I desperately want a modern AU...

Despite this story being set in ancient times, the story telling elements are so modern, I can sort of see a modern re-casting of this. Don't get me wrong, I love this the way it is, but the characters are very clearly created that you can put them in a different setting they can still work.

I mean by modern AU that I can see these characters being put in a modern Seoul setting. With NK being the first year Art student who got in through scholarship and who also draws online yaoi doujins and earns a side wage this way. He lives with his "aunts" and "sisters", some are prostitutes, others work in bars and casinos.

SH is either a Business Masters student or the CEO of a well known company (side wives are CEOs of their family's companies). For those who know him, it's no secret he has "weird" parties (gay orgies). Outside of his partying and managing the family company, SH indulges in a certain online artist's BL yaoi.

IH is the high school teacher who once taught NK, and also found out about NK's side job. Offended and disgusted that NK, a mere poor scholarship student is making a side income that's relatively good for what it is, starts his poisonous counselling to get NK to stop drawing BL and publishing it online. It works for a while, and we see NK get into college for Art, receiving a scholarship based on an impressive portfolio.

SH and NK meet at an Art show hosted by NK's college, funded by SH's company. SH just shows up out of obligation, because his company funded the show. NK is there and excited because his art is being showcased professionally for the first time! SH pauses when he sees a piece, because the style is similar to the backgrounds for an online BL series that he likes. He starts getting curious about NK.

That's all I got for now. Just a musing, guys. Not based on anything Except the manhwa (so in short this is an AU fanfic).