#vminkook my ultimate ship

[roo-bastmoon]

The Final Word on This, Please

To the person in my inbox who keeps using a throw-away account to send me variations on the theme that Tae has been pushing Taekook since LA Live because he has to be the main character and can’t stand to share the spotlight with Jikook…

Please slow your roll. I’m not going to publish any of your asks.

*Sigh* You are really moving like a troll, but because I believe there’s a human being behind every screen, and you seem really emotional right now, I will try to answer some of your questions with as much patience, logic, and compassion as I can muster—once.

Then I am sending you on your way, because this conversation ultimately cannot lead to any conclusions and it is so draining.

I appreciate that because Taehyung is mentioning hanging out with JK a lot, you are upset on Jimin’s behalf—but have you seen Jimin upset about any of this? (I mean, there was a small moment in the Chuseok live, when Tae was stroking JK’s hair, and Jimin gave him a bit of LOOK, and Tae stopped.)

But Jimin has never once looked super pressed or jealous or sad or sulky about Tae and JK’s bond. He was sitting right there when Tae rested his head on JK’s leg during Busan rehearsals, totally unbothered by the intimacy of that gesture. If anything, he seems very relaxed and super adoring of both Jungkook and Taehyung.

Maybe it’s because he’s not online much to see what all is happening as a result. Maybe he just doesn’t care what other people think because Tae has proven himself trustworthy no matter what. (For all we know, Vminkook could have a pact to feed all ships a little bit to keep suspicion off actual relationships. Or they just do whatever they feel like and don’t care a fig about ships. We don’t know. We don’t actually know these guys and it’s so easy to forget that.)

Consider what we DO know about Kim Taehyung:

--He went to Big Hit to encourage a friend at his audition and ended up getting the role. That suggests he’s opportunistic, but maybe the friend was totally fine with it? I think we can all agree that in any case, all 7 members are absolutely essential for BTS to work. It’s almost like it was destiny.

--He pranks ARMY all the time, with that sharpie marker tattoo and such. I know it can feel like he’s making fools of us… But that could just be his sense of humor?

--He shares snippets of recordings or Insta posts and then deletes it, and has said he feels “like a different person” every few moments, so he doesn’t like what he was a few moments ago and then gets rid of it. Maybe he’s still finding his way as a person or an artist? Maybe he’s feeling a bit insecure about being judged?

--He mentions JK very frequently these days. So maybe he’s feeding Taekookers. I suspect he knows his impact even if that's not his intention. But maybe he’s just happy to share something he knows ARMY will want to hear about?

Consider that he also shares Christmas songs and New Year’s wishes and pics of Yeontan and food and photoshoots and other stuff too. He hyped up Jimin’s VIBE. I think he’s using social media the way most twenty-somethings do. He tells us a bit about his day, a bit about his work, and throws in a random song he likes or whatever. But being in BTS means everything gets super analyzed.

So yeah, he’s named dropped JK like 6 or 7 times in the last few months—and I suspect it has to do with some insecurity around the dating scandal and others being in the news, because he doesn’t namedrop Jimin or Hobi, but we know he hangs out with them, too—but I cannot say for sure what’s really going on. He could just be talking about whatever is top of mind, and that happens to be JK. They ARE close. They have a valid bond. They always have. None of this hanging out stuff is remotely new.

--Another possibility is that it’s time for some contract negotiations, and having plenty of social media engagement is the best capital to leverage getting your way. Maybe he wants a Taekook subunit. Maybe he wants to collab with “controversial” artists of other companies. Maybe he wants to do more film work than just guest star on cooking shows and Squid Game. Maybe he’s trying to get a better monetary deal, or convince the company to actually step up its promo efforts and shipping schedules, which impact charts. Maybe this is a purely business calculation. So he's posting a lot of things he think will get people to engage. (Maybe it’s a really genuine friendship that has been through the ringer the last few years, and he’s eager to show they’ve repaired things and are now close again.)

--Please do not lose sight of the fact that over the years, he’s consistently shown us that he really loves Jimin. I don’t know if he loves Jimin more than he loves himself, per se, but… I think he DOES love Jimin (or else he deserves an Oscar for the longest, bestest con of all time).

He flat-out said he likes Jimin the most. He wrote Jimin the most beautiful and vulnerable letter in which he apologized that Jimin was always the one who gave the most. He bought Jimin his first designer gift. He was the only one to update us when Jimin was in the hospital for a week. He follows Jimin to the goddamn bathroom. He unreservedly wrote to Jimin he loved him on his birthday. Kim Taehyung loves Park Jimin. Count on it.

Now, I’m not saying you can’t hurt the ones you love—of course you can. But you keep coming to my inbox, stating his motives like you know it for a fact. And he could very well totally ignore the insane I-ARMY cult that drags Jimin and just think he’s giving the normal fans something they enjoy by updating them about a member who has been practically MIA since the White House. *shrug*

Whatever it is that is going on, Tae has the most followers online. He’s got global recognition. He’s got excellent taste in music and fashion. He has a solid industry network and fanbase. He’s set. He could drop an album that consists solely of him humming and playing the kazoo with his left nostril, and the majority of ARMY will get behind it.

But I suspect right now, for him, sitting in the chair and banging out the work is a real struggle for him. He may be choking on indecision. He may feel overwhelmed with pressure. He may be scared of criticism. He may be burnt out because let’s face it, BTS has been in a nonstop whirlwind even during the pandemic.

So what does he do? He games, and goes bowling, and jet-sets around the world on side projects with friends, and whatever else… and sometimes Jungkook joins in (probably mostly online, or in groups—but maybe also sometimes just the two of them, like with Minimoni or Jihope). I'm sure he'll get back to his album as soon as he's creatively restored.

Hanging out doesn’t mean either Tae or JK are disloyal or hurting Jimin. You cannot know this for a fact.

All it means is that the cult has fodder to bark and act a fool. But they do that regardless, so don’t pay them your energy; don’t give them real estate in your mind.

Listen, 27 is a trying time for any young person. But for a global super star under a microscope? He’s probably under the kinds of stress we will never begin to understand. He probably feels like he can never please everyone, so he might as well please himself. And if he sometimes stirs up a little chaos, that may be how he releases some of that internalized pressure.

Am I THRILLED he comes online almost every time Jimin or JK are in the spotlight and implies Taekook is real? Nope. Honestly, nope, I don’t like it. Especially not when Dispatch feels the need to write an article about it. I’m human and I have my limits. So I admit, it doesn’t feel great. Just like with the trumpet, or temporary tattoo, or fake names he’s given to strangers in the past, I think he’s pulling our legs off. And I personally could easily interpret that as disdain for his fans. That’s how I, Roo, 43-year-old American female, feel about it.

Doesn’t make it the reality, nor his intent.

We could be way overthinking here.

At the end of the day, we only see a tiny, tiny, TINY fraction of these guys’ real lives. But from all that we DO see, there’s no bad blood, no weird tension. The maknae climb all over each other like puppies still. The hyungs are all super protective and fond still. BTS tells us over and over they want to be together for as long as they can. Jikook is still Jikook, even if they aren’t sharing any personal info these days.

So whatever is going on in fandom when Taekook starts to trend, I don’t think we can say that Tae is having a negative impact on Jikook or BTS in real life. I just don’t think we’ve got evidence of that. From what we can see, the guys all seem fine.

What we do have evidence of is the ruiners feeling like they have a greenlight to keep on ruining things for everyone who doesn’t see things their way. IT SUCKS. Guard your energy, that’s all I can tell you. Because even if JK popped online right now and looked right in the camera and said, “Taekook is a friendship only. Please stop seeing signs and wonders everywhere. Tae and I are just friends.”

The cult would still never believe his own words. They’d say the company forced him. That he’s being blackmailed. That it’s a prank. That they have to be closeted because of the military. That he’s foregoing his relationship in order to make deals to launch his solo career. That he’s been brainwashed. God only knows what excuses they would make. But he can't win, here.

The nutters won’t take him at his word, because they’ve never really cared what any of these boys has said or done in the past, either. They only take in whatever supports their theory, and they abandon any evidence that does not.

Jikook could come out right now and it wouldn’t stop the ruiners—but it would ruin things for them, their members, their company and staff, plus their military experiences.

Which is why, as a Jikooker (I assume you are one), it’s really crucial for you to take in all possible content and evidence WITHIN CONTEXT, run things by older ARMY, and check yourself when you’re being emotional. This is a good thing to discuss with your friends in a private group chat, not rant about in inboxes or on public blogs.

But whatever you do, please DON’T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS. You are welcome to your thoughts and your feelings, but anyone who states things like they KNOW what is really happening under the surface is lying (to themselves, at best).

Ultimately you will make yourself crazy. (I do not mean this as a jibe, but you sound a bit unhinged in your messages. I didn’t delete this last one because I’m genuinely starting to worry for you, here. You’re too close to this. You are having a disproportionate response to the situation. It’s BTS, not a cancer diagnosis.)

Please, PLEASE shift your focus to what brings you joy, okay?

For me, I like to remember JK whispering nonsense in Jimin’s ear in the Seoul concert, or his hand seeking Jimin’s hip under his shirt or lifting him up in Memories 2021, or the way he and Jimin sometimes wear each other’s sweaty hats. I love that he only posted for Jimin’s birthday, and a thirst trap at that! I like to remember him calling Jimin “genius-Min” or his robot-cat ears perking up when Jimin danced, or singing and clapping with pure joy when it was time to sing Happy Birthday to Jimin at the Busan Concert. I like to recall how eager he was to let everyone know he had seaweed soup on Jimin’s day, too.

I like to remember that all three of these boys share a bowl of ramen, a sofa, and information about each other’s farts—and they do it without so much as a flinch.

There’s real love there. Bonds that will last a lifetime.

No matter WHAT the relationship statuses are. Maybe no ships are real. Maybe ships have shifted. Maybe Jikook are just being quiet because they are real and have a shit-ton to lose before military service, whereas Taekook is being loud because there’s no there, there. Maybe the polyshippers are right and Bangtan gets together once a full moon to indulge in a giant orgy (JK is in charge of the mood lighting and music.)

*stares off into the distance, imagining it*

Look, my dear. The truth is, they cannot tell us everything that goes on. But if we can trust them when they do tell us, that would be good.

I trust that JK and Tae are close and do hang out (as friends).

I trust that Jungkook will keep holding Jiminie.

I trust that the best part of Jimin’s day is waking up to see Jungkookie.

What else really matters?

Please be kind, to yourself, to others who aren’t comfortable speculating about this, and to all the members. They are human. They are gonna make mistakes, be selfish sometimes, act out of anxiety or stress other times. But they are all good people who love each other.

Please trust in that.

And now get out of my inbox and go do something that brings you a sense of peace and bliss. Okay? *hugs* I mean it, I really don’t want to talk about this anymore. Please appreciate the boundary I’m setting, and go in peace.

Yours,

Roo

[dearweirdme]

I hate that every Taekook/Jikook moment is instantly used as fuel for a ship war. It creates even more resentment between shippers too because they always feel the need to one up the other, and it's exhausting because it always flip-flops. One day something Taekook related will happen, and lots of taekookers start going after jikookers and talking about how they won. Then, something Jikook related will happen and the same thing happens in reverse. It's expected to be excited over these moments but arguments ALWAYS happen and it's just so frustrating. It makes me dread whenever Jikook interact even though I find their friendship to be really sweet. But there's a sense of dread knowing that I'll have to see jikookers attacked Taekook and insulting their bond. It's just all so exhausting, I wish we could all just enjoy our moments and our ships in our own bubbles.

Hi anon!

Oh absolutely same! I love to see members together, doesn’t matter which ones.. they just have such a nice way of interacting. Jimin and Jk is no different to me. They have a lovely friendship and they make each other happy, what more can we ask for? I try to avoid Jkkrs when something happens, because I just know it will irk me. Because most times, they will make it something it’s not. But they will often come to me these days, so I kinda have little choice in it any longer. It is sad yes, because the interactions get immediately overshadowed by shipping wars. It was so nice to see vminkook at Yoongi’s show together, but all it was about was which member was closest to Jk. It’s sad that such a nice moment becomes such a thing.

I do wish to see Jimin with Jk though. The good it brings outweighs the.. less enjoyable stuff that will ultimately come from it. But their happiness is more important than my annoyance with Jkkrs.

[themoonispurple7]

I'm a different anon, but I don't think there's need to get all defensive with the "vminkook real" hashtags. Saying a company is marketing their employees a certain way clearly isn't hating on tae or something. I agree with what they said. Just this year during jikook's vlive staff took JM off cam to talk, he replied "so suddenly?" and then Tae called and JM literally stood up from the table and left JK. He didn't even care to interact with TH. (1)

It was shocking to me when JM got that call and inmediately left -it's not like him to do that, I was really like what?? And I'm definitely NOT one for conspiracy theories, I don't even believe in a lot of jikook theories, hell I don't even have jikook theories. But I do think there are efforts of trying to get back to the "screen" the before-2017 maknae line dynamics, which is stupid and kinda dehumanizing bc they're not the same people but well. (2)

On the subject of the ask I replied previously. The only reason I used the vminkook hashtags was because I wish people would love all three of them and enjoy their content without having the need to compare and come scream in my inbox about which pair is more “gayish”. Also because they all really looked good.

As for the vlive, I read that as Jimin being annoyed by the interruptions from the staff. They used to be able to do a vlive by themselves, but now there is always staff involved, and I get the impression neither Jimin or Tae are too thrilled about that. I don’t think it’s a conspiracy to get anyone closer together, I legitimately think Tae called and wanted to hear from the guys.

Anyway, vminkook superior.

[marengogo]

Hello Maregengo

Lately,I have been paying attention to Hobi and Minie and my mind has been filled with so many what ifs...there is something about them that gives me so much peace and happiness.

Some background information

I have been Army since 2020

One of the people who noticed MinGukkie were different 1immediately....I am Sopeminkook biased....but Jimin is my ultimate bias... I extremely love Jimin and Jungkook's relationship..they have always just stood out to me esp as a closeted queer person....I am especially so affected,mental health wise, whenever I see hate towards the guys esp Minie....I have no right to project my feelings on this absolutely wonderful humans but I can't help myself sometimes and daydream if things were different...if Minie didn't have to be the closest with Taekook...would he have been treated better by everyone.....everybody who has eyes and use their brain can see how much MinGukkie mean to each other and how much Vmin mean to each other.....so when I'm plagued with these thoughts...I began branching out from vminkook and observing and paying attention to other duos....esp Hobi with Minie....they have been roommates for almost a decade....they are tactile members,they are the energy boosters of the group,they both like taking care of others....so watching them together just makes me happy...so happy that I secretly wish it was Hobi who Jimin loved...Hobi always indulges Minie...no matter the situation...he literally just lights up whenever Minie is orbiting him...the way they talk to each other,their lack of personal space,they have a very intimate relationship (not really romantic but its very clear they have a special relationship)with Kook,you have to be really attentive to him to really understand him...I wonder why he's the most misunderstood member in BTS....and the negative word I've seen mostly associated to him is that he is cold(I personally believe JK is neurodivergent)but sometimes it looks like Minie is trying so hard with him,he always has to make excuses with being with Jimin...(I know...I definitely know JK is very unique and he genuinely loves and cares for Minie)I guess I'm just projecting on real life humans here and it makes me feel horrible....it's just that Jimin slander has made me so resentful because it mostly comes from taekook fans and I can't help but wonder if his life would have been 100% better if he fell for someone like Hobi who treats him with so much unashamed love.....who makes it clear everytike how Jimin is such a gem....and damn...watching edits can definitely sway you any way because it is made to draw a specific story...and it's not helping that I've been watching A LOT of Jihope edits....and finally strted noticing things about them I didn't notice before....it's the same as MiniMoni, Yoonmin,Taekook,NamjIn,TaeGi,Namkook ship situation...if you go looking.,you'll find content to convince you.....based on facts...MinGukkie are just to real....like the things they do...it's undeniable they have such an intense relationship....I don't even know why I'm here writing all this....I guess I just love how you speak your mind and how you say things...and it's been eating me away to have horrible thoughts like this and thought I'd just write this here....anyways I hope I'll read your Jihope Dynamics one day

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First of all, welcome to my blog 🦄🌈 Anon! I may be mistaken, but it feels like I’ve seen you around, Storm’s blog perhaps? So thanks for stopping by my neck of the woods. Second of … I’ve just got back from work, and gurl/boi/enby alla dat will require a good glass of Pinot Grigio … and now, let’s start, shall we?

I’m not going to be able to address everything here as you did touched on a lot of subjects, some that require a post of its own such as neurodivergence, and some other which I have kinda touched on, for example some of the pairings. If you feel ever so inclined, later on, you could read my MiniMoni:

and NamKook posts:

Also, even though I do intend to write a proper post for each pair in BTS like the MiniMoni and NamKook ones, I did lightly touch on VMIN and Jihope in my answer to the following ask:

Now that ALL OF THAT is out of the way, let me concentrate on what seems to be the main reason why you wrote to me which is: Because of what Jimin goes through at the hands of Capulets, and other factors, you “wished” the person JM loved was Hobi. Okay.

Let’s start with unpacking a very little but fundamental word you used in your Ask: LATELY.

You seem to feel that, as of lately, JM and Hobi would be a better match for each other, but the thing is that the present Jimin and the present Hobi are like this because of what happened to the past Jimin and the past Hobi. Let me try and explain this better.

A decade ago when I was in my 20s, and I was single with the Highest Standards, and Issues to match, people would often ask me why I was single and right after that they would ask me “What is your ideal type?” and I would readily and always reply “Someone exactly like my dad; smart, funny and kind”. My reply to that would always be “Omg yes, I get you!” or “He must be an amazing guy…” but one day a lady told me “Your dad wasn’t always your dad, he learned to become the man you admire because the occasion, you coming to life, required it”. That floored me.

Not only did it make so much sense, but also I realised that I could be meeting someone like my dad, who might however change with time, for better or worse, or at the same time, I may not be giving people a chance who, given the occasion, might have become like dad, or not. I’m an INFJ, so that caused me quite the unnecessarily amount of internal turmoil; but back to our point!

Hobi is maybe, as you put it, always indulging Minie, or lights up, kinda free in a way, because of what they’ve experienced together in the past 10 years. They, just like all the boys, have been around each other almost every single day and through the most unimaginable heights and the most agonising lows. So it might be that Hobi has learned to be this way with JM, because that is the type of “presence” that JM needed in his life and he saw he could take on; and the same did JM for Hobi.

The reason why they lack personal space, why there is intimacy but we can’t feel romance is because perhaps that wasn’t the role they chose for each other and it wasn’t what they needed from each other either. As roommates there must have been a lot of sharing, internal off-loading, arguing for dumb things, annoying each other and all of that because they were not interested (in my opinion) in anything else. Otherwise, had they been interested in being romantically involved, would they be the same people we see today? I do really believe that any little decision we make or that we undergo, does really affect who we are and might become.

One of my best friends and I had promised we’d get married if we were still single at the age of 40, which I'm still gonna call him and tell him that the deal is off even if I return single, cause marriage isn't for everyone 🙄🙄🙄 because we just get along so well, know each other’s everything (we’ve known each other for at least 20 years now), have been there through each other's EVERYTHING and I could trust him with not hurting me. Mind you, all of that is love, but is not the same type of love, that you look for in a life companion, that is probably the closest type of love to fraternal love if anything.

The last point I would like to unpack real quick, before this becomes too long as always, is one point about JK. You said you “... like Hobi who treats him with so much unashamed love …” now I’m guessing you might have gotten a bit emotional and carried away while you wrote this ask [story of my life …] because, right off the bat, even though we cannot know for sure until we are told, the man is walking around with JM tattooed on the one constantly visible part of his body. That aside, GCFT exist, “JM is the cutest at everything he does” exist, “JK walking around with a JM bitten neck” exist … etc, etc.etc.

I think the few times JK feels shame is when, just like JM actually, he is out of his depth. Differently from JM though, once JK has done something there is never a time he regrets it in a shameful way. He might get angry about it, but never ashamed and that was always a trait of JK I actually envied. He is always so into his own mind, thinks everything through and then, come what may, he just does it. All of this to say that I think that if he could openly love JM without causing him any harm, in the country and environment they live in, I am pretty sure he would.

If you can, don’t let Capulets, and some Montegues, take away from appreciating Taekook, JiHope, Minimoni etc. Each bond is so special and each bond is what it is because of what they had to go through when they started. So I can’t answer “What if JM had fallen for Hobi” because I am not quite sure what type of Hobi he would have ended up falling for. But we know which type of Hobi he cares for right now, and isn’t it great that this Hobi cares just as much for this JM? Who cares about antis anyways, when you have a Jack in the box Hobi?! Jussayin … 🤫

Always respectfully yours 🌈🫰🏾💜

Marengo.

[thetaekookcloset]

Doesn’t it get tiring to constantly think that Tae and JK are lying when it comes to each other? He could’ve said yes to Tae coming to see him because he said yes about two other people, plus Jin already being there, so it wouldn’t have been strange for Tae to have visited at all…

Do people not realise how damaging shipping has become that the members’ actions get misinterpreted because of the narratives built by shippers? Vminkook constantly accused of being queerbaiters because of shippers’ narratives.

The things people are saying about Tae right now should open all shippers’ eyes to the fact that they’re doing more harm than good by actively promoting this idea that any of the members might be together. (And I’m not talking about the regular shippers who read their little fanfics and go about their day, but the self-titled “supporters”.)

Does it get tiring to constantly think Tae and JK are lying about each other?  No, because I don't think that at all.  What I do think is that if they were dating, they would have to hide that fact, and doing so would most probably result in some falsehoods.  I also just have a pet peeve in general about people assuming the members never lie or fib or stretch the truth when that's demonstrably untrue, so I can get a little snarky on that topic, I'll admit.

What does get kind of tiring is being accused of things that happen in the reverse all the time.

For example, you're saying that I constantly think Tae and JK are lying about each other because I pointed out that if they wanted to hide the fact that they'd been together on a certain day, they could simply say otherwise.  But people (maybe not you specifically, I won't try to claim any of this is true of you since I don't know who you are) also, in my opinion, blatantly ignore and dismiss things that the members show us about themselves all the time, because those things don't fit the image that they have of the members in their heads.

Doing so, in my opinion, often perpetuate heteronormativity, at best, and queerphobia at worst.  I'd argue that that's significantly more harmful than assuming that the members probably all obscure things about their personal lives sometimes.

Maybe it is objectively better to take a middle-of-the-road, moderate approach and just assume that they're close friends, but as I say all the time, all we can really do is make our own observations and interpret them through our own lenses.  I don't want to take what's happening and twist it to fit my own narrative, but that's not the same as recognizing that there are multiple possibilities.

In this particular case, I could go either way on it, but that was never really my point.

My post wasn't meant to be saying that Jungkook was definitely lying about Taehyung not visiting him for his birthday.  My point was just that this one little thing -- whether it's the full truth or not, whether it's more complicated or not -- isn't enough to undo years' worth of interactions I've seen that have made me think that maybe Taehyung and Jungkook are in a relationship.

As for shipping being damaging because it leads to the members' actions being misinterpreted, that's a two way street.  The fact of the matter is, there are really only interpretations here.  We don't know the Truth, so we can't know what's a misinterpretation vs. what's not.  It could very well be that I'm misinterpreting things, but on the other hand, it could be you who's misinterpreting.

I see Jungkook's and Taehyung's interactions and interpret them as being a bit more intimate and romance-coded than most people's, which makes me think maybe they're romantically involved.  You don't see that, but you could just be missing things, or looking at them with your own biased thinking and coming to a different conclusion.  That’s all they are, ultimately: different conclusions.

There are toxic people in every subset of this fandom, so in terms of doing more harm than good, I feel like it makes more sense to lay the blame for that on the individuals who are doing and saying shitty things, rather than on the idea of shipping or "supporting" itself.

It's not that deep, you know?  At the end of the day, I just happen to think Taehyung and Jungkook might be dating.  It's really that simple.  Is there harm in thinking that?  Maybe you feel that way, and you're entitled to your opinion, but I don't agree.  I just think they're sweet together, and I like to splash around in my little corner of the internet to talk about it.  That's it.

[stormblessed95]

To Clear Up Any Confusion

I do not ship any of the members together. If I would be shipping anyone, it would be Jikook, but I consider myself more supporting their bond and their relationship together. If they are together, great. If not, well I would be confused, but ultimately wouldn't bother me at all. It's not my life, it doesn't affect me. Personally, I do think they are romantically involved. They are the only members of the group who I think are in a relationship with each other. Not vmin, or yoonmin or namjin or jinkook or jihope or sope or anyone else.

My duo dynamics series is not about me shipping each "ship" together. It is about me celebrating the bond that is between those 2 specific members. I will say that my vminkook ones are a little different than the rest. In those ones, at the end of the vmin and taekook ones I talk about WHY and go into detail about WHY I think they are NOT romantic in nature. And with the jikook one I talk about WHY I think they are.

I do not do this with any of the other duos I have done. This is because when I started this, it was solely a vminkook series, so the way those posts are set up is different then how the rest of the duos posts are set up. It was how i see them and why I don't ship them and how they work all together and how I personally see those dynamics. Since it was going to only be a 4 part post series, I spent more time on talking about why I don't see them as a couple instead of JUST talking about how sweet and precious their moments are together. Those posts are even titled as vminkook parts 1 through 4 instead of just the duo name. Then I have part 4 as them as a trio. If you read them in order (vmin first, then taekook, jikook and last vminkook) you can see how that works even easier/clearer.

With them, it started as just the maknae line dynamics then morphed into doing all the duos. I felt like explaining more in depth about how I see vmn/tkk as just platonic because the maknae line has not only the MOST shippers, but the most vocal ones too. And for some reason, they seem to have the most confusion about them as well. And as far as asks go, I get a lot more questions about vmn/tkk relationships and how they relate to jkk too. So I took more time with the maknae line to break that part down.

I don't and haven't done that for any of the other duos and don't plan to do it for any in the future. I do mention that I see the other duos as having deep connections and PLATONIC love. Personally, i think that is enough. If you want to have more of a conversation about WHY I see any duo as only platonic and break that down further, we absolutely can. You are free to DM me about it, or even send in an ask to request nicely that I talk about it more. Otherwise I don't see the need. These posts aren't about anyone else but whoever is in the duo and celebrating all their crazy big and over the top and sweet moments together and how they support each other. So just a quick explanation as to why the vminkook ones are a bit different of a set up for anyone who was confused or who thought that maybe I was a multi shipper or also shipped any of the other duos I've talked about so far as a romantic pair.

Anyways, hope that explained my thought process and how this duo dynamics series was working more and cleared things up for anyone who might have been confused at all. And for anyone who hasn't seen my other duo dynamics post yet, you can find them in my masterlist. I've done vmin, taekook, jikook, taejin, jinkook, jinmin, minimoni and yoonmin so far. I will be posting Jihope next and have already started working on it. Thank you to everyone who has been waiting!

Thanks again 💜💜

[jeonjk0504]

I appreciate your addressing Jimin hate after what happened on Twitter today. It is very honorable. Tkk accounts with followers numbering the tens of thousands heinously bashed Jimin after a cute moment between jimin and jungkook in a Hybe video (Jk bridal style carried Jimin and in a later clip they were singing 'Anyone' and walking. For some reason this signalled armageddon). I have never been more ashamed to be an Army. Taekook and Jikook were trending. You can't imagine the intensity of the hatred. Jimin was called every name under the sun. It seemed like a lot of people were not thinking clearly at all. It may be unfair, but the responsibility may ultimately belong to mature Tkk fans to recognize when something dangerous and destructive is afoot. If Jimin and Jungkook being close threatens the validity of Tkk as a real life couple, Jimin is viciously slandered. It becomes indoctrination and brainwashing: make sure tkk are seen as a dating couple at all costs. Where does it end? When mass numbers of people are dedicated to preserving one long held belief, and the fallacy of sunken costs is at play, things get scary. I understand that many shippers are young and impressionable. What are they learning here about conspiracy, relationship dynamics and the ability to gracefully accept that anyone, at any time, can be wrong? The way these narratives frame lgbt people is also worrying. Anyway thanks. You didn't have to address it and I am sure it made you less popular, but you did it anyway. Vminkook for the win.

Hey anon!!

Thank you so much for your elaborate post! You put that well into words so i feel like i can’t add much so i simply support what you said!

I didn‘t know what happened on twt and i’m shocked to hear that… i saw the moment with Jimin & Jungkook because they were trending, but i wasn‘t active so i didn‘t see what it led to in the TK community. 😟 it‘s not the first time - that actually makes it worse.

And i am appalled that some big TK accounts lead hatred towards Jimin and it just makes me really sad??? I joined the BTS fandom because they all seem to be humble, friendly and funny men, no exception. People who dive so deeply into shipping ideas and i might even say ideologies, that it leads to delusion and the belief that a member is deliberately hurting others or standing in the way of interpreted (!!) romance is just bullshit to me. I‘m also kind of embarrassed on behalf of those big accounts, that they support that agenda.

So especially to my followers: Jimin is neither a third wheel, nor is he „stealing“ JK from Taehyung, nor is he a threat to Jungkooks and Taehyung friendship. I‘m saying friendship, because they are not in a relationship. You can believe that they are, but it’s not a fact and you should always treat it like one. So i won‘t have any of that and i condemn opinions which say otherwise. :/

If you hate Jimin based on your belief that Taekook is real and somehow hurting them, you need to take a step back. Go watch original content and listen to what they actually say about each other. All three of them are close friends - end of story. 🙁

Like you said anon, VMinKook forever 💕

[impalafortrenchcoats]

tomorrow never came

Author: impalafortrenchcoats

AO3: Link

Chapter: 2/?

Summary:

A look at Hogwarts and the battle for it through the eyes of the students who lived and loved there.

A BTS/Harry Potter Fusion no one asked for, nor wanted.

Ships: Namjin, Yoonseok/Sope, Jikook/Kookmin, VMinKook

Category: Harry Potter AU, Young Love, Angst, Some Fluff, Battle of Hogwarts

Chapter Wordcount: 6,284

Other Chapters: Part 1/ Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 / Part 5

Excerpt:

“But, you know what? Yoongi thinks you’re worth the hassle, okay?”  

Namjoon continued to stare.

“And I think you’re pretty cool, too. You listened to me go on about Mario and still wanted to play. You’re a weirdo. And I’m awkward. But I like you. So I think you’re worth it, too. Okay? Nod if you understand.”

Namjoon nodded, eyes glistening slightly.

“So, I’m saying it again and I really, really mean it now. You are my friend, Namjoon. And that means I'm going to be here, whether you like it or not. And as Yoongi would put it, fuck the houses .”

Namjoon gave a little choked laugh. Seokjin couldn’t help but lean in to hug him.

“You might be stubborn, Namjoon, but I’ll have you know I’m pretty stubborn, too. I already decided. I’ll always be here for you, okay?”

It took a few seconds, but eventually he heard Namjoon whisper, “Okay.”

CHAPTER 2

September 1, 1991: Hogwarts Express

Seokjin Kim knew his life was over.

He huddled on the floor of the empty compartment because crying while seated on the actual seats did not satisfy his current level of woe. He was only eleven, but never had he been more certain of a fact than now. His life was over .

The entire morning was a horrible blur of dramatic screaming, mostly on his part, as he clung to his Nintendo Super Comboy and locked himself in his room, all the while ignoring his parents as they alternated between pleading and demanding his cooperation.

If someone had been passing the Kim residence that morning, many interesting exclamations would have been heard.

Things like: “I don't want to be a wizard, Dad!”

And: “Mario isn't a wizard!”

And: “I want to be plumber!”

He vaguely remembered screaming those along with a litany of other nonsense, he’d admit to that. Okay. It was not one of his finest moments.

However, he felt it was justified considering how his family had literally railroaded him into wizard boarding school with almost no consideration for his social life. Sure, magic was cool. But who was going to play Super Mario World with him? He knew how these things worked, incoming witches and wizards generally fit into two categories: 1. Muggleborns or half-bloods who were raised closer to their muggle roots and were going to be too in-awe of the new environment to appreciate the good old simple fun from their world or 2. Purebloods and those already extensively exposed to magic and would have literally no clue what was happening in the muggle world, particularly in the matter of technology.

Seokjin was both fortunate and unfortunate enough to fall into an odd median between the two. While his father was a pureblood wizard of respectable lineage, he had also inherited the rebellious streak from his own father, who had emigrated from Korea in lieu of continuing the family trade as mediwizards, a respectable career for a Chungin class wizard (Seokjin never understood the class division of the Korean Wizarding World, much like he didn't understand the obsession with blood purity here in the U.K.). In any case, Seokjin’s father had taken rebellion one step further and had not only married a muggle woman but had also chosen a mundane career path as a baker.

That was not to say his upbringing was completely devoid of magic. His father had maintained close ties with their family back in Korea, and Seokjin had spent many a happy summer there.

However, one momentous event last year had taken his life on a whole new path. For his 10th birthday, his uncle, while on business in Korea, had managed to pick up a revolutionary game system, the Nintendo Super Comboy.

And his young life was forever changed.

He swore his allegiance to the magnificence that was Mario and the rest of the adorable pixelated crew in Super Mario World, and that was the end of that.

It may have taken several months of groveling on his uncle’s part, but his mother was now on speaking terms with her brother again, so Seokjin figured no harm no foul.

On one hand, yes he was borderline obsessed with the game system, but on the other, he finally had something that helped him connect with the neighborhood muggles his age. Finally, there was something that overcame even his eternal awkwardness, and over the past year, Seokjin could finally say he had a relatively close group of friends. Heck, he would even call Ken, a boy on his block, his best friend.

But now, all that came crashing down. His adventures in Mario’s world with his real life friends were over. Now, he had to start over from scratch, and with witches and wizards.

There was no hope.

His one consolation was that, as an olive branch (and last resort on his father’s part) for peace and his cooperation, he was able to bring his newly magicked Nintendo Super Comboy with him.

At least he would still have Mario.

Speaking of which, he might as well distract himself from his imminent social ostracization with some artificial friends. There will be plenty of time for intensive boyhood pains and feeling sorry for himself later.

However, just as he reached into his pouch containing the Comboy, which his father had also been kind enough to cast an Undetectable Extension Charm on, the door to his compartment slid open with a loud bang to reveal two boys his age.

Seokjin could feel his eyes blinking rapidly, a terrible nervous habit he’d never been able to break. Bloody hell. He wasn't supposed to let anyone know about the pouch, but here he was, shoulders deep in the bag.

His dad was going to kill him.

Both the newcomers silently stared at him. He'd give them a pass. He sure wouldn't know what to do if he were to open a door and come face to face with a sorry looking kid huddling on the floor of a train compartment, half inside a small pouch, face still probably covered in dried tear stains, blinking aggressively.

His whole life was awkward. His father killing him would be merciful.

“Can I help you?” he asked, because his mother raised him better.

The tall, lankier one was the first to answer, although his eyebrows were furrowed in confusion, “Do you mind if we sit here? Everyone up front seems to be making a ruckus about some student being here. It was getting too noisy.”

The whole time Lanky was talking, his friend, a pale, waif-like boy, was giving both Seokjin and his companion extremely dubious looks, like he couldn't decide whether or not he should remain in either of their presence any longer.

“No, go right ahead. There's no one else in here. Except me, I mean. I'm here. Just me.”

“Okay… yeah.” Lanky slid into the room after a short pause, cautiously easing into the bench across from Seokjin.

His friend was a little more reluctant to enter. He turned to look down the train, as if deciding between the pros and cons of going to find another compartment, but ultimately seemed to decide against it as he heaved an impressive sigh and stomped in to collapse next to his friend. He was certainly an interesting character, since the second his butt made contact with the seat, all energy seemed to leak out of him, leaving just enough for him to lazily lift a leg and ease the door close with his foot.

There was an awkward silence. Well, correction, Seokjin was awkward, Lanky was clearly uncomfortable, and Lumpy seemed perfectly fine once he’d melted into the seat. In fact, Seokjin wasn't even sure if he was even awake anymore. Wow. That was fast.

Which was why he jumped and almost dropped the Comboy he was finally pulling out when Lumpy broke the silence, apparently not asleep like he’d thought, “Why are you sitting on the floor?”

Well, here was his chance. New place, new people, new Seokjin Kim.

‘Seokjin-ah, you can do it,’ he thought to himself. ‘Don't be weird. Short and sweet is the way to go.’

But instead, he opened his mouth and cemented his lot in life, “Well, you see, I'm going through a bit of a tough spot right now. My life is over, and I just didn't feel that I could really enjoy the seat properly, and the floor felt like a much better place to mope. Just mope. Not cry. I wasn’t crying. I could move to the seat if it bothers you.”

“I really don't give a shit what you do, mate. I was just asking ‘cause this idiot’s dying to know, but won't ask you until it's too late, and I can't sleep while he’s fidgeting.”

Seokjin honestly didn't have a response for that.

The boy didn't bother to open his eyes as he continued, “Now that that’s out of the way, I'm going to take my nap, now. Don't either of you talk to me until we get to the school or food comes. We good? Good.”

He then proceeded to further melt into his seat and slip into oblivion.

Glancing over to Lanky, Seokjin was slightly comforted to see the boy staring in shocked horror at his friend.

“Is he always like that?”

“Yeah. Pretty much.” He looked back Seokjin. “I'm Kim - I mean, I'm Namjoon Kim, by the way, and he's Yoongi Min. Sorry about… actually, I have no idea what I'm apologizing for, but I feel like I should…”

“I'm Seokjin Kim. And if anything I should apologize.”

“For?”

“I don't know? Sitting on the floor? Being awkward?”

“Well, if we all go through life trying to live up to the expectations of society, that would be a whole lot of extra work, wouldn't it?”

Seokjin silently stared at the boy, who had just said what he did with a completely straight face.

‘What?’ he thought.

“What?” he said after a moment’s consideration.

The boy — his name was Namjoon, Seokjin tried to remind himself — gave a little uncomfortable wriggle in his seat before answering, “I mean, I'm sure you have a perfectly good reason why you're sitting on the floor. I don't know your situation so who am I to judge what you're doing.”

“Huh.” Seokjin continued to inspect Namjoon. He came to a very solid conclusion. “You're an odd one, aren't you?”

“Yoongi always said that I don't know when to stop and that I should probably learn to shut the fuck up.”

“Your friend sounds like a real charmer.”

“He grows on you.”

“Like fungus, I'm sure.”

The other boy only shrugged nonchalantly in response.

Another silence fell over the compartment, although this time it was slightly less awkward than before. Namjoon was fiddling with the hem of his robes, which were a nice change from the usual attire of British wizards. Seokjin noticed the similarity of the two boys’ clothes and those worn by the boys in his grandparents’ neighborhood, so he assumed the boys weren’t locals. Not to mention he’d noticed Namjoon’s earlier slip in starting the introduction with his surname.

He wondered about how to start up a conversation when it came to him. He immediately perked up and beamed brightly at Namjoon.

“Speaking of mushrooms, you want to see something cool?”

And that was the end of that. At some point over the next few hours, Seokjin finally pulled himself off of the floor and onto a seat, and Namjoon had slowly migrated from the increasingly squashed seat, as the sleeping Yoongi began to ooze over and claim more of the bench, to sit next to Seokjin. Both boys were deeply immersed in the game as Seokjin struggled to advance in the level while simultaneously answering the myriad of questions Namjoon threw his way.

They worked through a rough patch earlier when a still confused Namjoon had scoffed at the game, and the threat of a resurgence of waterworks from Seokjin ended that train of thought rather quickly.

They hit another bump in the road to Mario when Namjoon tried to apply some overly philosophical meaning to the pixelated characters. Seokjin nipped that at the bud with a deadpanned, “Sometimes a goomba is just a goomba, Namjoon.”

Eventually, they settled into a comfortable pattern which alternated between discussing gameplay and story, Seokjin slapping a bruise into Namjoon’s shoulder whenever Namjoon managed to wrangle the controls from him, and talking about themselves whenever activities permitted.

By the time the food cart rolled around, Seokjin knew that Namjoon came from a relatively affluent family, who were pretty active in politics as was expected of those in the Yangban class in Korea. He and Yoongi were both sent to study at Hogwarts rather than somewhere closer to home as a means to increase their families’ relations abroad. However, despite both being from the same class, from what Seokjin could make of what wasn't being said, Yoongi was from either a branch family or something of the sort and was from a completely different economic background than Namjoon.

In spite of this possible point of contention, both boys had grown up together and remained close friends. Based on this, Seokjin decided he was going to give the prickly character a chance, first impression notwithstanding.

As for Yoongi, it was almost magical how the second the creaking of the food cart was barely audible from their compartment, his eyes eased open without necessitating any involvement from the compartment’s other occupants.

However, Seokjin couldn't help but note with some trepidation that the casual malaise that seemed to cling to the boy’s every movement was contrasted by the sharp gleam in his eyes as he took in the sight of Seokjin and Namjoon huddling over the game.

Not that Seokjin was intimidated or anything.

Maybe just a little.

“Oh, good. Yoongi, you're up.” Namjoon noted, still keeping an eye on the characters and waiting for the next chance to grab the controller.

“You made a friend.” Yoongi’s tone could be considered disbelief, if one overlooked the lazy drawl.

Namjoon looked over and glared in response. Seokjin didn't voice it aloud, just to save his new friend some dignity, but the pout he was throwing at the boy across from him was more on the cute end of the spectrum. He hoped he wasn't aiming for stern.

He failed miserably if he was.

“Shut up. I could make friends. Seokjin, tell him you're my friend.”

“Um… I'm his friend,” Seokjin obliged.

Okay, now the look that Yoongi was throwing their way was just plain rude.

Seokjin raised his eyebrows back at the boy and stared, for a lack of a better response. Ha, that should show him. Seokjin totally had a handle on the situation. He’d never lost a staring contest in his life, and Yoongi had another thing coming if he thought he was starting today.

Of course, the traitor, Namjoon, took his momentary distraction as an invitation to reclaim the controller.

No, just no. Not happening.

The following scuffle was not going to win him any cool points with Namjoon’s judgmental shadow, but this was his game, okay?

And since the universe apparently had it out for him, he was in the middle of contemplating biting Namjoon’s hand because the boy was just that persistent, when the compartment door slid open again, this time revealing the round face of a boy their age. Everyone froze — well, Yoongi wasn't really moving to begin with — and stared at the newcomer.

While he was clearly shocked silent by the hectic scene inside the compartment, it was still clear that the boy was also rather distressed by the barely concealed tears in his eyes.

“You need something?” Yoongi’s gruff voice broke the silence.

Seokjin sent him a stink eye, not that he thought Yoongi cared, but would it kill him to have a heart?

The boy at the door seemed to wilt under their collective gazes but still managed to ask, “Have you seen a toad? My toad’s run off, again, and I can't find him anywhere.”

“Sorry,” Seokjin hurriedly answered before Yoongi could open his mouth. Who knows what kind of remarks would come out if he did. “We haven't seen any toads.”

“Oh,” the boy deflated even more, “I'll just keep looking.”

“Actually, you want some help with that,” Yoongi asked.

Seokjin stared at him in surprise.

“Yeah, Namjoon here loses stuff all the time. He's got plenty of experience looking for shit. He wouldn't mind helping you out, right, Namjoon? Oh, and, Namjoon, you mind grabbing me something from the food cart while you're at it? Something sweet. I don't care what.”

Of course.

It didn't surprise Seokjin when Namjoon stood to do just that with only a wary glare thrown Yoongi’s way.

As Namjoon ushered the boy out the doorway and off to who knows where, Seokjin managed to catch part of their conversation. The new boy was obviously still unsure about the turn of events.

“You really don't have to do this! I’ll just keep looking. Trevor usually turns up on his own. Um, I'm Neville Longbottom, by the way,” the boy said, his voice fading as they wandered away from the compartment.

Inside, however, the atmosphere abruptly turned cold. Yoongi didn't move, but the entire weight of his gaze fell on Seokjin. And with no Namjoon as a distraction, Seokjin was left wide eyed and clutching his controller.

“Look. I don't know you, but Namjoon? I think you’ve talked with him enough to realize some things, right?”

“He takes Mario way too seriously?”

Yoongi just raised his eyebrow before continuing, “I don't know how things work for you British wizards, but back home things aren't so straightforward. Did Namjoon mention his family?”

“Not really, but I guess they’re something of a big deal? You guys are Yangban , right?”

“Mm-hm. So, consider this a warning, this whole thing, coming to Hogwarts, studying abroad, was Namjoon’s idea, his father doesn't really approve of this. And he sure as hell isn’t going to approve of you.”

Seokjin began to bristle at this, “So are you telling me I can't be friends with him? Because you can take that and shove it — ”

Yoongi gave a short laugh, “No. I'm giving you a warning. Namjoon’s a lot more sensitive than he looks, and I just don't want to deal with the shitstorm later when things go to shit because some pansy-ass decides that there are easier things to do than be friends with a Yangban politician’s son.”

Seokjin stared for a moment.

He wanted to open his mouth and refute the implied accusation.

But the thing was, Seokjin had been to Korea enough times to get the gist of what Yoongi was saying. He had seen firsthand the unspoken but strictly upheld social expectations. He had heard rumors, more horror stories really, of what happens to those who crossed those of higher power. And ultimately, that was all it was, here it was all about blood purity, but there it was about class power. Both were something completely out of people’s control and Seokjin didn't understand it.

He knew himself. He wasn't complicated, and what he wanted was simply a comfortable existence. Conflict was difficult to avoid, of course, but he always tried his best to avoid situations that increased the likelihood.

Situations like these.

Namjoon apparently was going to throw a wrench in his plans for quietly powering through Hogwarts and bailing the second h e graduated.

But here, Yoongi was giving him an out.

Seokjin studied the boy for a moment. He was speaking from experience, Seokjin was sure. There would be consequences to being of an elite class without the financial backings expected of it. He was sure the other boy didn't have it easy either, but he still managed to maintain a friendship with Namjoon.

Suddenly, a wave of some unnamed emotion shook him as he really took in the situation. He thought of his grandfather and what he must have been thinking when he left his home. He thought of his father and mother for some odd reason.

In the end he thought about Yoongi, and he was grateful. Yeah, he could see why Namjoon liked him, in all his prickly glory.

Instead of answering, Seokjin reached into his pouch and pulled out his lunch boxes — his mom knew he was a bottomless pit.

“You want some ddeokpokki?” he asked.

“What?”

“It's really good. Mom always adds octopus because I said fish cakes alone were boring.”

The confusion on Yoongi’s face was the most expressive he’d been all day.

He took a moment to digest what Seokjin said before opening his mouth and trying again, “What?”

“You told Namjoon to get something sweet. The cart lady only has snacks, I should know, I made dad tell me all about the food here. You shouldn't eat sweets on an empty stomach. So, you want some ddeokpokki? I think I have some sandwiches, too.”

Yoongi blinked at him, “Did you not hear anything I just said? What the fuck, mate?”

“Of course I did. I just assume you and Namjoon are going to be a packaged deal. And you're too skinny anyway. Also, did you know you curse a lot?”

Yoongi stared at him.

He let the Yoongi mull things over and busied himself looking for some utensils. They were going to have to share the chopsticks, he guessed.

“What kind of sandwiches do you have?” Yoongi asked finally.

Seokjin smiled and happily went about describing his lunch.

By the time Namjoon got back, Yoongi was munching away at the ddeokpokki, while Seokjin was sulking with the sandwiches. He only offered someof the rice cakes, not all. Yoongi chose to deliberately ignore his attempts at reclaiming them.

“Did you get my sweets?” Yoongi asked.

“Did you find his toad?” Seokjin followed with what he felt was a much more pertinent question.

Rather than respond, Namjoon chucked two pumpkin pastries and a chocolate frog at Yoongi’s head. Only a pastry made contact but bounced harmless off the side of the boy’s head. Yoongi squinted at Namjoon, eyes promising future retribution.

Namjoon ignored him. Although he did throw a few odd looks between Yoongi, Seokjin, and the extra food.

“We didn't find the toad, but we ran into some girl who insisted on helping out. So I left Neville with her and came back,” he said, finally.

“That's too bad. I hope he finds his toad soon,” Seokjin said. “You want a sandwich? I would offer ddeokpokki but some people don't know the meaning of the word ‘share’.”

Yoongi didn't even bother to acknowledge his statement.

As for Namjoon, he continued to look back and forth between the two boys, “So… that's it?”

“What’s it? I have some gamja-jorim, but mom didn't pack a lot of side dishes.”

“No, I mean…” Namjoon trailed off and glanced over at Yoongi.

Yoongi just shook his head, “You can't have the ddeokpokki.”

“Yes, he can! It’s not yours, anyway.”

With purposefully slow movement, Yoongi picked up a rice cake and stuffed the entire thing in his mouth while holding eye contact with Seokjin.

The asshole.

If anything, Namjoon looked more confused by the interaction, “No, I meant to say, what are — ”

He stopped as abruptly as he started, still giving them odd looks. Then he just shrugged and slumped back in his seat.

“You know what? Never mind. Can I have a sandwich?”

Seokjin handed him one, and that was the end of that.

The rest of the train ride was a relatively quiet one, although much more comfortable than before. Yoongi was even kind enough to share a pumpkin pastry with Seokjin and Namjoon, although that may have had to do more with taking the opportunity to hit the lightly dozing Namjoon in the face with the sweet.

The girl who had helped Neville earlier had stopped by at some point and reminded them to change into their school robes, which they did with little complaint.

By the time they were struggling into the rickety little boats that were supposed to carry them to the school, Seokjin would say that he had a relatively solid understanding of the two other boys and would happily call them both friends.

Their boat ended up being only the three of them, since Seokjin was sitting next to Namjoon, and Yoongi just glared at anyone who dared approach him.

And when their boat rounded the bend in the lake and the entirety of the castle became visible, Seokjin had to grudgingly give it to his dad; Hogwarts was pretty cool.

It also gave him a good chance to study Namjoon’s dimples as he took in the sight.

On the other hand, the castle quickly lost points once they were off the boats and were lined up to enter the castle. Seokjin promised himself he would apologize to Namjoon later for the bruises on his arm and the ringing in his ears, when he screamed and latched onto the boy as the ghosts came through the wall to observe the First Years.

He wouldn't be holding his breath for Yoongi’s apology for the scratches on his and Namjoon’s backs from the same incident, though. He was just grateful the other boy didn't rip their school robes in his fright.

When the bustling of the students died down and they were finally ushered into the Great Hall, Seokjin was only mildly surprised to hear it was going to be a hat that was sorting them into their respective houses. His father did mention that the sorting process wasn't going to be anything taxing or painful, unlike what the rumors implied.

What he was surprised with was the hat’s singing. But before they knew it, names were being called and one by one the students sat down on the stool, and when their houses were announced, went to their respective tables.

It was only when Professor McGonagall called, “Kim, Namjoon,” that Seokjin realized he was still clinging onto the other boy’s arm.

He quickly let go, but automatically straightened Namjoon’s robes before backing off and letting the boy make his way to the center of the hall.

It was a few long minutes before the crease in the hat opened and called, “ Slytherin !”

Seokjin was probably the only unsorted student who was clapping along with the students at the green table. Yoongi rolled his eyes at his antics, but he didn't pay the spoilsport any mind. He wanted to show his support. Namjoon was still his first friend at Hogwarts, after all.

And he knew to appreciate Mario.

He didn't have too much time to cheer, since as soon as Namjoon was seated, a sharp call rang for, “Kim, Seokjin.”

Seokjin quickly made his way over, only pausing to smile shakily at Yoongi.

Once seated, the hat was quickly settled over his head, obscuring his view of the hall.

“Ha! Not too keen on Hogwarts, are you? Well, can't say this is a first, but definitely not something I've seen all too often,” he heard the hat’s voice in his head.

“I’m sorry. If it's any consolation, I wouldn't have been happy with any wizarding school.” He hoped he hadn't hurt the hat’s feelings… did hats have feelings? Surely a singing one would have some level of sentience.

The hat chuckled, “No harm done, child. You didn't want to leave your friends, isn't that right? It's good to see one with a level of conscientiousness. Now where to put you, hm?”

Seokjin didn't know what to say, but he thought of Namjoon and Yoongi. He didn't care where he ended up, but they were his friends and since he’d decided it, he was going to keep them. So it didn't really matter which house he was in, he was going to make it work.

“A tenacious one, aren't you? Keeping friendships between houses won't be an easy task. It will mean a lot of hardships.”

Seokjin shook his head slightly. He didn't care. He knew it was going to be hard work from the beginning. Yoongi even warned him.

“So be it. In that case, better be-”

“ Hufflepuff !” The hat called out.

He quickly took off the hat and gingerly placed it back on the stool. As he was making his way over to the Hufflepuff’s table, he tried catching Namjoon’s eye, but the other boy was staring hard at the plate in front of him.

‘What's wrong with him,’ Seokjin wondered. He kept trying to get Namjoon’s attention until he heard Yoongi’s name being called.

“Min, Yoongi.”

It would be a lie to say he wasn't shocked when the hat barely touched Yoongi’s head before calling out, “ Huffepuff !”

Yoongi frowned the whole way over to Seokjin. It was much less shocking when he all but shoved over a boy already seated next to Seokjin to make room for himself.

Seokjin debated apologizing to the other Hufflepuff, Justin Finch-Fletchley, but gave that idea up when Yoongi crowded his personal space to squint aggressively in his face.

“We have a problem.”

“Yeah. You've killed my personal space bubble. Please back off, Yoongi. I can't take you seriously when you're this close.”

Yoongi did sit back a bit, but his squint was all the more intense, “This is all your fault.”

“Wait, what's the problem exactly?” He thought about what Yoongi said for a moment and added, “And how is it my fault?”

“Why the hell am I in Hufflepuff!”

“How should I know? Wait, was that a rhetorical question?”

“That wasn't a question. This is me explaining the problem to you. I am here. That's not suppose to happen. The only reason I went along with this whole thing was to look out for Namjoon. You don't understand. I don't care how many tests say he's a certified genius, that idiot is a fucking dumbass. I can't watch his sorry ass if I'm stuck over here!”

“You know, it's probably thoughts like that that landed you in Hufflepuff.”

“What?”

“Weren't you listening to the hat?”

“It’s a fucking singing hat!”

“Well, it was singing for a reason! Hardworking and loyal, Yoongi. Those are the traits of Hufflepuff. You were probably all worried about Namjoon. No wonder the hat sorted you so quickly.”

Yoongi stared at him for a minute before uttering a very vehement, “Fuck!”

Seokjin was just about to bring up Yoongi’s unnecessary excess use of expletives again when all around them loud excited whispers broke out. He and Yoongi looked around in confusion before he caught the Macmillan kid saying, “Is that really Harry Potter?”

He turned just in time to see the dark tuft of hair on a small figure disappear under the sorting hat.

“Huh,” he said, mostly to himself, “I forgot he was starting school this year.”

“Who's that? Is he famous or something? They were making a big fuss about him earlier on the train.”

“Oh, yeah. I forgot you and Namjoon aren't from around here.”

“So, he's famous?”

“That's an understatement. I'll tell you guys later. Now, about Namjoon, I don't think you're giving him enough credit. The hat put him there for a reason. I'm sure he'll do fine.”

“You have no idea. He’s known as the God of Destruction back home for a reason.”

“Okay. You're going to have to tell me the story behind that later, but what are you so worried about. He still has us. We’re just in different houses, not planets.”

Yoongi gave him a blank stare, “You sure he knows that?”

Seokjin eyes widened in surprise, “What? Yes! He should — I mean — we were…”

He looked over at the Slytherin table where Namjoon was clearly ignoring them.

Seokjin felt his whole face pinch into what he could only assume was an expression of complete and utter dismay.

“That fucking dumbass!”

Yoongi reached over and patted him on the back, “Welcome to the club.”

And so it was that while the rest of the student body began to belt out Hoggy Warty Hogwarts , Seokjin occupied himself by glaring holes into the back of Namjoon’s head. Yoongi was seemingly too busy judging the entire British wizarding world to sing along with everyone.

Dinner came and went, and the students were told to follow the prefects to their dormitories. Seokjin couldn’t help but feel an odd sense of emptiness while taking in the sight of Namjoon as he continued to avoid looking at the two of them.

This simply would not do.

As a public service announcement, it should be noted that two very determined Hufflepuffs on a mission were a terrifying sight to behold.

It took one week and several hours of stalking later, but Yoongi and Seokjin were finally able to corner Namjoon. Although, they had a slight hitch in their plans when one of the Slytherins, a Theodore Nott, had taken it as a personal slight that two seemingly inoffensive first-year Hufflepuffs had the gall to attempt to abscond with one of his housemates. The entire thing came to head in an unfortunately public setting.

One thing was made readily clear from the encounter: Pureblood children were not often faced with good-old, physical threats in a schoolyard confrontation.

What Yoongi lacked in physicality, he made up for in pure, rage-fueled ferocity. He fought like a berserker with nothing to lose.

Seokjin, being a loyal and conscientious friend, made sure to hold onto Yoongi’s wand and cloak for safekeeping as Yoongi single-handedly destroyed all preconceptions about House Hufflepuff in one vicious swoop, colorful profanity and all.

Fortunately, the incident was largely swept under the rug by both parties present, mainly due to mutually assured shame.

The Hufflepuffs were simply not ready to have their peaceful reputation so utterly tarnished, while the Slytherins simply couldn't admit defeat to the badgers, and first years no less.

And, yet, despite the embarrassment from the entire fiasco, Namjoon remained mulishly doubtful of the sincerity of their friendship. It took some effort on Seokjin’s part not to allow Yoongi to beat some sense into their idiot friend, but the time of violence was over. Also, Seokjin wasn't really sure how effective the physical persuasion would be with someone who actually grew up with Yoongi.

He mentioned as much to his still fuming housemate, and Yoongi responded with a loud, “Well, you talk to him! I'm out!”

Yoongi emphatically grabbed both his robe and wand back from Seokjin and proceeded to storm away, leaving in his wake a hallway full of petrified Hufflepuffs, not all of whom were first years.

Seokjin took Namjoon’s momentary distraction by Yoongi’s dramatic exit as a good opportunity to take him by the hand and drag him away to a more secluded area. They ended up in an empty classroom, where Seokjin immediately shoved Namjoon into a chair and all but sat on him to get him to stay.

He made a point to look directly into the taller boy’s eyes as he spoke, “Namjoon, listen to me, okay? I'm not smart like you, and I don't have a way with words like you, so don't expect anything fancy, but you are going to listen to what I have to say. Understood?”

Namjoon nodded at him, probably shocked silent by his forward approach.

“You asked me to tell Yoongi that I was your friend when we were on the train, remember?”

Namjoon nodded again, blushing slightly at the reminder.

“I have to admit, I probably didn't really mean it at the time, because you know, that's a weird request and all. But, after you left, you know what Yoongi told me?”

Namjoon shook his head.

“He said that being your friend was a hassle. And he's right. You are a problem and a half, Namjoon. You're stubborn, too smart for your own good, and without enough common sense to figure your way around people. Your family is going to hate my guts, probably more than they do Yoongi’s. And you don’t even have the decency to appreciate this.”

Namjoon only stared at him. Seokjin continued before the other boy could process his words enough to be hurt.

“But, you know what? Yoongi thinks you’re worth the hassle, okay?”  

Namjoon continued to stare.

“And I think you’re pretty cool, too. You listened to me go on about Mario and still wanted to play. You’re a weirdo. And I’m awkward. But I like you. So I think you’re worth it, too. Okay? Nod if you understand.”

Namjoon nodded, eyes glistening slightly.

“So, I’m saying it again and I really, really mean it now. You are my friend, Namjoon. And that means I'm going to be here, whether you like it or not. And as Yoongi would put it, fuck the houses .”

Namjoon gave a little choked laugh. Seokjin couldn’t help but lean in to hug him.

“You might be stubborn, Namjoon, but I’ll have you know I’m pretty stubborn, too. I already decided. I’ll always be here for you, okay?”

It took a few seconds, but eventually he heard Namjoon whisper, “Okay.”

Seokjin smiled and released...

… a breath he didn't realized he was holding.

He didn’t know how much time had passed, how long he had been lost in memory.

It was good, he thought to himself.

Not always, of course, but it had been really good. He was lucky to have them, his friends. They were all stupid, idiot goof-balls, but they were his, and he wouldn't change any second of it even knowing the end. It was probably him being naive, but Seokjin couldn’t work up the slightest doubt that it had all been worth it.

He got to say good-bye, even.

Who knew how many were lucky enough to get even that. He wanted more, though. He wished he had said something to Yoongi and Jimin before running off, but at least he was sure Yoongi understood. And the younger boys, Merlin, he hoped they were all okay. But, Taehyung and Hoseok weren’t even in a house with anyone else.

Please, please, please, don’t let them do anything stupid.

At least with Jungkook, Seokjin was certain that Namjoon wouldn’t have run off without making sure the youngest in their group was safe.

And, Namjoon. Seokjin bit his lips as he tried to ignore the pangs of guilt. He never intended to break his promise.

Maybe someday Namjoon will forgive him.

Special thanks to allourheroes for cleaning up my writing mess.

[biminie]

KPOP TAG GAME!!

I was tagged by @trendylesbian thank you sweetie <3

Ultimate bias: Jimin from BTS and Lisa from BlackPink and Sungwoon from Wanna One/Hotshot

Ultimate bias wrecker: Jin is wrecking Jimin so hard these times but I’m a loyal hoe

Favorite kpop song: mhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm... right now it’s I loved you by Day6 and Gashina by Sunmi

First kpop song: omfg idk probably Hands up by 2pm or Ring Ding Dong by Shinee

Favorite kpop album/single: WINGS and HYYH: young forever by BTS and........other than that all my faves are singles idk why

Favorite kpop ship: honestly I ship every ship in bts but my fave is vminkook, and also Jennie and Lisa are cute, and Eunha and Sana are girlfriends #confirmed

Hard stan or soft stan: soft stan? I hope......

Favorite kpop company: Bighit is less bad than the others when the boys get injuried but still I’m more into their performers than into a company... I don’t understand stanning a company

Backstory of how you got into kpop: honestly I first got into kdramas for Lee Jong suk then I watched To the Beautiful you and Dream High and got into the 2nd gen of kpop and then into the 3rd

I’m tagging @jihyped @bts-bi  @mincute @lesbianblossomjimin @jiminslattae @dyegu @saltyauntsuga @lesbianbts @hobislobster @ghosttypejoon @whyparkjimin @aeiryka-v01 @pinkhairjiwoo @satellite-jeon and everyone who wants to do it <3

[poshtae]

Aside from KV, do you ship anyone else?

Ah yes :)

Yoonmin (my 2nd fave otp, smol and smol)

Vmin (literally forced me to ship them why are they like dis)

Jikook (’every once in a while’, I lie even as I read too much jikook fics )

Namjin (is always there in the bg so im used to it)

For a moment I shipped Tae with Mark Tuan (can u imagine all that beauty in one room lmao)

Taegi ( daegu bois who couldnt be more diff and are always arguing over sth)

Vminkook (BITCH….I’ll die for this one…THE ULTIMATE OT3)

[swiftietae13]

Ayoko talaga i-ship to eh. Pero ba't any cute ng picture na 'to??? Waaahhhh Kapit lang my babies VMinKook. Kayo pa din ultimate OTP ko lols. #TaeGum Tae and Park Bogum Tae and his boys hahaha