#technically a young aroha

[aikoiya]

LoZ - Gerudo Nomenclature

I'm gonna put this here so that anyone who wants to help can comment or reblog what they think each name means.

If there are any other Gerudo names you know of, I'm all ears.

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Plot Relevant Gerudo:

Ganondorf = Warlock-Sorcerer. A Hyrulean transliteration of Gánōendōrfè; from Gánōen meaning "black magics" & Dōrfè meaning "sorcerer." - Both Gánōen & Gánōn are technically correct, however Gánōen is considered proper grammar & is thus more formal when it's used as a word rather than a name.

- Dragmire = Noble dragon general. A Hyrulean transliteration of Drāgamīr; from the words Drāga being an old Gerudan word meaning "dragon lord" or "noble dragon" & Mīr meaning "general." When put together, it translates to "draconian leader."

Kōme = In Japanese, this means "small plum." However, it's possible that her father was a Sheikah. If so, then this name wouldn't be Gerudo in origin.

Kotake = In Japanese, this means "little bamboo." However, it's possible that her father was a Sheikah. If so, then this name wouldn't be Gerudo in origin.

Nàbooru =

Ūrbōsa = Someone made the suggestion that Ūrbōs could mean "lightning."

Màkeela = Gracious.

Rïjú = Possibly meaning "seal friend;" from Rï meaning "friend or companion" & Jú meaning "seal."

Bulïàra (Rïjú's personal guard) =

BotW

At Large:

Pauda =

Bedi =

Anté (guard) =

Flavï =

Malena =

Balora =

Calïsa =

Desert:

Ampu =

Aroha =

Augissa (guard) =

Bàretta =

Bylla =

Ektis =

Esta =

Flegra =

Freya =

Kalàna (little Vai) =

Kàttōru (guard) =

Laina (guard) =

Konora =

Lànja (guard) =

Liné (guard) =

Màku =

Màtori (guard) =

Màrïna (guard) =

Mauva (elder) =

Neru (elder) =

Ōla =

Padoru (guard) =

Pinja (guard) =

Rinora (elder) =

Saiga =

Semidi =

Sumati =

Talïa (little Vai) =

Tekla (guard) =

Velora =

Sudra (guard) =

Emrï (elder) =

Kahu =

Piloru =

Ribia (guard) =

Lukàn =

Dālïa (little Vai that grows Wildberries) =

Totk

Gerudo At Large:

Karsh (Bedrock Bistro frequenter) =

Ramella (Goron City gem buyer) =

Payu (racer) =

Shabbone (elder race trainer) =

Rïsa (most martial minded of the Outskirt Stable Trio, enthusiastic about finding a Voe taller than her) =

Pasha (one of the Outskirt Stable Trio, doesn't think the voe she's met measure up) =

Dïna (one of the Outskirt Stable Trio, heard of the hero) = Passionate dance.

Kyra (at Dueling Peaks Stable, talks about twins & love triangles) =

Desert Gerudo:

Kohm (sand seal seller) =

Kàra Kàra Gerudo:

Faundï (Kàra entrance guard) =

Ripp (patroling Kàra guard) =

Boraa (young spearwoman) =

Maike (Kàra grilled meat vender) =

Saula (Kàra clothes vender) =

Kachoo (Kàra archery store owner) =

Shaillu (Kàra inn owner) =

Gerudo Town:

Dorrah (Gerudo Town east gate guard) =

Lorn (fruit vender) =

Dālïa (teen Vai & Lorn's daughter; owns the circle orb) =

Īsha (jeweler) =

Cara (jeweler) =

Romah (masseuse) =

Olu (masseuse apprentice) =

Danda (elder arrow vendee) =

Kalàni (teen Vai & Danda's granddaughter) =

Makure (little Vai & Kalani's sister) =

Pritàna (Voe & You studant) =

Spera (food vender) =

Àrdin (mushroom vender) =

Rima (elder) =

Frelly (sand seal vender) =

Pokki (archeologist?) =

Fegran (napping lady) =

Greta (Secret Club owner) =

Perda (wife of Wabbin & mother of Aaqlet, you matchmade them in BotW) =

Furosa (elder canteen owner) =

Pyra =

Sumàtï =

Deltan (Voe & You studant) =

Yaidō = Spearwoman.

Rōtàna (archeologist lady) =

Essa (sand seal sweeper) =

Bàbï (spearwoman) =

Smaudè (spearwoman) =

Leena =

Lïàna =

Kōtta =

Bàrta (cannon fanatic) =

Màrta (spear examining spearwoman) =

Teakè (guard trainer) =

Aaqlet (little Vai & Mattison's friend) = Daylight possibly; from Aaq meaning "day or morning" & Let possibly meaning "light."

Calybàn (callous romantic) =

Kàtta (Wabbin's guard) =

Ashai (Voe & You teacher) =

Nàli (Voe & You studant) =

Ploka (palace guard) =

Reeza (palace guard) =

Pàdda (Patricia's caretaker) =

Pearlé (teen Vai seal watcher & future scholar) =

Gerudàn Landmarks

Gerudo Highlands:

Risōka = The name of a snowfield in the Gerudo Highlands.

Agaat = Mount Agaat is the most Western mountain in the Gerudo Highlands.

Mystàthï = The name of a snowshelf on the north side of Gerudo Highlands.

Hemaar = The slope north Risōka Snowfield is called Hemaar's Descent.

Ruvàra = Refers to the cliffs east of Mystàthï's Shelf.

Vatórsa = A snowfield just southeast of the Gerudo Summit.

Rútimàla = Found just south of Risōka Snowfield is Rutimàla Hill.

Méadela = The outcroping south of the Gerudo Summit is referred to as Méadela's Mantle.

Lāpàroh = A snowy mesa in the eastern part of the Gerudo Highlands.

Zirkō = A snowy mesa southeast of Lāpàroh Mesa.

Sàpphïa = A tableland directly west of Zirkō Mesa.

Bīrida = Referred to as a Lookout, this is the southmost part of the Highlands. It overlooks most of the desert, ergo its name.

Taafei = A hill bordering Gerudo Canyon.

Gerudo Canyon:

Nephra = While called a hill, it is a mountain decline.

Koukôt = A plateau near the center of the canyon. North of Spectacle Rock.

Yàrna = The name of a small valley tucked at the foot between Spectacle Rock & East Gerudo Mesa.

Nàboôrú = The mountain at the center of the canyon.

Stàlry = A plateau due east of Spectacle Rock.

Granàjh = A mountain in the most southern part of the canyon.

Dāvàl = This peak is the most southeastern part of the canyon.

Gerudo Desert:

Torúma = The name given to the dunes to the far western edge of the Gerudo Desert.

Pālû = The wasteland between Gerudo Town & the East Gerudo Ruins.

Kàrúsa = The valley west of Bīrida Lookout.

Gerudo Names I Made Up:

Female:

Geladïna = The full name of the Gerudo Goddess of the Sand. Means "one who dances passionately upon the sand."

Sāqmàla = Name of the Gerudo Goddess of Life, Vivifatility, & Sex, & mother of Geladïna & Amàhrta. Translates to "one who lives without regrets."

Amàhrta = Name of the Gerudo Goddess of the Moon, Mirrors, Dreams, Prophecy, & Visions. Means "virtuous moon."

Kàvtrïna = Name of the Gerudo Goddess of Love, Passion, & Marriage. A sort of carry over from Hyrule as she was originally a Hyrulean goddess. Loosely translates to "bond of passion."

Tïsàla = Joyous.

Nīra = Amrit or nectar or pure water or liquor.

Sàvàrï = Circle of goodness. The name I've given to the ancient Sage of Lightning from TotK.

Dàkhmàra = Fruitful.

Ïmàja = Birthgiver or mother of cradles.

Ïmīàlfa = Mother of 10,000 children.

Nīsha = Special. Gift from the goddess.

Eizra or Ézra = Humble or salvation. The roots of this word has deep association with Vah Kàvtrïna's mercy, protection, & healing magics. Parents tend to give their daughters this name in hopes that the Oasis Mother will protect them.

Hamàhla = Halo around the moon.

Junamàh = Silver pearls.

Keasïya = Monsoon flower.

Hàzimé & Hàsimé = Gentle & fortunate winds.

Vithára = A small harp or lyre. Associated with music, inspiration, & creativity. Symbolizes life's beauty. The Gerudo equivalent of Lyra.

Male:

Jawàrik = The name of the Gerudo god of war, conquest, & strife. Ex-husband to the Goddess of the Sand. A name meaning "a strong, powerful warrior."

Gàlondo = Gerudo god of war, power, conquest, fire, lightning, pride, destruction, bloodlust, & the burning desert sun. The only begotten son of Geladïna & Jawàrik. Means "one prepared to battle in the sands."

Amïn = Safe. Translates to reliable, secure, faithful, loyal, straightforward, & honest.

Asïm = Protector; also an old name from before the all-female curse.

Jubàr = One who mends.

Ïdanek = Father of many.

Ïmanek = Despite being a masculine name, it translates to “mother of multitudes.”

Hànrysé = Clever or proficient. The name of a prominent figure in the Gerudo myth called "King Hànrysé's Folly." In which, he was a Gerudo king from before the Division War that ended in the female-only curse. Due to his portrayal in the story, the name has now become associated with foolishness or arrogance.

Bàssōl = A merging of the old Gerudàn boy name Bàssel meaning "man who is lion-hearted" or “brave & noble lion” & the Gerudàn word Sōl, meaning "sun."

Hàrrīun = Warrior lion.

Àkram = Most generous.

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I'm sure that there are some names here that aren't of Gerudo origin such as Rhondson & Mattison likely are.

LoZ Cultural Masterlist

[arohawe]

side note: i discovered that i have been loving and stanning astro for 350 days now

[snibnoom]

ASTRO FUN FACTS

A collection of facts that some fans may not know! This list is far from exhaustive, so feel free to add on! Or you could shoot me a question and see if I know the answer

Families

MJ has an older brother

Jinjin has an older brother

Eunwoo has a younger brother (named Donghwi) 2 years younger than him (99er) who has studied abroad in China

Moonbin has a younger sister, Moon Sua (99er), who is currently a trainee at YG and was on Unpretty Rapstar

Rocky has a brother (named Junggeon) 4 years younger than him (03er) 

Sanha has two older brothers (named Junha and Jeha); both of his brothers and his dad play guitar, and Junha writes his own music; Sanha’s mom was also a body builder

Education

MJ received perfect attendance awards in middle and high school, and played soccer during elementary school

Jinjin attended Hanlim Multi Arts High School after passing the entrance with the highest score for those being admitted, achieved with his house dancing; he also attended NY Dance Academy in Ilsan prior to joining Fantagio

Eunwoo attended Suri Middle School and Suri High School, then transferred to Hanlim Multi Arts High School and graduated from Hanlim on February 15, 2016; he was accepted into Sungkyunkwan University at the end of 2016 and is currently attending with a major in acting

Moonbin attended Hanlim Multi Arts High School from 2014 until his graduation on February 15, 2016; due to having a birthday very early in the year, Moonbin attended school mostly with 97-line

Rocky attended Eonbuk Middle School and graduated on February 7, 2015; he then attended Seoul Music High School from February 2015 until October 2015; starting in October 2015, Rocky began attending Hanlim Multi Arts High School and graduated on February 9, 2018

Sanha attended Baegwoon Middle School; he attends Hanlim Multi Arts High School and will graduate in 2019

Before ASTRO

MJ auditioned for JYP Entertainment in 2010 with iKON’s Donghyuk (but didn’t make it into the company); he auditioned again in 2012 and won a one year scholarship to Seoul National University; MJ  began training with Fantagio in 2014

Prior to joining Fantagio as a trainee, Jinjin was part of a house dance crew (under the dancer name “Kkorang”) with GOT7′s Yugyeom; he began training with Fantagio in 2012, not long after Sanha

Eunwoo began training with Fantagio in 2013 after being scouted on the street when he was on the way to the bathroom; he refused the offer several times until his parents eventually told him just to try it out and that he could quit if he didn’t like it; he played the younger version of a character in the movie “My Brilliant Life”; he was the 2014/2015 Shara Shara make up brand ambassador

Moonbin began training with Fantagio in 2009 after having been with Kids Planet Entertainment since 2004; under Kids Planet Entertainment, he modeled for various companies (Samsung, Blue Dog, Soie, Tiffany), starred in TVXQ’s music video for Balloons in 2006, and played the role of young So Yijeong (Kimbum) in “Boys Over Flowers” in 2009; he appeared in episode 1 of the 2015 drama “Perseverance Goo Haera” with Rocky

Rocky began training with Fantagio in June 2010; he auditioned for Korea’s Got Talent on July 14, 2011 where he didn’t pass but a judge told him “In the future, I am sure we will meet again in the music industry”; Rocky drove from his hometown of Jinju to Seoul daily for several years (attending school in Jinju then training in Seoul) before his mom and younger brother finally made the move to Seoul

Sanha began training with Fantagio in 2012

Other

ASTRO was technically Fantagio’s first music group, as 5urprise is an actor group and Hellovenus started out as a joint venture with Pledis

Eunwoo was an MC for Show! Music Core from October 1, 2016 to January 27, 2018; following his final episode, the other members started up a vlive as they prepared to surprise Eunwoo upon his return to the company; the video was later removed, as you could clearly hear Rocky saying “f*** off, f***” after Sanha accidentally blew out the candles on a cake they’d gotten for Eunwoo

The MV shooting for Hide & Seek happened on Moonbin’s birthday in 2016

Jinjin can speak English and some Chinese; Eunwoo can speak English, Chinese and Japanese (and recently took the Japanese fluency test, but failed)

When once asked in an interivew what he has to be sure to bring along with him, MJ answered that he has to make sure the other members are with him

Just before the release of Summer Vibes, Eunwoo went away to film for Law of the Jungle

Sanha is allergic to shrimp

Moonbin is allergic to dog hair and Jinjin is allergic to cat hair

During Spring Up era, ASTRO partnered with the Line Play app to add their own custom characters and content and later added Summer Vibes content as well; they also held a virtual fan meeting on the app

MJ likes retro-style fashion and his favorite food is sushi

As a child, Moonbin liked math in school and wanted to be a prosecutor

Eunwoo played soccer and basketball until high school, and MJ played soccer in elementary school

Eunwoo was class president until the end of his first year of high school

While filming the MV for Crazy Sexy Cool, MJ hurt his leg

When filming for an MV, Eunwoo fell off a set prop and onto a nail but he didn’t feel it; the manager took him to the hospital right away, and the doctor said that because Eunwoo’s butt is so plump, he avoided any real damage

The fandom name, AROHA, was picked by a fan; prior to debut, Fantagio allowed fans to submit fandom name ideas with their meanings on the fan cafe and then the members chose which one they liked the most

AROHA comes from AstRO Hearts All fans, and it also means “love” in Maori

Eunwoo has had many appearances: Hellovenus’ Mysterious MV, “The Best Hit” as MJ, “Revenge Note” as Cha Eunwoo, “My ID is Gangnam Beauty” as Do Kyungseok, “Top Management” as Woo Yeonwoo, Urban Zakapa’s You’re the Reason MV

Eunwoo has appeared in CFs for many companies: Blue Mountain, Polham, Tommy Hillfigure Denim, LaFuma, Cleratin, Baskin Robbins 31, Lotte World Park

Jinjin once said he’d like to be able to collaborate with Big Bang

Sanha had braces at debut and until Stray Kids debuted, he was the only idol to ever debut with braces

Rocky has choreographed a large number of ASTRO’s side tracks and has also made choreography for a few of Fantagio’s other groups (5urprise and Hello Venus)

During Summer Vibes promotions, Jinjin also performed as a special guest rapper on Eric Nam’s performances of “Can’t Help Myself” and also featured in the performance at KCON LA 2016

An early demo of My Style from Summer Vibes can be heard in the background of one of the episodes in To Be Continued

ASTRO’s very first concerts, THANKx AROHA, were held in August 2016; all 3 performances sold out in under 30 seconds

Following the above, ASTRO held 2 concerts in Japan in October 2016; after the first show’s 1,300 seats sold out and roughly 8,000 more fans expressed interest, Fantagio added a second show

Continuing the tour of above was a concert in Jakarta also in October 2016 and a concert in Thailand in February 2017

[kaptain-k-pop]

[?] Days of K-ristmas: Day 3*

aka

The K-List: #12

*(if you have no idea what I'm talking abt with this "[?] Days of K-ristmas" thing the very longwinded explanation is here lmao)

Fireworks

ASTRO

Okay so unlike with BTS and Monsta X there wasn't really a "song that made me stan" with Astro. I didn't happen to hear a song and be like "oh I should get into this group" my situation was that I had already decided I wanted to stan when I actively went looking for them because someone I knew told me her favorite group was Astro and I decided to stan them so I could have something to talk about with her (which I've already talked all about here)

Of course from the very first MV (Hide & Seek naturally) I watched when I first started looking into them I fell in love at first sight/sound and that decision to stan was only solidified, but yeah

And of course I COULD spend 100,000 words gushing about Hide & Seek bc she is my queen and I will love her until the day I die. But I know I already talk about her way to much and I feel like it would only be humane to you guys if I talk about something else. lmao 😂

Another thing is that there were only ~20ish days between me first getting into Astro and when All Light dropped and I did spend most of that time watching guides and learning about the boys and listening to mostly the title tracks (and of course when All Light dropped that's all I listened to for like. 2 months) so I had definitely LISTENED to their full discography during those first few weeks and I had at least HEARD all of their b-sides. But I hadn't spent too much time and thought into actually trying to pick out 'hmmm what are some of my favorite b-sides' ya know??

Anyway I had a super hard time picking which song to do for this post. Bc like. Astro has produced nothing but bops their whole careers?? It's very tough to pick just one to talk about

I was like "well I love all the titles but I wanna shine a light on something that isn't a title track" and then I was like "hmmm maybe 붙잡았어야 해?? technically it is a title but it doesn't have an MV....." (plus it was a song that I really latched onto in particular and I watched the dance practice a million times and watching Rocky in that video is the first thing that made me fall in love with him 👀 so yeah that song does have a special place in my heart 💗) but I decided to try to actually pick a b-side bc they have so many lovely b-sides that don't get talked about as much

And then I was like "well I could talk about one of my favorite b-sides from All Night..." because I definitely had some clear favorite b-sides from All Night (since I was just listening to the same 10 songs on repeat for days on end, meaning I was hearing the same songs multiple times a day and it was much easier to pick out favorite b-sides from one album then trying to pick out favorite b-sides from all of their older discography you know?) But I was like "I wanna try to pic something from their earlier days just cause, people have talked about the songs on All Night enough this year, let's talk about something from one of their mini albums"

Anyway

Yeah I had a tough time picking (물���어 and Morning Call were 2 other really close candidates so SO to them!)

I picked Fireworks because it makes me feel really nostalgic. Even tho I wasn't an Aroha when it first came out in 2016 it still makes my heart so warm to see a performance from back then and see how young they look but how talented they were even back then! And they've come so far since then too!!!! I just 🤧💗💗💗

And Rocky choreographed it! He did such a good job I'm so proud of him 💗

I love both Rocky and Jinjin's raps in it

And Sanha's pre-chorus (is it part of the chorus? Idek) part? Gosh his voice is literally so angelic I'm so proud of my lil babey string bean 🤧💗💗💗

Like they all sound so beautiful! Eunwoo's stripped down opening at the beginning before the instrumentals really come in??? And Bin's sounds so good on the verses

And the "I can fly, make you smile" part just??? Yeah you can MJ!!! You 6 always make me smile so much even when I'm having a hard time and I feel so happy to have become a fan of you guys and I feel so blessed to have had this past year of stanning and now I'm getting emo ajdjksla

Plus!!!! something I didn't even notice until today when I was watching videos and looking up lyrics today to try to make a decision about what song I wanted to write about today, this is Rocky's last rap part:

Time and memories

Honestly, they’re nothing now

Meeting you like this

Receiving the beautiful stars as a gift

My heart, it wonders

(And the MJ finishes the thought with the final chorus:

I wonder if I’m starlight, but it’s only a dream / I want to walk with you, you make my heart flutter / This summer night memory)

(bold purple by me for emphasis!!!)

I mean like I just got really emo reading that

Because I feel like it was such a blessing in my life "meeting" Astro like that last year (and because of them I've been blessed to meet so many amazing friends!!!!)

I've recieved 6 beautiful shining stars as a gift into my life 🤧💗

🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠🌠

💗💗💗💗💗💗

[xiezuo]

Reunion

Prompt : If it were only for you, you would have passed on that high school reunion. You didn’t feel like seeing how well your old acquaintances from your teenage years are doing, while your latest and only addition to your family is the cat you bought last week. But your friend insisted that it would be fun, so you went along with it, not thinking for a single moment about the possibility of reuniting with your (almost) ex-boyfriend from high school for the first time in 7 years.

Fandom & Member : Lee Dongmin | Cha Eunwoo — Astro

Warning(s) : Poorly written Smut, also keep in mind that English is not my first language so please excuse my rookie mistakes

Disclaimer : I am aware of Aroha’s stance on smut about Astro, but I am one of those people who feels like it’s time to stop babying the adult members all the time. If you don’t want to read it, that’s fine. Scroll past it, I respect your opinion on the matter. It’s bad anyway so I wouldn’t advise anyone to read it lmao

Word count : 3,404

“You have to come to this reunion,” she said. “It’ll be fun,” she said. You let out a heavy sigh. Really, it was your fault for listening to her; F/N was your best friend and you loved her, but you knew how she was. She loved to overhype things, something she shared with her boyfriend Bin whom she had met when you guys were in junior high.

High school… it was mostly a faded memory now. It wasn’t exactly an awful experience for you, but you wouldn’t describe it as great either. Nothing really ever happened in your life as a teenager, and aside from F/N and Bin, you didn’t have any close friends you kept contact with all these years. Or that you were particularly eager to meet again, at least none that really came to mind.

You decided to tag along anyway, even if you weren’t really excited about seeing how well everyone else was doing. Not that you weren’t doing great yourself, you had a job you loved and a decent apartment, but you were still single with no kids to brag about like all these other acquaintances from your high school years.

So while your social butterfly of a best friend went off to meet other people you couldn’t even bother to remember the name of, you stood alone at the makeshift bar they installed for the night to give rest to your swollen feet. That’s what you get for wearing heels, apparently. Bin seemed to take pity on you, seeing you alone like that, so while F/N was gushing over whatever happened between her and some random girl in the crowd, he approached you.

“You don’t seem to be enjoying yourself as much as F/N does,” he chuckled, looking over to his girlfriend.

“Big events like this were never really my thing,” you admitted, looking over to the crowd and taking a sip of your drink. “Plus I don’t know anyone well enough here aside from you and F/N. I’d feel awkward going up to people and start chatting when I’m sure they don’t even remember me.”

Bin frowned, pensive. “What about Dongmin ? It’s been a while but I thought you guys were at least close friends, weren’t you ?”

Lee Dongmin. Here’s a name you hadn’t heard in a while. You should’ve expected him here, though, as he had been your class president all the way through high school. Of course he was going to attend. You subconsciously went stiff in your seat.

“We lost contact after he moved away for college. We haven’t talked since.”

“You should go see him. I think I saw him near the entrance not too long ago.”

“I don’t know, Bin. Things were… awkward when we last saw each other.”

Awkward was the word. You and Dongmin almost dated in senior year, but you both felt like a long distance relationship wouldn’t really work out with him moving away so far. You both tried to at least keep in touch for a little while, but as you were both busy with your lives, you stopped talking to each other when college started. You never told anyone about what happened exactly, and it was better that way. To be frank, if Bin hadn’t talked about him, you would’ve never remembered it.

“Well, I want to talk to him,” he exclaimed as he grabbed your arm, pulling you up from your seat. You looked at him confused. “And there’s no way I’m leaving you here sulking by yourself. Come on.”

You tried to protest, but Bin wouldn’t have it and he dragged you along with him through the crowded gymnasium looking for Dongmin somewhere. It wasn’t really difficult to find him, however, as he was surrounded by a group of girls all at least a foot shorter than him. You didn’t get to get a proper glance at him, but you wondered for a moment if he was always this tall when you knew him.

Then you saw his face. Fuck.

Fuck, he was hot. Not that he wasn’t attractive before, but he was a different kind of attractive. The Dongmin you knew was adorable and charming, with soft features that made him look young and innocent. The Dongmin before you looked anything but innocent. The elegant navy blue suit he wore clung to his body like it was tailored just for him — he looked like a successful business man. A really, really attractive successful business man.

You shook your head. It’s been seven years. You guys didn’t even officially date, although you were once close to. He probably didn’t even remember you. He probably had a wife or at least a girlfriend by now. But why was your heart beating so fast ? It was like seeing him in this instant rekindled the crush you once had on him. You felt quite ridiculous, to be honest with yourself.

“Ōi, Dongmin !” Bin called. “Long time no see, man ! You’re so handsome now !”

Dongmin looked up from the group of girls he was talking to to try and see who called him. When he noticed Bin, who was waving at him like an idiot, a smile crept onto his lips and he excused himself to the group of girls before stepping forward towards you and your friend. But he went straight to Bin to hug him as if he never noticed you were there. You couldn’t lie that you felt slightly hurt by that.

“Binnie ! It’s so good to see you ! You look amazing as well, wow.” Dongmin broke off the embrace. “So, what are you—?” And that’s when he noticed you. He stopped mid-sentence and blinked a few times, as if he was trying to figure out if this was a dream or not. “Y/N ? Is that you ?” His voice came out as a whisper, but you managed to catch it over the loud noise surrounding you.

“Well, I guess it’s time for me to leave,” Bin announced, suddenly feeling out of place, but you and Dongmin both ignored him. It was as if time itself had stopped and nothing else didn’t even exist. Your heart was beating so hard it felt as if it could rip out of your chest in an instant.

Hesitantly, Dongmin reached forward and took you into his arms, wrapping them tightly around your back. It took you a few seconds to recover from shock but you eventually hugged him back, and god, it somehow felt so… right. No, no, no, no, time to come back to reality. You couldn’t possibly still be in love with him after seven years. It sounded crazy. It was crazy. But it was also how you felt in this moment.

“Look at you, you’re stunning,” he gasped, stepping away from the hug but still keeping his hands on your upper arms.

“Back at you,” you giggled, trying to shake away the feeling of awkwardness that was threatening to settle between you once you both pulled away. “I— to be frank, I didn’t expect to see you here, but I guess I should’ve because we were in the same year and you were class president but—“

He smiled fondly at you and chuckled at your ramblings. “I’m glad to see you.” Fuck. He was gorgeous. You remembered him to be one of the prettiest people you had ever seen before, but it seems as though he had a glow up from a glow up and for a second you wondered if he was even real. But his light grip on your arm definitely was real. “Listen, I know we left on… awkward terms, but I’m happy I was able to meet you here. You were someone who was once dear to my heart and— I know this sounds crazy because we’re practically strangers now but I feel like we should catch up on all those years we haven’t seen each other.”

You blinked, trying to process the words he was saying. “Yeah ! Yeah, I feel so too, actually.” God, this was really awkward. It felt so surreal you wondered for a second if you were dreaming.

“What do you say we leave this place and walk around the school for a little ? Unless you want to stay here and want to scream out what you’ve been up to for the last seven years,” he joked and offered you his arm, which you took gladly.

You both left the packed gymnasium, your ears ringing from the loud music playing and the sound of people screaming over each other to be able to hear anything. It felt like a breath of fresh air to get out of that place.

“You still don’t like public events that much, I see,” Dongmin remarked. “That’s another thing that hasn’t changed.”

“Another ? What’s the other thing ?”

Dongmin grinned. “Tell me about yourself first. Then I can tell you.”

You raised an eyebrow at him, amused by his playful behaviour. You were glad to see that he hadn’t changed that much since high school, and you were glad. It almost felt as if you never stopped talking all this time.

“Well, I landed a job as a songwriter for this entertainment company called Fantagio, and I love it,” you started, not really knowing where to begin.

“Oh yeah ! I remember you writing lyrics in class instead of paying attention. You never let me read any of them, though.”

Because most of them were about you, you thought, but you couldn’t tell him that. Not after all this time.

“I was insecure about them,” you replied. It technically wasn’t a lie. “But I love my job. I’ve never been really good at singing so I guess that’s my way of connecting with music. What about you ?”

Dongmin hummed. “I graduated from law school 2 years ago. I secured a job at a law firm back in town about six months ago, so I just moved back here. I like it. But I’m planning on becoming a judge someday.”

Still as ambitious as ever, you thought. It was a characteristic you always admired about him, now that you think about it. It’s funny how all those memories you thought you had forgotten suddenly came back to mind just by talking to him.

You stopped walking when you reached the staircase leading to the second floor. Dongmin looked at you and you nodded, following him upstairs. Despite the hallways being dark, so many memories rushed back into mind of your time in this school and despite your time here being really average you couldn’t help but feel nostalgic about all of it.

“What about your love life ?” Dongmin suddenly asked.

“Not much is happening on that field,” you joked. “I’ve been single for the past year or so. You ?”

“To be honest, I haven’t had time,” Dongmin laughed. “I guess I wanted to wait until my life was stable enough.”

“That’s understandable.”

Dongmin stayed silent for a little bit. He took in his surroundings, probably remembering all sorts of things just like you did. Then, the name tag on one of the classroom doors seemed to catch his attention. “Mr Koh’s chemistry class,” he smiled. “I remember all the crazy experiments he showed us to make us think science was cool.”

“I mostly remember his horrible dad jokes and the card tricks he liked to perform at the end of class.”

Dongmin turned the handle, expecting it to be locked, but to yours and his surprise, the door was unlocked. You knew Mr Koh kept all of the hazardous components in a separate room at the back, but you couldn’t help but think it was unusual and also quite irresponsible to leave the door to a science lab unlocked. Dongmin looked at your over his shoulder, waiting for your approval. You weren’t sure about this, but you nodded anyway, and you both entered the room.

Nothing much seemed to have changed since you last came here. You didn’t bother to turn on the lights, afraid someone might catch you because of it, but it was bright enough so you could at least see where you were going. You sat on one of the student desks at the front while Dongmin went straight to the board. He cleared his throat and inhaled sharply, as if he were getting into a role.

“For today’s class, kids, I’ll show you a magic trick called : I know you’re not paying attention to me Ms Y/L/N, this is chemistry not poetry class,” he said in a low voice, trying to imitate Mr Koh. You laughed at how terrible his imitation was. “So you think this is funny, huh ? I’m afraid you’ll have to see me after class. This isn’t like you, Ms Y/L/N.”

“I’m sorry, I’ll do better next time,” you tried to apologize, but your laughter made you break character almost immediately. You went back down on your feet and Dongmin walked up to you, clearly struggling to keep in character as well. He stood in front of you, putting one hand on the table behind you on each side of your hips to try and look threatening, but the proximity of his body to yours only made your heart skip a beat and your breath hitched. You were glad for the darkness because you could definitely feel yourself blushing.

Dongmin’s gaze locked into yours for a moment, as if he were trying to read your thoughts. Without moving away, he lost it and started laughing lightly, unable to take his role seriously. You laughed along with him, forgetting how close your bodies were until the laughter died back down and Dongmin went back to trying to read into your soul.

“I guess I can tell you what the other thing was,” he whispered. You could feel his breath on your skin. “My heart still skips a beat whenever I see you smile.” He didn’t even let you some time to process his words before his lips were on yours, pressed firmly against them but unmoving, before he drew back. You looked him in the eye. You could see a tint of worry peering through the lustful glow in his dark pupils, as if he was scared he had done something wrong. But all of his worries disappeared when you wrapped your arms around his neck and reconnected your lips together in a more passionate kiss.

He pressed his body against yours, the edge of the table digging into your lower back, and intensified the kiss. He slid his tongue past your lips without a problem and the kiss became sloppy and urgent as you both found yourselves wanting more.

His right hand found the zipper behind your dress and slowly started unzipping it, waiting for any sign of you wanting to stop it from going any further. But you pressed your body even closer to him and he took it as a green light to keep going. You started fumbling with his tie to try and loosen it a bit when he ground his hips into yours, making you gasp in surprise.

“I want you,” he breathed against your swollen lips, a string of saliva still connecting them after he broke the kiss.

“Aren’t you supposed to make a speech soon ? You know, as class president and all,” you panted.

“We still have time if we make it quick.”

“Take me, then,” you responded before kissing him hungrily again.

He groaned and lifted you up to make you sit back on the table, settling between your legs and sliding the dress down your arms. Everything felt rushed, but you didn’t mind at all. You wanted him just as bad as he wanted you. You got him rid of his suit jacket, letting it fall on the floor without a care in the world about how expensive it might have been, and your hands went straight to his belt buckle to untuck his shirt. It was pointless to completely undress each other, so you just opted for unbuttoning his white dress shirt as he sucked a hickey on your collarbone. You threw your head back in pleasure, letting out a small whimper as he bit down on the sensitive skin.

You let your hands trail up and down his defined abs, marvelled at how perfect his body was as he unclasped your bra. Your breath got caught in your throat at the sudden contact with the cold ambient air, but Dongmin didn’t waste any time before he took one of your nipples in his mouth while playing with the other one with his hand. Your left hand reached up to tangle with his raven hair and you gave it a slight tug. You already felt your panties soaking. “Dongmin, please,” you begged.

It wasn’t like him to rush things like that, but he understood the current situation required him to. He slid his hands up your thigh, lifting your dress up in the process, and got rid of your panties in one swift motion. Through clouded eyes, you could’ve sworn you saw him stuff them into his back pocket before he brought his fingers back to your aching core. He slid two of them in slowly, gently scissoring them inside to stretch you out, and you let your head fall forward onto his broad shoulder. The small moans you kept making made him grow more and more impatient, his untouched erection straining almost painfully against the tightness of his dress pants.

“Stop teasing,” you demanded, feeling as eager as him to have him inside of you. He got the message and withdrew his fingers, his lust-clouded mind making it hard for him to concentrate on unbuckling his belt, but he eventually succeeded. His erection sprung free and he gave it a few strokes before lining it up with your entrance.

“Are you sure ?”

“Yes !”

He gently pecked your cheek before pushing himself all the way in slowly, the sting of the stretch a bit painful but oh so amazing at the same time. You hooked your legs around his waist, urging him to just start moving already, which he did. And he wasn’t being really gentle either, but you loved it. You weren’t really worried about people catching you so you let loose and started moaning his name. His relentless pace and strength had you rolling your eyes back, the pleasure soon becoming almost unbearable.

Dongmin crashed his lips against yours once again and lifted your hips up a little bit to adjust the angle, now able to hit your sweet spot, which had you moan into the kiss and hold on to his shoulders for support.

“Fuck, fuck, I’m close, don’t stop !” you cried out, digging your nails into his back.

His thrusts got even more relentless as he was nearing his edge too, and you came undone under him after about a minute. “Can I cum inside ?” he asked softly and you could only nod, not trusting your voice in that moment. His hips stilled and he came in short bursts, his cock twitching inside of you.

He stayed there, holding you tightly in his arms until you came down from your high. Only then did he pull out and tucked himself back into his boxers and pants before grabbing a tissue from the teacher’s desk to clean up the cum dripping down from in between your legs.

You both got dressed again in silence, but it wasn’t awkward like you thought it would be. He even helped you zip your dress back on, although his hands lingered on your skin a little bit too long for it to have been just a friendly gesture.

“Where did you put my panties ?” you asked.

Dongmin grinned and pulled them out of his back pocket, but he raised them up above his head and out of your reach when you tried to grab them. You huffed, unamused.

“Dongmin. Give them back.”

“How about I keep them so you have an excuse to come to my place after this ?” He raised an eyebrow, still smiling.

You would be a liar if you said you didn’t like the idea. “Why would I do that ?”

“So I can fuck you properly this time around.”

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Yes um hi, please bless me with the knowledge of what kpop groups you stan, thank you🖤

Oooooh GLADLY! :D

So there are three groups I stan to the point i think about them 3462789154 times a day: (i.e. watch every day and can pull random factoids about their debut date, birthdays, hometowns, etc.) and those are BTS, EXO and Astro

-BTS i found in 2015 and they are my ult group, Taehyung is my ult bias. So HYYH has a very special place in my heart :”) At first i saw I Need U and was like ‘what on earth is this’ and Youtube offered me ‘HYYH Full Movie’ (I Need U +Prologue+Run and later on + Young Forever but i found them before Young Forever dropped so that was my first comeback) and i cried harder than i ever had before at Taehyung’s drowning scene and i loved how everyone’s characters are so complex and just— yeah im a THEORIST and i RANT on MAIN (also that vid of Taehyung from Boy In Luv era dorkily dancing? confirmed for me he was my ultimate bias from Day One and ‘till forever) you could show me any bts photo and i could tell you what video its from & what they were doing-Astro! I noticed them around Breathless era but by Baby era i was sucked in. The first song i heard was Fireworks and Breathless acoustic version (THE UNDERRATED VERSION) Sanha became my favorite kid in the whole world & guess what,,, i watched the Cicada video,,, all you Arohas out there know what im talking about,,, THAT vid where they are all terrified of a little bug im so sOFT FOR THAT VIDEO (#tag urself im MJ) how can you Not stan after seeing it(also i just want to let it be known I went to their fanmeet and I dabbed at Rocky and he dabbed back and also that i have gummy bear packets given to me from Sanha Eunwoo Rocky and MJ and that Eunwoo and i touched hands when he gave it to me and also that i shook Sanha’s hand okay sorry for that yeeeeee)-EXO okay so exo was probably the first kpop group i listened to the Most, i COULDNT pick a bias at all but i settled between Chanyeol Xiumin and Baekhyun but eventually Xiumin claimed that bias spot because what a cute baozi he’s like a little kitten whom i wanna cuddle and i cant believe its his Birthday Month… its that time of year where im in denial he’s almost another year again lads (dont ask for my favorite song because i Cannot Deliver)

Other groups I stan (i.e. know all the songs and member’s names but i sometimes miss out on new content)

-Twice alrighty Twice really SHOULD be up there with bts/astro/exo, I knew Twice when Cheer Up released but I didn’t become a fan until Knock Knock. Technically I started becoming a Once when TT dropped, that’s when i decided to be a Once but i didn’t learn the members until after Knock Knock. My first comeback was Signal and boy did i love that era @ signal haters its a bop so fite me i even learned the choreo and everything. catch me trying to learn Likey’s choreo and looking like a Mess. Sana was the member i thought was going to be my bias when i was trying to pick during Knock Knock but Dahyun is my ultimate female bias now.

-Golden Child DAMDADI WAS THE BEST DEBUT I COULDVE HOPED FOR! I lowkey stanned Golden Child before debut actually. If anyone doesn’t know Golden Child google their song Sea, its like that song you wanna listen to in the warmth of the sunlight and just embrace idk its so??? SO!?!?!? I’m currently in a dilemma because i can’t choose my bias, it’s either Donghyun, Sungyoon or Jibeom, but i think those three are my top of the Golcha bias list, in that exact order

Groups I have decided to stan (i.e. i know the members’ names and most of the songs but probably could only tell you the order of the eras and I haven’t gotten around to catching up on all their personal videos but i still hype the comebacks)

-Gfriend im not a new Buddy but im not an old one either? Ive always liked Gfriend but i never really got into the group as a whole until after a year. My bias is Umji !!! She’s in my top female idols she’s a pure angel istg

-SAY THE NAME, SEVENTEEEEEEN i found them during Very Nice and I learned as much as i could, after exo i told myself ‘no more groups with over 10 members’ but… SEVENTEEN RIGHT HERE~ My bias is Joshua Hong and my favorite song is Swimming Fool. However i’m a baby carat because i JUST started to look into their personal videos in December of 2017. So forgive me but im a baby carat! I’m definitely a newer fan and I’m still learning. also rn ‘My I’ is on repeat for the 21th time send help

HONORABLE MENTIONS aka Groups I might stan in the future but for now only keep up with their comebacks-

-Victon I am THIS CLOSE TO STANNING THIS CLOSE YOU HEAR ME-VAV i LOVE their music but i need to see more till i decide!!-TRCNG, they recently debuted and I liked Spectrum (their debut song) but i’m waiting for a concept i really like before i decide to stan or now. Utopia is my favorite song tho -Snuper is a solid ‘i listen to them but idk them’ but that might change-Seven O’ Clock i loved Echo but… i need another comeback to rly see-JBJ i saw Fantasy and was like ‘aite i see you’ then My Flower was all ‘you best bet you gonna be seein’ more of me’

(also is it too late to stan Boyfriend and Super Junior ive always kinda just… been there watching from the sidelines for years lol)

okay WOW SORRY FOR THIS BIOGRAPHY AND WHATNOT but yup that’s all of ‘em accounted for

Just to clarify though, i listen to ALL groups to the majority of Kpop!! This is just a list of groups i really really like both musically and personally, but  music-wise I listen to… everyone i know everyone. i’ve been apart of kpop for 3 years so these are the just groups that have stood out to me The Most™

[astro-lovelies]

Tagged by @jinjins-freckles ~

Rules: List 10 songs you’ve been listening to most often & tag 10 people I’ve already done this one, but there are an infinite number of good kpop songs out there so I’ll do it again.

1. Papillon- Jackson Wang ((is this one technically even kpop?)) \_(’-’)_/

2. You & Me - ASTRO

3. Young, Wild & Free - B.A.P.

4. Cypher (Pt. 1, 2, 3, & 4) - BTS

5. Loser - BIGBANG

6. Boombayah - BLACKPINK

7. Crazy - 4Minute

8. Dance Dance - Day6

9. Cherry Bomb - NCT 127

10. Happiness - Red Velvet

Tagging @sanhasgamja @rocky-smiling @summerdoll @artist-aroha @sanhapup @sanhatation @eunwoostro @eunwooz @jinjinwooz @myungjunsmile ~

[bangtanboysaddicted]

KPOP TAG

TAGGED BY @minhyukstan99

FIRSTS;

First group you listened to: EXO; It was because I heard a snippet of a song when the try guys did KCON  First solo artist you listened to: I think it was Zion T.  First group to actually know their names: BTS my babbbbiiiessss First song to make you emotional: For You BTS but technically that’s Japanese.. so maybe Butterfly?  TOP 3; Top 3 fave male groups: BTS, ASTRO &&& (Say the nammmmmeeee SEVENTEEENNNNN!!!) Top 3 fave female groups: Twice, BlackPink and Red Velvet 

Top 3 fave solo artists:  Taeyon, Sleepy &August D

Top 3 songs of all time:  only 3 favorite sonnnngggsssss???? ahh umm I Need U BTS, Confession ASTRO and Baby Don’t Like It NCT/ 

Top 3 biases:  Yoongi, JinJin, S.Coups 

Top 3 fandoms you’re a part of: Army, Aroha and Carat  

Top 3 choreographies:  Fire BTS, Confession ASTRO, Beautiful Monsta X 

ooohhhhh and Fire Truck NCT 127 ohhh and We Young NCT DREAM  ULTIMATE; Ultimate bias group: BTS  Ultimate male bias: Yoongi  Ultimate female bias: Taeyon 

[squishy-sanha-blog]

Day 28 of AAC2017 (August 28)

Day 28: Did you buy the AROHA 1st membership last year?  Do you plan on getting 2nd generation?  Bonus: If you did buy the AROHA 1st membership, what was your favorite item that came with it?

Haha, no. I am what the young kids call (even though I’m technically one of them)........ broke.