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nickname series: hyung line

Jin // Kim Seokjin

Nana usually either calls him "eomma" or "appa" as part of a running joke in the group that Jin acts like a parent, as well as his love of dad jokes. To be fair, he is the oldest, which makes him the one who has to take care of the kids. She can tell that he doesn't care whether or not she calls him that, even though many think he is offended. It's really not a big deal; a lot of other groups have their designated "parents" and he's just part of it. To make it even, Namjoon is often called the other parent, so at least he's not alone. Sometimes, however, she'll call him "Jinnie" or "Worldwide Handsome", to which he'll reply by calling her "Worldwide Gorgeous". There hasn't been one interview yet where he hasn't referred to their faces and how amazing they are. It's basically a tradition with those two ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

(Edit as of 7/4/20: when I first wrote this, I, and ARMY as a whole, was still in the stage of calling Seokjin "eomma" and Taehyung "alien". Of course, looking back on it now, those nicknames can be hurtful, and I know that they themselves have expressed their displeasure at these seemingly joking names. I don't want to contribute to that stereotype anymore–that Jin is automatically a "mother-figure" because he cooks and nurtures them, or that Taehyung is "4D" or an "alien" because his thought process is different from what we think of as "normal". However, I will leave this here, just as I did with Seungri, because I don't want to be the type to just erase my mistakes and pretend they didn't exist, or to disregard what I've done, even though it's not a serious offense. I also want to take the opportunity to use this as an example of growth as well as a lesson for other ARMYs, especially baby ARMYs who may not know the history behind ARMY and BTS or think, like older ARMYs did, that these names are just jokes. Ultimately, we're here to support and love the boys, not demean them. Love you all xoxo)

Suga // Min Yoongi

Nana is actually the closest to Yoongi, to everyone's surprise, including him. This is probably because his personality fits in with hers perfectly. He mostly stays to himself, which is great for her since he is the only one that doesn't constantly try to touch her. The others, even though they respect her aversion, can't help but test it out to see if it's working that day, which it almost always is. They can't wait for her to go to them, something she does every time she felt her aversion weakening, and instead bombard her with attacks of love. It would be sweet if she didn't feel intense disgust when they did it most of the time. On the other hand, Yoongi always waits, and never really tries to actively seek her out to hug her or cuddle her, which she appreciates. Due to this, her touch aversion dies down a little around him, and she can be found napping with him, comfortable enough to let her guard down. She occasionally calls him Snuggles, a name he gets made fun of by the others, but it's mostly because they're extremely jealous. 

J-Hope // Jung Hoseok

Nana mostly sticks with the nickname everyone uses for him, which is either Hobi or sunshine. However, since he's her dance partner (he's the only one that really knows what she wants, and she had choreographed dances with him more than any other member), whenever they hit the dance floor, she calls him MC Hobi (pronounced em-cee, not like McDonalds lol). This is because once, a very long time ago, she and him went through a phase where they would wear the famous hammer pants and constantly yell out "Hammer time!" around the dorms. They love the unique American musician, and even now do the iconic move sometimes, especially when they're in a goofy mood. This annoys the others to no end, though, which just fuels them even more. If they're lucky, the maknae line will join in. 

RM // Kim Namjoon

For the longest time, Nana has simply called the leader "Joonie". It's natural to call someone's name and add the "i" sound, but she felt like calling him by his whole name was impersonal, so she decided to shorten it. Now, though, she has taken to calling him Monster, despite his name change. At first it was just teasing, but she's gotten so used to it that she uses it constantly. Once, instead of just calling him Monster-oppa at home, she did it during an interview on accident, which made him and ARMY melt. Unfortunately, it really broke down her tough girl image (which wasn't really there in the first place when she was around the boys). After that, she just started using all of their nicknames in public since she was too tired of calling them different things at home and outside.

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