of loud, fierce and unapologetic queerness.

✧ heaven is a fire-lit room | 15k | T - completed (vminkook)

soulmates! au - seemingly unrequited love - yearning

There is a certain eerie beauty to the concept of soulmates. It may be the fact that there’s no such thing as an answer to why they exist, why the universe decided we must share the same stardust with another person.

Taehyung should be thrilled, really- he finally can feel his soulmate. There’s not a single reason for which he shouldn’t be buzzing with excitement at all times.

Except for the fact that he’s in love with someone else. Two boys. His best friends, Park Jimin and Jeon Jeongguk. He tries to forget about it, but he’s the most selfish boy in the world. He doesn’t want to let go.

✧ palo santo | 41k | M - completed

soulmates - gang member! JM, singer! JK - hurt/comfort - angst w/ a happy ending

A world where the words that make you realize you're in love with your soulmate are tattoed in your body; a world where love brings hope. A world Jimin stopped belonging to a long time ago.

(or; in which Jeongguk shows Jimin the stars still shine.)

✧ finding old places anew | 10k | G - completed

80s! au - slice of life - established relationship - LGBTQ+ themes

Moving into their first house, Jungkook and Jimin find a journal full of photographs of places around Seoul in the 60s. Many of the places have since changed, but the couple decides to take a trip around the town to find each of these treasured locations and take new pictures to add to the collection, in hopes of returning it to its original owners.

(or; in which time passes, the world changes, but jimin stays.)

✧ can you feel (my heartbeat?) | 5k | T - completed

christmas fluff - inspired by GCF in Tokyo - mutual pining - confessions

Jimin needs a Christmas present for Jeongguk, but he can't think of one good enough to pay back for everything he's done for him. What Jimin fails to realize is that Jeongguk only needs his love.