#why does this feel so accurate to them predebut

[incorrect-straykids]

Minho: I’ll be famous one day, but for now I’m stuck in this house with a bunch of morons.

[camill45]

trying to guess stray kids rising signs because i’m bored

(wrote a whole essay for hyunjins because his chart is to confusing) ALSO I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL. THIS IS JUST SOMETHING FUN I WANTED TO DO. also probably some grammar mistakes i’m sorry😪

bangchan- confirmed gemini rising!❤️it really comes out when he has to talk in award shows and or interviews because he’s always given me a very social person (i hope that makes sense)

lee know- confirmed gemini or scorpio rising (i feel like he’s more of a gemini rising) even though they are more know to be sociable (like i said for bangchan) i think his HEAVY SCORPIO PLACEMENTS makes him much more of a quiet person when it comes to meeting new people.

changbin-taurus rising. i know he gives off scorpio rising to a lot of people but he’s never given me the intense aura scorpios do (i mean you can usually tell when someone has scorpio placements in their chart) he’s always given me that very approachable, cancer like energy. which could come from his cancer mercury. so to go with that i would say taurus or maybe (very unlikely though) cancer rising.

hyunjin- okay. this is the one i keep going all over the place for. because, depending on the time. he could be a libra moon, and even more instead of a pisces sun, a aries sun. (if they do a fancall someone please ask him for his birth time 😪) i’m just going to say, i did consider him a taurus rising at one point but it just didn’t fit to me. he’s very hard working like one but i think it comes from his virgo moon. he doesn’t really give me a leo rising either. (i know his hair is a big thing but still, he’s never given me that. besides people talk about his hair more than he does himself.) personally, i think he’s a sagittarius rising or cancer rising. while i don’t think his midheaven is in virgo (he definitely has a fire sign mid heaven, but maybe it’s just the mars in aries, possible aries sun, or even the possible fire sign rising in him making me think that) i think he fits more of a cancer rising. his midheaven would be in aries which, to me makes more sense than virgo if he was a sagittarius rising. midheaven is usually all about career, so with his aries midheaven he’s very firery on stage, which is very true! also cancers are know for their rounder faces like the moon, (example itzy’s chaeryeong) and sometimes hyunjins face seems rounder (mainly in predebut photos/ videos.) plus his visuals are very soft, which could come from all that pisces in him!😭 this is to hard with so many factors to consider. (if you couldn’t tell i have a cancer moon and rising😭)

han-okay, i can only picture han with TWO rising signs. aquarius or leo. honestly after hyunjin, his rising sign is so confusing for me too… he has the possible chance to have the exact same chart as felix but they give really different vibes in the way that i know that han is a pisces moon. someone please ask them for their birth times!!

felix-maybe it’s the libra mercury and venus BUT, he just gives me libra rising. in interviews a lot he’s much more calm, with still having a personality that makes everyone wanna be around him. i’m sorry i don’t know any libras so this might not be accurate for him and chan! my second guess is cancer. i don’t have an explanation for this one but i get that vibe off of him too. (like hyunjin)

seungminn-okay so. majority of the placements in our charts are trine (besides our conjunct moons and his venus being libra with mine in pisces) i don’t why i had to mention that but i did.😭 but with that said i can only see seungmin with three rising signs: taurus, gemini, sagittarius. i know a a few people with sagittarius placements and they act like him so much it’s crazy😭 with taurus, he is really calm! i have never seen him get crazy all that much. which is the same thing i have seen with alot of taurus risings (example seulgi from red velvet, i don’t see her ever get to loud) and with gemini, again i don’t know i just wouldn’t be surprised if he was like a lot people in stray kids.

i.n-okay, three options again. sagittarius, capricorn, or aries. with aries it might be his aries venus but i know a lot of aries and they act just like him (karina from æspa also has a aries venus and you can see it with her cancer moon but that’s a story for another) he’s usually, well specially during video on the skz chanel, doing his own thing and keeping to himself. which i have noticed a lot of people with aries placements do. now with sagittarius, again i don’t have a explanation for this one, just gut feelings (i am no professional in astrology just have to clarify). capricorn, again that independence, and also very down to earth like one. edit: nevermind i can see him being a taurus rising, idk why but i js thought of it

that’s it!!❤️ i’ll probably redo it once i learn about more rising signs. also if you like, ask me to do other groups or just ask me abt stuff in general! i’ll try my best to do it. might do a girl group, won’t say which one though!!! BYEEE🤭

[hargrieve]

hargrieve’s fic recs — october

another month, another time period during which I forgot to read the many many sure-to-be-amazing haikyuu!! recs that I’ve gotten in my inbox over the past few months. someone come shake me and remind me of my roots please.

re the txt fic recs: I am a taegyuist, could you tell? genuinely not sorry about the taehyun-centric fics. am actively looking for more canon compliant or college au taegyu. please i am begging

thank you again for bearing with me as I hop from fandom to fandom! I know that the vast majority of people who follow this series of posts are haikyuu fans; I have not forsaken you yet. get ready for lots of rarepair recs in the coming months, since the rarepair exchange deadline is coming up mid-december :D

@ravenclawboys hello :3

FANDOMS: Haikyuu!!, Tomorrow x Together, You

haikyuu!!:

imposter syndrome by ely_su

ennoshita-centric + ennoshita/futakuchi close friendship (qpr?); rated T+; 11k words; 1/1; ennoshita pov

aromantic and asexual ennoshita figuring things out and coming out. canon compliant

this fic feels quite healing, and the ending was really emotionally satisfying

aro ace pride!!!!

Lost in Translation by rageprufrock

iwaoi; rated T+; 9.6k words; 1/1; iwaizumi pov

iwaizumi as a college student in california; oikawa in argentina

this fic is chock-full of delightful OCs, all of whom exhibit some kind of californian stereotype. ft our beloved iwa being iwa, ie emotionally dense log

as a california native who went to college in california, this was, like, so accurate

do not be put off by the lack of ao3 tags by this author; I can vouch that the fic was EXCELLENT

secrets from a girl-adjacent by minibobas

yachi-centric; rated G; 2k words; 1/1; yachi pov

yachi on growing up and figuring out her gender and sexuality

very touching, and I am sure this story resonates with a lot of people

go go nonbinary lesbians

tomorrow x together:

can you feel the rush by permutative (predebut)

beomgyu/taehyun; rated T+; 23k words; 3/3; taehyun pov

college au in which inexperienced taehyun asks known flirt beomgyu to teach him how to date

truly a college au to the core, from the extended friend groups to the library studying to the singing telegrams on valentine’s day. author is very talented and made me reminisce about college

lots of discussion about math. psets. integrals. Real Anal(ysis). I do not miss u-substitution

taehyun, when someone who is infamously flirtatious takes lots of time out of their schedule to teach you how to date, maybe it means something. did you ever think about that taehyun

dragonfruit by honeysigh

beomgyu/taehyun; rated T+; 10k words; 1/1; taehyun pov

college au in which whipped taehyun agrees to be vice president of beomgyu’s animal crossing club

no, like, taehyun is Down Terrible and beomgyu totally deserves it. writer writes them adorable. as they should

completely unironically, my favorite thing is when writers write background huening kai with a real personality. please. it is what our boy deserves

but i never stopped thinking about you, not even a day by trinitarias

beomgyu-centric; rated T+; 3.4k words; 1/1; beomgyu pov

canon divergent character study where beomgyu does not debut with tomorrox x together

moments of him with each of the band members, afterward

as a beomgyu kinnie: this is pain. like in a beautiful way, but. PAIN

stoplight! go, go by newaches (jsnoopy)

beomgyu/taehyun; rated T+; 2.9k words; 1/1; taehyun pov

canon compliant, where taehyun asks beomgyu to teach him how to kiss and we see all the complications that follow. remix of another fic from beomgyu’s pov

“But as much as he prides himself on his intelligence, no one ever warned him that a pretty boy’s mouth can make you go dumb.”

i’m shaking them by the shoulders. why don’t you just talk about your feelings huh. what are you suffering for

this one is also pain

you (tv series):

what a waste to say the heart could feel apart (or feel complete, baby) by zoeyclarke

love quinn-centric; rated G; 1.5k words; 1/1; love pov

the after-effects of the end of season 3 episode 10

pretty convinced that this is one of the best, if not the best, fic in the teeny tiny “you” fandom on ao3

recs I received in my inbox:

fixation by red_racer

sakuatsu; rated T+; 41k words; 5/5; atsumu pov

summary: “Atsumu develops a fixation on Sakusa Kiyoomi in high school but it’s just a phase, right? // In which Atsumu makes every excuse to hang out with Sakusa and against all odds, Sakusa lets him.”

perihelion by vastlight

atsuhina; rated T+; 23k words; 1/1

summary: “Atsumu sees him at sixteen, seventeen, twenty-two, twenty-five, compounded into one incredible monster of a being, compounded into one Hinata Shouyou. // Lessons in closing the distance of admiration.”

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[faakeid]

So... I read Jessica Jung’s Shine!

Hey guys! After so much drama to read this book I finally made it!! And here I am to talk a bit about my impressions with less spoilers as possible. Who’s excited?

So, basically, the book is written in Rachel’s (I will refer to her as non Jessica) POV and talks about her path to stardom into Kpop debut. She faces a lot of obstacles and drama and shows this road is not as easy as some people may think. 

When we read the first pages we have the impression her group already debuted and will show drama related to the formed group. But it’s not true. She spent seven years into DB company (non SM) concealing her life with practice and studies. If she hadn’t her family with her (mother, father and Leah/non Krystal), her journey would be pretty lonely. I mention that because she doesn’t have many friends as a trainee. Actually her “enemies” (or frenemies) are more constant than possible friendships in this world. Which is a heavy critic regarding the competition that surrounds Kpop universe. Although it must not be accurate to all idols, considering some may create real bounds. Or can they really? The book questions this a lot and since we see everything through non Sica’s eyes, we are sure those people she’s involved with are far from being her friends. 

But, in other hand it makes us reflect about the idols we know and stand. What’s the boundary between their relationships on and offscreen? Are they friends or even family like they preach or just work colleagues? Or they simply hate each other? The last part of the book shows it in a such brilliant way that compensated for the first half of the novel.

Jessica Jung (or the ghostwriter who condensated this, who knows) can be a sublty writer, showing clues that will be important later. Some scenes I found extremely cliché and made me think about give up. But later some of this cliché were explained later and it blowed my mind. So, yeah, Shine can be more than ir reveals on the surface.

The characters aren’t one sided. We see many layers of the most important of them like non Jessica, Jason (who may not be a literal portrait of any idol, really) and Mina (as the antagonist that also may not be a literal portrait of any idol. Or not??). They are, in some sort, believable and if you know how Kpop world works, consider as real people struggling to be on top and doing everything to get there.

Another point that made me enjoy the book was how it was adapted to our era. Even when EXO members talk about their predebut days (Baekhyun did this at Radio Star last year) they mention how communication and diet were restrict and how newer trainees have more advantages than them at that time. It made me think about the time Jessica and the other SNSD girls were trainees with less technology and access like we have now. But she could talk about it well and, if it wasn’t for a lot of details that point for Jessica and Krystal as characters, we could believe it talks about someone else entirely different. 

Maybe it’s the point that gets everyone in a positive or negative way. So, is everything she wrote true? Does the book spill tea? I believe there is, indeed, tea, although not the one people are looking for. At the aknowledgments, she thanked someone for listening her “many tea-spilling stories” (maybe the ghostwriter?). But, when I read, I felt the impression the reality surrounding the story was more focused on details regarding the company and many kpop fans are, somehow, aware of, than regarding facts surrounding people. 

There are family points that I also believe that happened. At least some of them. E.g: Jessica actually has twin sister friends she met at school. And she also studied in a private school. And something makes me think Leah’s description fits Krystal smoothly (at least her 12 year old version). 

The other parts seem too fanficished for me. I know about the competitiveness and secret dating but some things just seem made for the story to get more flavor and to move forward. But as fiction it’s entertaining.

So, do I advise people to read this? In general, yes why not? I feel like the romance construction is a bit off and there are lots of times the script cheates on non Jessica so she can get away from bad situations and there’s also questionable events that look too fictional to be real, but there are good points in it too. Talks about how have family by your side is important to hold you on bad times and support you and how you need to be aware of everyone else. 

For a book with a title called “Shine”, it’s pretty gloomy but a needed point of view about the raising marker Kpop became.

[malenctzen-blog]

appreciation post

my best friend heimo made an and accurate and high quality ‘100 reasons to appreciate jaehyun from nct’ post :].

1) He always seems to have a smile on his face. 2) That boi loves his pda 3) Look how talented he is, which is very 4) I love how he loves all his members 5) He looks so cute and smol and soft 6) He is actually not cute and smol and soft but is 7) That kinky lil' shit👀 i see u whiplash​​​ 8) i like how hes always somewhere in the back, so awkward 9) "I lived in America for four years, that's why I'm here, man" 10) Look how tall that cutie is 11) His laugh is so cute and precious 12) i wanna hug him, look at how huggable 13) His modeling skils make me squeal 14) His dancing is amazing 15) CHERRY BOMB AND THOSE VISUALS 16) His personality shines bright like a dimen 17) He's also vv weird i love it 18) hIS SKIN IS SO AMAZING AND PRETTY 19) his eyesmile omg 20) HIS SMILE IN GENERAL I MEAN DIMPLES 22) His hair is just perfect, like him, always 23) one word okok F I R E T R U C K 24) SO SO SWEET THAT BB IS 25) Looks good in abt 107% of things he wears 26) He's a man who can do both 27) His english is so cute 28) Always tries his best, which i love 29) HE WORKS SO HARD 30) Is a respectful lil nutter butter 31) aa that bb boys aegyo game 32) Shows his love for his fans 33) Isn't a troublemaker okok hes a good kid 34) pREDEBUT JAEHYUN GIVES ME HOPE 35) Also in love w taeyong and doyoung 36) Knows how to Aesthetic™ 37) IS NOT A FAKE ASS TYVM 38) Likes smol fluffy things, me too bb me too 39) Just looking at him comforts me thats weird ik but it happens 40) Is probably the type to be disgusted @ ppl for pouring milk first 41) Loves to hang out with pals 42) Doesn't hate on younger members 43) He invented beauty 44) Can go from precious to sexy in 0.00002 seconds 45) Good Bodied Baby™ 46) He can rap, sing, nd dance 47) He will always try to cheer people up 48) His arms are gr8 and amazing and make me question lyfe 49) His beautiful and intense stare 50) Even does aegyo to random fans and loves making them smile 51) Would sell his own soul for someone else's happiness 52) Is so soft yet masculine 53) Tries, but not to hard to where it's annoying or unappealing 54) Is the type to hand you the tissue box and hug you while watching a sad movie 55) Very much shows his expression 56) He has many many talents 57) He is bilingual, which impresses me 58) He loves the Dreamies 59) That boi can cook 60) He has a playful sort of aura to him​​​ 61) I love those creases by his nose when he smiles 62) He is a sly bb which i find adorable idky 63) He has always stood out to me 64) Is a loyal lil pal 65) Believes that loving fans is important, they are family 66) Every video of him just seems to make me smile 67) Amazing on Night Night 68) He can selca a selca like no other selca 69) He's perfect for low quality icons 70) Is the type that considers suicide after they hit an animal with their car 71) Can make any picture seem happy w his face 72) Is pretty extra, but it's cute 73) Would respond with how talented someone is based off their distracK,, and it was abt him 74) Would help someone short with short people problems 75) Everything abt him is pretty to me wOw 76) Also total boyfriend material 77) HIS EYES FASCINATE ME SO MUCH 78) HuGs & HuGs & HuGs & he loves hugs i mean 79) Would be a great father one day 80) He never gives up on trying to make others happy 81) Is the type to apologize at least 7 times and then ask if you're okay again 82) Did I mention Aegyo King??? 83) He can make many people question their gender and sexuality 84) Would be the type to say "Well, it's the thought that counts" 85) NEVER FORGETS LOVED ONES' BIRTHDAYS 86) Competes for Mom of the Group™ 87) He's really just a bean 88) His dark hair makes me cry at night w its beauty 89) I love his name does this count ? its truthful 90) You can make so many puns w his name, and puns are great 91) His whole existence is brighter than the sun 92) His whole existence is also hotter than the sun 93) okaybutlike,,lowkeyalwaysgettinthosedaddyvibesooPs 94) His teeth are so perfect and white and amazing 95) Has anyone else noticed how pretty his hands are or is that weird 96) Gets flustered with love confessions 97) Cute when he gets up in the morning, lets be honest 98) He's probably playing w a puppy rn 99) He gives me this warm tingly feeling inside my heart when i ses him 100) He's our amazing, one and only, Jung Yoon-Oh, aka Jaehyun from NCT, so ofc I love him, he deserves the world and so much more.