shyseoul

I have a silly little vhope fic :)

Hi! I'm shyseoul on ao3 :) I've been reading for many years and started writing in 2023:) I mainly write Tae ships and have many ideas I eventually want to explore:)

archiveofourown.org/users/shyseo...

I've been feeling a bit sad about my inability to write anymore, so I figured I'd reshare this silly little series.

This is part 2 of centuries-old vampire Seokjin with his human bf, Taehyung. In this part, Seokjin once again fumbles with the modern human world.

archiveofourown.org/works/52733296

I apparently forgot to add the alt text for the poster in the original post (I had just joined when I posted it).

Alt text: black & white picture of Taehyung with messy, long dark bangs. He's grinning while looking to the side and holding up a red & white can of chicken noodle soup w/ fic title.

namjin drawing based on a spongebob frame namjoon has a tuna costume. this is also a redraw from a drawing I did in 2022.

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#namjin #namjinfanart #btsfanart

My BTS fan art. A cat eying tangerines on the table. with texts.

#BTSComeback2026 #BTSfanart

Catching up on my ao3 inbox, though I'm going to be sad once it hits 0 again lol -- sorry it took me to long to respond to your lovely comments!

That's a really good way of looking at it!!

I was honestly surprised it added up to that much because it felt like I barely wrote in 2025 😂

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There have definitely been times this year when I felt like I should stop trying to write, so thank you so much to anyone who read, commented, or left kudos on one of my fics.

I really hope I can improve my writing in 2026 and bring even more stories to the BTS fic community💜

Colorful graphic featuring writing stats. Colors include pastel pink, pastel green, pastel purple, and teal and each stat is blocked out in its own color. Top Row (pink with dark pink sparkles in corners): Shyseoul 2025 Writing Wrapped Second Row (green): Book graphic in dark green. AO3 6 fics Bangtan Sonyeondan Third row (three colors): Purple Block: 4 ships Taekook | Taejin | Taegi | Taegikook Pink Block: 1 fest Kookv Fest Teal Block: Graphic of pen in darker teal. Fourth Row (two colors): Pink Block: Graphic of open book with stars above it in darker pink. Purple Block: 127,348 words Last Row (two colors): Teal Block: Longest Fic 66,874 When Wolves Collide Stack of books graphic in darker teal Green Block: Shortest Fic 1,264 The Sun May Set, But Our Love is Eternal

My Writing Wrapped for 2025

Much like reading, I feel like I had major writer's block this year.

I'm so incredibly grateful for anyone who gave any of my stories a chance. It makes me so happy to know that people read and enjoy my fics.

Pastel pink background. White sparkles/stars in four corners. Pie chart in center with hole in center. Two shades of pink make up the pie chart. Bookmark Type Rec 28.1% Private 71.9%

I'm very picky about the fics that go into my rec bookmarks. Though, sometimes the bookmark type will change as I continue to read a story & grow more attached to it :)

I bookmark everything I read (just hit 3,000 bookmarks!), but I only use either the rec or private bookmarks.

Pastel blue background. White sparkles/stars in four corners. Pie chart in center in various shades of blue. AO3 Rating Not Rated 7.8% General 8.8% Teen 16.9% Mature 23.3% Explicit 43.2%

Always interesting to see how this breaks down, too!

Pastel green background. White sparkles/stars in four corners. Pie chart in center with two shades of green. Hole in center of pie chart. Authors Read Previously 51.9% New-to-Me 48.1%

It's awesome to see how close these percentages were, though! Obviously, when I find a writer I really like, I will read all of their work, but I think it's just as important to discover new writers or support writers who don't get the same kind of attention as big writers.

Pastel blue background. White sparkles/stars of various sizes on top corners. Bar graph takes up most of the graphic. Words Per Month January 1,110,273 February 794,297 March 791,127 April 392,902 May 725,130 June 494,286 July 393,783 August 730,935 September 705,921 October 175,620 November 518,549 December 219,386

I'm a bit sad about these numbers. The reader's block was just terrible, especially during certain times of the year.

Last year, my average was a million words read a month but this year the average was about 580,000 words a month.

Pastel pink background. White sparkles/stars in various sizes on top two corners. Dark pink and white lettering and numbering with a bar graph taking up most of the graphic. Top Ship Taekook 190 2Seok 3 Jihope 2 Jikook 2 Jinkook 3 Jinmin 3 Koobi 2 Minimoni 2 Namgi 5 Namjin 11 Namkook 1 No Ship 8 OT7 32 Other 1 Poly (non-OT7) 11 Sope 3 Taegi 22 Taejin 18 Taejoon 32 Vhope 16 Vmin 24 Yoonmin 11

I think I read a good mixture of ships. Taekook is obviously the most because there are just so many more fics to choose from with that ship. I also participated in a TK fest & I always try to read most of the fics of any fest I participate in, so that also increased the number.

A pastel purple background with dark purple lettering and white numbering. There are white sparkles/stars of various sizes in each corner. Text (mostly centered): 2025 Reading Wrapped 7,052,209 Words Read 297 Individual Fics 338 Updates

My Reading Wrapped for 2025

Unfortunately, I had major reader's block throughout much of the year, so I wasn't able to read as much as I normally do.

Two brown, cartoonish bookshelves full of books of various colors (dark green, light blue, dark purple, light purple, teal, brownish red, cream, yellowish-orange, light yellow). The shelves also have decorative plants, a camera, and a cat, as well as a recent picture of BTS at the beach in LA. Each book on the shelf represents a fic, which has its own post in this thread.

With that, my 2025 bookshelf is now complete, with even more books on it than the initial post.

Thank you to all of the writers who created such wonderful worlds to escape to throughout the year!

Six books in two rows (three per row): Green book: When Wolves Collide, Taekook, 66,874, Omega Taehyung, Alpha Jungkook, Strangers to Lovers, Historical, Amnesia Green book: A New Day Has Dawned, Taekook, 8,339, Vampire Taehyung, Witch Jungkook, Hurt/Comfort, Distant Future, Sequel Green book: Come What Tae, Taekook, 4,868, Established Relationship, Winter, Fluff, Vacation Snowstorms Rust red book: The Sun May Set, But Our Love is Eternal, Taegikook, 1,264, MCD, Grief, No Dialogue, Drabble, Falling in Love Coral book: Agust Detour, Taegi, 42,544, Strangers to Lovers, Rapper/Idol Yoongi, Small Towns, Grumpy/Sunshine, Bed & Breakfast Teal book: A Leap of Faith (Towards Eternity), Taejin, 3,459, Established Relationship, Vampire Seokjin, Human Taehyung, Fluff, Humor

Oh, and here are my fics published in 2025!

archiveofourown.org/works/67437331
archiveofourown.org/works/63173689
archiveofourown.org/works/61238470
archiveofourown.org/works/62919403
archiveofourown.org/works/64253038
archiveofourown.org/works/62698156

Two brown, cartoonish bookshelves full of books of various colors (dark green, light blue, dark purple, light purple, teal, brownish red, cream, yellowish-orange, light yellow). The shelves also have decorative plants, a camera, and a cat, as well as a recent picture of BTS at the beach in LA. Each book on the shelf represents a fic, which has its own post in this thread.

With that, my 2025 bookshelf is now complete, with even more books on it than the initial post.

Thank you to all of the writers who created such wonderful worlds to escape to throughout the year!

Teal cartoon book taking up most of the image with decorative floral/greenery. The cover of the book has the following information about the fic rec: BLINK TWICE by yoonlit Taejin • 3,906 • Completed Fluff • Hurt/Comfort • Angst • Sentinel/Guide • Married Taejin When an accidental trigger leaves Seokjin in the wake of a particularly difficult zone-out, Taehyung spends the next several days in an in-between state of consciousness after bringing him out of it, unable to process much in brief wake windows aside from the fact that Jin never leaves his side. Somewhere along the way, they figure out how to remind one another that as long as they're together, there isn't anything they wouldn't do for each other. (Even if it's a little silly.)

blink twice
by yoonlit

- Taejin
- 3.9k
- fluff, hurt/comfort, angst, sentinel/guide, married taejin

Their bond was so lovely!! I really enjoyed reading this fic!!
archiveofourown.org/works/64604320

Light tan cartoon book taking up most of the image with decorative floral/greenery. The cover of the book has the following information about the fic rec: EQUILIBRIUM & MALFUNCTION by Jpnpr No Ship • 125,636 • Equilibrium Completed, Malfunction WIP Angst • Emotional Hurt/Comfort • Miscommunication • Anxiety • Unreliable Narrator equilibrium, n. - the delicate state in which opposing forces or influences in an organism are balanced. Or, in which Taehyung does something impactful, and the whole team scrambles for balance. // malfunction, n. - a failure to function properly. or, in which Namjoon's supposed to be good leader, but he struggles more than ever.

equilibrium & malfunction
by Jpnpr

- No ship
- 125k (series)
- angst, emotional hurt/comfort, miscommunication, anxiety, unreliable narrator, told from TH's POV in one story and NJ's POV in the other

I really loved these fics!!
archiveofourown.org/series/4421431

Coral cartoon book taking up most of the image with decorative floral/greenery. The cover of the book has the following information about the fic rec: COFFEE FOR ONE by gretchenwren Taegi • 29,931 • Completed Witch Taehyung • Coffee Shop Owner Yoongi • Fairy Jimin • Magic • Hurt/Comfort To say that Min Yoongi was not excited to see a coffee shop open just down the street from his own is putting it lightly. Annoyed, perhaps, would be a more accurate term. So he investigates and meets Kim Taehyung- the new proprietor. But there's something... strange... about both Taehyung and his coffee- they are both just too damned perfect. Taehyung is a witch who is in hiding from the magical community for accidentally taking a fairy (Jimin) as his familiar. Witches are not supposed to have intelligent magical creatures as familiars because they are too powerful together and the magic doesn’t always match. When Yoongi scopes out his shop, he does an accidental read on the attractive man- and is intrigued by what he finds.

Coffee for One
by gretchenwren

- Taegi
- 29k
- witch TH, coffee shop owner YG, fairy JM, coffee shop owner TH, professor NJ, genie SJ, fairy HS, student JK, magic, hurt/comfort

I reread this recently and it's so cute! I really loved all of the characters!
archiveofourown.org/works/60417157

Purple cartoon book taking up most of the image with decorative floral/greenery. The cover of the book has the following information about the fic rec: FAIRYTALE by ooka OT7 • 35,904 • Completed Soul Bond • Time Skips • Modern • Angst with a Happy Ending • Soulmates Taehyung knows how to fall in love, he just doesn't want to.

fairytale
by ooka

- OT7
- 35k
- soul bond, time skips, angst with a happy ending, soulmates, modern setting

Such a lovely fic!!
archiveofourown.org/works/61755817

Green cartoon book taking up most of the image with decorative floral/greenery. The cover of the book has the following information about the fic rec: THE NIGHT HAS SOFT PAWS by fogoncleardays Taekook • 3,624 • Completed Slice of Life • Grief • Cute • Fluffy • Road Trip Jungkook and Taehyung go to Busan for the weekend and the trip takes the cutest turn.

The Night Has Soft Paws
by fogoncleardays

- Taekook
- 3.6k
- slice of life, yeontan, bam, grief, fluffy, roadtrip, cute

So sweet and soft!!!
archiveofourown.org/works/61686289

Thank you!! :)

Light purple cartoon book taking up most of the image with decorative floral/greenery. The cover of the book has the following information about the fic rec: TOGETHER AND ALWAYS by joinmeinthishell Vmin • Hopekook • Yoonjin • Minimoni • Vminjoon 4,558 • Completed MCD • Grief • Processing Trauma • Drug Addiction & Withdrawal Past - Present - Future… Ghosts everywhere. Even among the living. Series Part 5 of Train Tracks

Together and Always
by @joinmeinthishell.bsky.social

- Vmin, Hopekook, Yoonjin, Minimoni, Vminjoon
- 4.5k
- mcd, grief, processing trauma, drug addiction & withdrawal

I love this series so, so much!! It's so beautifully written and heart wrenching.
archiveofourown.org/works/76255601

Reddish pink cartoon book taking up most of the image with decorative floral/greenery. The cover of the book has the following information about the fic rec: NOT YET CORPSES, STILL WE ROT by psithurisms Vmin • 5,055 • Completed Comes Back Wrong • Unreliable Narrator • Psychological Horror • Unsettling • Ambiguous Ending Taehyung disappeared in the red sea of Metasequoia trees at the beginning of October. He reappears three weeks later.

not yet corpses, still we rot
by psithurisms

- Vmin
- 5k
- comes back wrong, unreliable narrator, psychological & body horror, dissociation, don't go into the woods, ambiguous ending, unsettling

OMG so creepy and good!! I loved it!!!
archiveofourown.org/works/64818235

Teal cartoon book taking up most of the image with decorative floral/greenery. The cover of the book has the following information about the fic rec: IT'S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT LIKE MURDER by raethye Taejin • 11k • Completed Murder Mystery • Friends to Lovers • Mutual Pining • Christmas Vacation • Fluff & Angst “Dalsan Lodge,” Seokjin read. “Pity there’s not really a Moon Mountain. I bet that would be beautiful.” He pulled the brochure their friends had given them, the trifold a bit worn from the number of times they’d looked it over in the past two weeks. The headline in bold, red print announced the 3rd Annual Murder-Mystery Getaway. “I wonder what parts we’ll get to play for the storyline,” Taehyung said. “Think it’ll be fun?”

It's Beginning To Look a Lot Like Murder
by @raethye.bsky.social

- Taejin
- 11k
- fluff & angst, murder mystery, friends to lovers, love confessions, mutual pining, christmas vacation from hell

I loved these characters and I loved reading this fic!!
archiveofourown.org/works/61382215