this is incredible!! you did the concept justice and I loved the way you approached the subject. I think I envisioned more of a resolution, what comes toward the end but it's a lovely exploration of what happens in the beginning; how Minghao is adjusting to his newfound ability while struggling with what it means. he loves the people he loves, you know, but how much about them does he really want to know/is allowed to know? which parts of them should've stayed inaccessible for him? and the guilt...the dilemma of invading their privacy even though he practically didn't ask for any of this...yeah. you've captured it perfectly.

you made me care about his interactions with the others and not just Seokmin, I kept rereading the scene with Seungcheol and I couldn't move past it. Seungcheol being tender and insistent at the same time, how hurt he'd been to face rejection, the back hug. the!!! back!!! hug!!! thinking about their size differences and how Seungcheol would easily eclipse Minghao is making me go bonkers, actually. plus the suggestion of a story behind each scene he saw through touching Soonyoung, Vernon, Jeonghan... damn.

excuse me for being a jeongcheolist but: A briefest glimpse of a kiss with Seungcheol. oh you bet i screamed

it led up to the Big Moment with Seokmin and despite reading the tags it didn't quite prepare me for the heartache that ensued... it's one thing to hear someone say I don't love you like that, but it's another thing entirely to live the sentiment through their memory and have the knowledge cemented in you, irrefutably. jeez.

these lines in particular do make me heave small sighs like a dramatic victorian girl trying to get her suitor's attention:
- Come to think of it, he can’t recall the last time someone has just lovingly barged into his room just to hold him. somebody help...somebody help me...
- “No, Myungho,” and he sounds sad, “I’m worried about you.” PLEASE...
- His memories come in like unforgiving tides, emotions like wind torrenting through Minghao until it leaves him battered. we love vivid imagery yes we do!!!

and honestly, just this entire section. Jeonghan squeezing their hands together on a car ride. Tear-stained cheeks flash across Minghao’s vision. Long blonde hair, confusion, insecurity. Trembling shoulders backstage at Ode To You. Freedom at the hair salon. Laughing with Seokmin, bickering with Mingyu. A briefest glimpse of a kiss with Seungcheol. the idolverse of it all, how you didn't shy away from referencing where you needed to in order to give it the impact that knocked the wind out of me. amazing. brave.

thank you for writing!!!!! thank you for taking a chance on a material you're not familiar with and delivering a masterpiece nonetheless. hope your day has been as wonderful as reading this made mine. ♡