#very very baffling. for a while i was just scrolling past gif after gif until i finally broke and softblocked

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reaction: their s/o being very shy & unusually quiet around the other members; ateez

req: hello~~ can i request ateez's reaction to their s/o being very shy and unusually quiet around the other members? thank you so much

a/n : aaa it's been awhile since someone requested a reaction so thank you!! hope you like it 💖 also i feel like this is more scenario than reaction hhhh so just take the gif as the reaction sorryyyyyy 🥺🥺

Seonghwa

when seonghwa came back from grocery shopping, you immediately jumped out of your seat and ran towards him with open arms and a bright smile, "hwahwa~~~"

"wow y/n can smile huh….." mingi said, baffled at how excited you were to see your boyfriend when you had been so timid and quiet for the past hour with them that even yunho felt at a loss because you wouldn't open up

"awwww honey, there's no need to be shy around them, you know. you're so cute" seonghwa cooed as he caressed your chin. he did want you to open up to the other members as well but he also felt special that you could only be comfortable when he was around. he likes being needed.

Hongjoong

hongjoong already knew that you were really shy around the other members and that's exactly why he had invited you to their practice room to hang out, only to excuse himself half an hour in with the excuse that he suddenly had inspiration for new songs. he wanted you to bond with his team members since if you were his lover, the nine of you would be family.

hongjoong would come out of his studio every now & then to shoot you kissy faces and smile at you like a proud mom as he witnessed you slowly warming up to the other members after a couple of hours.

Yunho

yunho was doing a vlive with mingi when you came over to their company building and you had planned to just sit somewhere and wait for him to be done but woosan had dragged you to their practice room to play with the rest of 99z because they didn't want you to be lonely.

it was so exhausting to keep up with the three of them especially since you were so self conscious and couldn't be yourself comfortably, but you tried your best anyways.

when yunho finally came to your rescue, you would pout as you hugged him before beginning to 'rant' about how tiring playing with the other boys were not long after and he would just hug you back as he listened to you blabber on and on non stop about your day. he loved hearing you talk.

"omg i can't believe the quiet y/n is more talkative than wooyoung" said yeosang

Yeosang

the nine of you were having dinner together for the first time and yeosang noticed how awfully quiet you were, your eyes only darting between him and your plate of food, never at the other members even when they spoke to you

yeosang would tease you a little in front of the other members like "oh come on, why are you acting shy?" and then proceed to expose some very mildly embarrassing stories of you so that you could relax. it didn't really bother you since those stories were ones that you could laugh about and with his help, you started to feel less awkward and could joke around with the others since they already heard about your embarrassing stories.

San

you were also very shy around san initially so he already expected it when you told him you were going to their mv filming site to support him. and he was right, because you were just sitting alone scrolling through Instagram mindlessly as he filmed his solo scenes.

"are you usually this quiet with san too? from what i heard, you're supposedly a lot of fun...." hongjoong asked but seonghwa had pulled him away from you after seeing how uncomfortable you looked. not that hongjoong scared you or anything, you just really can't talk to people you don't already know for weeks.

once san was done, he would sneak up from behind you and snatch your phone away from you and push you to the other members, forcing you to make friends with them since you can't be shy around them if you were dating him. but ofc, he would be there with you as you interacted with the rest, making you feel a little more at ease at least.

Mingi

you went to their music show performance to support your mingi and he decided that it was a good idea to invite you backstage. he had went to the toilet when you went backstage and so you just stood outside their waiting room awkwardly since you weren't close with the other ateez members.

when he came back from the washroom and saw you waiting outside, he would grab your arm and guide you into the room while announcing to the whole world, "MY SWEETHEART IS HERE!!!"

it was lowkey embarrassing but now that Mingi was there, you felt more at ease and could interact with the other members more easily.

Wooyoung

you and wooyoung were both crackheads when y'all were alone and so wooyoung knows exactly how to get your inner crackhead out no matter where and when.

so when he noticed that you were holding back and not being yourself when the 99z had tagged along on your date, he would put on those ridiculous shades that he always brought along and start doing the stupidest things and cracking the funniest jokes.

needless to say, you couldn't hold in your laughter nor the urge to join in on the fun.

Jongho

jongho would be so caring and gentle when he saw that you were struggling to open up to the other members, since you were the same when the both of y'all first met. he would always make sure to be beside you whenever the nine of you were hanging out and if he did have to go somewhere he would tell seonghwa to make sure the members don't bother you too much until he's back.

he would also say things like "you don't have to be shy around them, they are my closest friends and they won't judge you no matter what, I promise." to assure you.

it took you quite awhile to become friendly with them, as usual, but jongho definitely made the whole process much more comforting.