Hiraeth (BTS story)
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| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Hiraeth |
| Author(s): | haruday |
| Date(s): | December 2016 - June 2017 |
| Length: | 100k words; 5 chapters |
| Genre(s): | College AU, slash |
| Fandom(s): | BTS |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | ao3 link, Archived version |
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Hiraeth is a BTS fanfic by haruday. It is a College AU. The main pairing is Taekook.
On the Archive of Our Own, it is the eighteenth most popular BTS fanwork by hit count. As of February 2021, the work has over 348,000 hits, 12,000 kudos, 1,000 comments, and 4,700 bookmarks.
It is inspired by the book Diary of an Oxygen Thief, which was anonymously written and published.
Synopsis
Summary: Jeongguk has learned the hard way from the tender age of thirteen when his father pushed him down the stairs, that people are a disappointment. They always will be and so he breaks hearts instead.
Hurt people hurt people.
Jeongguk likes hurting girls, but he doesn't like hurting Kim Taehyung.
Reactions and Reviews
ICONIC. Literally, just, iconic. There are a lot of iconic taekook fics, and THIS IS ONE OF THEM. I read this a long time ago (like, June, when it was finished) and always thought about recommending it, but I never got around to it UNTIL NOW. This is one of the very few fraternity fics I like. Please, PLEASE, mind the warnings and stay away from this if it’ll trigger you - it’s VERY explicit, so if you have any doubts, just be safe and don’t read it. This is very sad and the characters are very flawed, and flawed characters make big mistakes. Flawed characters aren’t perfect people. Please, stay safe, but if you end up reading this, let me know what you think. It’s very well written, and the characters are beautifully structured. I love hearing from you all![1]
this story really gets into jk and his troubles in the best way i've seen a book do it. and there's a happy ending? it can't get any better.[2]
when i ask for heavy angst, this is what i mean. it’s renowned in the taekook fandom. so painful and fucked up. please read the tags on this one ten times over. chapter 3 in particular is filled with a lot of heavy shit. one warning the author didn’t put was a warning for dubious consent between jk and a stranger when he is obviously struggling with drug abuse! this happens during chapter 3, fairly in the beginning.[3]
Damn, this story hit me so hard. It’s so so angsty yet so beautiful. What I like about it is how realistic it is and how everything was explained in details. I heard and saw a lot of people say they cried a lot while reading but I thought maybe they were just being sensitive. And, when I started reading I first thought “ah this isn’t too bad” but boy little did I know how hurtful it was going to be as I was about to get deeper into the fanfic. It’s a heartbreaking story, but definitely worth reading. Seriously, if you haven’t read this (and you’re okay with extreme angst) you should read it asap.[4]
References
- ^ "Feb 1, 2019 Tumblr post". Archived from the original on 2023-02-04.
- ^ "These are the fics that hold the key to my heart". Archived from the original on 09-13-2022.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|archivedate=(help) - ^ "Jan 2, 2022 Tumblr post". Archived from the original on 2023-02-04.
- ^ "Vkook fanfic recommendation". Archived from the original on 2023-02-04.