what if there was a skz x bts unit and they were called stray bullets, the acronym could be BKS like bulletproof kid scouts, the fandom name could be staymies or stami if it’s meant to be cute, they could collab on a song called "soldiers astray" bc first of all, soldiers, army
astray is a verb for stray, people say go astray and this segways into the song name meanings. now apparently black swans are tied to freedom and turning from victim to victor, which again happens when an army goes to war and comes out on top.
someone who's astray may not have a particular place to go, but, as changbin says, people may not know exactly where they’re going in life or what they wanna do. but one thing that kids are considered to have, even if they don’t have a set path for them, is freedom.
despite this, people are often expected to know exactly who they want to be at a young age, and are often criticised for not knowing or changing their paths later on in life, due to unrealistic expectations. ‘adolescents’ are sometimes not given enough credit, and are oftentimes—
—labeled as ‘sensitive’ or ‘snowflakes’. tying back to song names, i believe that god’s menu is sort of meant to mean that stray kids is a sort of safe haven for everyone and their music can please even the most stubborn people,
"Welcome, it's easy to choose what you want in our kitchen, anything on the menu will satisfy all your five senses, even passing travelers, pigeons, magpies and crows”
they cater towards as many people as possible, and, no matter who you are, their songs will protect you.
they cater towards as many people as possible, and, no matter who you are, their songs will protect you.
stray kids and bts are blocking out criticisms, acting as a bulletproof shield or an impenetrable army protecting you from the previous “victors” and making you become one, helping you succeed. they’re building an indestructible wall around us, creating a home where we can ask—
—the questions that no one wants to hear. “who am i?” “what do i do?” “what’s my dream? what am i going for?” and emerge unscathed,being supported and not once judged by others. and, of course, not all people in each fandom could interpret is this way. some may see it as a—
—cashgrab. but, for the ones that do, this’ll be a hidden gem, a diamond in the rough that is the world rn. everyone in the bts army is a soldier, and everyone who’s a stay is astray. but, together, we’re soldiers astray, straying from the path paved for us by others, and—
—making our own. we are staymies. and we are building our futures and conquering the world, one step at a time.
also they’re stray bullets flying towards our enemies lol