#i’ve made it this far so yk that’s gotta count for something

[oxymoronicdumbass]

this too shall pass

[aloera]

The ask prompt is too long to fit into an ask TT_TT but here's the doc for it docs(.)google(.)com/document/d/1yDI7iFRhOJ8ENv_IwZAo3rDSUqj80EiJROS10RzRbj4/edit

the lengths u are going for this,,, much appreciated you're very sweet!!!

prompts + answers under the cut!!

INTRODUCTION

Name: aloera

AO3 account: aloera

Fandoms you write for: bnha

How many stories have you written so far: 19

FANFICTION PROFILE

What's your favorite fandom to write for? hmm,,, used to do pjo and eah (ever after high) and eah was fun as fuck i will say!!! i think bnha is my fav mostly bc i made the most friends in this fandom :D

What's your favorite character/person to write for? bkg and kirishima!! cannot choose do not make me <3

Fic you'd want to improve? probably what we deserve? i rushed the beginning and the confession is a bit stilted imo

Hardest fic you've written? between lion and men -_- bc there is so much canon compliant stuff i've gotta write out before i get to the divergence and its HARD

Easiest fic you've written? come home to me!!! it happened so easily,,, no second guessing no writers block just vibes <33 was lovely i miss it

What would you say is the most "famous" fic you've ever written? also probably come home to me? its got the most interaction

first line of the first fic you've ever written and published. [not including my 2014 ffnet fics] "The bell rings, class starts, and Katsuki and Midoriya are inexplicably absent." from come home to me

Have you ever done a collab with another writer? yes!!!!! on two separate occasions and its so fucking fun i highly recommend trying it out its the best

Do you beta? if asked but honestly im a shit beta lmao

Do you like joining fic fests/exchanges? depends on what i have going on irl but in general yeah!!

FANFICTION PREFERENCES

Fluff or angst? definitely fluff

"OCs" or "Reader" inserts? reader inserts!! have been going ham on them recently

Blurbs or drabbles? blurbs!!

One thing you love about fanfiction i just. i really love slice of life romance?? and most media doesn't give you that bc its dedicated to plot and action and that's valid!! but fanfiction fills in the gap which is really nice

One thing you don't like about fanfiction most of the stuff i don't like is less about actual fanfiction and more about how people behave about it

What is/are your favorite fandom author/authors? IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE!!! TURN IT UP!!!

bnha: hiuythn, rae_tnub, Moniix, Ata_Lanta, wrunic, chezka, PurplePersnickety, surveycorpsejean, mahadevi, arxaris, deviance, Oceanbreeze7, MikeWritesThings, bonnia, wonhaebunny, dinosuns

voltron: hiuythn, Oceanbreeze7, DeerstalkerDeathFrisbee, arahir, dinosuns,

and honorable mention to loveclouds im not even in the haikyuu fandom i just love their fics So Much

these are just the ones off the top of my head i have so many favourites idc if i'm only supposed 2 have one!! die mad about it!!!

What is your favorite trope? secret relationship + relationship reveal til the day i die babie <3 <3

Least favorite trope? hm,,, probably just like. angst lmao i cannot stand 90% of it

A fanfiction cliché that you can't help but love? coffeeshop aus,,,, so good

Do you have a type when it comes to pairings? the otp where its like. piece of shit + himbo = love. ex. krbk, catradora, jade/beck

Favorite setting/au? hm,,, truly i cannot pick one KGKSJNHKj but i really like college aus!! and modern aus!! and roommate aus!!

Explain the meaning of your favorite line of dialogue you've written as if someone hasn't read it in context. “He doesn’t know,” Katsuki says, softly. “My timer stopped and nothing happened. He’s not mine.”

the line is from what we deserve!! it's a soulmate au where your timer counts down to the moment that you meet your soulmate!! bakugou's timer ends at USJ when he and kirishima attack kurogiri at the same time (impulsive kings <33) but kirishima's timer doesn't end until kamino because that's when he accepts himself as bakugous soulmate!! unfortunately, when bakugous timer has reached 0, he turned to see that kirishima's was still ticking and therefore believes that kirishima isn't his soulmate.

this line just,, idk. it's really sad. bakugou is such an action-driven character? if something doesn't go his way he Makes it go his way. he's got this insanely volatile quirk and he's got impeccable control of it!! but his love for kirishima isn't something that he can change and he's not going to ruin kirishima's chance of finding his own soulmate because he loves him and wants him to be happy. i really wanted to focus on how resigned he is? and how unusual that is for a character like him.

Favorite trope/genre to write? again, secret relationship with relationship reveals <33 fluff in general is my wheelhouse!!!

A trope/genre you haven't written but think would be a fun challenge? idk if this counts?? have been working on some dead dove concepts!! its super different from what i normally write so its a cool challenge

The one trope/concept you'll never touch and why probably cheating/infidelity?? it just looks,,, super difficult to write well and i don't have enough of an interest in it to try it out

Which do you prefer to write: longer or shorter fics? shorter!! low attention span gang <3

Ideal length to read? 5-10k?

Ideal length to write? 4-8k!!

How long was the longest fic you've ever written? control fraek is around 28k i think?

Have you ever written an AU? yeah!! i've done restaurant au's, soulmate au's, pro hero aus, and fantasy aus (general, not the bnha fantasy ending)

What's your favorite AU trope? hm,, probably when two people in authority are in a secret relationship? ceo's/uni professors/etc etc

Have you ever written smut? yeah!! was. difficult tho

What's your comfort genre? (the one you fall on most in writing/reading) fluff,,, hurt/comfort,,, fix-it fics with happy endings <3

If you were to start writing in other fandoms, which would they be? maybe jjk?? the characters are really cool!!!! fr i might go back to my ever after high roots i love the characters and setting so Much its so fun!!! idec if no ones into it anymore!!!!!

Is there a trope you think you could be easily recognized by in your writing? i've had people say they saw the mention of buff hagakure and recognized it was me so. probably that skdjhnksjd

WRITING STYLE

How would you describe your style? i tend to use shorter sentences and pretty simple words i think? and i gravitate towards lighthearted concepts that allow for ensemble casts and humour!!

Describe your style in three words romcom but fanfic

Favorite words to use when writing? the word reverent!! fuckin love including it!!

Dialogue tags or no dialogue tags? (she said, he said, they said, etc) dialogue tags!!!

Favorite dialogue tag (other than said, if you use them) again idk if this counts but "they said softly" is unmatched

Long sentences vs short vs a mix short <33

What colors would you use to describe your writing? hm,,, depends on the fic i would say?? control fraek is dark green to me?? kinda like a forest at night yk?? scary but there's still life there. sugar cookies is yellow like early morning sunlight, when it rains is yellowy-orange like a caution sign. not gonna list all of them cause theres a lot its just. do u get it? the colours change based on the vibe of the fic.

What song or music genre would you use to describe your writing? think. i am constantly trying to emulate that moment at the end of wasteland baby when hozier goes "im in love/im in love with you."

What kind of metaphors do you rely on? religious metaphors my beloved <33 they're just so pretty!!! i also love comparing stuff to water for some reason?? like that ocean vuong quote thats like "what are you now?/water." it goes hard!!!

What's something you'd say is experimental in your writing at this time? definitely action!! i have,,, no idea how to write it so anything i do is really just me playing around and seeing what works and what doesn't

Do you prefer to write by hand or to type? i've tried both!! personally i prefer typing because it goes way faster but i will say that writing by hand lets me get words down when i'm going through writer's block

What is your preferred place to write (notebook, laptop, cellphone, etc.)? laptop!!

What app/apps do you use to write (word, notepad, etc.)? google docs skjdnkjh its fine on desktop but mobile is,,,,, disgusting

Do you keep a notebook or file/notes page in your phone/device for notes on your writing? ngl i just have everything organized in my drive?? one folder per fandom and then sub folders for ideas+hcs, unfinished wips, and finished fics. multichaps get sub sub folders so i can organize outlines and drafts

Do you listen to music to help you write? yeah!! playlists organized by fic vibe :D

Where do you usually go to write (bedroom, living room, etc.)? mostly in my bedroom??? but moving around to different stops helps too i think!!

How long does it usually take for you to write? again this depends on what i have going on irl, how attached i am to the idea, my mindset at the time, etc!! i am,, the least consistent person skjnhdkjh.

What's your favorite font to use when writing? times new roman my beloved

Other writing habits? sometimes i'll write in the dark?? bad for my eyes but for some reason it gets the words flowing

CONCEPTUALIZATION

How do you conceptualize your ideas? (See specific moments like they're a movie, writing specific lines in your head, don't know until you put the words on paper, etc.) i tend to get inspiration from movies, books, poems, or other fics!!! sometimes one line just makes me go oh,, i want to write something like that,,, and then it helps me create an idea that makes me feel the same way?? i did this with control fraek!!!! i wanted a scenario where bakugou was cold and calculating and i was like hm. to do that he’d have to be focusing on something important. and from there i was able to flesh out the rest of the idea.

Which comes first: the pairing or the plot? with krbk its always always the pairing,, i'll be sitting there like wow <33 i love them <33 what if one of them had amnesia <33 (which, yes, wip!!) otherwise it's usually the plot!! and i slot in characters that i feel make sense

Have you ever used a prompt? yeah!! used a prompt for wlw week 2020 and it was fun as hell

Do you write around the story around a specific scene you want to get to or do you start from a plot idea definitely the first!!!! i almost always write like,,, a super messy scene thats 90% dialogue, keep it in my head, and then write the entire fic around that one moment

Do you find that you include a projection of some part of yourself in the way you write a character? a lot of the time when i write love confessions or love in general i'll have one of the characters think or say that the other person makes their head quiet? and it's because that's what i feel whenever i'm in love?? a quiet mind. i project on characters yeah but i think most of the projection actually goes to the way that i write love

Do you research some of the things you write deeply, partially and kind of wing the rest, or play entirely by ear (in this case, go with whatever base knowledge of the subject you have)? most of the time if i do research it'll be about the setting (ex. the izakaya in to have and to hold) or if i'm having the characters interact with an object that they like. need to know how to use (me, in control fraek: google. hey google. does someone die if they get shot in the foot??? no???? awesome thank u <3)

Have you ever had an idea for a story and forgot about it? lmaoo yeah all the time i'll find like 500-2k words of concepts in my gdocs like i do. not remember this at all

Is there a trope you think you could be easily recognized by in your writing? probably krbk secret relationship lmao

Are there concepts you've tried that turned out better than expected? yeah!! i fully thought the action in control fraek would be awful but it turned out not bad??? which im happy with

Are there concepts you've tried that turned out worse than you expected? again, what we deserve, i personally think it would have worked out better if i'd paced it slower and drawn out the pining but i. do not feel like going back to fix it so its staying the way that it is. pining is so fucking hard to do AHHHH i get so tired with it!!! im like just date already!!!!

PROCESS

How do you come up with titles? in rare occasions (literally. all my multichaps for some reason) the title comes after writing like .5 words of the first chapter im like YES this is it!!!!! sometimes i write the whole thing and pick out one line that fits (what i did with come home to me) a lot of the time i just. steal from songs or poems that i like

What's your favorite emotion to cause on your readers? i like making people happy!!!! love when people comment saying they're cheered up

What's your favorite emotion to write? lovelovelovelovelovelove

Have you ever cried or felt any emotion while reading something you've written? never cried?? but sometimes i'll rereading my hurt/comfort fics 4. yk. comfort

Do you write in order or whatever comes to you? in order!! unless i have a scene that i Need to write and i'll quickly jot it down so that i don't forget

Usual way you procrastinate while writing? ...doing asks like this, making playlists, discord, watching netflix. what don't i do smh

Do you outline or free write? i am. so shit at outlines. i mostly free write and write lil notes for stuff that i wanna add later

Do you set word goals or scene goals (scenes you want to include)? yes!! like i said i'll write loose notes for scenes that i want to add later!! it gives me something to write towards :D

What do you consider when writing your scenes? what goes into making the atmosphere and mood you want? to set a scene i do two things? the first is like,, the five senses bc that always sets the scene really well and makes it feel Real. i'll visualize stuff in my head like its a movie and write out what i would want to tell the set designer?? if the lights are low, if the space is busy, if it's supposed to exude comfort or not.

for putting forward the character's mood one thing i've found that makes a difference is sentence length!! long sentences are good for making a character seem flustered and nervous or not really in control of their emotions? good for love confessions. short sentences are good for when the character is focused on something or short on time. good for fights!!

What's something you never considered to include in your writing that you can't leave out now? def buff hagakure,,,, once i thought of it i was like. if i don't include this at least once in every single fic how could i look at myself in the mirror!!!!!! how could i face anyone!!!!

How do you start a story? establishing a fact about the character or describing the setting! option a is one single thread of gold, option b is between lion and men

How do you end a story? either by tying it back to the beginning or doing like a funny kind of closing??? option a is sugar cookies, option b is a godless society

How do you get out of writer's block? change something!! move something!! i go from typing to handwriting, moving from my bedroom to my living room, switching wips to work on something else!! i do sprints as well?? give myself like fifteen minutes to write something and sometimes 200 words opens up the way for another 2k. sometimes i'll just delete like 500 words and start fresh

Do you edit? or do you toss your writing out there? i edit!!! i'll go over it myself then send it to one or two betas (bee my beloved <33)

How do you edit? do you use spellcheck, grammar checkers, etc? bee is my grammar checker bc he is So Good with grammar. i use grammarly as well for spellcheck stuff mostly?? sometimes my edit process is just like "am i tired of looking at this!! yes <3" and then i post it

PROGRESS

Do you usually like what you write? yeah!!! i post stuff that makes me happy and that i'm fine with rereading!!! i write stuff for self-indulgence reasons first and foremost and i think my writing reflects that sjhnksj

Have you ever written something you didn't like but posted anyways? nope!! even what we deserve i LIKED even if i see a lot of room 4 improvement!! if i don't like smth it's not getting posted

Do you find yourself rereading your writing often? yeah!! the reason i wrote so much krbk secret relationship is because i loved it but i'd read all that there was so i just,, wrote more,, ngl its kinda nice being in a place where i actually like my writing bc i can write stuff that i want to see and really enjoy it!!

Can you tell us anything about your current WIP? sure!! i'm currently working on when it rains which is a fic where bakugou gets hit by a crying quirk!! i'm gonna be using it to explore So Much of all might's character and his relationships with bakugou and aizawa (and i think some people from his past!!)

Can you give us a sneak peek on your current WIP? “You did something. What the hell did you do?” Kirishima sounds pissed off. It would amuse Katsuki if he wasn’t fighting just to stay standing.

“Nothing he didn’t ask for,” Shinsou replies.

“K’ri… shima,” Katsuki croaks out. “‘S fine. Not him.”

His chest collapses back into the familiar dry heaving after that but Kirishima shuts up. He doesn’t apologize to Shinsou.

Kirishima’s a good friend, stubborn and loyal. He stands by Katsuki’s side like an attack dog, blocking him from the view of anyone ogling at his tears.

The last line you've written Ochako knows more than she'd realized. She knows enough to keep her guard up.

It’s not enough.

Open a wip. what’s the first line?

Katsuki wakes up feeling like absolute fucking shit.

INSIGHT

What's your favorite thing about writing? touched on this before but it's mainly just being able to write the things that i want to see and actually enjoy them!!! actually reread them!!!! i thought "wouldn't it be cool if bkg and kirishima owned a restaurant together" and then i wrote it and i like it enough to reread it!!!! being able to create content for myself makes me. so happy

How do you keep yourself inspired? this is gonna sound narcissistic maybe but honestly i'm just really excited about my ideas and where i'm gonna take them and the idea of "i'm gonna get to That scene" keeps me going through the entire thing. also my friends!!!! i'll talk to them about fics and their reactions keep me hyped up enough to finish!!!!

What is your favorite thing to write? just,, slice of life romance,,, stuff thats silly and makes people laugh!!

What do you think your strengths are in writing? i'm good with dialogue!! i do lil voice acting sessions with myself to make sure everything sounds natural and like it's coming from that character skhjnskj

i'm comfortable with my portrayal of love as well??? i spend a lot of time thinking about what it is exactly that i'm trying to get across and i think it turns out well!!

What are things you wish you could practice more? on one hand i wanna get better at writing angst on the other hand i dislike writing angst. do you see my issue

One way you've improved your writing since you began? characterization!! i think i've gotten better at writing characters that are all Different and bring different things to the table!!! i used to project a lot more and it would compromise the characterization because the character was like 70% me and 30% them? not to say that projection is bad but if you do it too much it just,, doesn't read like the character and from a reader's standpoint the narrative can become less compelling

One aspect of writing you're still working on? writing action!!! i. literally hate writing it but i write for a fandom about superheroes so. Unfortunately i gotta learn.

A piece of writing advice you've learned while writing saw this on another tumblr post but they said sometimes if you're struggling with a scene, the problem is five lines back. i've found that to be true!!!! sometimes u gotta delete a chunk and start a little ways back!! i did this with too busy being yours because i was stuck for Weeks and i deleted like 25% of what i had but it helped me actually finish it :D

A bit of writing advice you can't stand when people shit on show don't tell for being overrated lmao bc when u read their writing you can Tell

Something you wish you knew when you first started writing? ,,,,honestly i kind of wish i could know some of the stuff that i used to when i first started writing?? technically i'm better now but creatively i was must better when i wasn't stressing about whether anyone would like what i was writing. so i guess i wish i knew that i should keep that confidence? i kinda wish that i wasn't as insecure about other people's writing styles because i never used to be!!

Something you've learned in life that you apply in writing there's no point in feeling inferior?? writing one genre isn't better than the other. being in one fandom isn't better than being in another. the kind of language you use or the length of your paragraphs- none of that stuff like. matters. what matters is that you're having fun and happy with what you're creating!!!! enjoy other peoples writing but don't let it make you feel worse about yours :D

[vgsiwoo]

hello! i’m heather (19, she/her, cst) and i’m going to be playing both yang “seven” siwoo and choi “na yubin” chanwook. i will get an intro posted for yubin soon (sometime tomorrow), but in the meantime... allow me to introduce you to the tragedy that is vain glory’s tower canon. his profile page is here, but i don’t have a plots page for him, so i’ve just included some ideas at the end of this post. if you want to plot, then go ahead & like this and i’ll hit you up asap. 

( tw for physical abuse, murder & drug overdose. his whole history is filled with it, so go ahead and skip alllllll the way to the bottom if the plot ideas are what you’re looking for! )

siwoo was an accident conceived by two people who were more fuck-buddies than they were an actual couple. his mother was very in love with his dad, but had never told him this; and when she became pregnant with his child, he ghosted. he promised that he’d get back in touch after he had some time to think, but 9 months passed and suddenly she was giving birth and he was who knows where.

she had no money, and the man she would come to meet had no money. siwoo was raised in the slums of gangnam.

she met another man shortly after siwoo was born, and siwoo grew up thinking this other man was truly his father; no one ever told him different.

this man was insanely abusive both to siwoo and his mother. even as a baby, he hurt siwoo; if he cried too loud, he’d burn him with cigarettes. he has a lot of little scars from this all over, especially on his chest, stomach and back.

the abuse only got worse as he got older. new bruises and injuries were added on before the old ones could completely heal, and siwoo thought he hid it well, but he really didn’t. everyone pitied the powerless boy, but no one did shit to save him.

anyway he started taking taekwondo classes when he was pretty young, and he had a natural talent for it because of his own pent-up rage from being abused & also because of his determination to be good at something, yk? and he really enjoyed it.

he continued on with taekwondo for years, which also made him strong enough to actually stand up to his father and fight back. still got his ass beat more often than not, but??? tried to hold his own, and that’s gotta count for something.

i didn’t specify in his bg, but he was between 13/15 when his little brother was born and at this point, his parents (both hardcore druggies by now) had stopped paying the bills and quite frankly, siwoo’s prize cash wasn’t enough to make ends meet. so, he did the only thing he could think to do -- he started stealing placebo pills from local pharmacies and would replace his parents’ drugs w fake shit. and then he’d sell stuff to classmates and people on the streets.

started drawing police attention and basically ruined his life without even knowing he was ruining it Yet. got caught Once by his stepdad and got beat within an inch of his life (literally) and still has insane nightmares about it but doesn’t talk about it. also didn’t stop selling their shit LMAO.

he was 17. preparing for college entrance exams. feeling pretty good about his life & his opportunities, thinking about how to take his mom and little brother with him when he left. how to save them. and then he came home from studying one night and found his father dead on the floor with a stab wound in his gut and his mother dead not far from him with a needle jammed in her arm. fun fun fun.

threw away all of his plans for the sake of raising his little brother and trying like HELL to make things better for him. he didn’t even finish his education, despite having less than a year left, and cut off all contact w/ national taekwondo team representatives (i forgot to mention this earlier but here it is...... he was in talks to be recruited into the team. would’ve been super cool. but he had to give it up).

worked lots of odd jobs. mainly did mechanic work, but also did some electricity/wiring stuff, would paint fences/houses/whatever, would train people in taekwondo and also still sold drugs on the side when he could get his hands on some.

word started spreading underground that he was Really good at taekwondo & people thought he’d make a great fighter. and they also knew that he desperately needed money. so, somehow or another, passive drug-dealing turned into cage fights and he hated it. hated hurting people like that, like his father had hurt him, hated seeing their blood and his blood and hated waking up sore but he sure did love the lump-sums of money. plus, it’s not as easy to get out as it is to get in, so....... suddenly he was a fighter?

it’s 2020. his lil brother is somewhere between 13 and 11 (again...... i never specified..... idk man) & he would do!!! literally anything!!! to keep him safe and happy. his brother is pretty much.... his only motivation to stay alive anymore.

siwoo’s super melancholic. he always seems to be sad about something. he’s pretty nice, when he can be, but he knows that he needs to seem tough if he doesn’t want people to fuck with him, so he tries??? to seem tough????

always smells like cigarette smoke nd..... regret.

if your character only knows him through his fighting, it’s VERY likely that they don’t know his real name and only refer to him as seven!!! he tries really hard to keep his real name secret.

wears a heart-shaped locket that his mother always wore before she died. holds a pic of his mom & his birth dad as teenagers, but he could never get it open so he hasn’t seen it. holds the locket really dear to his heart and will fight anyone who says shit about it.

for plots..........................

ex gf who got him through a lot of tough shit and his lil bro lowkey feels super safe around her, so she still hangs around from time to time...... no feelings left, but they’re still present in each other’s lives. (female lock)

people he’s done odd jobs for and they Swear that they know him but can’t put their finger on where. (anyone)

someone who’s super patient (which him at least) n just..... nice to be around. he starts catching feelings like a dumb bitch. (slow burn, male or female)

peoples whose dogs are friends w his dog. wholesome dog-walking threads. or maybe your dogs run into each other, and you’re like??? really??? you??? fuck this. (anyone)

you tried to pick a fight with him and he beat your ass and you still hold a grudge. (male lock)

he picked a fight and you beat his ass. he’s scared of you. (male lock)

really anything. these are all dumb and messy because i came up with them in the moment, but i’m down to discuss anything!!!!!

[ichibanjeon]

YK Drabble #4 - Camping Trip

people that take me seriously: don't

idk what this is

it's a crack fic

word count: 1,197 words | AO3

“only fools believe in true love,” yoongi says, “i, for one, don’t.”

“hyung, i just asked if you wanted to go camping with us.”

in which yoongi thinks he’s seen it all, until a nineteen-year-old boy is chased in the woods.

yoongi wakes up when a drop of something that’s definitely not water falls on his nose, and then another one, and another one, until he sits up, rubs the sleep from his eyes and locates the threat. kim namjoon stands two feet away, with a carton of milk in his hand.

“hyung, you ran out of milk,” he says.

“what exactly are you doing here?”

namjoon shakes his head, smiles a little, sits on the coffee table. he’s used to the empty cartons, to the coffee table, to yoongi’s grumpy self.

“you said i could come over when i called you at 9 this morning,” he smiles. he knows yoongi won’t remember, he was half-asleep.

the other nods, because what else can he do? he is also used to the smiles, to the head shakes, to the early morning calls. “so, what’s so important that made you come over?”

“the boys and i have been thinking… we all have a few days off, why don’t we do something different?” namjoon explains. “we’re going camping next week. three days.”

“well, that’s great,” yoongi starts, “camping’s great, it’ll be good for the three of yo-“

“actually, i’m here to ask if you want to come,” the other says. there’s silence for a few seconds until yoongi shakes his head.

“i’d rather stay home. camping’s not for me,” yoongi says.

“come on, hyung,” namjoon tries, “going out is good for you! who knows what you might find…”

“on a camping trip? probably bears, other people – annoying people –, mosquitoes-“

“…make new friends, take nice pictures, find true love…” namjoon interrupts.

"only fools believe in true love,” yoongi says, “i, for one, don’t.”

“hyung, i just asked if you wanted to go camping with us.”

“that’s a firm no from me, then.”

namjoon sights, because what else can he do?

[ - ]

two days later, yoongi calls namjoon.

“what time are you leaving on tuesday?”

“didn't you like, refuse my invitation?”

“seokjin-hyung came over,” yoongi starts, “and said he would send me pictures every day if i stayed home.”

“he does have a way with words,“namjoon chuckles, "we should have the campground to ourselves, the guy i talked to said we were the only ones next week.”

“good, that’s good.”

“we leave at 11 on tuesday," namjoon says, "but we're meeting at hoseok's first.”

“cool. i’ll be there.”

“it’ll be great! see you tomorrow.”

[ - ]

on tuesday, it takes two hours in seokjin’s car to get to the campground. yoongi ends up falling asleep so it takes a while until he stretches and gets out of the car, only to be hit by the tent that hoseok’s taking out of the trunk.

“oops, sorry about that, hyung,” hoseok says, shooting him an apologetic smile.

they all carry what they can get their hands on, until the trunk’s empty. setting up a tent would have been easier if namjoon hadn’t insisted on doing it himself, claiming he’s set up way too many pieces of ikea furniture to get it wrong. he gets it wrong.

yoongi is in charge of setting up the second tent, the one he’s going to share with seokjin. when he goes back to check on namjoon’s progress, a man wearing sunglasses – despite the grey clouds threatening to ruin their trip – approaches the group.

“excuse me, do any of you have sunscreen? i’m sunbathing and i forgot mine,” he says.

“i’m pretty sure it’s about to rain,” hoseok points out.

“it’s important, i’m shooting a movie,” the man with the sunglasses says, and holds out his hand, “kim taehyung, actor.”

“if you’re kim taehyung, then i’m kanye west,” namjoon chuckles.

the man takes off his sunglasses and their jaws drop, because he's actually the kim taehyung.

“i don’t know this asshole, i’m your biggest fan,” says seokjin, already looking for a pen and paper.

“look, don’t worry. but does anyone have sunscreen?”

yoongi finds his and hands it to him, who thanks him like yoongi just saved his career. which he might have.

taehyung signs seokjin’s paper, hoseok’s shirt, yoongi’s sunscreen bottle and namjoon’s hand (“i’m never washing it again,” namjoon says) and disappears.

“so we’re all set, goodnight,” yoongi speaks up, walking towards the tent he shares with seokjin.

“it’s four in the fucking afternoon,” hoseok says.

“good afternoon, then,” yoongi replies, and walks in. before falling asleep, he hears namjoon’s voice, but he can’t really understand what was said.

[ - ]

“help! help me, please! oh god, it’s chasing me,” someone yells outside. yoongi is nowhere near done with his nap, but he’s already awake and it sounds like someone’s in trouble. the stranger doesn’t have time to process what happens when yoongi grabs his leg and pulls him in.

“hey man what the f-“

yoongi tells him to shut up and the only sound inside the tent is the rain, since it started pouring outside. “i believe i just saved your life, kid.”

“i was never in danger to begin with,” the stranger says.

“you were yelling around like a beast of some kind was chasing you around,” yoongi says, confused.

“that was soonshim, taehyung’s dog,” the boy says, “jimin and i were running around so soonshim would leave tae alone.”

“kim taehyung? i actually met him today.”

“oh, a fan! you’re lucky, you’re talking to his best friend, jeon jungkook,” the other says, holding out his hand.

“you wish, kid. min yoongi,” yoongi says, shaking jungkook’s hand.

“i mean, i know jimin’s his boyfriend, so he doesn’t count. i’m his best friend,” jungkook says, a childish smile on his face.

“you’ve got to be kidding me. anyways, i gotta go find my friends.”

“not until the rain stops. i ran for like 10 minutes, we must be pretty far away,” jungkook points out.

“shit, i don’t remember the way back to the car.”

“so we’re stuck here until the rain stops. where’s your phone?” jungkook asks. “mine’s with taehyung, i knew i’d drop it while i was running.”

“seokjin took my phone because we’re supposed to be on this bonding trip,” yoongi explains, rolling his eyes. “goodnight, wake me up when you figure out how to make it back to civilization.”

“wait, yoongi-“

"that's yoongi-hyung for you, kid.”

“you can’t leave me, what if someone tries to kill me and you’re asleep?”

“it’s a possibility,” yoongi says.

suddenly, someone hits their tent. jungkook screams and clings to yoongi, whose eyes widen in fear.

“are you two done? we made a dinner reservation for 8 at the restaurant,” namjoon says.

a few minutes later, they’re all sitting at a dinner table, including taehyung, jimin and jungkook. both yoongi and jungkook’s cheeks remain a light shade of pink.

“we could’ve met in a different way, hyung,” jungkook says, eyes everywhere but on yoongi’s face.

“it wouldn’t have been an adventure,” yoongi replies, playing with his food.

“i’ve had a few of those, actually,” the younger says, running his free hand through his black hair.

“tell me something,” yoongi starts, “if i buy you breakfast tomorrow, will you tell me about them?”

“sure,” the younger smiles, bunny teeth showing, “hopefully soonshim doesn’t chase us.”

“and if he does,” yoongi says, “we’re well prepared."