#namgi imagines

[kithtaehyung]

mami (m) (teaser) | myg/knj

— “then hurry up, mami. gimme one more for luck.”    

title: mami (teaser) pairing: battle rappers!myg/knj x reader(f) , slight jhs x reader(f)😛 rating/genre: m (18+) ; smut ; battle rap au , roommates au  summary: turns out, two of the guys you’ve been hooking up with are battle rappers. and roommates. and the most competitive gd people you’ve ever met.  warnings for fic: [redacted] lmfaooooo🥴🥴🥴  warnings for teaser: cursing, yoongi’s fit, dirty talk, namjoon deserves his own gd warning throughout this whole fic so it’s included in the teaser warnings, too :^))  note: fuuuuuuck me lol. this is also gonna have some heavy 00s vibes so let’s fcking go🦋 est. drop date: jul-aug 2023 est. word count: 15-20k taglist: join here (will be checking blogs!) —18+ teaser below if you want to read :)) drops you right in the middle! minors dni.  

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Weeks go by and you keep your options super open, with the occasional run-in with Yoongi and the strangely refreshing dates with Namjoon. 

As much as you want things to move forward with the latter, he’s kept every meet-up early and short, always checking his phone with pure concentration before heading out. 

Did you think about whether or not he had a girl already? Absolutely. But just being able to have nice dinners and talk was pretty fucking harmless considering. 

If he finally decides to cave in and split you in two, maybe you’ll re-evaluate. But you hope that happens sooner rather than later because you are aching to feel anything he’d give you. 

That and the frustrating fact that he looks more and more attractive with every damn date.

Speaking of attractive things… 

One dingy, smoke-filled event on south side, just as you were cussing someone out for slapping your ass, it was Yoongi that shocked you by stepping in, quietly shielding you and taunting,

“You wanna try that again?”

“Fuck outta here, man. Just having a good time.”

When your surprise of a savior aims one slitted eye over his shoulder, he asks,

“You having fun?”

And your arms fold in calm revenge. “Not with him.”

“Didn’t think so.” Turning back around, Yoongi simply eases, “I’ll let you off this time, but only cus she’s listening.”

Your blink is immediate.

“But I better not see your sorry ass anywhere near her by the time I get on stage.”

Safe to say, it didn’t matter if he saw that guy or not. 

Because he definitely saw you after the show, right before you tugged his stupid tracksuit into the nearest bathroom.

Ever since the first, all your dates with Namjoon have been innocent.

So it sends shivers across your arms when low words slip into your ear. Words so spiced that they cause your thighs to squirm on the cheap vinyl booth you both occupy, 

“I gotta say… I didn’t expect us to talk this much.” 

Breath hitching, you slowly turn, fixated on the veins running down his arms while admiring the way neon lights make rainbows of his chains. Not giving much of your own thoughts away, you simply ask, 

“This time? Or at all?”

“Honestly?” His smile coats you in a layer of warmth. Which is strange considering how frozen you really feel. “I don’t usually do dates.” 

What?

You’ve never moved away so quick. “Wait, really?”

“Oh, shit. Was that bad to say?” 

“No, I”—pure relief juts out of your mouth—“Neither do I.” 

“No fuckin’ way,” Namjoon challenges with a grin, shaking his head when you nod multiple times. “Nah. You can’t tell me your fine ass has never gone out before.” 

“First of all,” you tut, smirking at his true nature coming through, “This ass has been taken out more times than yours.” 

“Oh, yeah?”

“Mmhmm.” Flipping your head, you give him a mocking once-over, feigning boredom even though you wanna mount those goddamn thighs and ride them into next Wednesday. “I just don’t waste my time dating.” 

“Then why’d you keep coming?”

“Why’d you keep asking?”

At your coy tone, Namjoon’s smile grows and grows, and you’re enjoying where this is going an obscene, frightening amount. 

Instead of responding, he simply lifts an arm to skirt knuckles right up the front of your dress, finally looping one under the necklace dangling from your neck. When he presses a bold thumb down, you cease breathing as he softly tugs forward, your entire body following without resistance. 

And just as your lips hover against his, he challenges, 

“Cus if I asked you anything else, you would’ve ran.”

Oh, fuck. 

Butterflies scatter at his insinuation, and they fall victim to his honeyed smirk when you taunt, 

“Try me.” 

What the hell is he gonna say? Based on your earlier conversations, you could tell he has a way with words. You don’t have to spell a single thing out for him, that’s for damn sure. 

The look you get is pure sin before he moves to your ear, his mouth hidden from the rest of the bar and hot breath stroking your neck. Anticipation keeps your body fully alert, and yet it still doesn’t prepare you for whatever comes out of this dude’s mouth. 

“Like if you’d ever let me paint those tits.” 

The fuck.

“Or if you’d let me be the first to make you squirt.” 

The fuck?

Your exhale comes out stilted before stuttering out, and your chest physically heaves because—

“What, that’s all it takes to make you shy?” 

Holy shit. You haven’t felt this way in years. 

Truthfully, you can’t even think up an inkling of a response. 

Because the hand on your necklace slides downward, a finger lowering your dress bit. By bit. By bit.

Before letting it spring back with a snap.

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tbc. :)

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💌 l m f a o what do we think!! 💌

A/N: PFFFFFT SO. thank you so much for reading and for all of your support in general. as you can probably tell, i am sweating writing this whole thing if this is what i decide to share as the teaser dklfjdsklf honestly y’all i need all the strength i can muster for these two DEMONS that are haunting the everloving SHIT out of me LMAOOO  ++ taglist:  ⇥ of course, any reblogs/comments/messages are appreciated!  ⇥ no emails collected, just put your username and make sure ur age is visible on your blog somewhere so i can see it when i check. ⇥ here!   ++ ⇥ masterlist 

[hopepoint]

had polytan thoughts on my drive home but what if the boys are all together, maybe staying in a hotel for some kind of promotion.

yg's room next to sj's because the younger wanted to be a little closer to his hyung (even though they live less than 10 min away from eo)

and vmin naturally find each other's rooms, but when th gets there jk is already in jm's room so they enjoy their time together until they all itch to bug their eldest hyung sj, so of course they tumble into his room grinning and bubbly with excitement-

except, yg beat them there, sitting right next to the bed in an armchair that is a little too small for his body to be curled into it along with his laptop balancing on the armrest. th ends up curled at the base of the chair, his hair tickling yg's legs but he doesn't care

because it's been too long since this many of them were in one place. yg types something up as th hums underneath him and eventually, he lowers his legs so th can wrap himself closer.

when they got there jm and jk settled on the bed, im now scrolls at the foot of the bed while jk watches sj play a video game on his laptop, both of them crunched against the headboard. Yet, they both manage to tangle their legs with jm's in an odd jumble of limbs.

and sj can't even falsify annoyance when jk knocks his knee against his be it means he is actually there, it means there aren't kilometers of space and a phone screen separating them from eo. he is really there, hugging his waist and shoving his short-haired head into his neck.

eventually, th makes it to the bed flopping on jm who wiggled his way between sj and jk's legs. the two sleepily groan from th's impact but jm's laugh drowns them out. he tells them hs went to his room and is now texting him asking if he is still awake.

because hs knows jm has him on emergency bypass, all of them do. of course they do. so jm's phone continues to chirp w/ea of hs's texts until jm tells him sj's room number. because of course hs looked for him, worried he fell asleep without brushing his teeth after an exhuasting plane ride.

and when hs gets there he finds nj nervously shifting his weight from foot to foot t in front of sj's door. he is so lost in thought when hs wraps his arm around his much wider waist he jumps. his already red ears burn more and he asks if they are still awake.

be of course even if nj wanted to go in he would rather walk away from a room full of comfort than bother them by waking them all up after an exhausting day.

he puts them first always. and hs knows when to push, so he squeezes the taut muscle of ni's side and knocks on the door. and when it opens he pushes nj inside, pushes him toward the five people who look to him for comfort like he does them.

hs makes a beeline for m and th, flopping onto their tangled bodies which naturally make room for him like a lost piece of their puzzle. but still nj lingers at the foot of the bed, hand clutching the comforter watching the five in bed slowly melt closer together.

then a hand in his, if he could call it that, it's the tips of yg's fingers tracing his calloused palm and then wrapping around his wrist. his touch light and soft, giving him ample opportunity to untangle himself from his grasp. but of course he doesn't, of course he follows.

he follows him to the other end of the room and they grab the couch pressed against the wall, slowly and sleepily they maneuver it to jk and sj's side of the bed.

nj motions for yg to take the side closest to the bed, closest to everyone else, but y coxes him onto that side with that same soft grasp. groggily sj groans about jk rolling over to spoon ni, but the eldest still tucks himself behind the younger in a warm embrace.

yg tucks his head under nj’s chin resting his cheek against his chest, and nj feels him relax against him. slowly, after he is sure everyone has fallen asleep, soft shores filling the room, nj falls asleep. all of them tucked away in a room full of their greatest comforts.

[zenlesszonezero]

Join Zenless Zone Zero with Tsukishiro Yanagi, the deputy leader of Hollow Special Operations Section 6! Beneath her ordinary office lady exterior lies a meticulous, emotionally intelligent big sister to the team.

[biaswreckme]

the brink of a wrinkle in time | namgi

His name was Yoongi, Namjoon learned the first time he crossed the glass door from the harsh and freezing weather into the warmth of the industrial shop.

Pairing: Namjoon/Yoongi

Member: Namjoon, Yoongi

Length: 930 words

Genre: Fluff, Coffee Shop AU, Romance

Rating: Teen and Up/PG-13

Triggers/Warnings: alcohol is mentioned once

You can read it on: AO3

Project: Heating Up, from @thebtswritersclub

Project prompt: Coffee Shop

If ever given a choice, Namjoon would much prefer going to a coffee shop to do his work instead of going to the office or even working from home. At the office, even though he was working with other producers and musicians, there were too many people coming and going and being generally loud that it disrupted his work flow. At home, there were too many distractions, not limited to but including his roommate Hoseok. There was always something else to do to procrastinate, even though he loved working with music - especially now, working on his own project. So he found this little place with a blue sign near his apartment that was open every single day of the week, and camped at one of the few tables for the afternoons. There were people coming and going, for sure, but they were never too loud, and the smell of fresh coffee being frequently made in addition to the pleasurable sound of the machines and utensils working created the ideal environment for him. 

The fact that one of the two afternoon baristas was someone very similar to a grumpy cat - a handsome one, that is - also helped a lot. His name was Yoongi, Namjoon learned the first time he crossed the glass door from the harsh and freezing weather into the warmth of the industrial shop. He thought he had fallen in love that very first afternoon - well, started harboring his strong crush - when Yoongi had brewed him a hot americano and put it on the counter with a small nod in his direction. Now Namjoon had replaced the heavy thick coat for a light jacket and the hot americano for a cold one. There were very few words exchanged between them the entire time, but whenever they talked, Namjoon felt something akin to butterflies in his stomach and he had to hold his own hands to stop them from shaking. 

Namjoon had to almost run to the coffee shop that day, for the rain was pouring heavily, his umbrella barely able to do its job, his backpack to his chest to protect his laptop from the water. The seemingly always grumpy barista was there again, his back to the windows. Even with the downpour, Namjoon had to pause and take a deep breath before entering the cafe to try to appease the butterflies making a mess of his insides. But there was something different. Something had changed. As soon as Namjoon crossed the threshold and put his umbrella in the designated place, despite the awful weather outside, Yoongi looked at him and smiled. He smiled. A beacon of happiness to Namjoon’s week, that gummy smile taking him by surprise.

“You’re RM, right?” he asked, handing him his now usual order of a large iced americano, before Namjoon had even ordered it.

“What?” Namjoon froze by the door, not believing the scene in front of him and what he heard.

“The rapper and producer, RM? I’ve seen you working on music before, just hadn’t connected the possible dots yet.”

“Yeah, yeah, it’s me. How did you know?”

“Hearing you order here and then listening to RM’S music, I couldn’t help but wonder if it were you… the depth and low tone of your voice, especially when you sing…” Yoongi trailed off, suddenly even shier at speaking the truth.

It was the first time someone had recognized Namjoon for who he was as a musician and he couldn’t feel happier - and even more proud of himself. Especially when it was his crush recognizing him and his work. It was also the first time that Namjoon sat at the counter to talk to Yoongi, never once even crossing his mind to open his bag to retrieve his laptop to keep on refining his new songs. Conversation flowed, and time passed without any of them really noticing. It was almost as if they were hypnotized; a trance of good conversation and an even bigger interest from both parts, truly starting to get to know each other. As the place was closing for the day, Namjoon shakily inhaled deeply then exhaled, gathering every little sliver of courage he possessed.

“Maybe we could go out sometime for a coffee? Well, not for a coffee, I imagine you wouldn’t like that after being around it all day at your job, but maybe for a drink? Or a talk? Or maybe…” Namjoon had a tendency to ramble when he was nervous, and Yoongi could not help but smile again, finding it adorable how flustered the other seemed to be.

“Coffee works just fine, I love coffee. As long as it is not here, I quite enjoy going to new places.” 

“It's a date then. I mean, sorry, if you don't mean it that way, but…” 

Yoongi had to interrupt again, wanting to reassure Namjoon that they were on the same page, with the same intentions. “It is a date.” 

And so they would slowly go on dates, meeting for coffee - and sometimes for whiskey at different bars across town -, learning more about pasts, presents, and their possible futures together, delving deeper into each other’s minds and having thoughtful conversations. It would be winter again, just around the same time Namjoon entered the coffee shop for the first time a year before, when Yoongi would come from around the counter to shyly kiss him on the lips in greeting, leaving Namjoon stunned. Namjon guessed he would have to be used to getting surprised by Yoongi, and he could not wait to see what more was in store for them.

[realfakebtstxts]

[likedbyuarmyhope]

had a dream that yoongi revealed his secret boyfriend in a random livestreamed interview that no one knew was happening until it started. and the boyfriend was namjoon. and the whole world went crazy

[peachjagiya]

Subuniting.

I pointlessly crunched some numbers like a total nerd.

I factored: albums, Festa photoshoots, Winter and Summer Package photoshoots.

I defined a subunit photoshoot as a non-candid photoshoot where other subunits are clearly defined, usually in a 4 & 3 or 2, 2 & 3 configuration.

✌ Based on above, there were a total of 79 seperate official company photoshoots featuring a duo.

✌ There were 59 other photoshoots where the groupings are trios or quartets. I could analyse these and might still do that but just for transparency, Taekook were in 9 of these bigger groupings together.

✌ There is one instance of a 5 and 2 arrangement. The quintet was all but Namkook who did their own shoot. That made me giggle.

✌ The most photographed subunit is Vmin with six instances.

✌ Jikook, Taegi, Namkook and Vhope following with five each.

✌ Taejoon, Yoonmin, Taejin, Namgi and Jinkook all had four.

✌ Hopekook, Sope and Namjin had three.

✌ Taekook have two. They were in 2015 and 2016. They are tied with Jin and Yoongi.

✌ The least photographed are 2seok, Yoonkook, Namseok, Minimoni and Jinmin with only one instance each.

✌ The rapline don't have any official subunit photos in this selection. Nor do the Maknae line or the hyung line.

Interesting! I think I expected Taegi to be all my imagination so that's a nice surprise, I love them as a duo.

If you can think of another source of company content photos that I haven't included, I'd be really interested to know so I can add it. Or if you want to know something specific, I can do my best to pull it out of my spreadsheet. YEAH I DID A SPREADSHEET!

Edit: Thank you @stupendousfoxthing for pointing out BTS World in 2019. I missed this but I can't seem to find a full list of photos to be able to pull numbers from it unless I search by pairing. But I know from a quick google that you can add one to Taekook, Jikook and Vmin at least.

[kookieswan]

Shades of Us - Rainbow Flames

Poly!NamGi x Reader

Word Count: 1k

Genre: Poly!AU, College!AU, loads of fluff for this one! Established relationship this time around.

Warnings: Some nsfw talk and mentions of sex.

Notes: A birthday gift for my pretty baby @sugarflywme . I hope you like it love, and I hope you had a wonderful birthday ♥️🤍

This is a snippet from the Shades of Us series. Find the Masterlist here!🎨

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“Welcome home beautiful.” It’s the first thing you hear opening the door to your apartment, the sound of Namjoon’s low voice and Yoongi’s suspicious giggles the second and third. You catch a glimpse of steamers on the ceiling before there’s something wrapped loosely around your eyes.

“Well, I expected a blindfold would come into play but not quite like this. Can’t I see?” Yoongi hums behind you in negative as he tightens the blindfold, Namjoon likely being the one to take your free hand. You drop your purse on the floor as he takes the other hand, gently swinging them back and forth with his.

“Oh, I have plans for later baby girl. But for now, no can do. We’ve got a special surprise for you.” It’s said with such warmth, an amount that makes you grin goofily after the long day of classes you had. These two, you swear… Can’t leave them alone for a second without them doing something impossibly sweet. Yoongi pats your shoulder before leaving a chaste kiss against your cheek, moving around you slowly.

“Joonie is going to lead you forward, just follow his tall ass. Joon, don’t let her fall or I’ll bite you.” With that, you’re led further into the house, Namjoon moving relatively slow as if not to trip you. Poor guy could probably trip over air without even trying, so you’re thankful for the caution. You’ve seen him knock Yoongi over on accident one too many times.

“Ah, what a scary thought. My adorable tiny boyfriend biting me with his little teeth. I’ll let you have a taste later kitten.” It makes you laugh, the imagery of Yoongi biting into the meat of Namjoon’s thick bicep; It’s not hard to imagine since you’ve seen it in many forms before after all. Joon finally stops you in front of what feels like the island in the kitchen, hand squeezing yours before letting go. You feel Yoongi come up behind you, his arms wrapping around your shoulders warmly.

“I will smother you with your own pillow, don’t fucking play with me tree man. Now, be a good boy and take off her blindfold.” There’s a pause as you wait, then a loud smacking noise as Yoongi yells out, his body jolting into yours slightly. Namjoon just laughs breathily and undos the blindfold, the darkness shying away and presenting a very pink cake to you.

“Oh wow, it looks delicious! And the decorations are adorable.” Streamers and balloons are tossed around, so many pretty colors wrapped together. The cake is very clearly homemade, the frosting going this way and that. There’s little strawberries painted onto it, a very messy “Happy Birthday!” scrawled onto the top of it in a pretty green. Rainbow colored candles with sparkles liter the boarders, a very solid choice. It’s absolutely perfect.

“I let Namjoon bake it the first time out of morbid curiosity. I’m sure you can imagine how that went. Here’s a clue: bad.” Yoongi peers down over your shoulder at the cake, eyes slitted minutely. As you look up at him, his smile gives away how fond he really is. Namjoon could have burned down the house and you both would have forgave him in an instant.

“Hush kitty, it was only a little burnt. Probs still edible but hey, only the best for our pretty birthday girl.” You definitely would have ate it no matter what, but you’re silently thankful that you don’t have to crunch on burnt bread. Yoongi shifts before snorting, voice very clearly teasing.

“… Joon there was a fire-“ Namjoon instantly holds a finger up to your other boyfriends mouth, making very loud shushing noises as he does so. Yoongi tries to talk over him to no avail, both of their voices getting louder and louder. Ah, there’s nothing like spending time with the loves of your life.

“OKAYYYYY, anyway! It’s strawberry because it’s your favorite and Yoongi was in charge the third time around aha.” Third time…? Interesting. You’re surprised Yoon let him touch the stove at all but good on him for trying. You’re actually a little sad you missed it.

“… What happened the second time…?” Curiosity is definitely going to annihilate the cat but hey, you can’t help it. They’re both quiet before Namjoon clears his throat, eyes avoiding yours. Turning to look up at Yoon again, you note that his cheeks are a little pink.

“I may… Or may not have got distracted by Namjoon’s dick. I place all the blame on him. He’s an insatiable heathen.” Joon just shrugs with a nod, not even trying to deny it. One cake lost to a fire, another to Namjoons dick… It’s certainly a wonder you even got a whole one.

“Mmh, well either way, thank you for the cake loves, it looks absolutely perfect.” Yoon lets go of you and runs around the island, only to pull a drawer open and whip out a lighter. If Namjoon cooking was concerning, Yoongi playing with fire is even more so. Especially so when he’s smiling like that.

“I’ll do the honor of lighting the candles. I’d like to note that I did not pick them out, I wanted black ones to reflect my eternal despair.” He starts to light the candles with glee, Namjoon watching with raised brows before turning his attention back toward you. You try not to get too excited at the multicolored flames.

“I picked them out. Rainbow because it makes me think of you and ALSO to represent our beautiful love. A win win.” What a huge sap, a literal teddy bear of a man. Without warning, Namjoon starts belting out happy birthday, Yoongi quietly singing along as he finishes lighting the candles. You shuffle closer, smiling shyly as they finish up the tune.

With a flourish, you blow out the candles in one fell swoop, your boyfriends cheering for you as you do. Both of their smiles make you melt, all dimples and gums and all yours. Maybe your wish was to be with them forever, maybe it wasn’t. You’ll never tell.

“The happiest birthday to me. Now, please feed me some cake boyfriends.”

[ugh-yoongi]

gonna ask again bc i want to know more 😌🙏 7 and 19 plz

u are always welcome here 🫶🏻

7. Post a random line from one of your WIPs.

i wanted to post smth from the namgi blond fic but i couldn’t decide, so here is an entire snippet from the jimin f1 fic

19. What’s a fanfiction trope that you haven’t written yet, but you could imagine/are planning to write?

i have both soulmate and amnesia AUs in the works for some of the birthday/milestone drabbles which i’ve never written before!! rly excited abt the amnesia one in particular 🫣

[hollyhomburg]

i was thinking of a little abo au where omega m/c lives in this little village and she struggles fitting in and finding a pack. maybe everyone thinks she’s a little weird so she gets excluded a lot. until the kim pack from another village come for a visit and they notice m/c being left out and i can imagine pack alpha seokjin seeing her and immediately falling in love with her. so maybe they start courting her and she’s never really had this experience before so she’s maybe a little overwhelmed and shocked that a pack is finally taking care of her!

i also had kinda an idea similar to this- and im sorry to use this ask as a place to ramble but! i love au's like this that lean into the more primal side of a/b/o fiction.

but it's just alphas namgi x omegas m/c and jiminie~ kinda a la sandcastles (if you can believe i'm going back to that fic 💀) where the m/c and jiminie are in love but they have to mate alphas because thats whats proper :( but luckily namgi love both of them and decide to build them a house far out in the woods where they can all raise their pups together.

not to make it smutty but~ what if the pack alpha releases a list of omegas every winter that need to be pupped by the spring 👀 to keep the packs population up you know, and this year the m/c and jiminie are on the list, it only takes a few ruts/heats and they're all swollen tummies and needy hormones- luckily namgi move them out right around the time that they start to show, i just love the image of the two of them as close as they can be with their tummies all pressed togeather while namgi knot them, kissing and tangling their fingers because knots feel so good even if they're already pupped <3

but then again what if the breeding list got released and the m/c's name was on it in this og idea and bangtan stole her away so that she didn't have to do it...only for her to end up in forced proximity to one of them when they're in rut, maybe trapped in a snow storm, and she just wants to help and ends up pupped that way 🥴 just a whole bunch of packtan fussing over preggo m/c who thinks it's just cuz she's carrying their pup meanwhile it's /actually/ cuz they're all very very in love with her but~ i digress~

[whatifyoulivelikethat]

imagine making a total daddy like joon or yoongi whimper and cry and beg to cum while their dicks are twitching like crazy and the dark purple head is weeping with pre-cum....pussy power truly is amazing

namgi don't have to imagine any more if they come and find me, I mean what

[hopepoint]

Untitled Still Life I

- M | chapter 1/1 | 3k

- requited love | modern [ very low key ] fantasy

Five years, five years and Namjoon can read Yoongi like sheet music. Maybe it’s because of the moonlight and the fact that he is no longer trapped in the artificial glow of their studio. They tried their best, golden lights no blue hue. If they could make a studio out in the middle of the woods and make it realistically work, they would.

Or maybe it’s just the smell of cherry and the soft warmth radiating from underneath Namjoon’s sweatshirt into Yoongi’s fingers that is soothing the restlessness inside him.

[biaswreckme]

maroon | namgi

part of a series of (very) short fics inspired by taylor swift songs

"How the hell did we lose sight of us again?"

Pairing: Namjoon/Yoongi

Member: Namjoon, Yoongi,

Length: 238 words

Genre: angst, hurt/comfort, smut

Rating: 18+

Triggers/Warnings: implied sex, sad vibes, hopeful ending maybe?

You can read it on: AO3

When they looked at the clock on the phone, they noticed they had lost track of time yet again that evening. Yoongi’s legs were over Namjoon’s, both sitting on the floor at the younger’s studio. They clinked cheap glasses with expensive whiskey, scarlet cheeks under low lights, their most recent finished pieces playing over the speakers. This was something that they had not done in a while; the rush of producing for other people, traveling around, the tour of a solo project, busy visiting parents.

All excuses not to do this. All excuses not to feel this intimacy again after the last time, after the uncertainty and lack of communication. 

That last time, when Namjoon dropped his glass and it stained Yoongi’s white t-shirt. When the moment of rushing with a napkin turned into the rushing of lips pressing into a deep and longful kiss. When there were blushing body parts being discovered for the first time in all these years of knowing each other. When they woke up together the following day, both memories and clothes strewn about the place. When they did not talk afterward. When there were gazes avoided in the hallway. When they lost sight of each other - and their friendship - for a while.

It had been too long, but there was whiskey again. There was incense burning dangerously close to expensive furniture. And soon they were dancing, no shoes, new marks on collarbones.

[thesoulprophecies]

Book Review – ‘The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea’ by Axie Oh

If you love East Asian mythology and Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away, then you will love this book.

Mina’s homeland has been ravaged by deadly storms for one hundred years. People believe it is because the Sea God is angry, so to appease him, a beautiful bride is thrown into the sea every year in the hopes that one day a ‘true bride’ will be chosen and bring an end to the storms. In order to protect her family, Mina jumps into the sea and is transported to the magical spirit realm where she finds the Sea God, but not in the state she imagined. The Sea God is trapped in an enchanted sleep and Mina is determined to wake him up. However, a human can only survive in the spirit realm for a month, and there are other gods and spirits who will do anything to stop her from achieving her goal.

A lovely, enchanting read which reimagines the Korean tale of Shim Cheong. Axie Oh’s depiction of the spirt realm is beautiful and other-worldly, and her writing carries a dreamlike quality.  There are a couple of twists that I’m ashamed to say I didn’t figure out before they were revealed, but they were satisfying. The characters are interesting and engaging, with a few humorous anecdotes from side characters too. There are strong themes of family, love and compassion throughout the story.

The main protagonist Mina is brave, kind and selfless. She never loses sight of her goal to wake the Sea God and save her family from the storms. There is a romantic interest, but it builds slowly and doesn’t take over the entire story or prevent Mina from following her goals.

Shin, Namgi, and Kirin, are interesting and unique characters, their loyalty to one another is as strong as a band of brothers. Shin being the main male protagonist drives a lot of the story, though at first he comes off as mean and cold as he is determined to protect the sleeping Sea God.

The Sea God has little to say in the story as he is asleep for most of the book, but he does manage to communicate with Mina through dreams and visions, all of which help Mina to discover the truth about the Sea God’s sleeping curse.

Dai, Mask, and Miki are adorable side characters who appear to help Mina in any way they can. Their identities were a mystery to me until they were finally revealed but there are lots of little hints throughout the story.

Overall, The Girl Who Fell Beneath The Sea is a charming and light-hearted read. It is well paced and it is easy to immerse yourself into this magical world. You don’t need to know anything about Korean mythology to enjoy the story, but if you love fairy tales, myths and folklore you will appreciate this book. I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but the cover art for this book is gorgeous and an accurate reflection of the story inside. This book is suitable for teen, young adult and adult readers.

If you like this story then you may also like ‘The Ghost Bride’ by Yangsze Choo.

[alexenglish]

hello & welcome back to user alexenglish, who has finally made enough of a writing comeback to partake in their favorite year-end tradition: the fic round-up. this year, I published a whopping 45k on AO3 with an addition 20k or so of unpublished writing lurking in my doc. three cheers for sweet creativity! & hoping the small momentum I’ve had in the 2022 year snowballs into this next with even more words ♡

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AO3 FIC

찰칵! Changbin/Jisung | E | 3,6k

On the phone screen, in the mirror, Jisung’s eyes flutter as he takes Changbin’s fingers in his mouth. Changbin always forgets how sensitive fingers can be; the way it makes him hot all over to feel Jisung’s slick tongue and the smooth ball of his piercing and his spit, gathering there to coat Changbin’s fingers.

“Fix your phone,” Changbin tells him. It’s tilting, slipping, and Changbin wants to see, wants to watch.

& let me kiss you Changbin/Jisung | T | CH1/2; 14,7k

And, really, it’s just a series of coincidences that manage to align perfectly in order to ruin Jisung’s life in a single moment.

He leans, and Changbin turns, hand catching on Jisung’s waist the moment he sways forward, and --

Jisung doesn’t doesn’t know why he does it -- because it’s a habit, because he’s an idiot -- but he puckers his lips like he would if there were a camera around, and he doesn't expect it -- it’s too late and he’s too hyper, too committed to the bit, far too slow for the way Changbin startles straight into Jisung’s face.

--

Jisung fucks around (kisses the bros) and finds out (how he feels about one of them in particular)

if you let me i might say too much Minho/Seungmin | T | 8,5k

Five years ago, during cherry blossom season, Minho sat with Seungmin on a bench and let him take pictures under the bloom before saying, "we want different things from life,” and breaking his heart. Seungmin sits next to her for the first time in nearly two thousand days and wonders if this is “different things;” if Minho saw this future and didn't imagine Seungmin in it.

one plus one equals one Jisung/Felix | T | 2,1k

Changbin shouts, “It’s midnight!” in his loudest voice possible.

“Happy birth -- How is he already here?!” Minho yells from across the gym, right as Felix grabs Jisung’s face with both hands and leans in and gives Jisung his birthday kiss.

the mouth of the sun Chan/Felix | E | 10,7k

Chris feels dizzy, swaying. His thumb swipes the ridge of Felix’s hipbone without permission; he only knows it happens because he’s watching it, watching where his pale hand spans over Felix’s tiny waist. He adjusts his grip, and looks at Felix’s face. “You don’t want me.”

“I do, I promise I do.” Felix’s tongue darts out, slides across his bottom lip. It’s so red, so wet. He probably tastes so sweet. Chris is going to go insane if he stays in this room. “I promise.”

You said you didn’t, Chris wants to remind him, but he doesn’t. Whatever the pollen is doing to Felix is already cruel enough, he doesn’t need to add his own shit to it. “Let me get Changbin for you,” Chris pleads, control slipping as desperation creeps into his voice. “Please.”

-- Flower pollen and a journey of truths.

SHORT PROMPTS

JohnTen + things you said that i wish you hadn’t

Yoonkook + things you said through your teeth

Minlix + things you said when you thought I was asleep

Binchan + things you said at the kitchen table

Changjun + things you said when you were scared

Namgi + “Like you, I was raised on the institution of dreaming. Hand on my heart. Hand on my stupid heart."

Binchan + “You ask me about love and I tell you about violence.”

Chanlix + “Kindness, kindness, kindness / I am praying for courage.”

Vmon + “A work of art works because it is true, not because it is real.”

Yuwin + “-- But I understand. There are limits to love.”

Binsung + “inhale -- try not to remember how desperate / you've been for touch -- yes ignore it -- that hitch of your heart."

PODFIC

What Married People Do Hoseok/Jungkook, E, 1hr43m

originally by clarz

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[mrs-monaghan]

That big native Korean account (explainkm), antis and tkkrs attacked her bc she was the 1st who translated the "alcohol" part... then many more k-armys came forward and gave us the exact translation (with Korean and English subtitles) which proved explainkm translation XD also" and the beginning in the vid it sounds like Jk saying/asking st about Jimin but ofc it didn't get translated and neither jk "aigoo really? "..

ofc the cult opened their damn mouth saying jkkrs are twisting translations (imagine educating Koreans abt their own language).. ofc that "is it me or is it you" is fitting for them bc they are already twist it that Jkk barely met bc they didn't even recognise e/o... *facepalm... but screaming about tk arriving together (which is not true) and touching some1 shoulder for a photo is more romantic than giving bear hug XXX DDDDDDD "get out of your imagination" nation and the ones who are still saying that jk doesn't know jm phone number (bc of the mistranls which was debunked by the official translation and even jk himslef) have 0 right talking about mistranslations, twisting the narrative and lies when their whole ship narrative based on lies since tkk lies created her account in 2017 (few days after gcft bc she was that mad XDDD)

They attacked explainkm when she simpy posted the translated the draft version of Letter without any further comment.... Guess the reason they get pressed about the lyrics and tone of the draft version :p

they attacked another big jkk account after Hobi live bc there was 2 translated version when Hobi talked about the vhk gathering and 1st version said "jk sang ots and jm songs" another version said: they ( tae and jk) sang ots and jm songs and this jkk account posted that jk sang jm sngs and she also get ratio'd bc she "left out" Tae on purpose to spread shipper narrative and called her Tae anti..just bc she saw the 1st version first she got excited and made a post abt it.. like imagine attacking a jkk focused account not involving other members.. also does it matter? It's still remains the fact that Jk did sang JM songs.. that 1,5 hours JM live JK did really got so many people mad, huh?? and there is cricket sounds when the cult cut Namgi out from the hs concert photos to spread the lie that only tk attented.. or when tkkrs blurring out jm from the vmk LA live..

On insta an ot7 non shipper account with lots of followers posted the jkk hug from bb and she had to close the comment section because of the hate like what the hell is this?? it's like.. mobbing istg... ot7 accounts don't dare even rt even the most innocent jkk moments bc they fear of tkkrs and fear of losing follwers (or secretly they are tkkrs...).. army is known for the fandom power and they fight with jimin haters from other kpop fans but not willing to solve the cult problem within the fandom?

on the vmin discourse.. on tw a vmin account apperead.. well, they are likely a troll and an anti jkker (and a jk anti..) saying that Tae showed more support to Face than JK bc Tae replied to a random post on weverse how he is looking forward to it.. so 1,5 hr live dedicated to jm and knowing the choreo and preaching smf pt2 and doing bg vocal in letters (and teasing about it hours b4 the album release) and congratulating jm for his music show win is irrelevant according to some ppl..ohhh and tae also posted about vibe in january so vmin bond is stronger than jikook :DDD yeah he posted about vibe which was a collab with another idol.. an idol from YG Entertainment.. let me think which gg is also in YG who also posted about Vibe?? also Letters tone and lyrics are similar to Friends? where in the world ?? Friends: vmin singing about their fight, their cute convos, etc and it's an official subunit song which you can stream..Letter: intimate tones, lyrics like: reach your hand out to me, we can cross oceans, stay by my side, never forget that we are together and you cannot stream it and it's a hidden song...

the lenght these antis would go just to ridicule jkk bond..

Does it get any worse than this? I wonder. Because I feel like we are at maximum capacity of fuckery atp.

[sopebubbles]

Did I start reading Bulletproof Heart and binge the first 25 parts instead of getting ready for work this morning? ..

Was I late to work this morning? ..

Did I continue to binge the rest of the series throughout the rest of my work shift? ..

Well none of that is here nor there, and it was genuinely worth it for the incredi le story that you have created!! I loved every single second of it.

The mc is amazing and so relatable. Hobi is such a gorgeous ray of sunshine. Kookie is adorable. Jimin and Tae had me cracking up every time they opened their mouths (or messages). Jin was so kind and sweet and I love him so much.

AND YOONGIS AND NAMJOONS ARCS ARE SO FUCKING INCREDIBLE. LIKE. Genuinely almost started crying during certain parts. AND THEM GETTING CAUGHT MAKING ON THE BLEACHERS (I like to imagine it was in the same spot Tae and mc made out on the bleachers at the very beginning) AND THEN GETTING IN A FIGHT. NAME A MORE ICONIC SHIP, ILL WAIT.

AND THE THREESOME 🫠🫠🫠 WITH JIN AND HOBI AND MC 🫠🫠🫠🫠 WAS ACTUALLY SO SWEET AND WHEN JIN AND HOBI GOT TOGETHER I MELTED INSIDE.

(Despite all of this. Jimin was probably my fave. There is just something about mischievous dirty minded kinda slutty (in a good way) jimin in smaus that will always get me 🤣)

Anyways, my work shift is over now and I need to do homework so I'm really glad I finished this first bc I Would Not be able to focus on school if I was still in the middle of reading.

And I love you k thx bye 😆👋🏻

Aaaaah when i tell you i was on the journey with you!! I always check in at various parts whenever people read bulletproof heart. I'm glad it got you through your shift cause work is wack.

Honestly, of all my smau characters, these babies might be the closest to my heart. I just want to take care of them so much. I think their characterization was very strong and I'm proud of that. I think this was actually the first smau i thought of even though i wrote it later. I still think about them a lot.

I was asking myself why i wrote a third arc, like was it necessary? But i think a lot of the reason was for Yoongi to get his redemption and for everyone to come together. Namgi forever. They're so cute.

Tae and jimin are an absolute delight. Im glad you enjoyed their nonsense. I think when they pick up yn to go to the party is so fun to me bc they try to act like they're so cool when they're just a couple dweebs. Really makes me think of debut vmin. Gosh i love them. This au is so precious to me.

Thank you so much for liking every post, reblogging, and sending me this beautiful ask. I love getting to revisit old works and getting to talk to lovely people like yourself 💜