"it didn't hurt (when i fell out of heaven)" reflection

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title: it didn't hurt (when i fell out of heaven)
word count: 2,885
pairings: kamimoto kotone/ji seoyeon, hsu nientzu/yoon seoyeon
link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/76960361

 

i can't seem to put google docs down. i had already finished two wips and i told myself that i would take a break from writing, because i didn't want to burn out. but then, since i'm currently on break, i thought that i wouldn't have this much time to write when i return to school, so i shouldn't try to resist the Itch when it comes. cue me sitting on a blank document as i try to figure out What exactly i wanted to write.

 

plot

 

the basic idea i had for this was "nien tries to flirt with seoyeon using kotone's help and leads to her meeting jiyeon" and initially, i was considering using a hagwon setting (unrelated, but i recently started watching friendly rivalry and it is So Good) but then i remembered that i've been beating hsaus like a dead horse. so my next thought was college, and honestly words just started showing up on the screen.

 

i was also toying with the idea of 1124, and actually my next longfic in the drafts is for them, but the idea of writing a small oneshot for them before that one releases was too hard to resist (also because that draft is literally Bones like i only have the outline done it is nowhere near finished). and, of course, i need my 131. and i actually think that the concept of 1311 and 241 being two pairs of best friends who get together.. well yes! i enjoy that Very much

 

i do have worries about if i characterized them well, so i'll definitely have to look further into them before writing anything else (why is the international nupnupz community Dust and korean community Nonexistent we need to wake up people!!!) and yes, the "are you alive?" part is a direct reference to the 1124 at the beginning of aya Girl Who Is Going To Be Okay dot gif.

 

as for the sudden nien-love-life-backstory.. well is it really my story if i don't involve a flashback/mental consideration? which is to say, i didn't plan to include that part, but it made for a tender glimpse into 1311's friendship, which i liked. get yourself a best friend who will climb trees so you can woo your crush for you!

 

also, the part in the library came to me because i remembered that my nye fic mentions 131 meeting in a library, so i thought Hey. why don't i make this like a prequel to that story? which came out fun

 

final thoughts

 

all in all, this was just something fun for me to write just because i could. and i do like how it came out, so yay! happy reading friends and happy new year (hoping for a 131ful and 1124ful 2026 🤞)