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BANGTAN BABY: 25 Prompts

A little gift to you guys for putting up with my crazy ideas and thoughts. From Nov - Dec, I will be posting the following prompts with Grace, Seokjin & the rest of BTS. If you think a particular prompt works well with a member, send a member with a number you'd like!

Shopping for nursery furniture for little one. YOONGI

Holding the little one for the first time. OT8

Being immensely proud when little one takes their first steps alone. OT8

Singing nursery rhymes to get little one to sleep.

Finger painting with little one. JUNGKOOK

Little one getting food all over their face. JIN

Going on a walk together with little one. NAMJOON

Little one coming to sleep with you after having a bad dream. JIN & GRACE

Little one’s first birthday.

Little one’s first trip to the zoo or aquarium.

Singing songs and rocking little one to sleep.

Reading a book with little one on your lap. NAMJOON

Having to show little one that the food tastes good by having some too. JIN

Playing airplane/train to get little one to open their mouth and take a bite of food.

Little one chasing after bubbles to pop them. OT8

Little one snuggling with a stuffed animal. (RJ/BT21)

Little one eating a slice of fruit and getting juice all down their chin. YOONGI (TANGERINE)

Kissing little one where they got hurt to make the pain go away. GRACE

Little one stripping their clothes and running around in their diaper. TAEHYUNG

Waking up to little one crying out in their sleep.

Little one biting everything they can stick in their mouth as they teethe. JIMIN

Having little one wear their first formal wear. TAEHYUNG

Choosing little one’s name together. OT8

Little one getting in a laughing kick where everything is funny. HOBI

Little one chasing down the pet to rest their head on them and hold them tight. BAM

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BTS MOMENTS: Jungkook & Grace - MUM!!

Jungkook didn’t want to admit it but he was lost. Lost inside a supermarket in the middle of the South Island of New Zealand, with his phone still inside the campervan and completely unsure of where the other members had gone. It wouldn’t have been too bad if everyone spoke Korean but he was in a country that spoke mainly English and he just about knew enough to get by. 

This wasn’t going to go well. 

He went up and down each aisle, trying to spot either a cameraman or even one of the members but no luck. He knew he was going to get a massive scolding from this but right now, he had to find everyone. 

Jungkook headed to a customer service desk and asked the lovely woman at the desk if she had seen a woman, matching Grace’s description but in his broken English, he was describing every woman in the store. 

Giving up, he left the actual store and if he had turned right and walked a bit further, he would have seen everyone enjoying the local coffee. He walked further away from the store and every person he came across, he asked if they had seen his mum. 

Of course, they hadn’t because his actual mother was in Korea, where he should be right now, but his second mother was in New Zealand with him. 

It wasn’t until someone tapped him on the shoulder and pointed in the direction of where the other members of BTS were gathered that Jungkook finally relaxed. After thanking the person in every way he knew how, Jungkook spun around and yelled, “Mum!!!”

There was only one person who Jungkook called that and that person in question jumped in her seat, glancing up from where she had been looking at the map with Jin. “What the heck?” she muttered, ignoring Jin’s laughter from beside her.

It was perfect timing - one camera catching Jungkook running up to Grace, yelling Mum, another camera capturing Grace’s reaction and it created the perfect moment as an elderly woman was coming past. She stopped for a moment, wondering what was with the camera crew but simply took one look at Jungkook then Grace. 

“He’s a good-looking boy, he clearly takes after his father,” she said nodding in Jin’s direction which caused him to stop laughing. “You both look good for your age with a young son like that.”

She then toddled off, not realising who she had actually spoken to. 

It became such a popular fan moment that it was clipped and posted to Twitter at every chance and with it, BigHit acknowledged Grace as Jungkook’s honorary mother.

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Bangtan Baby: The New Arrival

They were told labour could take anywhere from eight hours to nineteen when it came to the first child. It was going to be a long and painful process, where all you could do was wait and breathe and push when the time came to it. Grace’s mother took twelve hours to deliver Grace, and Seokjin’s mother took twenty hours. Either way, it was going to take a bit of time. 

Grace had been in labour for 48 hours before the doctor delivered the news she could start pushing and by that point, all she wanted to do was sleep and eat. The no eating was the hardest because she really wanted a greasy cheeseburger with extra pickles, curly fries that were covered in cheese and a big cup of fizzy cola. Throughout her whole pregnancy, she had been careful with what she had eaten though being on the road with a long tour meant homecooked meals were out of the question. 

But it was all worth it. 

The delivery room was quiet now, the midwife in charge had done her final pieces of paperwork and clean up and checks and left the new family to it. The last fifty hours had nothing but machine beeps, the door being constantly opened with nurses and doctors and family, sounds of life going on outside and then the sounds of a baby being born. 

Tired eyes glanced over to the large windows where Seokjin was cradling his first child close to his chest, pointing to the world that knew nothing of the important arrival. Life went on in Seoul, though the most important people had been on call and waiting. Six men had been by their phones in the midst of practice, waiting for the news that would make them drop everything. Bang PD had also been asking for regular updates and the grandparents had been in and out of the delivery suite all day. 

Grace’s mother had been by her side as had Seokjin, the two never leaving and taking it in turns to stay up with Grace during her contractions. They two had worked well as a team of constant support - breathing, massages, walking Grace around to help get those contractions going, lifting legs, helping to make trips to the bathroom. 

Now the grandparents were off for some well earned rest.

“How you feeling?”

Grace focused her eyes and it took her moment to answer, letting out a large yawn instead. “Tired, very sore. But happy.”

“I bet. That was probably worse than one of Hobi’s dance practices,” Seokjin commented. The baby in his arms fussed for a second and he paused, holding his breath until he and the baby relaxed. 

“See, knew you’d be a natural,” grinned Grace as she shifted in the bed. She couldn’t wait for a hot bath and a hair wash and that greasy burger. 

“I haven’t tried doing the nappies yet,” the new father sighed and sat down in the chair next to Grace who laughed softly and closed her eyes. “Why don’t you get some sleep? Me and the munchkin will be alright.”

“Muchkin? Nicknames already?” Her eyes were closed but she was still awake, grinning at the thought. 

“I’m working on it,” Seokjin shrugged. “I’m not letting Jungkook beat me to it.”

“Uncle Kookie,” Grace muttered under her breath and Seokjin knew she was starting to fall asleep.

“Hmm, she’s certainly going to have her hands full with uncles and saying their names.” Of course, the baby in his arms didn’t care that she had six famous uncles, a famous father and a famous mother. Right now, baby was content to sleep in her father’s arms, completely unaware of what was going to be awaiting her when she woke up. 

But she was finally here and Jin sighed happily, breathing in that new baby smell. His daughter was all his now and he’d be there every step of the way to introduce her to this new strange world and to the ARMY who were waiting patiently for her arrival. 

The perfect representation of a couple fully in love, of six uncles who already adored her and of a fanbase of whom she was named after.

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BANGTAN BABY MASTERLIST

Bangtan Baby 25 Prompts

25 Weeks

The New Arrival

Soompi: Jin & Grace are parents!

New Fishing Buddy

Namjoon & Bora: Sweet Alyssum

When TXT & Seventeen met Bora

Bora's First Christmas

The Kim, Chu, Jeon Household

just gimme them babies

Easter Bunny

In the Soop

30 Weeks

Maternity clothes inspiration

Bangtan Baby - written by others

Wardrobe Adventures

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GRACE TOUR: March 19th 2025 - SEOUL

Gocheok Sky Dome was starting to fill up nicely. Vendors were selling the last of their merch and ARMY were getting their drinks and snacks, making their way to their seats…all 25,000. Of course, there were plenty of celebrities who had turned up for what was going to be the first night of Grace Chu’s solo tour. 

Members of Seventeen, Tomorrow By Together, XG, Black Pink, IU, CL, Ateez, Twice, Ailee, G-Dragon, Jay Park were just a few names that ARMY were whispering about when they had spotted the idols in the various VIP seats. Not only that, there were entertainers, comedians and politicians who had turned out tonight. It seemed as if half of Seoul’s idol world had turned out to see what was going to become of the In My Head Tour.

As the arena was filling up, various BTS music videos with the appropriate song were played over the speakers. With most of the members still in the military, only two members were present and they were backstage enjoying the snacks provided for the main star. 

“Did you come for the food or to support me?” Grace asked, laughing in the makeup chair as she watched Seokjin fill up his plate with traditional British food. J-Hope was next to him, doing exactly the same but on a smaller plate. It was a nice distraction from the nerves that were swirling in her stomach as updates came in from Sejin about the arena capacity and who he had spotted in the audience. 

“Both!” the two men said as they sat down at the small table provided. 

She rolled her eyes and tried not to move again as the make up artist applied the make up, not a lot but enough to do give her the look she was going for. Her newly dyed blonde hair had been styled down into loose waves but pushed away from her face so it wouldn’t get in the way of anything. 

The dancers, fourteen males and seven women, were in their respective rooms getting ready as well. The noise from them was enough to drown out the noise from the crowd above, singing along to the music being provided. 

“Here she is!”

Grace glanced over, seeing Bang PD arrive with Sejin and Hobeom, all with flowers in their hands. 

“I didn’t know you were coming,” she grinned as the make-up artist paused and allowed her to jump off the chair to go hug her favourite men. 

“Of course! I’ve got a box with the two hungry men over there and a few others,” her CEO nodded in the direction of the BTS members who were currently resembling their BT21 characters with how stuffed their cheeks were. 

“One hour call,” the stage manager announced from the door. 

“You finish getting ready, boys finish that up and I’ll meet you upstairs.”

It wasn’t hard to ignore the noise that suddenly erupted from the seats as the VCR started playing as Grace crouched on the lift, letting out a deep breath as she held onto her mic tight. Her female dancers were spread onto two other lifts, all looking excited and nervous but ready to go. 

The moment 7 Rings began to play, Grace was lifted to the stage.

The roar from the crowd almost drowned out the music in her ears and from the band behind. ARMY had been waiting years for Grace to show off the skills they knew she had for a solo stage and for a solo concert. The hype around this tour had been immense, with international news also picking up on what was expected to be one of the highest grossing tours. 

From her view, Grace could see the ARMY bombs light up purple in tandem with the beat of the music and all worries and fears went out the window when she could hear them singing back to her. This was (mostly) a Korean crowd, singing in English, back to her. 

The dancers moved easily with her, especially the seven male dancers who moved past the female dancers as they had been practising for over a year. It felt complete to dance with seven dancers, making her feel like she was back with the boys again and each male dancer had been, jokingly, given their BTS equivalent. 

The worries about hitting the high notes and making sure she breathed easy felt stupid now. They flowed out with ease and while she was sure it wasn’t going to be like this for every tour, it gave her the confidence as the music and lights and VCR slipped into In My Head. 

The song choice was met with another roar of approval from the crowd as Grace moved down the stage to the start of the thrust stage where one dancer, given the nickname Jimin was waiting for her and another nicknamed Tae was waiting further down to join them. 

By the time they got to the next costume change, Grace was on cloud nine. 

Of course, they didn’t expect her to bring Butter to the stage. 

Nor did they expect her to sing everyone’s lines perfectly, stay in the centre of the formation and deliver the song perfectly.

From the VIP section, Seokjin was recording the Butter performance to send to the boys while everyone in their box sang along to the lyrics. Out of the corner of his eye, he watched as Hobi narrowed his eyes when the dance break came and remained like that until it was finished and the final verse was being sung.

“Perfect as always,” Hobi yelled over the sound of the music, giving a thumbs up to the camera with the big screen in the background as Grace rapped ‘ice on my wrist I’m the nice guy.’ Seokjin laughed and zoomed in, as the dancers formed their ARMY sign with Grace at the end, throwing a finger heart to the camera. 

By the time the concert was over, ARMY had been left on the biggest high. It had been awhile since they could sing and dance along to BTS’ songs in a concert environment and Seokjin could hear them as they began to leave once the lights came on and staff were directing them on where to go. 

Backstage, Grace found herself covered in the arms of her parents. 

“We’re so proud,” her mother cried as her father patted her head. 

“Mum, let me go, I’ve got to get this makeup off,” Grace laughed but hugged her back all the same as she watched her father then shake and hug all the dancers as they headed towards their respective changing rooms. 

Everyone was happy, content and more than made up that the first concert had been a success. The noise down the corridor from stage hands, HYBE management, staff, make-up artists and the like was louder than the ARMY’s singing as they left. 

“Ah who needs BTS when we’ve got Grace Chu,” Hobi laughed as he entered the dressing room, arms wide open which Grace all but bounced into. 

“Did I do okay? Are you happy?” she asked her dance captain, who threw his arms around her and spun her around the room.

“Happy? He was crying at one point,” Seokjin mentioned as he was followed by Bang PD, IU, CL and even Tomorrow by Together. 

By the end of the night and by the time Grace got home, social media had exploded with the news. 

Grace Chu had been turned into a solo megastar. 

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Grace Era - Birthday Live

The moment BigHit teased the random dates under the ChuGrace hashtag, everyone was excited to see what was coming. Many had speculated this would be Grace’s comeback or at least a solo debut while others suspected it might be something to do with modelling or maybe even acting. No one had given any clues out and all social media had remained silent, though a countdown video had appeared on BigHit’s website and Twitter after a post was made with the date of Grace’s birthday and a time. 

Many news outlets and websites had taken to sharing the news, including various other idols such as IU and CL who were excited for their close friend to be finally debuting as a solo artist while representing the biggest band on earth. Twitter saw Grace’s name trending for at least a week with many questioning what could be happening. 

The one date everyone agreed on was May 14th, Grace’s birthday. Without fail, there would be some kind of social media post or weverse live from Grace to celebrate her birthday - sometimes with the members, sometimes on her own, sometimes even during a concert. But ARMY was always included and they hoped this year would be no different. It would be Grace’s first birthday since everyone’s enlistment, a fact that didn’t escape other news outlets when they mentioned the countdown. 

DISPATCH were tasked to keep an eye on the Hybe building to see if Grace was spotted coming and going but there was nothing to report. The only thing that came out of it was bunches of flowers appearing from different florists across Seoul. A picture of someone carrying a bouquet made up of Lily-of-the-valley and white roses was posted to their website, zooming in on the card which had Grace’s Korean name on it. 

Another picture of massive pink balloons were seen as well, a rumour going around that it had ‘it’s a girl’ printed on a couple of balloons had sent the social media world into a frenzy. However, BigHit had remained silent and no statement had been released to clear anything up or to even expand on what was happening. 

The premiere of the Weverse Live was reaching over two million people who were simply waiting for Grace to appear. It had been live since 9pm that evening with a few thousand waiting and the closer it got to the time, the more were joining. The woman in question was sitting in a studio filled with people, from Hitman Bang, PDogg, Sejin, assistants and even her parents were there behind the camera that was pointed towards a table. Behind the table was a purple background with GRACE in big balloons, posters with handwritten notes from staff and a birthday cake at the side ready to be eaten. 

She was nervous since this would be the day where she couldn’t stay hidden. Grace had kept herself in a little bubble, only appearing when she needed to and then staying behind closed doors. Visiting the other members, popping in to say hello to Seventeen and TXT, going to their concerts, visiting IU and CL, attending other concerts in secret, recording, modelling, signing contracts…it was ongoing even if it wasn’t in front of the cameras. She simply hadn’t stopped, especially when the tour had been confirmed with all the stadiums, dancers, choreographers, production, Disney+ and more. 

It was a huge undertaking on her own and while she had the boys' support via her phone, no one was physically there now to simply give her a pat on the back and say ‘You’ve got this.’ Though Sejin had simply stepped into that role and acted like her father, collecting her in the morning to take her breakfast, staying with her for her whole schedule, lunch then dinner and making sure she got home at a decent time. 

He even took over the role of looking after the cat, Min-ji. Speaking of said pet, he was content to spread himself over Hitman Bang’s lap in a small collar. It wasn’t odd to find the long, white and hairy cat walking around the set or the studio like he owned the place. He had become a favourite amongst the staff. 

Taking a deep breath, Grace glanced over to the screen as the countdown started to dwindle into single figures. Her eyes darted to her parents, to her father, who gave her a big thumbs up and a nod to say ‘you’ve got this.’

5 4 3 2 1

ARMY saw the screen switch from black to Grace sitting in front of them, securing a small but funny birthday hat to her head. Of course, the chat was spammed with ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ messages to the point where Grace couldn’t keep up and the staff moderating the chat couldn’t control it either.

“Thank you ARMY for all the birthday wishes! It’s currently 12 am here in Seoul, so it's currently 3pm in the UK which won’t be celebrating my birthday just yet. I’m 34 years old,” Grace paused and sighed. “That makes me sound so old. 34 years on this planet, I’m getting even closer to 40 and that’s just a very odd thought. But thank you so much for all your messages, I can’t see them all since they're going so fast and there’s so many people. Five million? Wow, thank you everyone.”

She pulled the birthday cake in front of her, specially made by her mother which she told the viewers. The candle was lit for her and ARMY could hear people in the background singing Happy Birthday to Grace who closed her eyes for a moment, stayed there for a second then blew out the candle.

“If you’re wondering who you keep hearing, there’s a lot of special people behind the camera right now,” Grace grinned as she handed the cake to the staff member to cut up for everyone then pulled off the birthday hat. “No it’s not the boys but their very important people. My parents are here as well.”

She paused to read some of the messages, a couple catching her eye which made her chuckle. “I’ve been teasing you? Have I really? Well there’s a good reason for that, which I will be revealing shortly for you all. I know the world has been waiting to see what the news will be and I even saw a DISPATCH report that said I was pregnant because they saw ‘it’s a girl’ balloons arriving at the building. I will quickly clear that up before it goes anything further - that’s for one of the staff members who recently found out she’s having a baby girl. Nothing to do with me.”

She kept the talk light, referencing various questions from the chat and ARMY was delighted when Min-Ji made his way over, jumping into Grace’s lap and resting his upper body across the table. “Min-Ji is here to help me tell you the news,” she laughed as she reached over to give his ears a good scratch.

“Okay, I’ve left this for as long as I can. So ARMY, even though it’s my birthday today, I wanted to give you a present. You’ve been waiting patiently for a very long time and even though I’ve always said something was coming, I’ve never been able to tell you everything until now,” she paused and glanced towards Hitman Bang behind the camera who stood and nodded, ready to jump in if he needed to. 

“Dangerous Woman was my first mixtape that I did with Hitman Bang, PDogg, Yoongi and Namjoon and I always wanted to create a sequel to Dangerous Woman but unfortunately never fully had the chance because obviously BTS became busier than normal and other things took precedence which I didn’t mind. Now, I’m on my own and the boys are in the military, I think it’s time I kept my promise to myself,” Grace started and went silent, causing ARMY’s to explode the chat with questions.

“Coming soon, there will be a new album.”

The Weverse stopped working for a full few minutes as the team quickly worked to get it back up and Grace was laughing when she came back in view, realising the news had caused ARMY to overwork the servers. Even social media was struggling to keep up with the news as Sejin saw the headlines already being spread across the various news outlets in Korea. 

“Not only that, the new album will have Dangerous Woman as its first CD but you’re getting a new CD with full new tracks. I’ve had them ready for a little while but I wanted to make sure I was happy with it all and that it was something I was ready to show ARMY and the world so I can’t wait for you all to enjoy the album,” she finished but she knew the next piece of news was going to send ARMY into a right tizzy.

“But I’m not only giving you a new album,” she paused and looked straight at the camera, a grin on her face. “I’m also going on tour. So wherever you are in the world, keep an eye out as dates will be announced soon and I can’t wait to see you all again. I knew if Yoongi could do it, I could as well though I think I can go a bit harder than he can so I need you all to hype me up as much as you can.”

The comments were going too fast for her to see and even Sejin couldn’t keep up with what was happening on his phone, messages coming in from various people over whether the news was true or not. Celebrities had even taken to their own social media to wish Grace a happy birthday but to include congratulatory messages over the new album and tour announcement. 

TXT had taken to their own social media accounts to post the news, wishing their noona a happy birthday and that they couldn’t wait to see her in concert. Seventeen soon followed as well as Twice and (G)I-DLE, then IU, Jessi, Epik High, Taehyung’s Wooza friends and then a message on WeVerse popped up from Jin towards the end of Grace’s live. 

“To my Grace - happy birthday! I’m sorry I can’t be there with you but I’ll be back for the next one. I can’t wait for ARMY to hear your new album which I know they’ll love and I can’t wait to see their reactions to your tour. You’ve worked so hard and it’s all going to pay off when you stand on that stage. ARMY, get ready to be amazed and please support your queen in my place. I’ll be home soon. I love you.”

Grace didn’t see the message till after the live but ARMY had seen it straight away, instantly commenting on it over Jin’s words. If there was going to be anyone who would follow Jin’s words to the T, it would be their fanbase.

“You’ll be seeing me a lot more now and I can’t wait to see all your reactions when everything is posted. I hope you’ll love the album, the tour, everything and I can’t wait to see you all. So many things are going to be happening in the next few weeks so prepare yourselves, because it’s going to be a lot. Thank you so much for the birthday wishes and messages, thank you for all your support. ARMY, I love you!” With a heart over her head with her arms, Grace gave her final message and let out a sigh of relief when the camera was switched off.

The news was out, the team was in place to get started and now she could fully relax and enjoy what was to come. Grace Chu was finally coming to take over the KPop world with a bang and so much more.

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BTS MOMENTS: OT8 - This Is What You Get

It was another RUN BTS day and they had completely taken over a kitchen, separating into two groups. Grace had taken the children, as per usual, while Yoongi had taken the hyung line and each group had been tasked to recreate certain meals that you would find at expensive restaurants in Seoul. 

Lucky for Grace, the children listened to her and while two of them may not necessarily have kitchen skills, they worked diligently and precisely. Yoongi, on the other hand, had to deal with Masterchef Jin, a hapless Namjoon who caused nothing but chaos and Hobi who kept worrying about the cleanliness of the place. 

You’d be right in thinking that Grace was currently winning as they finished two out of the four dishes they had been chosen to create. 

“Ya! You can’t mix those two together.”

“Ya! You can’t slice it like that.”

Grace could see Yoongi get increasingly frustrated with his hyung much to the amusement of the maknae line who had taken one look at their older brothers and fell about laughing to themselves. 

As time went on, Grace was struggling to keep a straight face and had been caught biting on her lower lip to keep from laughing. It wasn’t until she heard Yoongi swear at Jin that she decided to step in. 

Pulling apart some lettuce, Grace made her way over to the opposing team and tapped Jin on the shoulder. He could barely get a word out before the piece of lettuce was shoved into his mouth.

“Just shut up and eat, alright? Otherwise there’s more of this coming you’re way.”

Grace squeezed Yoongi’s arm, ignored the laughter coming from the rest of the room and joined her team again. “This is what you get when you start whining,” she called over as Jin pulled out the soggy lettuce with a disgusted look on his face. 

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BTS MOMENTS: Jungkook & Grace - Hold Me

Grace hated being on standby. She wasn’t the most patient person when it came to waiting for stages to be reset, or for some changes to be made and then go again. She’d rather they keep going and going until they were all satisfied with what they were seeing on the screen. So the fact they had to wait for a reset to make some changes to lighting and whatever else was getting on her nerves a little. 

They were on the set of the last part of the Butter video and Grace stood there, arms folded over her chest and her eyes closed. It was as if she was fast asleep, standing up, ignoring the complete and utter chaos happening around her. 

Her ears picked up the sound of Jin saying something to Jungkook, who then said something to Jimin who then said something to Taehyung who then decided he was going to chase Jungkook around the stage they were on. 

One eye opened just in time for Jungkook to run straight at Grace, who uncrossed her arms just in time to be bodyslammed. 

“Everytime,” she sighed but laughed as Jungkook’s strong arms wrapped around her waist. “What are they doing now?” she asked him, brushing a lock of dyed hair away from his eyes.

“Jin-hyung started it,” Jungkook muttered against the material of Grace’s jacket, ignoring the fretting from the make up artists and stylists who were now in fixing mode. 

‘Of course,’ she thought to herself and glanced over at the man in question, glaring at him for a moment then glaring at Jimin and Taehyung who she knew were just as bad and culprits at the same time. 

It took a while to get Jungkook away and it took the leader’s solid hands for him to finally get Jungkook in place.

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GRACE TOUR DIARY: March 25th 2025 - Los Angeles

It was nice to spend the morning not having to rush. Grace was currently lounging in her bed in her suite, on one of the floors of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. She could already hear Sejin on the phone, hear the bustle of make-up artists and hair stylists clearing up the stations from the past few days. Her suite had become ‘Queen HQ,’ having taken on another Queen name like her team had - here talks were done about interviews, schedules checked, last-minute costume checks and the like. 

But after tonight, she would be heading on a private plane and heading to Chicago. More interviews, photoshoots, meeting some important people, her concert and then she was off to New York. It was a whirlwind of noise and lack of time - how everything was scheduled to the last minute, trying to cram as much in as possible without overdoing it.

So far, each concert had been met with amazing reviews apart from the good few who were claiming she was nothing without BTS and just another singer who thought they could pull it off. Her numbers so far were totalling 66,000 if everyone attended tonight’s concert. 

She had also seen the guest list for the VIPs tonight - Beyonce being one of them which made her stomach twist with nerves. One of the biggest artists of all time was coming to see her. The Kardashians were also in attendance, Harry Styles and the list went even longer than that. 

With a deep sigh, Grace threw back the covers and went to take her shower.

The set list ran through her head, her body doing the dance moves but smaller in the shower and she was singing along to 7 Rings as she got dressed, twisting her wet hair into a messy bun for it to be dealt with later. Her mind then went to Chicago, then New York and then she would fly back to Seoul for another important performance.

If any solo career had looked simple, Grace’s had looked complicated.

Everything planned and prepared in secret, from early 2023 right through to her birthday last year when the album had been announced, her tour announcement, the mini album and then her first tour date. Yet in between all that, she was meeting designers, doing interviews to be released later on, making plans for later on.

Always later on.

Never once interfering with her boys’ plans. 

That had been the major rule: whatever the boys wanted to do, it was going to come first. 

She had been there for nearly all of it and she had seen all the good and the bad, she had seen what worked and what kind of didn’t. She had been behind the scenes of all of Jungkook’s GOLDEN album and his promotion for it. And by the time she had been ready to put her own on display, she had a very good idea of what she knew what was going to work.

Interviews in England, rather than America as they could wait till her tour, focus on Europe as well as Australia and New Zealand even though her tour wouldn’t be going there mainly due to time. 

And cross fingers, her solo career had been somewhat of an success. 

“Morning,” she said as she went into the dining area of the suite and flicked the kettle on.

“Morning,” various voices came back to her.

“Grace, what do you think about doing a pre-recorded performance for iHeart Radio Awards?” Sejin asked, flicking through some paper while typing something on his laptop.

“Do we have time for that?” she asked, adding two sugars to her tea and a good splash of milk. “When is it?”

“Award show is on the 27th but it could be recorded while we’re in Los Angeles, we just delay heading to Chicago until the filming is done. The Grammy Museum have given us permission to use their rooftop venue as well,” Sejin read from the email and glanced over.

Grace paused. She knew it would be a good opportunity and she knew it wouldn’t have been asked of her to do it if they didn’t think it she could do it yet they only had a day to do it, even that. 

“Is it my songs or BTS?” 

“They want you do 7 Rings and then Butter,” Sejin replied.

Another pause.

“Okay, let’s do it. See if we mix the two so they can flow together - I’ll use one of the tour costumes that we haven’t used yet for the show and we just need seven dancers so see if anyone is up for doing this, the rest and the rest of the time can fly out to Chicago to get started on rehearsals. Interviews and everything else, well let’s see what time we can get out of L.A.”

She must have been mad.

By the time she got the concert venue, her mind had switched off to what else was going on and focused on the concert ahead of her. BTS and TXT songs were playing around the arena and outside where people were already waiting, hoping to catch a glance of celebrities.

A quick change into her gym clothes, Grace made her way to where they had set up a small gym area with a BANGTAN BOMB camera following her. She had a quick laugh with the camerawoman before the filming started. “So, you want to know my tips for how I can sing and dance and run all at the same time?” Grace grinned at the camera, which ‘nodded.’

“Here’s is the secret technique - pick a song that’s really going to make you sing and then get on the treadmill,” Grace said as she flicked through the music choices on her phone that was connected to the speakers. Outro: Ego started as Grace set the treadmil to a slow walk then just as Hobi started, she had broken out into a jog.

It was quite impressive to watch her sing along, all the while building up her speed until it got to the chorus where she started doing the choreography albeit not to the full extent as she was stuck on the treadmil. 

They still had a few hours left until the concert so a run through was planned, to go over niggles from the night before which was mostly blocking and making the volume loud enough for everyones in-ears.

By the time they were done and back stage getting changed, Staples Centre was open and filling up.

“Los Angeles night two - let’s go out there and show Queen B that she is amazing and we love her,” Grace said as she was surrounded by her dancers who all laughed. “Okay, just half joking. BANG,” she left it off as her dancers followed with “TAN” as they lifted their hands.

Nothing, absolutely nothing could replace hearing the crowd lose their absolute shit as the VCR played and the beginning beats of 7 Ring. Her female dancers glanced at each other then her, grinning and nodding their heads before they were lifted up. 

SO MANY ARMY BOMBS!

Even in the VIP area, she could see them and it lit up the whole crowd as the colours changed to the beat. They were constantly out, even when VCR’s played so they could do costume changes and the cheers never stopped. Neither did the singing. 

“Los Angeles, it’s been an absolute pleasure to be with you tonight,” Grace started out on the main stage, dressing in her outro gear to finish up the concert. “Thank you for being an amazing crowd, you’ve certainly outdid yourselves from last night. If you could put down your ARMY bombs for second,” Grace paused and watched with a fond smile as every single one dropped out of sight.

“How many of you out there are BTS fans?”

The whole crowd lit up again, screams were heard and then the screaming got louder the moment Dimple was played. Three male dancers joined her on stage, dressed similar to what the boys had worn and even though she was singing in Korean, she swore she could hear the crowd singing along.

By the time she got to Dangerous Woman, got to thank everyone and bow to the crowd, the screams had not stopped. They were still going as she climbed down the few steps off the stage, Sejin there with a bottle of water. 

And he did something he rarely did.

He hugged her.

“I’m very proud of you,” he said as he let her go to wrap the dressing gown around her shoulders tightly. “We all are.”

It took awhile to get back to her hotel after removing her costumes, make up and washing her hair and then getting through the traffic. The moment she got through her hotel door, staff had left her lamps on for her and on the coffee table was a large bouquet of pink roses. 

‘I’ll be seeing you soon

Jinnie x’

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BTS MOMENTS: Taehyung & Grace - Wooga

Taehyung’s birthday always came at an awkward time - right after Christmas, the day before New Year's Eve. And while they didn’t necessarily celebrate Christmas or New Year with how busy they were, a birthday was always celebrated no matter where they were. Luckily for Taehyung, he had a group of supporting friends who could celebrate his birthday at any point and they were always down to make plans at any time of day. 

As such, Grace had managed to contact one member of the Wooga squad to explain that BTS were heading to New York City for New Year's and wouldn’t be around for them to celebrate Tae’s birthday. It took a week of shifting plans and talking to management, but Grace cleared a weekend before Christmas so the boys could take Tae out for the evening. 

Tae got a message from Peakboy to be ready for 7pm, get dressed up and tell the rest of BTS that he wouldn’t be home until probably the very early hours of the morning. And Grace spotted him at the front door, eagerly waiting for the knock to come. 

Within two minutes, the knock came and the Wooga squad found themselves almost falling into the dorm after Tae pulled the front door open on them unexpectedly. 

“Taehyung, at least let them come in first before you up and leave,” Grace gently scolded from where she stood in the kitchen. And it was amusing to watch five boys including Taehyung line up in front of the kitchen counter and do some kind of greeting similar to what she and the boys did.

“Cute,” she chuckled. Even though two members of the Wooga squad were older than her and one was the same age, they acted as if they were her dongsaengs. And they were incredibly bashful upon meeting her. 

She turned her attention to Park Seo-joon, knowing he was the oldest one of the group and her elder by two years. “Seo-joon-shi, take this and make sure Tae has a good night. He’s deserved it,” she said as she pulled her black bank card from her pocket and handed it over.

“Are you sure?” he asked, trying not to show how embarassed he was by how his hand was slightly shaking. 

Grace was almost like a mythical creature to the Wooga squad as Tae talked as if she was an angel and now seeing her in person, even if she was barefaced and had her comfortable clothes on, they could believe it. 

“One hundred percent, just make sure you return that to me when you bring him home, regardless of his state.” She patted the young man on the shoulder then opened her arms for Tae to run into.

“Go and enjoy yourself and I’ll see you in the morning,” she muttered to him and gave him a quick squeeze before sending the young men on their way to enjoy the night.

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BTS MOMENTS - OT8: Conference

They were at their Map of the Soul 7 conference and Seokjin had just answered his question about his military service, causing Grace to glance at him out of the corner of her eye but made no move to comfort him or say anything in addition - after all, they had kept their relationship a complete secret from the media and ARMY alike for the past two years.

Someone in the crowd of journalists must have thought the mood needed lightening as they spoke towards Grace, who had just opened her bottle of water to take a sip. Speaking for over an hour tended to make your tongue drier than it did while you were singing.

“Miss. Chu,” the journalist started. “You’re turning 30 this year and you’ll become the eldest out of all the members of Bangtan Sonyeondan. Are you thinking at all of the future and whether you’ll be thinking of starting a family?”

As the question was read, Grace choked a little on the water she had just taken a good gulp of and hurriedly swallowed. Jimin, who sat next to her, couldn’t help but laugh to himself as he handed his older sister a napkin.

“Thank you,” she said to Jimin while dabbing at her chin then picked up the microphone to direct her gaze to the journalist. Namjoon and Yoongi already had hands around theirs, ready to spring in at any moment.

“Thank you for reminding me I’m turning 30,” she sighed as the rest of the room laughed. “At this moment in time, I have no plans to start a family. I already look after seven boys and I have no plans of increasing that number. I hope, maybe one day that a family could be on the horizon, and that I would be lucky enough for that to happen. However, I don’t believe a woman’s age or status dictates when she should do anything - I’m enjoying life as a billboard singer who has an amazing group of people around her and these boys mean everything. So to wrap up the answer to that question - no.”

She levelled her gaze to the journalist and rested her microphone on the table, causing Yoongi to laugh behind his hand while Jungkook mimed ‘mic drop.’

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BTS MOMENTS: Jin & Grace - Sugar Gliders

“What on earth are they?”

Jin looked up from where he had been feeding his sugar gliders sliced apples to see the only female member of BTS standing there with a pile of washing in her hands. 

“These are Odeng and Eomuk, my sons.”

“Your sons?” Grace asked, amused as she stepped into Yoongi’s part of the room and dumped the washing on his bed since it was his after all. “And your sons are what exactly?”

“Sugar gliders,” Jin answered as he handed one to Grace who took the animal in one hand and took a bit of apple with the other. “My parents bought them for me last week. I’m not surprised you don’t know about them, you never step a foot in here.”

“Yoongi moaned at me the last time I did that because I touched his underwear that he had left in his basket to wash so I never came back in,” she said completely distracted by the cute animal in her hand as it nibbled on the apple. “Jungkook’s been collecting the laundry instead.”

Jin laughed at that, placing Odeng in the cage while Eomuk continued to nibble on the apple, content to stay in Grace’s hands. 

“Thinking of getting a pet yourself?” he asked, wiping his hands on the paper towel.

“Nope, I have seven animals to look after already and they're pretty messy to deal with. At least their potty trained,” Grace grinned as the sugar glider finished its treat and she handed it back to its father. 

“One of us isn’t,” Jin grumbled and Grace laughed, standing up from where she was sat on Jin’s bed. “I’ll tell Namjoon you said that then.”

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BTS MOMENTS: Grace & Jimin - And one, two, three

It had been many, many years since Grace had done any kind of ballet or ballroom dancing. Though the skills were there and she remembered the steps easily enough, her brain had become so attuned to the choreography of BTS that it felt weird to even try to get her feet to follow the steps of Swan Lake, a performance she had done in her early teen years.

It was even more awkward that Jimin had promised ARMY that he and Grace would be doing said ballet steps on a live which had caused the whole idea to trend on Twitter. So she had been seriously studying the steps of one part of Swan Lake that she knew Jimin could easily follow along.

All in all, she was going to kill him.

But the camera was set up, the live was on and Jimin had been entertaining ARMY for the past half an hour until Grace came into the dance practice studio with her ballet shoes on.

“Ah noona, it’s time?” Jimin asked excitedly, pushing the camera as far away as he could so they were in full view.

“I don’t know how well this is going to go but at least it will be entertaining,” she sighed after giving a quick wave to ARMY and saying hello.

Of course, it went as expected.

Jimin caught on very quickly, having his own training and she easily guided him through the steps and the practice until one run-through was managed without mishap. She couldn’t see the comments from here but at how fast they were flying up the screen, she garnered a guess that ARMY was loving it.

Taking a break to have some water, Jimin caught the comments about Grace’s background in ballroom dancing. He grinned, placing his water down and spinning on his backside to look up at his dancing partner.

“ARMY want to see your ballroom dancing noona, something about a waltz?”

Now, it was difficult to teach a waltz with a partner who knew nothing about the dance and it was even harder to do it in the space they had, let alone do the dance without the heels. Grace hesitated, knowing she had taught a simple and slow waltz to Hobi a while back and she had promised Jimin one day she would teach him as well but that was for when they were on their own and no cameras.

“Okay, I can teach you the basics but it’s a skill that takes a bit of getting used to.”

Thankfully, Jimin was an eager learner.

“Right, put your arm here,” she instructed as she moved his arm so his hand was pressing against her back. “And hold my hand here,” she added as she stretched out the other so they were grasping. “And then I’ll put my hand here,” she continued by placing her hand on his upper arm. Then she pushed herself onto nearly tip toes to mimic heels.

“Now, typically, the male leads and the woman follows but we’ll have to swap so you’ll have to be the woman,” she said causing Jimin to nearly fall over with laughter.

“Hey,” she giggled to herself. “This is a serious thing.”

“Sorry noona, continue.”

“So it’s basically a box step and it uses 1,2,3,1,2,3 but it’s just awkward without you seeing it first. The best thing to do for now is just follow and trust me to lead.”

Of course, Jimin could trust his noona to lead him and of course, he had complete and utter faith that she knew what she was doing but he soon found out that trying to look at your partner's feet and yours and follow was difficult.

But once again, that contemporary training kicked in and soon he was following until she turned them around, moving to the left then when half a box was done, she moved them again.

It took another two hours but a full complete turn was done and she let Jimin go, who all but collapsed onto the floor.

“I’ll see if I can find us a proper teacher, just don’t tell Hobi,” she muttered to him with a grin as she pushed his sweaty hair away from his face.

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BTS MOMENTS: Jimin & Grace - Good Night

Jimin tossed and turned in his bed, trying to find a comfortable position without trying to wake up his roommate. They had both gone to sleep over two hours ago and while sleep had come easily to Hobi, it hadn’t to Jimin who continued to lay there with his thoughts churning in his head. What if this didn’t work? What if this went wrong? Why was this happening? It all kept going on in his mind, around and around. 

So he lay there and thought and thought and couldn’t sleep. 

With a sigh, Jimin pushed back the covers to his bed and left the room as quiet as a mouse. The rest of the dorm were either sleeping or out - Namjoon and Yoongi were at the studio, Jungkook was fast asleep as he had gone to bed just before Jimin did, and Seokjin was out with his friends as was Taehyung. However, there was one more person left. 

Jimin pushed the door to his noona’s room open and found her fast asleep in her double bed. It was like going to your parent's room if you had a nightmare and you needed comfort, knowing the door was always open for you regardless and that’s what it was like when it came to Grace. She was the comforter, the safe zone, the wall between the outside world and their dorm. She looked after everyone when it came to their health and wellbeing, to their mental health and their physical health. Seokjin and Yoongi were the fixers and the providers but they also went to Grace when they felt upset. 

As quietly as he could, Jimin slipped underneath the covers and buried his head into Grace’s back. It almost stopped the worries and the doubts but it wasn’t enough. 

“What’s wrong?” Grace asked quietly, having woken up when she felt the covers being moved. 

“I can’t sleep. My brain won’t shut up,” Jimin murmured against the material of Grace’s pyjamas. 

“Ah,” Grace hummed and rolled onto her back. “Come here then.”

Jimin rolled onto his side and cuddled up to his noona, resting his head on her shoulder while she combed her fingers through his hair. It was the type of comfort only a mother or older sister, in this case, could provide. 

He grinned to himself when he heard her humming Serendipity but finally his mind and his body started to relax, slumping heavily against Grace when he finally fell into a deep slumber. She smiled and pressed a light kiss to the top of his head, making sure the covers were wrapped tight around him.

“Good night Jimin.”

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Don't Blame Me - Jin & Grace

They had nearly been caught. 

Very nearly. 

It was hard to hide a relationship when you were two members of the world's biggest band, BTS. It was even harder when ARMY knew what you looked like just from your back and it was even more challenging when DISPATCH was looking for any hint of gossip when it came to the two eldest members, Seokjin and Grace. 

They had gotten together, finally, in early January 2018 and the boys had been told a year after that. Then the pandemic hit and only now, in 2022, were things finally back to normal or at least semi-normal. The pandemic had spoiled them by allowing them to show their relationship without the fear of a camera spotting them or doing something in public that would give the whole game away.

Today, that secret nearly came unravelling. 

They had just left the restaurant where they had been having dinner with Seokjin’s parents and had just about made it to their car when the paparazzi showed up, more content on photographing another Korean celebrity who had been caught dining there. No one had realised two billboard singers had just left. 

The car ride back to Grace’s apartment was quiet, having come very close to being outed. She knew Jin wanted to reveal their relationship, and she knew the boys wanted to reveal the relationship as well but she was worried about what the media and ARMY’s reaction was going to be. 

The media hadn’t exactly been kind to her at the very beginning of her career and they hadn’t exactly been kind to the rest of BTS at the beginning of their career, only now fully accepted for who they were. ARMY, on the other hand, had always been supportive but there were those who would take things a step too far - Taehyung’s situation with the members of BlackPink was a prime example. 

She didn’t want to go through that, just yet. 

Jin had other plans and it started the moment he unlocked the door to the apartment. 

“We should just tell them and get it over and done with. We’re not going to get fired, not now we’ve got a Grammy nomination. Bang Si-hyuk has supported us from day one and he won’t let anything happen either,” Jin explained as he kicked off his shoes. 

“It’s not them I’m worried about - it’s what the media could do to everyone’s career. It’s not just you and me we have to take into consideration here, it’s the rest of the boys. This could negatively impact them, just as it could with us,” Grace sighed as she ran a hand over her face. It was the same argument every time this happened. 

She wanted to scream it from the rooftops, she wanted to tell the world, she didn’t want to hide but there was so much more at stake. 

“Can we think of ourselves for once? Can we not think of anyone else other than us?”

“How can I Jin when every day I’m reminded of what role I play, of who I am and of how many eyes are on me? I’m Korea’s Noona, BigHit’s Ace and only Female Trainee. I have to set an example, I have to have no scandals, no relationships, don’t be overly familiar with men, don’t give false hopes, don’t do this, don’t do that.”

The years of rules and restrictions had finally caused Grace to burst. It had been implemented on her from when Boy In Luv came onto the scene - act the part of the sexy school girl but don’t go overboard. Act the temptress in Danger but don’t really be like that. Be the villainess in Wings but don’t show any skin. Keep smiling, make sure you do this, don’t do that and don’t interact with this person. 

“I want everyone to know, I want everyone to know how much I love you but how can I when there’s so much at stake that one wrong move and it’s over for all of us? Could you live with yourself - watching Namjoon’s dream wash away, watch Yoongi’s suffering be nothing, watch all the years of Hobi and Jimin’s training go down the drain, watch Taehyung become nothing again and watch Jungkook be that shy teenager he used to be. Because without us, that’s exactly what’s going to happen and as much as I love you, I can’t do that.”

Jin watched her silently and she met his eyes, ignoring the fact that the tears had finally trickled from her eyes and down her cheek. Call her selfish but she wasn’t going to give the world the satisfaction of watching BTS finally become nothing because Seokjin wanted to finally say he was in a relationship with Grace. 

She silently watched as he slipped on his shoes again, take a look at her and walk out. She was left alone in her apartment for the first time in many weeks and she slowly turned, walking into her bedroom where she sat on her bed. 

Silent.

Alone. 

Jungkook found her an hour later, still where she was but with more tear tracks down her cheeks than before. “I’m sorry noona,” he muttered as he sat next to her, wrapping his arms around her shoulder and bringing her close. “I’m sorry for everything.”

Finally, after years of quietly suffering, Chu Grace broke down. 

To the anon who gave me this angst request...I hope I did you justice. Can we go back to happy times now?

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Grace's Relationships outside of BTS (Male)

GOT7

While not close to individual members, Grace adores and loves GOT7 as a whole. She loves the relationship between Jackson and RM, as well as BamBam & Yugyeom with Jungkook.

The boys in return are very protective of Grace and would step in if the rest of BTS weren't there, especially at award shows if Grace was on her own for whatever reason - one of the GOT7 boys would be there at her side or behind her

Depending on solo projects or group projects, she often sends her support by sending food or coffee trucks

SEVENTEEN

Grace is one of their biggest fans and she can see the similarities between BTS and Seventeen. From small companies, self-produced, climbing the ranks without much support.

Often has their songs on her playlist on repeat. Lately, it's been Super because she's obsessed with the song

Got dragged into doing the Super dance challenge with S.Coups, Woozi and Hoshi

She has admitted if she was younger than Jungkook, her bias probably would be Mingyu

Has become somewhat a second mother to them as well

They often do dance challenges to her songs as well

STRAY KIDS

While you won't find many interactions between the group as a whole and Grace, you will find interactions between Lee Know and Bangchan with Grace.

Lee Know was obviously one of BTS back up dancers and Grace remembers him from that time, so she often makes a beeline to see him at award shows to say hello.

Bangchan because of his friendship with Jungkook - he's another one of her sons. She knows how dedicated and hardworking he is as a leader and as one of the producers.

She's also gone on record to say she loves Seungmin's vocals and Han's rapping and singing abilities - that it's rare to find someone who has that talent.

She has appeared at their tour to watch them and is often caught on camera singing along

Calls them the baby group of K-Pop

OTHERS

Became good friends with MAX & LAUV via them writing songs with or for BTS. She has also doing background vocals for them and has helped on some of their songs

Same goes for ED SHEERAN - she has done the same for him. It's more a business relationship than it is a friendship

Grace adores STEVE AOKI and often interacts with him on Twitter, trying to attend some of his concerts if she can.

Same for BRUNO MARS and ANDERSON .PAAK - loves all their music and she often speaks to Anderson .Paak's wife as she is Korean. He often asks her for translations of some lyrics