How Love Happened

15 | Taboo Behavior?

I'm a straight female so I really have no clue what my LGBTQ+ homies have to go through. But for Taekook, I bet it's hard navigating their relationship in a country that is not as perceptive to gay couples as the west. We have our problems in the USA but it seems that we may have a little more freedom for people to at least choose the partner they want for life than in Korea. I've heard that gay relationships are prevalent there but are considered to be taboo behavior like the US. (Tell me if I'm wrong k-Armys about how Korea sees this community.)

Also, Taekook have another element to their relationship that may make it difficult for them to navigate. They are K-pop idols. Some k-Armys say this is not true, but it seems the companies that the idols work for would rather they not be in an open relationship. I don't know why they think this is not true. What idol do we know that's actively performing now that has a well known significant other? Like one that they proudly boast about in plain language like hetero couples do? We always have to speculate.

This is why it's my theory that Taekook have to keep their relationship private, while not keeping it secret. When LBGTQ+ couples have to hide, they end up struggling and it makes them want to "come out" in other ways.

Both Kim Taehyung and Jeon Jungkook have to consistently show their adoration for each other in unique ways.

I remember seeing footage of BTS where Tae really wanted to kiss Jungkook but he couldn't. It's weird how he can kiss other members but not JK. So instead, he did something like weirdly shook his hand when he really wanted to kiss him to celebrate like other couples do. They both usually have to settle for high fives and hand shakes. Always seems out of place when a kiss would be more for the moment.

Jungkook has had to awkwardly "claim" his man with the use of hand gestures because they can't come out publicly for whatever reasons. We all know that JK is a bunny and his hand signal is the two fingers that he bends to replicate bunny ears. Tae's a baby tiger and they roar and use their claws. So, his hand signal is the "grabby" hand symbol. JK used both symbols here.

This was so cute!^^^

Next, Jungkook practically serenaded V on stage as he mimicked Tae doing the face pointing and singing. The thing is though, he seemed to be pointing at imaginary moles where some of Tae's actual moles exist. Then at the end, Jk does the V sign against his face as he sings with heart eyes. And that's just the bulk of the video. The heartwarming part is that Taehyung was looking right at Jungkook as he was singing as he must've known it was all for him.

Tae is always outing the couple. We've discussed this before. Here, V uses their avatars to suggest that they are a couple even though he couldn't say it with words. He was just sitting there and got the brightest idea to take TaTa and the Bunny and placed them together, actually in a rather sexually suggestive manner. Talk about Taboo Behavior!

This next moment could be said to be misplaced affection as this is open affection at an awards show. But that's what they've been reduced to. Only being able to choose an awards show as an open to the public date night.

Ok here's a bonus. Remember when Tae mentioned he was inspired by Jungkook's mole under his lip? Very funny but very telling. I believe because they are not completely "public" that V uses other means to tell people that he's in love. Like we don't already know. I guess he was thinking, "I can't say JK motivates me to love everyday." So he says something that was totally not expected. He says that JK's mole under his lip inspires him. 😭Jungkook just dismissed it as normal. But Joonie was done.

I guess what Taekook want to get across is that if they can't declare it with their spoken language before the world, they will say it in these ways.

And we Taekookers believe them.

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