Where To Reach The Sun

[dal3815]

What if AU: Extra 2

<Sub Scenario - Proof of Love>

Category: Sub

Difficulty: D

Clear Conditions: Two people who share pure and true love for each other must dance before the sacred fountain of love.

Time Limit: None

Reward: 500 coins, Item Set

Penalty for Failure: Death

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!

[schaettchen]

The worst part about reading The Hands of the Emperor is that I can’t show funny bits to friends who haven’t read it because the slow build of information is so rewarding, but it would spoil it to explain the background that got us to the, “I wrote this law and you’re trying to lie to me about what it says.” I did send the Agatha Christie references to friends. Those don’t require background.

On the bright side, it’s extremely good. I need a physical copy to annotate properly. The summary didn’t really catch my attention but it’s hard to explain the actual complete premise of the book without providing too much context.

[optimisticmiraclefest]

I got to the part where lee hakhyun is "inciting" stars to ✨explode✨

Badass.

[fanumber]

orv out of context: demon king of lust interviews the monkey king for a security job. got rejected because "protecting a buddhist monk all the way to india" doesn't qualify as experience

[lee-hakhyun]

weaponizing the fact that the everything in the world loves you to steal your opponents' weapon away from them.... dkos' a hot mess most of the time but good god was this hot

[auriyria]

Ever since I read this part for the first time, I kept replaying this meme in my head over and over again until I finally remade it

The scene in question:

Kkoma Kim Dokjas for your personal use!

[scamguy]

youre going to read the orv side story with me right? right? you won't tell me its an useless addition to an already perfect story right? you'll understand lee hakhyun's role in the story, who he really is, why he matters? you wont tell me hes boring right? you'll pull through the ≈50 chapters at the beginning that you feel arent that important, like you did for the main story, and you'll survive the awkward MTL the same way you survived the rest? you'll see it as a sequel deserving of the title, as the actually much needed, painful yet beautiful story of self reflection through the other that it is? you'll understand that it's about rebuilding yourself after being suicidal your whole life and your personality being constructed around that fact? about changing to the point of becoming other to yourself? Not knowing whose story youre living/telling anymore? Loving a story to the point of losing yourself, again and again???? Right??!!! Right !!!!

[fincholeander]

Random orv side story sketches (multiple ship)

[honeyszyr]

crossover

[lee-hakhyun]

lee hakhyun is finally declaring what he wants..! we're really in the endgame now

in the last chapter, he finally admitted his reason for continuing onwards: he wants to rewrite this story, for yoo joonghyuk's sake. he'll get yoo joonghyuk to this world's end no matter what.

and now, lhh has started loud and clear his 'chivalry', the righteous code he lives for:

to give to yoo joonghyuk a world where he can can eat 'dumplings made by others' in peace;

to let the people who loved that one person's story to get their wish to live in a 'big house' together;

and to make sure the readers who haven't given up on this story yet get a happy ending.

[cavyette]

Since so many of you guys are apparently lee hakhyun deniers, I will begin drawing fanart to convince at least one person to read the side stories.

[lyuzurul]

eternally

[n0sequehacer]

[amietita]

my mom requested a dancer in a vestido folklorico with a sword lol 🦜

[optimisticmiraclefest]

I feel so bad for lhh bc he is like "I want to write my own story. I don't want to be kdj anymore" bc trauma of being rejected just bc he has 1% less and the comments are all like "ohh kdj!!!! It's him, when will he accept it?" and "I miss kim dokja company when will they return"

[wizae]

it's incredibly sweet to see hakhyun call different pieces of kim dokja his brothers, and them calling him the youngest in return

the dokja isnt an only child in the side stories

[lovemymandepressed]

No wn can play with my emotions like ORV (and LOTM) do.

These scenes almost had me sobbing.

I'm currently reading the side stories and, to be honest, I didn't have high expectations from the new MC. I mean after reading orv—the story of Kim Dokja—suddenly the MC changes in the side stories, anyone would be skeptical 'bout whether they'd take a liking to the new MC or not. And I'm no exception. I had my doubts but now I'm actually more surprised by the fact that I hadn't heard 'bout Lee Hakhyun until now!!! I mean... he's such a good character.

I remember when I was new to orv and didn't know most of the characters yet, I'd often see lots of edits on Secretive Plotter and Sun Wukong.

[Lee Hakhyun also deserves that kind of appreciation. Give the man some credit everyone.]