Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: 나의 나라 | My Country: The New Age (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Relationships: Nam Seon Ho/Taejong of Joseon, Nam Seon Ho/Seo Hwi, Han Hui Jae/Seo Hwi, Hwang Sung Rok & Nam Seon Ho, Nam Seon Ho/Other(s)
Characters: Nam Seon Ho, Yi Bang Won, Seo Hwi, Han Hui Jae, Hwang Sung Rok, Nam Jeon, Seo Yeon (My Country: The New Age)
Additional Tags: Dead Dove: Do Not Eat, Implied/Referenced Underage Sex, Forced Prostitution, Dubious Consent, Attempted Rape/Non-Con, Slavery, Period-Typical Sexism, Period-Typical Homophobia, Suicidal Thoughts, Mentions of incest, Self-Hatred, Politics, Angst, Bad Decisions, Smut, War, Jealousy, Confrontations, Contracts, Regret, Whump, Canon Rewrite, kisaeng!Nam Seon Ho, Pining, Unrequited Love, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Kidnapping, Hurt/Comfort, Y'all are gonna hate me by the end of this, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con, aight time for those smut tags, Kissing, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Blow Jobs
Series: Part 1 of Saudade
Summary:
Saudade- (n.) a nostalgic longing to be near again to something or someone that is distant, or that has been loved and then lost; “the love that remains”
When Seon-ho’s brother survived that fateful day, Nam Jeon sold him to Ihwaru in a fit of rage. Years later, an 18-year-old Seon-ho is now the most shamefully sought after kisaeng amongst Goryeo’s rotten upper class. His reputation reaches far and wide- even to the ears of the young nobleman, Yi Bang Won, who intends to find out the reason for these rumours himself. This leads to years of painful love, a relationship of convenience and something dark and twisted that seeks to consume them all.
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kisaeng!Seon-ho has to deal with his political ambitions colliding with his messy love life for many years down the road
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Mctna modern au headcanon
This is so ooc but pls forgive me 🙏🙏
A 32 year old Seon-ho sits down in the corner of a bar by himself. It's barely past 9 but most people have already left. The ice in his drink had long since diluted whatever cheap alcohol he'd ordered. He closed his eyes as a band started up on the makeshift stage, losing himself in the music and his memories.
And I met her downtown in the slums of Austin
Once we were sober, she said
"I'm from Boston"
I told her, "I couldn't give Massa-two-shits"
Luckily, she likes guys that treat her like
Third-year uni student Seo Hwi gives in to his friends Mun-bok and Beom to at least attend one party before graduation. It's not that he doesn't like them- in fact everyone agrees he'd probably be the life on them. He just doesn't see the point in partying with a massive group of strangers when he'd much rather just have a good time with his friends.
Enter Nam Seon-ho. He's in the same year but mainly keeps to himself. Still, that doesn't stop him from stealing glances at that one handsome, always-smiling Culinary Arts student. He decides to go to this party and get blackout drunk 'cause once he graduates, he'll be stuck back at home with his dad learning the ropes of his company.
They reach the venue (a rundown off campus house with shitty LED lights all over the place) that night. Mun-bok quickly leaves Hwi to chat up a pretty girl by the drinks table and one of Beom's other friends beckons him away. Hwi feels a bit stranded so he gets his own drink.
He makes small talk with some people but an hour later he's bored. He goes to get another drink when he sees Seon-ho, the 'kinda beautiful actually' business major he sometimes sees walking around campus, chugging back some disgusting mix of drinks like there's no tomorrow.
Help me, everyone calls me Mickey
Just wanna be your darling
Hwi wants to approach him but Seon-ho talks to him first, thanks to some good old liquid courage. They hit it off really well even if Hwi makes one too many corny jokes. One thing leads to another and then they're making out in the corner before stumbling their way into Seon-ho's apartment. Sung-rok curses when the door to their dorm slams open and throws a book at Hwi who barely dodges it. He's grumbling something about 'damn self-destructive tendencies' as he makes it out of the room just before they're making out again.
A couple months pass and they're actually a couple now. They graduate and move back to Seoul. Seon-ho takes up a job at his dad's company while Hwi is now a new hire at some fancy restaurant. Things are good for the while. They're happy and making time to see each other. In fact, they're almost unhealthily dependent on each other.
So, listen, I know you're probably with him
And maybe for good reason
But, you don't fuckin' need him
I warned you
But as the years go by, they're getting busier and Seon-ho is getting more stressed at work because of Nam Jeon. He starts drinking more and more. It doesn't help the fact that the owner of the restaurant Hwi works at, Yi Bang-won, has started to take an interest in him. This gives way to lots of arguments between them. Why talk it out when they could just fight and fuck instead? Plus, Seon-ho gets to the point where he's almost always drunk when he's off work and has even started to get high.
Maybe stop getting your advice from the guy you get your high from
Hwi can't bear to see the love of his life- because they both know; that's what they are to each other- destroying himself day by day. Especially when it puts Yeon in danger because of it.
How can I love someone that can't stand
The thought of loving me back?
Why do I think I need that?
I know you, pick me
But one day, babe, you'll thank me
For teaching you how to leave
A piece of shit just like me
I warned you
They break up.
Everything goes to shit. Seon-ho is convinced Hwi hates him and that Bang-won had a role to play somehow. Seon-ho overdoses. Nam Group gets involved with this huge drug scandal. In the midst of this all, Seo Geom passes away in jail after wrongful imprisonment and Yeon develops epilepsy. Hwi's mind is so clouded with worry, grief and anger, he's convinced that the Nam family was responsible for those fake charges. Seon-ho and Hwi hate each other.
Yeah, I remember when you said how you wish that I was dead
So, I tried to kill myself
Swallowed way too many pills
And god the tummy-ache was shit
But not enough to kill the kid
Against his will, Seon-ho survives. Nam Jeon shipped him off to rehab, telling his failure of a son to keep his head down and listen to him. For the next 6 years, the only confidant he has is Sung-rok. He and Hwi don't talk anymore, even if they both hate and yearn for each other each day.
Sometimes I wish I didn't live
But I'm so fucking glad I did
I remember what you said
You were wishing I was dead
Now, you're wishing me the best
'Cause my song's stuck in your head
In the present day, miles away, Hwi is listening to the same song on the local radio station as he's washing wares in his kitchen sink. He'd uncovered the truth about Bang-won about 2 years ago. By then, all forms of communication between him and Seon-ho had been cut. He felt such horrible guilt for blaming Seon-ho for getting Seo Geom imprisoned after their breakup as some horrible form of revenge. He'd sunk to the floor, tears welling up in his eyes when he recalled the last words he'd hurtled at him, "You pretend to be so different from him but you're just like your father!"
As Hwi puts a dish on the drying rack, he sighs deeply to himself . His heart constricts painfully in his chest. Even though he can't forgive Seon-ho for getting Yeon hurt those years ago, he hopes that he's doing well wherever he is. He just wishes he could make things right between them.
I'm so glad I still exist
Just so I can rub it in
In the bar, Seon-ho gets up to leave, the condensation from his unfinished drink pooling at its base on the table. He wonders what Hwi would think of him if he saw him now. When he realised he was all alone in this world, he'd made it his mission to at least quit getting high out of sheer spite.
You were perfect and I'm so sorry
I'm such a dick
But you still love me
I still regret letting you leave me
Don't you forget you used to need me
Now, Seon-ho knows that they'd both had parts to play in the train wreck of their relationship. They were both argumentative near the end and were never willing to compromise their own values for the other. At his lowest points, he'd wondered what would happen were he to lose his wretched pride. He and Hwi could've talked to each other. The heavens knew they were so fundamentally flawed and yet, they understood each other in ways no one else could.
Seon-ho looked up at the stars and shoved his hands into his jeans pockets. Hwi, if you can hear this...I'm sorry.
In his home, Hwi's heart suddenly felt a bit warmer.
For as much as both men had and still hated each other, they'd always loved each other far more.
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get to know me ⭐️🌙🌼
thank you for tagging me, @thasorns 💛 (and sorry it took me forever to do this)
do you make your bed? - usually, yes. i've been on a 5 day streak of making my bed. i hope i can make it an impossible habit to break
what's your favourite number? - 8
what is your job? english teacher and coordinator at a languages course
If you could go back to school would you? - no
can you parallel park? - can't drive
a job you had that would surprise people? i only had two jobs, the one i currently have and one more, and i don't think they'd surprise anyone
do you think aliens are real? - ofc!
can you drive a manual car? - i can't drive any type of car
what's your guilty pleasure? - trash reality tv
tattoos? yes, currently i have 5
favourite colour? yellow
favourite type of music? my taste in music is all over the place. i just love music that makes me feel things
do you like puzzles? - yes, especially crosswords
any phobias? - i have a bit of a fear of heights
favourite childhood sport? - volleyball
do you talk to yourself? - 24/7, in my head and out loud
what movie(s) do you adore? - so many! but my fav movie genre is horror
coffee or tea? - coffee
first thing you wanted to be growing up - a model lol
i'm tagging @seamayweed @krystaljungs @khaotunqs @sherrymagic @yohankang @flukepusit and @celestial-sapphicss (as always, no pressure <333)
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