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anonymous f(r)iend · 4d
he's lucky I wasn't there because I would have eaten him what is he so cute for https://x.com/i/status/2032502462746439850
anonymous f(r)iend · 15d
maettael is just so special TTTT
you have taerae who has his own boundaries when it comes to skinship and emotions but is somehow so comfortable with matthew he doesn't mind if matthew clings to him and even clings back and let's him hold his hand and gets comforted by him whenever he's struggling and it's just ughhhhhh also what stands out for me the most is when they were asked at the con who they're thankful for and taerae picked ricky but later said "if I choose the person I'm really the most thankful for I'll cry" (and the members all immediately knowing it's matthew) like UGHHHHH and of course him getting teary when matthew randomly told him he's thankful for him and saying matthew knows how to play with his emotions the best
and then you have matthew who grew up in canada where the age hierarchy isn't a thing at all but then coming to sk where it's more rigid but then finally meeting a person who's the same age as him and who he can talk to about everything and who explains everything to him and never gets impatient with him and here it also stands out to me when they had the anniversary sports thingy where they wrote messages for the members and matthew wrote "member xx who gave/did etc." starting every messages with the names and then attributes but only for taerae he said something like "a friend I really needed, Taerae" like UGHHHHHHHH and then whenever he says he'll cry if Taerae cries like.... man
what a precious bond though I hope it stays this way forever
(also one more thing but I like how, while Taerae does get doted on by the older members sometimes, he prefers the dynamic where he gets to tease and joke around with the members more but he really doesn't mind getting taken care of by Matthew especially because he's comfortable with him (the younger members obviously cannot dote on him and even the older members are aware of his boundaries (thinking about hanbin saying he knows Taerae doesn't like getting his head patted so he doesn't do that with him 😭) - also thinking about that mcountdown waiting room stream where taerae was stressed out multiple times and matthew was patting his knee and holding his hand the entire time like... man
and on the other side you have matthew who somehow gets babied by the entire group (of course, in a good way and he surely doesn't mind) but taerae doesn't do that at all and just treats him like a same age friend, like idk it's an interesting contrast because you can also tell how much Taerae cares about him still and treats him like a precious friend and ughhhhhh idek where I'm going with this message so I'm ending it here)
wahhhh 🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛🧡💛🧡 dude i think about that ‘who are you most thankful for’ thing so much LIKE I DON’T WANNA ASSUME TOO MUCH THAT IT ACTUALLY WAS JUST BC THE CAMERA ENDED ON HIM BUT LIKE. LIKEEEE. man. the puzzle pieces were definitely fitting lol.
also the breakfast convo too like. that shattered me for real. and even the song… i know you didn't bring it up but i will. we’ve been over this a billion times but i cannot stress enough how the full picture being ‘i was going through a really rough time and when trying to navigate that, there was a moment that gave me strength with a person i care about’ is just sooo meaningful. like that changed his life and their dynamic. and to write it into a song to express that is So taerae to do, too. because how else would he do it if not in a song? ghah.
also!!!!!! THE SAME AGE THING IS SOOO IMPORTANT it kind of kills me when ppl try giving them honorifics or forcefully dividing them by age in normal settings because that’s just not Them. there’s no respect for honorifics between them because there doesn’t have to be… they’re the same-aged friends of all time… His Friend Who He’s Needed.
their friendship and dynamic definitely did evolve over time but that’s what makes it so interesting to me. this constant push and pull. the rage baiting and the teasing and the bluntness vs the genuine compliments and soft voices and endless patience. there’s something so precious and almost fragile about it. taerae trying to up the flirtiness on camera sometimes but also being so silly and shy once it comes back to him. also with touch like… there’s A Lot of give and take i said this recently too but there’s genuinely clips where u can see him flinch away a bit or even straight up pry matthew’s hands off him but there’s also times he initiates or reciprocates even more like. idk it’s crazy. and i feel like matt always goes about it so well and kind of knows where to draw the line and which buttons he can and cannot press and When he can and cannot do it. vice versa too. they're just so well-matched in certain aspects and then wherever they don't match there's an interesting contrast to explore. idk they fascinate me tremendously and i enjoy diving into that dynamic so much.
ghahhh i luv yapping about them I LOVE THAT YOU CAME TO ME TO YAP ABOUT THEM TOO… PLZ NEVER STOP… ♡♡♡
anonymous f(r)iend · 9d
if you think about it there's so many crazy maettael moments
1) maet flashing his abs at a concert and when tael told him to do it again bc the people in the front didn't see maet went "tael isn't it just you who wants to see them again"
2) "maet looks so sexy looking down, maet was it me you were looking at"
3) tael blushing and so obviously checking out maet when the latter was taking his clothes off in LA (and maet saying he's taking them off for tael like ok)
4) "tael you know what my lips taste like, right"
5) the whole mnet video where they spanked each other and playing the game where maet was so obviously messing up on purpose so they could play again and him also trying to kiss tael during that
6) maet is my toy
Have they ever been normal about each other
the way so many of these took place in like the spring 2024... idk what the fuck was in the air between yura yura and feel the pop but it was something insane for sure. LA live i think of you so fondly still... ALSO STUFF LIKE "MY WIFE". STILL ONE OF THE CRAZIEST ONES IDK... but honestly they were (still kind of are?) crazy out of pocket with each other even rps aside it's just very amusing to witness lmfao because What Do U Mean You Know The Taste Of His Lips. also the 'was i down there' being followed by something sooo sus??? like what did that even mean man. i kinda need them to get crazy like this again i think it'd be so fun...
anonymous f(r)iend · 9d
idk why but the gyubneulbin dorm gives me the collage dorm with an extremely freindly RA vibes and the geontaelyujin dorm gives me divorced lesbians with child they coparent and unresloved tension vibe and the rikmaet gives me ur two geeky younger brothers that get up to random shenanigans vibe while jyung actually gives me adult with their life together
anonymous f(r)iend · 9d
rps goggles aside i dont truly believe any of the members are dating eo but the fact that a couple of survival show trainees managed to form such intense homoerotic bonds in the span of two measly years that u could realistically say any of them are dating eo and it would totally make sense is funny af
RIGHT T_T i mean rpsers will rps regardless of whether it realistically makes sense or not (and lowkey that's one of the fun parts of shipping to me!!) but truly... 'intense homoerotic bonds' is crazy but Soooo true like what the fuckkk was in the bopeul water... what the hell was in the air at the wk1 practice rooms... idk but i'm grateful because it's sooo fun. like i adore all their different dynamics so much (even the ones i don't like in a shippy way), they all have their own unique charm and are so fun to pick apart and analyze and Create Narratives about lmao
i'm so glad they've all had each other through their ups and downs and all the life-altering changes these past years T_T
anonymous f(r)iend · 10d
speaking of crazy maettael videos WHY WAS THE SECOND SOMETHING SO FLIRTY
https://x.com/winterae714/status/2021551461189275681
anonymous f(r)iend · 10d
why is it always one of them being horny on main while the other remains clueless they're crazy
https://x.com/i/status/1908916686251872416
https://x.com/i/status/2029208075480301761
anonymous f(r)iend · 12d
anonymous f(r)iend · 13d
it's honestly so crazy that maet asked tael if he wants to go to canada with him considering how it was literally a family trip with his mom and sister? 😭 I wonder if he only asked tael or also the other members like woah tael you could have been there!!!!!
STOPPPP I THINK ABOUT IT CONSTANTLY. I'VE BEEN SORTA-KINDA IN MY DOCS ABOUT IT AT THIS POINT LIKE. ughhh. all the things that could have beeeeeeeennnnn...
ok tbh #MyOpinion is matthew brought it up non-seriously and/or to the group in general. it sounds like a very matt thing to do. like haha-im-joking-so-don't-reject-me but also like expecting them to say no anyway so. this is me assuming things and making up narratives obviously. oh and (to me at least) the punta cana thing was not included in that either way cuz that Was definitely a gift from him to his family. BUT ALL THE OTHER THINGS LIKE... the thought of taerae being in his family home... getting shown all these little aspects of matthew's childhood and what his life was like back in canada... being away from prying eyes. idk it's so, like, intimate almost? ughhh.
either way for taerae to bring it up on his pluschat unprompted too like... he was going throuuuuuuugh it lmfao. he was seriously going crazy a little and this was just the cherry on top. when he Yearns so much he starts to make it other ppls problem (i love it) :D
anonymous f(r)iend · 14d
thinking about bintael today.. hope their ship blows up soon actually
https://x.com/i/status/1791001331546878273
https://x.com/i/status/1925519720859451898
https://x.com/i/status/2019006744501145859
once again i'm kind of dyingggg to see what their dynamic is gonna evolve into cuz like... ugh i think bin needs to become Obsessed with him. he's sooo fond of tael. kimtael please let urself be doted on by your hyung omg. also lol the other day i saw this and had to wonder if Bintael Anon had seen it hehe