As June ends, Caregiver!Seventeen would like to say happy pride, little one!
- S.Coups, who takes you out to the store to buy you new clothes that fit the brand new you, the you you’ve always been.
- Jeonghan, who brushes your hair gently or cuts it just the way you want, without question. He knows how difficult hair can be and how presentation sometimes makes all the difference.
- Joshua, who is from L.A. and is very used to pride month, who takes you to a pride festival and makes sure to pack a backpack with all of your essentials -flags, fans, juice boxes, fruit snackies, and an emergency pacifier too!
- Jun, who reads those cheesy preschool books about animal kids with two mommies or daddies and reassures you that it’s okay to be you.
- Hoshi, who announces very loudly that you go by new pronouns now and he will bite anyone who disrespects that fact.
- Wonwoo, who doesn’t quite understand it at first, but reads up on queer issues and spaces and asks lots of questions to be the best daddy he can be.
- Woozi, who dresses you up every day in different flag colors, like you’re his own expensive little doll.
- The8, who draws pretty rainbow bubbles and butterflies and flags in chalk on the sidewalk with you.
- Mingyu, who plays with action figures with you and makes it known that it’s perfectly okay that the girl dolls like girl dolls and boy dolls like boy dolls. He tries to normalize queer themes through play, what an ally.
- DK, who sings lullabies to you and gives you lots and lots of hugs when you start to feel bad about yourself.
- Seungkwan, who teases you and makes outdated jokes, but it’s only out of love and support.
- Vernon, who always buys the newest Pride sneakers. Whether they be rainbow Vans or Converses with slogans on them, he makes sure you both step into pride month in style.
- Dino, who plays dress up with you and insists -from one diva to another- that clothes have no gender.
They’re very, very proud of you! Fly your flag and show your true colors! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜
hihi! if reqs are open, could you do choi san cg headcanons? specifically ones where the reader is very clingy and sensitive if thats alright :-)
A/N: oh my gosh!! i peep the profile picture… another danganronpa fan??? in 2025??? i shall give you a kiss on your forehead (if you’d like one), mwah mwah!!
San as your caregiver:
- San is everything you would want in a caregiver… he’s caring and kind, he’s big and strong, he listens to your thoughts and feelings, he’s empathetic and silly…
- He’s also a big baby. Maybe a bigger baby than you, the actual baby.
- If you cry, he cries because he hates seeing you cry, and now it’s a huge crybaby party and neither of you can stop crying noooo :(
- San lets you get away with EVERYTHING!! He has no backbone when it comes to you.
When he found out about your regression, you both had a big, big talk about your boundaries. That's a very important thing to San and wrote everything down so that he never, ever forgets. Ever.
- San might be intimidating and tall and scary but he’s really just a big softie. He doesn’t have a backbone when it comes to you; Whatever you ask for, he gives you. Whatever you wanna do, he's in. If you want candy for dinner... well, he supposes one single candy-supper won't hurt you...
- Cuddly!! Cuddly and cuddly and tactile, super duper tactile! He likes being close to people and he's very clingy. If you like cuddles and hugs, you'll love San!
- He literally likes to cling onto people. We’ve seen how he is with the rest of ATEEZ…
- (Honestly, an onlooker probably wouldn’t be able to tell which one of you is the regressor and which one is the caregiver)
- Cuts your food into cute shapes with those little cookie-cutters. Every. Single. Time. (It's so cute, I want fun food shapes!)
- San likes to flex the fact that he can pick you up by constantly picking you up and sweeping you off of your feet. He thinks it’s funny to hear your surprised squeal.
- All in all, San is a big, strong, dependable, and warm person and I think he'd be a lovely caregiver!
Ateez Reaction ღ Their s/o experiences verbal shutdowns
ღ Ateez all members x gn!reader
ღ words: ~200 per member
ღ genre & warnings: reaction, comfort, a hint of angst but everything turns out well
ღ reader: no descriptions of reader’s anatomy, no pronouns used
a/n: I'm not 100% satisfied with how these turned out, but I wanted to post them anyway, in hopes they'll be a comfort to some^^
Hongjoong:
he’s a little confused to say the least when one day you decide to tell him about your verbal shutdowns
he’s never actually heard that there’s a term for this, neither has he considered this as something that simply happens to some people and isn’t something that can really be overcome
so after the initial shock he decides to just listen to what you have to say first of all, wanting you to explain it in as much detail as possible so he could understand
and you’re mostly telling him this so he won’t worry too much and know what’s going on when it inevitably happens in front of him for the first time
so when he asks about how to help you in such a situation, you’re caught off guard
he makes it clear that he really wants to support you, but since he’s never experienced this himself, he wouldn’t know how to do that intuitively
and when you stumble over your words trying to come up with an answer, he ends up chuckling at you being so flustered all of a sudden
“It’s okay, we can take this slow.” - he reassures you
once you’re calm and collected again, he listens intently, and in case you’re not actually sure what would help you the most during a verbal shutdown, he also offers to do some research with you and help you figure that out
Seonghwa:
listens very intently when you tell him about this, and also takes you very seriously
he’s curious to know everything about your verbal shutdowns and how to help you whenever you experience one, but he also doesn’t want to overwhelm you with questions
so after the initial conversation about it, he makes sure to do a lot of research, looking up other people’s experiences, tips, etc…
he wouldn’t forgive himself for accidentally saying or doing the wrong thing and making matters worse, so he’s very dedicated to learning whatever he can about this
and he will be so supportive, suggesting using communication cards, or some kind of signal only the two of you know about for when you lose the ability to speak temporarily
and once it does happen, he proves just how well he researched the whole topic, because he’s quick to understand what’s going on, and he doesn’t pressure you to speak in any way
instead he leads you somewhere where you can recollect yourself, and he gives you the space you need to feel comfortable and safe with him
Yunho:
gets so worried the first time you have a verbal shutdown in front of him
you were mid-conversation about a bit of a difficult topic, and suddenly you go completely quiet, so he immediately figures something must be wrong
“Y/N? Are you okay?” he calls out to you, but you can’t react, because you don’t even know whether you should nod or shake your head
he comes closer and carefully reaches out to you, resting his hand on your upper arm as he observes you closely with furrowed brows and helplessness reflecting in his eyes
“Did I say something wrong?” he throws another question at you, and this time you manage to shake your head
and thankfully he decides to just wait it out and stay right by your side for now, because after a few minutes of racing thoughts you finally succeed in conveying to him that you can’t talk right now
tells you it’s okay and that it’s enough if you just nod or shake your head, before offering you a hug which you gladly accept
once your speech has returned to you and you explain to him what exactly happened, he will listen intently and make sure to ask about how you want him to act if it happens again, so that he can properly help you through this
Yeosang:
he gets so worried the first time you have a verbal shutdown in front of him that he doesn’t know what to do
he tends to struggle with figuring out how to deal with unexpected situations like this too, and especially when it’s about seeing a person he cares about suffer while not knowing how to help, he just panics internally
manages to stay calm on the outside though, and once some time has passed he will definitely ask you about this, because this guy will literally be unable to relax until he knows how to deal with such a situation
and when you explain to him that sometimes you simply can’t speak no matter how hard you try, everything clicks in his head
“Oh my god… I thought I said something wrong and upset you…”
now that he knows what’s going on he’s relieved
and he’ll feel even more at ease when you tell him what you want him to do (or don’t want him to do) in a situation like this
but even if you haven’t fully figured out yet what helps, he’ll be more than happy to try anything you suggest
though he will still worry, but at least like this he won’t freeze up anymore and can actually support you!
San:
another one who’s worried sick when he first witnesses you in a verbal shutdown
a thousand thoughts are racing through his mind at once when you suddenly stop answering upon him asking you a bit of a sensitive question
he’ll immediately think it’s all his fault and that he has accidentally hurt you deeply, and seeing the guilt on his face is eating away at you, especially because you currently lack the ability to explain yourself
so you do the only thing that feels possible right now, and you shake your head vigorously as tears of helplessness well up in your eyes
and that’s when he decides that comforting you should be the top priority right now
so he offers you a hug, and when you accept it right away, he’s a little relieved
“It’s okay…” he whispers close to your ear, “You’re okay, I’m here.”
will sit you down somewhere comfortable, get you a glass of water, and stay by your side for however long it takes you to get out words again
and even if you haven’t spoken after a while, he’ll eventually figure it might help to also get you a pen and paper, in case writing down your thoughts is something that’s possible for you in that moment
Mingi:
he isn’t looking at you as you’re talking to each other, facing away from you and having most of his attention on his phone - or so you think
because when he brings up something that causes you to shut down and become unable to talk, it takes him mere seconds to realize something’s off
turns his head to find you staring at him, completely frozen up and struggling with all the words circulating in your head that just won’t come out
instead you begin tearing up because you hate that this had to happen now and at the same time you feel guilty about it
you watch as Mingi gets up slowly and approaches you
“Y/N…?” he quietly calls out to you, the worried expression on his face only causing you to feel worse
however, this guy isn’t stupid, and he’s seen this happen before
and although he didn’t understand what was going on the first time, he’s starting to get it now
“Can’t say it?” he assumes and you nod, still fighting your tears
“That’s okay… I’ll just stay here until you can.”
stays beside you and eventually starts rambling about how he understands that sometimes words can be hard and it can happen
and just listening to his voice like this eventually helps you feel at ease, until eventually you manage to speak again, thanking him for being by your side
Wooyoung:
this guy here does not understand what a verbal shutdown means when you first explain it to him
“Huh? If you have something to say… just say it?”
he feels it's best to encourage you to get over whatever's stopping you so you could talk anyway - which is less than helpful to you, knowing it doesn't work like that
so when you lose your ability to speak when you're out with him and some friends upon him asking you just the wrong question, you get anxious about how he would react
however, as soon as he sees the panicked look on your face and realizes that you really can't say anything, even after he repeats his question, he begins to understand
excuses himself and you and then takes you away to a quiet place where you two can be alone
offers you a hug and when he sees you nod he holds you tight, not letting go of you until a quiet "thanks" slips from your lips
needless to be said, now that he's starting to get what's going on, he is very curious to know more about it, and how to best support you during a verbal shutdown
Jongho:
when you’re in the middle of an important conversation and you suddenly stop replying, his first reaction is confusion
he can feel himself getting frustrated with you, because you were talking about a topic he feels the pressing need to get answers to, but when your reaction to seeing the hint of anger on his face is to take a step back to get further away from him, it starts to dawn on him that your silence is probably not about him at all
calls out your name in an attempt to appease you, and when his expression softens, some of the tension leaves your shoulders
still, you can’t talk
so you stand there in silence for a while, with you unable to look at him, so what you don’t notice is that in his head he’s going through all the different ways to handle this situation, trying to figure out how to help you
in the end he simply pulls out his phone, opens the notes app, and holds it out to you
“Maybe you can type it out…?” he suggests, and when you realize that he’s not mad at you or disappointed, tears start welling up in your eyes
“Oh my…”
offers you a hug with open arms, and when you close the distance between you to accept it and to bury your face in his chest, he makes sure to comfort you first and foremost as he pats your head and holds you close
⊹ sam is very protective of you, though not overwhelmingly so. he sees himself reflected in the gentle gleam of your eyes, the apprehension visible in your shoulders, there's a melancholic cadence to your voice when you speak about certain things that hits deep into the pit of his chest.
it's a tender sort of obligation to make sure that you're alright.
"i'll be looking out for you," he'll murmur. "you can come to me if you need anything."
⊹ the protectiveness extends out towards your emotions, too. when you need a hand, a hug, a distracting conversation or to just be accompanied in your quiet, sam will be there, always and forever.
"c'mere, honey," he whispers, and brings you gently against his chest.
⊹ he adores having you as his research partner. instead of being subject to dean's annoying comments and snarky remarks, the endless teasing, he gets to relax and enjoy his evening with you beside him. he reads interesting paragraphs aloud and smiles all soft when you bounce his ideas with your own, so relieved that you're just as intrigued by the lore.
⊹ when the sun has melted low past the horizon and the moon rises in place, sam will brew a late pot of tea for the both of you. you'll have slow, drifting conversations while he fixes your mug; he knows precisely how much cream and sugar you prefer.
"is it good? yeah? i'm glad, sweetheart."
"wanna take a walk outside? the stars are bright, tonight."
"this is nice. i'm really glad you're here with us."
this clip makes me so emotional. i feel like this sometimes, at night especially. That the whole wide world may swallow me whole. That i’m wide-eyed in the face of god. that I’m not a victim of smallness but rather its loving disciple.
if you're in a relationship and either you or your partner are kind of a doggy i cannot recommend enough getting one of these tiny pochaccos from build a bear and using it as a little tiny puppet version of whoever the dog one is. like look at this thing
