god i just love it when a story treats a completely platonic relationship with the same level of narrative importance as if it were a romantic relationship
LIKE YES!!! YES!!! YES!!! Platonic bonds are just as if not even more important than romantic bonds!!! LIKE YES A FRIENDSHIP CAN BE LOVE STORY AND THAT CAN NOT BE CONTRADICTORY STATEMENT TO SAY!!!
On Jaebeom's floor, a man was waiting in the corridor. He wore dark, nondescript clothing, much like Jaebeom. He was short and beneath his thick, dark fringe of hair his face was expressionless and rather pale.
Jaebeom faltered slightly when he caught sight of the man. Then he led Yugyeom and Bambam towards him, looking just the slightest bit apprehensive.
"Sunbaenim, hello."
"Jaebeom-ah." The man acknowledged Jaebeom's greeting with a curt nod.
"These are my donsaengs. Bambam and Yugyeom. Kids, this is my sunbae, detective Min Yoongi."
"Hello!" Bambam said brightly. He bowed and Yugyeom followed suit. The detective called Yoongi looked like someone had offered him a lemon to suck on, but he returned their bow. Then he looked at Jaebeom.
If you are like me, you are a fan of pairings that are often included as background pairings for other ships, meaning that finding fics specifically about them on ao3 is hard.
Well, I have a tip that I often use to help find fics. With an example.
As you can see here, this is just by clicking on the Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler tag, and most of those fics are not about them.
Well, if you put ‘summary: Name’ in the more options box on the right, as shown here.
That limits the fics down to ones that have that name or word in the summary. Most fics will have the centric characters in the summary, so most of the fics that come up will be about the pairing/character.
This is how many are in the tag now.
Now, it isn’t perfect, and you may still have to filter out some tags, but this is a good way to filter out a lot of fics and get more of the pairing you want.
title: these i can promise
one sentence summary: a mildly fluffy kidfic with Jaebeom as a saturnine detective, GOT6 as his bratty siblings and BTS being cool af in leather jackets
blurb: Lim Jaebeom has made a good life for himself as a detective. He has a great team, a comfortable flat with two cats and nothing much to remember the dark life he left behind ten years ago by. But then, on a snowy day in December, he receives a call. Thrown into the guardianship of a ragtag collection of little brothers, he gets the chance to fight for a future that he had long ago given up on. A future where he is no longer the one who got away, but the one who kept his promises.
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status & last updated: finishing first draft, 21 July 2022
scenes, snippets & outtakes: coming soon!
playlist: coming soon!
characters:
//our hero// lim jaebeom (26)
police detective, loves cats and glaring at people, a loner but fiercely loyal to his team/family, lots of trust issues
//the gang of little brothers//
park jinyoung (15) - eldest, fiercely protective of the younger boys, takes too much responsibility
tuan yi en "mark" (14) - quiet and sweet but most likely to fight if the boys get in trouble/danger, twins with Jackson, harbours a dark secret
tuan jia er "jackson" (14) - outgoing and a little reckless, helps jinyoung a lot, twins with Mark, struggles with school
choi youngjae (11) - gets sick a lot, seems like an angel but is actually very naughty
kunpimook bhuwakul "bambam" (9) - mature for his age, the first to accept Jaebeom, loves clothes and pretty things
kim yugyeom (7) - the maknae, Jinyoung is his hero, a little spoiled bc everyone dotes on him and doesn't like telling him "no"
//jaebeom's esteemed coworkers (and their families)//
kim seokjin (38) - the sergeant in charge of Jaebeom's detective unit, impossible to fool, cares a lot about his team
min yoongi "suga" (32) - senior detective in Jaebeom's unit and Jaebeom's partner, scary lil dude, tries to be cold but actually cares a lot, says "fuck" all the time
jung hoseok (25) - junior detective in Jaebeom's unit, does a lot of youth work and youth outreach, scared of yoongi, partners with Namjoon
kim namjoon (25) - maknae of Jaebeom's unit, genius but clumsy af, disowned bc his parents wanted him to become a doctor
park jimin (19) - yoongi's orphaned cousin that lives with him, college student that works part-time as a babysitter/tutor, dances really well, very good with kids
kim taehyung (14) - seokjin's elder son, super (like super) into skateboarding, has a little too much energy, makes friends easily
kim jungkook (7) - seokjin's younger son, shy and struggles a little to make friends, wants to do everything taehyung does
//other note-worthy characters//
kang sona - jaebeom and his half-brothers' mother
hwang munrae - a local loan shark/gang leader
//warnings//
includes spanking and scolding as a form of discipline, although it is not the main focus of the story. child abuse and neglect. discussions of sa and human trafficking (in the past, but it is a major plot point). swearing, threats of violence and violence. murder happens off-screen.