Jongdae/Jongin

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Pairing
Pairing: Kim Jongdae/Kim Jongin
Alternative name(s): chenkai, kaichen, jongbros, 카챈
Gender category: Slash, M/M
Fandom: EXO
Canonical?: no
Prevalence: Rare
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Jongdae/Jongin, commonly referred to as chenkai or kaichen, is the pairing of K-pop band EXO's Kim Jongdae and Kim Jongin.

Despite a well-documented history of shippable interactions, chenkai are one of the rarest ships in EXO—possibly so because they started out in different EXO subunits, and their age difference of two years and shared surnames as well as the first syllable of their given names lend themselves to a pairing primarily seen as brotherly and thus platonic.

Notable moments

Couple talks

  • Couple Talk for EXO's 2nd Box, released October 30, 2015 (fansub by qtpiebyunbaek & kyungsoolover)
  • 2Shot Talk for EXO CHANNEL “THE BEST” DVD, filmed in April 2023, released July 19, 2023 (fansub by INTLKAI)

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Classics and popular works

  • bang bang. jongdae doesn't have any favorite customers, though jongin gets pretty close (12.3k, 2014, by modelpress)
  • Hybrid Café. Jongdae is an old kitty hybrid who has given up hope in finding an owner and decided to be happy with his lot in life. Jongin is a manga artist who decides his lot in life could use a big change. (19.6k, 2015, by bookishvice)
  • New Moon. Used as a bargaining chip by his home pack to settle a dispute, Jongdae must now find a new home within his new pack. (21.4k, 2016, by Allybabe747)
  • The Art of Teleportation (and the Heart That Beats for You). Jongdae is severely confused as to why, in all of their encounters, Jongin always ends up abruptly teleporting somewhere else. (13.4k, 2017, by zoke)
  • Walking in Your Footsteps. junmyeon hires jongdae to stalk his little brother. (5.5k, 2018, by smallorbits)
  • Mark of the Storm. The Fate was cruel enough to blind Jongin and crush his dreams of bonding with a dragon. But one stormy night, Jongin learns the Fate works in mysterious ways. (6.5k, 2019, by foxxlight)
  • Penitence. Kai should have died. But he was saved. (1k, 2020, by jazzaiko)
  • Dear Sir, I'd like to delete myself. (5.2k, 2021, by Sugar_and_Salt)
  • stuck in the middle with you. when a summoning spell goes awry, jongin is forced to reconcile a lot of things. chief among them is the crush that he has on his best friend. (2.6k, 2022, by okamiwind)
  • one last sunrise with you.. For six centuries, Jongdae has hunted Lycans on a never-ending quest for revenge and peace. For six centuries, he has fought to maintain a love that burns them both when they get too close. For six centuries, he has put duty above all else. Then, he meets Jongin. (27.5k, 2023, by peachxi)

Fanvids

Fests

  • Beagle and Poodle (prompt fest on twitter/LJ, 2015-2016, ended before postings)

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