#00:00 (zero o'clock)

[adrlx613]

will something change? it probably won’t be the case

but still, this day will end

when the second hand and the minute hand overlap

the world holds its breath for a very brief moment

[notafiendjustareflection]

Me relaja 😌

[setevidas]

happy new year my beloveds 💜

this year will be better for all of us, just hang in there. take care of yourselves and dont drink and drive.

[heartofbusan]

Keep Going.

Let's have a group therapy session for a second here because is it just me.... or

Is this whole concept giving our Sun and Moon couple?

Furst of all, there are two opposite ends marking 12, Seokjin said in the Bangtan Special report that the theme of this year's Festa would be 00:00. A kind of reset.

Turn this all around

When everything resets at zero o'clock

The reset signals the beginning of new opportunities. After all we've been through, we can come back together and reset our timeline. Be happy again 🥲

The colours they used are orange and blue. Gold and indigo. It's a stretch, but how about yellow and purple ??? Orange and blue are contrasting colors often used together. There's also night and day. After the long night, the lonely time, a new dawn approaches. These are all heavily used themes in BTS's lore.

The most obvious references to jikook are the Sun and the Moon. BTS using the sun and moon motif for mingukki was their black swan pas de deux for MMA 2020 that began with an eclipse: the temporary melding between the sun and moon. So, this is established storytelling. And it happened more than once, even during BTS RUN.

The sun and moon are depicted on a timepiece, something resembling a nautical clock. So the sun and moon are, very generally said, the orgin of the push and pull of the tides. The ocean. The purple ocean perhaps? Hobi did reference 'purple waves' approaching.

But, doesn't a timepiece in conjunction with nautical theme make you think of a mindboggling jikook moment?

Look at these potato quality photos of watch gate 2023 while I breathe into a paper bag.

The theories regarding Jimin’s Patek Phillipe Aquanaut timepiece and the time it showed (which was NOT the actual KST time when he was streaming) have been heavily covered by blogs far more eloquent than mine. Please do look it up if you have no idea what I'm talking about. For the rest of us *screaming into a pillow*

The name aquanaut refers to an underwater swimmer. The Nautilus the watch has been shaped after comes from the name of Jules Verne's submarine in Twenty thousand leagues under the sea, a wonderful adventure book.

Jimin wore this, and his other PP watch named Complications, during AYS?!. That watch features a pretty moonphase window with stars. Jimin just loves the constellations, he even had a constellation lamp in his house.

I'm getting off track here because how come we're not talking about watch gate anymore. That sh*t was WILD.

So, we know, just last week, Jikook went to Japan for around three days. We can assume they met up there. Their diversion tactics aren't very stealthy. So...

What if... and this is a big what if, what if they filmed something there for Festa? What if it's their song for Festa as a subunit. Or a performance of some kind?! 🤡 Keep Going?!

Both Jimin and Jungkook have written/performed several ARMY fans songs. Some they've attributed to ARMY as their inspiration and some where I go, huh... for 'ARMY'...suuuuure baby.. whatever you say beautiful. *plays Letter*

Jimin told us they've been practicing while enlisted, singing together, far removed from other's so they wouldn't be overheard. What if it was for this song???

Devil's advocate here: If this turns out to be true, be prepared for haters to claim this song, aka fanservice, was the reason they enlisted together. End of rant.

We don't know why they went to Japan, and as much as I hope they went to enjoy themselves, however that looked like, their work is such an important part of what bonds them. Their work ethic, their drive and dedication. Their mile high ambitions, for themselves and for BTS. So, work is never separate from Jikook, but Jikook do separate themselves within their work.

And a subunit song from them is something we've all been eagerly waiting for. It's been years. I don't care if they use AYS as a jumping off point or if Japan is the setting.

Hell, if it's another GCFT featuring their homoerotic song called 'Keep Going', featuring lyrics like

I'll keep it going, just for you baby

I'll keep up the pace and

Never falter

The push, the pull, the wonderful song you sing

The endless breathless beauty of the night

In your arms, baby

Keep going, keep going until..

We crest

A breath

A call

And we're safe together again

The mv is them, swimming in a water tank, simulating the ocean, and they have to claw their way from the depths, where the seaweed tangles in their legs, to the surface, where the light breaks through the surface. They come up for air, look at each orther, cling to each other, and they say: 'For ARMY'

I'LL BE SO PLEASED..SKKSKSK I DON'T CARE.

We all know Jikook live in their work, and their work lives in them.

Hope you all have a wonderful Sunday. We're almost at single digits for jikook too. Keep Going. We're almost there!!! 💜💛

[lurkingshan]

On Repeat Tag 🪩

Tagged by @watchthisqqq!

prompt: shuffle your ‘on repeat’ playlist and list the first 10 songs.

Okay so I technically have a Spotify but I only use it for focused streaming for my favs... so the on repeat list is kind of ridiculous lmao. I'll use a more varied one instead: my hype playlist.

Abba, Dancing Queen

Spice Girls, Never Give Up on the Good Times

The Rose, Yes

BTS, 00:00 (Zero O'Clock)

Ariana Grande, Break Free

BTS, Run BTS

Ateez, Enough

Jin, To Me, Today

Agust D, D-Day

Day6, Feeling Good

No idea who has already done this, consider yourself tagged if you want to play!

[kpopfeeds]

BTS Discography Part 2

Lights/Boy With Luv:

Release date: July 3, 2019

Japanese Single

Lights

Boy With Luv (Japanese Version)

IDOL (Japanese Version)

Map of the Soul: 7:

Release date: February 21, 2020

Full-Length Album

Intro: Persona

Boy With Luv

Make It Right

Jamais Vu

Dionysus

Interlude: Shadow

Black Swan

Filter

My Time

Louder than bombs

ON

UGH!

00:00

Inner Child

Friends

Moon

Respect

We are Bulletproof: the Eternal

Outro: Ego

Stay Gold:

Release date: June 19, 2020

Pre-released Japanese Digital Single

Stay Gold

MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ~THE JOURNEY~:

Release date: July 14, 2020

Japanese Full Album

Intro: Calling

Stay Gold

Boy With Luv (Japanese Version)

Make It Right (Japanese Version)

Dionysus (Japanese Version)

Idol (Japanese Version)

Airplane pt.2 (Japanese Version)

Fake Love (Japanese Version)

Black Swan (Japanese Version)

On (Japanese Version)

Lights

Your Eyes Tell

Outro: The Journey

Dynamite:

Release date: August 21, 2020

English Single

Dynamite

Dynamite (Instrumental)

[Day Time Version]

Dynamite

Dynamite (Instrumental)

Dynamite (Acoustic Remix)

Dynamite (EDM Remix)

Dynamite (Tropical Remix)

Dynamite (Poolside Remix)

BE:

Release date: November 20, 2020

Full Album

Life Goes On

Fly To My Room

Blue & Grey

Skit

Telepathy

Dis-ease

Stay

Dynamite

Butter:

Release date: May 21, 2021

English Single

[Digital]

Butter

Butter (Instrumental)

[Hotter Remix]

Butter

Butter (Hotter Remix)

Butter (Instrumental)

[Hotter, Sweeter, Cooler Remix]

Butter

Butter (Hotter Remix)

Butter (Sweeter Remix)

Butter (Instrumental)

[7" vinyl]

Butter

[Cassette] Side A

Butter

Side B

Butter

BTS, The Best:

Release date: June 16, 2021

Japanese Album

Disc 1 (CD & Digital)

Film Out

DNA (Japanese Version)

Best of Me (Japanese Version)

Lights

Blood Sweat & Tears (Japanese Version)

Fake Love (Japanese Version)

Black Swan (Japanese Version)

Airplane pt. 2 (Japanese Version)

Go Go (Japanese Version)

Idol (Japanese Version)

Dionysus (Japanese Version)

Dynamite (Bonus track; CD Only)

Disc 2 (CD & Digital)

Boy With Luv (Japanese Version)

Stay Gold

Let Go

Spring Day (Japanese Version)

On (Japanese Version)

Don't Leave Me

Not Today (Japanese Version)

Make It Right (Japanese Version)

Your Eyes Tell

Crystal Snow

Butter Megan Thee Stallion Remix:

Release date: August 27, 2021

Digital Single

Butter feat. Megan Thee Stallion Remix

My Universe (Coldplay & BTS):

Release date: September 24, 2021

Collaboration Single

My Universe

My Universe (Instrumental)

Proof:

Release date: June 10, 2022

Anthology Album

CD 1

Born Singer

No More Dream

N.O

Boy In Luv

Danger

I Need U

Run

Fire

Blood Sweat & Tears

Spring Day

DNA

Fake Love

Idol

Boy With Luv feat. Halsey

On

Dynamite

Life Goes On

Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)

CD 2

Run BTS

Intro: Persona

Stay

Moon

Jamais Vu

Trivia: Seesaw

BTS Cypher PT. 3: Killer feat, Supreme Boi

Outro: Ego

Her

Filter

Friends

Singularity

00:00 (Zero O'Clock)

Euphoria

Dimple

Benny Blanco Bad Decision (With BTS and Snoop Dog):

Release date: August 5, 2021

Collaboration Single

Bad Decision (With BTS and Snoop Dog)

The Planet:

Release date: May 12, 2023

OST

The Planet

Take Two:

Release date: June 9, 2023

Single

Take Two

[bts-trivia]

Which song was included on Proof because Namjoon chose it?

LAST CALL:

[aftgficrec]

Bonus: fics with background twinyards bonding for those who just want more

Here are some fics where the twins’ relationship is not the main focus, but it still stood out to us. This is a follow up to this ask. -A

if you're hungry for more twinyards, please enjoy:

‘Longing Distance', ‘If Only I Were Enough’ (complete),‘Unlucky Lies’ and ‘If You Knew What I Know’ here

‘Perennial’ and ‘If Neil, Then Fox’ here

‘To Love and Be Loved’, 'Trying My Best' and ‘Same old fresh air’ here

‘a heart that's full up like landfill’ (updated) here

‘if you really love nothing’, ‘over/under’ and ‘Bittersweet’ here

‘Travelers’ series here (updated)

‘it's always been you.’ here

‘Scribbles and Sticky Notes’ and ‘Inked Petals’ (completed) here

‘Flavors of Fall,’ ‘Where The Wild Things Are,’ ‘quicksand,’ ‘just a footnote,’ and ‘The Shore We'd Come To Find’ here

‘Paint me a picture of you’ and ‘I Never Said I Loved You’ here

‘The Suit Universe’ part 8 here

‘The Game is True Columbia’ and ‘In Reel and Rout’ here

‘You Know I Never Forgot’ here

‘Twilight and Daytime,’ ‘More Than Words,’ ‘the kevaaron high school au…,’ and ‘the second time around’ here

‘Maybe It Was The Zombies’ series here

‘In Your Hands (you hold my life and my heart)’ here (completed)

‘Picture Perfect’ and ‘The one with Kevaaron’ here  

‘in a manner of speaking’ here

‘North Star’ and ‘I See The Way You Look At Him’ here

‘Married to the Game’ here

‘Cabin Fever’ here

‘Life's a Beach’ here

‘The Morning AUs...Chapter 13: A Flashflood of Colour’ here, 'Chapter 24: Bloom and Wither' here

‘the optimal condition (for birds to take flight)’ here 

‘Such Stuff as Dreams are Made’ here 

‘Shark Bait’ here

and more

‘climb a mountain (hold his hand)’ here

‘No straighter path than to struggle’ here

‘Ten Percent’ here

‘in over my head’ here

‘stifle my choice and the air in my lungs’ here

‘heaven and hell (were words to me)’ here

‘N for nebulous’ here (completed)

‘Tart’ and ‘00:00 (Zero o'Clock)’ here

‘Forever Isn't Long Enough’ and ‘When It All Feels So Big’ here

‘Cryptid Serial Killer Witch Man’ here

‘I wish I would've laid my hands on you’ here

‘Andrew and The Phantoms’ here

‘Something Domestic; Ember, Moon, Love’ series: ‘Ember’ here, ‘Moon’ here 

‘Sunflower, Vol. 6’ here

‘Behind the Pod’ series ‘Chapter 8: Chicago’ here

‘on the tip of my tongue (say something)’ series here

‘We Grow Apart, Up, Together and Again’ here

‘Heaven Can't Help Me Now’ and ‘The Risk of Failure Tastes Bitter’ (both completed), ‘coming loose,’ ‘The Reason,’ and ‘5 months, 9 hours, 42 seconds’ here

‘His Crew’ and ‘A Dad By Any Other Name’ here

‘What We Deserve,’ ‘It's going tibia okay,’ and ‘What the fuck happened to you?’ here

‘names’ here

‘Promises’ here

‘Neil Josten’s Vendetta’ here

‘"The thing about being protective”’ and ‘... the Andrew Minyard Defense Squad’ here

‘Stay’ here

‘Make This Leap (Geronimo)’ here

‘I'll be a Brand New Day’ (hostile twinyards) here

Art

POV it's 2006 and this is what The Foxes would wear art by @rainbowd00dles

the monsters shopping cart race art by @rainynovaside

the monsters art by @crypticfayble

Neil's plan B if therapy didn't work art by @verdiris

foxes team pic art by @markassus on instagram

baby monsters… art by @02511213942

Aaron and Andreil art by @/lis__photoart on instagram

[bts-polls]

LAST CALL: Which facial feature of Jimin do you most prefer?

Tumblr limit reached but here's the kink for Bad Decisions.

[lifessoshortandsoami]

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Luna (BTS) Facts and Profile

Luna Profile and Facts; Luna's Ideal Type

Luna (루나) is a member of the South Korean co-ed group BTS under Big Hit Music.

Stage Name: Luna (루나)

Birth Name: Park Aera (박애라)

Birthday: February 27, 1999

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Height: 153 (5'0)

Weight: 46 kg (101 lbs)

Blood Type: AB+

MBTI Type: INFP

Representative Emoji: 🐼

Luna's Spotify list: LUNA's comfort tracks

Instagram: luna

Luna's Facts:

- She was born in Jinhae-gu, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea

-Her family consisted of her adopted Mother and Father.

- Education: Seoul School of Performing Arts; Global Cyber University

- She attended Baek Yang Middle school.

- Luna attended Seoul performing art high school, she graduated in February 2017.

- She is the only girl in the group.

- She loves eating spicy food, sweet food basically everything.

- Her favourite colors are pastel colours. Mostly lavender.

- She speaks Korean, English and Japanese.

- She either needs to sleep on a low height bed or with someone who can hold her because she falls off bed while sleeping. (BTS Run ep. 31)

- She has Arachnophobia (fear of spiders).

-She is a lefty.

- Although she catches a cold easily, she still loves rainy or snowy weather.

- She has a dimple on her right cheek.

- Loves plushies so much that every corner of her dorm (room) and the studio has a plushie there.

-Luna is very clumsy

- She trips, falls, and bumps into things so much that the members had to put corner guards on the furnitures in their apartment. (V-Live)

- She has helped write many songs for her group. Some of them are Magic Shop, Spring Day, Pied Piper, Fake Love, Filter, Make It Right, Life Goes On, Mikrosmos, Young Forever, Serendipity, Whalien 52, 00:00 (Zero O'Clock), and many more songs.

- She knew BangChan from Stray Kids before debuting.

- She is a fan of many groups.

- She is extremely flexible due to learning contemporary dance at an early age.

- Her most comfortable sitting position is wariza or w sitting as everyone says. When the boys noticed her sitting like that they also tried to sit but everyone ended up almost breaking their legs except Hoseok. (Knowing Brother ep. 94)

- One of her favorite things is to play the piano.

- She can also play the violin and guitar very well.

- She is mostly paired with Jungkook or is on his team during Run BTS. There's just some unnatural force that pulls them together (as stated by Jin).

- Has been in many false dating rumors just because of her friendliness.

- She has PTSD and panic disorder due to her biological parents.

- She has said that because she didn't receive much love in her childhood, her members make sure that she feels loved 24/7.

- She is very innocent.

- The members have said that she smells the nicest in BTS. Jungkook even mentioned that Luna's scent is his favorite.

- She loves Taehyung's fashion sense and thinks only he can pull off the outfits he wears.

- The most popular ship in the whole KPop involves her and Jungkook.

- Luna placed 3rd on TC Candler's "The 100 Most Beautiful Faces of 2018", 2nd in 2019, and 1st in 2020, 2021, and 2022.

- She's very good friends with Ariana Grande.

- Her shoe size is 210 mm

- She is said to be a very skilled cook.

- She loves reading books, mostly romance novels.

- The members say that Luna smells very pleasant.

- Luna likes collecting souvenirs.

- Luna's ideal date: "Something sweet, like cooking together at home, eating then cuddles. But if he wants to go out then we could go to a cafe... or a library!"

- Some of her popular quotes are: "You got this, girl! Fighting!" and "Am I dreaming?"

Other members about Luna:

- Suga: "Luna is both just like me and opposite of me at the same. Watching her grow from a little girl to the beautiful women she has become now makes me feel like her dad. (laughs)"

- RM: "Wants to be loved. Very kind and gentle, is timid, selfless. She responds and listens well. Says she wears anything but you can see she's got style, very cute type of clothes. Is bright for everyone but dark for herself, very hardworking and self-criticising. Somehow smells pleasant all the time. Very supportive of others, will cheer for you even for the small achievements. She is a cutie."

- Jin: "I've raised her well, she is my child."

- J-Hope: "I love her personality, although I'd have to say that she is too selfless. Doesn't think about herself, her priorities are always the people she loves. She cares for everyone and makes sure that we're eating well."

- V: "She's very cute, I can never say no to her. I talk to her a lot, she is my safe place. She doesn't get angry, and if she does you don't need to fear her. I actually think she seems cuter when she is angry, and she gets angrier when I say that to her."

- Jimin: "She is too selfless, kind and caring. Very gentle, and innocent. I always talk to her about my feelings and she listens without interrupting, giving me her full attention. Very cute."

- Jungkook: "Too innocent and precious for the world. Very cute. She smells so pleasant all the time. Keeps our dorm room clean, although her plushies are everywhere. I love spending time with her. She's the closest to me, we've been best friends since debut."

- Suga about Luna entering High School: "Luna was the most beautiful one there."

- V about Luna entering High School: "She probably was the shortest, you couldn't see her. She was holding Jungkook's hand or we couldn't have found her in the crowd."

- In the dorm, she shares a room with Jungkook. (180327: BTS' JHOPE & JIMIN - MORE MAGAZINE MAY ISSUE)

- Luna's ideal type is someone who would love her unconditionally. She would like someone with tattoos and piercings. Someone who stays fit. Has a cute personality.

Do you like Luna? Do you know more facts about her? Feel free to comment below.

[hobisexually]

12, 52, 83 and one more chef's choice please my love!! @hopeinthebox mwah

lizzyyyyyy thank you for humouring me <3

ok so:

12: Hotel Ugly - I Think I Left The Stove On

52: BTS - 00:00 (Zero O'Clock)

83: Jungkook - Standing Next To You (would like to state that as a former thirteen-year-old Usher fanatic, my present day self was gutted that he's a raging zionist so I have been pirating the Usher remix of this song because it's unfortunately exactly my shit and it would be way up higher in this list, but, you know. we do what we gotta)

aaaaand chef's choice is number one, which you would not believe with my status as a hopekook trash can

j-hope ft jungkook - i wonder

just because i can't scream from the rooftops enough what a masterpiece of a song that is

thank you 🫡

[ladyhoneydee]

30 Day Song(fic) Challenge: Day 6

The Song(fic) Challenge prompt for today was "A song that comforts you". As a person with a brain that is occasionally pretty bad, I have a whole host of songs I could have chosen, but I decided to go with the song that has single-handedly (single-notedly?) brought me out of a mental slump more times than I can count: "00:00 (Zero O'Clock)" by BTS.

Today's fic is also my first continuation within this challenge! Picking up a few years from where "a gentle wildness" left off, we encounter a Zelda who is struggling immensely with her workload and life as Queen of Hyrule, and the lover who is there to comfort her.

growing in the dark

Game: Twilight Princess, post-canon

Pairing: Zelink

Word Count: 1912

Keywords: angst, hurt/comfort, breakthrough, fluff

“Do you think it will be different?” Her voice was a raspy, choked croak. Hardly recognizable. “Not at first.” It wasn’t the answer she wanted, but she accepted it with only a slight pang of pain. “It will take time for the changes you want to take place. But this day will be over. You won’t need to live this moment again.”

Read the fic on Ao3, or under the cut!

Night fell over Zelda’s office in a spectrum of indigo. Twilight melted into gloaming; gloaming subsided to moonrise. Her eyes stung from squinting at the papers, even when she sparked Din’s Fire at her right index finger to light the trio of candles at the head of her desk. There was a pounding in her head like hoofbeats towards the breach. 

It was just such a mess. Her desk was only the visual representation of her affairs: papers scattered; ink splotched on important documents that she had to redo, else she risk derision; stacks of correspondence higher than two of her handspans. She had vowed that morning that she wouldn’t leave her desk until she got through all of the grant requests and legislation proposals at least, but here she was, the hand on her wall clock approaching midnight, and she had gotten through less than three-quarters of it. A trend, of late, no matter how she tried to fight it.

‘A whole three-quarters!’ Link might have said, had he been there to see it. Her partner always was a glass-half-full sort of person, and doubly so when encouraging her. She denied the allegations of being a pessimist—and wouldn’t I have reason to be, given how my life has gone so far?—but tonight…

No, it was just the late hour. She was just tired. This night didn’t mark a trend towards unhappiness in her manner any more than any other night did. She was sure of it. 

She dipped her quill into the ink pot, only for her fatigue-trembling fingers to nearly knock the squat ceramic over. Swearing, she threw the quill to the floor in an attempt to avoid ink droplets raining down on the second copy she’d made that night of the granary permissions form. Raven splotches bloomed over the simple rug. 

That’s it. Her work may not have finished, but she needed to be done. She needed to take a break for the night, to let sleep revitalize her aching head and shaking frame and sluggish mind. She stood abruptly, pushing back her chair and sending the desk rattling. At that, she swore again, but with rather more defeat in her tone than before.

Her office wasn’t far from her suite. It was a purposeful choice, when she’d first taken the weight of the crown. Her life was to be spent in service to the people, after all; she needed to be closest to the place where the majority of her work was truly carried out. (The distance from the throne room that this additionally provided was certainly not at all intentional, of course.) When fully awake and refreshed, she could stride down the three hallways in merely three minutes. 

Tonight, she only reached the doorway to her sanctuary after five stumbling minutes, one hand bracing her against the cold stone wall.

“Your Majesty! Are you quite well?”

The night on duty was…Fledge, she thought, although the name came more slowly to her than she would have liked. 

“I am, Sir Fledge. Merely tired.” She attempted a weak smile that even to her felt more like a grimace, and tacked on, “Thank you for your concern.”

“I hope your sleep is restful!” Under the half-mask of the knight’s helmet, she thought she saw him bite his lip. “And…it’s Pipit, Your Majesty.”

Oh, fires of Din, had she truly mistaken one of the guards she encountered every day?

Oblivious to her internal self-degradation, Sir Pipit had begun to panic. “I don’t mean to accuse you, Your Majesty! Only, you told me when I began my tenure as a personal guard that I should correct you were you to mistake me for someone else. I thought that might extend to now, but of course I may have been mista—“

“Sir Pipit, I appreciate the correction greatly, and I apologize for my blunder,” Zelda said wearily. “There is no need to fear my wrath. You have done nothing to earn it.” And there is no need for it to weigh more heavily on you than anyone else’s, regardless. 

“Understood, Your Majesty.” He granted her a tentative wisp of a smile. “I bid you a good night, then.”

“A good night to you as well, Sir Pipit.”

Zelda turned the doorknob, barely noticing Pipit’s salute in her peripheral vision as she fumbled her way into her suite. 

Her shoes came off at the door, on the woven-reed rug Link had received from Uli as a gift the last time they’d gone on holiday to Ordon. Link’s were there as well, although haphazardly, with one muddy brown boot sitting up straight and the other flopped on its side like a dying fish. Craving nothing more than her partner’s casual warmth, she crossed the sitting room into their bedroom as swiftly as she was able, without tripping over her own leaden feet. 

Link was asleep, but she could tell immediately that it hadn’t been intentional. Besides the candle burning low on his bedside table, he lay over the bedclothes rather than beneath them, and had a book still held open against his chest. Tired eyes squinched in an irrepressible smile, Zelda gently lifted it from his loosely clenched hands, and placed it next to the candle—although not so close that any wayward wax would drip on it. 

She could hear him begin to stir as she removed her day dress and pulled a clean chemise over her head, the fabric of her nightclothes and the sheets he rested upon rustling in tandem. 

“You were up late,” his voice murmured from behind. Zelda stopped, but didn’t turn. “Did you finish everything you wanted to?”

Her shoulders collapsed, and her chin drooped down toward her cotton-covered chest. “...No. I failed to do so.”

“Zelda.”

The warm weight of his hand rested upon the flat of her shoulder blade, fingers curling lightly up and over. Her lip quivered, but she did not permit the moisture in her eyes to fall.

“You didn’t fail, my love. You got, mm, thousands of papers further in than you were before. Every bit counts.”

She burbled a laugh. “Hundreds, maybe. But…” 

She turned to face him, burying her face in the soft, worn fabric of his sleep shirt. One blink dampened it beneath her cheeks. 

“Every day lately has…” Her breath caught. “I was thinking earlier that tonight wasn’t an omen of unhappiness more than any other night. And I was right, but…in the opposite direction, I believe. I…” She took a shuddering breath. “I find myself desperately unhappy lately. I feel as though I am a horse leaping endless hurdles, without an end to the road in sight. My heart crumples under the strain of this endless pushing.”

Wordlessly, Link’s lips came to rest on the crown of her head. The soft pressure gave her the strength to speak on.

“I can’t help but think that…I’m not suited for this role. I can’t handle all the work that comes directly to me. Even with a council, it’s not enough. My eyes must be on every document; my ears must hear every citizen and leader’s concern…it’s exhausting, Link!” She pushed back from his chest with a sudden burst, wildly seeking the solace of his eyes. “I don’t think I can do this anymore. And I–I’ve failed my people, I’ve failed my pare—”

“Zelda, Zelda, no!” Hands came up to cup her face. “You haven’t failed anyone. You haven’t.”

Her breaths, which had been coming so quickly and sharply, broke into a sob.

“It’s my fault. Why couldn’t I just stay as happy as I was when I was crowned? When you and I first fell in love? How could I let myself fall so far? To care for this kingdom is my born duty!”

“You can’t expect yourself to stay at the same heights of happiness forever,” Link murmured. “It’s unfair to you. Especially under such a heavy burden.” He took a breath. “You are at fault for the mistakes you make, but—” Seeing her mouth open in shocked hurt, he pressed a finger to her lips. “—but, sweetheart, no one can be suited for a role like yours. Not alone.”

Tears coursed down her face. “I–I. You…you’re right.”

“Am I?”

“Yes. You…you’re right. I…”

“Yes?”

“I want…”

“What is it you want, Zelda?”

Her name. “I want to—I want to be just Zelda. I don’t want to be Queen anymore.”

Though the words were loosed from her own lips, Zelda was the one who flinched on their release, at the simultaneous gut punch and weight lifted from her shoulders at the confession. 

“I want more than a council for me to consult, but ultimately rule over unilaterally. I want more than a single mind’s attention on half of the documents that directly impact the people of Hyrule. I want representatives from the provinces to be able to speak for themselves, rather than necessarily speaking to me. I want—I want fewer papers on my desk, dammit!

“I don’t want to be Queen. I want something different, for myself and for Hyrule.”

She chanced a look into her lover’s eyes. They glowed brighter than the candlelight, and twice as warm.

“I’m so proud of you, Zelda.”

She crumbled.

Her knees gave out at the same time as another sob—this time, of relief—tore from her chest, and Link let out a sharp breath as he caught her against his chest. He stumbled backwards to the bed and sat her down like a child, as tears streamed down her face with such velocity that she couldn’t see, no matter how she wiped at her eyes. Wails echoed against the stone walls of their bedroom, and the slap of shame she felt at her wanton noisiness only made her louder.

She wasn’t sure how long she cried, curled against Link’s increasingly damp torso, wiping tears and mucus on his shirt and her hands and chemise. The only thing to tell time by was the glide of his comforting hand up and down her back, and even that felt random. Still, the flow began to slow, so gradually she only noticed it when she realized her breaths were no longer shuddering out of her chest like windows in a pane.

“Do you think it will be different?” Her voice was a raspy, choked croak. Hardly recognizable.

“Not at first.” It wasn’t the answer she wanted, but she accepted it with only a slight pang of pain. “It will take time for the changes you want to take place. But this day will be over. You won’t need to live this moment again.”

Cool, blue relief. 

Taking control of her body for the first time in what could have been minutes or hours, Zelda scooted back on the mattress to assume her normal place on the left side of the bed. She gently guided Link down beside her. He followed gladly, only pausing in his pursuit to blow out the candle. 

In the dark, his arms found her waist and wrapped around her. Close. Warm. She could feel his heartbeat, slow and steady, thrumming against her own chest, coaxing her own to meet its rhythm. 

“Link?” she whispered, after a few moments in the sanctimonious dark. 

“Mm?”

“Do you…think I’ll be happy again? Someday?”

His embrace tightened, and she sighed lightly and snuggled closer to his warm bulk as his lips found the place where her neck and shoulder joined. 

“Yes, my love. You will be happy.”

[crmsndragonwngss]

But this day will be over

When the minute and second hands overlap

The world holds its breath for a little while

Zero o'clock

And you're gonna be happy

And you're gonna be happy

Like that snow that just settled down

Let's breathe, like the first time

And you're gonna be happy

And you're gonna be happy

Turn this all around

When everything is new, zero o' clock

[wearebulletproof713]

Favorite BTS quotes (Lyrics are translated)

#1 Spring Day

"Pass the end of winter's cold Until the spring day comes again Until the flowers bloom again Please stay, please stay there a little longer"

#2 Answer: Love Myself

"You've shown me I have reasons I should love myself (Oh-oh-oh) I'll answer with my breath, my path The me of yesterday The me of today The me of tomorrow (I'm learning how to love myself) With no exceptions, it's all me"

#3 Idol

"You can call me artist (artist) You can call me idol (idol) No matter what you call me I don't care I'm proud of it (proud it) I'm free (free) No more irony (irony) Cuz I was always just me"

#4 Dynamite

"'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (hey) Shining through the city with a little funk and soul So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa oh oh"

#5 Life Goes On

"Like an echo in the forest The day will come back around As if nothing happened Yeah, life goes on Like an arrow in the blue sky Another day flying by On my pillow, on my table Yeah, life goes on Like this again"

#6 Zero O' Clock (00:00)

Will something be different? It won't be something like that But this day will be over When the minute and second hands overlap The world holds its breath for a little while Zero o'clock (Ooh-ooh) And you're gonna be happy (Ooh-ooh) And you're gonna be happy Like that snow that just settled down Let's breathe, like the first time (Ooh-ooh) And you're gonna be happy (Ooh-ooh) And you're gonna be happy Turn this all around When everything is new, zero o' clock

#7 Best of Me

"I used to rain I used to snow I stop all the misfortune And I bring the heavens Don't speak of it so lightly There's no me without you You're the best of me, the best of me, yeah"

[bamboobibi]

HNY 2024

[bts-trivia]

Which song was included on Proof because Taehyung chose it?

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