han jisung now has a pet gecko named richard and i'm being really emo about it
so here's a list of headcanons, in tumblr format, about stray kids' first dorm pet <3
ok first some context for those who are chronically offline: a couple years ago, minho mentioned that he would want a lizard as a pet. and today jisung revealed that the minsung dorm has a new member! i crashed out about it to approximately 6 different people and i thought. Hey . i haven't used tumblr in a hot minute. might as well combine EVERY SINGLE headcanon i had into one nice list.
enjoy :D
minsung have spent the past few months discussing gecko logistics over dinner
they take it very seriously. picture first-time parents reading books on gecko care, researching best terrariums/lamps/food on forums, watching terrarium building videos on youtube, the works
jisung is also very serious about teaching richard her ancestry via his plastic dino figurines
richard also gets a little custom dog bed (gecko? bed?) on their couch for when they watch tv together
richard ipad baby...
when she sheds for the first time it's a huge milestone. jisung gets really teary eyed and he's like "minho 😭 min ho hyu ng 😭 she's growing up i'm so proud of herrrrr rr rr 😭" and he shows the molt to minho and minho's like "give it back she has to eat it" (he learned from instagram reels that geckos eat their own molts sometimes)
oh yeah and their algorithms are both completely fucked. it's just reptile pet content. it's taken over their phones completely with no chance of them ever being normal again
Yang Jeongin goes over to minsung's house and is like oh haha lizard. it kinda looks like me. and then he sticks his face next to hers and they have matching bread smiles and jisung nearly starts sobbing because they're so cute
changbin is a big fan of richard (as her godfather, he has to be) but also because he's not allergic to her
anyway. baby richard. we all love you. welcome to stayville <3
au where jisung (anemic) participates in his friend felix's first intro to dance lesson at his new studio. he's in the back, hiding a little, but quietly supporting there's a second instructor supervising the class from behind jisung. he’s devastatingly hot. jisung starts feeling a little bit more nervous than usual.
about halfway through he starts feeling dizzy, and—oh no. he goes lightheaded and suddenly he's slumped against the back wall, his head between his knees, a solid hand in the center of his shoulder blades. he looks up, head still heavy.
it’s the hot dance instructor. he looks concerned, eyes huge. and jisung feels like he’s about to faint. again. the guy introduces himself as minho, asks if he’s good to stand. jisung, mortified, realizes he isn’t at all okay to stand, but manages to choke out that he’s just anemic and this happens sometimes. minho looks relieved, and slings one of jisung’s arms around his shoulder, grabs his waist with a warm grip, and yanks him up, half-dragging him into the office.
they end up talking until felix’s class ends, despite jisung wanting to dig a hole and stay there forever. he finds out minho is really Just Some Guy who loves his cats. and if jisung leaves the studio with a new phone number and the promises of a home-cooked, iron-rich meal, well, that’s between him and minho.
this is the beautiful ta everyone crashes out over. the 8 am lecture he ta's for has a near-perfect attendance record and the prof has no idea why or how (it's jeongin. it's almost entirely jeongin.)
(SEUNGIN au under the cut!)
seungmin is confused. his roommate jisung's attendance record is... suspiciously good this semester. (it's suspicious because towards the end of the last one, more often than not, seungmin went to class and jisung was sleeping. he came back and jisung was. still sleeping.)
so he has the right to be confused and shocked at this new development. he corners jisung and says wow jisung you're really turning a new leaf. and jisung's like "yeah . haha. new year new me. #swag"
and like. he thinks this is a 3 week thing. jisung's gonna go back to his old habits. and he's not even saying this in a mean way or anything, jisung is just a bit predictable. a hard worker, though his sleep schedule is atrocious.
but, midterms come and go, and jisung's attendance is somehow Still perfect. han jisung, showing up to an 8 am lecture, 4 times a week. something's up. something's not right. so seungmin investigates. he goes to see what's so great about this class.
and it's so over for him. the ta. he's gorgeous. like, nonchalant, model-like cheekbones, windswept hair, sexy glasses, drop-dead, worth it for the 8 am lecture Gorgeous. and right then and there, seungmin decides jeongin is his enemy.
not like, actually. but he thinks it's so shallow that people are going to class for the beautiful ta and not for the education. (and does seungmin have a bit of a stick up his ass? yeah. is he proud of it? no. but it's there. and it's not leaving. he's a stubborn guy.)
(meanwhile jeongin is like wow i'm so grateful to be the ta for such a lovely class! this prof must be really great at what they do for people to show up so consistently!) (he is absolutely unaware that he is carrying the impeccable attendance)
anyway back to seungmin. he can't stop thinking about the ta. (because he doesn't like him, not for any other reason). he's like. what are these people going to do once the semester's over? and generally being a bit of a pretentious little shit.
then the worst thing in the world happens. jisung calls for a favor. and of course seungmin says agrees without asking what it is. because that's what roommates are for, right? WRONG. jisung wants seungmin to accompany him to jeongin's. office. hours.
jisung: i'm just really nervous you know how i get right . like-seungmin: cut the shit you just have a crush on your ta. you've literally shown me your grades you don't need to go to office hoursjisung: WHY DOES THAT MATTER you should be GLAD i'm going to further my education
so seungmin's like ugh fine i'll go with you but you owe me for life and also you need to keep your shit to your side of the room forever otherwise i'm not getting an apartment with you next year.
and he meets jeongin and jesus fucking christ Why does he look even better up close. seungmin kind of stands awkwardly to the side while jisung does his thing and pretends he doesn't understand while jeongin explains very patiently with his stupidly soothing voice.
and then they're done and jisung is blushing a little bit but he looks happy. and then seungmin's like great time to go ? but jeongin says Hey i haven't seen you before are you in my class? and seungmin says, extremely drily, "no. i'm his emotional support roommate"
and jeongin laughs really loudly, and it sounds like bells. tinkling in the wind-- NO seungmin lock the fuck in. this is enemy territory. even though he has to be polite when jeongin introduces himself. and pretend he doesn't know who he is already.
"what major are you?" jeongin asks. and seungmin responds. immediately, jeongin's eyes go wide and sparkly and he's like oh my god that's SO cool. seungmin feels the back of his neck get very warm. alarms are going off in his head. his stomach swoops. oh no is he sick?
so seungmin does the most logical thing. he says "oh awesome that's great listen, i have to go i have. a meeting. a lecture. a lecture meeting. GOODBYE." (he does not stutter normally. what is wrong with him.)
jisung catches on Immediately. because he's evil like that. he's like dude what's wrong with you??? and seungmin's like i do Not want to talk about this i will see you at home Bye. and then he speedwalks to the library where he studies for 4 hours straight.
[adding on some magical time skips etc] seungmin can't stop thinking about jeongin, but he has school so he focuses on that. absolutely zero distractions allowed. life goes back to normal, jeongin-free, as it's supposed to.
at some point, jeongin asks jisung about seungmin (awkwardly, face flushed) and jisung (evil, best wingman Ever) says, casually, "oh he's usually in the library. second floor. near the windows. here's his schedule actually."
jeongin appears at the library, trying to act cool with an iced coffee (jisung told him seungmin likes coffee) and when seungmin nearly panics jeongin is like oh my god sorry i'm . i tried to be cool but jisung told me this and that and . sorry . i look SO creepy omfg.
and seungmin thinks Han Jisung . This . Little Shit. i will destroy him . but then on the outside he's like trying not to choke on his own spit because jeongin is . right there. and giving him an iced coffee. and his heart is fluttering.
and jeongin is like . hey so feel free to tell me to fuck off or anything but . i thought you were cute . and . i just . wanted to give you this and say good luck on your studies. you're really cool. i would love to get to know you better but also like . no pressure.
and all hatred (or mild dislike that was honestly morphing into neutrality or even positive feelings) immediately vanishes from seungmin's body. he's like . oh . i was just finishing up anyway. we could ? hang out ? and jeongin sits down so fast he nearly knocks the chair over. he's like oh my god i'm so sorry i'm normally a lot more cool- actually that's a lie i'm always like this but not Extra like this. you make me a bit nervous. and seungmin says what no You make me nervous. i never trip up my words.
anyway they go on a date just getting dinner and going to a cafe after (canon comp!!!!!) and seungmin shows his passion for photography and jeongin shows his Passion4Fashion. it goes really well. also they KISS!!!!
one date turns into two and two turns into three and eventually . they end up together and jeongin's still clumsy and seungmin still stumbles over his sentences when jeongin keeps eye contact for too long, and they're still losers. and then they live happily ever after.
(also, minsung bonus. at one point in the semester, jisung accidentally shows up to class late one time and he's like god fuck my life fuck my life fuck my life. and there's an empty seat at the back. (UGH so far away from jeongin he's like an ant from here noooo) and it's next to some guy who is looking the other way, wrapped up in a hoodie and generally looking like he would rather be anywhere than here.
jisung slides in the seat next to him with a muttered apology and he whips his head around and . jisung's heart stops. he takes one look at those eye bags and falls in love . kinda. they have their own spinoff <3)
i've had this hyper specific c team baseball au sitting in my docs for the past ?? year?? now ??
anyway in light of the new comeback i'm freeing it from the wip dungeon
Positions and explanations under the cut!!!!
1. Pitcher - Seungmin
I feel like this is an obvious choice. Have you Seen that first pitch
May not be the “best” hitter, but he can get on base the most consistently
2. Catcher - Changbin
Strongest on the team. Works with SS to keep the infield calm. Also loud as hell (he can yell through the face guard) (a true talent)
Cleanup Hitter, most powerful hitter on the team. Banned from using his own bat during team scrimmages because no one wants to climb the fence to retrieve the balls he hits.
3. First Base - uhh idk let’s put Doyoung from NCT there
I have no idea if he’s even good at baseball but he’s good at catching strays hah
(there’s 9 baseball positions but only 8 members of skz someone had to step in)
4. Second Base - Felix
Taekwondo flexibility allows for him to do some crazy stretching to grab random lasers. Also my favorite teammates have historically always been 2nd basemen because they’re so optimistic all the time? We could be down 14-3 and you hear 2B calling out as loudly as when the game started
FLEX hitter. Usually runs for Seungmin. If not flex he usually ends up bunting b/c he doesn’t have a lot of power but he’s Fast.
5. Third Base - Minho
Reaction time is insane and he has an excellent arm. Plays like a freak and has a blank face the entire time (which scares the shit out of the other team)
One time he had to sub in as a catcher because Changbin was sick. Was grumpy the entire time. Hated catchers’ gear—the face guard pissed him off because it muffled his voice. The gear pissed him off because he couldn’t move quickly. Never again.
6. Shortstop - Hyunjin
Extremely perceptive—you have to be agile and have good reflexes to play in this position because most balls get hit here. Hyunjin has excellent relationships on and off the field with his team because if not, the whole defense falls apart.
Has the strikebox the size of a peanut despite being the tallest on the team. If he doesn’t like the ball he Will foul it off. Annoys the opposing team every time he bats because he’s so picky
7. Left Field - Jeongin
Last time he played baseball he was 8 years old. He got recruited by Seungmin because they needed another player. Doesn’t really know what he’s doing but for some reason he’s doing fine?? Tries his hardest at practice?
Sometimes he gets annoyed at Hyunjin for being the cutoff (it’s his job) and HURLS the ball from deep outfield to Minho @ third base. (Chan: Jeongin watch your FUCKING SHOULDER)
8. Center Field - Chan
Captain of the outfield! Used to train as a pitcher (and can still play if needed) but his real love is using his crazy vertical to jump and grab the ball midair (he can and WILL dive for it even when completely unnecessary)
Carries a lot of former coach’s-kid angst with him……
9. Right Field - Jisung
Absolutely unpredictable—either will lock in and make the greatest double play of the season or will let a grounder go straight through his legs. Owns the sickest sunglasses on the team and turns his cap backwards instead of taking it off when it’s dugout time because he thinks it’s cool
Backs up Felix and shoots him a wink every time a ball gets by and Jisung has to grab it. A big fan of flavored sunflower seeds. Definitely 7-9th on the batting lineup.
// mild dubcon!!! vampire blood is an aphrodisiac, but minsung are both very very into it. also obvious warning for blood
happy spooky month 🧡🧡 au where newly-turned vampire jisung has tiny dull fangs and can’t pierce anything, so he turns to a popular supernatural dating app to find a sugar (blood?) daddy to provide for him. he ends up meeting hundred-year-old, mildly bored minho
(+ 1k words of brainrot below the cut)
minho only agrees because jisung is super pathetic and a baby and might die without him,,, but the only thing jisung hears is “you’re cute and i want to help you” so he ignores whatever stranger danger senses that are tingling in his mind because 1, he loves vampires and 2, minho is a Really hot one. (also, when they first meet, jisung wears a victorian top and styles his hair and minho’s like ??? what are you wearing??? and jisung pouts and says he’s always wanted to be an ancient vampire and that this is really awesome for him. minho is appalled because what kind of freak lives this life willingly?)
the first time minho meets jisung, he immediately checks his fangs and frowns at how dull and useless they are. it’s gotta be some medical anomaly, but he’s not particularly knowledgeable about things like this. but that’s not an issue, because he can provide for jisung. (meanwhile, jisung is mildly confused as to why there’s a hot vampire sticking his fingers in his mouth and feeling up his teeth and gums, but he’s not complaining at all)
since blood is basically their life force, i'm assuming it makes them feel stronger and dials their senses to eleven. it’s also an aphrodisiac, one that jisung isn’t used to, given that he’s a fledgling. minho doesn’t realize this, since he’s a thousand years old, so he’s completely thrown off guard when jisung starts mouthing at minho’s neck. he starts saying things like “i can hear the blood in your veins” “you smell so good” and he’s gripping minho’s shirt so tightly it’s about to rip, completely unaware of his newfound strength.
he tries to bite minho's neck (a HUGE no-no in vamp culture—it's considered extremely disrespectful because the neck is the most vulnerable point on a vampire’s body) and minho grabs his hair and yanks him back on reflex but jisung, the freak that he is, accidentally thinks it's really hot and gets turned on, whining at the pain
cue minho realizing he’s going to have to train the instincts out of this newborn. he’s not technically jisung’s sire, but eventually, their bond becomes so strong he might as well be. he goes on power trips, not because he wants to own jisung, but a bit further than that. it’s knowing that he’s the sole reason that jisung is still alive. that he’s jisung’s only provider. minho too caught up in the fantasy that he demands jisung tell him who made him and jisung gasps out an answer, saying something like "you—you’re my sire" and minho almost blacks out from the power trip
main takeaway—minho gets off on wanting to be the reason jisung exists because he’s a freak like that
anyway, months pass, and minho continues to check on jisung’s progress every day (sadly, with no improvements. his fangs are still human-like). usually, vampires feed about once a week, but minho likes to give jisung blood a few times a week,,, something about having bright red eyes signifying wealth because it means you’re fully fed,,, something about minho spoiling jisung to no end,,, something about minho secretly indulging whenever jisung is blood-drunk,,,
on week, jisung goes a little bit too long without feeding and his eyes start to fade from their bright red to a muted scarlet. minho grabs his cheeks, forces him to make eye contact, tuts at the color, unsatisfied. he can’t let his fledgling have anything other than the brightest of ruby eyes. so he sighs and offers his neck to jisung. says “just this once you can feed from me”. it’s a sign of the utmost respect because he’s giving up his sense of control. jisung panics and denies the offering, shaking his head viciously, his eyes wide. “no, no, i can’t do that. i can’t.” and minho glows inside because it means his training worked. jisung’s been taught so well and has such good manners that he insists on letting jisung feed. “i promise it’s okay”.
so jisung gingerly sinks his teeth into minho’s neck, whining because he can’t pierce the flesh deep enough. minho sighs and bites his wrist with his own fangs, holding it out to jisung, who grabs it with both hands and latches on and starts lapping at the wound. it turns out, blood from a vampire is more of an extreme aphrodisiac because their blood is more concentrated than a human’s. jisung goes blood-drunk almost immediately (bless his lightweight heart) and he’s suddenly a squirmy, whining mess perched on minho’s lap,,, craving praise,, he begs minho to bite him too, “it feels so good, please try,” and of course minho knows what being blood-drunk feels like, he’s a thousand years old, but he indulges. and jisung’s blood is so very sweet and addicting and suddenly he’s blood-drunk too,,, and they’re both panting and dripping each other’s blood into their mouths,,, pupils blown,,,
so yeah,,,, those are my freaky vampire brainworms,,,,, thank you for listening,,,
+ bonus,,,, sass mentioned that minho could absolutely tell when jisung’s blood goes south when he fed for the first time. of course, jisung doesn’t know this. he panics because he can't be attracted to his "sire" that's gotta be inappropriate right??? so he flushes and pretends it doesn't happen and then goes to take care of himself in private and the whole time minho is just a little bit confused because vampire blood is supposed to make people horny so why isn't jisung asking for help? (i'm making things up here. i'm saying vampire culture, especially sex, is a bit different than human culture and that sex is more casual/not a huge deal if that makes sense)
minho corners him and tells him he can tell when jisung's turned on and he's Mortified until minho very politely tells him that it's fine? and that he shouldn't worry? and that he can help? and jisung basically bluescreens because hello hot ancient vampire man wants to fuck him (he hasn’t quite gotten past the culture shock yet but he will. he discovers courting soon.)
There’s a new policy that requires groups to complete a breathalyzer test before they participate in any music show. Something about not taking any chances—Changbin says loudly that they’re no fun. A staff member hands their manager a few to pass around—Minho sees Felix and Jeongin lock their elbows together, doing the test as if they’re taking shots, their cheeks ballooning. He shakes his head fondly as he grabs a device for himself, says he’ll help Jisung (who’s napping, tucked into the corner of a couch, as normal). Minho brushes Jisung’s hair out of his eyes, gently tapping him awake as he brings the breathalyzer to his lips. He taps it over Jisung’s pouty bottom lip, sleep-swollen. Jisung blinks at him with huge confused eyes. Minho thinks vaguely that he resembles a deer—or some other helpless woodland creature.
“Open wide, Jisung-ah,” Minho says sweetly. Immediately, Jisung complies. His lips part and he takes the small spout into his mouth, sealing his lips over the tip. All while staring directly into Minho's eyes.
“Blow,” Minho whispers. Jisung’s cheeks bulge with the effort, a frown appearing between his eyebrows. He goes a little cross-eyed, trying to read the LED screen in front of his nose.
And Minho's suddenly in another world, in a different situation. It’s a waste of Jisung’s talented lips. There are other things Jisung could put his mouth on. Better things. Looking down at Jisung at this angle reminds him of—
The machine beeps, lighting up a bright green. 0.00% alcohol in Han Jisung’s system, as expected.
Minho blinks. Hard. Clears his head. Remembers that it’s a spout. There’s no need to be jealous of a plastic mouthpiece. Logically, he knows this. But sometimes, Minho’s guilty of being a little too possessive over Jisung. Which is probably something to unpack later (or never). They’ve got to perform soon. No time to get lost in his own mind.
“Thank you, jagi,” he says softly. Jisung grumbles, flipping over and falling back asleep. As Minho walks away, his pants feel a bit tighter than usual.
ice skating au where jisung is the ace of all aces but off-ice his bambi legs take over and he forgets how to walk
minho is a competitor and thinks jisung is super intimidating because he's only studied his skating clips
but then jisung literally Falls in front of him and then pulls out the lamest pick up line ever and so minho is like. hm. maybe i should re-evaluate cuz jisung is the biggest megaloser he's ever met.
i dunno too much about ice skating but i assume there's a lot of waiting time so bonus points if they start to bond over anime/music/minho's cats during competitions
more bonus points if they're at the same hotel during a comp and they're both sore and stressed and ooh look there's a convenient hot tub and they run into each other there and one thing leads to another and they decide to become fwb for """"stress relief"""" and and and
i'm brainrotting today i'm foaming at the mouth just a little bit today please be crazy with me
ghibli-inspired au where jisung moves into a new house in the countryside and it’s… haunted?
well, not necessarily. it’s just that whenever he’s had a rough day, the radio seems to flick on and his favorite songs fill the room. jisung's pretty sure that the radio normally isn’t catered specifically to his tastes, but he’s too tired to worry.
he gets the urge to cook more often than before. sometimes, in the kitchen, he sees a recipe book open to a certain dish, with all the ingredients conveniently within arm’s reach, and the fridge weirdly organized.
when he takes a broom to tackle the void underneath his bed, he swears he hears the tinkling giggles of a dust bunny. he makes sure not to disturb it too much, apologizing for his mess whenever he remembers to.
the house came with paintings on the wall—beautiful abstract pieces that seem to look alive. whenever jsvng admires them, it almost looks like they’re preening. he makes sure to check up on them every once in a while.
when he goes to turn off the lights, there’s a bit of a lag. as if the light didn’t want to turn off. every morning, when he opens the blinds, the sunlight looks like it glitters as it bounces off the walls. maybe jisung has a nice window.
jisung dreads doing his laundry—he thinks it might be the worst task to exist. but recently, whenever he thinks he loses a sock, it turns up in the next load. it takes less time for his laundry to dry on the line. maybe this is good karma
and there’s a sneaky critter in the garden behind his house. he can hear it prancing around, and he swears he sees a white fox tail. or maybe nine, all bunched together, connected to a body. they shouldn’t exist here—this is an orange-fox region.
jisung likes his new house. even if it might be a little bit haunted. but he’s got all the time in the world to figure that one out.
