Both House of Cards and sugamins' other works have been praised for their characterization, depiction of explicit content, realism, and well thought-out storytelling. Her work is discussed in smaller fanfiction circles, that can not be accredited on Fanlore due to the the casual intent of their conversations, and well known to avid Archive of Our Own users. With over a million hits, House of Cards has inspired writers to write, with sugamins' work being referenced in other fanfiction authors' notes. It is claimed to be the best BTS fanfiction and even known outside the BTS fandom. House of Cards is still an immensely popular fic in the BTS fandom and has an impact on fanfiction and fandom culture to this day. Despite this, the author is still active under the "sugamins" username on AO3. She also recalled that Twitter users expressed animosity toward her, touching upon the relationship between purity culture and fandom in the context of fandom's underground beginnings before expressing that ultimately the work was orphaned because she did not want to engage with the backlash. It was a story about an undercover agent taking down a gang-and that is what I wrote. To them, I ask: what were you expecting from the story? I thought it was always obvious that Taehyung was going to do what he had set out to do from the start, so I do not think I misled readers at all. The angry reactions were mostly from shippers, who were upset with the story not ending the way they had wanted. I have no idea if they ever posted the ending anywhere. I told them that I did not want them to take my story and change it like that. On my original Tumblr, I even got an ask about how an anon reader was going to write their own ending because my one was bad. Because the story had not ended the way some readers had wanted, I think that was what caused the negative reactions. I got angry reactions when I had finished it. I never really had any hate posted on the story when I was updating it. When asked about the reasons why she eventually orphaned the fic, sugamins said: The controversy came later, after the fic had been finished. Updates came frequently and the fic quickly racked up many comments and fans who were highly invested in the story, all of whom only had positive things to say when the fic was updating. She also said she drew inspiration from Wires, a song by The Neighbourhood, and a conversation with her partner. sugamins was inspired by gangster films such as Infernal Affairs, which was remade in English as The Departed, as well as Denzel Washington's performances in American Gangster and Training Day among other inspirations. Jimin lives with Jungkook as his lover and the primary focus of the fic is the fraught relationship between the three men as Taehyung attempts to bring down the entire criminal empire. "You knew the game and played it, it kills to know that you have been defeated."Īs the summary implies, the story follows Taehyung's undercover operation into the mob Jungkook is heir to. Taehyung is a rookie sent in to infiltrate by his select team and bring the empire crumbling down. Jungkook is the heir to a mob empire, the most notorious in the whole of Seoul. The summary of the fic on AO3 is as follows: It was updated every Sunday from 27 November 2015 to with a planned Yoonmin sequel that was eventually abandoned by the author in response to backlash regarding the story's depictions of explicit and violent content, as well as shippers being unhappy with the ending of the fic. The fic is the most popular BTS fanwork on AO3 by hit count, having reached 1.57 million hits by the beginning of 2022, and the third most popular by kudos and this count as well as the over 33,000 kudos, 3,800 comments, and 9,200 bookmarks continues to grow. Fans of the fic have created a great deal of fanwork for the fic, including art, vids and fanmixes. Nevertheless, House of Cards is often recced by fans for its plot and deep dive into the psychological perspective of its characters. It is a gangster AU with a warning for graphic depictions of violence, an aspect of the story which has garnered controversy along with the explicit sex scenes. House of Cards is a popular Jeon Jungkook/Kim Taehyung/Park Jimin BTS fanfic by sugamins, also known as valentinosuga, who later orphaned the work.
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