Maybe That's How Spring Comes
Description
Jongdae runs his traditional temple food café, stays within the borders of the small, safe world he's created around himself, and tries not to think too much about the past that haunts him. But when a new cat café opens its doors right across the street, the owner might just open the door to Jongdae's heart as well.
Foreword
Author's note:
There are some heavy issues addressed in this story, including homophobia, undiagnosed/untreated mental illness, severe anxiety and panic attacks, and past military hazing. But this is above all a story of overcoming the past, self-discovery, friendship and love, and I hope you'll enjoy it.
Relationship: Kim Jongdae x Kim Minseok (xiuchen)
Word count: 37,946
Disclaimer: I own nothing, nobody is real, xiuchen are not mine T_T
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Glossary of Korean foods:
- Yakgwa - honey cookie
- Hobak mandu - zucchini dumplings (mandu = dumpling)
- Yuja-cheong - citrus marmalade made from the yuja fruit, this is the base for citron tea (yujacha)
- Baram tteok - (Japanese = mochi) dessert made from glutinous rice flour with a sweet paste filling. Chalgi is the term for the stickiness of the rice.
- Songpyeon - sweet half-moon shaped rice cakes, usually for Chuseok or other festivals
- Tteokbokki - spicy stir-fried rice cakes, usually with processed fishcakes
- Naengmyeon - cold noodles in chilled or icy/slushy broth, really popular in summer (it may sound weird, but believe me, it is delicious)
- Juk - rice porridge, often made for sick people
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