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The Mental Gymnastics People Do to Deny Jimin and Jungkook's Bond

Another long post. Sorry.

It is truly baffling how far some people are willing to go just to deny something that, frankly, is right in front of their eyes. Instead of accepting the very simple, very human reality that Jimin and Jungkook enjoy each other’s company and like spending time together, a large number of people insist on creating the most convoluted, dramatic explanations to justify what they see.

These are two men who have been through a lot together. They’ve grown up together, trained together, built a career from scratch, and reached a level of global fame that very few will ever experience. Yet despite all of that, people would rather believe a web of convoluted lies than acknowledge a simple truth. The more absurd the theory, the more believable it becomes to them.

They say Jimin and Jungkook are pretending. That they are only together because of some company strategy, because of some invisible contract, because they need to keep making money. We are talking about two grown men here. Two members of the most successful music group in the world. Two global superstars who have already achieved what most artists can only dream of. Jimin and Jungkook are not desperate rookies. They are also accomplished soloists who have won countless awards, set records and earned more money and respect than most people will see in their entire lifetime.

These are not people who need to cling to staged moments or forced interactions to stay relevant. And yet, according to some people, they are still showing up together, travelling together, working together and spending time together, all because of some mysterious obligation or company script. Not because they want to. Not because they like each other. But because they have to.

The mental gymnastics it takes to believe that is honestly exhausting to watch.

It says a lot more about those people than it does about Jimin and Jungkook. Because what we are actually seeing is not just two colleagues. It is not a company-mandated façade. We are seeing two people who genuinely enjoy each other's company. Who choose, again and again, to spend time together. Who travel together, film together, support each other, and find comfort in each other’s presence, even when they are under no obligation to do so.

You can’t fake that level of ease. You can’t manufacture the way they look at each other, the way they laugh at private jokes, the subtle familiarity in the way they move around one another. You can’t write a script detailed enough to cover years of footage, spontaneous lives, candid moments, and fan-recorded interactions. And even if you could, you’d have to be absolutely mad to think they would go along with it for this long, especially when they have absolutely nothing to prove anymore.

Here is a revolutionary idea. What if Jimin and Jungkook just enjoy being together? What if they have a genuine connection, a friendship that has lasted over a decade, and they simply want to share parts of that with fans? What if they are just doing what people who like to be together do? Travelling, supporting each other, making memories and sometimes letting the world see bits of that?

What makes it all even more ridiculous is the sheer scale of what people are willing to believe instead. They cling to the idea that this is all some elaborate illusion. That two adults, who have already achieved more than enough to walk away from the spotlight forever, are somehow trapped in a fake relationship of convenience. That they are playing out a charade for an audience that questions their every move, dissects their body language, and assumes the worst of them at every turn. Because apparently, accepting that they might just enjoy being together is a step too far.

It says something uncomfortable about the way some people view celebrities. That even after all the hard work, success and independence Jimin and Jungkook have gained, people still want to believe they are puppets. That they are trapped in some ridiculous fanfiction-like contract that forces them to fake joy, affection and closeness for the sake of keeping fans entertained or money rolling in.

It would be funny if it weren’t so sad. Because at the heart of this is a refusal to let them be human. To acknowledge that real, deep, lasting bonds can form between two people who have spent years navigating the chaos of fame side by side. That sometimes, people stick close not because they are being forced to, but because that closeness is where they feel safest. Where they feel most themselves.

No one is saying they owe us their truth. No one is saying we are entitled to their private lives. But to constantly twist their every move into something suspicious, manipulative or transactional feels less like criticism and more like denial. Denial of the fact that some relationships are just real, regardless of how unexpected or unexplainable they may seem to outsiders.

In the end, it is much simpler to believe that Jimin and Jungkook are just two people who genuinely care about one another and like doing things together. But I suppose simplicity does not satisfy people who are addicted to suspicion. So they will keep spinning their narratives, clinging to their theories, and completely missing the point. Because for them, the truth is far too ordinary. And reality, it seems, is never enough.

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TEACHER MIN

I don’t even know what to say, I feel like “I love you” “I admire you” “I respect you” are not enough to explain what I feel for Yoongi

The fact that he did this even while he was going through things, he showed up for the kids

No ego, not using his fame, just being there, present

Those are the things that matter

And all of the hate he received was so undeserved

No one can ever make me hate him or BTS

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My goodness!!!

The entitlement I’ve witnessed on Twitter is honestly heartbreaking. I am sure it extends to other platforms too but this is where I have encountered it. It's as if some people have forgotten that the Tannies are human. They are real people with emotions, limits, and lives outside of the spotlight. They are not simply a source of entertainment who should be expected to perform endlessly just to satisfy fleeting demands.

I’ve come across posts that made me pause in disbelief. Some are said in jest, but the tone of some has hostile undertones:

1. I’m so disappointed in Yoongi. We waited for him for two years and not even a live or a picture?

2. It is so dry on ARMY twt, where is the OT7 content we’ve been waiting on for three years? Bighit should have organised something like never before seen behind the scenes or the footage kept in their vault.

3. Where the hell is Jimin? Why has Jungkook not gone live yet? At least we’ve had updates for Tae and Joon.

And am there like, 'I BEG YOUR FINEST PARDON?'

Hobi and Jin (aside from Run Jin) largely stayed away for a while since completing their military service. Hobi even stayed for a month in US trying to recuperate. That time might have been spent making music but they also took time to rest and reset. They had just spent two years in a rigid, exhausting environment. They deserved time to decompress, to reconnect with themselves, and to rediscover who they were outside the structure of military life. But instead of allowing the others the same grace, many fans are already demanding their immediate return to the spotlight. Like WTF????

My beautiful poet Joonie literally talked about loosing his spark and motivation for writing music and you want him to jump into doing what exactly? 🤬🤬🤬🤬 Let that man heal.

And what do you mean by lack of content? We have been bombarded with it for the past 2 years to the point of fatigue (at least for me). We are still getting content. Hobi is promoting KIG and we have a tour that starts in one week !!!!

People need to remember that these men are not machines. They’re not content factories or characters in a show we binge when it suits us (though going by how people talk about them including here, that may be exactly how y'all see them. "What if it's"...."what if they are" ....Oh shut up, let them be).

They are sons, brothers, friends, and human beings who laugh, cry, grow, and sometimes break under pressure. Let’s not reduce them to expectations, we owe them more than that. We need to let go of the idea that they owe us constant access, and instead, hold space for their growth, healing, and lives beyond the stage. Because before they are idols, they are people. And people deserve to be seen, not consumed.

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“…which moves the sun and all the stars”.

These days have been clearly full of thoughts and feelings, fun and joy that we all share together. And despite the chaos, the energy, and the insane amount of posts and essays I’ve written about it on here throughout the years - it must be getting annoying for all of you - I can’t help but look for a quiet moment in the day and the community and let these words flow properly. And I say flow because this is all aiming at nothing. Trying to get somewhere would be completely useless, impossible. The more I think about it the more clear it gets.

We live our lives everyday with a little bit of superficiality - I dare to say “we” in the most generalizing and respectful way possible - without really focusing on how deeply rooted in love what’s surrounding us is. How everything, even the things that are inanimate or apparently minor, comes from a place of love.

And a part of me says, thank god we live like that. Focusing on it can be an extremely positive experience for a while, but can also get incredibly overwhelming: realizing every day and every minute how many feelings and humanity what floats around us is made of can feel like constantly asking yourself where you came from and where you’ll end up, or like feeling nonstop how unique and special being on a floating rock is. It can get tiring for the brain, and collide with the everyday tasks.

So excuse me if I bring you there for a while, hopefully, and excuse me if - selfishly speaking - this is everything you’ve already heard about and nothing worth hearing again; but since 6 members out of 7 have come back, and since Jikook have gone live, and since we’ve all been sucked in again by the Jikook’s loop, all I can think of is love. In every form, in every shape, in every context, in every age, in every sense.

I’ve spent my life up to this moment - and will spend the rest of it as well - studying literature in every culture and time possible, just because I’m such an ignorant and incompetent at anything else that’s not nauseatingly sappy. And something I’ve realized, so obvious, is that humans have tried to put it into words for centuries. Have tried to explain it, justify it, deny it or reinforce it, theorize it and explain it for years and years and years.

The Maya mythology tied love to cosmic balance, lovers dance together like the stars and the moon in the sky, till they’re both complete. The Chinese culture - and definitely not only - believes in the red string that ties lovers together. Stilnovisti believed that love brought you closer to God, and that its fulfillment happened in the heart through the eyes of the woman the poet loved: the heart is the seat of love, and its presence in it can physically heal it just like its absence can physically kill it.

Plato in Greece believed that lovers were born as a whole but separated and meant to find each other through life, some Indigenous American cultures believed in soul partners, Koreans explored the concept of inyeon as “fate” (to keep it short and simple) and that it’s also mentioned in the movie “Past Lives” as a form of previous lives thing and connection.

Books have been written about it. Religions have been based on it. Countless myths were made to explain it from Greece to Rome, from Korea to Japan, from China to India to Egypt. To mention every single tale that people all over the world have been telling each other about it would be… possible, but difficult. And I think you get my point even without me doing all that.

I know that each one of you has experienced true love at one point in life, through an animal or a parent, a relative, a partner, a friend, a child, a job, a dream. I have, and if I try to express it I fail, miserably. I’m not saying, though, that these people failed, the poets and the authors and the ancient mythologists, the regular people who made these stories up or the artists who portrayed it in their works.

Actually, they all got close to it, very close, the closest they could, through images and metaphors and poems and paintings, but after that you just can’t really go anywhere else: after the words there’s the feeling part. And that stays quite indescribable and personal: which is the point of it. Running around it, observing it, touching it, writing about it, but not really knowing what it is, because the strongest force ever is anywhere near us and is practically unknown. Yeah, thank god we don’t think about that often.

Before Jikook left I was sure there was love between them. Its nature can be up for debate but it’s undeniable that there’s love between the two of them. Before their enlistment it was almost that simple to me: they love each other, they support each other, they’re there for each other. They fight, they make up, they argue, they respect and value the other. They’re loyal and faithful.

And again, that was not a failing concept, ever. I still stand by that. But now that they’re back, now that the full picture is hitting… I’m realizing more and more, day by day, that maybe even the word “love” itself is just a human adaptation for a strange, enormously powerful feeling we do not know how to handle. Just another way to put mesure and sense on something bigger and stronger than us tiny and finite things. I’ve realized that they’re so simple, as a couple, so so so simple at their core, like regular boys whose hearts beat for one another, but that they’re also completely different from anything else and impossible to explain.

I might spend my entire life trying to put it into words as many before me did, and still all that would come out of my mouth is “mystery”. Their love is so genuine and transparent, you see it in their words, in their choices, in their actions. It’s love that makes Jungkook move his head over and over on Jimin’s arm, maybe subconsciously maybe not, in the middle of a difficult night in a difficult time in a room full of strangers.

It’s love that makes them help each other emotionally, check on how the other’s doing, stay by his side. It’s love that makes them travel, and take pictures of each other, and say “I love you”, this simply, this normally. It’s love that makes them choose to enlist together, so they could be together and not lose a single day of life of the other, and sit together, and spend time together, and eat together and talk and cry and learn together.

But then there’s the mystery. Not in a cryptic, shadowy way, but in a majestic, quiet, tender way. In the same way you would look at a forest and think “this whole system is beautiful but layered, uneasy to discover”. Cause there’s love in the way Jungkook’s body is drawn towards Jimin’s, in the way their hands look for each other, in the way they look at each other, with such sweet and kind eyes full of warmth and energy. There’s love in the way they think of the other, the words used to describe him, the details, in the small moments. There is love in their awkwardness, in their smiles. But can all of that and more be “just” love? Be collected in one single word? That’s what I struggle with.

Jikook’s the type of bond that makes you wonder if the stars truly think of us. If there truly is a red thread attached at our pinkies and someone else’s. If you truly wander through lifetimes till you find your other half in the right one. Not in a romanticized, idealistic way: I put this all in the perspective of this untouchable and gentle nature they share together. Made of each flaw, each possible scenario, each feature.

Cause fate and meant don’t mean perfect. And don’t mean eternal. A beautiful and lasting relationship can be divinely created and still end. It happens, it shapes you, it teaches you, it gives you, it leaves. In my view the red thread doesn’t break, but the two people it belongs to can choose to slip it off.

All of this because it’s probably more bearable to think of some sort of invisible energy and plan that brought these two together - just like it’s easier to think it’s all “casual” and “random” - rather than admit how much more deep and probably unspeakable what they share is.

And the more I look at Jikook the more I see this constant renewal, this thriving, this commitment. I see it in the way they struggled on camera back in 2023, for the recording of Are You Sure?!, just because it was new and never done before; and I saw it in their shyness a few days ago in front of the cameras, the press and the fans; and I see it, I always have, in their eyes, in the sparks in them whenever the other is mentioned or met. In the world they built together for each other, their safe fort. In the way Jungkook cooks for Jimin and the way they compliment each other, the way they use words as a bandage for the other, the need for the other to be around and share himself, be happy, be close.

I see their simplicity in Jimin being bothered by Jungkook’s snoring, but never losing any occasion to actually sleep with him. I see it in their hands looking for one another in crowded spaces, in the way they just can’t help making it obvious that the other has given them the most crazy but beautiful moments of their lives, in the way they bicker and tolerate the other’s “true colors” over and over, or probably don’t and laugh the whole thing off. They adapt to each other, they listen to the other, they learn from mistakes and build more stable bricks for the future.

But I also see their uniqueness in how they met, how they evolved, what brought them together, the butterfly effect that made Jungkook and Jimin go from meeting on a casual day in 2012 to enlisting as buddies and saving each other’s mental health 13 years later. Their story, their context, their coincidences and words, the tears they must’ve cried together and the memories they’ve shared, at night or at the sun rise, talking non stop or reflecting, giving life to those intimate and everlasting moments they’ll know about forever. Just theirs. Everything is surrounded by a melody playing in the background that I don’t know where it’s coming from.

In Japan there’s a festival that more cultured people will know better than me, called Tanabata. It’s based on a legend according to which two lovers (which represent the stars Vega and Altair) were placed by the gods on opposite sides of the Milky Way. They’re allowed to meet only once a year and the festival celebrates this encounter.

To me Tanabata basically celebrates how resilient love can be through every hardship, even being on opposite sides of the goddamn universe. The will to do anything, even rearranging the stars and “gods plans”, to be together and love each other.

By no means I dare to say that Jikook are stars in the sky beating time and separation to meet, but I do think the whole concept of true love being unstoppable is kinda relatable for them. Because I think about it and I just know they’ve been through the worst things, individually and together. And I don’t feel safe or comfortable justifying the way they’ve developed so much resilience just with a “they’re meant to be” narrative.

We’re talking about commitment. About effort. About pain, team work, feelings. This is about life choices. And I just know that if their whole bond is truly closeted, that’s a pain to deal with from a very young age that you don’t easily heal from. And I know that their environment and society, their stalkers and enemies, have been trying everything just to bring crisis into their lives.

I just know, and I think we all do, that all they deserve is peace. Whatever that means, in whatever shape it might come, together or not, forever or not. Because soon or later the body and mind ask you to slow down and breathe, and they’re definitely reaching that point.

These past years haven’t been easy, and there is so much we don’t know is happening or happened. I try to imagine the strength it took them to overcome it all, even just the strength to admit to yourself you can’t take it anymore: but it’s just not working. All we know is that they keep going back to each other, like magnets that are invisibly pulled together, and like cats that go hunting all day but go back sleeping in each other’s faces at night.

They’ve collapsed, probably more than once; but they got up again, everytime. They shape reality in a way that fulfills their love, they try and keep things moving or stop with them when it’s needed. They’ve faced moments where they must’ve told each other “this is not a dream anymore, this is tough”. And here they are anyways. So if and only if Jikook were stars, yes, they would travel through the whole damn Milky Way to fucking meet. I might’ve gone completely crazy but I have no doubts on that.

And it’s all love, I know it is. But something makes me feel like we were never meant to word this in the first place. Because the more I look at Jungkook’s cheeks turning red when Jimin makes him vulnerable, and the more I think of Jimin’s body abandoning itself to Jungkook’s known touch, the more I realize it’s all in there. It’s all in their fingers intertwining, in their protective arms, in their private dates at rented restaurants, in the hug they share firstly in the morning before even opening their eyes. In the songs, the silences, those silences that are so damn loud everytime and that just say it all, so simply, so mysteriously, all at once. Everything is in that week without showering or proper food in the woods, in their hugs on stage, in their voices being so on tune.

Everything we might need to know, or express, or explain, it’s in there. It’s in Jungkook going back to Jimin’s arms - and so to his smell, his presence, his heart - in the middle of the night, because that’s the safe place, that’s the only moment he could do that, he could let the guard down, he could breathe. Not during the day, when they couldn’t be much together or could but as friends or brothers; not during showers when they could sing but not kiss. In the middle of the night, with the moon high and the bodies distracted. Always coronating it with a little bit of fun, of child-like humor.

And words reduce it, somehow, I know. Like I’m probably doing right now myself.

So all I can say is that love is everywhere, truly. Is in the books we read and the reasons why we hang out, is in the hugs we give others or hope to receive, it’s in the food we eat and prepare for others or ourselves. It’s in my heart when I think of 12 years of BTS and get immensely grateful. It’s why I’m writing this whole thing, just to get it off my chest and put it out. And the poet that I think got the closest to expressing whatever I might’ve said here was Dante. He closed his biggest poem ever - written out of love as well - with that: “[…] love, which moves the sun and all the stars”.

The basic mechanism setting life in motion, justifying existence and the entire core of the universe. Of course they’ve tried, and tried, and tried, and everyone is still trying nowdays to explain this properly…and of course we can’t. It’s way beyond what we know or even understand.

I don’t know what the future will bring and I honestly have no hopes or wishes. All I can say is that Jikook have been extremely patient with life, welcoming towards love and feelings, they’ve truly opened their hearts to the good in the world. And they somehow ended up together, lasting, still with each other, stuck with each other, in love. And I’ve learned, I’ve appreciated and I’ve felt the deepest sympathy because of it and them.

I’ll be forever grateful and always, always ready to support whatever galaxy their eyes give birth to when they lock.

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He has a way with words…

Namjoon’s weverse post:

Hello, everyone.

Happy birthday, BTS.

June 13th has come around yet again.

To think it’s June 13th once more.

Last year’s 613 was… not easy.

But now it’s really 250613, isn’t it?

Honestly, I think I’ve been waiting for this even more than you.

Waiting, waiting, and waiting again. Truly.

The 12th anniversary… wow, twelve years old!

Kind of feels like a nephew from a multiverse of mine.

I’m relieved you’ve grown up so well and strong.

Listen to your parents—wait, maybe just a little bit.

Strange thoughts like that just keep popping into my head these days.

My younger sibling’s birthday is also today,

so I spent time with my family.

And now, before washing up, I’m sitting here

snapping pencil leads, writing this odd letter.

I honestly didn’t think today would actually come.

(ㅠㅠ…)

Looking back,

everything always felt so distant.

Every album, every project, every comeback—

how did we even dare to create,

to put ourselves out there with confidence?

We called it love,

we said this was us.

But after a year and a half of rest,

I can hardly remember how it all worked.

Even now, the road ahead is still unclear.

All I can do is keep trying, again and again, to find it.

I really like a book called “The Exact Experiment of Love.”

To love precisely, and be loved precisely—

that seemingly impossible thing

was always what I wanted to try.

And yet, paradoxically, I’m probably the one

who knows the least about how accurately my love reaches you.

But I’ve always tried to understand your love,

to interpret it, to fit myself to it.

Once more, I want to set off—

I’m not sure where to, but I’ll go anyway.

I still don’t really know

how many of you are out there,

or where you’re from.

But I just want to walk this path romantically, together.

Let’s make lots of memories.

Will you walk with me again?..

Just one more time—I’m asking again.

The weary days, the sleepless nights,

the people I just can’t understand,

the endless thoughts chasing each other—

I want to push through all of that,

and step into tomorrow once again,

like Huckleberry Finn, chasing adventure.

At every uncertain crossroad,

it was thanks to you that I could endure,

and thanks to you that I kept walking,

even if I had to drag myself forward.

Thank you—truly, thank you.

Whenever I try to write briefly,

it always ends up long.

I guess I’m still too young and foolish to be concise.

But maybe this chatter is just clumsy love in disguise—

so please see it as endearing.

We’ll really try to do even better this time.

Thank you for giving us the chance.

I love you again.

It’s a beautiful day.

Sleep well!

— From your free man, Namjoon.

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Jikook's discharge | This love

What a joy to have them back!

Enjoy

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🪖💐 Jikook’s Military Discharge: The Pink Air, The Shared Showers, and Third-Wheeling Lives🌸🚿

✨Hi hello, I hope you're all hydrated, your emotions have recovered, your Jikook heart is intact (doubtful) and your Wi-Fi is stable because… JIKOOK ARE BACK FROM THEIR MILITARY HONEYMOON—I MEAN SERVICE. And somehow, in true Jikook fashion, even gayer than before.✨

So first things first, our military husbands finally finished their 18-month service, and naturally, chaos ensued the moment they appeared together. It wasn’t even 10 seconds into their joint discharge and these two were already giggling like freshly confessed teenagers at a school talent show. Why were they being all shy and flustered like it was the first day of their arranged marriage?? Also… the bouquet. Jimin got a pink bouquet, his cheeks were pink, his vibe was pink, the literal air around him was pink. The gay radiance was unmatched.

They each gave a little speech because of course they did. And what does Jungkook do? Stands completely turned toward Jimin like it’s instinct. At this point, his magnetic north is just “Park Jimin.” It's like he was absorbing solar power from him. Truly, if Jimin moved an inch, JK would’ve toppled over like a sim whose energy bar ran out.

And THEN they left the base in the same car. THE SAME. CAR. When was the last time we saw them get into the same vehicle like that? Let’s rewind to Vegas 2022. So yeah. It’s giving full circle. It’s giving reunion. It’s giving “we survived the front lines AND each other for 18 months, let’s ride home together babe.”

Anyway, we all waited like starving pigeons outside a bakery while they headed to HYBE to settle in, hydrate, and probably fight over who gets the big towel. Two hours pass, and we get The Live™. That cursed blessed Live. Oh god.

Now, Jungkook told us he doesn’t have much to say. Sounds chill, right? But then somehow spends the next 20 minutes only talking to Jimin. You know, the same man he literally spent 18 months with. Like okay, maybe military regulations banned them from speaking to each other? Maybe they were telepathing the whole time? Either way, it was clear we were third wheeling in that Live. We were just the background audience to whatever romantic sitcom they’re filming.

Apparently, there are still “many stories” they want to tell us, but can’t yet. Because they were tired, hungry, AND they need to confirm what they’re allowed to say. Which honestly just screams: we did some borderline fanfiction-level things and need to get clearance before accidentally confirming your ships. Got it.

Let’s talk about the gay shenanigans:

In classic gay chaos, Jimin casually mentions how in the early weeks of service, he woke up with Jungkook’s face right in front of him. Not even 12 hours post-discharge and they’re already telling us about their morning like it was the morning after prom. And JK? He just “wanted to lean on Jimin.” SIR. We are trying to survive out here. This is not a BL web drama, it’s real life.

JK, without hesitation, hit us with, “I was going to shower but Jimin was busy so I waited.” SORRY? You waited for him to finish… so you could... shower together???Jungkook-ssi, correct me if I’m wrong but this is “buddy enlistment,” not “buddy bathe together.” No one is stopping you from showering except your own inner romantic. That was NOT in the standard issue enlistment brochure. But I guess when you're Jikook, the rules just… don’t apply. WHO WAITS FOR THEIR BRO TO SHOWER TOGETHER??? Now. The shower thing needs to be underlined, bolded, and circled in red. Jungkook quite literally chose not to shower alone because Jimin wasn’t available. Let that sink in. He waited. Like it was a date. Imagine the casual audacity of saying, ��Oh yeah I’ll shower after you finish your thing so we can go together 💖” …in front of millions.

Anyway, JK brought out a photo strip during the live. And it was giving couple booth energy. We haven't seen the full thing yet but i hope it's coming, I hope it drops and if it does? We riot in the streets in matching satin pajamas.

Oh and Jimin, baby angel, says: “When we enlisted, we just thought it would be nice to be together.” NO THOUGHTS. NO PLANS. JUST VIBES. They didn't even check the military logistics. They were just like, “Let’s do this thing together, consequences be damned!” Because being apart wasn’t an option, apparently. They didn’t even consider that they might be sent to different divisions or—oh, I don’t know—the front lines?? Because Jikook logic says: “Where you go, I go.” No thoughts, just love and matching buzzcuts. 🤝

And THEN, there’s the legendary tummy poke moment™. Jimin’s stomach growled (same), and JK POKED HIS TUMMY LIKE A FREAKING CARTOON CHARACTER IN LOVE. Cue me screaming into a void.

And THEN we got the moment that truly encapsulates the domestic Jikook energy: Jungkook, ever the soft romantic, tried to feed Jimin a rose petal. Yes, an edible flower, placed delicately on the cake like a metaphor for their whole existence: beautiful, unexpected, a little extra. He picks it up with such intention and offers it to Jimin like he’s recreating a wedding reception moment. It’s the fact that Jungkook saw a flower and thought “Jimin should eat this” that sends me into the stratosphere. Why? Because love is feeding your soulmate flowers on a live broadcast and giggling while doing it.

The entire live was a rollercoaster. Between the giggles, the accidental flirting, the “I missed you even though you were right there” energy, and Jungkook poking Jimin’s tummy like a human teddy bear, I was on the floor. Jimin's hand on Jungkook’s lap while reading comments, Jungkook rubbed Jimin’s neck when he got nervous. IT WAS DOMESTIC. IT WAS INTIMATE. IT WAS EVERYTHING.

Now listen. I don’t like to jump to conclusions but I’m jumping and the conclusion is: they are in love and they don’t care who knows.

And they kept talking to each other. They were so giddy and awkward and shy it felt like we were third-wheeling their post-military honeymoon getaway debrief.

So to summarize:

Jimin: “Woke up JK's face right in front of him in the military dorms.”

JK: “Waited for Jimin so they could shower together.”

Both: “Have so many stories but don’t know what’s safe to share.” (GOD WHAT ARE YOU HIDING)

And just when you thought it couldn’t get better, Jimin says, “We have many stories. We should do this more often.” Oh? Is that a promise? Is that a weekly livestream deal I just heard?? Because if not, I will be suing for emotional damages. That’s false advertising. So guess what? I’m holding them legally accountable. That was a verbal contract, and I’m expecting weekly bedtime story Lives where they spoon under a shared blanket and tell us about the time Jimin made Jungkook ramen at 2AM on base. (It happened. Don’t ask for proof.)

And look. I know some of you are gonna say “they’re just besties” and to that I say: grow up. Jikook are literally in their Soft Military Boyfriends Era™ and if you can’t see it, your shipper lens expired in 2019.

And just when the emotional damage was almost manageable, just when our hearts had barely stabilized, they posted The Selfie™. The discharged, glowing, rosy-cheeked, post-live, shared-car, shared-shower, flower-feeding boyfriend selfie.

Honestly? They didn’t just return from the military. They returned to each other.

Jikook is not just real. They are thriving.

Welcome to Post-Military Domestic Jikook. We are so back.

[kattfnattt]

Free at last🫶🏾🫶🏾🫶🏾

Credits to the rightful owners🙏🏾

[kattfnattt]

THEY'RE HERE, THEY'RE FINALLY HERE

[kattfnattt]

I’M CRYIJG AO HARD

I STAYED

[kattfnattt]

It’s honestly wild when I think back to how, right up until early December 2023, so many of us had absolutely no idea that Jimin and Jungkook would end up enlisting in the military together. It just wasn’t something we saw coming. Most of us didn’t even know what the buddy system was, let alone imagine they’d go in as a pair under it. I remember when Bighit made the announcement, and at first, it all felt a bit vague and confusing. Especially the bit about Jimin and Jung kook, it didn’t fully register.

It wasn’t until KARMY went absolutely mad and started talking about it everywhere that it really hit me. Then, K-Jikookers started translating and explaining the original statement in Korean, and suddenly it all became clear. That moment was such a mix of emotions!

Now, after spending 18 months together in the military, they’re finally set to return, and it’s such a surreal feeling. It’s like time has flown by and crawled at the same time. I keep thinking, where did all those days go? But also, wow, it felt like forever.

I miss them both more than I can put into words. But if I’m being completely honest, I miss BTS as a whole too. Not just the music or the performances, but the energy they have when they’re all together, the way they make the world feel a little lighter. There’s this massive space they’ve left behind, and even though I’m so proud of everything they���re doing individually, nothing quite fills that gap.

I just can’t wait for the day they’re all back, standing on the same stage, laughing and being chaotic together like they always were.

[kattfnattt]

D-5

5 days to go.

And what better than a JK cover for today?

One of my all time favorite Jikook edits.

JK's Only then cover. The clear emotional meaning it held for him. That day at the 2018 Melon awards. All of it makes for this beautiful edit.

Only a few days of waiting...

[kattfnattt]

FESTA IS HERE, FESTA IS HERE. THE BEST TIME OF THE YEAR!!!!!!!!!!

[kattfnattt]

The air around Bangtan is crackling.

We have waited long.

Time has slowed ...

and we are caught in a moment of stillness, between before and after.

The eerie quiet of anticipation surrounds us.

But look to the horizon, my friends. Clouds gather.

A storm is approaching

Our collective pulse quickens like a drum beat as the rolling thunder echoes in the distance.

The roar is deafening

The lights are blinding

It is coming

THEY are coming

Yes, they are! Our boys men are coming back.

So soon now, it feels like tomorrow.

The wait has felt like decades, and also like no time at all. I've been too busy with all the gifts they left for us, to notice that I've aged 3 years.But I've missed them so it aches.

I am beyond thrilled for their return as I'm sure we all are.

I cannot wait for Jin to play some ridiculous prank on the 5 who are about to be discharged

I cannot wait to have Yoongles dismiss all out desperate yearning with a shrug and a sly smile and "I told you..."

I cannot wait for Jimin to wear his favourite earrings once again.

I cannot wait for Jimin and Junkook to laugh together at their private jokes as though they're not aware of our presence

I cannot wait to see JK and Tae try to out-flex each other, and i kinda hope Tae wins this one

I cannot wait for Namjoon and Yoongi to have their private conversation about everything they hated about the last two years

I cannot wait for Hobi to tell them all how tough it's been to tour alone and how much he missed them (and for Yoongi to either profoundly agree or shrug like it was nothing)

I cannot wait for Namjoon's first Live where he tells us how much he loves us and makes us think about distance and human connection, and the experience of time passing.

I cannot wait for those first notes of the first OT7 song of Chapter 3

I cannot wait for this energy!!

Its not difficult to see what's set me on this path ....

Hobi told us to expect something because he's performing in his home country for FESTA

Two live concerts in the space of a month (and I'm trying desperately to get tickets to see Jin)

Joonie is posting tailor photos, the same tailor who dressed him for RPWP.

Jiminie has left Korea for a holiday with his family makesxme think he won't have time after he's discharged.

JK went somewhere on a plane...

Taetae has been posting dance practice videos and he is looking so fine

Jin said he can't schedule more concerts because of OT7 commitments

And yoongi is nowhere to be seen, but cats do like to choose their own timing

I think they're going to hit the ground running.

💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

My quiet predictions

I think they'll all be be at HOTS Final at Goyang on 13 June yes, even Yoongles

I think they'll announce a comeback or tour on 14 June