cyzj was eye-opening as a whole to their monster-handler dynamic, it was very interesting to watch. i would love to hear about 2018 minghao being lofty--now that you mention it, i do think it was in a way, for the sake of giving off an outward exterior he wanted. the way jun shows warmth to minghao and minghao quietly acknowledging it underneath the tough surface almost feels reflective and apparent of how they're raised by svt, like there's a warmth that's carried over.
i've always thought of xmh as very shrewd, and someone who seems almost careful when it comes to his relationships with others. he strikes me as someone that would pick his close friends carefully fsr, and is very realistic and opinionated, + his hobbies are pretty suggestive of a big dreamer in personality which i just read as him tending to be emotionally intense--like it's not repressed at all, i don't think?? he lets himself feel, which in itself can be its own problem lol.
i think idolverse angst can be so good when handled carefully in a way that works, depending on the story; too much and it can come off too heavy and it might not be as immersive anymore, and too light, well i love some stories that can feel a little Too Real, enough that it isn't light-hearted enough to make us think or draw reflections onto ourselves as people, like you said.
yanan is a strange guy to me lol, admittedly he didn't strike me as anyone completely noteworthy or interesting on cyzj, but i vaguely started keeping up with pentagon late last year, was drawn to them ironically because they shared similarities to svt in terms of their dynamics having a lot of clear obvious warmth and comfort in them for a group so big. yanan's bond to his members in pentagon feels very reminiscent of jun and minghao's bonds to seventeen, so i feel like this is something junhao and him have in common and have in understanding every time they mention their respective members on lives. yanan in 2018 went through rough times what with his hiatus due to health, but now that he's back and better, he's free to be a little crazy in such a gleeful way. makes me wonder about the potential disaster that would happen if junan were put in a room together again now--they're two weirdos and minghao is the normal one, almost. when i came across this prompt and op's suggested pairing of junan, i thought about "passion/love in the wrong times" and sort of attributed it to them being very close and seemingly just clicking effortlessly into jun being his most unabashed, unrestrained self towards yanan, the kind of way that minghao can only look on and observe, albeit warily lol.
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i've always thought of xmh as very shrewd, and someone who seems almost careful when it comes to his relationships with others. he strikes me as someone that would pick his close friends carefully fsr, and is very realistic and opinionated, + his hobbies are pretty suggestive of a big dreamer in personality which i just read as him tending to be emotionally intense--like it's not repressed at all, i don't think?? he lets himself feel, which in itself can be its own problem lol.
i think idolverse angst can be so good when handled carefully in a way that works, depending on the story; too much and it can come off too heavy and it might not be as immersive anymore, and too light, well i love some stories that can feel a little Too Real, enough that it isn't light-hearted enough to make us think or draw reflections onto ourselves as people, like you said.
yanan is a strange guy to me lol, admittedly he didn't strike me as anyone completely noteworthy or interesting on cyzj, but i vaguely started keeping up with pentagon late last year, was drawn to them ironically because they shared similarities to svt in terms of their dynamics having a lot of clear obvious warmth and comfort in them for a group so big. yanan's bond to his members in pentagon feels very reminiscent of jun and minghao's bonds to seventeen, so i feel like this is something junhao and him have in common and have in understanding every time they mention their respective members on lives. yanan in 2018 went through rough times what with his hiatus due to health, but now that he's back and better, he's free to be a little crazy in such a gleeful way. makes me wonder about the potential disaster that would happen if junan were put in a room together again now--they're two weirdos and minghao is the normal one, almost. when i came across this prompt and op's suggested pairing of junan, i thought about "passion/love in the wrong times" and sort of attributed it to them being very close and seemingly just clicking effortlessly into jun being his most unabashed, unrestrained self towards yanan, the kind of way that minghao can only look on and observe, albeit warily lol.