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A Twitter post made by user @jeonlovre or Jace went viral accumulating 41.1k likes, 6.9k quotes, and 13.2k reposts after it featured Jungkook as the blue-haired Atenean and V as the Thomasian who’s searching for him. 

Jace started writing in the AU community on Twitter in 2020. She states that it had been an impulsive decision because she knew that she needed to find a way to let out all the drowning scenes inside her mind. Pouring her underlying thoughts through writing helps her not just to maximize her talents but also to share them with people who have the same interests as her.

One of the AU writers’ specialties is using fake social media apps to situate the characters’ messages and tweets for a more realistic depiction of text messages type of story. As an epistolary-like tale with a twist, AU includes pictures that portray a specific scene's setting, videos with subtitles for more “feels,” and other audiovisual constituents for effective storytelling. Aside from that, writers also add meme pictures and a lot of comedic sentiments to add flavor that keeps the readers craving for more.

According to Jace, “Yung AU (alternative universe) kasi lets you portray your characters the way you wanted. Kunyare gusto mo na estudyante sila ng big four universities, pwede. Kung gusto mong nakatira sila sa Pilipinas at nagsasalita ng tagalog, pwede. Basically, it gives you the freedom to do whatever you want sa mga nagpoportray ng characters mo o kaya kung paano siya ‘sa-swak’ sa persona sa istorya.”

Meanwhile, it garnered numerous quoted reposts from netizens who took interest in the prompt Jace had written. It was well-supported until the story came to an end.

“Sa tingin ko kaya siya patuloy na tinatangkilik ng readers is that it centers the people they idolizes. Kumbaga, siyempre alternative universe nga, parang napupunta sila sa dimension kung saan di lang nakakahon ‘yung iniidolo nila sa kung ano sila sa industry. Also, since usually sa mga AUs ay love story, isa rin siguro sa mga factors ay ‘yung kilig na nararamdaman pag nakakabasa sila ng “crumbs” or pag nag-iinteract ‘yung ‘ship’ na sinusuportahan nila kahit na hindi sa totong buhay.” She added.

As of now, @jeonlovre’s followers have grown to 107.1k. Jace mentioned that it has been overwhelming as she isn’t used to many people reading her story and waiting for updates. She admits that it puts a lot of pressure on her; nonetheless, she’s still delighted and grateful that her work has been recognized and supported by her co-ARMYs.