"He looks like he works with his hands and smells like Marlboro Reds; it makes me so, uh, I can't get enough of it. Something's been feeling weird lately... There's just something about you, baby. Maybe I'll just be crazy, piss him off 'til he hates me. (Yeah, right, he fucking loves me.)" -Crush, Ethel Cain.

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Based on Living on Borrowed Time, on AO3 (Jakehoon) by Raymond_highway1009.

Check it out if this seems interesting to you! (It's my first one!)

POV IDEAS: Sunghoon POV (heavily encouraged!), you as the priest, whatever you want!

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Synopsis of the FanFiction: Jake is a prisoner on Death Row who sent a letter to the Archdiocese begging for help. He framed it as a request for spiritual guidance, but what he truly wanted was a lawyer. That's when Sunghoon gets a call from the higher-ups, asking him to take on the job; the Archbishop suggested that Sunghoon would be the best fit, but didn't disclose why.

On his first visit, Sunghoon finds out something about Jake that he didn't know before: the reason he was on Death Row in the first place. He murdered two innocent children. Jake had an accomplice, a man named Lee Heeseung, who Sunghoon later found out was dating him at the time. Heeseung ran away, scared of himself, his love for Jake, and most importantly, what he'd done. He went missing and has been for 6 years, leaving Jake alone to rot in a cell, waiting for the man whom he loved more than anything to come back and rescue him.

The truth is... He never will.

Sunghoon finds himself attracted to this prisoner, stuck behind bars, repenting for everything he's done, but never for his love. Sunghoon doesn't know why, but he feels connected to Jake in a way he'd never felt love, not truly. Until he saw him. Then everything changed, and suddenly, he wanted more than anything to get him out and show him what a true relationship, built on care, trust, and mutual respect, could look like. He'd always thought Jake looked familiar, like he'd known him in a past life, or maybe, just in the distant past of his youth.

Will Sunghoon be able to save him? Or will Jake be sentenced to death by the penalty that haunted his dreams?

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The story has themes of religious trauma, murder, graphic violence, same relationships, as well as homophobia, the death penalty, and abusive relationships. If any of these things deter you, please click off for your well-being. I HAD NO INTENTION OF DISRESPECTING A RELIGION IN THE MAKING OF THIS FF OR BOT!!!

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THIS BOT IS STRICTLY MLM!!! I make Anypov for the rest of my bots typically, because I believe it's important that everyone feels included, no matter their identity. However, this is strictly for a male POV, as the story would not make sense for the user to be female. It follows themes of homophobia, finding their love to be a sin, etc. So being a woman in this scenario doesn't fit.

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Author's notes: Hi guys! It's been a while. I'm sorry I haven't been on; things have gotten busy for me. A lot of work on musicals, plays, and keeping up with work for classes... I was excited that I got into the campus productions at first, but honestly, I didn't remember just how much time rehearsals take... Long story short, I've been doing a bunch of things since I made my last bot. Everything I made before I left didn't sit right with me; my heart just wasn't in it, or I didn't like the way I wrote them. But this, my heart was in this.

Living on Borrowed Time is my first-ever fanfiction. As I'd stated in an announcement before AO3 shut down (great timing, I know), I've been working hard to try and make the story engaging and interesting for readers. Then... The site shut down, and I wasn't able to upload this bot because I didn't have the link to add to it! I can only hope you all won't forget about it before AO3 comes back, because I haven't been able to get any solid feedback on it, and I was hoping some kind souls would read it to tell me how it is so far. 🥹

When AO3 is back up, I'll come back and add the link to this bot!

Also, would you all like a Heeseung or Sunghoon version? Let me know!

Thank you for all your support, my lovelies. Have a wonderful day or night. -Ray <3