The Sea-Dwellers [2/2]

[lotusk]

Chapter 2

Sequel 1: The Red Mailbox takes a look at Jongin and Chanyeol's life a year after they reunite. Chanyeol surprises Jongin with a gift in the red mailbox and a very important question.

Sequel 2: Chocolate Stains on My Heart Chanyeol tries to tempt Jongin with a Hershey’s Bar.

Comments

[wolhee.livejournal.com]

this fic... THIS FIC..!!!
the moment i saw it i immediately perked up because hey, there can never be enough chankai in the world, and when i saw that it was based off of /Il Mare/, even more excitement!! It's one of my favorites!

the whole coughing euphamism that you created, that was AMAZING. i loved that, and the date scene at the amusement park, SO CUTE.
it was so bittersweet and made me feel sad for obvious reasons ; n ; b-but chanyeol being so happy and so in love on the rides even though he was by himself... *CLUTCHES CHEST*
"coughs suck" YES YES YES YES....!!

"two years is nothing if i get the chance to see you at the end of it" EVERYTHING HURTS.

after the date where chanyeol never showed my heart just DROPPED. I KNEW IT WAS COMING.. BUT I WASN'T READY... i was literally clutching my face while i read.

THEN WHEN JONGIN FOUND THE FLYER.... a very pterodactyl-esque noise escaped from my throat...!!!
by the time i got to the part where jongin speaks to mr. byun i had to keep looking away from the screen because i couldn't stop SMILING...!!

"it occurred to him that he didn't even have a clue what he looked like: this person he had fallen in love with" I'VE CHEWED THROUGH ALL TEN OF MY FINGERNAILS AND I MIGHT NOT BE BREATHING
"all these truths caused jongin acute pain but that last one wounded him most of all" SAME JONGIN SAME...!!

then the conversation between yura and jongin... YURA PLS...!!! *more internal screaming*

and then finally.. FINALLY! the meeting between the two was perfect! and then cola in the epilouge... chankai cuddles.... CHANYEOL YOU CUTE LIL FRICK..!!!
AND THEN THE HAPPY ENDING!!!!! BLESS...!!!!
I loved the way this fic was written, the conversations between the two in their letters, and the general environment that you created through your descriptions of the sea. it was beautiful! and that ending..!!! *tears quietly stream down my face*

Thank you for writing and sharing this fic! ^^

[lotusk]

Yhank you so much for reading and telling me what you thought about the fic. Your comment gave me so much heart! ;-;

You've watched il mare so you'll know the idea for the cough came from there - I just didn't realize it originates from a poem by Anne sexton. Once I found it I knew what to do with the cough lol. I'm glad you liked it!

I didn't want it to be exactly the same as the films and I hope I did okay with that. Thank you for taking the time to write me such a long and wonderful comment, ilysm!!! And I'm sorry I made you cry!

[durianparfait.livejournal.com]

This made me cry a lot. Was initially daunted by the length but no regrets at all. Ruined my eyeliner so badly I had to remove the entire thing. The part when J made the owl for him, I was just sobbing so badly, I think animals sometimes do really know stuff and have powers. I was just super anxious about what happened to cy that caused him to disappear I was going crazy. The part where they finally meet, I was running around screaming in happiness? Nervousness? Relief? Idk just AAHHHHHHHHJJJHHHHHHHHJJ!!! I loved the pace of the fic(it was just right!!!) and the letters, they make me wish I had someone writing to me like that;;

Will watch the movies once I arm myself with boxes of tissues.
/Shakes you vigorously/

[lotusk]

Sorry for causing you all that stress and for ruining your eyeliner orz! I wish I had someone write me letters like that too :/ I hope it wasn't too traumatizing for you, Mei Mei. Thanks for reading and telling me what you think!

[bluedreaming]

The whole story is kind of like being held in suspension? Like the beautiful blue creating wave but you know it will bury you and you'll drown.

I teared up on the airplane when I was reading about Finn. The idea of hanging in the balance - waiting to find out if someone you care so much about that you can't imagine being without them, waiting to see if they'll live or be swallowed by the waves—the part you wrote about Chanyeol whispering wishes to the owl—that was beautiful and heartbreaking. We don't always come up for air after the water swallows us. There are riptides, lurking in the water. I drew a parallel between Finn and Cola actually, Chanyeol waiting with Finn and a kind of foreshadowing—the idea of Jongin takin care of Cola while he waits for Chanyeol's time to catch up. And maybe something else. The water is so blue it's scary, as it swallows up the sky.

And your motif of ideas are ephemeral, but words are forever. The words between Jongin and Chanyeol are so much forever that they transcend time.

The part where Jongin describes how he read the story and braced for the worst—that's how I feel reading this story. Because something is so wrong here. What happened to Chanyeol?

And then you hit me with the glass owl dammit I was not prepared for that and furiously blinking back tears in the airplane!

The idea of Chanyeol writing romances for a female audience is ridiculously sweet. I love that picture to pieces, and I love the way you drew out the revelation so that it came at a good time for Chanyeol to be wondering about Jongin's orientation.

That's what you needed the name for!!!! I love it!!

Sweet and funny and maybe a bit heartbreaking? Sounds like someone I know...*wink*

You added Léon!!

I totally understand not wanting to know and yet it's so >< orz

Chanyeol getting excited about the gay romance novels is so cute!!!

the bigger part—the more important one—was because you made me care about the characters so much that I had to keep reading. you basically summed up how I feel about your writing

Of course Baekhyun would be the editor.

The pseudonym for the gay romances—why do you insist on making me cry. It's not nice. It's a good things there's no MERS scare right now because I have a stuffy nose and watery eyes and I want to poke you.

Chanyeol insisting he's late for a date ;;;;;

The line about Jongin's tears ducts working too well.

Yura would totally be super protective and this is exactly Chanyeol—bubbly and fun but oh so very very fragile underneath.

The idea of having lost someone—not being able to remember them at all just bits and pieces cast up on the shore after the storm; the sky is bright and air is warm but the devastation and wreckage of the aftermath are bigger than the calm. You can't be calm when you're waking along the beach, crunching glass beneath your feet. The glass blower. A Syrian child on the shores of Turkey.

There are two wishing owls.

SEXING. YES. YES.

Jongin is so sweet for Cola ♡

The harbor, warm arms, safety, the one who scoops up the wreckage from the waves, the broken glass pieces, and smooths them back together again, that is a perfect ending.

And this was a wonderful story and I adored it. ♡ thank you for writing it!!!

P.s. Sorry I've been m.i.a. all day I was out running about Tokyo with the family I'm staying with and also trying to spare data as I only get 100 mb a day with this plan. ;;

[lotusk]

Tysm ansa for taking the time to read it when you have no time at all. Your comment was practically a poem, you have such a gift ;;; Ange said the Owls made her cry too. I was worried they were too hokey tbh but I just had to have them anyway. I had to do a ridiculous amount of research for this fic and it probably doesn't even show lol. But as long as it touches a few hearts and people can get some sense of just how much Chanyeol and Jongin cared for each other, then I've done my job. I hope I did!

"Sweet and funny and maybe a bit heartbreaking"? IDK WHO YOU MEAN >.>

Also, IDK WHAT YOU MEAN by Ofc Baekhyun would be the editor @.@

I love your metaphors about drowning and the references to the sky - like reading a poem. As always. Thank youuuu

[teatimetaemint.livejournal.com]

I have a confession to make. I've never actually seen Il Mare and I also never made it all the way through The Lake House. I tried watching it when I was a teenager, but it was just a little too boring for me, so I wasn't entirely sure what to expect when I started reading this. Just plot-wise, I mean. I knew that I was going to love the writing because... well, it's yours LOL

I loved the whole letter thing. (That was the one thing I liked about the movie, but it's so much better in a written story.) I've always had a weakness for people writing letters to each other, getting to know each other that way, so I was really happy that a big part of this story was in letter form. You can learn so much about a person that way and you gave us so many delightful insights into their personalities - their likes and dislikes, their insecurities, the little things that brightened their days, the way the other person's letters slowly became some of the most important parts of their lives.
And I really have no idea how you did it, but even though there was nothing overly exciting about the letters (and I definitely don't mean that in a bad way), there was just something addictive about them. They were talking about perfectly ordinary everyday things, but I just loved reading abou them. There was something so incredibly charming about those interactions. I don't know how you managed to come up with all that stuff, or how you managed to make these normal things seem so special, but you did.
Maybe because it was so obvious how interested they were about the details of each other's lives. They were just happy to learn more about each other - no matter how little the detail or how insignificant it may seem to an outsider. You packed so much sincerity, so much affection and care into these letters and that was just incredibly touching. You managed to give the smallest thing a special meaning because they cared. There was something magical about all those letters (and I'm not talking about the 'travelling through time' part).
It was all about the details. Not just Chanyeol telling Jongin the story behind his lucky email address, or how trapped Jongin had felt in his old job. I'm talking about how Jongin loves the feeling of paper or Chanyeol's dislike for Comic Sans (completely agree btw!!!!). That was what made it so beautiful to me.

The whole "date" thing was really cute and really sad at the same time. I mean it was such a lovely thing, but the fact that they wanted to see each other so badly, but couldn't was so sad to me! I wanted them to be able to see each other face to face, to be able to hold hands, to have that kiss at the doorstep at the end of the date. The farther along the story, the more painful their longing became. I mean it was basically blasting off the screen!
But then there was also something beautiful about their whole dilemma. They weren't "together" together, but that didn't keep them from feeling all these things (so eloquent, I knooooow). Their feelings for each other were as real as they could possibly be.

AND THEN
It basically broke my heart when Chanyeol's letters stopped coming. I knew from the beginning that something like that would happen because of Cola, BUT STILL /sobs ;_____;
AND THEN
CARRICK FINNEGAN
DAMMIT ADELE MY HEART
(As you might have noticed, this is the end of the coherent part of this comment.)
AND THEN
THEN
...
I was so relieved when they finally found each other! ;_______;
That whole epilogue, the fact that they can finally be together, had me all emotional (or should I say extra emotional, because I've been feeling way too much since a few letters into the story!)
And the cookie! My wonderful cookie! YAY TO THE SEXING! I've been so curious about Yixing (especially since this is probably my first time reading a story where someone chose Yixing as Yeol's best friend). And the thought of a sick Sehun just had me all :( But reading about them living together immediately turned it into =D

[teatimetaemint.livejournal.com]

And can I just say how much I love that they still write letters to each other? THAT'S SO DAMN SWEET! And lmao at Jongin bribing Chanyeol with a letter + polaroid combo! xD
This was such a deserving, romantic ending to a beautiful story. And I don't care how many comments you get, it was absolutely wonderful to me! (Okay fine, I do care about the comments because this story deserves boatloads of praise and love!)
Anyway, I loved it, I loved the unhurried pace, the emotional punch it packed and all the little, seemingly ordinary details that made this so special! ♡

[lotusk]

Thank you for liking the letters! They really were about such mundane things and I was so worried readers would be bored stiff and ditch it by 2k in

[yeolis.livejournal.com]

Oh my god adele. This is BEAUTIFUL. So beautiful. Ive never read the book, but ive seen the movie and it's beautiful BUT THIS IS SO MUCH MORE. THE WAY THEIR RELATIONSHIPS BUILDS AND COOOOOOLAAAAAAAA <3 when chanyeol disappeared ugh my heart tightened. Youre such a good writer. The way it reads its... It feels like the sea. The words just flow and its so warm, so... comfortable. Im in love with this fic and ill read it again for sure <3 thank you for writing it

[lotusk]

Thank you so much for reading this, Line. It means a lot to me ;;; there's no book I think? Just the Korean film Il Mare and lake house is the Hollywood remake of il mare. Your comment has made feel all warm and comfortable so thank you ;;;;

[lurv-letter.livejournal.com]

I really cried reading this..truthfully, I've never even knew the movies mentioned in the  story..hahaha..I'm sure I'm gonna search for them.. really love this story.. :)
xoxo ♡♥♡♥

[lotusk]

Thank you so much for reading! The movies are definitely worth watching but BRING TISSUES!!! They're much sadder than my story I think

[anita-dee.livejournal.com]

Adele.
mama.
omygosh
hold on let me breathe a second
this was beautiful. i wish my tear ducts would suddenly work like chanyeol's bc i really want to cry over how gorgeous this is? ...this is probably my favorite thing i've ever read from you /and it's incredible./ honestly some of your best writing. the characterization even within the letters... the wonky times that flowed so seamlessly...everything about this fic is /golden/.
i bet you're going to be stubborn and think i'm making this up but /fucking hell/ if that wasn't a beautiful piece of fic.
i've been finally managing to read some fic again the past week but none of them had my heart actually aching along with the prose. I woke up my roommates laughing at pieces and just grinned stupidly at this the rest-- and then it was sad BUT STILL i loved it.
this really is so pretty
i'm feeling blessed i got the chance to read it
thank you so so much for writing this, mama! it's amazing!

[lotusk]

Thank you so much, ash, for reading this ;;; you know how down I've been about this fic so this really means a lot to me. A LOT. I'm sorry I whined so much orz. I wouldn't dare think you're making things up after I got that lecture so ... Thank you, child.

[servetel.livejournal.com]

this is brilliant. honestly, i never teared up while reading a story but this time i was really touched. it felt so personal, the letters were so cute and emotional and their development was seen through the way they changed their style of writing and expressing themeselves . i was soooo captivated by everything, your style, the way you use your words and how you portray their characters. i'm losing my words because wohow, how to describe this? everytime you gave hints about what happend to chanyeol in the future gave me tummy cramps(???) because they were both slightly worried about his sudden disappearance and it was somehow also lurking in their minds. omg i keep on checking the spelling of my words because it was so beautiful that i keep forgetting my english 😁. thank you for writing such an amazing story, i was waiting for it since i heard you were writing it.(im sorry was i too stalkerish? hope nothing i say will upset you! :( you are wonderful and talented!)

[lotusk]

Omg thank you so much for noticing that the letter writing style changed as chankai got more comfortable with and attached to each other. I think you're the only one who's commented on this and I'm so happy bc I was trying really hard to get that message across. How the letters started off really short and impersonal and evolved into so much more.

And your English is perfectly fine! I understand it perfectly! And thank you again for reading and commenting on this. Your comment really cheered me up ♡ because I feel like no one is reading this fic?

[yuku-chun.livejournal.com]

Remember how I said I have to wait till my next break to read...?
Well the cute letters seduced me and then I was all caught up and tangled in the feels and I might have had some tears in my eye (yes, I'm more of the jongin-kind of person with well working tear ducts...)

I absolutely adored this story and I didn't even mind the sad part, though it usually makes my stomach twist and ache because I'm way too emotionally attached to stories.... huh.
So, I'm really happy that I decided to read this today (though it screw up my working schedule but who wants to write a termpaper when they can read great fanfiction, anyway!?)
I honestly can't believe you've been so discouraged by the lack of comments to make you want to delete this piece of art.
One can see how much work and love you put into that and I just like it so much more for that undescribable feeling you can't put a finger on.... I guess it's that "Adele-vibe" that I always encounter when reading your work.
I just generally love the way you write and I'm still overwhelmed by all the emotions and beauties I found in this story but now fail to name in detail... Damn. I guess it already starts with naming a dog Cola.

I think I will take my time to read all the other stuff you've written and I haven't read yet now because I just realized again how much I'm missing out on.
I guess that's it for now, sorry for the rambling btw.
I do that a lot in comments for your stories because I'm too emotionally invested in them...

[lotusk]

You have no idea how much this means to me, Yuku! Lol at the Adele-vibe; I'm not sure what it is but I hope it's a good thing. The dog was named Cola in the original Il Mare so I can't claim ownership for that name. It was the perfect name so I couldn't bear to come up with a new one! Thank you again for reading and commenting and I look forward to hearing what you again lol. Good luck with your term paper - I'm sure you'll ace it!

[springmaid.livejournal.com]

I'm already half way through, but I will finish reading this later (tomorrow), I promise. Just have an early call time at work tomorrow D:

[lotusk]

I told you you didn't have to, Gem, orz ;;;;

[carpesoo.livejournal.com]

firstly, i loved il mare. i think i watched the american version too but i actually dont remember anything from that version. but ive recently (in the past year?) rewatched il mare and so the details of the movie are still pretty clear in my memory. and just... i squealed when i saw that you were writing a fic based on it! okies, back to reading.

"I love long letters." he says even though his was only three sentences long. sorry, i found that highly amusing xdxd

OMG CHANYEOL CRYING BECAUSE OF THE GLASS WISHING OWL. JONGIN MAKING A GLASS WISHING OWL FOR CHANYEOL. IM SCREAMING.

"PS: You wear glasses? This is—I just...I really find guys with glasses really attractive. That's all I wanted to say. "i feel you jongin, i feel you. the mental image of chanyeol in glasses has got me so so weak. //flails.

"Your most recent book was published in mid 2014." eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this has me so on edge but i know you only do happy endings so i wont worry too much.

"PPS: I don't care if you wear glasses or not. You're already attractive to me. Ok, I'll stop now." the feelsssssssss. they got me all smilinggggggg.

SEXINGGGGGGGGG!! awwww how cute.

and they still write each other letters even though theyre together??? that is too precious for words. i loved this, like... idek how to express into words. i love how they were like waiting for each other's letters.. and not hearing from each other for a week had them both so love sick. and the cough..... im coughing at this fic?????

i was like, what happened to chanyeol?? i like your new twist on this (and the absence of that jongin's character's past love) ... and they got to be together and thats all i wanted for them. ughhhh yeeeees. the happy ending... just asdfghjkl this fic is so wonderful, adele. you should be proud of it???? it's so beautifully written, but id expect nothing less from you tbh. this is a mess of a comment but i hope that i was articulate enough to convey my feels.

tl;dr: fricking amazing fic which i thoroughly enjoyed reading. hearts to you.

[lotusk]

"I'm coughing at this fic?"

ILYSM!!! Thank you so much again for reading and for not saying you preferred the movie bc let's face it, it's much better than this fic lol. I tried really hard to make it different from the film source while at the same time trying to capture its spirit. I hope I succeeded at least a little ;-;

The wishing owl - I'm so happy you liked it! And your comment was perfectly articulate tyvm and gave me all kinds of warm fuzzies ;-; thanks again ♡

[laughingvirus.livejournal.com]

IVE HAD THIS FIC OPEN FOR DAYS ON MY COMPUTER BUT I HAVENT READ IT UNTIL NOW
AND NOW I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MYSELF I CANT CRY BC I HAVE MAKEUP ON

BUT THIS WA S SO GOOOOOOOOD /whines/ can i plssss hug uuuuuuuu

I really don't know what to say I just like this a loooooooooooooot ;0; i'll probably come back and re-read it bc it was so good ;;;;;;;;;

[lotusk]

/hugs you tight/ I'm sorry I made you sad orz

Thanks so much for reading this Julia! It means the world to me ♡

[ixxxrene.livejournal.com]

Part 1

Please say no and tell me you're actually living in 2015 because I need you to be living in 2015. Yes.
I did say OHMYGOD out loud

it would be kinda cool getting emails from the future (and the past) ^^.
YES THIS IS SO COOL!!!

I really enjoy your letters. They always make me smile.
I ENJOY THIS AND SMILING ABOUT THIS TOO!!

And I know it's dumb but that bird seemed to know what I was saying.
This is so heart warming!

He'd been worried when he was reading the account because everything had seemed to point towards Yixing dying. He really had been bracing himself for the worst, and overwhelming relief had coursed through him when he'd read that Yixing had come home from the hospital. Mostly, he was happy that Chanyeol hadn't lost his friend.
YES YES YES ME EXACTLY

I really find guys with glasses really attractive. That's all I wanted to say.
I AM FACE PALMING!

This is so nice, about their curiosity; it's the same as what I'm curious about.
So this is really endearing in my opinion, having my questions in the letters. xD


Part 2

I'm not anything much to look at either.
/JT-TNIPNFAIGNK JLDNZJBNEAPGK weird noises

I don't care if you wear glasses or not. You're already attractive to me.
I'M SCREAMING UNDER THE BLANKET!!!!!

It means a lot to me that you liked my writing enough to read five books about guys kissing girls in ten days.
I hope nobody hears I'm laughing so hard under the blanket

...Let’s go on a date
Chanyeol would do all those things and hope his tear ducts wouldn’t decide to start working.
This gives me a nice feeling of their 'date' but it also makes me a tad sad.

Two years is nothing if I get the chance to see you at the end of it.
Whyyyy... I think this story has a sadder side from Chanyeol because he's from the 'past',
and the current situation shows that Chanyeol isn't there anymore. It's just so. =(

Yours,
Chanyeol
/ROLLS HAPPILY ON BED + anxious too

But knowing that it had actually happened and that he hadn't been there for Chanyeol like he had been there for Sehun?
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS LINE MADE ME CRY A LITTLE

Jongin realized that the accident had happened half an hour before their promised meeting time, but two years earlier
OMG I JUTS REALIZED NOW. OMG TWO YEARS. o_o

I guess I have a lot to cry about. I miss the person I love, you see?
I CRIED FOR THE SECOND TIME

"I knew you first and you’ve always been beautiful to me,”
TEARS FOR THE THIRD TIME.
This is so true and I just. T__T ... This is also Jongin to me.
(It's like you're writing Chanyeol from our POV. Don't you? xD)

I'm glad Chanyeol's wish for the past 2 years is granted.
This absolutely need the happy ending that they deserve!
They still write to each other, that's very cute of them!
(also, I'm screaming at the SeXing!!! 8D)


Love their friendships + back stories. They are such good friends.
Taking care for each other (+one of their pet) is such a heartwarming thing. ♡


Love how Yura was scolding Jongin at first but willing to try for the sake of Chanyeol.
(She's such a good sister, doesn't she? =D)

Part of me is biased because of the epistolary but most of it because of the story itself.
I really enjoyed reading, even with a day interval, my excitement is just as much!
I truly love how they slowly put trust on each other while writing letters.

(and I think I love the angst since the beginning - of never had the chance to see each other, etc.)

They more I read, the more I learn something for you, in some aspects.
Like, I Googled 'sea-dweller' and was greeted with images of Rolex. 8D


I think a writer writes best when they put their heart in it,
regardless of the pairings they are writing about. ~♡~ ^_^

Thanks for writing this! ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡


p/s: I just have a question, is there a reason why Chanyeol's accident is on 2nd June?
Or is it just '2 years before they are supposed to meet'?

[lotusk]

Thank you so much for reading this, Irene! It really means so much to me, you have no idea ;-; idk about Rolex having a model called sea dweller until I wrote this fic lol - so you're not the only one learning things.

About June 2nd - I wanted the story to have that symmetry so I chose the date specifically. Also it had to happen on or earlier than the day of the date bc then chanyeol wouldn't be able to send any other missives. So I could create dramatic tension with Jongin and the reader not knowing his fate. They dealt with this differently in the movies and I didn't want it to be the same in this story so I struggled and struggled for weeks trying to come up with a way to resolve this. I hope it worked orz.

[moon-things.livejournal.com]

ADELE I AM DYING THIS IS SO!!! MUCH
magical realism always gets me so this is like ideal ;----; and i love how the sea (and the dog lol) is the constant btwn both timelines!! it makes the title perfect and the whole setting magical WAH

every little reveal got me so good like the bit w the red pawprints coming to be made me lose my mind
and the!! date at the cafe!! got my hopes up so high LOL even though i figured chanyeol wouldnt show up it still made me so sad ;----; the underlying mystery in the whole fic is amazing?? like u know the whole time smth must have happened, but the slow reveal is so good....

i regret not reading this earlier tbh and i'm rly glad u didnt take it down, its awesome and seriously lovely ;_________;

[lotusk]

Thank you again for the lovely comment, Marcel! I borrowed some ideas from Il Mare but mostly i tried to make this story my own and i hope it worked. You should totally check out the Korean film. It's devastatingly good - prepare to get your heart crushed though ;-;

[maddymoonchild.livejournal.com]

I've taken forever to actually getting to read this fic and I regret how long I've had the tab open on my phone because I should have read it sooner.
I absolutely loved this!! The Lake House is a film I truly enjoyed and now I really want to watch it again.
There's never enough Chankai and Chankai in a Lake House/Il Mare story is even better.
Their letters were so sweet and cute. I found myself grinning every time I read one.
I'm glad the angst wasn't too heavy (because I am very weak and can't handle that much emotional pain). I still cried even when Chanyeol didn't show up and Jongin found the book with the dedication, even though I knew it would end happily.
This was fantastic. Chanyeol and Jongin were such sweet and wonderful characters and their love story was charming <3 Thanks so much for writing!

[lotusk]

OMG thank you so much for reading this. There's something about letters that's so personal and I was trying to convey that here. Like we often read stories where people fall in love face to face but Idt there are enough stories where people fall in love through old fashioned love letters. I wanted to do that here and I hope it worked. I love Il Mare and I wanted to preserve the spirit of the film but not so much of the pain. Again, thank you for reading this and for sharing your thoughts! It means so much to me!

[thesockmonster.livejournal.com]

I'm not crying, I swear! It's just a cold.

But omg, I'm so emotional! This is just full of such heady sweetness that it's going to stick with me for a long time. I love how naturally it flows and how they fell for each other. My heart ached so much when Chanyeol never showed up. And I know you promised a happy ending, but I WAS STILL SO WORRIED! Poor Chanyeol. ;-; Poor Jongin. ;-; Poor Cola! I'm so happy they make it in the end. Thank you for this beautiful story.

[lotusk]

/rolls all over you offering tissues/ thank you for reading this, Bunny. It means the world to me, I hope you know <333

i'm sorry I made chanyeol and jongin and cola cry. Maybe they'll forgive me one day ...

[beetricks.livejournal.com]

My god. I don't even know what to say. I LOVE this story. Having read others of yours and wanting more, I read the description for this one a few times and was a little 'meh' about the idea. I can't believe I almost missed reading this treasure. Beautiful, down to the last dot. The concept, your writing, the setting, and the terrific restraint you used in portraying these characters—they weren't even characters to me, they were living, breathing people. It's so filled with emotion, much of it quite strong, yet it has this profound feeling of peace and calm about it. I suspect that's due in part to most of the story taking place at both a physical and temporal remove, and the sea plays a role, but it's much more than that. And there's a dog ^.^

Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful work!

[lotusk]

OMG thank you so much for all your kind words - it means so much to me you have no idea ;-; I was so worried that people would just find this boring and abandon it before even completing part 1 so thank you for getting this far even! If you're interested to know chankai's fate a year later, I just posted a sequel ^^ I hope you'll give it a try