all right, thanks for sending in your questions! answers below

sorry if my latest chapters answered any of them pre-maturely, but i'll answer all of the questions anyhow

also just want to say this - all of your usernames have been linked because as much as this is a q&a, it's also a shoutout to our amazing readers so sit back and be noticed :)

☀️Hobi☀️

"I'm your hope, I'm your angel"

Wh0473myf00d: How will you react once you find out who crashed into the van and caused your injury? What will you do? How will you cope with the fact that you have a limp that gets in the way of your dancing?

Hobi: I'm not sure quite how...I mean, I've thought about it a lot. I was ready to be angry...but it all felt so helpless because of the situation our producer is in and I don't want to ruin BTS' reputation. Meeting Sehun and hearing what he had to say...I felt bad. For him, for me...but at the end of the day, nothing's going to change, no matter what I say or do. And if I get angry or take out my frustration and helplessness on him, all it's going to do is hurt both of us. It's not going to make me dance again. At least this way, we can both have some peace. Although it's going to be really hard for me to watch EXO's music videos for all their new releases and see him dancing when I can't, or seeing him perform at an awards show, or anything like that. As for my limp...I wish there was a magic wand to fix all of my problems, but that's not how life works. I think my career in dancing is over, as much as it hurts to say...but I had a good run, right? I think so...Dancing was the bridge in my life. It brought me to BigHit, to BTS...It was there for me at the right place and the right time, but now that I've crossed that bridge and arrived on the other side, maybe I won't need it anymore. Besides, Yoongi and I were talking, and I still plan to be useful to BTS somehow. But! I can't reveal it yet! No spoilers!

chijeu8: Will J-Horse get better?

Hobi: Well...the doctor said my limp is permanent. But I hope that with help from our amazing staff and dance instructor, I may be able to find a style that I can perform. If not, I'll just try my best, limp and all...but don't expect too much...

😴Yoongi😴

"I want to be a rock in my next life"

chijeu8: Will Mint Yoongi kill Sehun?

Yoongi: Have I thought about it? Yeah. Will I do it? No. Mainly because even though I kind of hate him for what he did...he still did his best to make amends. Apologizing and letting BigHit release a statement...it meant a lot to Hobi, I think, and it meant a lot to the fans that they were able to support Hobi through all of this.

🎀Jin🎀

  "Win, lose, I don't care because at the end of the day I still have this face so who's the real winner here?"

chijeu8: When's dinner? Jk 😄

Jin: Better question: when is it not dinner? *meanwhile, trying to think of a dad joke about dinnertime*

👌🏻Namjoon👌🏻

"Happiness is not something that you have to achieve. You can still feel happy during the process of achieving something"

Wh0473myf00d: How will you explain J-Hope's limp to ARMY, should information about this be revealed to the public?

Namjoon: BigHit released a statement, and that's all that will probably ever be made public. But I kind of want to write a new song about what it's like to feel helpless, both from Hobi's standpoint and from my standpoint as his friend who couldn't do anything to help him. But I'm glad that ARMYs know about it now because Hobi was having a rough time dealing with heir disappointment.

✨Taehyung✨

"I cut off my bangs accidentally. I thought my life ended"

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🍪Jungkook🍪

"I don't know what the words on the menu say so I'm just going to order"

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💋Jimin💋

"English is not a barrier when you're as cute as me"

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😕Xiumin😕

"You can't be happy every day, but there are things to be happy about every day"

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😖Sehun😖

"Let's live while doing things we like"

Wh0473myf00d: What happened on the day of the accident?

Sehun: ...I don't really know...I was driving, alone...I've never fallen asleep at the wheel so I'm pretty sure that didn't happen, but we had just finished shooting our new release that day, and I think all the camera lights hurt my eyes...So I was driving back to the dorm because I wanted some peace and quiet to myself, but I kept blinking from the flash afterimages...and the headlights bothered my eyes...they kind of played tricks on me for a while...so I turned them off. I know I shouldn't have, but I'd been driving for half an hour and I hadn't seen anyone else on the road...and then the next thing I know, the whole car is rocked back from hitting something, and I'm jamming on the brake, and it's still hard for me to see, but then...red and blue lights...someone pulling me out of the car...and before they put me in the company car, I saw Namjoon...and that was all I remember from that night. That, and the ambulance driving away. I can still hear the sirens...

chijeu8: Will he go to jail or get fined or something?

Sehun: Because of the whole precarious situation with our producers, they can't press charges without causing a bigger mess, so I won't be going to jail. But if someone found out and brought me to court...I'd plead guilty. It was an accident but I still feel awful about it. And yet part of me - and I hate this part right now - still is focused on building my career. I had to fight with that part of myself before I talked to Hoseok.

🤘🏻All BTS🤘🏻

"Save me"

Wh0473myf00d: How will you guys handle the situation should information about J-Hope's limp get leaked into the public?

Namjoon: For now, we're just making sure it's all positive feedback. It's my hope that Hobi can get back up on the stage and keep performing with us forever.

Jin: I care about our ARMYs, I really do, but I don't care about what they say as much as I care about how Hobi feels. I want him to perform, too, but if he doesn't want to, even if ARMYs want it, I won't push him.

Yoongi: In my opinion, we need to leak his mixtape as soon as possible to show all of our fans that he's trying his best and working hard. But first I have to check the whole thing to make sure he didn't just rip off Agust D on every track.

Hobi: Um, well, I don't really want to be out in public just yet...it still hurts from back when a lot of ARMYs turned their backs on me...and I know that it couldn't be helped because we didn't explain anything, but...I really just hope I can get the confidence to get back out there soon and thank all the ARMYs who have supported me, even if they turned away for a little while, because their support means the world to me. Don't forget! I'm your hope, I'm your angel, I'm H to the O to the S to the E O K! Just kidding, J-Hope <3

Jimin: I think we just have to be sensitive with Hobi about all this, but I think he's accepting it and growing stronger. On the flip side, there has been less teasing me about my (lack of) height, so that's kind of nice.

Taehyung: I don't think there's much I can really do besides supporting Hobi, caring for the ARMYs, and posting an obscene amount of unflattering selcas of Hobi all over social media to remind everyone why the sun comes up every morning (to see its spawn, Hobi).

Jungkook: All I know is that...now I'm going to have to do all of my girl group dances alone, unless I can force Jimin to participate...

chijeu8: Is someone gonna press charges?!?

Namjoon: No. I think Sehun did the right think in apologizing and getting permission to clarify the situation.

Jin: I'm with Namjoon on this one.

Yoongi: I don't really care about charges. But if someone hit Sehun with a car and he acquired a permanent limp, would I mind? No, I don't think so.

Hobi: No!! I think it was an honest mistake. And a message to the ARMYs: please drive with your headlights on, always wear your seatbelt, and never text and drive!!! <3

Jimin: It's not really up to me to decide...

Taehyung: I already have him his charges: a punch to the face. And damn, my hand was bruised for a week so it was more a punishment for me than him.

Jungkook: I'm a maknae, he's a maknae...I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Plus we're sort of friends so...

🙏🏻Author🙏🏻

"Just give it a shot and see what happens. If you're afraid to mess up, you'll never start"

chijeu8: What inspired youuuuu?

DarkWings73: Hobi, honestly. He's such a good dancer...and then I guess I was wondering what if someone took that away from him? How would it affect him and BTS?

chijeu8: Also, Sarangheyo author-nim for creating this wonderful emotional rollercoaster of Faltering Steps because it's like one of those unique ffs that stands out because of the storyline that doesn't have to add smut in every chapter (not that I'm complaining) but really has a realistic story that just centres on bts and not a cheesy romance or something. 화이팅 친구~

DarkWings73: Thank you so much! And haha, I don't write smut, so that's why you don't see it. And I appreciate the friendship between all the members, and I like writing stories like these that focus on them supporting each other rather than focusing on a relationship because it brings them together more. Thank you very much for reading!

🕶Miscellaneous🕶

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