summary: The world tour is over and the Bangtan Boys finally get their well-deserved break. When Namjoon suddenly can’t find Jimin anywhere, things take an unexpected and pretty unbelievable turn.
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note: so, this is kind of a prologue. please know that I will try my best, but i may update very slowly cause long fics like this take much effort and I wanna do it well. this is my birthday gift to you guys. ✨
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[ prologue | one | two | three | four | five | six | seven ]
The suitcases and bags collide with the carpeted hotel floor in a collective groan. Leather and textile rub against each other and are abandoned as the seven members of Bangtan Sonyeondan rush towards their bedrooms and the en-suite bathrooms, aching for some calm minutes, aching for their beds, aching for just a break.
It’s the second last event of their world tour that they’ve just put behind them. Now, there’s only one more fansign, one more concert, three more days and then, home. Their schedules look like someone’s cut through them with a knife, full full full and then - nothing. It’s gonna be heaven, promises the fine print. Just a few more days, they tell each other and their tattered bodies. We’ll make it through. Fighting.
At least their last concert is already kind of home. Management had been proud to create a framework, have the Love Yourself Tour start in Seoul and conclude in Seoul. To make it feel like they’ve actually rounded the planet. And honestly, that is an aesthetically pleasing thought but of course, there’s a flip-side to this. They have to stay in a hotel in Seoul rather than going home this close to the end. To keep up the concentration and stress level, the tour energy. From a psychological view, it’s probably a legitimate thing, but to the members, it just adds to the desperation. But then again, you can take it this or that way and Bangtan decides to treat it like a 100m sprint athlete who imagines the bathroom to run faster - as an accelerator. They don’t complain, trying their hardest to stick to a positive mindset, grateful they are able to travel and go on tour like this in the first place.
Every single one of the boys follows their personal skincare routine, some (Jungkook) going through it a little more sloppily than others (Seokjin). By now, they can dress, undress, remove makeup and apply their skincare in the dark. Months of touring do that to you. Thanks to the tiredness crawling through their bones and minds, there’s not much talking. Everyone just wants to finally lay their heads down and shut off. However, there’s the occasional cough, sigh or groan, hidden but truthful answers to the question, “are you okay?”
At this point, they aren’t. Calendar pages of exhaustion accumulate and leave the boys shaking, no matter how well they eat or sleep or prepare. Jimin’s got it the worst this time around, apparently, because he keeps getting dizzy spells, keeps throwing up and waking up sweaty and feverish and still insists on pulling through their performances as if nothing ever happened to him. They all know (ARMY doesn’t) and they’ve all talked about this already in an emotional exchange of feelings and facts.
Everyone does this, but Namjoon especially makes sure to check on the suffering younger, always with an open ear and ready hands. Just like he suspected, old issues and insecurities bubble up under the immense pressure of camera flashes and microphones.
Tonight is no different. Namjoon spends probably an hour with Jimin, sending his dongsaeng off to bed with comforting words, a long, rocking hug and painkillers, taking the younger’s temperature and as required, going through the medical sheet that he’ll have to hand over to their personal physical tomorrow.
Jimin still groans in pain when Namjoon leaves, but at least his heart is lighter and he manages a genuine smile before the light turns off.
Namjoon himself doesn’t feel particularly well either, even as his heart fills with gratitude and warmth as he stops by every room to say goodnight to the members. As he feared, his mind is loud and chaotic tonight, brain cells thrumming with excess energy (he can’t say where it’s coming from all of the sudden), running as fast as the engines of the airplane they were on a couple of hours ago. Normally, five tosses are his maximum before he glides off to dreamland. Normally, his head hits the pillow and he’s gone.
But that normally doesn’t happen tonight. An hour passes, a second one almost follows and Namjoon feels overwhelmed by the noise that is intent on cracking his skull open in this silent room. It’s too quiet here when all he’s had in the last months were stadiums full of screaming fans.
At one point, Namjoon’s had enough of this uncomfortable situation. He wanders around a little, pays a visit to the bathroom, googles a few methods to calm down (he already knows all of them, it’s time for humanity to come up with something new already), tiptoes down the hallway to press his ear to the member’s doors, finds the kitchen’s water supply and his own throat treatment package.
He’s swallowing some obligatory supplements when something moves in his vague periphery and in the semi-dark hallway behind the open door. Namjoon freezes, almost drops the glass in his hand. What was that? He catches the glass, thanks God and his reflexes (where have you been all my life?), aware that a shattering glass would have disturbed everyone else.
When he looks back to the hallway, there’s nothing there. Even as he walks over to the door, the entire hallway visible in both directions, there’s nothing unusual. He frowns.
Namjoon’s mind tells him what he saw was a small something, like a small animal, a puppy or a cat maybe. His mind also tells him it can’t be any of their pets because Micky and Tannie and Rapmon and Holly aren’t here (and Rapmon is definitely bigger than that). Thirdly, his mind suggests that they might be in one of those hotels with pets that accompany guests for comfort and stress relief. Maybe management wanted to do something nice for them but forgot to tell them. But then, that’s a strange idea too because in the three hours they’ve been in here, they haven’t seen any animals and they haven’t opened the door to let any in. So where did it come from?
Of course, pet hotel is one hell of an assumption but Namjoon knows he’s definitely seen something. On the other hand, Namjoon’s mind keeps talking, tells him that he should go back to bed, that he is actually a sleep-deprived human being that will break down tomorrow if he doesn’t get rest tonight.
Maybe I just imagined it, Namjoon thinks and wipes his face. I should really get to bed.
But it bugs him, even as he’s under his blanket, so much so that he sees the little shadow over and over again behind his closed eyes. Groaning at himself, he decides to check it out a second time. What if it’s a wild animal from the outside, maybe a misdirected bird? Or a stray cat?
With his phone’s flashlight, he lights through the kitchen, through the living room even if he doesn’t really expect the animal to be there. There are only two rooms down the side of the hallway that he thinks the animal might have walked to, and those rooms are Yoongi’s and Hoseok’s. Not wanting to disturb his hyungs, Namjoon tries to keep the light beam to a minimum and quickly closes their doors again.
A muffled, “‘Night, Namjoon” reaches him from Yoongi’s room and he sends the wish back. He huffs. There’s nothing out of the ordinary in either room (it is out of the ordinary to catch Yoongi awake in bed, but he doesn’t mean that) and starts wondering whether he imagined the animal.
I must be really tired, Namjoon concludes. For the third time this night, he slips into his sheets and closes his eyes. Finally calming down, he drifts off.
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Jimin wakes up in Yoongi’s arms and isn’t quite sure how he got here but he’s incredibly grateful for the prolonged skinship with his hyung. For not being alone. For being taken care of. For the fact that Yoongi accepted him into his bed. Usually, this hyung sleeps alone. The bed is his holy space. No one disturbs him at night.
There is no way to fight off the smile on Jimin’s face. He likes sleeping with Yoongi. It’s peaceful. And Jimin feels refreshed. Which is not a given for Jimin. He looks to the side, where Yoongi’s face is smushed against his pillow, mouth half open and eyes relaxed. Maybe Yoongi has perfected the art of sleeping to the degree that his sleep even energizes the people touching him.
When Yoongi wakes up gradually, the elder seems a little confused at first but sends Jimin a bright smile. His voice is oddly raspy and Jimin thinks it’s still as cute as the first time he’s heard his hyung’s morning voice.
“I dreamt there was a kitten in my bed.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. A baby cat. But I see now that it was you.”
“What does it mean, hyung?” Jimin looks excited, with his eyes becoming bigger and his teeth showing. He cuddles back into Yoongi’s shoulder.
“Does it have to mean anything?”
“Of course. Taehyung’s halmoni used to say that all dreams mean something.”
Yoongi musters Jimin with one open eye. “Is that so?”
“Yeah. So, what do you think it means?”
“I don’t know,” Yoongi mumbles, “that I should get a cat?”
“That’s lame, hyung. Holly would hate to share you. What do you usually dream about?”
Yoongi looks at the ceiling, blushing a little. That piques Jimin’s curiosity. He giggles.
“Hyung, tell me! You’re so red!”
“Shut up,” Yoongi groans and hides his face under the comforter. Jimin crawls under to put his face on his hyung’s chest.
“Tell me, hyung. I won’t tell anyone, promise.”
Yoongi’s eyes crinkle. “You’re so cute, Jiminie, I swear. It’s not good for my health.”
“So, what do you dream of?”
“My bed,” Yoongi mumbles, “it’s soft and pretty and warm and never rejects me and-“
Jimin has the urge to laugh but doesn’t want to embarrass his hyung further.
“Daydream, daydream,” the younger sing-songs.
“No, at night. During the day, I usually dream of Holly or tteokbokki.”
“I’m surprised you even find time to daydream, hyung. Sometimes I even wonder if I have time to breathe.”
“What do you usually dream of, Jiminie?”
“It’s stupid.”
Yoongi frowns but his eyes are soft when he pulls a couple of blonde strands of hair out of Jimin’s face.
“I’m sure it’s not. Unless you have nightmares. Nightmares are stupid.”
Jimin breathes. The warmth of his hyung gives him confidence.
“I do get nightmares. But the other nights, I dream of all the things I want to do with Taehyung and Jungkook and all of you guys. Travel cities, visit places, play games, all that.”
“That’s beautiful,” Yoongi rasps. There’s adoration in his eyes when he slings an arm around Jimin’s waist to pull him closer. “Let’s doze off until Namjoon drags us out of here.”
Later, during breakfast, Jimin receives compliments on how well-rested he looks. He surprises everyone with a good appetite, food that stays in his stomach, and a relaxed mind that lets him tend to the others. He smiles.
“I do feel better.”
Maybe he should sleep with Yoongi more often.
[ prologue | one | two | three | four | five | six | seven ]
Okay, so I'm nowhere near done with this. Normally, I don't post if I'm not done. But I kind of want to-? I actually wanted to post this yesterday, to give you guys a little gift on my birthday, but I was busy the whole time and super tired after my little bbq party, so today. You gotta promise to be super patient though because while I promise to finish the fic, updates will probably be slow. But I've been working on this for a while now and while I'm not making great (needed) progress, I have a lot written out already. And I don't want to keep it hidden away much longer. ㅋㅋㅋ I'm sooo excited to hear what you guys think about the first bits.
Are you ready, @taeshuworld, @xmagicxshopx, and @justanemptydream?
Starfield: Shattered Space Expansion Releases On Sep 30
Starfield Shattered Space
Shattered Space Expansion
Bethesda’s “Starfield” has been a hot topic in recent years. Players worldwide are excited about the game’s first expansion, “Starfield: Shattered Space,” because to its vast universe, deep mythology, and open-ended exploration. It explain this expansion, why it’s crucial for Starfield, and what players can anticipate from the Shattered Space storyline in this post.
In a post-Unity reality, “Shattered Space” continues Sarsfield’s huge globe. The expansion will depict a fresh galactic battle as old and new groups fight over broken lands. Shattered Space would explore political intrigue, cosmic diplomacy, and power conflicts, while the main game centered on exploration and wonder via its space opera.
The main subject is interstellar alliance disintegration. The Free Star Collective and renegade mercenary gangs are rising as the United Colonies weakens. These groups have different goals, and players must navigate these stormy seas while making galaxy-changing decisions.
Starfield shattered Space Story
New Persons and Groups
Bethesda has hinted at key new characters. Some characters may dispute the player’s affiliations, prompting them to reconsider. Diplomats, military leaders, and space renegades will be there.
Additionally, new groups will form. These will include split factions and new organizations with their own aims. Players may have to choose between allegiance to the original United Colonies and joining a new group with a distinct galactic vision.
Above-Base Gameplay Enhancements
Bethesda develops innovative gameplay, and “Starfield: Shattered Space” is no exception. The fundamental game will be enhanced with additional systems that complicate battle, exploration, and role-playing.
Expanded Space Combat
One of the biggest modifications is space combat redesign. Ship-to-ship combat was important in the main game, but “Starfield: Shattered Space” will enhance it. Players may now customize starship armaments, shields, and engines. AI-controlled opponent ships will have more complex tactics, making space dogfights more tough and rewarding.
Tactical fleet fights will also be exciting. Players may now command many spacecraft for large-scale space combat. Battles include strategy, placement, and resource management as well as physical force. Combat decisions affect the player’s fleet and campaign.
New Biomes and Planets
In “Starfield: Shattered Space,” Bethesda introduces new planets with distinct biomes, resources, and difficulties. A broken galaxy will house these worlds, some of which are in perilous areas where gravitational anomalies, space pirates, and black holes make passage risky.
Planets with severe environments frozen wastelands, volcanic plains, and lush jungles offer unique gameplay. For planets with heat, cold, and radiation, survival mechanisms will be included.
New alien creatures and species
Starfield exploration is fueled by extraterrestrial life, and “Shattered Space” delivers. New alien species with distinct habits and environments will inhabit these worlds. To live, players must learn to fight, evade, or tame these monsters.
These new life forms will either be benign or dangerous to the gamer. Some aliens carry the secret to new technology or ancient civilization history, making these encounters quest-related.
Deeper Role-Playing: Player Choices Matter More
Bethesda succeeds at giving gamers meaningful options. In “Starfield: Shattered Space,” these choices affect more than speech or quests. Every action ripples throughout the galaxy, affecting faction strength.
Dynamic Politics
Players may influence factional alliances, negotiate peace accords, or start wars in the expansion’s political system. Players must carefully manage their alliances in this system, adding strategy. A diplomatic error might lead to war, ending questlines and chances.
Moral difficulties will accompany political ones. Which group promises a utopian society, even at the expense of human freedoms? Do you support an organization that works for individual rights yet generates chaos?
New quests and rewards
Bethesda promises evolving questlines depending on player activities. These adventures range in duration and complexity, with some spanning numerous solar systems to solve riddles or obtain resources. The awards will include rare weaponry, sophisticated technologies, and strong ships to aid gamers in the latter expansion phases.
Player-built outposts will also be important in this expansion. Strategic outposts will collect resources, create fortifications, and establish footholds in disputed locations. Players may strengthen these strongholds against competing groups and monsters.
Visual and audio improvements for Starfield: Shattered Space
The main game’s visuals are impressive, but “Shattered Space” goes beyond. Video and sound quality have improved at Bethesda. Better planets, sunlight, and space physics are coming.
The music for “Shattered Space” will include symphonic pieces to match the grandiose plot. Every space fight, planetary exploration, and conversation scenario will include music to enhance the player’s emotional experience.
The Starfield Future
The Starfield post-launch plan is looking promising with “Starfield: Shattered Space” as the first step. Bethesda indicates future additions will expand on this universe’s vast fabric. For Starfield fans, “Shattered Space” promises a deeper, more complex experience that builds on what made the main game so popular.
For epic space travel, deep storytelling, and strategic gameplay, this expansion will not disappoint. Players will decide who will rise and fall in “Shattered Space.” as they begin on this new voyage.
Starfield Shattered Space Release Date
The release date of Starfield: Shattered Space is set for September 30, 2024. This was revealed during the Opening Night Live broadcast from Gamescom.
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