!!!! first of all thank u sm for this ask anon I've been waiting for someone to ask me about my non otp ships dkdjdjdjd maettael are so very sweet 😭 in the simplest of explanations, they're so lovely with each other but it all balances off because they also bicker a Lot. The best friend vibes go off the charts. With the rps lens on tho ohhhh taerae is so dkdjdd smitten and matt is equally as down bad. The song taerae wrote for matt and him crying because matt looked pretty in the sunset will forever remain my maettael roman empires.

I just think they're neat really! A very good ship, a beautiful and lovely dynamic irl it's just so good. I think taerae was someone matt needed in his life, a same aged friend that he previously most likely wished he had! And honestly imo it's like. Matthew teaches Taerae to Feel and just lay off the many many thoughts he has while Taerae teaches Matthew to be free and less scared of boundaries (esp in terms of like age or hierarchy, in both ways; up and down). Idk if this makes sense but yeah KDJDJS that's the best way I can explain it! I think they really do fulfil essential roles in eos lives and I'm so glad they found eo and became such close friends. Watching them go from acquaintances to best friends was a beautiful journey!

Honestly looking forward to more of them together because they always manage to bring a smile to my fave

oh god this is going to be long so I'll just give one instance. most recent? ehhhhhhh maybeeee most recent. so we know how the mattbin live happened right. how it was a shock bc matt wasn't supposed to be there but then 3 mins into the live hanbin got asked if matt has ever fallen asleep in his arms and he was like YEAHHH actually he's with me rn! My baby~ and Matthew started to laugh right. So like. Matt was so damn silent until Hanbin brought him up like it was literally as if he wasn't there. This makes me wonder how many late night voice lives Hanbin must have done while Matthew sat by his side waiting for Hanbin to be done so Hanbin and he could sleep together AAAAAAAHHH so yeah. Most delulu musing lately is this!
What about you? Other than the rings do you have any other thoughts like that?

hi hello very valid point but I think hmm as someone who's stanned a survival show group before.... this is unfortunately just how it is 😭 sub randomly exist because of the survival show mentality that every fan gets into and this is then further carried onto post debut behaviour. I do not approve of it at all bc I am personally an ot9 fan but I can see why it happens, yknow? It sucks but its... kind of the norm. I wish we could change it completely but I feel like 2.5 years is just simply not enough time and furthermore the way the company treats the members also creates discontent and leads to more solo stans so yeah. It's not an easily solved problem but I wish it was because time and time again we've seen how happy the members are to see and hear from ot9 fans, we've seen how solo/sf fans treat other members they don't stan (????weird!) in less than savoury manners. I totally get why you're pissed because it pisses me off too 😭 sf culture can get toxic rq and I've seen that happen a lot in our fandom as well sigh but idk if we can do anything to change it just by ourselves... it sucks but yeah

ah so sorry I couldn't get back to you sooner anon :< but hiiii I hope you've been sleeping well and having a good time the past few days~

and omg yes kfhddj I listened to the full live twice and the snippets more times than I can count 😭 I cannot get over how cute they are omg I'm so so glad op commented and asked about matt falling asleep in bins arms because that is the reason why we got such a cute live together AHHHHHHH
and I agree with what you're saying 100% their relationship is soooo low-key and comfortable, made up for small gestures that other people would barely notice but make all the difference. They're also hella private which sucks for me because I'm nosey but I'm glad they value their relationship that much!

For my thoughts on the live aaahh I actually still can't believe it happened 😭😭😭 feels like a fever dream to me this was so shocking like not just the fact that they were live but the fact that they were doing it in Hanbin’s room ON HANBIN'S BED possibly cuddling together because they kept muffling the audio multiple times AHHH THE "MY BABY" the kisses!!!!!! THEEEE TALKS ABOUT SLEEPING TOGETHER AND THE DAMN MUTING HOLY SHIT like its so good this was such an insane live I will never get over it omg... I'm so thankful for this glimpse into their dynamic like this is probably the most insanity from them that we've seen since boys planet idk wow.

I think tldr: is that I'm so glad they're still very much MUCH MORE close than we can imagine behind the scenes 😭🤍 it just makes me so dkdhdjdj wow. Like I know they loved each other but loving each other this much.... blows my mind. I hope they're in each other's lives for a long long time really sigh hope they're always there for each other LANSSKSJ aaah im rambling but I know you understand <3 thank you for dropping by in my retro I hope you drop by again!