ugh, yes i just love the idea of them leaning on each other at times, like it's not terrible in china, but it's nice to have someone going through the same thing as you and being a constant reminder that you're not really alone and every time they lean on each other at a show, that's what i get drawn into ;;
idk if you remember that one bts from a magazine or an interview, but how the staff member mentioned xiumin and how the others seemed to turn to him during the photoshoot combined with how xiumin talked about how on a normal day for m, he kinda just sits back and watches everyone do things really gives me oldest-hyung feelings ;; not necessarily proactive and leading, but i think he kinda keeps an eye on the others while still managing to be pretty laidback about it all. maybe with a hint of long-suffering as a joke, although given luchen's antics i don't blame him lol and then he banters with chen, plays around with lu han, pretends to hit kris (to which kris almost flinches sometimes, which is interesting?!), and cuddles with tao and it's all very affectionate and playful and i guess it's good that he seems open with them even if he's not completely opening himself up for china orz i wish we could see more of that too though ;;
i do think he's such a shadow leader and i love him for it ♥ but his playfulness makes me forget that he's everybody's hyung and so he does have a hold on them. the fact that kris is the nominal and public leader also makes easier for me to forget lol. but my personal headcanon is that xiumin has an instinctual understanding of people's needs so he caters to or humors everybody subtly so everybody respects him back.
it really would be interesting if that were the case, especially given how hierarchical things can be over there. i just love the image of chen, tao, and even kris looking over at him sometimes for even the tiniest bit of direction lol he does seem to have a pretty unassuming air (which... probably isn't working out for him /o\) but i think in a person rather than an idol, that's not a bad thing? like, he puts up with all of lu han's and the fandom's endless baozi jokes, that has to count as humoring, right? lol but yeah, just that watchful, obliging big brother feeling from him ;;
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(Anonymous) 2012-12-12 11:22 am (UTC)(link)ugh, yes i just love the idea of them leaning on each other at times, like it's not terrible in china, but it's nice to have someone going through the same thing as you and being a constant reminder that you're not really alone and every time they lean on each other at a show, that's what i get drawn into ;;
idk if you remember that one bts from a magazine or an interview, but how the staff member mentioned xiumin and how the others seemed to turn to him during the photoshoot combined with how xiumin talked about how on a normal day for m, he kinda just sits back and watches everyone do things really gives me oldest-hyung feelings ;; not necessarily proactive and leading, but i think he kinda keeps an eye on the others while still managing to be pretty laidback about it all. maybe with a hint of long-suffering as a joke, although given luchen's antics i don't blame him lol and then he banters with chen, plays around with lu han, pretends to hit kris (to which kris almost flinches sometimes, which is interesting?!), and cuddles with tao and it's all very affectionate and playful and i guess it's good that he seems open with them even if he's not completely opening himself up for china orz i wish we could see more of that too though ;;
Re: http://youtu.be/QyK_BLvKdFA?t=39m36s
(Anonymous) 2012-12-12 11:29 am (UTC)(link)i do think he's such a shadow leader and i love him for it ♥ but his playfulness makes me forget that he's everybody's hyung and so he does have a hold on them. the fact that kris is the nominal and public leader also makes easier for me to forget lol. but my personal headcanon is that xiumin has an instinctual understanding of people's needs so he caters to or humors everybody subtly so everybody respects him back.
Re: http://youtu.be/QyK_BLvKdFA?t=39m36s
(Anonymous) 2012-12-12 11:39 am (UTC)(link)