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Hello! Eryn AKA 3rachasriracha here! A little while ago, I hosted a group order in order to try and get into Changbin's fansign. I purchas

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Volleyball AU Preview - Roster

Long time no see, everyone! I am trying to get back to writing so hopefully you will see more from me in the future. 

This will be a preview of a Volleyball AU I am writing. It is going to start with Jacob, but if you guys want to see a full storyline with any of the other members of this team, please let me know!

*Bolded members are ones that have multiple positions, starters are listed first in each category (top 2 for outsides and middles).

Outsides:

Taeyang (SF9, 3rd Year/Junior)

Chan (ACE, 3rd Year/Junior)

Moonbin (Astro, 2nd Year/Sophomore)

Kino (Pentagon, 2nd Year/Sophomore)

Middles:

Johnny (NCT, Grad Student)

Rowoon (SF9, 4th Year/Senior)

Mingyu (Seventeen, 3rd Year/Junior)

Bang Chan (Stray Kids, 3rd Year/Junior)

Yuto (Pentagon, 2nd Year/Sophomore)

Opposites:

Wooseok (Pentagon, 2nd Year/Sophomore)

Bang Chan (Stray Kids, 3rd Year, Junior)

Chan (ACE, 3rd Year/Sophomore)

Libero/DS:

Mark (NCT, 1st Year/Freshman)

Kino (Pentagon, 2nd Year/Sophomore)

Changbin (Stray Kids, 1st Year, Freshman)

Setters:

Jacob (The Boyz, 3rd Year/Junior)

Minho (Stray Kids, 2nd Year/Sophomore)

Please look forward to it! <3 I love you guys

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i 100% support the boyz volleyball au , please bless us with it

I’m starting on it now, but with college it might not be out as quick as the others! But it is happening! I’m so happy with the response I have been getting over this post ahhhhh thank you all so much! 💛💛💛

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Next Volleyball Au?

So I originally was planning on making a Volleyball!Pentagon AU next... but I may have been falling in love with a certain 12 member boy group who just had a comeback recently... who also recently played volleyball...hmmmm 🤔🤔🤔

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Fanfic Appreciation Day

While I’m a small fanfic blog, I really wanted to gives thanks to the bigger fanfic blogs that have inspired me in my writing. I love all these guys and their writing so much! So here’s to them and their fantastic fics 

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@ikonxmx @touchmekibum @thestarsarejusthelicopters @universitykpop @soda-kpop @yeolology @taexual @tabswritings

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There’s probably some that I’m missing, but these are the ones who’s writing I’ve really been reading recently. You guys keep up the amazing work and always take care of yourself <3

-  Jay

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Oh my god, this means the absolute world to me! I’m so happy you like my fics/content enough to put me on this list! I haven’t written a full fic in a long time, but this makes me want to write more. Thank you so so so so much! 💛💛💛

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Volleyball!Stray Kids AU

It’s been a hot minute since I have done one of these, so I thought I’d bring it back with one of my favorite groups Stray Kids! I have been a fan since Hellevator came out last October and they have quickly joined my two ult groups, Monsta X and NCT, at the top.

I got to see them and even got to be in their hi-touch at Kcon, and it was absolutely incredible. Everything was iconic. Legends only.

Outsides: The big guns. These boys are all about the offense. The go-to attackers ready for any set, even off of a 1-point pass. Get the most sets and make the most errors, but their kills make up for any points lost.

Kim Woojin

Woojin would definitely be the main outside hitter for the Stray Kids crew. He exudes talent but is very shy both on and off the court. He is like a silent assassin that way. He is one of the hardest hitters on the floor, but his name flies under the radar frequently despite that. It’s only when he works and creates points that brings him the attention he deserves. He’s definitely a bouncer, or at least tries to be. When he can hit a ball straight down with so much force that it almost hits the ceiling after it lands, that’s when you see him become really loud and smile really bright. It’s his favorite thing to do. However, with some of the big blocks that he faces, bouncing balls isn’t always an option so Woojin often goes for hammering balls off the opposing hands to win points. As far as blocking for himself, he doesn’t get that much more than assist blocks. It doesn’t mean he isn’t a good blocker - he has nice hands and is disciplined and strong. He just gets beat by the hitter on most one on one situations, which is okay. Out of the outsides, Woojin is ranked third out of passing ability. He probably would be substituted out when he rotates in the back row if it wasn’t for his insane back row attacks. Absolutely loves the BIC (a.k.a backrow in combination) attack and tries to run it as often as possible. The feeling of just flying behind the middles and slamming a ball down gives him chills. For these attacks, he tends to aim more for deep corners since he usually has three blockers up on him. Every other rotation, DS!Felix or even Outside!Changbin will come in to take his place in the back row. That way, he will get his back row attacks in while also giving some consistency to the defence. When he does rotate back, Woojin goes for a jump serve with topspin for sure. It’s crazy how much power he shows people on the court, but when points are scored all you see is a shy smile and a little fist pump. On the bench though, he is so into cheering for his team. He is just really grateful to have this group of boys behind him ready to face the world together.

Kim Seungmin

Seungmin would be the second starting outside! Definitely more focused on finesse and technique than power. Everyone sees his baby face and is like, “Who is this boy? He’s an outside?!” Well yeah, he is. A darn good one too. Everyone on the outside underestimates his ability, but he doesn’t listen to them. He works everyday to prove himself on the court and boy, he does. He doesn’t hit as hard as Woojin or even other outside Changbin, but he doesn’t have to. He can score points other ways. Lowkey gets goosebumps when he gets a kill off a tip like when he’s floating back down on the court and he can see the defense trying to pull out their spatulas to get that pancake, his heart is racing. When he full on swings, he’s a find the fingertips kind of man - swings towards the deep corners, but if he goes too far, as long as he finds hands he is good. He’s a pretty solid blocker himself as well and has the most solo blocks out of the outsides. He presses well and reads the setter when they are looking to dump. Where he really shines is in the back row. Seungmin is the number one ranked passer out of all of the outsides. He is in every single serve receive rotation and takes up a lot of court as well. The squad would run a 3 person serve receive, but Seungmin and Libero!Jeongin would take up the most court. The only time it would get evenly spread would be when DS!Felix is also in. A real solid defender as well, reading the hitter and reacting fast. Would make a great libero for any other club. As for his serve, this is when he pulls back. He isn’t seen as an offensive player when he rotates back so he focuses on making a difficult float serve that he’s consistent with. He doesn’t attack much out of the back row either, but it’ll come if the front line is truly struggling. He strikes me as the member of the team that would wake up early on tournament days to help back everyone’s bags and makes sure they have all their stuff and maybe packs snacks as well. Cares for his team a whole lot.

Seo Changbin

The final outside hitter for the Stray Kids Volleyball Club is Changbin! He is like a little firecracker - like literally. He doesn’t get as much playing time against the bigger (both in size and in power) opponents because of his lower blocking ability, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a good player. He has a pretty decent vertical too, but it’s still a little lacking in terms of his other competition. On off days you can find him in the gym trying to improve his hops. He is actually quite a hard hitter and powers through blocks often. He usually aims for deep corners or just for people. Lowkey loves when he gives someone a facial (Lowkey as in he gets a thrill from hitting someone square in the face, but then immediately feels bad and checks on them, then returns to his team with a smug ass smile on his face). Changbin is the second ranked passer out of the three outsides, so he also finds time on the court as another defensive specialist. His passing however shines the most on defense. It’s when he completely goes all in. While the #1 passer Seungmin reacts fast, Changbin does that while also giving everything. He sacrifices his body for balls. Is also crazy fast and nimble, so at one moment he might be in middle back, then the next he’s almost in the stands, and the next he’s digging a tip out from behind Opposite!Jisung. He takes every moment he can as a moment to prove himself. As a server, he likes doing the jump topspin but he isn’t as consistent. Loves doing it wrist away down the line; it’s probably the most common way he gets aces. He doesn’t use his height as an excuse for why he doesn’t get as much playing time. He always says that he just simply isn’t as good as Woojin or Seungmin and uses that to motivate his training and practice. He is just as happy on the court as he is on the bench cheering on his family.

Middle Blockers: Part 1 of the major defense of each team. Height and speed are needed, although height can be substituted for a mad vertical. Don’t get set often but their efficiency is through the roof.

Bang Chan

Okay the loml i apologize if this is subconsciously longer than the others i absolutely do not mean to

So Chan was a toss up when he joined the squad. He has the intensity and good enough ball control that could make for a wonderful outside, but when he was thrown into the middle blocker position, he quickly found himself falling in love with it. This boy is all power all the time. One might not think Chan would be a good middle blocker because of his height, but if you saw ASC you saw his mad vertical. You’d also know about his nice body Felix was talking about, which helps contribute to his power and strength. He absolutely hammers balls. With his strength and his fast arm swing, his balls go down a very high percentage of the time. He’s another one to love that wrist away shot, but this time, when he is hitting. While everybody loves a good kill, Chan gets his high off of stuff blocks and boy, does he get them a lot. His hands are VERY strong (but also so soft like what the fuck they all have nice ass hands anyways) and he is quick to close seams, so it’s no surprise that this boy is the #1 blocker on the team. And boy, when he sees the ball bounce off his hands and hit the floor before he has even landed, that’s when you see Chan at his highest energy and volume. He’s another who does a jump serve with topspin, but he isn’t that consistent at his highest speed (or should i say pace). He usually turns down the speed when he’s missed a few and goes more for placement than power. While he is a decent passer, it is definitely where Chan lacks the most. When Libero!Jeongin goes in for him in the back row, Chris puts on his coaching cap while on the bench. He basically becomes the assistant coach; in fact, when the team walks into the gym, many think he is the coach given the vibe and appearance he gives off. He can be intimidating at times, and his words may even sound harsh, but it’s all for the team. He knows how talented these young boys are and how successful they can be. He wants to be with them every step of the way and push them to who he knows they can become.

Hwang Hyunjin

Another powerful middle! Hyunjin has something that Middle!Chan does not have and that is fluidity. Hyunjin has the height, the speed, the agility, and the strength of a great middle blocker, but what sets him apart and what makes his presence demand attention is how easy he makes everything look. He moves with a grace unlike any other and while you may be focusing on another player, your eyes will drift to him sooner or later. He’s another member to love hitting straight down, or as close to straight down as they can. With the offense Setter!Minho has the pleasure of running, it’s not uncommon for the Stray Kids’ middles to be left on a one on one situation. Boy, does Hyunjin thrive the most when that happens. He is so hungry for one on one opportunities, it gives him more (free) real estate to swing away at. He’s all about the kills, like yeah blocks are all fine and dandy but terminating a ball is what gives Hyunjin every boost of confidence he needs to succeed. He is not that good of a passer unless the ball is coming directly at him, so nothing out of the ordinary happens when he gets replaced by the libero. When he serves, he could go either way. It really is a toss up (literally aye get it) whether he’ll do a topspin or jump float. He loves serving short for some reason as well especially where the setter is supposed to transition to. Loves getting the opposition out of system with either serve. His top spin is actually in the top three most effective serves on the team, so it shocks many that he doesn’t use it as his default. ABSOLUTELY LIVES for over passes. Say Jisung or Minho (depending what lineup they use) deliver a wicked serve that just bounces against the oppositions platform, Hyunjin thirsts for that ball to pass the plane of the net just so he can smack it back down. The model of the team tbh, gets the team a lot of brand deals and commercials, makes everyone in the crowd swoon - you know, the usual for a team full of visuals.

Right Side/Opposite: Swings from behind the setter. In charge of shutting down the outside attack, which is vital since the outside gets the most sets. Does not get set often but when they do, they usually terminate.

Han a.k.a Han Jisung

To close out the pin hitters, Jisung would be the opposite/right side hitter. Opposite hitters usually do not get as much attention as their left side counterparts, but Jisung is out here to change that. He demands attention, in a good way. He has speed and power that sets him apart and makes him the star of show. As an attacker, he loves running his routes inside. While traditionally right sides are set to the pins, Jisung loves to attack the ball closer to the middle of the court. He does this by running his star play, the I set. The I set is a quick ball right behind the setter’s head. While Jisung is approaching his spot, he is able to survey the opposition and see what options he has. One blocker inside? Line is open. Two blockers up? Let’s find those hands and blast it out of bounds. He has a lot of options when he is set inside. He is also very quick on his feet; if a ball is popped up from the block, Jisung is not afraid to swing on the first touch. As a blocker, Jisung lives for one on one opportunities - more so than if he was the hitter in that situation. He LIVES for solo blocks, and the fact that he’d get them by shutting down what is traditionally deemed the best player’s position just fuels his confidence even more. I can guarantee you that after every point he scores, he’ll come together with his team with the biggest smirk on his face (just like the one in My Pace). One of the best servers on the team. His jump serve is out of this world. He gets just as excited for aces as he does for solo stuffs. He doesn’t like to pass but ironically, he is very good at it. He will instantly concede to any of the DS’s or Libero!Jeongin if they call the pass. Jisung just wants to focus on the offense, so anytime he can get back to his hitting position, he’ll take it. Carries around the first aid kit in his volleyball bag along with any medications and energy tablets. If anyone feels anything other than 100%, he’ll instantly comfort them and try to help however he can.

Setter: In charge of spreading around the ball, allowing the offense to be run. Need nice hands to deliver a clean ball to any area of the court. Speed is also vital as location of the first contact varies especially when the level of play increases.

Lee Know a.k.a Lee Minho

I see Minho as one of the best setters I have written about. Like in my entire volleyball universe, Heejun, Minho, and Jisung (Wanna One) are the three that rank above the rest. Honestly, like if Minho could be Setter!Heejun’s apprentice, then everyone in their league would be screwed. His background as a dancer is actually really useful on the volleyball court as well. He is able to contort his body into all different sorts of wacky positions in order to deliver a beautiful set. Overpass? Minho will jump up and either fight for the pass if he is in the front row, or send a one handed set towards his middles or Opposite!Jisung if in the back. Being left handed also helps these situations. When he needs to attack the ball, he can disguise it longer before slamming the ball down. What he lives for though are one handed sets, especially if he can still run his fast offense. The faster the better for Minho. The pins are probably the slowest tempo for Minho, but even then, they frequently run 3’s and/or I’s. Minho connects to all of his hitters pretty well, but the Minsung connection is where it is at the most. You know when Minho does that one-handed set with his arm bent backward that Opposite!Jisung is ready to fly in and absolutely terminate. At the service line, Minho would be another jump serve with topspin player - one of the best on the team. Lives for that cross court line shot. Like if he can land it on the ten foot line/three meter line on the opposite side of the court for an ace, you can bet he is running all around the court screaming his head off with his fists pumped in the air. Minho is a very disciplined passer as well. He is not afraid to stay back and dig some balls (or possibly even hit ;) ). He doesn’t do it often, but given the opportunity, Minho will become another attacker and bring a new level to the offense. He prefers to give the light to his team, he knows his job and wants to support the others and let them do their own duties.

Libero/Defensive Specialists: Have the best passing skill. Second part of the major defense team. Reserved as best receivers and servers. Height is not required as they don’t play at the net. Liberos do not take up substitutions and they wear an off-colored jersey. Goes into the back row for the middle. DS players do take up a substitution, wears the same color jersey as the rest of the team, and usually goes in for one of the pin hitters.

Lee Felix

This boy is the squad’s defensive specialist (or if they don’t see the need for a DS, their reserved libero)! This boy could just as easily be another opposite, but instead of focusing on hitting, this boy is all about that passing life. He usually rotates in for Outside!Woojin when he gets into the back row. One rotation, Woojin will stay in and the next Felix will come in. Loves nothing more than to get an amazing dig off of one of the other member’s hits. It fuels him more than any kill or block would and that’s why he chose to be a defender. Sure the big hits and blocks are flashy and fun, but you wouldn’t get any of it without a good pass. If he manages to keep a rally alive, he gets chills the minute he touches the ball. He’ll be diving into the deep corner saving a ball that was touched at the net, and as soon as he lands, his whole body is lightened and a sense of pride washes over him. Somehow crazy good at the one hand jabs (no matter how much Chan or his coach tells him to use two hands). Felix shines the most during serve receive. If they are struggling at all, Felix is the first player to get on the court. He brings a wave of confidence and reassurance that calms the entire team down. Gives 100% at all times - there will not be a ball on the floor without Felix there with it. He is probably the most vocal one on the court other than Middle!Chan and Setter!Minho. While other members are vocal on the court, those three are the most vocal all the time. Felix’s mouth is open almost every second of playing time, whether that’s calling the ball on serve receive, encouraging his teammates, or telling his attackers how many blockers are up, it doesn’t matter. Even on the bench, he’s up on his feet helping the team know their stack or see what’s happening on the other side of the court. His goal is to one day start at Libero and not because of an injury, but because he earned it.

I.N a.k.a Yang Jeongin

Jeongin would definitely be the libero for the squad. I was between putting him at setter and libero, but the defense role ultimately won. This way, he is still able to set, but while also giving the squad some lit passes. In fact, while Setter!Minho was injured, Jeongin stepped into the setter role giving DS!Felix the starting libero spot. When Jeongin needs to take the second ball, he definitely prefers to use his hands and run offense like normal, but with the restrictions liberos face, he cannot have both. If liberos are above the ten foot line, they cannot use their hands to set an attacker and in order to bring the speed, Jeongin has to be up there. If he gets called for a backrow violation, you can immediately see him start sulking. He doesn’t sulk for long as he puts on his smile and tries even harder to get the next one. Takes up most of the court with Outside!Seungmin in serve receive. He is a speedy one and can cover a lot of ground both on serve receive and on defence. He usually takes his defensive positions a little short. As the competition gets stronger, the hits become shorter and shorter ESPECIALLY in the middle position. He comes up a little shorter so he can take the longer shots with his hands. Once during practice, Jeongin was a little late and Chan gave him a facial that caused his braces to cut up his mouth. Chan became his personal assistant for the two weeks after that because he felt so bad. Jeongin didn’t even sweat it despite the sting in his mouth. He just jumped back up and asked Chan to do it again. During practice, Jeongin does a jump float serve. It’s simple and reliable, so Jeongin always uses it. When he joined the team, he didn’t really have a lot of confidence. After a particularly hard day in practice, the team joined together to talk about what it means to be a team. After hearing what everyone had to say about him, Jeongin has been increasingly becoming more confidence in his ability which results in better play from him and a better team overall.

Team Aspects

No one expects the squad to be as good as they are. They are all short and oh so young, but that doesn’t mean anything when you have as much talent and passion as these boys do. They definitely do not intimidate on the outside (they are the smallest group I have written for boy groups), but once warm ups are done, that’s when the murmurs really start: the “oh my god they are good,” the “how can they jump that high,” the “we’re gonna lose.” They don’t view their age and their height as a disadvantage, they see it as their charm. That mindset helps them focus on what really matters - putting in their all for the game and for each other.

Other Volleyball AUs: ASTRO | BTS | GOT7 | SEVENTEEN | GFRIEND | KNK | MONSTA X | NCT U+127 | SF9 | NCT DREAM

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Stop hogging all the blankets! // Wooseok (Drabble)

Request:  Can I request #79 from your prompts list with Wooseok? I’m already crying at the thought. Thank you 💛💖💛

#79: Stop hogging all the blankets

Word count: About 485

Warnings: None

What am I listening to?: Hello Hello // B.I.G

My Masterlist  Ask Me Anything  Prompts

A/n: You guys are going to kill me with the Wooseok requests. Yuto may be my icon, but Wooseok is highkey my UB *cries*

Within the few months of being together, you and Wooseok had built this habit of him coming over to your apartment on the weekends and staying at least one night. This weekend was no different, other than the fact it was way colder than usual, so you brought out more blankets, probably more than you actually needed.

You had given Wooseok a key to your apartment, so it wasn’t surprising when he walked through the front door only to see you struggling trying to get blankets down off a high shelf in the hallway closet. He sets his things down and quickly takes the blankets from your hands before they can all fall on you like an avalanche.

“I had it under control”, you say as you hug him around his waist.

He leans down kisses your forehead, “Oh really? You say that even though all those blankets were about to crush you?”

“Oh please, they’re just blankets!”, you say rolling your eyes. You look at each other and start laughing at the silly situation.

The night goes by any other night goes whenever he stays with you. You get ready for bed, settling for your usual pjs of a t-shirt and shorts. You cuddle up with all the blankets you had taken out earlier on your bed, waiting for Wooseok to come out of the bathroom. After a few more minutes pass, he finally comes out of the bathroom, with wet hair, in t-shirt and sweats.

You make grabby arms towards him, and he happily falls onto the bed immediately pulling you close. As soon as you turn the lights out, you both fall asleep quickly underneath the mass of blankets, keeping you warm.

Hours go by before you wake up, cold and confused. You rub your eyes until they adjust to the dark room. You look over at Wooseok, who happens to have all the blankets tightly wrapped around himself.

You sigh and start pulling on the burrito that is your boyfriend, “Wooseok…”

He doesn’t move but instead pulls the blankets tighter around himself, “Mmm..?”

You pull harder, “Stop hogging all the blankets!”

You quickly come to the realization that you weren’t getting any of those blankets any time soon.

“Fine”, you say as you go to the bathroom where Wooseok usually leaves all his stuff. You search and rummage through his bag until you find what you’re looking. After a few minutes, you go back to bed, happy and warm with one of his hoodies and a pair of his sweats on. You cuddle back up into a ball, almost falling back asleep immediately until Wooseok interrupts your quiet mind, “Is that my hoodie?… Are those my pants?”

“Mhm”.

He laughs into the darkness, “You’re something else y/n”.

“Says you, blanket hogger?”

He laughs some more, but this time he wraps an arm around you and pulls you into the cocoon of warm blankets, “Touché”.

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This is the cutest thing I’ve ever requested. My tears were justified 😭

[soda-kpop]

LOLLLL, your stray kids members as bob’s burgers characters is so on point!! 😂

Aw thank you! I was really nervous people were not going to like it (I literally thought about the au for about 5 seconds lol). I’m glad you liked it!

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KMK Shownu, Kihyun, Minhyuk? Or S.Coups, jeonghan, Joshua? Both of you have the time but no pressure! 😃❤

I miss doing these!

Kiss: Minhyuk

Marry: Kihyun

Kill: Shownu

Kiss: S.Coups

Marry: Joshua

Kill: Jeonghan

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Stray Kids as Bob’s Burgers Characters

Forgive me if this is completely awful. I am watching it right now and just had this thought in my head

Bang Chan: Bob Belcher

Kim Woojin: Teddy

Lee Know (Minho): Linda Belcher

Seo Changbin + Lee Felix: Andy and Ollie Pesto

Hwang Hyunjin: Jimmy Pesto Jr.

Han (Han Jisung): Louise Belcher

Kim Seungmin: Tina Belcher

I.N. (Yang Jeongin): Gene Belcher

BONUS

JYP: Mr. Fischoeder

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Trumpet Player!Mark - NCT Dream Band AU

NCT Dream Band AU: ML - HRJ - LJN - LDH - NJM - ZCL - PJS

Word Count: 5763

Warning: I’m a hopeless romantic at heart so forgive the cliches

Rest of Dreamies + Coordinating Sports AU Coming Soon!

Trumpet boy for life

Like he can even imitate it with his mouth it was meant to be

Would not stop playing the john cena theme when that meme was a thing

Like seriously mark

We are trying to play the fight song right now

It’s not time for john cena

It’s either that or justin bieber love yourself

Anyways

He’d be the first chair trumpet despite not looking like he gives a shit at all???

Like to be honest a lot of people think he’s just in band to goof off with his friends

But he actually is very talented and loves playing his trumpet

The duality of it all shocks everyone

When he’s not playing, he looks chill and just there to have a good time

When he brings that instrument to his mouth though

Wow

It’s like a whole different person

His posture straightens

His focus is only on the music and the ensemble

Nothing can disrupt him

Perfect tone like 100% of the time

He is so talented with music he can hear the pitches and if they are out of tune or not easier than the others

Everyone usually tunes to him tbh

Has a crazy ass range compared to the others

Model trumpet tbh

Except when he never sees the cut off

When he is playing his trumpet, he gets into his own little world away from everyone else and like the band is simultaneously annoyed and amazed like mark come on but also mark keep going lol

He may seem very intimidating to other trumpets

But as the section leader

He is very nonjudgmental

If they are having troubles he will ask “did you practice at home” but whether the answer is yes or no he will help

“Alright let me help you.” wow fuck me up fam

He’ll even try to learn the second and third trumpet parts to help them out

Be also tries to balance sports and band

He is on the basketball team!

As much as he loves playing the pep tunes

He loves playing basketball as well

So when basketball season comes around the band has to say goodbye to their first trumpet

But the band still supports him anyway

When he gets called for the starting lineup

The band just goes nuts

“I KNOW HIM!!!!” - jeno

Cue blushing mark cause wow cause you guys are embarrassing

Donghyuck laughing and calling him a loser when he misses a shot during warm ups

(during the game though he is as loving as every)

His teammates call him trumpet boy

They tease him but love him

That could basically describe Mark’s relationship with anyone tbh

He is always that one in class where it’s the day of the concert and he goes

“Wait there’s a concert today????????”

But no one blames him cause he busy af

Even the director (since the end of his freshman year) is like

“The concert is on March 23rd” *glares at mark*

“The concert’s in a week” *glares at mark*

“Mark when’s the concert?”

“Uhhhhhhh I don’t know, Tuesday?”

Cue haechan face palming

“God mark he literally said it’s in a week two seconds ago”

But poor mark was too busy trying to study for his calculus test that he didn’t hear him

He gets especially busy during pep/marching season cause he’s first chair trumpet and gets all the belty parts for the pep tunes

So football season can be a handful

But absolutely nothing compared to basketball season

His schedule multiples with gym practices for basketball, extra weight sessions, hours practicing his trumpet, and trying to keep up with his school work

If he can get to sleep before midnight any day of the week, he is so thankful as most days he needs to get up early for his 6 o’clock weights sessions

God bless his soul but he somehow gets by and survives each day

To add to his plate even more

Mark decides to do solo and ensemble!!!

After weeks of trying to find the perfect song, all that he could find was a duet

It was called “The Prayer” and Mark thought it was absolutely beautiful

So when it was sectionals time in class

He gathered all of the trumpets into the office and searched for the audio file to show everyone and see if anyone would want to maybe play it with him

Everyone was kind of bored with it tbh

The rest of the section enjoyed “fun” pieces full of energy

(Mark swears if they suggest they play Mouthpiece Mania one more time he is going to shoot himself.)

That and no one really wanted to play during solo & ensemble

They all had their own things they needed to tend to

So when everyone is walking out, Mark starts to feel a little discouraged

That is until he realizes that someone stayed back

You!

You actually thought the song was quite beautiful and would love to play it

Although you are nervous about having to play this yourself

You see Mark’s excitement and can’t help but feel that excitement to

“So you’ll do the duet with me?!?!?!”

And his eyes are so big and his smile is so wide that you cannot say no to this boy

And when you say yes, he begins jumping up and down and immediately asks for your snap so you guys can schedule practices.

“I’m a little busy with basketball coming up, so I can mostly practice on home game days and weekends! I have a week until that starts, so we can practice for a week until then if that’s okay.”

You just smile and say that those days work for you

Not only do you get to sharpen your trumpet skills and play a beautiful piece

You also get to become closer to Mark!

He has always caught your eye with how calm and sweet he was when working with your section even if you or other members hadn’t practice any of the tunes yet

You two just haven’t had much time to talk other than that

Any other classes you may have shared, you were both in different period/hours. 

It was a shame but now you didn’t have to worry about that

After you guys exchange your snapcodes, he quickly runs out of the office in a mad search for your director to sign you guys up as a duet

Donghyuck just looks at him like he’s insane

You just laugh and mutter to yourself

“What did I just sign myself up for?”

So after school both you and Mark come to the practice rooms in order to start your first rehearsal

You go through some scales in order to warm your instruments up

And Mark stops you and “show me your embouchure”

You slowly pull your horn away from your mouth and show him

He giggles looking at your face because it actually looks ridiculous without a mouthpiece attached

You begin to return to normal as he continues to giggle

He quickly stiffens back up and protests “no I’m serious let me see it”

So you do and

“See, your embouchure is all wrong. Your lips are turned upward not down like it’s supposed to be” and he pokes the edges of your lips

“Having this smile still allows you to play, but it weakens your tone. You want to have them down kind of like a frown!”

He pulls the edge of your lips down and giggles

“Try that now”

And your tone steadies and your eyes widen

“Haha see! Let’s go again!”

After you finish Mark’s like

“You are gonna take over my section leader spot!”

And you are just kind of like

“Yeah right 1. The director loves you and 2. I’m gonna fuck it up”

He just signs and says “well they’re gonna need some more first trumpets for pep season… you better volunteer ;)”

“Sure.. let’s keep working”

And y’all mostly just sight read the piece for the rest of the practice time

And the rest of the practices before basketball starts are spent in a similar fashion

If Mark hears something wrong, he’ll point it out (whether it was him or you)

If it is him, he’ll apologize to no end

But if it’s you and you try to do the same, he will continually reassure you that it’s fine

As basketball starts, you don’t get to practice

Mark is just swarmed with practices before the first home game

You didn’t want to let him down with not practicing so you spent everyday practicing along to the recordings in the hope of impressing him when the next practice arrives

So it’s the day of the first home game and all of the basketball team is wearing their matching sweatpants and warm up jerseys

And you cannot lie that Mark looks really nice

You can’t ignore the tiny little crush that you may have developed working with Mark

He was just so responsible and hard working and talented

So it was hard not to start falling a little bit

When you saw him in band

He came up to you with a big smile on his face

“Are we still up for today after school?”

You nod your head and confirm “Yes, 3:30!”

And yall sit in your sections and wait for class to start

After school, you have to meet with a teacher to review a concept before meeting with Mark

By the time you got out, it was only 3:15

You decided that waiting the other 15 minutes in the practice room wouldn’t hurt maybe you’d even be able to practice some before you have to show Mark

When you got there however

There was someone asleep in the practice room

It was Mark

You opened the door softly just to confirm and the tuffs of brown hair paired with his white sweatpants were all you needed

He looked too calm and peaceful to disturb

But you were also concerned

Clearly Mark hadn’t been getting enough sleep

And as a starter

This boy is going to need his energy for the game tonight

You pull out your wallet and see some cash

You make a quick run to the store and pick up a few drinks

An energy drink, a sports drink, and a large water

Everything that he could need at the game

Plus a juice for yourself

You make it back with three minutes to spare

Holding the plastic bag, you knock firmly on the door before opening it

Mark begins to stir and once he realized that he fell asleep, he quickly jolted up

“Oh my god what time is it?!”

You laugh at his shocked face and muster out a “3:27”

“Oh thank god…” he falls back into his char and notices the bag, “What’s that?”

You sit on the floor and take each drink out of the back

“I thought I’d treat you for your first home game!”

And his cheeks began to heat up

No one had ever tried to gift him anything besides Donghyuck

And even then

All he gave him was complete junk food like a bag of Skittles or a soda

He was touched to say the least

But he didn’t really express it well

All he did was look at you and the drinks with such shock on his face for about a minute

To avoid any other awkward tension, you quickly suggest to start

He snaps out of it “Oh! Yes, let’s do it!” and you sit down in the chair next to him

After your warm ups, you begin to run through the piece

And something seems off?

And Mark can sense it too

You stop playing and Mark follows

“Mark, can you play again for me? I want to hear something”

And he hesitates cause he knows it is him

Him playing confirmed him

“Your notes…”

“They are football shaped, I know.” He hangs his head embarrassed. “I’m sorry, I’ll work on it.”

“Hey, it’s okay! You usually don’t sound like this; is everything okay?”

And he takes a deep breath before completely spilling out

“I’m just about to collapse. I used to be able to balance everything so well, but this final year is just so much worse. I feel like I don’t have any energy left.”

You drop your trumpet and close the distance between the two of you, putting a hand on his back for comfort

He didn’t say anything too specific but you are still able to offer support “I feel like you may be too hard on yourself. You have so much on your plate, you shouldn’t expect to do everything perfectly. It’s okay to have bad days sometimes - it helps you grow and learn.”

“But everyone expects so much from me. Living up to that pressure is hard, and I don’t want to disappoint anyone.”

His breathing quickens and it sounds as if he is about to cry

“The only person you need to impress is yourself. As long as you are happy with what you’re doing and where you are at, everything is going to be okay. I know you can do it!”

And his shoulders relax and his breath steadies and looks down shyly

You can’t help but swing your other hand around him and give him a hug

“Give yourself a break sometimes, it’ll be worth it.”

He puts his hand over yours and squeezes it

“Thank you.”

After you let go, he starts to try and play again but your hand pulls his bell down

“We don’t have to continue, Mark. It’s okay. You have a big game tonight.”

And he looks at you with concern

“I don’t have to be there until 5:30, it’s only 4… and we haven’t practiced in almost two weeks! I’m obviously behind…”

You laugh to the side and propose a deal “How about we go for another 20 minutes, then you can get a nap in here before call time? Does that sound good?”

And you best believe this boy looks at you like you are an angel sent from heaven.

“Deal.”

When those 20 minutes are up, you just sit inside the band office with your director while Mark is taking his nap

When people start filing in early, you situate yourself close to the practice room Mark is in so you can make sure his slumber is not disturbed

When 5:15 comes around and almost all of the band members are destroying the room, you decide to finally wake him up

When you walk in, you almost decide to not wake him up

He looked so peaceful and content

But he was either gonna be woken up by you or by the percussion section running through their cadences

So you figured this would probably hurt less

You hunch over his body and slightly shake his shoulders

“Mark… it’s time to wake up…”

He flips over and before you could try again, he attempts to rub the sleep out of his eyes

“It’s call time!”

You say trying to get him up

But he just smiles and quietly goes “I’m up, I’m up.”

So you stand up and offer him a hand that he quickly takes but before you can get away, Mark pulls you into a hug.

“Thank you, honestly. For the drinks and everything.”

And you are stressing out, wondering if Mark can feel either your heartbeat increase or your face redden

“N-n-not a problem!” You stutter quickly releasing yourself from his grasp.

He quickly grabs the bag full of his drinks and runs out to store his bag in the locker room

But not without screaming “THANK YOU!!”

And you just come out of the practice room with a blush on yourself and mutter “you’re welcome”

ANd Donghyuck comes up next to you and just nudges ya

“So… Mark huh?”

“Shut up Donghyuck”

When you guys set up, you spot Mark hanging out with his teammates

Y’all make eye contact and just give him a big thumbs up

He instantly smiles

When you are playing during the girl’s varsity game

You guys constantly make eye contact and he makes faces at you

(MOstly it’s just him saying a smile is bad and you need to frown which is counterproductive because all it does is make you laugh)

It’s when warm ups start that you guys really start interacting

It becomes his turn to shoot at the 3 point line

And he misses the first one

“Nice shot!”

You immediately elbow Donghyuck

“OW! What the hell was that for?”

You look at him and with a serious tone just “Just lighten up, okay?”

And he just rolls his eyes and walks away… “Lovebirds…”

You turn your attention back towards the court and make eye contact with him

He had seen the whole interaction and was shocked

You just mouth to him good luck

And he smiles and guess what?

Makes his next shot

Nothing but net :)

And he sees you smiling out of the corner of his eye and you bet your butt that he’s replaying that image in his head throughout the night

When the game starts, Mark seems to be real nervous. Starts the game shooting 1 of 4 and you can tell he is frustrated

His team doesn’t pass as much to him and he gets taken out of the game before the first half is finished

When the half finished, your school is losing by 10 points

When he gets pulled out, he runs his hand through his hand in frustration and looks up towards the band section

Right now he’d rather be up there with everyone than on the court right now

He sees you in the corner with a look of concern on your face and once again you make eye contact except this time, you notion to your head and mouth “Believe in yourself. I believe in you.”

And maybe just maybe

You see his frown turn upside down

When they come out from halftime and start their warm ups again

You see Mark make almost every single shot

You know this is a different person out there

When you see him in the starting lineup again, you get on the edge of your seat

Soon he is almost unstoppable making the next 7 of 9

And you swear but you cannot confirm

That everytime he makes a shot, he looks in your direction to see your reaction

Which is nothing short of a smile and a fist pump

There’s 10 seconds left in the game and the other team has possession

The score is 73-75, your school down by 2

The person who Mark is blocking has the ball, but he kept the ball far from his body

Mark saw an opening and stole the ball with two seconds left

And before he could get in a proper position

He just chucks the ball just before the buzzer sounds

And in goes the ball

3 points for Mark

A winning game for your school

You instantly start screaming for as long as you can

But you have to start playing the Fight Song

It wasn’t the cleanest as the hype flowed through the brass section creating a blatty and harsh sound

But no one cared because Mark just shot a buzzer beater and won the entire game for you guys

You wanted to go up to him after the game, but you had to put all your equipment away and when you looked at him, he had so many people surrounding him

After helping the percussion with their equipment, you finally have time to pack up your trumpet

When you place your mouthpiece in it’s hole, you get tapped on your shoulder

You turn around and see Mark, all hot and sweaty

“You got a lotta attention out there, huh?” You laugh

“I think you should be the one getting the attention; I don’t think I would have been able to do that without you.” Your face reddens “So same time next home game?”

“Of course” you laugh

And he walks off to go find his parents and go home

And you shut your case with a smile and with some pep in your step

And for the next month and a half before every home game

You bring Mark those three drinks during every practice

And he becomes more and more supportive of your playing

Anytime you may doubt yourself, he quickly reminds you to believe in yourself

And you do the same

He starts becoming more confident not only in class and on the trumpet, but also on the court. He doesn’t need to look at you in the stands as often when he plays, but you can still tell he takes some glances

And Donghyuck notices it all and develops a plan

The day before the final home game, Donghyuck approaches Mark in the locker room before practice

“Mark you gotta do something,” he whines

The look of confusion takes over Mark

“What are you talking about? Do something about what?”

“Don’t act dumb, your special trumpet friend!” the blush on Mark’s face just confirming his best friend’s suspicions

“I can’t! Especially before the biggest game of the year so far! What if they reject me and I lose my spark?” He says tying up his shoes

“Wow you might actually be dumb. Have you seen the way they look at you? You have absolutely nothing to worry about. You are Mark Lee. Everyone wants to be with you, whether romantically or mutually, and I can bet your ass that they feel the same way… romantically of course.”

And Mark melts at the thought of you being an item.

“Well what can I do?”

“It’s Senior Night. This could be the last time you could ever wear this uniform again, wouldn’t you want someone special to wear it with you?” Donghyuck smirks, winks, and walks off leaving Mark to stare inside his bag to see his jersey for away games

Boy is he going to have to wash that a lot tonight

For the final home game, you decided to get him a bag full of extra gifts

He had done so much for you in these last two months that you needed to celebrate it somehow

You had gone to the store and picked up the usual drinks along with multiple cups of watermelon, a gift card to his favorite pizza location, and for an extra special gift, you had ordered him a custom mouthpiece with the word “Believe” engraved on it

You really hoped that he would like it and not be put off by it

When you walk into the band room, you can hear him practicing through the walls

Your performance would be in two weeks and you guys knew the piece by heart

And despite hearing him play the same song over and over again

You were always mesmerized every time he played

You wait for him to finish before barging in

“Oh hey! I was just working on secti… oh that’s bigger than usual” he says pointing out the large bag

“Well it’s a special day, and I wanted to celebrate that. If we practice till call time, you may be able to get everything before your game.”

And you swore you had never seen Mark so eager in his life

So you play and play (but not without water breaks and running it by your director for final feedback)

And finally it’s 5 o’clock and the rest of the band is supposed to be there in 15 minutes

“Good rehearsal!” Mark says placing his horn in his case

“You too, I’m excited for Solo & Ensemble!” You start getting giddy just thinking about it

“Me too, it’s going to be a lot of fun, and I’m really happy with how it’s sounding.”

“You’ve helped me so much with playing so in order to say thank you…” you slam the bag into Mark’s lap, “Thank you!”

If you thought that you have seen his biggest smile, that’s a giant lie

He has never smiled that big in his life

He takes out the water, energy drink, and sports drink with care

When he sees what else is in there, he absolutely flips

“I love watermelon!!” He immediately opens the cup and pops a cube into his mouth, melting into the sweet and soft fruit “And I’m totally going to use the gift card this weekend.”

The mouthpiece, however, was in your pocket

“Mark, I have one final gift…” His head turns in confusion, “Here, just close your eyes.”

He is hesitant but ultimately shuts his eyes

You reach into his case and pull the body of his trumpet out and place the mouthpiece on it

You hold it out to him “okay open!”

“My trumpet?”

You couldn’t help but laugh

“Just inspect it okay!”

He takes the brass away from you and starts examining the bells and the valves. It wasn’t until he finally checked the mouthpiece that his confusion left

“‘Believe?’ Why?”

“Because, you can do anything if you just believe in yourself. You taught me that, and now if you need any reassurance, it’ll be right there for you!” When you are explaining, his head drops down as he smiles at the ground

You couldn’t help but become shy after giving it to him, still not sure how he felt about you

“I have a gift for you, too…” He trails off before reaching into his bag behind him. Your head picks up at the mention of a gift.

Before you realize it, Mark is handing you a piece of black cloth

“It’s my away jersey, and I’d love it if you wore it tonight.”

Your cheeks begin to burn as you take the jersey in your hands

“I would love to”

And mark just whispers a gentle “great” before staring at you

Once he notices Donghyuck in the window, however, he quickly starts packing up his things

Seeing him so frantic makes you do the same

You were about to leave when Mark calls your name

“Wha…”

As you turn around, Mark’s lips touch your cheeks before he mutters out a quick thank you and he runs out of the room

You stay in the practice room for another minute or so in order to compose yourself and to change into the jersey

The second that you walk out, Donghyuck starts a melody of harassing whistles causing you to walk out of the band room, but not before screaming “I swear to god, Donghyuck!”

Walking into the gym, heads turn everywhere seeing Mark’s jersey rest upon your shoulders

He couldn’t stop smiling to himself seeing you play the first trumpet parts he loves so much with his name on your back

And just like the first game, he wishes he could be up in the stands

Not because he is struggling

But because you looked like you were having so much fun and he’d love to be up there to experience it with you

Also to get Donghyuck off your ass

And after the buzzer sounds, your school won by a landslide and as you play the fight song, Mark looks and points up at you with the biggest smile on his face

It almost causes you to stop playing, but you had to

People swarm him like always but his attention is somewhere else

You let people get their share of Mark while you put all of your supplies away and change back into your old shirt

You hurry as fast as you can and run back into the gym to see all of players with their families, including Mark saying goodbye to his

When he turns back to pick up his bag, he sees you in the corner of his eye

“Good job out there, Mark.” You walk toward him handing him his jersey

“Thank you! It’s all because of you.” He smiles “Also keep it, you look nice in it.”

You immediately started laughing

Mark’s eyes grew, “What?”

“Mark, you do know you have an away game next week right?”

His eyes widen even more and he slowly grabs the jersey from your hand

“Oh… right.”

And he stashes the jersey in his athletic bag

And your laughs just continue

“Anyways, you did really well out there, Mark.” and this time you find the courage in yourself to do what he did to you earlier and place your lips on his cheek, “Goodnight”

And you walk out with a fire on your cheeks and a pulsing in your heart

Mark was no different

From then on, band with Mark had been….different

He can barely look you in the face, he can’t focus, and his tone starts to suffer

He hasn’t even played your duet since that home game and you still had until their final game to start practicing again

After that game, you only had seven days to rehearse and finalize any changes you needed to make in order to get that superior rating

While in the zone, it was as if nothing had happened between you guys

When you guys are playing, there is absolutely no tension between you. The only way you guys connect is through the music

But again

Something is missing

You ask your director to listen in and really analyze the song - not just say if it sounds good or not

And he says

“The notes are all there, you have all the dynamics and rhythm set, but there is not emotion. You feel like you are just two people playing together, not two people playing as one. It may look the same, but the sound is so different.”

You both just look at each other and frown

“Playing the same music is not enough to connect each other, our emotions are just as valuable. Maybe try hanging out together, let loose, something like that.”

And he leaves you and Mark in the practice room

“So….” Mark starts

“So….”

“What are we?” he quickly asks

Almost to the point you couldn’t hear him, but you most definitely did

“I hope at least friends…” you say with some hesitation, “but I would love to be something more”

“I-I…”

“I understand if you don’t think of me in that light. I can come together to play this song with you, but I don’t know how much more I could stay around you.”

You held your head low unable to look him in the eyes, softly playing with your hands in your lap

Suddenly, your hand is being warmed in the presence of Mark’s

“You don’t have to worry about that. I’d love to be with you.” And when you look up, you can see Mark’s calm, sweet eyes meet yours. He wraps his arms around you, trying his best not to be too awkward in this chair hug (which is absolutely awkward you cannot escape it)

“So….” Mark starts, “Should we start playing again?”

And you just nod

You don’t make it three measures in until Mark stops you

“Hey, what did I tell you about smiling?” He teases.

“Sorry,” you laugh, “I’m just really happy right now.”

And you just smile at each other

Solo & Ensemble couldn’t come faster

You had one practice with Accompanist!Johnny then all of a sudden, you and Mark were on a bus with other contestants from your school headed to the performance venue

You were one of the first groups to perform that day and to say you were nervous was an understatement

And as if Mark could sense it, he takes your hand in his and starts rubbing it

“You are going to do great today, just believe.”

And you can’t help but smile to yourself

You walk into the performance room and hand your score to the clinician

While Johnny gets his sheet music in order, you and Mark set your stands facing each other so not only will Mark be able to comfort you if your nerves get the best of you, but you will also be able to create an intimate atmosphere 

As soon as you get the go ahead, you introduce yourselves and begin playing

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Afterwards, you feel absolutely breathless

Between playing the songs and watching Mark play full of passion, your heart was beating at a mile a minute

Your clinician has a lot to say, but most of it is good things!

His main critique was for stylistic reasons - he’d prefer more accents in some places and a ritardando in others

But his main compliment was

“You guys feel connected. You respond to each other almost perfectly. If he does one thing, you are right there with him as support. For some people, it’s about being the best, but you only try to compliment each other. They try to feed on these emotions while you guys try to feel them. Outstanding job.”

And both of you immediately blush while your director is almost crying because he was so proud of how you took his advice and it was actually paying off

When you walk out of the room, your smiles never stop.

Not even when the scores are posted

You promised each other that no matter how you placed, you would be happy with your performance

There was no need to be worried

Not only did you receive a superior rating, but you were the first place Trumpet Ensemble

When you read it, you wanted to cry

And Mark’s eyes just grow really wide and he looks at you with all the shock in the world present on his face

All he can do is hug you

And it lasts for a solid two to three minutes

Celebratory pictures are taken of course, but you guys are quick to watch your friends’ performances

During which, Mark holds your hand

Earlier it was calming, but now it was doing everything but

While the clinicians went on their breaks, Mark pulls out his wallet

“Celebratory dinner’s on me”

You turn your head and see the gift card you got him that final basketball game

“I thought you were spending it that weekend!”

“Well, I felt pretty confident about this performance. I was going to ask you no matter what happened between us, so pizzas on me!”

And before you can respond, the only thing you hear is

“GUYS, MARK’S BUYING DINNER”

“Shut up, Donghyuck”

I haven’t written an AU in a long time! I missed this so much. I will be doing a Band AU for the rest of the Dream Team along with a corresponding Sports AU! That means that there will be a full Basketball AU for Mark. This took almost all day to write, so I can’t guarantee when they will be out!

I hope you enjoyed this! Thank you guys <3

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since my gay ass loves space, i decided to take this buzzfeed quiz that determines which planet matches your personality. tag your results and zodiac sign. i’m a gemini and i got venus!

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“I HATE HOW THIS IS A BOP”

- My friend, who is now an NCT stan, while listening to Chewing Gum

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“You know how people get peer pressured into drinking or doing drugs, I’m getting pressured into liking kpop”

- My friend who is now an NCT stan (her bias is Taeyong)

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i couldnt find a “this user” loves changkyun box so i made one ! if u wanna use it too, go for it !

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Day 6 for the bias thing?

I’m going to do OT5 since I really started listening/watching them after Junhyuk left. I don’t know him that well sorry!

Dowoon > Young K > Jae > Sungjin > Wonpil

Thank you so much for requesting!

Send me a group and I’ll say my bias order!

GUIDE: bold = bias, italics = wrecker

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Bias List

Hello! I’m currently on a long road trip and remembered seeing an interesting ask game! So send me groups and I’ll rank my bias order! Will be more accurate than my actual bias list link lol

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Please do this again! I liked it