#exo secret santa 2020

[flaredpantsagenda]

Hi, this is your exo-l secret santa! 🤗 I'm sorry I'm so late in leaving you asks but wanted to ask, first how've you been doing? Also, your biases are Baek, Kyungsoo, and Yeol, right? And if so...what moments solidified them as your biases? 🌸

Hi! Good to hear from you! No worries at all, I hope you're doing well! Are you doing anything fun in December? I’m good these days! It's getting cold and snowy where I am, which is pretty cozy. And I feel like I've been able to get back into the swing of things after a rough summer so that's been nice.

Yep, Baekhyun is definitely my ultimate bias, and Kyungsoo and Chanyeol are my other two favorites (although I have a soft spot for everyone!)

I mean pretty much as soon as I saw Baekhyun that was it, but I think maybe what solidified it was watching the lives he was doing back in 2020 driving around in the middle of the night and singing. This Kyoongtube video with the fluffy brown hair and the glasses was one of the first things I watched and that was also pretty persuasive:

(honorary mention to listening to City Lights on airplanes, and the part of his solo concert where he does Get You Alone and the Exo medley)

It's harder to say with Kyungsoo and Chanyeol… they sort of snuck up on me and started showing up over and over in my sketchbook. Some of the things I keep coming back to are red hair Chanyeol from Monster/Lotto, and anytime he plays guitar. For Kyungsoo... his voice and his smile! I was listening to Empathy on repeat last year.

Who's your bias??

[cigaretteparfum]

Hi! This is your ExoL secret santa! How is your October going? What are you excited about these days? I’d also love to hear your answer to the obligatory exo intro questions: who is your bias? Do you have a favorite era? How did you get into Exo/kpop?

hey there santa! ^_^

first off, apologies for the days long reply -- work has been really having my ass these days. @_@

my october has been going pretty well, aside from the work stress lmfao. but lets forget about that for a moment! these days am really excited about my relationship, lol. pretty cheesy, i know, but The Girlfriend (as i like to call her) is a really amazing partner and person overall, and as this is likely my first healthy relationship as an adult i've really been enjoying the day to day domestic aspect of it all. :3c

as for the obligatory exo questions: my bias is yixing, has been since probably 2021, which was a year after i got into the group. my favourite era of the group as a whole is the monster era, followed closely by cream soda; whereas for yixing specifically, that would be his lit and honey era. ^_^

so how i got into exo and kpop in general started way back when in 2020 when kai released his first solo. i was already p familiar with the scene because a lot of my friends and mutuals were into kpop, but i myself never really got into it past a few select songs from various groups.

anyway, i was really into dancing (or rather, being an audience to it) and was recommended the mmmh music video. i clicked it, watched it, and started binging all of kai's and exo's choreo videos, lol.

i hope your october has been going well! i look forward to more of your messages. ^_^

[miramizar]

Hi! This is your Secret Santa again! Thank you for your sweet response!! 💖

Ahh 2016 must have been such an exciting time to get into Exo!! I've only been an exol for a couple years- I would have loved to have been around for Monster and CBX comebacks.

I've also been on a kick of watching Overdose stages lately-- so good!

Yes Junmyeon was my guess! Our lovely leader. He's been up to so much recently! Have you been watching his drama (I haven't yet!) I know this is a tough question but do you have a few favorite Junmyeon moments?

I got into kpop through a couple friends at the beginning of 2020, and then a few months later I saw some interviews with Baekhyun and then it was all over for me haha. He's been my bias from the beginning.

Cream Soda was my first Exo comeback with stages so it was definitely my favorite comeback this year too! But I also love any SHINee comeback (who's your SHINee bias?) and I ADORE Kyungsoo's new album. Exo is probably my #1 right now but I also follow SHINee, WayV, Pentagon and a few others.

Fall is my favorite season! You? It's both cozy and spooky- my favorite things. Talk to you soon! <3

Hi there! (>o<)/✨ Ahh well I have to say thank you to you too then, for your lovely replies!! 💓

I think you're right! They sure did get to do a lot back then, I do miss those times (;v;) but hopefully they'll get to do more again someday! 💫 And I can't imagine becoming an Exo-L during any era can be anything other than amazing; I can honestly say that (according to my biased taste hahah) there is no other group like them and there probably never will be~

Ooh, that sounds fun! I'm glad you like them 💕 Do you have a favourite EXO stage? As of now, mine are the 2016 Mama Awards and the acoustic medley in Exo'rdium! 💗

Asdffsf I was right about you being right then 💞 He's such a sweetheart and his voice is angelic and him getting to do so many things lately makes me happy - but it is hard to keep up, I won't lie about that hahah (>w<;) I'll try my best to watch his drama soon though, it looks pretty good from what I've seen of it!

Hmm, favourite moments... that is a hard question, yes, but I'll try to come up with something! 💝 There are certain videos I keep coming back to, like him falling backwards in happy camp 2013, and him writing and reading that letter to the other members in Kiss the radio (130530)... also, the way he accepted that prize alone on MCD in 2014? That always has my heart aching... he's strong and not afraid of being cheesy/tearing up, and I love that about him ❤️ The lives/fanmeets are gold too, like the one he did for O2ASIS; he's so dorky and earnest in them and I could watch and listen to him all day if I could~

Oh, you're an erikyoong! (I tried looking up the Baekhyun fandom name but I'm not sure if I got it right hahah) 💛 He's so charming, seriously, and incredibly talented too... I definitely get why you have him as your bias, if I hadn't looked Junmyeon up first I might've been in danger too hahah (>_<)💘 Do you have any favourite moments with him?

That's amazing! And I agree, Kyungsoo's songs are so beautiful agh❣️ Do you have a favourite out of his songs? 🎶 My SHINee bias is Onew (what can I say, I'm weak for dorky leaders afdsf), who's yours? Both in SHINee and WayV? I haven't heard anything by Pentagon, I think, but if you'd like to recommend some songs I'd be happy to listen to them! 💖 Even if my bias groups will always be EXO, SHINee, VIXX, Super Junior and NCT, I like giving other groups a chance from time to time so please feel free to tell me about songs or groups you like~

We seem to have pretty similar tastes then! Fall is tied with winter for my favourite season, it depends on if there's snow or not hahah ❄️ but I also love it when it's cozy, and spooky to some degree!! ✨ What does spooky mean to you? I mean, do you like horror stories and/or celebrate halloween or something else? I'm really curious!

Yep, talk to you soon! 💓 Take care until then~

[mel-loves-kdramas]

2020 EXO-Ls Secret Santa Gift Exchange

Hello Everyone!  We currently have 84 participants signed up for the 2020 EXO-Ls Secret Santa Gift Exchange!  @is-that-baekhyuns-shirt​ and I are SO EXCITED by that.  

There is one week left to sign up for the exchange.  We close the sign up window on the 4th of October.  Please help us signal boost the information below and let’s have some holiday fun!

Hello EXO-Ls!!

Welcome to the 2020 EXO-Ls Secret Santa (SS) Online Gift Exchange.

2020 has been full of unprecedented hardships and we would like to end the year with some happiness.  One way to do this is to celebrate our holidays with EXO.  

Please join us in this EXO fandom online holiday gift exchange.  How does it work? You sign up to make an online gift for someone and someone else makes one for you.  Simple and fun!  You do not have to have a EXO blog to join.  If you are a fan - then you can join.

This is an online tumblr gift exchange so all gifts must be digital.  Gift examples: fanfiction, gifsets, playlists, moodboards, tumblr icons/headers, etc. (If you want to try and make some digital edits - here are two websites that I believe offer free editors/templates for you to use: canva.com and spark.adobe.com).

The first thing you need to do is sign up HERE .  Once we close the sign up window we will randomly match you up with someone else based on the criteria you filled out in the sign up form.  We will then send all the information you filled out in the application form to your Secret Santa (SS).

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT:  SECRET SANTA is to be kept a SECRET.   Do not tell the person you are making the gift for who you are.  It’s a secret until you reveal yourself when you post their gift.

You’ll have a lot of time to make your gift.  We will be doing two check in dates to see how you all are doing.  We understand that real life can get in the way, so these check in dates are a way for you to let us know if you can complete your gift on time.  This SS exchange is meant to be fun and enjoyable - not stressful. So, you do not have to wait on our check in dates to make your gift.  Sooner the better and then all you have to do is post it sometime during the period of 23 December - 25 December.

Here are the important dates:

Sign Ups Open: 18th September

Sign Ups Close: 4th October

Pairings/Assignment notification to your ask inbox: 6th October through 13th October

First Check in: 1st November

Second Check in : 1st December

GIFTS POSTED: 23rd through 25th December

Here are the RULES:

1.Follow this blog @exolssecretsanta​ and please reblog/signal boost this post as much as possible.  We really want the fandom to participate and have a good time.

2.Make sure your blog Ask inbox is ON and allow for Anonymous asks.  The reason we request you allow anonymous asks is for your Secret Santa to be able to contact you.  We want your gifts to be fun and personalized, so please reach out to the person you are assigned and make a friend (as an anon).  Ask them who their EXO BIAS is or 3. I know how hard it is to just pick one member.  Send them a message of encouragement.  Ask them what their favorite EXO song, subunit or solo album is, or their favorite color, etc. and get some great feedback to use for their gift.

3.When you post your gift, please tag the following: name of the blog receiving your gift and our blog name: @EXOLSSECRETSANTA (the reason we ask you to include our blog name on your gift post is to help ensure we get the notification). We will be reblogging your gift to our blog for everyone else to enjoy.  Also to be redundant send a link of your gift to the person you are making the gift for as well as our blog.  Hopefully we can all ensure the gifts are seen and not missed.

4.Make sure you have the tag EXOLSSECRETSANTA20 in your first 5 tags.

5.We will be tracking the tag EXOLSSECRETSANTA20

MINIMUM Requirements for gifts:

We would like to stress that all the gifts must be NEW CONTENT.  Please do not recycle a previous fic, fanart, gif-set, etc.

Fanfic must be 1K+ words. If it will be a WIP you must post the first chapter as your Gift.

Gifsets: 4+ gifs

Fanart: 1+

Tumblr icons or headers: 4+

Edits: 2+ large (540x540)

Playlists: 16+ songs

Moodboards: 2+ boards

Let’s all have some fun!!

XO, your Secret Santa moderators: @mel-loves-kdramas​ and @is-that-baekhyuns-shirt​

[exolssecretsanta]

2020 EXO-L Secret Santa

Hi Everyone,

Lolo and I can’t believe it’s December already.  We hope you all have been having fun getting to know each other.  Please review the minimum gift requirements and what you need to do when posting your gifts during December 23rd through the 25th.  We can’t wait to see all the beautiful gifts!! xo, Mel.

[laylienn]

✨Delight ✨

Surprise Queennie!! @heart-bleeding-autism-angel 💖I’m your Secret Santa, I hope you can find peace and recharge energy for next year. And to help you with that here’s an illustration of one of your favorite pics from BBH, hope you like it! 

Thanks to @exolssecretsanta 🎄

[exogotmeoncrack]

Who is your exo bias? - Your secret santa 💖

HI HI IT'S LAY ZHANG YIXING! I love him w my whole heart just check my #ult tag haha thank you 😘

[xiuxiuflake]

Hello I am your EXO-L SS! I am a story writer and want to write you a story. I'd love some ideas. Maybe you and your favorite member. Random holiday fluff for the just the group. A original character meeting the group and having no idea who they are. I'm open from anything this is your gift I want it to be special. Nothing is off limits.

Hello Exo-l SS Anonie Nice to meet you 😊💖

My name is Sarah and I would love if my name would be used making it even more special ☺ A quick introduction I'm 24 years old 5'2 I wear glasses and I have light brown/ dark blonde hair these are the characteristics that are okay for you to use but not necessary 😆

Christmas themed would be lovely. Maybe something to do with baking cause I'm a passionate baker and I always bake cookies for my Family and Friends 😊 Maybe something along those lines with the whole group or some Romantic stuff with Minseok I'm totally open for anything. Let your creativity roam free. Thank you so much for being my Secret Santa I can't wait to get to know you!!!!

What's your Name or How would you like to be called ? (Like Santa Anon or something like that)

Also Where are you from? Or if thats too personal whats your time zone ?

[writingstuffandmore]

Hi this is your new secret santa! sorry it took me a bit to reach out! I have a few questions. Who's your bias in exo and what is your birthstone?

Hi sweetheart ❣️

It's fine, Tumblr has its own ways. So, I can understand that. I hope that you are doing well ☺️

My bias is Chanyeol and my birthday stone is emerald.. :)

Who is your bias in exo, if I may ask?

Sorry, for late responding because I don't know when did you sent me your ask an hour before or maybe before than that... And I had the night hours lol

[honeypeachkai]

HAI THERE. I think my previous ask might’ve been eaten and I was worried you hadn’t seen my message. *sprinkles cheap glitter* I AM...YOUR SECRET SANTA. Tell me things about you, what do you like/not like? Is it warm where you are? How was your week? But most importantly...what do you want for Christmas 👁👁

Hi Santa!! OMG I’m so sorry you haven’t seen it, but I replied to your message here before! It must have been dumped by random posts waaah but I hope you get to see this! 😣Hmm I guess just to add, yup I live in a tropical country so it’s just hot all year round hahaha (though we’ve been having typhoons lately!) and my week... has been the same as any other week the past 8 months as we’ve been quarantined for FOREVER haha but online class has got us busy, and EXO has been keeping me sane (or INSANE?? u never know what’s gonna happen with this group 😂) but I still stand by the same things for the Christmas gift! I’m a ride or die for OT9 (OT12 still in my heart), chankaisoo are my bbs, my main ships are chansoo, kaisoo, and chankai (wow surprise), but i love me some seho, xiuchen and baekxing and basically any other ship! (Honestly, I don’t think there’s anything about EXO I don’t like HAHAHA) I would appreciate literally anything in the world hahaha it would already make my year 💖Something with a personal touch from you would also make it real great! 

Wow ok sorry for rambling a lot, but I hope this finds you well!! How are you doing? Just shoot a message if there’s anything else you wanna know! Hope your week’s going great as well 😊

[sarangkstars]

hi! i am your exol secret santa :D im excited to make you smt that i hope you'll like. im looking forward to knowing you as well :) so to start off, who is your bias in exo? -🍌

Hello, Anon. I am also excited to participate in this fun event. So about your question, I like all the elements of Exo (they are so cute and adorable 😂) but my favorite is our wonderful leader - Suho. ❤️ Anything with him would be fantastic. Xoxo

[baekwin]

💌 exo-l secret santa 2020 

part 2 for @taiteaaa: kai x winter album title tracks ♡ @exolssecretsanta

[quokkacore]

son of wolves - masterlist

summary: your entire life, you've fought bravely to defend the walls of your home from the evil forest spirits of the spearwood trying to destroy it, alongside your family, friends, and your betrothed, baekhyun. until you're infected by the evil that resides in one of these spirits, and you run away from home, before it can spread to those around you. it's in your exile, wandering through the spearwood that you meet the wolf prince, a tall man of hardened eyes, few words, and a fiery temperament, raised by these spirits you've so grown to resent. it's here that you begin to question everything you've ever known, and wonder whether the evil was out here, in the forest, or inside the walls of a place you once called home.

chapter one: the bite

chapter two: the kiss

chapter three: the return

chapter four: the battle

pairings: hunter!baekhyun x reader, wolfprince!chanyeol x reader

genre: reverse princessmononoke!au, angst, fluff, slow burn, enemies to lovers, fantasy epic, war au, wolf!au (kind of?)

a/n: warnings will be posted individually for each chapter. check my updates page to see when each chapter is posted. this was originally meant to be a two part fic meant for the 2020 exo-l secret santa event, but due to time constraints and other things going on in my life, it will be spread into three, with the first chapter tagged as the gift, as per the gift requirements given by the admins of the event. if you would like to be tagged in the other chapters, pls let me know! 

[exolssecretsanta]

Hello EXO-Ls!!

BY POPULAR DEMAND WE HAVE RE-OPENED the 2020 EXO-L Secret Santa Gift Exchange for one more week.  You can sign up till the 21st of October.   PLEASE READ ALL THE RULES BELOW and be sure you will have the time and the energy to take part.  

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Welcome to the 2020 EXO-Ls Secret Santa (SS) Online Gift Exchange.

2020 has been full of unprecedented hardships and we would like to end the year with some happiness.  One way to do this is to celebrate our holidays with EXO.  

Please join us in this EXO fandom online holiday gift exchange.  How does it work? You sign up to make an online gift for someone and someone else makes one for you.  Simple and fun!  You do not have to have a EXO blog to join.  If you are a fan - then you can join.

This is an online tumblr gift exchange so all gifts must be digital.  Gift examples: fanfiction, gifsets, playlists, moodboards, tumblr icons/headers, etc. (If you want to try and make some digital edits - here are two websites that I believe offer free editors/templates for you to use: canva.com and spark.adobe.com).

The first thing you need to do is sign up HERE .  Once we close the sign up window we will randomly match you up with someone else based on the criteria you filled out in the sign up form.  We will then send all the information you filled out in the application form to your Secret Santa (SS).

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT:  SECRET SANTA is to be kept a SECRET.   Do not tell the person you are making the gift for who you are.  It’s a secret until you reveal yourself when you post their gift.

You’ll have a lot of time to make your gift.  We will be doing two check in dates to see how you all are doing.  We understand that real life can get in the way, so these check in dates are a way for you to let us know if you can complete your gift on time.  This SS exchange is meant to be fun and enjoyable - not stressful. So, you do not have to wait on our check in dates to make your gift.  Sooner the better and then all you have to do is post it sometime during the period of 23 December - 25 December.

Here are the important dates:

REOPENED SIGN UP WINDOW OPEN: 15th of October

REOPENED SIGN UP WINDOW CLOSE:  21st of October

Pairings/Assignment notification to your ask/DM inbox: 23rd October through 26th October

First Check in: 1st November

Second Check in : 1st December

GIFTS POSTED: 23rd through 25th December

Here are the RULES:

1.Follow this blog and please reblog/signal boost this post as much as possible.  We really want the fandom to participate and have a good time.

2.Make sure your blog Ask inbox is ON and allow for Anonymous asks. Using a desktop or laptop go to your blog settings.  Under the ASK section turn on the ask inbox AND the anonymous option.  The reason we request you allow anonymous asks is for your Secret Santa to be able to contact you.  We want your gifts to be fun and personalized, so please reach out to the person you are assigned and make a friend (as an anon).  Ask them who their EXO BIAS is or 3. I know how hard it is to just pick one member.  Send them a message of encouragement.  Ask them what their favorite EXO song, subunit or solo album is, or their favorite color, etc. and get some great feedback to use for their gift.  

3.When you post your gift, please tag the following: name of the blog receiving your gift and our blog name: @EXOLSSECRETSANTA (the reason we ask you to include our blog name on your gift post is to help ensure we get the notification). We will be reblogging your gift to our blog for everyone else to enjoy.  Also to be redundant send a link of your gift to the person you are making the gift for as well as our blog.  Hopefully we can all ensure the gifts are seen and not missed.

4.Make sure you have the tag EXOLSSECRETSANTA20 in your first 5 tags.

5.We will be tracking the tag EXOLSSECRETSANTA20

MINIMUM Requirements for gifts:

We would like to stress that all the gifts must be NEW CONTENT.  Please do not recycle a previous fic, fanart, gif-set, etc.

Fanfic must be 1K+ words. If it will be a WIP you must post the first chapter as your Gift.

Gifsets: 4+ gifs

Fanart: 1+

Tumblr icons or headers: 4+

Edits: 2+ large (540x540)

Playlists: 16+ songs

Moodboards: 2+ boards

Let’s all have some fun!!

XO, your Secret Santa moderators: @mel-loves-kdramas and @is-that-baekhyuns-shirt

[laylienn]

Hi, sorry for being missing 😪 It's been such strange days (like any day in this year 💀) but especially today. I'd tell you my sad story of how I didn't buy the story of light epilogue at a good price because of me but I don't know if you're interested to know. Mis patoaventuras son tan cagadas que no te imaginas en que grado.

Anyway, answering your questions. I loved Jongin's album. What was your favorite song? Mine were mmmh, nothing on me and ride or die. I was really surprised that he presented it on a show with mmh. Don't worry, I don't know how to identify them either, but I'm just like you. I wanted to order it but that happened to me (and I still don't know). Hopefully you can buy it soon 🥺💕

The whole content of Minseok has me intrigued. The program with Baekhyun? I can't even describe it in spanish 👀👀👀👀 I really hope for his solo or whatever but @ sm GIVE US SIGNS OF LIFE 😫💔

The performances were better than last year's but my favorites were from nct and Taemin. Although my soul cries out for the full version of dynamite by txt (aquí ignorame porque me estoy dejando llevar por mis biases). What were your favorites?

I just watched your collection of dolls and... Mi impulso de idiotez wants to buy things. I wanted to buy one but I don't know... because I'm more of an album collector, however mi impulso de idiotez was influenced by Sehun's magazine. Now I have to wait until January to have it but... The black cover was my favorite and I needed to have it. 🙃🙃🙃🙃

I hope you're fine and... I'm really excited that in 10 days you'll know my identity 👀 Cuídate mucho 💕

Aww, we can exchange stories next week haha :(( I have some funny yet sad ones too 🤣

For Kai’s album I also loved mmmh and ride or die and lately I’m loving hello stranger too. Also XiuBaek show and just all about Xiumin ???!?!?!! I’m so lovin’ it, I missed him so much 3: and he looks so good, happy and healthy AND HE REALLY JUST AGED BACKWARDS!!! I’m now waiting for a solo album 👀 hahaha or an exo comeback along with DO next year (before we have to say goodbye to Baek or anyone else 😖)

Wow!! You ordered Sehun’s magazine?? 👏 once I know each other you have to show me 🥺 💕 I’ll fangirl with you about it

I’m excited too!! CUÍDATE MUCHOOOOO 💕

[kaiternity]

MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

To @thedeviousdo ♡

Hi Steph! SURPRISE! This is Joy, your Secret Santa for 2020. I hope you have been well during all this time. And before I go on, I feel the need to apologize to you for being so absent. But that shall change from now on!

I was so happy to be assigned your Santa. I had noticed you as one of the most active participants of the EXO-L Revival project and it was only fate that I had to give some of that dedication back to you through this online gift exchange that is @exolssecretsanta.

This is a set of what I imagine would be films you'd take of Kyungsoo and his beautiful self. And on this note, I want to wrap this small message to you, hoping your 2021 will be as beautiful and gorgeous as Kyungsoo is. Much love! - 🥳