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exo ot9 🪐

▪︎ exo hard hours ♡ (link to everything that has been tagged as ehh) ▪︎ exo headcanons ☆ (link to every exo headcanon i may have shared on this blog) ▪︎ exo reacting to you fangirling over 4th gen group ♤ ▪︎ exo love language ♤ ▪︎ exo + couple matching items ♤ ▪︎ exo making you cry ♧ ▪︎ exo kinktober 2023 ♡ ▪︎ mafia!exo reuniting with you ♤♧ ▪︎ exo reacting to a negative pregnancy test ♧ ▪︎ exo reacting to reader being turned on in public ♡ ▪︎ exo reacting to shy reader meeting their parents ♤ ▪︎ exo reacting to reader being close to their mom/sisters ♤ ▪︎ how exo members would like to receive love ♤ ▪︎ what exo would like to hear from their partners ♤ ▪︎ exo as boyfriends ♤

kim minseok 🐱

▪︎ do not touch ♤♡ (dancer!kim minseok x reader) - 100 celebration

kim junmyeon 🐰

▪︎ notifications ☆♤ (kim junmyeon x reader) ▪︎ mirage of flower ♧ (kim junmyeon x reader) - 100 celebration ▪︎ lotto ♡ (mafia!kim junmyeon x f!reader) ▪︎ our leader is now a dad ♤ (kim junmyeon headcanons) ▪︎ new beginnings ♤♧ (kim junmyeon x reader)

zhang yixing 🐏

▪︎ break my heart ♧ (zhang yixing x reader) - 100 celebration ▪︎ oh, you're so funny... ♤ (zhang yixing x reader)

byun baekhyun 🍓

▪︎ sweet lies ♧ (byun baekhyun x reader) ▪︎ all i got ♤ (bodyguard!byun baekhyun x pregnant!reader) ▪︎ red flag ♤ (byun baekhyun x f!reader) ▪︎ beautiful, beautiful dream ♧♤ (byun baekhyun x reader) ▪︎ say you love me ♡♧ (byun baekhyun x reader) - 100 celebration ▪︎ my first kiss was a little like this... ♤ (byun baekhyun x reader) ▪︎ get you alone ☆♡ (sub!byun baekhyun x reader) ▪︎ so i devout myself ♧ (byun baekhyun x reader) ▪︎ the ballad ☆♤ (byun baekhyun x reader) ▪︎ you make me glow ♤♧ (byun baekhyun x reader) ▪︎ [21:03pm] ♧ (byun baekhyun x reader)

kim jongdae 🦖

▪︎ breaking up with chen ♧ (kim jongdae x reader) ▪︎ i don't even mind ☆♤ (kim jongdae x reader) - 100 celebration

park chanyeol 🍒

▪︎ reckless behaviour ☆♡ (park chanyeol x reader) ▪︎ mad? ☆♡ (park chanyeol x f!reader) ▪︎ chanyeol + breeding kink ♡ (park chanyeol x reader) ▪︎ lilith ♤♧ (demon!park chanyeol x reader) - 100 celebration ▪︎ hey, she's mine! ☆♤ (park chanyeol x reader) ▪︎ good enough ♧♤ (park chanyeol x reader) ▪︎ a damn good feeling ♡ (sub!park chanyeol x reader) ▪︎ the ruler ♤ (park chanyeol x reader) ▪︎ just one more minute ♤ (park chanyeol x reader)

do kyungsoo 🐧

▪︎ fine. ♤ (do kyungsoo x reader) ▪︎ first anniversary ♤ (do kyungsoo x reader) ▪︎ the ring ☆♧ (do kyungsoo x reader) - 100 celebration ▪︎ family dinner ♤ (kim jongin x f!reader x do kyungsoo) ▪︎ bickering, fighting, loving ♤ (do kyungsoo x reader) ▪︎ the store is closed ♤ (do kyungsoo x reader) ▪︎ [untitled] ♡ (do kyungsoo x reader) ▪︎ birthday boy ♤ (do kyungsoo x reader)

kim jongin 🐻

▪︎ dating kim jongin would include... ☆♤ (kim jongin x reader) ▪︎ don't even think about other things ♡ (kim jongin x f!reader) ▪︎ hold me close ☆♤ (kim jongin x f!reader) ▪︎ bite me ♤ (kim jongin x vampire!reader) - 100 celebration ▪︎ family dinner ♤ (kim jongin x f!reader x do kyungsoo) ▪︎ an open letter to jongin... (my personal feelings towards kim jongin) ▪︎ i got you, boo ♤ (kim jongin x reader) ▪︎ really? ♤ (kim jongin x reader) ▪︎ picture perfect ♤ (kim jongin x f!reader) ▪︎ do you love me? ♤ (kim jongin x reader) ▪︎ baby fever ♤ (kim jongin x reader) ▪︎ that was an order ♡ (kim jongin x reader)

oh sehun 🐥

▪︎ you got me so crazy ♡♧ (oh sehun x f!reader) ▪︎ btbt ♡ (oh sehun x reader) - 100 celebration ▪︎ comeback ♤ (oh sehun x idol!reader) ▪︎ the one with the first big fight ♤ (oh sehun x reader) ▪︎ lustful eyes ♡ (oh sehun x reader) ▪︎ falling asleep on sehun's chest ☆♤ (oh sehun x reader)

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can you make exo members as your childhood best friend? and with fem reader please! love your writing <3

❃EXO members as your childhood best friend❃

A/N: Hiii thank you so much for this ask! I am so sorry that it has taken me months to finally respond to it :’)  I spent the last few months birthing a 35.000-word, 65-page thesis so I didn’t have any time/energy left to do any creative writing. Regardless, thank you for this cute ask! It was fun reminiscing over my memories with my childhood friend that I have known since I was four months old. Thank you for being so patient with me the very long wait, hopefully, this makes up for it!

Xiumin/Minseok:

✾ Xiumin and you became friends during recess in primary school. He noticed your classmates constantly picked you last whenever you played a game together during recess. Thus, whenever he was chosen to be a team captain, he made sure to pick you first, resulting in you two becoming close friends.

✾ Your mom adores him; heck, she prefers him over you. Xiumin has always been the perfect son; he got perfect grades, is polite, is handsome, cleans up after himself, etc. Whenever you call her, she asks whether you can pass the phone to him so she can ask her favourite child how he is doing.

✾ He is a very consistent friend. Regardless of how busy his schedule is, he makes sure to drop by your place regularly. If he can't visit you in person, he will have a four-hour phone call with you instead, where you two talk about everything and anything happening in your lives.

✾ At some point during your friendship, he had a massive crush on you. He never told you -and you might not have noticed it- but it was incredibly obvious to everyone around you as they watched him follow you with puppy dog eyes. Your mother still holds out hope that you will end up together.

Suho/Junmyeon:

✾ You guys became friends all the way back in pre-school when Suho noticed you were having trouble learning how to tie your shoelaces. Five-year-old Suho wasted no time and offered to help you out, patiently teaching you how to do it. You have stuck together ever since, remaining close throughout your teenage years.

✾ Suho dragged you through secondary school; if it hadn't been for him functioning as your tutor throughout your educational career, you would not have had the grades you ended up graduating with. Nowadays, he mostly gives you advice on work and will look over contract details with you when needed.

✾ He was 1000% your wealthy, rich best friend growing up. His childhood birthday parties were incredibly lavish; he would take all his friends to theme parks when he was younger, his parents paying for every expense. Even nowadays, he never misses a chance to spoil you rotten, taking you on already-paid-for trips whenever he is able to.

✾ You guys have stayed at each other's places so often that you call each other's parents mom and dad. It is not unusual for one of you to have dinner with the other's parents without the other present.  

✾ Compared to the other members, he is less consistent with meetups, not minding it too much when a lot of time passes between phone calls. You can go months without talking to each other before sending the other a random TikTok or stopping by each other's place unannounced.

Baekhyun:

✾ The two of you have a crazy story of how you met. You met Baekyhun shortly after moving into the same street. At the time, you were convinced mermaids were real, so you decided it was perfectly reasonable to dive into the river running next to your house to introduce yourself to them without actually being able to swim. Luckily for you, Baekyhun happened to be playing nearby and jumped in after you without a second thought, rescuing you from drowning. He still holds it over you whenever he needs a favour.  

✾ You have so many weird stories of when you were growing up together. You two would constantly get into trouble, most of it initiated by Baekyhun. It got to the point where your teachers decided to put you in different classes to prevent you two from pulling pranks during class.

✾ Your place is his place, and vice versa. On one occasion, you accidentally switched apartments; Baekyhun had gone over to yours whilst you had visited him. You still complain that he should cover your grocery bills as he tends to eat most of the food in your fridge whenever he is over.

✾ Baekyhun is such a loyal friend; he will always have your back and drop everything to come running when you tell him you need him. Baekyhun has friends he has known for over 20 years; he is a friend for life.

Chen/Jongdae:

✾ Your dad and his dad were best friends, introducing you to one another when you were two years old in the hopes you would become best friends, too. At first, you two were painfully shy, hiding behind your fathers to stare at the other strange kid, but after leaving you two alone for an hour, you two became quick friends.

✾ He acts very much like a brother. Chen can be super annoying, teasing you whenever he gets a chance, but he will drop everything and anything when you call him. He will not let anyone else -not even his members- tease you; it is only okay if he does it.

✾ You two give each other the best advice. You guys regularly call each other to talk about whatever problems and hardships you are going through. 

✾ Chen wasted no time in asking you to be one of the bridesmaids at his wedding. God knows how much you contributed to the two getting together and how much time you spent helping Chen plan the proposal. 

✾ Chen and his wife immediately called you to ask whether you wanted to be the godmother the moment they discovered she was pregnant. He cannot wait for you to have a child of your own so they can become best friends, too.

Chanyeol:

✾ You two met in primary school when you were six, and your teacher decided to have you sit together. Chanyeol got super competitive when he discovered you had gotten a higher grade than him on a spelling test, resulting in a friendly rivalry. To this day, you two get along perfectly well, but the moment that grades or board games are involved, a war will break out.

✾ He 1000% bullied you into playing video games with him. Chanyeol even bought you a gaming laptop, trying to convince you to join him. Regardless of his schedule or location, you have a regular game night where you play random multiplayer games, affectionately yelling at each other.

✾ You developed a tiny crush on Chanyeol when you first saw him after he got his growth spurt. It did not last very long, however; you remembered he was the same Chayeol who once ate a crayon on a dare and puked the contents of his stomach all over your shoes.

✾ Chanyeol is the worst wingman. He is very protective over you, and, according to his opinion, nobody is good enough to date you. Whenever you go out drinking, he will lurk behind you, attempting to intimidate whoever dares to come up to you. This man might be secretly in love with you and absolutely in denial about his feelings.

✾ Chanyeol once wrote a song about your friendship, but he has not yet made up his mind on whether he wants to release it. Part of him feels he should save it for a solo album.

D.O./Kyungsoo:

✾ You met Kyungsoo as he is the son of your mother's best friend. His mother had asked yours to introduce you two as Kyungsoo was a painfully shy child, and she wanted him to have more friends his age. Initially, he was quiet around you, hiding behind his mother whenever she brought him over. However, he slowly came out of his shell the more you played together.  

✾ You two didn’t attend the same schools but remained good friends nonetheless. Whenever school would end, you would rush to meet up underneath a big old tree in the park near your house. You would sit there for hours, talking about your day or doing your homework together, until it got dark.

✾ Kyungsoo never told you, but you were the main reason why he pursued a career in acting and singing. You never failed to hype him up, giving him the confidence to put himself out there. He fondly remembers the countless karaoke nights where you would be his biggest fan, praising his skills when the song would end.

✾ He definitely developed a crush on you somewhere during your teenage years. Kyungsoo never felt the need to act on it, finding your friendship too precious to risk anything. His friends were very aware of it, though, teasing him whenever he would rush out the moment school ended to meet up with you.

Kai/Jongin:

✾ You two met on a playground when you were three years old. Someone had pushed you off the wigwam, and Kai, seeing you cry, stood up for you as much as a three-year-old can stand up for someone else. He refused to leave your side after, playing with you until it was time to go home. You two have been close friends ever since.

✾ He insisted on you taking dance classes with him, thinking it was fun to have something to do together. It became your regular weekly meetup point, enabling you to stay connected even when you went to different schools. You would show up an hour before class would start, just so you could talk without being scolded by the teacher, and would take your sweet time walking home, squeezing out as much time as you could.  

✾ You recognize that Kai is incredibly handsome whenever you see him perform, but all you are able to see when he thrusts his hips is the same kid who once fell into a pond when he was collecting a bunch of rocks because he thought they were pretty and cried over a feather because he felt bad for the bird that lost it. Having so many embarrassing childhood memories of him is why you are still sane and not drooling over him.

✾ Kai bombards you with messages throughout the day; you once had over fifty notifications from him as he sent you every video and photo of a dog or cat he stumbled upon.

Sehun:

✾ You and Sehun met during daycare and initially did not get along whatsoever. You two got into a fight when Sehun stole the stuffed animal you were playing with, resulting in the caretaker putting the both of you in time-out. Weirdly enough, you bonded over your time in toddler jail, becoming inseparable after you were set free.

✾ Sehun and you constantly bicker with one another, having no problem calling the other one out or, as you like to put it, keeping the other person humble. To those who know you well, they liken your dynamic to that of an old married couple. However, people who do not know your friendship tend to assume you hate each other.

✾ Sehun gets insanely jealous when you hang out with his members or other friends of his. You are his friend, and as much as he likes his friends getting along, the bratty part of him hates when you do not have time for him. He will become incredibly whiny when too much time has passed between meetups and when he feels like you are ditching him for your friends.

✾ Sehun is your favourite gossip buddy. He will randomly call you to tell you whatever drama he witnessed or caught wind of. If calling is not an option, he will instead send you a thirty-minute voice note explaining the situation in full detail. Your chat is basically a podcast where you update one another about people you do not know and drama that does not concern you.

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Exo reacting to the boys telling him he’s whipped for you

Minseok:

He was at home and had Jongdae and Baekhyun over he was doing the laundry when Baekhyun noticed some of your clothes so he took the opportunity to tease his hyung

“Hey that y/n clothes did she make you do her laundry now,” baekhyun said teasing

“Umm yes I’m doing my laundry and I saw she left some of her dirty clothes here from the last time she stayed over so I’m cleaning it” Minseok replied unbothered

“What else does she get you doing for her? Do you buy her pads too?” Baek asked again laughing now jongdae laughing as well

“Yes I have gone to get her some of her pads why is that funny Jongdae I know you have done the same or worse,” Minseok said rolling his eyes and smiling

“Eww I will never do that it will be so embarrassing,” Baek said making gagging noises

“I will be the one laughing when it’s you that does that,” Minseok said as he walked up to the laundry room.

Miseok didn’t mind doing your laundry because he knew you did him as well, he was just being the sweet boyfriend he is and didn’t care if his members made fun of him.

Junmyeon:

He was in London with the boys for a concert and they had a few days off so they went to explore when they got to a jewelry store junmyeon saw some earrings that thought would look good on you so he went and purchased them.

“You buying her more stuff? First, it was the keychain then the red dress now earrings. She got you whipped” Baekhyun said as he stood next to his leader

“I just the she will look good with them they go perfectly with her dress,” Junmyeon said smiling

“Yeah are you her sugar daddy too you have spent so much money on her,” Baekhyun said smiling

“She deserves everything and I want to give her a little gift anyway,” Junmyeon said as he gave the guy his credit card

“I wash it was her to have you spending money on me… she has you wrapped around her fingers,” Baekhyun said walking away

Who can blame the guy who loves to spoil you he might be whipped and he’s okay with it.

Yixing:

Lay loved sharing his stuff with everyone he didn’t mind letting the guy or you grab his clothes it was something normal for him but when Sehun came to complain about his favorite jacket being missing and then later found it on your body it got Lay laughing.

“Hyung why is y/n wearing my favorite jacket? I was supposed to use it tonight I’m going out with some friends and that jacket goes perfectly with my outfit tell her to give it back” Sehun said in a whiny tone

“Sorry but she got it first you can use any other jacket you like though,” Lay said smiling

“Oh come on if it was any of the other guys you would have asked them to take it off why does she get a free pass that’s so unfair,” Sehun said annoyed

“That’s because she’s the girlfriend he can’t say no to her and what she wants she gets that’s how whipped he is for her,” Jongdae said as he was walking past the two of them

“Yeah but that’s our jacket not hers so tell her to give it back” Sehun demanded like the spoiled brat he is

“Yeah that’s not happening he doesn’t have the heart to tell her to take it off plus she has more right to his clothes than you do,” Junmyeon said when he arias to Lay’s room

“That’s not fair hyung why did you have to be so whipped for a girl they are so annoying when I get a girlfriend I won’t let her use my stuff,” Sehun said walking over to Lay’s clothes and picking another jacket

“You will be like Lay or worst Mark my words Sehun,” Jongdae said walking away

Baekhyun:

The guys were at the mall buying new clothes and Chanyeol noticed that Baekhyun had a lot of matching clothes and he automatically knew who the other clothes were for.

“Hey Baekhyun are you buying matching clothes for your little girlfriend” the tall man teased

“Yeah way,” Baekhyun asked unbothered

“Aww that’s cute I remember you said that you will never be the type of couple,” Yeol said giggling

“Yeah well she asked if I could get this so I said why not” Bakhyeun said shy

“What else does she got you to do you have matching pajamas? Or matching phone case” Yeol said as he got Kai to make fun of Baekhyun too

“I’m sure he has matching phone cases or at last a shirt that says my queen,” Jongin said laughing

“Whatever if she’s happy then that’s all that matters,” Baekhyun said with a proud grin

Baekhyun knew he was whipped but he didn’t care if you said jump he would because your happiness is all that matters to him.

Jongdae:

Jongdae was at the dance practice texting you, you have been feeling sick for the past few days so he was worried about you. when you didn’t answer his texts he was so worried he called you and the boys heard him and when he got back they didn’t waste time and started to tease him.

“Is my baby okay do you want me to bring you medicine do you want chicken soup oppa can make it for you” Sehun said trying to mimic Jongdae’s voice

“It’s okay baby I’ll cuddle you lost when I get home make sure to drink water I love you darling” Junmyeon followed

“What’s with you guys,” Jongdae asked laughing

“Oh, you know just making fun of you, since when did you become whipped?” Kyungsoo asked

“Can’t I take care of my girlfriend?” He asked

“Yeah but you take it the extra mile you treat her like a baby she has you wrapped around her fingers,” Minseok said as he laughed

“That’s not true plus if you guys had a girlfriend you wouldn’t be talking,” Jongdae said smiling

Jongdae is whipped but he was only whipped for you he would do anything to make you smile he will give up everything if you ask him to that’s how much he loves you

Chanyeol:

Everyone knows he’s whipped he writes music about you but that’s what the boys know what they don’t is that his car and house are full of your stuff. You don’t live together but someone who didn’t know you guys would think that you do. Chanyeol makes sure he haves your toothbrush, hair products, and skincare products at his place in his car he haves hair ties and your fave lipgloss, and when the guys found out they were laughing their asses off.

“WOW Chanyeol you are something else you have everything you need for your girl that’s cute,” Sehun said as he got out of the car

“Wait till you see his bathroom he has her favorite hand soap, her skincare, and other stupid girl stuff,” Baekhyun said slapping Sehun back

“Ewww she has you so whipped,” Jongin said clapping his hands

“He’s so whipped he does everything she asks him to. If she wants him to carry her purse he will it’s cute but gross” Baekhyun said as he made kissing sounds

“Yeah yeah laugh all you want I’m just being a good boyfriend and a gentleman,” Chanyeol said blushing

“You wired dude that’s what you bring but go off,” Shun said smiling

After the guys were gone he called you to complain but you also agreed with them but you liked the fact he was whipped so now he doesn’t mind it too much.

Kyungsoo:

He was in the kitchen making your favorite food when Jongin walked in and whined about what he was cooking.

“Hyung were eating that? I was hoping to eat something like chicken,” Jongin said annoyed

“I'm cooking this for y/n not for you and if you want Chicken make it yourself,” Kyungsoo said

“ Lately you have only been cooking what y/n likes but not what I like or what the boys like” Jongin complain

“Well she’s asked if I could make her some of her favorite foods and I said yes so shut it,” Kyungsoo said annoyed

“You never do what I ask you to she does have you whipped chanyeol was right,” Jongin said disappoint

“What was he right about” Kyungsoo asked as he turned around

“That every since you started dating her she has you eating from the palm of her hand,” Jongin said

“I’ll kick his ass then I’ll kick yours now leave my kitchen before I smack you,” Kyungsoo said in a fake angry tone

Yes, he was whipped but didn't care he loves you and the boys have to deal with it.

Jongin:

He hates shearing his clothes specialty his fancy expensive ones he doesn't let anyone touch them and the boys knew it but when they saw you in Jongin’s Gucci hoodie they were quick to complain

“Hey that’s not fair why does she get to wear your clothes but not us?” Sehun asked in disbelief

“Yeah what’s so good about her that she gets the privilege to use your clothes” Baekhyun followed

“She’s my girlfriend there for she gets the privilege to wear whatever she pleases,” Jongin said happily

“Every since you started dating her you become so whipped it’s like you're a whole new person,” Chanyeol said eyeing him

“Yeah she got you so whipped it’s disgusting we want the old jongin back,” Kyungsoo said laughing

“You guys are just jealous she gets to wear what you can’t so stray jealous,” Jongin said sticking his tongue out to them and walking away

He is whipped and he loves it, it makes him feel like a good boyfriend like he’s doing everything right.

Sehun:

Junmyeon was hanging out with Sehun and he noticed how you were scolding him for making a mess and not cleaning up after himself he apologized and kissed you and even made Aegyo for you he thought it was funny and cute he didn’t know Sehun had this soft side. he knew by the way he looked at you that he was so in love that he was whipped for you so what did Junmyeon do? He teased him.

“Aww Jagiya sorry I’ll clean up don’t be angry,” Junmyeon said trying to mock him

“Stop it’s not funny,” Sehun said whining

“Oh you so whipped you didn’t even try to fight back like you usually do she told you to do the dishes and you almost said Yes ma’am it's so cute how whipped you are for that girl,” Junmyeon said laughing

“I’m not whipped and I’m only doing it because she asked me nicely,” Sehun said as he rolled his eyes

“Keep denying it you and I both know how in love you are and that you will do anything she asks you to,” Junmyeon said laughing hard

Yes, Sehun was whipped but he will deny it if anyone asks him.

—Well this was trash 😸 if you like any of my work please like and reblog 💕

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Reaction #6: Holding Hands without Realizing

Baekhyun

The crowd had gotten big, big enough for you to get lost from him.  Baekhyun reached back, holding your hand tightly as he dragged you through the streets of New York.  Both of you were heading to his friend's house for a party, but it was also apparently one of the busiest bar nights in a while.  You held tightly to him, as he finally pulled you free from the crowd, and over to the sidewalk. 

“Next time we’ll just take the subway.”  You joke, following him the next two blocks to his friends.  Once you got there, he went to ring the bell, and held up your still interlocked hands.  He looked at them before looking at you.  Letting out a soft laugh, you let go of his hands, flexing at your fingers.  You never realized you hadn’t let go, and neither had he.  

Jongade

You had been arm wrestling earlier, when his friends came over.  They were still talking when you placed your forehead on your conjoined hands where he nudged your forehead with his knuckles.  

“Yah! Don’t fall asleep.”  

“Maybe if you stop holding hands for five minutes, she could get up.”  Chanyeol remarked jokingly.  You both immediately stopped, never realizing you had been holding his hand for almost 10 minutes.  

Junmyeon

The movie credits came to an end, and you turn to Junmyeon, smacking his arm.  

“Ow! What was that for?”  

“Not scary my ass.”  You seethed at him.  He merely smiled, laughing at you.  He held his hand, pointing it at you.  

“It was funny when you jumped and the popcorn went everywhere.”  You stood up, going to leave only to realize he tugged you back.  Turning you realized you were still holding his one hand, his arm outstretched to you.  “Hold on, I’m coming.”  He didn’t let go, grabbed your trash as well and held your hand all the way to the car, a blush rising on your cheek with each step.  

Minseok

It’s been a while since you had been alone with your best friend.  The four hour car ride to upstate New York, to celebrate his parents and your parents wedding anniversary.  It was an ongoing joke in the family, how they had met on their third anniversaries at the same restaurant, both of them pregnant, around similar due dates.  Our dads even grew up in the same small town and had known of each other.  You didn’t realize how long you had been zoned out until you felt his thumb moving up and down the back of your hand.  Something so absent mindedly, you didn’t even know if he knew.  You sighed contently to feel his touch, if only for a little while longer.   

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friday nights || byun baekhyun

1:34 AM 250424 

word count: longer than i expected

pairing: byun baekhyun x reader (ft. im changkyun)

description: baekhyun ignores you for an entire week, and you don't know why.

genre: bestfriends to lovers!au, jealous!baekhyun, mutual pining, angst-ish, fluff after lmao

a/n: kinda rushed ending (?) lmk if you guys want a part 2 or a longer version!

You and Baekhyun have been best friends ever since you both got stood up by your dates on prom night. You vividly remember Baekhyun's reaction as your dates began making out in the middle of the dancefloor, leaving you both partnerless — and almost miserable. So, you invited him that exact moment to ditch the night and have some fun of your own, basically and invitation to sit on the gutter as you eat your melting ice cream.

But, that was a story for another time - now you’re in your third year of college. Your friendship’s been that long, and you swore, the last time you checked, the platonic energy between the both of you was almost tangible. Although you had a moments when romantic thoughts about him invaded your mind.

You swore it were mere milliseconds, though – and that you didn't think about how his hands could perfectly fit in yours and, how sweet his lips would've tasted like. Nothing of that sort, really. You knew that the both of you were awfully platonic, and nothing more. You didn't want to entertain thoughts of you and him together romantically, because it would never happen. Plus, you went out on a date last week.

You and Changkyun were totally hitting it off. And you would've told Baekhyun about him, but he's been ignoring you for the past 5 days. No calls, texts, nothing. Everytime you'd visit him on his breaks, he's always be out, or busy, or just not in the mood — which rarely happened.

So, you planned to corner him into telling you what's wrong. You really had no clue, but you've got a feeling that it had something to do with you. It was your break, and you checked your phone for Baekhyun's schedule. You both exchanged schedules the beginning of the semester, which is also probably why he'd been successful in avoiding you.

There was an overlap between your schedules. His class would end at around the same time as yours would start. But you were really determined to know what the hell's wrong you could just be late to class for a couple of minutes. And after a long, painful wait — catch him, you did.

He walked out with two of his friends, who you knew as Minseok and Jongdae. It was Minseok who spotted you first. He called Baekhyun and pointed at your direction.

"Hey, Y/N." Minseok waved at you, and so did Jongdae. You smiled and waved back as Baekhyun's eyes widened.

"Go on first, I'll catch up later." He told his friends, his eyes avoiding your gaze. The two walked off after saying goodbye.

"What are you doing here?" Baekhyun held your arm, gently pulling you to the side.

"You were avoiding me for a week, what's up?" You asked, eyeing him carefully. He reached to the nape of his neck. He removed his cap, fixed his hair, and put it back again.

"I... wasn't avoiding you," he said, still avoiding your eyes. You weren't convinced, so you pulled his face to meet yours.

"There, see!" you exclaimed, "you avoided my eyes again. What's wrong, Baek?"

"Nothing," he muttered. He glanced down his wristwatch, and urged you to move. "You're literally five minutes late to your class, get moving dumbass."

"No, I'm not leaving 'til you tell me what's wrong. Is it something I said? or did? Or, like, did something happen to your family? Come on, talk to me, don't shut me out like this."

You were honestly nervous, you feared that the friendship you had would be gone in a blink if you didn't do this.

Baekhyun sighed, and met your eyes. You heart dropped to your stomach. It felt different from his usual teasing glints, there were hints of longing. His eyes glossed a little, eyes bloodshot red. You immediately reached to his face, and his eyes closed and he leaned to your touch.

"Baek," you sighed softly, "have you not been sleeping?"

"Mmhm," Baekhyun hummed, hand on top of your hand on his cheek. "Let's...talk later." His eyes met yours this time.

You nodded with a soft, gentle smile. "Of course. Come over later? Let's watch a movie tonight." Your thumb ghosted over his cheek.

"But that's for Friday?"

You swore you saw Baekhyun frown a little from the loss of touch as you retreat your hand from his cheek, but you decided you were just crazy and that it wasn't like that.

You shrug, hands on your pocket. "We could do it like, two days earlier, it's fine."

"Why? So you could ditch on me and go on a date again?" He blurted out.

You audibly gasp, earning stares from passerbys. Your hand flew to your open mouth. "What do you mean? I didn't ditch you, I asked you if it was okay and you said yes!"

"I didn't!"

"You did! I even have the text messages here if you need refreshments, dude."

"Don't dude me, Y/N," Baekhyun groaned, rubbing his face roughly. It was an a look of frustration, and you felt it was directed to you.

"Is this why you're mad at me? Because you thought I ditched you?" Your voice slightly trembled. Now you were frustrated and confused.

"No!" he abruptly said, "No, I'm - I'm not mad at you, I just, Friday nights are for us," You internally winced, because you took that in way that isn't how friends should take it as.

"And you — "

"Baekhyun-ah!" You both looked at the direction of the voice. It was Junmyeon who called out with a smile as he approached you. "Oh hey, Y/N, what's up?"

You smiled and tried to push the argument you just had at the back of your mind. "Hi, oppa."

Baekhyun sighed, "What's wrong, hyung?"

"I couldn't find Chanyeol, he told me he'd be with you." Junmyeon's lips parted a lottle, "Did I interrupt you guys?"

"Yeah, we're kinda bu—" You interrupted Baekhyun.

"We just finished talking, oppa," you glance at your watch to avoid Baekhyun's intense gaze. "I have to get to class, I'm suuuper late. See you later!" You waved Junmyeon goodbye, and turned away quickly.

You hear Baekhyun call to you as the distance grew farther. You didn't want to lose Baekhyun over a fight like this, especially when you thought of him in a different light yet again.

~ • ~

Baekhyun's heart broke a little as he looked at you walk away. He let out a heavy sigh as he massaged his eyebrows.

Junmyeon noticed. "Are you good?"

Baekhyun looked up at him and nodded yes. Junmyeon was not convinced though, but he decided not to push it. "Come on, let's meet them."

Baekhyun stayed silent. He moved on autopilot, basically just following Junmyeon's footsteps — but not before looking back to the place you once stood at.

The guys laughed loudly in the middle of the restaurant. Baekhyun and Junmyeon settled down, "Did you get food already?" asked Junmyeon.

"We ordered pasta and pizza, you could order more if you want to, though," Minseok said. "It's Jongdae's treat for missing the last get together."

"Nice."

The guys continued to talk, and joke around. Food kept arriving at their table, and everyone dug in except Baekhyun. He was staring at nothing, just picking on his food with a fork.

"Hyung, are you okay?" Jongin nudged Baekhyun. He looked up, and forced a smile.

"Yeah, of course." There was a moment of silence before Chanyeol broke the ice.

"You guys remember Changkyun?” He asked. Baekhyun’s ears perked up, the name was familiar. Too familiar, in fact. His eyebrows knitted tightly, he couldn’t help it.

“What about him?” Sehun popped a fry in his mouth. Lay tilted his head slightly.

“He’s throwing a party tonight, he invited us.”

“What’s his business inviting us? We don’t even know him,” Baekhyun bitterly spat and did not go unnoticed by his friends.

Chanyeol and Junmyeon exchanged glances with Kyungsoo, who sighed and said, “We can just not go, it’s not a big deal.”

Baekhyun just drew a big sigh and ruffled his hair. To say he was pissed was an understatement. He’d been so bothered about you dating other guys, and he hated the fact that he couldn’t even tell it to you directly.

After all, you both agreed on staying strictly platonic after having witnessed your sister and her then bestfriend get married and divorced on the same year.

“What’s with you, Hyung? You rarely act this way,” Jongin asked, eyes full of concern.

Sehun snickered, “He always acts this way whenever a certain someone’s involved.”

Minseok hummed in agreement. Baekhyun groaned as Kyungsoo spoke, “You mean Y/N?”

“Precisely,” Sehun confirmed with a smirk.

“Aren’t you strictly platonic?” Jongdae asked.

“Yes.” Sadly.

“Huh, so why are you jealous?” Kyungsoo asked.

“I am not jealous.” Lie.

“You definitely are.”

“I’m not.” Yes, he was.

“You like her, don’t you?”

“What?” Yes.

“You do!”

“What are you even —“

“Someone’s got a crush —!”

“I—“

“Just admit it, Hyung!”

“N —“

“Baekhyun —“

“I love her, damn it!”

Silence filled the table. Everyone suddenly laughed out loud after his outburst — they knew you got Baekhyun fucked up in the head and they love to see it.

Now, Baekhyun’s admitted it and there was no going back. He had avoided saying it for the longest time for the fear of it “coming true” when he knew that he had no say in his feelings from the get-go.

“Just tell her, confess, do something,” Kyungsoo said.

���That’s easier said than done.”

“Would you rather lose her to Changkyun?” Lay suddenly spoke up. Baekhyun looked at him, and he knew his hyung made a point. He had to do something.

~ • ~

Time went by fast, and it's been two days since you last saw Baekhyun. Still, no calls nor texts from Baekhyun. You were beginning to doubt your decision of avoiding the conversation — you start to think that you should've let him finish talking before walking out like that.

Is he gonna drop by tonight? It's literally friday, its — its your movie night. Or is he never gonna talk to you, and you end up losing the love of your life?

Wait, no. He's your bestfriend, so you love him, right? Its that kind of love that's purely platonic, isn't it? Plus, you had a date! And you totally hit it off, you swore to god.

Okay, maybe you lied. You and Changkyun were bonding over relationship traumas instead of building up a new relationship. You both had a cup of sweet tea, but the conversations you had left a bitter taste in both your mouths.

Changkyun also mentioned someone he liked, and was in fact, asking for advice. That's why you both set another date for tomorrow, solely for the sake of advices. Besides, you also enjoyed complaining to him about Baekhyun's annoying habits that you secretly liked.

You then pace back and forth, probably hyperventilating and on the verge of another panic attack. You bite on your nails as you watched a late night game show, or atleast tried to watch.

You couldn't focus on it. You sat down, your knees bounced up and down. So you stood, but you kept pacing back and forth. And you'd look at the television, but would later find yourself starting at the clock. You were so immersed that you failed to notice the numerous missed phone calls.

Until the door bell rang. You sprinted towards the door, opened it in one motion.

And there he was, holding a bouquet of roses. He offered a sheepish smile, and offered up the bouquet.

You didn't even realize you've been holding your breath 'til you saw him on your doorstep. You immediately engulfed him with a hug, your tears threatening to spill.

He hugged you back as he buried his face at the crook of your neck. You missed his scent, so much.

You pulled away, "I - I thought you wouldn't — "

He cut you off, "Don't go."

You look at him, confused. You wipe your tear-stained cheeks, settling your hands on his biceps. "What? What do you mean?"

"On that date," he said, eyes intensely on yours. "Don't go on that date, please."

"Well, that's for tomorrow still, I —"

"No, you don't understand. I," Baekhyun took a deep breath. "I don't just mean tonight. I mean, don't ever go on a date with another man. Please."

You were speechless as you watched Baekhyun frown in thought, trying to compose what he wanted to say.

“I,” he paused. He looked his shoes, and licked his lips in anticipation. “I get livid when I think of another man touching you, or holding your hands, and the mere thought of you kissing someone else makes me go insane, you have no idea.

“My heart races when our fingers touch, and I can’t help but want to kiss you when you do something childish. Or when you cry because of a stupid movie — I want to grow old with you, sit under a tree and watch as our children run across the fields. I — I love you. For the longest time, I’ve loved you. I love you, Y/N.”

You were speechless and shaking. Here was the man you longed for, confessing his love to you — and you couldn’t believe it. Your jaw drops, and he looked at you with great intent.

“I love you, too,” you said, tears rolling down your cheeks. “You dumb idiot, what took you so long? I kept it all in, I waited for you for so long! I —“

He captured your lips with his in the softest way possible. A moment lingers as he pulled away,

“I’m sorry for making you wait, Y/N. I —“

You pull him back in, deepening the kiss as you hook your arms around his neck — bodies flushed against each other. He dropped the bouquet, and put his hands on your hips, pulling you closer to him.

“Shut up and kiss me, baby.” You said in between breaths and kisses.

[smokends]

 ⠀┈─         BLOOD SPORT ⠀⠀／ ⠀⠀ an introduction to moth signals.

“  Moth Signals would have never worked unless they were promoted like idols. The indie community is far too small for what Shin Yeonghui was trying to achieve that it only made sense to transition them to a more traditional idol image. However, no one would expect the shift to bring their downfall.  ” — Thorns and All: Moth Signals and the Toxic Light of Fame by Allison Lee.

WORD COUNT. 9k. CONTENT WARNINGS. Mentions of attempted suicide, suicide watch, and struggles with mental health. Reference to alcohol / drug abuse and misuse of prescription medications. Eating disorders and body image issues. Rehabilitation (eating disorder & addiction). Familial abuse, power imbalance, grooming, and mistreatment of idols. Mental health issues: anxiety, depression, trauma, etc. Mention of a physical fight between Junyeong and Oliver. Industry manipulation and exploration, parental neglect, family issues, romanticized toxic relationships, and sexual abuse. Not edited.

The South Korean Idol Industry was built on the idea of creating the perfect performer. 

They wanted someone that excelled on television, wanted someone that could capture the attention of the entire nation with just their voice, an ability to keep up with choreographies that only seemed to get harder with each new song, and a spotless record that reflected an angelic quality that made them better than the average person.

Idols are a form of soft power for South Korea. 

Taken from political philosophy, soft power is the ability to co-opt rather than coerce and involves shaping the preferences of others through appeal and attraction. Companies get fans to be so dedicated to their favorite idol that they can manipulate the average person to fund their rich lifestyles in the hopes of a new album releasing. However, they still hold onto that human-made cult image that one typically associates with a religious idol and cult images. Originally, these practices were focused on the daily routine of being washed, dressed, and following the rules of their religion. For them, an idol is an object used to worship their deities and have something tangible as well.

K-pop idols will be simply referred to as idols from here on out as that is how their fans and most people think of them. These people are characterized by highly manufactured star power that is produced by their company and represent a convergence of music, fashion, and much more. They maintain a perfect public image and social media presence after dedicating a significant amount of time and resources just to debut. They are so sterilized and perfect that there is almost an inhumane quality to them as they share TMI's (standing for too much information, a way for fans to ask what their idols are currently up to) about going for a walk or seeing an old friend rather than the gossip it connotes for western fans, who are always waiting for the next scandal to drop to see if it's really worth getting such a reaction from domestic fans.

For example, when EXO member Chen—real name: Kim Jongdae—announced his marriage to his girlfriend on January 13, 2020, SM Entertainment was flooded with trucks and fans that demanded that he was removed from the group. In 2024, leader of Enhypen, Yang Jungwon, and vocalist of Aespa, Kim "Winter" Minjeong, were caught in a dating scandal that caused significant backlash for both idols as they entered the final promotions of the 2024 season.

Despite this, the members of Superbloom Media's Moth Signals would seemingly be immune to this phenomena as members drank, did illegal substances, and even dated each other during their seven years together. The difference between the average idol group and Moth Signals is vast, however, and they were considered both an insider and outsider to this community. They still are some of the biggest stars in South Korea and internationally, leaving many to wonder how they navigate these situations and remain on top.

The secret is Superbloom Media's style of promoting them. Though they follow the formula of a traditional idol group—training, performing on music shows, deep fan connections, and more—, Moth Signals are very rarely considered idols themselves. They are musicians, as shown by their ability to self-produce their entire discography since 2021 and reliance on instruments rather than choreography to accompany their performances. Superbloom Media also looked at the stereotypical caricature of a "rock star" and merged these ideas together. In the end, this meant that they were supposed to be perfect until they weren't, until the drama leaked to the gossip magazines or fans found the truth. They pretended to be perfect until someone had the truth to prove otherwise.

As this cycle continued, people became more accepting of the rock star image over the idol one. They were innocent until they were proven guilty and everyone went along with it, even if it meant the destruction of the five members of Moth Signals in the end. Musicians have always needed to sell themselves to create a romanticized myth of their personalities and this idea can be traced back to the Romantic authors of the 19th century as we consider them geniuses, unlike the average person that is reading their works.  They are supposed to seem close, yet unattainable for most people.

 At the same time, Moth Signals did not make the same music as their idol counterparts. They were rock and roll — something much more violent, sexual, and subversive than the groups they fought against to dominate the music charts. Rather than synthetic beats and elaborate choreography, they played their instruments and shared the darkest parts of themselves to the audience without much care. They were supposed to be perfectly imperfect to sell their entire concept.

Despite this, each member was still given their role to follow and the image to fall back onto. Salem was the fiercely independent leader that didn't need anyone else's help to achieve her to fame. Junyeong was the mysterious one, the one people refused to understand despite how simple his outlook seemed to be. Serin was the princess of the group, known for both her beauty and kind personality, that brought casual fans into the deep end. Deurim was marketed to be the fan turned member of the band, no matter how crazy she seemed to be. And finally, Oliver was the pretty boy, songwriting genius that everyone should be paying attention to. He was a star in his own right and everyone realized that from his first solo venture onto Superband in 2019.

The goal of this book is to separate the public image and personal lives of Moth Signals. In order to give a full account of what actually happened to them, one must look at the greater context of each member’s personal circumstances and deicide how that impacted their judgements and actions.

I also want to look deeply into what to what extent should entertainment companies should be responsible for protecting artists. Following the story of Moth Signals shines a bright light into how Superbloom Media and Shin Yeonghui exploited every single member of the band, yes, even the ones that left, and how that impacted their actions as well. For Salem, she was promised something completely different than she received and was supposed to deal with it. Junyeong was taken out of his natural talents—dancing—and forced to learn the drums and still faces significant backlash for his talents, even if he’s improved substantially since 2017. Oliver and Serin had very different mental health issues, but both were forced to perform on stage and pretend that they were fine. Unless things were life threatening, they were never allowed to seek help from an outsider and needed to be approved by Shin Yeonghui to ensure they remained loyal to her.

To understand the full story of Moth Signals, one must return to their musical beginnings: Loop 2002. 

This was the band created by Salem and her four best friends from high school in 2013. For two years, they would relentlessly post new music and covers in hopes of being picked up by the algorithm and getting their big break. This would occur in late 2015 as their third official single HOME hit the mainstream through Twitter and earned the attention of Superbloom Media, who were looking for something new to debut. They had already failed the traditional route with their many soloists and groups that had disbanded and needed something to get people talking.

Park Jueun, now more commonly known by her stage name Salem, was born on October 31, 1998 in Seoul, South Korea. She would remain in the country for five years before her paternal grandfather died, leaving her grandmother with no one to take care of her. Without consulting her mother, her father would move the three members of their family to the United States to care for her. It was during her time in the Untied States that Jueun was introduced to alternative music, something that she would immediately fall in love with.

Her earliest inspiration was Haley Williams of Paramore. Salem recalls times in her childhood where she would attempt to hit the All I Wanted high note to limited success. She would remain in the United States until she was twelve years old and her grandmother died that same year. Her father, overcome with grief, would not return to Seoul with Salem and her mother. He would stop answering her calls and he would stop sending presents on her birthday. He became a ghost in her life and that forced her deeper into music. If her father wouldn’t see her, he would have to listen to her.

Jueun attended the School of Performing Arts in Seoul during her high school career and graduated from the Practical Music program in 2016, right after her debut with Moth Signals. She remains the only member of Moth Signals to have earned their high school diploma, with the rest completing their GED online later into their career. She displays it proudly in the office I held her interview in, right next to her first “Songwriter of the Year” trophy from one of the many award shows. 

At SOPA, she would meet the other three members of LOOP 2002: Choi Chaesol, Kim Rihan, and Lee Hyeonjae. They had the same guitar class and they became quick friends, bonding over their love of early 2000’s alternative music and wanting to continue down that road, unlike many of their peers. 

“We became friends over a group project and it became our first ‘single’ released together after months of refining it. I think all the streams it got came from us at the time. We would post on Soundcloud almost daily, even if we only had the bare minimum of a song and hoping that someone would recognize our talent.”

And someone did: Shin Yeonghui, the new CEO of Superbloom Media.  

In a later interview, Shin Yeonghui would explain Moth Signals “needed to be controversial” and “something never seen before”, which is why she took the chance on Jueun and Loop 2002 in the first place. She originally wanted Chaesol because of her bubbly personality and ability to make anyone smile, but she wasn’t going anywhere without the rest of her bandmates. The only one Shin could convince to join her side, filled of promised fame and riches, was Salem, who was going by her birth name, Park Jueun, at the time. For the next year, Shin was dedicated to finding three other members to join Jueun in her new venture.

Jude, now known as her birth name Yang Irang, was selected from an existing pool of trainees under the company. She would fill the spot left by Chaesol and provide bright energy, being considered the “mood maker” of the group, meaning she was tasked to make sure everything remained happy. Jeong Dohun was also selected from their existing trainees, however, he would only be under the company for two months before he was chosen. He was a talented singer and knew how to play the drums already. Finally, Oliver would be discovered at Superbloom Media’s first and only in person audition in Boston, Massachusetts in 2016 and was immediately placed into the lineup from his first audition. 

“He was just… amazing,” Yeonghui says in 2021. “From such a young age, he already held that star power we were looking for and I needed Oliver Song in this lineup. He had this raw talent that would turn into something bigger—make him a star in his own right and succeed with or without his bandmates.” While she doesn’t say it out loud, the plan was always for Oliver to be the face of Moth Signals, it would just take a few years for the pendulum to shift in his favor.

From here, the four members would train for two months before their debut single Scared was released in 2016. 

The single would sell horribly and that is not an understatement. It’s unknown how many copies Scared actually sold, but many think it had to be under 20 copies. They were given another chance to prove themselves with The Great Silence, another physical single, that only sold a bit better than their debut. Superbloom Media would announce an indefinite hiatus for the group as the company fixed the internal conflicts and restructure the group. This would end with Yang Irang’s contract being sold to their close friend Mystic Story Entertainment, where she would debut as a solo artist and frequent collaborator with Mystic’s own band, Lucy, since 2020. 

On the other hand, Jeong Dohun has never been seen again. He was last seen in public on December 18, 2016 before he goes completely silent, with just a text explaining to his family he was moving somewhere else to pursue this dream. This was uncharacteristic of Dohun and his family would report him missing by the new year because they were never able to get into contact with him again.

The case of Jeong Dohun remains open and is the beginning of a long line of Superbloom Media artists that disappeared after their career went under. He is joined by the four pre-debut members of Velvetine, Celatum’s Viva, and former Trot soloist Eden Lee. If you have any ideas what happened to these idols, please let Seoul Metropolitan Police know as these cases are still open and their families are hoping for justice or a return of their children.

After a year of silence, Moth Signals would return with new members—Junyeong, Serin, and Minjae—in September of 2017, setting the scene for the band that we know today. Not only had their members changed, but so had their sound. Rather than simple instrumentals and reliance on vocals, their re-debut single would feature drums, guitars, and so many other instruments to create a fuller sound that has become synonymous with Moth Signals.

Sadly, the changes would only bring in so many new fans. They were still considered “nugu”, meaning nobody in Korean, and Superbloom Media wanted attention on them quickly. So much money had already been put into the group, now they needed to see some sort of profit from them. 

“There was a lot riding on us,” Salem shared in an interview with Elle Korea in 2020. “We all knew it was possible, though, because of bands that came before us and other unknown groups that made it to the top. Yeonghui wanted it to happen from the very start. She never liked that we slowly rose to where we are now and I never understood that.” Salem is not the only member that feels that way, of course. Serin would say in another interview, “I liked the organic growth. I think going from having no fans to everyone suddenly watching us would have made things a lot worse.”

2017, 2018, and 2019 were all spent on desperate attempts to climb the idol ladder as Moth Signals began to appear on variety and music shows, letting the entire country see their faces up close and get to know the new band. Superbloom wanted them to reach similar levels as F.T. Island, N.Flying, and CNBLUE under FNC Entertainment in the early 2010s. Coming into the new decade, rock music wasn’t as popular anymore and Moth Signals, hailing from such a small company, were not going to earn their fame without blood, sweat, and tears being put into every project they released. 

Their first release as the new and improved Moth Signals would be Great Caesar and it would get the chance at releasing more than two songs. Their first “mini-album” would bring them much more success. They became beloved guests on After School Club, a variety show for idols to interact with their global fanbases, as they performed whatever the guests wanted. They would be flooded with cover requests for weeks after their appearances, something that bugged all the members at the time. They hated that they had to play someone else’s songs and wanted people to love their own sound.

At the same time as their idol schedules, Moth Signals would earn a permanent residency at The Lure in Gangnam, Seoul. The Lure is one of the few venues that would allow the underage members to play after working hours. Other bars were not willing to risk their business and liquour license to allow a band filled with teenagers play their bar, leaving them to sign an elusive contract with The Lure for three years. They performed almost every Friday and Saturday night until the bar closed and quickly gained a small fanbase that returned to see them at least once during the weekends. They began taking requests for money a few months into the gig, when they had gained enough of a steady crowd, and it would take off from there. By the time their residency ended in 2021, a song could be requested for anything between 20,000₩ and 100,000₩, depending on how often Moth Signals got that request. Fans could ask other people for donations, which were usually given, and very few payed for these higher requests alone. 

(I had seen them perform at The Lure in 2021. 

I was studying abroad in South Korea during undergraduate and after weeks of trying, I managed to be let in after matching with one of the prompters on a dating app. It was one of their Friday shows, which were always know to be crazier because the members did not have hangovers, and I got to hear some of their most iconic songs from the earlier eras, including My Angel and For Your Love, the two songs that made me into a Moth Signals fan. I had seen the members just before everything had fallen apart and one of the last shows that Minjae would attend. I still have photos from this performance as my pinned tweet on my old fandom Twitter account and wish I had made it a priority to see them before their hiatuses.)

In 2018, nothing would change about Moth Signals.

Fans were allowed to breath and knew that their favorite member would be there for the foreseeable future. After almost two years, Moth Signals was finally established and it seemed that things were going well for them. They remained with the same lineup—Salem, Junyeong, Minjae, Serin, and Oliver—with Salem and Kim Yuchan, a famous soloist, overseeing the creative process. Members were beginning to show off their lyrical abilities in b-sides, but that was all they had: a song that very little would care about. 

Many patterns of the Moth Signals promotional routine would also start here, including their Spring and Fall releases and being invited to their first award shows. They wouldn’t be nominated for anything until later in their career, instead, just being in the same room as some of the biggest acts in the industry made fans want to know about them. They were known on Twitter as “the unknown co-ed group” for at least twenty-seven hours and the growth in searches for Moth Signals only grew from here.

“Sometimes I wish I could go back to that era,” Oliver Song reflects in one of our many interviews. He sits at his kitchen table, head leaning on his palm as we communicate over Zoom and I wonder what would have been different if the next events didn’t happen. I ask that exact question and he shrugs. “The goal was to make money. Nothing else was important at the time, we owed the company for how much they did for us.”

Oliver is a reflection of the predatory nature of the idol industry. Like many of the biggest idols, he was accepted into the company at fourteen years old and would debut two months later, throwing him to the wolves and anger of netizens as his mental health symptoms got worse. 

Prior to leaving his school in Boston, Oliver was being tested for a education plan with specific goals in Mathematics and Social / Emotional health. He had been diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety disorder at eleven years old and was considering medication at the time. His teachers had asked for the testing upon realizing he was missing fundamental numerical skills and was completely lost when it came to solving word problems. They also noted extreme levels of anxiety and agitation in the young boy, though further research would show these outbursts coincided with the return and departure of his father. He would have seen a school counselor for a social skills group with three other classmates and forty minutes of individualized counseling with her.  

He is a ticking time bomb of repressed anger and unease. Though he tried at the beginning, he found trying to make friends with the other members was much harder than he thought it would be. “I don’t know—I really thought because we were forced into this together, we would become friends. I was really hopeful back then. Jiyeon and Minjae were already close and they seemed to tolerate me, so I started hanging out around them more. I know it annoyed Minjae, but Jiyeon would become one of my best friends.” 

In another interview, Jiyeon would describe her friendship with Oliver as “self-serving.” She had been dealing with her own familial issues prior to joining Superbloom and saw this relationship—friendship—with Oliver as a way to prove to people she was loveable and people were interested in her. “He was like a dog, I guess,” Jiyeon recalls, “just bouncing between the groups to see which one would accept him first. I felt bad.”

Lee Jiyeon is no stranger to this feeling, of course. 

She would grow up in Incheon with her parents and two older sisters, born in 1990 and 1993. Jiyeon, who was born in 2000, was an accidental pregnancy and she learned that from a very young age. There was nothing she could do in her parents eyes that would ever be good enough. Her parents were natural doctors, using herbs and other natural remedies to cure illnesses, and that brought a very toxic culture into their home. When she thinks back to it, symptoms of her eating disorder started appearing when she was eleven and she began tracking her caloric intake on her home computer. 

“They encouraged it,” Jiyeon explains, they meaning her parents. “My parents wanted me to be perfect and I internalized many of these feelings and it became only natural to restrict when I entered Superbloom as well. I left one toxic life for another,” and that’s a cycle that all the members of Moth Signals seemed to fall into. They were all escaping something worse happening at home with their dreams of making music. “It didn’t help that I was given a role to play and that fed deeply into my insecurities and need to be perfect. I don’t think fans realize how much of an impact their words have on idols. The space between us is to vast and yet so small, leaving fans and idols to run around in the same circles and no one really knowing how to get better.”

Jiyeon joined Superbloom Media to escape from her parents, just like the rest of her members. She joined to make something of herself and make sure her parents knew that she was successful. Jiyeon was a natural talent in most areas. She was able to pick up the basics quickly and piece by piece, the stones that created Serin were set into place. Originally, Jiyeon was considered for the lineup of another Superbloom Media group—Cupid’s Bow—and only lost her chance when the project itself was scrapped, the company missing enough trainees to make the concept shine.

Shin Yeonghui explained that Jiyeon was added to the lineup of Moth Signals because “she balanced everyone else out. She was the one that would get ‘normal’ K-pop fans interested and the other members were there to hook them in musically.” Though she never said it explicitly, Jiyeon was tasked with being the visual star of Moth Signals—the beautiful girl that could get anyone’s attention. This tactic would have the opposite effect, however, as Jiyeon stumbled deeper into her eating disorder and was forcing herself to lose any weight possible to remain as perfect as possible. 

Her psychical health did not matter unless it got in the way of promotions and the ability to make money off of Jiyeon’s health condition. Thankfully, this would change during their 2021 hiatus as she sought treatment and she was the only one to come back from that hiatus happy to be on stage and in the limelight again, but that is a story for another section of this story.

2018 would end and the members began preparing for their release: Hypocreep, the final era that would be completely controlled by Salem. Fans seemed to like this darker sound from the band as they began creating specific atmospheres with their songs. Slowly but surely, every member would start making more contributions to the creative cycle as well, with Minjae and Jiyeon writing their own instrumental lines with the help of Oliver and Salem, while Junyeong sticks with having someone else write for him. Playing the drums was hard enough for Junyeong at the time, why add composition to his plate?   

Born in June 1999, Kang Junyeong is the embodiment of the stereotypical Gemini sun placement—charming, curious, and versatile but also superficial, impatient, and restless.

He grew up in one of the poorer neighborhoods of Daejeon, South Korea and knew to keep his head down at all times and stay out of the rest of the cities business. He would walk to school and walk back without any issue… until 2009. That was the year Junyeong met his former best friend, Lee Juwon, and they would soon join another group of boys in their neighborhood in learning street dancing from their role models. He remembers watching the dancers from across the park, wishing to know how they moved like that and kept their movements in sync. Thankfully, Juwon had similar ideas and they would join together.

Despite his immense talents as a dancer, Junyeong was street-cased by Superbloom Media in late 2014. They wanted him for his looks first and talents second he would realize later and Junyeong had always wanted to escape from his hometown. He wanted to make something more of himself and be able to repay his father for all Kang Junseo had done for his only son, even after his mother had left them behind. He knew that this was a once in a life time chance and took it, moving to Seoul with his little belongings and a few extra dollars from his father in his pocket. 

To debut, he would have to take this seriously, so, Junyeong would dedicate his entire days to perfecting choreography and working with the vocal coaches to catch him up. Though he always ranked within the best dancers, Junyeong lacked when it came to everything else—singing, rapping, and even variety. He did not have the personality of an idol, one of the shareholders would say in a meeting, failing in whispering it. Junyeong would take this critique and he barely even slept after that, he would practice day and night until his drumming became perfect—well, as perfect as someone that had never learned to properly plan the drums could be. He expected this to be a shift, a moment where he could find himself… but, life is never that kind to Moth Signals. 

On April 2, 2019, Oliver would be a confirmed contestant on the JTBC survival reality show Superband, and for many, this moment is considered the beginning of their end. This show would not only skyrocket them into fame, but begin a very fractured relationship between all the members for their own reasoning. Salem lies in jealousy as female contestants would not be allowed to compete until the show’s second season, leaving her to watch from the sidelines as Oliver took this opportunity and didn’t seem too invested in it. Sure, he worked hard and achieved amazing results—second place, mind you—but that should have been Salem. He was nothing without her and they all knew it. Minjae would be eliminated during the initial recruitment process and took that with pride, knowing that this show was not for him and hoping for another way to showcase his talents. 

Superband would last from April to July 2019 and feature fourteen episodes and seven missions to create the perfect band. Hoppipolla would earn the win, with only a few thousand points separating them from Error Zone, which was composed of Oliver, Sawyer, Taeyun, and Suhyeon. Their performances over the course of the show would be praised and met with great enthusiasm as they grew closer together. However, this was not enough to secure them the win. They would rank first in the first semi-final round and were quickly relegated to second place after that by fans. 

Coming out of the show, Oliver was the only member known to the general public. He became a beloved figure in popular culture and many wanted to know what he was doing next. Unlike the rest of Superband, Error Zone has never released music together since the show ended and they were paraded on tour together. There was no falling out, according to the members, they are just too busy for yet another project to dedicate their time towards, all four of them had commitments to the outside world. Over the past few years, Error Zone has teased a potential debut together, but their companies can never come to agreement on who would oversee the group’s promotions and training. They all wanted a slice of this pie and that came with the consequences of not being able to release music together. 

Not long after Superband, a mere twelve days, Moth Signals would make their triumphant return with My Angel—the first track to be sung by another member. Oliver’s My Angel remains one of their most beloved tracks and currently holds the highest tip requirement at live shows because of how often they played it. The song takes inspiration from the 1970s and Glam Rock, with the genre being described as “flamboyant clothing and visual styles of performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been described as playing with other gender roles.” The song focuses on a tumultuous romantic relationship and be the first song that connected bandmates Oliver and Salem together romantically. Every time they performed the track, the pair gravitated towards each other, leading to the iconic bridge where they sing into the same microphone, telling each other that this relationship was going to kill them.

On January 1, 2020, fans would wake up to the newest Dispatch Couple of the Year: Park Jueun and Oliver Song.

The relationship is met with positive attitudes from most fans, however, many often express discomfort with the age gap. Taking what we know of their relationship timeline, Salem would have been 21 years old and Oliver just barely turned 18 years old. As time goes on, fans become more upset by the age gap seeing just how drastically Oliver changed after their relationship. Speaking to both of them about the age gap and timeline made it clear that Oliver’s inevitable mental health crisis in 2021 was not apart of this, instead, it had been building since the death of his father, Thomas Song, in 2019. 

Despite this, there is so much lost media what it comes to this relationship. In 2022, all vlogs recorded by the pair would be deleted along with any photos of them from their official Instagram account. The relationship was effectively scrubbed clean from the internet when they announced their break-up after almost two years together. 

According to Jueun, “the breakup was always coming. Neither of us were in the right headspace for just a publicized relationship and after a while, I got tired of waiting for him.” She remains stoic in these parts of the interview, carefully masking any emotions behind a black face to avoid bringing up any lingering memories. She’s moved on from the relationship and evidently, so has he. “I’m just not sure why it needs to keep coming up,” she states, only a piece of annoyance filtering through her words. “Let the past be the past. We broke up and we’re on good terms now. Isn’t that enough?”

Oliver describes the relationship similarly. My first question about the relationship gets a light laugh out of him and he shakes his head. “I’ve never been able to tell Salem this, but, she’s one of the few reasons I’m still alive today. It’s one of those first love relationships, you know? In the moment, it was everything and I couldn’t live without her, but as time moves forward, I barely miss it. What do they say on Twitter—uh—wrong place, right people?”

“Right people, wrong time,” I nod along, trying to get some more information out of him.

“Yes, exactly,” he snaps his fingers. “Right people, wrong time… I don’t even know if there was a right time, but Jueun has always been one of my people. I don’t know where I’d be without her.”

Coming into 2020, Moth Signals saw their original fanbase splitting in half, with many older fans going back to LOOP 2002 for that type of music. They couldn’t stand to see what Jueun was doing with Moth Signals and missed that older sound. Despite this, they would still gain steady popularity this year as Lion’s Den became one of their most famous songs of all time, still sitting in their Top 5 Most Listened To tracks on most music streaming platforms. Lovesickness, the album released with Lion’s Den, would be their first project to sell over 10,000 units, showing that they were growing and many projected a spike in fans later that year. 

Lion’s Den would be the final live performances before Moth Signals 16 month hiatus. They would release another album and song, The Fourth Floor, but things were already going wrong behind the scenes. They were cancelling performances left and right due to poor health for all the members and the new song would only make things worse. Moth Signals went back to their melancholic sound and promotions were cut short after three days, leaving many to wonder what had happened.

On March 12, it was confirmed that lead singer Oliver Song had tried to kill himself in a hotel room with a mixture of his prescribed Xanax for anxiety attacks, extra strength Acetaminophen, and multiple shots of vodka. He was found by their manager, Cheon Garam, when he hadn’t shown up to breakfast or their rehearsal that day. It was not uncommon for Oliver to be late, according to Garam, he liked to walk to work sometimes and would only be a few moments behind his members. She was sure that everything was fine.

Garam describes the hotel room as a scene from a horror film. The bed was completely torn apart, his things littered everywhere, and Oliver, sitting at the toilet, forcing himself to throw up all the pills he had taken. It was great luck that Garam had reached Oliver on time and a few more minutes without medical attention would have seen his death at nineteen years old. All promotions were immediately canceled from the rest of the era and after a seventy-four hour suicide watch, where doctors waited for his mother, Kathleen Song, to arrive from Boston. The flight was over twenty-four hours, but she made sure she was there before anyone else could make decisions for him.

Kathleen would take Oliver back to Boston just a few days later, somehow successfully avoiding his fans until they landed at Logan International Airport. The news would break publically not long after and there would be no sighting of Oliver Song until he returned to South Korea in late 2022. Sadly, Oliver would never attend any rehabilitation program while living in Boston. His family did not want to push him into a decision and lose him again, so they let Oliver chose his next steps. He changed his medications to Citalopram, more commonly known as Celexa, but keep the Xanax prescription in limited doses. He argued that they did work when he needed them and that had been a bad day. He shouldn’t lose such an important resource over one mistake—his words, not mine.

When I ask him about this choice, he just shrugs without much of an answer. We pause for a few moments as I wait for him to say something, anything about what went through his mind at that time. “I wanted to get back to Seoul, I guess. I knew that rehab meant that my career was over and I wasn’t ready to accept it at the time.” He looked over at his medicine cabinet for a second. “I’m still not ready to accept it. I don’t want to lose everything I worked hard for.”

Oliver’s fear of therapy and rehabilitation comes from his relationship with his father, Thomas Song. Song was a known alcoholic and dealt with his own mental health issues steaming from abusive parents and a period in the United States Army before any of his siblings were born. His father would take his own life in late 2020 through an accidental overdose on designer drugs and alcohol, having been found outside of his own apartment complex and a few inches away from the trash area. If these things could not save his father, Oliver is convinced that they will never be able to save him either. He is trapped in a similar cycle as his father and we can only wait until Oliver realizes that for things to change. 

At the same time, Garam had seen what happened to Oliver and got into Jiyeon an intensive out-patient program for her eating disorder, where she would meet in group and individual therapy for three hours a week and work with trained professionals on medication management. Oliver would lie to Garam and Superbloom Media that he was seeing his own counselor a few times a week and was considering attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings down the road. We know now that whole plan was a lie to get him back to South Korea faster, leaving the watchful eyes of his family and manager behind him as he protested that he was fine on his own.  

Salem and Oliver would also break up during this time period. Both state that it was mutual, but mostly based on Oliver’s inability to communicate effectively during this time period. “I couldn’t be mad,” Oliver explains. “Literally because the Celexa made me feel like a zombie and because I knew it was my fault. I hate to admit this, but I never even texted her after that night. I deserved to be rung through the mud.”

For most of the year, their personal and public social media accounts would remain without any updates. It was like anything related to Moth Signals was permanently shut down. The accounts would come back alive just before August 9, 2021 as they announced Salem’s solo debut with the cult classic The Curse of Capulet, a beloved album by all fans and brought in a brand new era for the members. It was confirmed that three of the four members—Salem, Serin, and Junyeong—would make their solo debuts between August 2021 and the end of 2022, as they waited for Oliver to return to Korea. 

The universe had other plans, of course.

Serin would debut with her bubblegum pop masterpiece The Princess Diaries in the first quarter of 2022 and became the most famous members at the time. Jiyeon struggled heavily with relapses and needing emergency contact with her therapist during this time period as her solo debut came entirely too early. Though she was released and declared ‘healthy’ again at that time, she was still working to rewire her brain and the things she convinced herself about food. Prompting was almost impossible as she fought against her own hunger pains and feeling like she was going to go back ‘there’. 

“I had Salem, though,” Jiyeon explains with a small smile, the same that she wears every time her best friend is mentioned in her narrative. The pair became close during the hiatus as two of the people most affected by what happened. They were able to get past any animosity based on their feelings for Oliver—thank god—and have considered each other almost sisters ever since. “She really helped me alot and made everything feel like… I’m not sure of the right word. I felt incredibly stupid not being able to eat a quarter or a protein bar somedays and she reminded me that there’s always another chance. Yeah, if Salem wasn’t there, I don’t think I would have made it this far.”

Though Junyeong was confirmed for a late 2022 solo debut, the project would never happen. It would never even leave the beginning stages of planning as Oliver finally returned to South Korea and they needed to replace Minjae.

Lee Minjae was born in Seoul, South Korea to two loving parents. Of all the members of Moth Signals, he is the only member to have a ‘normal’ background. He was well fed and loved by his parents and was encouraged to chase his dreams of being an idol after seeing EXO perform in 2014. He would audition for twelve companies, but only Superbloom Media was willing to take a chance on him. He saw it as a sign, somewhere he was meant to be. He learned how to play piano at his local youth center and was considered talented for his age. At fourteen years old, he would join Superbloom Media and debut in 2017 as the pianist and vocalist of Moth Signals.

Many people leave Minjae out of their analysis of Moth Signals for some reason and never seem to realize what an important part that he played. He was the tie breaker between Jueun & Junyeong and Jiyeon & Oliver, acting as the voice of reason for his other bandmates. He took a logical approach to everything and that explains why he would leave Moth Signals and Superbloom Media in 2021, at the height of the hiatus.

“I couldn’t do it anymore.”

I am sitting in Minjae’s living room and nursing a cup of green tea as we chat. Unlike the other members, he does not try to keep the idol facade up. He leaves his face blank and openly rolls his eyes at what the others had said previously, correcting them with what really happened.

“Every time I would walk into that apartment, I was scared what would happen next. Oliver had tried to kill himself and Jiyeon was in out-patient, but everyone was acting like it was fine. I made a meeting with Yeonghui and I said, ‘I will expose everything about this company unless you let me go’. I thought I was going to be killed, honestly, like Jeong Dohun and that Velvetine girl. Nobody goes against Shin Yeonghui and wins.

“She must have realized what dirt I had on her and next thing I know, my contract is going through the paper shredder. She leans against the desk and looks me directly in the eyes to ask: are we done here? I don’t think I’ve ever run out of her office faster.”

Minjae was unable to tell me any of his secrets about Yeonghui due to an NDA he signed to leave, but, I was able to research and fine exactly what he might have been referencing.

Since late 2020, there have been rumors circulating forums dedicated to Moth Signals and all things Luminaries. They ask about the exact relationship between Oliver, who was born in 2001, and his boss, Shin Yeonghui, born in 1967. She is older than Oliver’s mother, mind you. There are photos of them at business parties, looking more like dates than mentor and mentee. His tie always matches her dresses and she always has a hand on him, whether it be his inner thigh or just his arm, tugging him further into the party. There have been claims of seeing them intimately involved at these parties, but nothing solid has ever been released. You can find the pictures all over Twitter and Reddit.

Yeonghui must have known that Minjae knew about her little secret and knew that if it got out, it would ruin her career. She lets Minjae go, not without blacklisting him from the entire entertainment industry, of course, and replaces him swiftly with Oh Deurim. She was already a well known Superbloom trainee at the time, having completed on The Gibson Girl Project for a chance to debut in Velvetine. She would be sent home in the last episode, but not without a promise from Yeonghui that big things were coming for her.

That big thing? Debuting with Moth Signals in 2022.

Yes, after sixteen months of pure silence about group activities, Superbloom Media dropped a new set of teasers for their first studio album Internet Blues, featuring the new member. Her inclusion was met with split reactions. Many were happy to see such a talented trainee get another chance, but many wondered if this would ruin the already fragile relationship Moth Signals had. On May 5, 2022, they would release their next single I’m Alive, which secured their first win and nomination at a major award show for “Best Band Performance” and they would take it home in the late winter months, showing how much they’ve grown over the last few years. 

They would return to their usual promotional schedule of Spring and Fall releases with I Don’t Care in November of 2022, which cemented them as one of the biggest stars in the idol industry despite all the odds. Moth Signals seemingly turned the idea of what an idol should be and made their own definition, one that could only apply to them. Their studio album Call Me Crazy was celebrated by all fans as it meant Moth Signals promised to stay with their fans until the very end. The members looked more alive than they had in years, though there were some awkward moments as they navigated having a new member. 

Oh Deurim was born on July 7, 2001 in Busan, South Korea to a single mother. Her father had been arrested from drug possession just before her birth and she would never meet him. From a very young age, music and writing was Deurim’s outlet. She loved composing her own tracks and falling down rabbit holes of genres she’s never heard of. She grew up writing poems, encouraged by her mother who was an author, and knew that she wanted to be famous from a young age.

She wanted to feel that adrenaline of the stage and know that people were here to see her first, no one else. Deurim’s an odd case, to put it lightly. Somehow, her most insane decisions would bring out the best results and she’s grown into a fan favorite because she ‘keeps it real’ in a fake industry. She posts whatever she wants and does what she wants, as seen by her November 2024 Instagram post where she outed her own relationship with bandmate Oliver Song. Superbloom Media confirmed the relationship not long after and they’ve been together ever since. 

“I knew I was going to get him. It was only fate, I mean. I’ve been his fan since debut and I’m the only one that cares about him,” Deurim defends in her interview. She does this often—defends herself against an accusation that did not actually happen. She sits in defensive poses, her arms crossed over her chest and glaring at me. It’s unnerving. “You don’t think so?”

“I never said that.”

“Well, you wouldn’t understand anyway.”

I ended the interview not long after this. Deurim saw me as her greatest enemy at the moment and from experience, I knew it would not end well if I kept pushing. I thanked her for her time and left my business card in case I had further questions. She was kind enough to walk me out, but made sure to watch as I got into my rental car and left her apartment. 

Coming into 2023, something happened that no one thought was possible: Oliver’s solo album. 

When the band made their first appearance in public, many assumed that the era of solos was over and they would focus on band related activities. This, as usual, was not the case.  Oliver debuted as a soloist on his twenty-first birthday with Boston’s Brightest, an album almost exclusively written during the hiatus period. Oliver describes it as “raw” and whatever came to mind at the time. The album would feature seven tracks all written and produced by Song and many fans were happy to see this, feeling that Oliver was owed it after all the hard work he’d put into everyone else’s career.

Sadly, his bandmates would not feel the same way. Three days before the album was released, Junyeong would take to Instagram live to leak almost half of the album before his Instagram was shut down for two weeks. He began a smear campaign against Oliver in every other form of media he could get, even including what Salem had said about the situation. Oliver would not comment on the situation, playing willfully ignorant whenever asked, and moving the conversation back to himself. 

When I asked Junyeong why he leaked the album, Junyeong said: “I was pissed. That was my opportunity to earn my own fanbase instead of living in the shadows of everyone else. Everyone makes mistakes when they’re upset, so why am I the only one being villainized for it?” Junyeong leaves out the two Twitter posts where he tags Oliver’s personal account and tells him to “kill himself for the greater good”. Another piece of Moth Signals lost media as Superbloom media made sure no one ever saw it again. 

Boston’s Brightest was one of Oliver’s best eras yet. He actually seemed to enjoy being on stage again and being with his fans. He would have a solo performance of the album at The Lure in 2023, which is where the infamous Oliver-Junyeong fight of 2023 occurs. It’s still not known what caused the fight, but suddenly, Junyeong was pulling Oliver back from the bar and punching him across the face. They would go back and forth for a few minutes before the bouncer kicks Junyeong out, leaving a drunk Oliver to exclaim: “What a night!” and tip his head back laughing as blood gets on his shirt. 

Two months later, the band would release Love and War with the lead single Sold My Love, which was an international and national success. 2023 was truly the year of Moth Signals as they would sell their first million units of a single album and would be seen everywhere. It felt like every few minutes there was a new update on what Moth Signals were doing and that leads to all the members becoming paranoid about fans watching. They would not leave their homes without escorts from their companies and had bodyguards to make sure no one tried to break into their apartment. 

The story of Moth Signals does not end with some sappy reunion between the members as they reconcile their differences, instead, they would go their separate ways with Superbloom Media affective immediately in summer of 2024. They finished their promotions for Tower of Babel and suddenly, everyone was moving out of their shared apartment and all the memories they made together were left behind. The “Soloist” era has treated fans well as Deurim finally made her solo debut, Jueun established her own label Little Chaos, and Junyeong would sign with For Romance, the label of close friend JC in late 2024.

Oliver remains under Superbloom Media despite massive fan attempts to get him to leave. He would assure them that everything would be fine, but many are worried knowing the many rumors that plague the building.

Jiyeon would announce her own hiatus and remove herself from the public realm. She plans on renting a cottage by the sea for a few months to get herself back together and do some important thinking about what she wants next from her career. Since then, all of her social media accounts have gone silent beyond the casual update from Junyeong and Salem about her well-doing. 

From the beginning, the members of Moth Signals divided themselves amongst their preferences for music and it quickly spiraled out of control, leaving a strong division between all of them. Many worry that Tower of Babel was their final project together. From the responses I got from the five members, it seemed that they are open to making music together again, but not for a very, very long time.

[eomayas]

is it too late for a req? if not can i request a drabble exo’s reactions when the public are shipping them with reader. Thanks!

exo and how i think they would react to being shipped with another idol [req]

due to lack of specification, let’s pretend reader is an idol! no jongdae in this one.

xiumin: after appearing on a variety show together, it was hard for the viewers to ignore the chemistry between the two of you. i mean, xiumin was laughing at all of your jokes, and turning red when you'd look at him and smile. he feels embarrassed for letting his feelings show so openly, but he's on the side of the viewers. perhaps the shipping pushes him to finally ask you out on a date.

junmyeon: after a video of the two of you smiling at each other goes viral, of course the speculations start. it doesn’t help that a few weeks before, you had done an interview saying that exo is one of your favorite groups (other than your own, of course), so it really just adds fuel to the fire. junmyeon, on the other hand, doesn’t necessarily care since he's grown, but he doesn't acknowledge the rumors. he doesn't hate them either ;)

baekhyun: he probably created them himself, tbh.

chanyeol: is shocked at first, because he was just being himself when those videos of you two surfaced. finds it even funnier now that he's dating you :)

kyungsoo: he avoids you at all costs when you two are in the same room LMAOOO. he is very polite, but doesn't stand next to you anymore, and tries not to look in your direction as much. he doesn't hate being shipped with you, but he doesn't want the possible scandal.

jongin: thinks its funny because he was definitely flirting with you on that variety show

sehun: doesn't care and doesn't get why you two are being shipped after standing next to each other

[laniebug]

Exo reactions to you catching a cold and brushing it off like it’s a nothing.

You had been working overtime all week to meet a tight deadline, with barely any time for rest. Despite your exhaustion, you kept pushing through, determined to finish your tasks. A few nights before you came down with a cold, you were attending a concert. A good breeding ground for viruses.

A few days later, you woke up feeling drained, but stubbornly went to work anyway, convinced that it was just a little fatigue. As the day went on, you noticed a scratchy throat, a slight cough, and a stuffy nose, but you didn’t think much of it, assuming it would pass. By the time you got home that night, you were completely wiped out and finally admitted to herself that she was sick. You refused to let it stop you from carrying on with your routine, brushing it off as something minor.

Despite feeling the weight of exhaustion settling in, you didn’t want to let your friend down. You had promised to go out to dinner with them, and so you pushed through, pulling on a cute outfit that would make you look presentable, even if you didn’t feel your best.

You arrived at the restaurant, the warm atmosphere and delicious smells greeting you at the door. Your friend had already snagged a booth by the window, and as you walked toward them, you tried to put on a smile, pretending like you felt fine. But the moment you entered the restaurant, something was off. You were a little slower than usual, a little quieter, your energy drained from both the cold and the constant grind of the past few days.

You slid into the booth across from your friend, trying to appear as normal as possible, they immediately started prying:

Reactions:

Minseok

Noticing you sit down with less energy than usual

“Are you feeling okay? You look like you’re about to collapse. Did you rest enough today?”

You: “I’m fine, just a little tired… nothing serious.”

Minseok: Gently reaches across the table to touch your hand

“Don’t lie. You look really drained. You shouldn’t have come out if you’re feeling this way.”

You: Softly smiles

“I didn’t want to cancel on you.”

Minseok: “I would’ve understood. Let me take care of you tonight. You can relax, I’ll handle everything.”

Junmyeon:

Noticing your fatigue, Junmyeon quickly leans in with a serious expression

“You really should’ve stayed home. You’re clearly not feeling well.”

You: “I’m fine, I’m just having some allergies.”

Junmyeon: “You look as pale as a ghost.”

You: “It’s just a cold, really. I’ll be fine once I get some sleep.”

Junmyeon: Gently rubs your arm, his voice filled with concern

“I know you’re strong, but this isn’t just about getting through the day. You’ve been working non-stop for days. You’re physically exhausted. Let me stay with you tonight. We’ll just have a quiet evening, and I’ll make sure you get proper rest. No more work, no more stress. You’ve done enough.”

You: Softly laughs

“I feel bad… you came out for dinner.”

Junmyeon: Softens and gives you a reassuring smile

“Don’t worry about that. Your health is more important. You deserve to relax and recharge. I’ll even make sure the food comes quickly, so we can head home early and let you rest.”

Yixing:

Noticing you don’t seem like yourself, his voice softens with concern

“Are you okay? You don’t seem like yourself.”

You: “I’m fine, just a little cold.”

Yixing: Puts a hand on yours gently

“You’ve been working too much. Let me go home with you tonight, I’ll take care of everything so you can rest.”

You: “I think I should’ve canceled I didn’t want to worry you.”

Yixing: With a kind smile “I’m glad you didn’t, I really care about you. Just focus on getting better, I’ve got you tonight.”

Jongdae, (friend reaction):

Giving you a look that mixes concern and a hint of worry

“You’re really not okay, are you? You should’ve just stayed home.”

You: “It’s just a cold, nothing to worry about.”

Jongdae: Leans in with a soft smile

“You need to slow down.”

You: Trying to brush it off

“I didn’t want to disappoint anyone.”

Jongdae: Shakes his head

“You could never disappoint me. You’re probably as stubborn as my children.”

He teases

Baekhyun

Noticing the exhaustion in your face, his smile fades

“Hey, you look awful. Why didn’t you just stay home? You’re clearly not feeling well.”

You: “I didn’t want to let you down.”

Baekhyun: Leaning closer with a concerned expression

“You’re no good to anyone if you’re sick, especially if you’re pushing yourself like this. Let me spoil you tonight, no arguments.”

You: “I’ll be fine after some rest.”

Baekhyun: Sighing

“I’m not letting you go home alone. We’ll make sure you’re comfortable tonight.”

Chanyeol:

Noticing how sluggish you’re moving

“You look like you’re about to fall asleep on the spot. Are you sure you’re okay?”

You: “I’m okay, just a bit tired from everything.”

Chanyeol: smiling but with concern in his eyes

“You shouldn’t be pushing yourself like this. Let me take care of you tonight, okay?”

You: “I didn’t want to disappoint you.”

Chanyeol: Leaning forward with a wink

“You could never disappoint me. Let’s just relax tonight, no stress. I’ll take care of everything.”

Kyungsoo

Looking at you with quiet concern

“You don’t look well at all. What were you thinking, pushing yourself when you’re like this?”

You: “It’s just a cold, nothing serious.”

Kyungsoo: “You look miserable. You should have stayed home and rested. I’ll take care of everything tonight.”

You: “I didn’t want to be a burden.”

Kyung: Shakes his head, voice soft

“You’re not a burden. Let me take care of you. No work tonight, just rest.”

Jongin

Noticing your sluggish movements and tired expression

“Hey, you’re really not looking your best right now. Why’d you come? You look like you’re ready to faint.”

You: “I didn’t want to cancel, I promised.”

Jongin:“I get it, but your health comes first. Let me stay with you tonight. We’ll take it easy, I promise.”

You: “But I didn’t want to disappoint you.”

Jongin: Gently smiles

“You could never disappoint me. You’ve already done enough by being here.”

Sehun

Noticing your slower movements and tiredness

“What’s going on? You look exhausted. You should’ve stayed home if you’re this sick.”

You: “It’s just a cold, I’ll get over it.”

Sehun: Playfully but seriously

“You’re never getting over it like this. You need rest, not to push yourself.”

You: “I didn’t want to cancel on you.”

Sehun: Gives you a reassuring smile

“You didn’t cancel. You’re here, that’s all that matters. Now, let me spoil you a bit, okay?”

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EXO members’ reaction on having a shy girlfriend around their (the idol’s) parents during family dinner 🤗

i think, fundamentally, all of them would try to reassure you somehow, like in their own way.

minseok: he would keep his hand attached to yours under the table, caressing your knuckles to make you feel less nervous. he would also ask his parents to go easy on you, as he knows how shy you can be.

junmyeon: whenever his parents aren't looking, he would lean in and whisper how well you're doing, besides giving you a kiss or two on your cheek. when you have to talk to his parents, answering questions or just being polite, junmyeon has the biggest smile on his face.

yixing: he lets his parents know that you're shy beforehand, so they won't pressure you in any type of way. he rarely presents a girlfriend to his parents, so when he does they know it's because that person means a lot to yixing - and the last thing he wants is for his parents to go all "are you the future mother of our grandchildren?" on you.

baekhyun: he tries to comfort you through physical touch as well, either is by resting a hand on your thigh or just being really, really close to you. he speaks about his mom with such love, i really think she might be a great person who can tell when someone's getting shy, so you can also count on her to make you feel better.

jongdae: his smiles are the only thing you need to know you're doing fine. like junmyeon, he would take his time to tell you to not worry, that his parents are loving you - which they truly were. he would also laugh a little bit harder at your jokes, just to make you win extra points with his parents.

chanyeol: i mean, have you seen him? have you seen his sister and mom? there's no way that family is making you feel uncomfortable. in fact, if chanyeol lets them know in advance that you're shy, his mom might even suggest you meet yoora first, and then her and his dad. but through it all, chanyeol has an arm around your shoulders and fingers brushing your arm.

kyungsoo: he can be quite shy himself, so he would ask his parents to please, just play it cool. he doesn't touch you or whatever, but he does give you little smiles from time to time. he also doesn't let his parents try any trick on you, which means that if any of them asks you something that might make you uncomfortable, he's more than ready to just say "mom/dad, don't". he respects your boundaries.

jongin: he tells you a million times that there's no reason for you to be that shy around his mom and sisters. having their approval over you means a lot to jongin, so he does everything he can to make you comfortable and talkative towards his family - he might even ask his mom to tell you embarrassing stories from his childhood, so you'll laugh and maybe loosen yourself a little bit.

sehun: similar to jongin, but their parents will tell you embarrassing stories about him on their own. he makes sure you're okay every minute, silently asking you if you wanna go home. he loves you to the point that, if you regret marking that dinner with his parents, he'll just excuse the two of you and mark it again in the future.

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❃EXO as roommates❃

a/n: I know most people are here for the svt posts but it’s been a while since I have done an exo one. I literally just pre-ordered D.O.’s albums; I am already delusional as is without getting new do kyungsoo content :’)

Anyway, bc of having lived in a studio apartment complex, I well aware that nothing breaks or makes living in student housing more than roommates. CURSE YOU BONGO DUDE I AM STILL NOT OVER YOU WAKING ME UP AT MIDNIGHT WITH YOUR LACK OF RHYTHM.

Xiumin/Minseok: 7/10

✾ He would nag the entire time that the house is not clean enough and that you left your shit lying around. Whoever said that student housing tends to be messy has not met Xiumin.

✾ He has been cleaning ever since he moved in and will not stop until he has moved out. Xiumin will scold you when you try to help him out as you are ‘not cleaning right’, whatever that means. Fortunately, that means he will rarely ask you to help him with the chores so you still get to enjoy a clean house without having to put the effort in.

✾ Honestly, his healthy lifestyle choices kind of motivate you to do better. He will definitely take you with him to the gym when you let it drop that you might be interested in getting in shape. Free gym coach, basically.

✾ He organizes roommate days weekly where the two of you spend planned time together because he believes that roommates should become/be friends.

Suho/Junmyeon: 9/10

✾ He will adopt you as one of his children. The moment you step foot in your shared housing, he has accepted that he has yet another child to take care of and no, you can’t convince him otherwise.

✾ He takes care of you and makes you feel right at home; he is the definition of the mom friend. Are you having trouble making new friends? He will introduce you to his. Have you been too busy studying and forgotten to eat? He will drop by the grocery store.

✾ The only downside to roommate Suho is that he can be overbearing and slightly judgy. You will hear “I am not mad, just disappointed” a lot when you, for instance, decide to go to out with your friends during finals. Apparently, that is irresponsible.

✾ Did you really move out of your parent’s home, or did you just replace your parents with Suho?

Baekhyun: -10000/10

✾ He drives you absolutely insane and makes you regret moving in with him. Nobody is safe from his teasing and antics and you are stuck with it until the lease is up.

✾ He convinces you to divide the chores through games that he somehow always ends up winning. He has not done any chores since he moved in and he somehow keeps convincing you that this is the fairest way to determine who has to do the dishes.

✾ Boundaries, what boundaries? Locked doors will not keep him out. He will definitely throw himself on your bed telling you all about the drama of people you do not know when you are trying to study for an important test in the quiet solitude of your room. If you’re home, he will not leave you alone.

✾ Always spontaneously invites people over and forgets to text you about it. At this point, all his friends have seen you in your comfy but definitely not fashionable clothes.

Chen/Jongdae: -1000000000000/10

✾ He. Is. So. Loud.

✾ The walls are way too thin to live with him. You can always hear him before you even see him. The type to wake you up in the middle of the night or early in the morning because he has no awareness of how loud he truly is.

✾ It wouldn’t even be such a problem, but bro never shuts up either. If he is not talking, he is constantly singing or humming. Chen truly doesn't have an off button.

✾ Add to the loudness problem that Chen is a morning person. He is so chirpy in the morning, singing a song on top of his lungs whilst he eats his breakfast. I wouldn’t even be surprised if he is the type to try and have full on conversations with you minutes after you’ve woken up, getting offended when your replies are curt.

✾ You had to ban game nights because he gets too competitive, whining so incredibly loudly every time he loses. One time the neighbours filed a noise complaint and he still maintains he wasn’t that loud.

Chanyeol: 8/10

✾ A really fun person to live with if you like a very present roommate. He will constantly ask you to hang out and play games or watch movies because he can’t be alone for five minutes. However, compared to Baekyhun, his energy is a lot more chill.

✾ He will spend a lot of money on random geeky stuff, filling up the entire shared apartment with figurines, posters and that one Halloween costume that definitely was way too expensive. I can see him being the type to have a hallway full of boxes of stuff he ordered online. He has no idea of what actually is in them because he ordered it impulsively so long ago.

✾ Despite you living in student housing, he will make sure the interior looks stunning. He cares way too much about everything matching and will not allow you to place anything in the house without discussing it with him first. You can’t really be mad at it because your place looks like an Ikea showroom.  

✾ Docking points because he will be either playing music or games at night. Trust me, nothing is worse than having someone practice their instrument when you are trying to sleep (Curse you bongo dude). All you can hear is him practising the same guitar riffs over and over again.

D.O./Kyungsoo: 6.5/10

✾ Listen, his cooking is amazing, it would make being his roommate worthwhile. He will always make enough food for the both of you, and if you do not dine together, he will leave his leftovers for you in the fridge to try. He genuinely enjoys cooking for others and is happy to try out new recipes on you.

✾ That being said, living with him is more like calmly co-existing in the same space. He will only talk to you when absolutely necessary and it takes him a long while to really open up to you (if he does at all).

✾ He respects your personal space and wants you to respect his, meaning he won’t go out of his way to spend time together. Being roommates does not automatically mean that you have to be/are friends in his book. If you click, that’s neat, but don’t expect him to invite you over for game nights for the first few months.

✾ He is definitely the passive-aggressive roommate that sends you a text over the smallest of things. Why confront you face-to-face when can send you a 2 AM text telling you to pick up that one sock that fell out of your laundry basket?

Kai/Jongin: 6/10

✾ He is an absolute sweetie, do not get me wrong. With his friendly and bubbly personality, he will try his hardest to become friends with his roommates. He will take every initiative to organize roommate events such as game nights, clubbing, etc.

✾ That being said, do not leave him alone in the kitchen, he will definitely accidentally set it on fire and you will be the one that has to clean up because do we really trust him after that? We have all seen his attempts at cooking, it never fails to be a disaster, so guess who is in charge of cooking from then on.

✾ Who needs matching cups and plates? Not you because he has shattered at least one of each set. Do not get too attached to your worldly possessions because Kai will knock them over or drop them on accident.

✾ He genuinely wants to help out with chores but he is so clumsy you still end up doing most of them. You can’t even be mad at him because, well, it is Kai.

Sehun: 2/10

✾ Is he even your roommate? You have no idea, he rarely helps out with anything. He has been so spoiled that he refuses to lift a finger and at this point, you feel brainwashed because he is getting away with it.

✾ If you are younger than him, he will be paying for everything you guys need, so that is a win. If not, be prepared for your bank account to take a massive hit because “the oldest should pay.”

✾ You guys get a lot of free stuff as Sehun knows to subtly let it drop to his friends, mostly Suho, that you guys direly need something. All of his friends basically function as sugar daddies, and neither of you is complaining about the free toilet paper.

✾ The type of roommate that judges your outfits and comments “Are you really going to wear that?” and leaves you on read when you text him about rent. He can be nice but tends to choose violence every time he wakes up. I hope that you’ve got thick skin.

✾ Despite his snarky comments, you know that he genuinely appreciates and cares for you based on how clingy he is. Good luck going clubbing without him. Your phone will keep buzzing with texts asking you when you will be home because he is too scared to sleep without another person present in the house.

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Here you will fine everything I had made for exo. :)

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Guide: ♤ angst - ❀ fluff - ♡ smut - ✧ text au

𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕟 𝕞𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥

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Nothing here yet….

𝔽𝕠𝕣𝕓𝕚𝕕𝕕𝕖𝕟 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 ♤ ❀ ♡

𝕆𝕦𝕣 𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕘𝕖𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 ♤ ❀

𝕎𝕒𝕝𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕗𝕦𝕟𝕟𝕪 ✧

𝕁𝕦𝕤𝕥 𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕤 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕟𝕠𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕖𝕝𝕤𝕖 𝕣𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥? ❀ ♡ ♤

ℝ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥/𝕤𝕠𝕔𝕚𝕒𝕝 𝕞𝕖𝕕𝕚𝕒 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕓𝕗! 𝕊𝕦𝕙𝕠 ✧

𝕁𝕦𝕟𝕞𝕪𝕖𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕓𝕠𝕪𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕 ❀

Nothing here yet….

ℂ𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕚𝕥 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 ♤ ❀ ♡

𝕃𝕠𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕚𝕤 𝕒𝕝𝕝 𝕀 𝕜𝕟𝕠𝕨 ♤

ℕ𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕥𝕚𝕞𝕖 𝕨𝕖’𝕣𝕖 𝕥𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕤𝕙𝕠𝕨𝕖𝕣 𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕖𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕣 ❀ ♡ ✧

𝕋𝕙𝕣𝕖𝕖𝕤𝕠𝕞𝕖? ℍ𝕠𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕 / 𝕨𝕚𝕗𝕖…… ❀ ✧

𝕊𝕟𝕒𝕡𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕓𝕠𝕪𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝔻.𝕆 ❀

𝕁𝕠𝕟𝕘𝕚𝕟 𝕒𝕤 𝕒 𝕓𝕠𝕪𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕 ❀

𝕋𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖 ❀ ♤

𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕕𝕚𝕕𝕟’𝕥 𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕦𝕡 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕡𝕙𝕠𝕟𝕖 ♤

𝕊𝕖𝕙𝕦𝕟𝕤 𝕟𝕖𝕨 𝕓𝕚𝕥𝕔𝕙 ✧

ℍ𝕖 𝕨𝕒𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕓𝕠𝕪𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕 𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕤𝕥 ✧ ♡

𝕊𝕖𝕙𝕦𝕟 𝕙𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕤 𝕪/𝕟 (ᴍɪɴɪ ᴍᴀꜱᴛᴇʀʟɪꜱᴛ) ♤ ❀ ♡

ℝ𝕒𝕟𝕕𝕠𝕞 𝕥𝕖𝕩𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝔹𝔽!𝕊𝕖𝕙𝕦𝕟 ✧

𝕐𝕠𝕦 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝕙𝕒𝕚𝕣 ❀

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𝕔𝕒𝕥𝕔𝕙 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕞𝕒𝕤𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕓𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 ♡

𝕋𝕙𝕖𝕪 𝕒𝕣𝕖 𝕨𝕙𝕚𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕕 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦 ♡

𝕀𝕟𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕦𝕣𝕖 𝕒𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕥 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕒𝕘𝕖 𝕘𝕒𝕡 ♤ ❀ ✧

ℙ𝕝𝕦𝕤 𝕤𝕚𝕫𝕖 𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝𝕗𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕟𝕕 ❀ ✧

ℕ𝕠𝕣𝕞𝕒𝕝 𝕘𝕣𝕠𝕦𝕡 𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕖𝕩𝕠 ✧

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Reaction #16: "Dance with Me."

Baekhyun

You were at your best friend's wedding, sitting off by her new husband's annoying groomsmen.  He was drunk, and kept trying to touch your knee, despite the fact that you kept moving away from him.  You knew you couldn't make a scene, so storming off wasn’t an option.  Before you lost your cool and smacked him hard, Baekhyun, her brother came over and blocked him.  

“Hey man-” 

“Dance with me?”  He asked, but it was more of a statement.  Smiling, you slid your hand into his while he escorted you away from the situation.  The slow song, had his hand on your lower waist while your hand was in his other.  Wrapping a hand around his shoulder he slowly danced while smiling.  

“Thank you.”  You whispered to him.  

“Always going to rescue you princess.”  He teased, spinning you around before pulling you close again.  

Jongdae

“Dance with me.”  You demanded your brother's best friend.  The ten year old looked down at you while you held out your eight-year-old hand.  

“Why?” 

“Because I want to learn.  Now dance with me.”  You demanded again, while he rolled his eyes.  He stood up, bending to your will as he always did, teaching you the steps.  

“Follow me lead okay?”  You nodded, smiling at the boy who always made your day better.  

Sehun

He was new to your life, as he was new to your brothers.  That hadn’t stopped them from becoming the closest friend he had ever had.  Even now at the college party, your brother's baseball team was throwing, his pitcher Sehun kept close to him.  Both of them hit on the girls, drinking the same beer.  They were the best of friends and you were madly in love with him.  You found yourself dancing in the one room, when most of the guys kept trying to come up to you and dance with you as well.  When one of the soccer players got a little too handsy you found yourself twirled around into Sehun’s arms.  The alcohol going to your brain.  

“Dance with me.”  He whispered, pulling you close.  

“I don’t think my brother would like that.”  You flirted with him, smiling up at him.  

“He asked me to, surprisingly.  I think he prefers me to keep you away from all these other heathens.”  You wrapped your arms around his neck, while he moved you away from the center of the dance floor.  

“I also prefer you to the other heathens.  You're cute.”  You giggled, while he pulled you to the edge, finally breaking free of the crowd.

“Who's cuter?”  Your brother asked, at the edge.  Sehun unlocked your arms from around his neck, while your brother glared at you.  You realized that Sehun had been sent to drag you away from the party, not to actually dance. 

“Traitor.”  You said to him, before your brother grabbed your arm and told you to go to his room and stay there.  

Yixing

You watched your best friend's brother dance with her to an upbeat tempo, at the family party.  Both of them were laughing, causing you to have a smile.  She had been down when her boyfriend broke up with her before he was supposed to come. Now the song ended with your friend laughing.  The song Lover by Taylor Swift came on and she dragged her brother over.  They seemed to be in a deep argument about something, when she pulled him to a stop in front of you.  

“Dance with him.”  

“What?”

“Quickly before the song is over.   You’ve always wanted to dance, and he’s a great dancer, besides it’s a slow song, it’s weird for me.” 

“But-” 

“___, you are my best friend.  Go have fun, you’ve been a wallflower all night.”  She pushed you both to the dance floor with the evil twinkle in her eye.  Yixing grabbed your one hand while the other was on your waist.  You moved slowly back and forth, with him sometimes twirling you out, a smile blooming with each chord.  

“She’s right, you know.”  You said to him. 

“What?”  Yixing seemed to be thinking about something else, you probably wondered if he imagined if you were someone else.  

“You are a great dancer.”    

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[exouniverse]

Surprise!

Pairing: none? (But you can take it as a Jongdae x gn reader)

Genre: birthday fic, there is a tiny bit of angst due to the situation that is developing, but there is of course a happy resolution.

Warnings: none, but if you see any, please let me know.

Summary: It’s Jongdae’s birthday and you wanted to throw a surprise party, but vendors have been cancelling and time is running out.

Word count: 1K

A/N: Hi! I didn’t intend to write this first since I am working on the Kyungsoo one-shot, but the idea came to mind and I had to write it down. It’s still the 21st here so Happy Birthday Jongdae!

MASTERLIST | MOODBOARD

“He won’t be upset, right?”

Minseok looked at you, but you couldn’t quite figure out what that look meant. It was getting too late already and no one had said anything to Jongdae or even looked at his texts.

“Yeah, okay, he totally would be upset, I’m not dumb! But once he sees all of that he will at least smile, yeah?”

“The fact that you are constantly trying to verify it speaks volumes. Look, Y/N, your intentions were good, but I’m afraid I would have to say I told you so,” Minseok shook his head.

You definitely hate a disappointed Minseok more than anything, but you know Jongdae will like this surprise. Somewhere deep inside you there’s still hope.

“Y/N! Y/N! Y/N! The neon lights came,” Baekhyun came running so fast that his heavy breathing was almost louder than his voice.

“See! We got some good news,” you exclaimed excitedly, but Minseok still wasn’t that amused.

Minseok couldn’t be mad for too long; he was also excited that at least something could be set for Jongdae’s surprise birthday party, but he did tell you to plan it with enough time. He knows that you’re busy too and that’s understandable, but a little more organization would have worked out this time.

“Y/N, Minseok hyung, are you here?” Junmyeon’s voice came from the other side of the door.

Kyungsoo opened it and you could see Junmyeon with a couple of boxes.

“Are those the lights?” Minseok asked.

Junmyeon shook his head and said, “Kyungsoo made some appetizers and I bought a cake.”

“Kyungsoo, I could kiss you right now,” you said as you looked at all of the food that he managed to make.

“Please don’t,” he said as he side-looked at you incredulously.

“I won’t, I won’t, don’t worry,” you giggled at his reaction.

“I would do so if you don’t mind, these look delicious,” Baekhyun commented once he helped set the food. Kyungsoo looked at him just the same way he had looked at you before.

“I bought the cake,” Junmyeon reiterated.

You looked at him, amused, and gave him a quick hug as a thank you. The five of you continued to help set the food when Sehun came in with the neon lights and a flower projector you hadn’t asked for, but it was Baekhyun who brought it. He had seen it for a music video that was being filmed in the building and stole it once they finished. It gave off the right vibe and surprisingly complemented the neon lights.

Once the lights were set, Chanyeol sent you a text asking if it was time to take Jongdae to the party. He had been asking him and Jongin to go for some drinks for the past twenty minutes, and he was running out of excuses.

You: I think you could, the party decorations are not coming and the catering reservation was denied.

Yeol: Then… should I? 🙊

You: You didn’t let me finish 🤣

Kyungsoo made appetizers and the neon lights did come

Oh and Junie is asking me to tell you that he bought a cake.

Yeol: Awesome! Go Exo! 🌟

We’ll take him for some drinks and I’ll buy some to take to the party

I’ll figure it out 🫡😉

You: Thank you so so so so much Yeol

You da best!🫰🏻

Minseok came close to where you were texting Chanyeol and surprised you, “sorry, Y/N.”

“It’s okay, I’m easily scared.”

“No, not about that. I’ve been pessimistic and haven’t even helped you at all. I’ll go get drinks for the party, and maybe some more food if we need it.”

“Oh, Minseok… you don’t need to apologize, I should have listened to you in the first place. Let’s go together! Chanyeol and Jongin will buy us some time.”

You informed Chanyeol about Minseok and you going to buy drinks and food, so you ended up deciding to split the money and buy all the drinks and extra food between the three of you and Jongin. In about twenty minutes, you had all you needed and went back to the party. Your eyes were watery when you saw how the room turned out with the help of everyone. They even managed to get a karaoke machine, but you decided not to ask how they did it. At least, it was good to know that the leader was there with them and couldn’t have let them steal something else.

Nini: We’re here 😎

What was the room number?

Jongin texted you this time. You sent the number of the room, and all of you waited expectantly for them to arrive.

In about ten minutes, the door opened. It was Chanyeol signing you all to be quiet, so the expectations grew. Next, Jongin came in with Jongdae right behind him. Kyungsoo turned the projector on and Sehun turned the music volume up.

“Surprise!” All of you shouted when Jongdae walked in.

The look on his face calmed every anxious thought you had and you could finally smile easily. Jongdae was jumping up and down looking around at how beautiful the room looked. All of the members ran to hug him and you stayed back, marveling at the love all of them share and the happiness that sparkled in Jongdae’s eyes.

Jongdae thanked all of his members and looked at you as he walked closer. His smile was so wide that it warmed you up just to know he was happily oblivious to all of the hard work that was put into this surprise party. Every little bad thing was forgotten now, the present was all that you expected it to be and more.

“This was your doing, wasn’t it?” Jongdae asked.

“Everyone helped.”

“But you are the mastermind. You even get our leader to follow your orders. Thank you so much, Y/N! What would I do without you? What would any of us do?” He hugged you tight, and it didn’t seem he would let go any time soon.

“Happy birthday, Jongdae!”

[onyourj-uls]

masterlist !

(masterlist is still in process, i'll update it as soon as possible,please be patient<3!)

RIIZE

shotaro

coming soon...

eunseok

coming soon...

sungchan

coming soon...

wonbin

wonbin as a boyfriend

afternoon classes

how it would be the frist night together with him

seunghan

coming soon...

sohee

sohee as a boyfriend

anton

anton's ideal type

how anton would be in public vs. in private with you

NCT

nct 127

coming soon...

nct dream

coming soon...

wayv

coming soon...

nct wish

yushi

yushi as your boyfriend

(i'll only do +18 reactions with the legal line, ryo and sakuya will be fluff!)

EXO

minseok

junmnyeon

yixing

baekhyun

jongdae

chanyeol

kyungsoo

jongin

sehun

sehun as a boyfriend

random stuff

seunghan fic?!

i need exols mutis!