Interlude I

The Nutcracker Gone Wrong
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The old man paced back and forth, staring at the abandoned book on the armchair. This was wrong. All wrong. This is not how the story went. Not at ALL.

 

He’d been confused first when his main character looked like a boy, only to realize she simply had short hair. She was nothing like how she was supposed to be.

 

What had surprised him even more was he himself. He’d always been the older man (or woman) in the story. The wiser one, whom the children always listened to and respected. He wasn’t supposed to be this young! For goodness sake, he was barely older than her!

 

Where in the world was this story going?

 

And how was he supposed to get this story going if she didn’t sleep in the living room?

 

Everything was wrong. All wrong. He needed to do

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Amalya
#1
Chapter 14: First of all, my abundant apologies for getting to this so very late. I think I honestly stopped visiting the site shortly after the contest and yeah... That's no excuse and I'm back now (for now anyway) so here goes!

I really did enjoy this. It was certainly unique and you made me laugh more often than I anticipated. Punching the Mouse King in the nose was hilarious. XD And I was additionally delighted by all the characters you used. It was fun seeing familiar faces and discovering how they were all connected. heh The intermissions were a neat touch as well and I like the idea of a storyteller trying to keep things on track and then eventually having to give up in favor of a new alternative. Quite amusing, I assure you.

I also found myself wanting for more details or more information, but the very lack of those bits and pieces made the story move quite quickly. Not a bad thing in this case. It was like a roller coaster ride where the build up is the trip to the top and then it doesn't stop until you get back to the station. The time jumps were nice too and that also carried the story forward without having to spend too much time on detail and description.

I felt a little bit bad for Yongguk (and Amber) at the very end there, but then he called his 'friend' and all was well again. haha Touche and well done. Thank you again for writing this and once more, I'm so very sorry it took me this long to read and respond. I do believe this is my first Hakyeon and Amber story and I'm quite happy with it. :D
boffin
#2
cant wait to start reading this fic
troll_
#3
Chapter 14: Absolutely loved your spin on the nutcracker! Is there any chance that we might get a sequel? Loved the story! Great job author!
Amalya
#4
Holy crap! I haven't gotten around to reading it yet but I'm blown away by the fact that there are 14 chapters. O.o Thank you in advance and I very much look forward to checking this out! :D Sounds quite intriguing. haha