Hi there, how are you doing?
I hope you've been having a good week so far. I just wanted to say hi and leave my thoughts on a scenario of yours. I read your "The Taming of the Tsundere" fic some time ago this summer and to put it simply, I enjoyed it so much; an incredible amount. I graduated high school mid-June of this year so it was such a lovely fic to read as I have now only began to let go of the fact that high school is over for me and I will be starting college in just a few days. Slowly but surely I am letting go. Thinking about it now, I am feeling pretty sad, hahaha. But it's okay and I am excited for the future.
Back to your fic, I absolutely loved the humor in between it all and how every bit humor, fluff, angst, etc. was balanced perfectly. You write with complexity yet your sentences were put simple and with clarity that I imagined every scene easily and that is probably the number one reason why I enjoyed this fic so much. I like the sort of "cold-open" in the second scene where we're introduced to Yoongi, Hobi, and Nam of course, but mostly the kind of relationship they have with each other and I enjoy this between every character as you wrote these relationships where it isn't perfect; it's casual and there's care and fondess between the characters despite times where they can upset each other and it's realistic b/c I can imagine it between me and someone else. Great job on that.
Another thing I want to point out is the dialogue and just how it fits so well with everyone and once again, is realistic b/c even my family members and I have used the same language and it's even more enjoyable to me as a reader.
One of my favorite parts that makes laugh is when Hoseok tells Yoongi to help the reader (in such a straightforward way: "Yoongi, go help her out," and that made me laugh already) and Hobi's reasoning is, "B/c she might need a big strong man to help her carry the supplies." LOL, I love it.
I'm sorry if this is getting a bit too long so I will leave it here (I can go on but I think I would just send message after message, hahaha). Other than that though, it was just such an amazing 33k slow burn fic and I am a fan of slow burns. I love the change of scenes so much and the detail you put into it and the use of imagery and figurative language was amazing and I thank you for making such a wonderful, comforting, and satisfying piece of writing. Satisfying b/c the angst was just at the perfect level and the following scenes where everything is slowly becoming good again was just as exceptional. I am so scared at this point of my message becoming too long but I just have to say: THE DANCING SCENE? W/ Namjoon tossing that imaginary lasso over Yoongi and Yoongi slowly hopping his way over to Nam to dance? Phenomenal. I also liked how you added the song "YMCA." It was just such a tiny and perfect addition and made me chuckle and play the song in the background as it's a favorite of mine to Yoongi making his way to fix things, lol.
But anyway, outstanding work you created and I'm still thrilled to have read it when I did; to have even found it at all. I'm going to miss high school greatly and while I didn't participate in many things or have even gone to a high school dance, it was just so nice to imagine myself in school that way one last time. Your fic was my spark of hope and excitement for the future that where I will continue to hope and work for good things to come during my time at college. Thank you very much once again and as I have read your pinned post, I will hold this fic close and I hope that every day brings you large amounts of happiness, comfort, and peace. This fic is on my list of absolute favorites for BTS.
Good luck to you as you move foward!
Have a great rest of your week. :)
