#since I started driving in 2018 🤣

[kittusera]

why ocd tryna trick me so much? like I'll be driving past a green light and my brain will be like "lol u just went color blind for those 3 seconds and the light was actually still red you're getting a ticket 🤣" and I'll actually believe that until I'm like...wait that is not Fucking Possible??

or when i drive over a pothole or a pebble or whatever tf and my brain goes "that was someone you just ran over you're going to prison enjoy" even though there's nobody there??? WHAT????!

like I can't even fully trust my senses

[koomiyah]

Omgggggggg my mom is 61 years old and she's been an ARMY since 2018. She's not on social media and she only watches original BTS content (Concerts/Live performances + behinds, Memories, Bon Voyage, Bangtan Bombs/Episodes when I think to direct her to them lol.)

We watched Bon Voyage in Malta together as it aired and she clocked Jikook almost immediately 🤣. She was like "ooooh cute, they're a couple! Glad they found each other, I imagine dating would be a nightmare for them!" After having watched memories 2018- 2020, Rosebowl, and Speak Yourself: The Final in Seoul (even they turn and sing to each other at the end of The Truth Untold) she actually thought they were out to and accepted by ARMY.

She was utterly shocked to learn that their relationship status is somehow controversial within the (online) fandom.

Honestly, so was I! I only began to really engage with ARMY on social media after GCF in Saipan and BV3, because it seemed obvious to me that Jikook were in a relationship and I wanted to find out how long they'd been together. The level of denial and vitriol was really surprising, especially since we were literally in the Love Yourself era.

And Jikook has only gotten louder since 2018!

All that being said, I really don't think the Twitter fandom is a representative sample of ARMYs or their feelings about Jikook. I think social media ARMYs are the most visible/readily accessible, but I'm positive there are millions of ARMYs like my mom and I who don't have or use social media accounts, but have functioning eyes that can clearly see what's happening right in front of us.

For goodness sakes, behind the scenes for Rosebowl Day 2 (memories 2019) was literally all Jikook, basically presented like a love story!

And it's damned obvious that Jimeo and Kookliet are living their happily ever after

Hahahah I'm so happy that you and your mom share close bond and can cry because of busan boys together. And I agree. International fandom/ Twitter side is brainwashed because of the manipulation and the content they first see while starting to stan BTS. Taekook is only this popular on the international side because people here have no clue about Korean skinship culture.

When I first joined bts fandom as a baby army, I was really lucky. Me and my mom are really close so we discovered the boys at the same time. We started watching interviews, og content, funny YouTube compilations etc. Since Jimin has caught my eye even before I became a fan, my whole attention was focused on him at the start. Biasing Jimin means that you can't run from Jungkook. I remember when we were watching tiktok videos and my mom (also jimin biased) said to me once "Look, this is his best friend, they are inseparable" and she was talking about Jungkook. So I payed more attention to him.

He quickly became my second bias, I adored his voice, vocal techniques, his personality and looks. It was really easy to love him. I started to notice things after a while and at first, I thought I was crazy. I've began to see the stolen glances, shy smiles, softness in their voices while talking to each other, driving the same car, always finding a way to be next to each other, small touches, hesitation before the touch which seemed weird because why would they hesitate?

They aren't like this with the other members, I thought. So I decided to watch bts duos/units YouTube videos. Starting from vmin and ending it with Jikook. I wanted to watch theirs at the end to see if I can reflect on it after seeing other members relationship dynamic. AND OH BOY, that was the moment when I knew something is up with them. I was extremely lucky to avoid that baby army taekooker hole. My mom was also the one to pick up on things herself as I've already said in the previous ask 😂 She noticed it all right away. Then we watched gcf in tokyo. Y'all know what happens after watching it..

I am jikooker since the start and when I joined Twitter later, I was so shocked. When I first heard about taekooker's theories I couldn't believe what I was hearing. So I've watched couple videos of taekook. 2 normal ones with cute moments and 2 analyze videos. And when I tell you that finishing those 2 analyze videos was on my list of the worst experiences in my life, I'm serious. The disrespect, sexualizing and lies thrown me off so much. Big hit hides taekook theory had me in tears from laughter. It sounded like a 10yo bored kid wrote a fic on their way to primary school. Then, I became aware of how much hate Jimin and Jungkook was receiving. Individually and together. Why was that, I was asking myself.

But I know now that international fandom hates on them because they can feel something different is about them. They explain they actions and words as fanservice because it's easier to say they hate each other or aren't fond of each other and play close to either make big hit earn money or hide the real couple, instead of initiating they might have feelings for each other. Because admitting that jikook might not be platonic, means that they can be gay. And it scares them.

I know the hate won't stop soon. That's why I'm here and I will keep on protecting them and loving their bond no matter the circumstances. 💖

Thank you for your story anon, it was really cute and I hope you both will continue on supporting minggukie 🥰

[littlemiss-eat-a-lot]

What was your worst / most embarrassing experience, what have you experienced since gaining weight / getting fatter?

To look at me you or talk to me you wouldn't know but i struggle (in my head) with pretty bad social anxiety so I dont put myself out there too much , like theres things id wear around the house that i wouldnt wear in public because even if i feel confident in them , i know how others would react and i like to kind of keep myself to myself if that makes sense? so I haven't really had many embarrassing experiences as such and I'm quite open about being fat (although not the feedee lifestyle) so people see me as this outgoing person who makes fun of herself , is open and happy with being really big and doesn't give a shit what people have to say (again I dont seem outwardly anxious) . So people tend not to say anything to me , my mum says I'm beautiful no matter what and she saw me struggle with my weight as a teenager and is just happy that I'm happy in myself.

I did once sit on one of those chairs that hold some air in the seat and it let out a loud noise which was embarrassing in step 1 of a job interview , in step 2 for the same job I broke a chair from sitting on it so yeah I wanted the ground to swallow me whole 😂.

Theres a lot that comes with getting bigger that people don't realise . There's painful joints (mainly my knees are stiff in the morning ) I have to roll over a lot more at night because my legs get sore on the side im lying too. You don't have as much motivation to do things like (at risk of sounding like a terrible mother) I hate swing parks and running around although I do it because I want mt child to be as happy as possible. I get out of breath easier ofcourse.

And something no one thinks about is well its hella expensive to be this fat 🤣🤣 between the foot i eat , the clothes are more expensive right down to the fact I've broken numerous beds!! The bed I have right now has a big ditch in it where I sleep because I've broken the divan base , wooden slats are a no go and neither is a metal frame , i need something reinforced 😅.

Aside from all of that theres the medical aspect , I damaged my gallbladder from doing high calorie weight gain shakes back in 2014ish and had some minor issues with it for years and then it got 10 times worse when I had my child in 2017 . I struggled with excruciating pain after heavy meals and after one really bad attack in December 2018 I ended up in hospital with acute necrotizing pancreatitis- a gallbladder stone was stuck and my pancreatic juices were literally eating me from the inside out , my kidneys started failing and remain damaged to this day along with my pancreas which now only has 50% function , the rest is dead, the pain was the worst thing I've ever experienced and I couldnt walk or breathe without pain for days- it took me 20 minutes to get to the toilet in the hospital room. My surgeon didn't think I'd make it through the night but I fought! I had to eat no fat for 3 months and lost a few stone by the time my operation came round, i had my gallbladder removed last March and been fighting fit every since with no side effects, no more pain and ive found it very easy to gain weight without trying ever since!

I know you probably expected my reply to be 'im so fat I break shit a lot , get stuck in the bath , my belly touches my steering wheel when I drive' etc but yeah this is the reality of being a very fat person . Ofcourse theres lots of good too but you didn't ask for that 🤣🤣💗