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• jon • he/him • late 30s • white
• EXO only
• favourite pairings. chenkai, kyungmyeon, suchen, suchenkai, xiuho, xiusoo. rare pairs in general
• favourite aus/tropes. angst, slice of life, domesticity, unrequited love, magical realism, post-apocalypse, dystopia, selkies, mild body horror, slow burn
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• the soldiers' dining table (specific to the sk military)
• bonfire moss (amazing macro photographs)
• scale-eating behaviour in fish

• The Myth of the Nature Cure by polly atkin. 2.7k; chronic illness & how our expectations of nature fail us
• meta-influencers and automation as wedge... by andy kelleher stuhl. 1k; about automation and class in regards to generative ai
• the hairshirt doldrums: on having a brai... by kate wagner. 6.4k; a life derailed by a concussion, and recovery
• don’t bleed on the artwork: notes from... by wendy brenner. 4.5k; work at a frame shop, biographical
• guts by julia armfield. 5.2k; body horror, ovarian cysts (mind the graphic image at the start of the article)

2025

• the whispering star (2015)
• the great derangement: climate change and the unthinkable (amitav ghosh)
• fool night (yasuda kasumi)
• door (2024)
• summer strike (2022)
• bliss montage (ling ma)

2024

• these violent delights (micah nemerever)
• east palace west palace (1996)
• 1 to 3 (2024)
• y/n (esther yi)
• we have always lived in the castle (shirley jackson)
• nobuta wo produce (2005)

2023

• red bird (mary oliver)
• dear ex (2018)

• a narrower between. 1.4k, sukai & chenkai
• xiuho: adjusting a necktie. 450 words
• sesoo: cat owner. 500 words
• held in place, a bursting star. 8.4k, suchen
• leave the light to burn. 2.4k, sukai
• his hands in april. 2k, chenkai
• at the end of your gaze. 1k, xiuho
• a taste of storm, carried from afar. 1.7k, gen chenkai
• washed up (on the shore of love). 1k, gen sechen
• bloom white, far away. 10k, chenkai
• a taste of your heart, thawed­. 1.7k, xiuhun
• take me to your dreams­. 1.8k, xiusoo
• moonlight, a dream of you. 1.3k, suchen & subaek
• chenkai: pine cone harvest. 600 words
• xingsoo: chance meeting. 800 words

• xiuhun: first bite. 400 words
• spark&shine drabbles. 6x200 words, assorted pairings
• teeth locked down, see the blood. 3.2k, x-sukai
• the things we're being, a step too far. 3.8k, suchen
• xiutao: sharing a bed. 800 words
• drifting through, i found you. 1.9k, xiusoo
• from the waters, into the clouds. 1.1k, suchen
• beyond, beyond, beyond. 3.5k, suchen
• trust yourself to me. 2.7k, xiubaek
• break like the dawn, with no fear. 1.7k, kyungmyeon
• wandering beyond the end. 2.2k, chenkai
• be your starlight. 1.3k, xiuhun
• in the same orbit, misaligned. 1k, subaek
• (in my heart) there is nothing left. 1.4k, taosoo
• kaibaek: falling asleep in the other's l.... 500 words

• the mariana trench — jeonghan/mingyu. pre-apocalypse, would you still love me if i was a worm (and it matters) (11k) by miuyi
• (Wherever My Heart Touches Wherever That... — xiutaokai. relationship study, mundanity, infidelity, mama powers (28k) by glassfromscars
• Masculus — xiuchen. affair, mpreg & body horror, angst (2.7k) by Lilith_DeVil, translated by Rosylight
• The Fortune of Friday — xiuhun. roommates, disturbed routines (5k) by shykai
• Avoir le mal de quelqu’un — xiuho. established illness, illness, angels, bffs xiusoo (15k) by lucelucetaliena
• little tales — various pairings. incredible drabble collection (~8k) by mthrfluffer
• where lies the strangling fruit that cam... — changkyun/kihyun. body horror, finding connection when facing death (1.1k) by stbirth15
• I know it's gonna be a lovely day — chansoo. photography, infatuation, infidelity (2.4k) by sonumber

• Turn Around — sukai. troubled relationship, mental health issues (14k) by daisychains555
• Forest Oath — xiuho. strangers to lovers, injury recovery, the forest as a creature of its own (3k) by Nathalaia
• and/or — xiuho. breakup (or the memory of it, kaleidoscoped) (1.5k) by 127AM (hotmess_ex_press)
• did u just dip ur fry in my shake — sechen. strangers to lovers, diner au, mystery (3k) by 88ghosts
• electrifying — suchen. mama powers, unhealthy relationship (300 words) by larapruna
• blooming — sesoo. bakery, friends to lovers, magic (1.3k) by latenight
• The Two-World Quanta — sukai. dystopian idolverse, turning one's dreams and ambitions into a clone, budding romance (8k) by poemnumbertwo
• doom daze (fear of the water) — soonyoung/minghao. strangers to lovers, natural disasters, bodyswap, trauma (19k) by Klavier
• (and i should forget but i love what's l... — minghao/jeonghan. exes, post-breakup...

• formless secret (heavy bend) — taohun. established relationship, witches (6.5k) by taoslefteyelid
• spin the bottle — xiukai. post-breakup, 30-something life crisis (30k) by mercuryretrograde (fic was deleted)
• flowers bloom; even then — suyeol. magical realism, disability, grief & growth (33k) by taonsils
• a light that you give me — sechanbaek. slice of winter life, angst, pining, polyamory (27k) by minijhi
• One Thing and One Thing Only — xiuyeol. one night stand in space (2.1k) by depozyt
• the forgotten key — seho. neighbours, strangers to ..., angst (4k) by mariwaga
• (so cute i could eat you up from the ins... — sebaek. human-parasite symbiosis, body horror (1.5k) by 131bbh8
• i’d bring a thousand stars — suchen. friends to lovers, tattoo studio, a pile of queer themes (1.5k) by cherrychoke
• XOXO — chenkai. neighbours to lovers, single parent, pining (7.3k) by hyorangejuice
• m.i.l stands for millennium innocent lov... — kaibaek. 2000s, moving company, cowo...