Sometimes I wonder if doing what I'm doing (using real people for writing) is wrong- It's not like Ateez would see any of the work the fandom puts out as I doubt that any of them uses wattpad or ao3. But I've seen mixed opinions from people about this and I still don't know what to think myself. I try to put myself in their shoes, thinking "How would I react if I saw a fanfic about me and my best friend", and honestly I wouldn't care, but that's just one person. They might feel differently about it, but until any of them implies that stuff like that makes them uncomfortable, then I don't see a reason to stop. (If they did, I would stop immediately though.) I don't know, my current stance is that it's fine as long as you provide a disclaimer that the characters aren't related to the real people (which is actually necessary for legal reasons lol). Besides, shipping is a big part of kpop and they literally profit off of it. It's essentially a win-win - We get to enjoy fanfic culture, while they profit off of it. But with all this, I might still change my mind, so I don't know, people seem to be really split on it.