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Anterograde Tomorrow
Kyungsoo is stuck in the hours while Jongin begs the seconds, because time stops for someone who can't remember and runs from someone who can't miss the last train home.
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First published July 15, 2012
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July 14, 2020
I can't believe this piece of diamond is in Goodreads, and it makes me feel super nostalgic and super wanting to re-read this brilliant story yet again (bad news: it was taken down by the author for unknown reasons. now I crie). Friends, if you must know, the saddest story in the world is not Romeo and Juliet, The Fault in Our Stars, Me Before You, A Walk to Remember or any of the most acclaimed tragic novels out there. The saddest story is right here, and it's a fanfiction.
Never have I sobbed so hard for a character before, never have I ever became dysfunctional because of a fictional reality, never have I ever taught of reading a sadder piece of literature than those I have read and loved. When I'm asked for recommendations for tragic literature, I always find myself conflicted, because I want people to read this story but they won't understand what kaisoo is or who Sehun really is or if they really are based from real people and how it is structured to be enjoyed by tragic!kaisoo trash like me. You don't know how FAR Jongin and Kyungsoo is in the real world, how much we - a LEGION of fans - want them to happen and how I want Jongin and Krystal to break up so that Kyungsoo and Jongin will be a real thing.
All these frustrations added up by this beautifully written story just destroys my life.
Basically, and hypothetically, you don't really need to know what EXO is or who Jongin and Kyungsoo is. You just need to google them up to see their real appearance and you're all set (and oh, you must be emotionally prepared). This story is just a fucking jewel. Beautifully and lyrically written, ATMOSPHERIC, wonderfully structured, perfectly portrayed, and definitely geared up with heavy angst. It will have you sad and miserable and depressed with its three part torture.
SIGHS I JUST LOVE THIS SO MUCH ONE OF THE GREATEST AND SADDEST STORY I HAVE EVER READ WHY MUST BE THE WORLD SO CRUEL I DONT UNDERSTNAD
Never have I sobbed so hard for a character before, never have I ever became dysfunctional because of a fictional reality, never have I ever taught of reading a sadder piece of literature than those I have read and loved. When I'm asked for recommendations for tragic literature, I always find myself conflicted, because I want people to read this story but they won't understand what kaisoo is or who Sehun really is or if they really are based from real people and how it is structured to be enjoyed by tragic!kaisoo trash like me. You don't know how FAR Jongin and Kyungsoo is in the real world, how much we - a LEGION of fans - want them to happen and how I want Jongin and Krystal to break up so that Kyungsoo and Jongin will be a real thing.
All these frustrations added up by this beautifully written story just destroys my life.
Basically, and hypothetically, you don't really need to know what EXO is or who Jongin and Kyungsoo is. You just need to google them up to see their real appearance and you're all set (and oh, you must be emotionally prepared). This story is just a fucking jewel. Beautifully and lyrically written, ATMOSPHERIC, wonderfully structured, perfectly portrayed, and definitely geared up with heavy angst. It will have you sad and miserable and depressed with its three part torture.
SIGHS I JUST LOVE THIS SO MUCH ONE OF THE GREATEST AND SADDEST STORY I HAVE EVER READ WHY MUST BE THE WORLD SO CRUEL I DONT UNDERSTNAD
January 2, 2016
“Yesterday you loved me. Today you’ll love me again.”
I may be a little biased on this one, but it's the best fanfiction I've ever read.
It doesn't matter if you don't know the characters. Everyone should read this fic! And if you're going to do so, prepare your tissues.
“My head is bad, but my heart — my heart is good”
The story is about Kyungsoo, a young lad who suffers from Anterograde Amnesia, meaning after an accident his short term memory has been damaged and from then on, he can't keep any memories. Jongin, the boy who has recently moved next door, claims to be an author wanting to write Kyungsoo's life into a book.
The story is about how they fall in love and Jongin tries to make Kyungsoo remember him.
I still bawl my eyes out every time I re-read it. Best fanfic EVA!
I may be a little biased on this one, but it's the best fanfiction I've ever read.
It doesn't matter if you don't know the characters. Everyone should read this fic! And if you're going to do so, prepare your tissues.
“My head is bad, but my heart — my heart is good”
The story is about Kyungsoo, a young lad who suffers from Anterograde Amnesia, meaning after an accident his short term memory has been damaged and from then on, he can't keep any memories. Jongin, the boy who has recently moved next door, claims to be an author wanting to write Kyungsoo's life into a book.
The story is about how they fall in love and Jongin tries to make Kyungsoo remember him.
I still bawl my eyes out every time I re-read it. Best fanfic EVA!
September 23, 2017
I was kind of shocked to see AT in Goodreads. This is the story which deserves to be published in every language in the world. Some stories leave timeless vestiges in our hearts regardless of its genre, and this fanfiction is unquestionably one such thing. When I heard people say, "Books can change our lives", I had no idea what they mean. But after reading this book, I experienced it myself. Would you believe if I say I cried over the beauty of its writing as much I did for its tragic ending? It made me fall in love with literature. I don't know how someone can craft an art with this much perfection. This is a MUST-READ for all fanfiction readers.
June 24, 2015
Most beautiful fanfiction ever written and it had me swimming in my ocean of tears at 5am in the morning.
I attempted to stitch my heart back together afterwards but it was broken into too many pieces.
I attempted to stitch my heart back together afterwards but it was broken into too many pieces.
January 15, 2016
Very first chapter and I'm bAWLING
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September 8, 2016fuck me in the asshole with a catus
April 4, 2018
One of the most beautiful pieces of writing, one of the most beautiful and heartrending and sad stories I've read in my life, if not the most beautiful. No words really do this story justice. Even though it's a fan-fiction (lol), it's honestly very much up there in terms of things with actual literary merit that I've read. The writing isn't 1000% perfect, but that's what makes me like it even more--I honestly cannot think of a better written story than this.
The sadness in this story is the most awful kind: the kind that doesn't punch you outright in the face so much as it creeps in on you, subtly settling in your bones, each part of your body until it weighs you down with awful realizations that just keep dragging you further and further down. I cannot highly recommend this to anyone enough.
Warning: read this only late at night at prime emo hours (1 a.m. - 4 a.m. depending on when you sleep) and be prepared for debilitating depression with a box of very very soft tissues lol
The sadness in this story is the most awful kind: the kind that doesn't punch you outright in the face so much as it creeps in on you, subtly settling in your bones, each part of your body until it weighs you down with awful realizations that just keep dragging you further and further down. I cannot highly recommend this to anyone enough.
Warning: read this only late at night at prime emo hours (1 a.m. - 4 a.m. depending on when you sleep) and be prepared for debilitating depression with a box of very very soft tissues lol
September 10, 2017
This is my second time reading this masterpiece. I don't really know what has gotten into me, reading an excruciating fic like this in the middle of the night.
Changdictator's writing perfectly captured the beauty and the tragedy of a love on borrowed time. As a reader, her story will be something I won't be able to forget.
Changdictator's writing perfectly captured the beauty and the tragedy of a love on borrowed time. As a reader, her story will be something I won't be able to forget.
October 12, 2025
THIS BOOK IS BEAUTIFUL ❤️
I'm sad I didn't read this earlier.
I'm so in love with this book it's unreal!
Anterograde Tomorrow is one of the best books I have ever read and I've easily read over 1,500 books.
I'm sad I didn't read this earlier.
I'm so in love with this book it's unreal!
Anterograde Tomorrow is one of the best books I have ever read and I've easily read over 1,500 books.
April 23, 2017
I can love you even without memories so just hang on.
June 24, 2020
Who is cutting all these onions??
July 7, 2017
FAVORITE!!!!!!!!!!!!
February 17, 2021
lmfaooooooooooooo good shit
November 8, 2021
the way i bawled my eyes out...
July 29, 2022
yeah. i still have the photoset of me crying because of this
July 20, 2021
One of the best fanfictions I've read many years ago.
June 25, 2018
A gem and a classic in the midst of fanfiction. A heartbreaking tearjerker filled with serious tragedy dressed up like mere angst. It literally has all the tropes written in a way using literal techniques that make you suffer and feel deeply. Empathize and imagine all the pain and emotions vividly as if they were your own. And before you realized it there is your own additional pain, created subconsciously while experiencing this rollercoaster of emotions. It‘s an alternative universe with a plot and characters so cruel and realistic that will make you think and feel for a long, long time afterwards. It‘s such a well-written story, very satisfying to read and especially re-read in my case.
December 31, 2018
I had never cried so much, for so long, for such a story. I knew it was sad when I started reading it, but I never imagined that I would suffer so much with the characters and how much anguish would it cause me.
It is a very good story, very original. Full of love, but also full of a sadness that will be difficult to get rid of. However, I would re-read it, even though I woke up with swollen eyes and cried for more than three hours.
I think this is a masterpiece, even though the writing is not perfect, even though is just a fanfiction --- i think it's amazing. This could be a really good book.
It is a very good story, very original. Full of love, but also full of a sadness that will be difficult to get rid of. However, I would re-read it, even though I woke up with swollen eyes and cried for more than three hours.
I think this is a masterpiece, even though the writing is not perfect, even though is just a fanfiction --- i think it's amazing. This could be a really good book.
June 14, 2021
Its a story about many first meetings and one last.
A story of sticky notes and cigarette smokes.
A story about two guys, one stuck in time and one, running out of it.
One who can't remember and one who doesn't want to be forgotten.
Its a story of questions like "can you love someone you don't have memories of?"
And answers like "time stops for someone who can't remember and runs from the one who can't miss the last train home."
Its a story of forgotten yesterdays,
Of recurrent todays,
And of longing tomorrows.
Honestly this is the best ff I have ever read. I think anyone who like to read (not just ffs) should read this once.
A story of sticky notes and cigarette smokes.
A story about two guys, one stuck in time and one, running out of it.
One who can't remember and one who doesn't want to be forgotten.
Its a story of questions like "can you love someone you don't have memories of?"
And answers like "time stops for someone who can't remember and runs from the one who can't miss the last train home."
Its a story of forgotten yesterdays,
Of recurrent todays,
And of longing tomorrows.
Honestly this is the best ff I have ever read. I think anyone who like to read (not just ffs) should read this once.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 9, 2015
This is a fan fiction that will never disappoint you. For me this is the best fan fiction I've ever read and the the only fan fiction I would read over again. The author wrote it beautifully and It's full of emotion that will make you cry a river. I really recommend this to anyone. I totally love it!
April 29, 2017
A legend. The best fiction I've ever read. Changdictator is truly a genius. I wish this is a published novel so I can have the hardcopy on my bookshelf. <3
November 15, 2020
damn my fav fanfic of all time is on goodreads?!?! we love to see it!!! the fact that this has never been published is a disgrace. i genuinely printed out this entire fic on paper when i was like 13 so i would also have a copy because i adore it that much. but really, if you want to read the most depressing story of all time that has made me cry every year i've read it since 2012 (on kaisoo day of course) you NEED to go to ao3 rn and read it!! i'm pretty sure my love for angst and death trope books basically comes from this fic though so be warned for some real depressing shit. also, if you don't cry reading this fic, i genuinely think you're heartless, i've never read a more hopeless and dismal ending to a romance
January 7, 2022
“My name is Jongin. I’m the writer who lives next door. See you tomorrow, hyung. Don’t forget!”
I am surprised to see this gem here on GoodReads! This might be my all-time favorite KaiSoo fanfic ever written. This fic holds a special place in my heart. I remember sobbing at night after reading this masterpiece because it hurt so much. I wish Jongin and Kyungsoo were given more time. :(
It was so well-written, it surpassed most novels I have read. The last time I sobbed this much after reading a book was when I finished Me Before You. After reading this fic though, I sat in front of my desk, crying like an idiot because it hurt too much. The plot was well-thought-of and it was greatly executed. The characters were wonderfully written too. Kudos to the author! Probably one of the best fics I have ever read.
I am surprised to see this gem here on GoodReads! This might be my all-time favorite KaiSoo fanfic ever written. This fic holds a special place in my heart. I remember sobbing at night after reading this masterpiece because it hurt so much. I wish Jongin and Kyungsoo were given more time. :(
It was so well-written, it surpassed most novels I have read. The last time I sobbed this much after reading a book was when I finished Me Before You. After reading this fic though, I sat in front of my desk, crying like an idiot because it hurt too much. The plot was well-thought-of and it was greatly executed. The characters were wonderfully written too. Kudos to the author! Probably one of the best fics I have ever read.
April 20, 2020
I'm sHAKING never in my wildest fantasies have I imagined Anterograde Tomorrow will be on goodreads lmaoo I will say this though, according to mathematics it has been seven (7) full years since I read this fic and I can still quote it by heart in huge chunks. (tough stuff that Kyungsoo can't say that huh, haha tragedy humour) So imagine what imapct it has had on youngin me. Five stars for the stellar nostalgia and also frankly it was very well written so also for that.
June 15, 2021
I can't believe I read this book in 2021.
You don't need to be an exol to know the characters but what I'm saying is knowing Kyungsoo and Jongin had me questioning my life; why I read this book in the first place, huh?
To be hurt like this?
But seriously, guys, I know it's popular back then, but I don't want to read any shounen-ai story; now I'm regretting my life decision. Haha!
Just read this masterpiece. Please, it's so good. You'll never regret it.
You don't need to be an exol to know the characters but what I'm saying is knowing Kyungsoo and Jongin had me questioning my life; why I read this book in the first place, huh?
To be hurt like this?
But seriously, guys, I know it's popular back then, but I don't want to read any shounen-ai story; now I'm regretting my life decision. Haha!
Just read this masterpiece. Please, it's so good. You'll never regret it.
August 2, 2025
No puedo creer que este por aquí esta maravilla de fic, he de decir que tengo años de haberlo leído, por lo que no recuerdo mucho, sin embargo los sentimientos que me dejó aún siguen presentes, llore como nunca y me lo leí como vaso de agua, puedo recordar como esta lectura no solo me llegó al ama si no que a toda una generación de EXO L les cambió la vida
En su momento lo considere entre los mejores de la época, espero poder releerlo para dar una mejor reseña
En su momento lo considere entre los mejores de la época, espero poder releerlo para dar una mejor reseña
January 18, 2022
I've read this masterpiece years ago, when it was still posted in LJ, and the times that i have constantly read and reread it through the years is probably unhealthy, but the paiN and love in this story is something that follows you, calls to you, something timeless. Honestly one of the best fanfiction I have ever read, and I probably recommended this to so many of my friends- you're welcome.
February 27, 2023
I can’t believe this masterpiece is on Goodreads 😭 I remember when I first read this during my kpop days while I impatiently waited a whole year for EXO to make a comeback after their first EP. I still can’t look at yellow post it notes the same way again! The way this fic had me SOBBING, especially by the end of it.
February 7, 2022
The most beautiful and heartbreaking story ever..... Can't say much than this... It tore my heart and put back the pieces only to tear it again... I would loose my memory to read it for the first tym again...
May 9, 2024
"While the rest of us move on, you’re going to be stuck here all by yourself, crying about the same thing everyday."
i cried so hard reading it for the first time at 13 and same shit happened when i re-read at 23.
i cried so hard reading it for the first time at 13 and same shit happened when i re-read at 23.
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