The Snowball Effect Project
Ah, the holidays. The season of giving, of gingerbread cookies, and mistletoe kisses. Midnight magic, snowball fights, and cuddling by the fire. We find our boys in very different places. Some are falling in love, someone’s just falling on their ass. Some are getting through it just fine, while another finds himself in a tight spot. All are determined to maintain their yearly tradition of meeting up at Tae’s cabin in the woods for New Year’s Eve. It’s promised to be a weekend full of debauchery, relaxation, and Jin’s delicious baked goods… so long as everyone can make it with their hearts (and pride) still intact. Seven little secrets, tangled in each other’s stories like twinkling lights on a wire, rolled up like a snowball, and wrapped up with bow; The Snowball Effect.
A/N: while our boys are celebrating the holiday season in this, we’ve tried to leave out any holiday-specific mentions besides New Year’s + New Year’s Eve. Some stuff might slip through, but we wanted this to be as inclusive as possible.
Genre: Neighbors AU / Friends to Lovers / Fluff / Smut
Granny Park’s Gossip: The sweetest boy around, no comparison. Always ready to listen to my stories, visits me regularly and tells me all sorts of tales about those friends of his. Might as well adopt them all, I know so much about them! Jiminie’s the best grandson anyone could ask for, really, a little angel, and his little gang of friends is quite the hoot. He’s been a little quiet about himself lately, though. Kept going on and on about that neighbor of his, how cute she always looks and how he likes to help her with her groceries, but I think maybe I teased him just a little too much about that crush of his. Maybe he’ll figure out a way to get closer to her this holiday season, because who knows how much longer he’ll pine over the girl if he doesn’t.
Pairing: Seokjin x Reader
Genre: Bakery AU / Friends to Lovers / Pining / Fluff / Smut
Granny Park’s Gossip: That Seokjin, don’t get me started on him. He’s worked hard to open and run that bakery of his, you know, and I’m so proud that it’s so successful now. Wish he would find a nice person to settle down with, though, he deserves it, as long as he’s been on his own. Well, I guess you can’t really call it alone when he’s got that grump of a best friend always hanging around him. He really should be paying her, what with all the time she spends at the bakery with him. She’s always waking up on the wrong side of the bed, but she’s not so bad when she brings me some of those cookies of his, or just around Seokjin in general, if I’m honest. Too distracted by staring at that pretty face of his, I suppose, though who can blame her?
Genre: Domestic AU / Established Relationship / Fluff / Smut / Humor
Granny Park’s Gossip: I know what they say about Hoseok, especially now after the whole hospital visit shenanigans. Of course it’s not every day your local newscaster shows up and needs a sex toy taken out of his a- anyway. That Hope on the Street segment of his is the best part of the local news, has been long before the network started making him jump through hoops for some good publicity. I will say, though, watching him as a little elf at the mall is the highlight of my holiday season, I saw him the other day when I went to get more yarn, because I actually used the last skein of that pretty lilac that his lady loves so much, and I know that that craft store in there has a ton of colors in right now, so…wait, now, I’m on a tangent. Oh, right. Hobi’s been on his best behavior lately, after that little incident, so I just really hope that he gets a chance to relax when they all head up to Taehyungie’s family’s cabin. Maybe I’ll pack some extra cookies in his stocking, I gotta remember to finish those and send them with Jiminie.
Genre: Tattoo Artist AU / New Relationship / Fluff / Smut / Angst
Granny Park’s Gossip: Oh, that Min boy? He’s a sweetheart, of course. Jimin said something about him getting into a new relationship with someone, but he hasn’t brought her by yet, so I can’t be sure. I just hope this one sticks around, he’s really so much more than he first seems to be. All those tattoos and whatnot, people tend not to notice that he’s really just so caring and gentle. You know he works at one of those stuffed animal stores in his free time? The ones with the dancing and the hearts and picking out your new best friend kind of theme. Ah, what a nice boy. I hope he has a good holiday. I’ll have to ask Jimin how it goes.
Pairing: Namjoon x Reader
Genre: Roommates AU / Friends with Benefits / Fluff / Smut / Slight Angst
Granny Park’s Gossip: That boy. Never met anyone as prone to disaster as he is while being so damned smart, except maybe that roommate of his. The two of them could probably cure cancer if they wanted to, but you leave them alone for more than a few seconds and you’re liable to come back to disaster. Jiminie did say they’ve been acting a little different, though, maybe they finally wised up and made things official instead of just humping like bunnies around that apartment of theirs. Oh, am I not supposed to say that?
Pairing: Jeongguk x Reader
Genre: Teachers AU / One-Sided Enemies to Lovers / Fluff / Smut / Humor / Pining
Granny Park’s Gossip: Now, don’t start thinking anything about Jeon. He’s a good boy, of course, my sweet Jimin wouldn’t be friends with anything less, and he’s a damned good P.E. teacher, but he’s a rapscallion if I’ve ever seen one. Always putting his foot in his mouth in one way or another. My lovely grandson already told me about how he’s offended that new math and science teacher down at the school, you know the one, got hired as a replacement when they fired the last one? Yes, her. And Jiminie told me that Jeongguk’s been avoiding her ever since, the hellion. You just gotta shake your head at behavior like that.
Pairing: Taehyung x Reader
Genre: Domestic AU / Established Relationship / Fluff / Smut / Humor
Granny Park’s Gossip: Who doesn’t know Taehyug and his lady? Cutest couple in town, I’d say, and have been since they started dating in their college days. Oh, that was a while ago, though. And still, they’re happy as can be in that place they have together. Almost hate seeing one without the other, y’know, it’s like seeing just one testi- oh, right, I’m not supposed to talk like that. Anyhoo, I only say that because I saw Taehyung at a jewelry store the other day while I was buying my sweet Jiminie his presents. Maybe that boy’s finally gonna pop the question, but I do hope he’s got a good plan for it. Something sweet and romantic. Maybe I’ll find out after Jiminie gets back from that cabin he’s visiting.
Authors: @fortunexkookie (Ryn) @ddaenggtan (Bette) @stutterfly (Kristi) @taehyungforreal (Ashley)
The Snowball Effect Summary: @taehyungforreal
Granny Park’s Gossip: @ddaenggtan
A/N: We will be releasing this fics according to the listed dates, starting in December. Starting in November, we will be releasing “character card” teasers to give you guys a little bit of a tease and some more insight into the characters and fics. Tell us what you’re excited for!!!
Also, while each of these fics can stand on their own, they all end up at the same place, occurring simultaneously. There are also little easter eggs and secrets for the other fics woven throughout each of these! For the biggest, fluffiest Snowball Effect experience, we highly recommend you read each of them!
