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eight minutes, hours, days (away from you) by lovinvkoo
Fandoms: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
20 Jun 2026
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Taehyung doesn't care for pop music, and he definitely doesn't care for Jeon Jeongguk—an idol with a notorious reputation for getting whoever he wants in bed. Between a suffocating relationship and a failing bank account, Taehyung has far too many real world problems to worship a celebrity.
So when the "Nation’s Voice" pulls him backstage, Taehyung is entirely unimpressed. He treats the star like an ordinary being—a cold shoulder that Jeongguk completely falls in love with.
When Taehyung vanishes without a name, he leaves the idol desperate for more. It doesn't help that Taehyung absolutely despises him. But Jeongguk has always had a thing for art, and now he's willing to scour every tattoo parlor in the country just to find the one artist who walked away.
(or the one where Taehyung is a tattoo artist who just went through a messy breakup, and Jungkook is the world-famous idol who becomes obsessed with finding the "pretty stranger" who stood him up at his own show.)
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20 Jun 2026
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Hyung, here's things you need to know about our Taehyungie
First: He prefers to let you decide things, while he’s still getting used to living on the surface. Make it simple. Yes or no. Gimbap or Kimchi, that sort of thing.
Second: he would appreciate it if you announce it when you walk into the same area. If you don’t want to end up in a chokehold. Trust me, you will not win against a paranoid Taehyung.
Third: don’t let his dog sleep on the couch. He’s trying to teach Dani to stay on the floor.
Fourth: Taehyung has trouble remembering things. He needs time to adjust. If he forgets to do stuff you asked of him, don’t make it a big deal.
Because Fifth: Taehyung WILL make a big deal of things he thinks he does wrong. It’s like he expects punishment, or something. We must reassure him that's, IN FACT, NOT a big deal.
Sixth: in case of pure, unfiltered panic, try to calm him down in any way you can. If you think you cannot handle it, call Dr Oh.
Seventh: It’ll take a long time to learn Taehyung’s triggers, because he doesn’t even know most of them himself.
But he’s not heavy, hyung. He’s our brother.
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a story about finding your way back, after being lost for so longSeries
- Part 2 of Back by Eleven
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16 Jun 2026
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“My mom used to tell me that if someone looks like they're carrying the world on their shoulders, the least you can do is ask if they're okay. I don't need anything from you, Jungkook. I was just worried.”
Jungkook loathes pity. He hates the sympathetic looks, the hushed whispers, and the casual assumptions of people who have never had to choose between eating lunch and buying their mother's prescriptions. He especially hates Kim Namjoon—the twenty-four-year-old heir who seems determined to tear down every single wall Jungkook has built to survive.
But when Jungkook's reality violently fractures, a desperate under-the-table cleaning job brings him face-to-face with the one person he was running from.
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15 Jun 2026
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Yoongi does not trust anyone with his body, let alone his heart. Armored in silence and ruthless ambition, he built an empire alone until Kim Namjoon offers the one thing he has never allowed himself to want: "Let me take care of you."
What begins as careful scenes inside the sanctuary of the Magic Shop slowly dismantles every wall Yoongi has built. Namjoon's steady dominance becomes safety. The other residents show him that care can arrive in many gentle forms. Surrender stops feeling like weakness and starts feeling like flying.
But the hardest surrender is not on his knees. It is handing over the final locked door he keeps inside himself.
When shadows from Yoongi's past return without warning, they shatter everything. His body, his home, and the fragile new life he has begun to build. In the brutal aftermath, with Namjoon fighting desperately to reach him, both men are forced to confront the limits of trust, control, and love.
A story of profound healing, chosen family, and the courage to stay open even when it hurts most. Because some keys are not simply given. They are earned through blood, tears, and the quiet promise of forever.
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15 Jun 2026
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Taehyung has one rule: never touch Jungkook beyond what friendship allows. Thirteen years following that rule. Thirteen years of it working.
In September, Jungkook found out the rule existed.
Now there's no rule anymore. And Jungkook, who has never felt desire for anyone in his life, not men, not women, wants Taehyung to teach him what he's feeling. Wants help understanding his own body. Wants his best friend as a safe harbor for the biggest discovery of his life.
Taehyung is going to say yes. Of course he is.
The problem isn't saying yes. It's that Jungkook thinks he got over it. And Taehyung can't correct that without losing everything.
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12 Jun 2026