#enlistment mention

[sugar-petals]

”taemin returning from the military”? more like the second coming of christ

[playerkingsley]

tiefling logic

alternatively, bring manacles & brand of tethering to secure an elusive rogue/wizard

[itswhatyougive]

I have this headcanon that Izzy recommended Frenchie to Blackbeard simply because he thought he was hot and wanted to save him

[good-beanswrites]

Haruka clenched his fists. “Y-you would be surprised if you woke up and -- and -- and your cell was full of ice cream!

I was just thinking of this line from your last Mikoto drabble and wondered… Can you make this happen?

I certainly can >:3 I tried for a while to frame this as straight-up comedy, but it actually worked so much better as something sweet, with silly lines here and there :) Thank you so much for the request, it was so fun!! (Also, I wrote John using Mikoto's name for ease, but in my mind he's switching between first person pronouns.)

There was someone unexpected in cell 009. 

No, no, it’s not like that. Everyone was very aware that there were two distinct residents of that cell. John himself was very aware of his position in that cell. 

The thing was, someone else ended up in there, too. 

John kept his eyes shut, feigning sleep. The other person was here on a mission. They’d slipped in without creaking the metal door. Their footsteps were nearly inaudible against the floor. He would have thought it was Kotoko, with skills like that, but she would have leapt to an attack. This person was busy doing… something. 

He strained his ears. It was impossible to tell their goal. They were going in and out, moving things around. Was it a trap? There weren’t enough materials in the prison to set a trap. Were they stealing things from around the room? He had nothing of value. Plus, he was sure Mikoto would have given anything to anyone who asked. What, then?

Unable to come to any conclusion, he readied himself. He’d protect himself. He always did.

In one fluid motion, he rolled out of the bed and pinned the other to the ground. The perpetrator let out a high-pitched squeak. Impossibly wide and frightened eyes looked up at him.

“Haruka…?” That was the last person he was expecting. John squinted around the room. “What the --”

Ice cream. He didn’t know what it meant, but that’s what Haruka had been arranging. Dishes and dishes of ice cream. Everywhere. Plates stacked on the desk. Bowls strewn across the floor. All  vanilla. There was a scattering of toppings; some with colorful sprinkles and others dripping with chocolate sauce. When he’d tackled the poor boy, he sent another dish of it clattering across the ground.

“I’m sorry! Ah, I-I, ah, I’m sorry!” Haruka squeezed his eyes shut. “It-it’s a, it was a surprise, for you! For M-m-mikoto…!”

“A surprise?”

“The other d-day he said, we were, we were talking ab-bout --”

“He asked for this?”

“Uh, no, but --”

“He didn’t know about it?” John’s eyes narrowed. “It’s some kinda prank?”

“NO! No, n-no I’m not being m-mean. It was f-fun. A fun surprise.” Haruka held his palms up, unable to make his smile anything but panicked. “...Surprise!”

John stared.

Despite how nonsensical the whole situation was, there didn’t seem to be any danger. He rose. Haruka scrambled to his feet. 

John gestured to the extensive supply of sweets around them. “How did you get all this together, anyway?”

“O-oh!” Haruka wrung his hands. “I was, uh, planning it for a while. I requested ice cream three times in a row. And I n-never ate mine for dessert. I’ve been saving it. Es asked why, b-but they still let me keep it.”

“And why did you? Why do all this for Mikoto?”

“I t-told you, it was sup-supposed to be fun...”

John braced himself against the desk. He was just wondering how long it would take to take care of this mess. He mused, “it’s all going to melt.” 

He might as well have thrown a punch, the way Haruka’s expression shifted. “I’m sorry! I’m -- I… I didn’t think of that…”

“Eh? You don’t need to apologize or anything. It’s fine.” 

They fell into silence. Haruka shifted on his feet. 

“Y-you… can have it, if you want. The ice cream. I didn’t let anyone else have it but-but, you can, I think. ”

“I don’t want the ice cream.” He wanted to be left alone. He wanted the cell clean so Mikoto didn't stress out about cleaning it. He wanted to avoid being bothered by bizarre ‘surprises’ first thing in the morning.

His stomach disagreed, apparently. It let out a loud grumble. Both prisoners looked over. 

He muttered a curse. With a huff, he picked up one of the bowls. 

“Alright. But even if I did eat this, or Mikoto did, there’s no way I could finish it all.” He shoved it into Haruka’s hands. “You made this mess, you’re gonna help me deal with it.”

The boy nodded frantically. 

“Come on, you can sit here. Pass me that one, with the syrup. And hurry it up.”

[irishhorse-blog]

Yoongi will begin his conscription into alternative services starting on September 22. He won't be home until June 21, 2025.

That's a long-ass time. I'm glad he's not going to be on the front line with his shoulder, but still....

[taechnological]

kinda crazy that 2seok have access to guns now like

[tricornonthecob]

I'm reading Joseph Plumb-Martin's Narrative of a Revolutionary Soldier and oh my god I will never need another amrev memoir this grandpa is so sarcastic and sassy.

[taehyungfirst]

How the hell Taehyung is in the military minding his business and doing his own thing and he still gets dragged from cultists who need him to validate their own ship? Jikook enlisting together and giving you a company variety show and you’re still fixated on Taehyung? That’s quite sad 😖

[dravidious]

You're more amazing than catchphrases

90% of all Yugioh card effects are either "move a card from one zone to another" or "negate an effect" so I made a bunch of combat keywords so that monsters can actually be interesting on the field.

[sugar-petals]

it’s not surprising that yoongi enlists in public service given his shoulder, and the time was gladly reduced to 21 months instead of 2 years. it’s an enormously long time he’ll be gone still, it’s as frustrating as ever. june 2025, this is cruel y’all... here we go again, when will it end 

[avizou]

hi sweet people, because i don't think i've ever really mentioned this before - could i ask my mutuals to please tag things concerning the military/mandatory service/enlistment and also anything pertaining assault weapons, especially guns? thank you! 🤍

[goosetan-sonyeondan]

Hobi! What the hell, man, did you even let yourself rest since the hiatus announcement?!

Somehow, since June 2022 (9 months!), Hobi has accomplished:

- performed at Hobipalooza

- released a full, official, debut album (critically acclaimed!)

- did the rounds of a promo cycle

- practiced and performed at Busan YTC with BTS

- performed at award shows + represent BTS

- released a documentary

- unofficial hypeman and social media manager for BTS (/jk)

And now your telling me he’s releasing a single?! THIS FRIDAY?! With a possible MV and choreo?!?!?!

[hanniedream]

pple on twt (and some on tiktok) are celebrating the fact that cheol doesn't have to enlist but i feel like this would probably take such a toll on him.

[dutybcrne]

Thinking abt Taru fresh out of the Abyss, out with his siblings and spotting a rabbit or small animal. Instincts & habit kicking in ( those seldom lasted long in the Abyss, get it while he can, bring it to share with Master- ), him immediately setting to hunt and kill the creature then proudly bringing it back to his family, all smiles and blood-spattered, and being utterly thrown by the fact that he was not met with mildly disinterested praise, but sheer horror instead-

[scuopsie]

So they kinda confirmed that hyungwon is going next and soon....

[irishhorse-blog]

have you seen the news 🥲

Yeah. I saw.

I knew this was coming, and I suspected it was coming soon. When JK ended his concert ment with "This song is my goodbye" and "This is Jung Kook who can't live without you," I knew.

That doesn't mean I haven't been in deep mourning all day.

It's been a hard day. Between the enlistment news - all four at once is like some kind of bad joke - and the death threats to Jimin, as well as my dad's continuing deterioration, I'm ready for everything in this world to go the hell away and leave me alone.

I'm telling myself that they'll be all right, that there's no way the SK gov't will ever allow anything to happen to any of the guys. I'm telling myself that sooner in means sooner out, and by going now, they're preserving the hope of a 2025 reunion.

I'm telling myself. I'm just not feeling it, and I'm not sure I believe me.

The first six months of 2024 are going to be dismal. I hope Jin comes back to us on time.