Rectember: BTS RPF works that made me fall in love with a new ship/character

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* Think Tidy by nivo (Hobi/Yoongi, 2.1k, Mature) - I have to admit that Sope (Hobi/Yoongi) is one of those ships that I am still dipping my toes in. It's obvious they really care/love each other IRL, so it's fairly easy to understand why they'd be a lovely ship to explore in fic.

In this story, they're newly assigned roommates. Hobi is over the moon at living with someone who enjoys keeping living spaces neat and Yoongi (despite his initial gruff exterior) is a marshmallow of a person. I'd have legit read a 20k fic set in this 'verse.


* sweet hot jackpot (winning the office pool) by (Teen, Seokjin/Jimin,10.1k, Office AU) - New hire!Jimin makes a terrible mistake in eating someone else's food. Now everyone keeps pushing him to fix it.

Do you like zany premises or goofy humor? Then this fic might be for you! I will say that I liked the Office Shenanigans more than the actual romance between Seokjin and Jimin (tho it was lovely!). Still, it made me take a closer look at the oldest hyungs per age group (the hyung and maknae lines) and consider how and why there would be sparkage between them.

BTW, if you do find yourself becoming a Seokjin/Jimin shipper, this author has several fics to scratch that itch. ;)


* Green witch!Namjoon by aptyaki - Canonically, Namjoon (RM) is someone who loves Nature. He has a pet bonsai tree and everything.

This fanart is a gentle spin in that love for flora and fauna by making him a green witch. Not only is the art great (the artist did a really good likeness of RM), but it's also whimsical in the best way possible.


* Hobi/Jungkook fanart by oursummer_ends (Content warning: NSFW fanart that contains nudity (not full frontal, but you can see butt))- Hobi/Jungkook is another one of those ships that I'm slowly checking out. This piece is a rather naughty moment of the two of them in bed. I liked the colors and the intimacy throughout.


* RM/Jungkook Mutual Admiration Society by rinandrix - One of the reasons why I knew I just had to include this rec is that it plays with (again) canonical details. IRL, Jungkook, who had been wooed by several idol agencies, decided to sign with Big Hit (and join BTS) mainly because of RM. In turn, RM was quite starry-eyed about Jungkook because of his talent. They both happen to be sort of muscle bros too.

This fanart highlights the literal mutual admiration in a way that can be considered platonic or romantic or sexual. It's quite neat that way. ;D