Ara & Minho Things
- Ara and Minho met by literally walking into eachother. Minho’s first thought of her was that she reminded him of a cat. Her first thought of him was that he was clumsy.
- Ara is a sensitive girlie. So Minho tends to tone down his banter and teasing so she can handle it.
- Stay either refer to them as MinRa or BanterRacha
- She will bug him daily for pics of the cats.
- Ara is one of the few people Minho lets ruffle his hair without ducking away. She calls it “petting the gremlin.”
- Minho always brings Ara snacks he claims are “extras,” but everyone knows he bought them specifically because she likes them.
- Minho once tried to scare Ara by hiding behind a door. She scared him first by greeting him with: “Minho, I can hear your breathing.”
- If Ara says “I’m fine,” Minho deadpans, “She’s lying,” before she even finishes blinking.
- Ara once told Minho he had “NPC posture.” He couldn’t think of a comeback for 14 hours.
- Ara: “Can you hand me that?”
Minho: “No.” Hands it to her anyway.
- Minho isn’t great at verbal affection, but Ara has learned to read his small gestures: pushing her mug toward her first, waiting for her to enter the room before starting the movie, fixing things before she notices they’re broken.
- Minho secretly trusts her judgment more than his own; he never admits this aloud.
- When Ara is stressed, Minho casually appears with a playlist that “isn’t for you, but if you happen to like it, that’s your problem. Not mine.”
- When Ara laughs too hard, Minho watches with a look that makes the other boys whisper, “He’s doing the soft stare again.”
- Han once said: “Minho-hyung doesn’t have favorites…except Ara. She’s the favorite. We all know it.”
- Ara once stole Minho’s hoodie. He broke into her room with a laser pointer, aimed it at the hoodie, and said, “Give. It. Back.”
- Ara once dared Minho to drink a mystery smoothie she made. He downed it without blinking. It was actually delicious. She’s still mad about it.
- Minho automatically slows down his walking pace when Ara is next to him; she doesn’t notice, but the boys do.
- Ara is the only person Minho allows to warm her hands on his cheeks. He complains every time, but never moves away.
- Minho has a habit of tapping the top of her head gently when he passes by, as if checking that she’s still there.
- They both pretend they don’t look at each other first in group photos to make sure the other is smiling.
- Ara once fell asleep on the couch. Minho covered her with a blanket and sat on the floor beside her so she wouldn’t wake up alone.
- Minho trusts Ara with the things he doesn’t know how to verbalize. She trusts him with the things she’s afraid to admit.
- Minho thinks Ara is funnier than anyone else but would rather swallow nails than say so.
- He notices every tiny detail she changes: new hair clip, new scent, new mood. He says nothing, but he registers all of it.
- She can instantly tell when Minho is overstimulated; she becomes the “quiet buffer” he gravitates to.
- They once spent an entire car ride arguing about who would survive longer in a zombie apocalypse. Ara said Minho wouldn’t make it past day two. Minho said Ara would die tripping over her own compassion.
- They had a staring contest once that lasted 3 minutes before Han asked, “Are they… communicating through rage?”
- Ara once made Minho laugh so hard he had to leave the room to collect himself. He returned pretending nothing happened. The boys have video of it.
- Minho ties her shoelaces when they come undone. He complains while doing it, but he does it every time.
- Ara knows Minho’s coffee order better than he does. When a barista asks him what he wants, he looks at her first.
- Minho (and Chan but this ain’t about him) always waits for Ara to get into the van before he gets in every single time, no matter how hurried they are.
- Minho once tried to teach Ara how to wink seductively. She did it very wrong. He laughed for 5 minutes straight.
- Ara sends Minho TikToks at 2am. Minho responds with nothing but “blocked.” She is not blocked.
- Ara is one of the only people Minho trusts with advice — because she tells him the truth, even when it’s harsh. He respects her for it more than she knows.
- Ara once said to him, “You’re not hard to love, you know.” Minho didn’t answer, but his silence and his tears were soft instead of sharp.
- Their ‘arguments’ have levels. Level 1: playful insults. Level 2: fake threats. Level 3: “meet me outside”. Level 4: silence so intense Chan physically leaves the room. Level 5: laughter because one of them sneezed mid-stare-down
- Minho keeps a running list of Ara’s “Questionable Life Choices.” She keeps a running list of his. Both lists are long. They compare weekly.
- They have synchronized reactions when something goes wrong. The exact same gasp. The exact same “oh no.” The exact same “we can fix this, right?” even though they absolutely cannot.
- They send each other voice notes with zero context. Just one exact second of Minho yelling, “WHY.” Followed by Ara whispering, “Because I can.”
- Ara once bet Minho he couldn’t go a whole day without insulting her. He made it 37 minutes. She celebrated and he demanded a rematch.
- When the group gets scolded, they sit next to each other to whisper commentary. Quiet stuff like:
Ara: “He’s talking too long, I’m falling asleep.”
Minho: “Pretend to cry, maybe he’ll stop.”
- During SKZ Code games, Ara will purposely sabotage Minho just for the drama. Minho will purposely sabotage Ara because she sabotaged him first. The goal is chaos, not winning.
- Ara adjusts Minho’s collar or straightens his clothes without asking. He just stands still and lets her, like it’s the most normal thing in the world.
- Minho always gives Ara the bigger half of shared food. He claims he “wasn’t hungry anyway.” He absolutely was but he thinks the little happy food dance she does is worth it.
- When Ara laughs quietly, Minho always looks up. Always. It’s like her laugh is a sound his ears are tuned to.
- Ara notices Minho’s small victories. Like a clean run of choreography or nailing a high note. She always smiles proudly at him first. He always pretends not to notice… and always notices.
- Ara keeps a photo in her phone case of Minho with his cats. Minho acts annoyed but secretly hopes she never trades it out.
