#jinho one shot

[jellykyunnie]

˗ˏˋ Jealous! Lovesick! Jinwoo x Fem! Reader ◛⑅·˚ ༘ ♡ ˎˊ˗

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・┆✦ Entry : 042 ✦ ┆・

╰┈➤ ❝ [ You really wanna do this?] ¡! ❞

Hunting had always been a dangerous job, but in your eyes? it's better than an average 9-5 job. You were never really the type to be locked in a simple place. You loved getting into gates just because they inspire you for your next creative projects— Minus the fact hat you have to help transport heavy mana crystals.

Better than nothing, it pays a lot and you get to spoil yourself with things you could only dream of as a child.

As the day comes into a close, your boss hands you your pay for the day and sends you off.

With the heavy envelope in your hands, you cheer happily and rush home where you can shower and dress properly

Despite the fact you're a weak hunter, you still can't help but dress prettily. You were sweating like a pig earlier, and now that you're clean and fresh you're wearing a frilly dress and a cardigan over your shoulders.

After making sure you're looking okay, it's off to the outside world you go.

Your childhood teddy bear made a comeback and you decided you wanted to buy the new big size for it.

The streets of seoul were so alive and crowded, but thankfully the air was extremely refreshing.

When the store finally came into view, you immediately jumped in excitement and dashed inside to where the shelf of the teddy bear was.

The yellow bear was given bigger sizes, and the one you picked is almost as big as your upper torso.

Are you complaining? No of course not! The reason why you worked so hard today is because you wanted this bear specifically.

After fangirling for a bit, you clear your throat and make your way to the cashier where the lady smiles at you politely and scanned the code.

Before you can even reach for your wallet to pay— A hand behind you shot up and offered the cashier a black card.

"I'll pay for the bear," The familiar, handsome voice says. "Please."

"Jinwoo!" You squeak, turning your head to see Jinwoo's familiar face who just threw you a charming smile.

"I told you that if you wanted something, just text me." Jinwoo says, ignoring the cashier who was clearly trembling and out of her wits as Jinwoo tapped his card on the scanner. "Is that so hard to obey, hm?"

"...How did you even find me" You pout.

"You wont shut up about the doll last night and I just so happen to know there's a plushie store nearby your apartment." Jinwoo ruffles your head, just as he always did ever since you two were little. "Come on, quit being a pouty little thing and walk with me"

Jinwoo takes your heavy plushie in his arm, taking your wrist with the other and guided you out of the store.

"H-hey, where are we even going?" You whine, but ultimately just gave in and followed behind Jinwoo.

The two of you walked for a while and eventually reached a relatively peaceful park.

Jinwoo starts chatting you up, asking about your day and how work went. And in turn, he told you about how boring his day is.

Yeah, must be nice to be a powerful hunter now, huh? Everything is relatively nboring for Jinwoo now because it's just so easy now.

"Stay here, I'll get us something to drink." Jinwoo says, handing the plushie to you.

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Jinwoo went to a nearby cornerstore, slightly humming to himself as he starts picking up a few snacks and drinks.

His mind was stuck on you, he is supposed to be doing something productive for today. But after Jinho heard that he was craving to visit you, the boy's face beamed immediately and pushed Jinwoo out of the ahjin guild— Practically kicking out of the building he owns himself and be off.

What was going on in Jinho's head at the time? He can never really know.

But he is thankful anyway, he had always been quite fond of you. Jinwoo has long since had a crush on you, but never once tried to court you. You two grew up together after all.

You probably think of him as your older brother figure.

While him?

Oh Darling,...

When he's with you, the grey skies would turn blue and brilliant. The air would feel even more fresh and lovely. Everything around you would suddenly be seen through rose-colored lenses.

Just as long as you were there, everything was beautiful.

He wanted to give you the world, he wanted to protect you, only him.

You were Jinwoo's salvation.

So long as you are there for him, he'll always come out as the strongest.

Everything is much bearable as long as he knows he would come back to earth greeted by your lovely smile and affections.

Jinwoo wanted nothing more than to protect your precious smile, make sure that tears won't ever threaten to touch that lovely and pretty smile of yours.

What is it that you want? Just tell him and it shall be yours.

Why would you be denied of your own happiness anyway? As long as he is there, you'll never be unhappy. You wont ever be sad.

He will make sure of that.

"..."

Jinwoo pauses in his tracks towards you, his grey eyes turning lilac immediately as he sees you chatting up another man.

He saw that person before in the eyes of his soldiers whom he placed in you. He was one of your colleagues who is acting a little too close with you sometimes.

That bastard is always hovering around you and was icking Jinwoo as of late.

And to dare even appear now when he is having his alone time with you?

Jinwoo's gaze hardened even more when the bastard tried reaching his hand up towards your face.

"Hey," Jinwoo's voice interrupts, immediately startling both you and the man into stopping what he was doing.

He fakes a polite smile, approaching with confident strides, "Ah, a coworker?"

"Mhm, he was passing by and decdied to greet me!" You cheer happily, failing to notice the ever slightly flicker of lilac in Jinwoo's grey eyes.

"Is that so?" Jinwoo hums, giving you the snacks and drink he bought you before reaching his hand up to offer it to the man. "I'm Jinwoo, her friend."

"J-Jinwoo?" The man paled as he shakily accepted his offerm and winced lightly when he felt Jinwoo's tight grip. "U-uhm..."

It was only a small squeeze, really, not enough to break his finger. No, not just yet.

Jinwoo's grey eyes would flicker into a different color, not that you can see so he isn't too worried. He was directly gazing at the man, his stare direct and straightforward.

It was a silent statement to back off.

A silent exchange between men, really.

That should be enough, right?

Jinwoo lets go of his hand and the bastard excuses himself, saying he needs to help his mom back home.

"You were smiling at him," Jinwoo says once the person was far away, his grey eyes coming back as it gazes upon your shorter stature beside him.

"Should I be grumpy then?"

"Pfft," He rolls his eyes, tapping on your nose lightly. "And what if I wanted you to?"

"Hahah, knock it off!" You lightly smack his hand away, making Jinwoo just shake his head in return.

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Jinwoo thought he already warned the bastard enough, wasn't that handshake enough?

he was just checking in on you really, when his shadows picked up the distant conversation of your coworkers saying that the same man should just start making a move on you.

He hasn't been hiding that foolish lovestruck look on his face after all.

Why waste any more time.

"Hahah..." The bastard sheepishly chuckles, scratching his cheek. "I'll ask her out in a bit"

A pit in Jinwoo's stomach dropped, and it wasn't a pleasant one. He was never the jealous type of person anymore after all. After becoming the shadow monarch and getting whatever he desired back then, he stopped yearning for unnecessary thing in exception for you whom he has been pining for forever.

Unlike his little jealousy back then, right now it's as blazing as the fires of hell. He was mad.

It's an unpleasant thing he is feeling.

That man? Really?

What can he do for you?

Fuck around and all?

He doesn't even look like he is willing to move mountains for you.

And if a monster suddenly appears what then? Will that vastard throw himself head first to guarantee your safety?

Can he ever even spoil you?

Will he stay loyal and never break your heart?

Will he never dare to look at another woman once he's yours?

Will he ever make sure you never cry?

It's making Jinwoo's head spin.

And before the bastard can even get your attention— He disappeared.

"..." Jinwoo's eyes would turn purple again, tapping his finger on his throne's arm as the man appeared before he completely startled.

"Wasn't my warning enough?"

"Hunter Sung?" The man trembles, collpasing on the floor as Jinwoo suddenly rose from his seating and approached. "Wait! I-I can explain!!"

"Explain what?" He snarled, his gaze completely cold and ruthless. "That you just attempted to make a move on my girl behind my back? I already shook your hand, wasn't that enough?"

"Please!" He begs, completely scared and about to piss himslef as Jinwoo wrapped his hand around his neck and lifted him up. "Hunter Sung, please!"

"I could kill you right now," Jinwoo tilts his head a bit, his blank look completely deranged. "Or maybe lock you up here in the land of eternal death, torture you, break your your mind, tear you limb by limb and put you back together,... Do you think I can't do any of this?"

"I-I'll stay away!" He cries out, "I-I have a family, my mom!..."

Jinwoo drops him, wiping his hand with a handkerchief as the bastard gasps for air.

"I-I wont touch her! N-no, I'll resign and find another job!" He begs. "Please, please don—"

"No need." Jinwoo scoffs. "Getting jobs these days is hard. If your mom needs you then keep the job,"

"But!—"

"Do you want me to change my mind?"

"No sir!"

Jinwoo gritted his teeth, if it weren;t for the fact this guy had his mom he would have kept him here. Instead, he just waved his hand and the bastard disappeared right before him.

He pace back and forth on the throne room for a while, taking a breather, trying to calm down. Nibbling on his nail even as he just felt so restless and pissed with no way of calming down.

Calming down?

Jinwoo fishes out his phone, it's 6:30 and you probably have clocked out by now.

He gets out of his domain and waited for you in the usual spot he wait in when you finish your shift.

"Jinwoo!" The sound of your voice echoes in his mind when you called out to him. "How come you're here?"

"I was bored" He lies, simply grinning. "Come."

"But I'm sweaty and icky!" You complain.

"Just for a bit, yeah?" He insists, and you in turn only pout.

"Alright, what is it?" You cross your arms.

"Free tomorrow?" He simply says.

"Well, yeah, I don't have a shift" You say. "how come?"

"I'm asking you out, duh" Jinwoo chuckles.

There was silence at first as you tried processing his words.

"Are you serious?" You blurt out, your face turning completely pink.

"Have I ever lied to you, hm?" He muses, leaning down to meet you at eye level.

"N-No, but... I mean..." You fidget, playing with your fingers. "You're an S-ranker.. And I'm... Well."

"I'm Jinwoo, jagiya" He simply says, making you look up at him.

And in those grey eyes is a tender and loving gaze, in those eyes you see that he is silently asking you to not look at him as the most sought after hunter. Not the most powerful man ever to live, not the man who turned his situation from helpless to this, not the man who was always mocked and now basks in the spotlight of fame and wealth— He was asking you to see him as a man who is courting you.

"Yes, you're..." You smile softly and leaned up with your tippy-toes, kissing his cheek gently. "My Jinwoo."

꒰ 🪼 A/N: When I tell you Ilove my monarch so much you don't understand. Jagiya can mean either= Honey or Baby heheh. I love him so much pls I wanna cri. Let me kiss him silly. And btw I'm no longer making the moodboard things because they're tiring and I don't wanna run out of photos to use! I hope u understand ueueueu!!! The Jinwoo cai requests will be up tomorrow that is a promise ꒱

ʚ(੭´͈ ᐜ `͈)੭ .｡✧･ﾟ: ~♡ — All stories written by kyunnie; translations, reposts, plagiarism are strictly forbidden.

[straykidsnerd255]

mhmhmhmmh one shot of Jinwoo x S-rank!Reader

It's when Jinwoo decided to establish his own guild(love him but the guild name..), Hae-In applies and gets the interview alongside with reader who's the same rank as her but reader appeared before Hae-In, so the reader has a bit more power than her.

Jinwoo challenges the both of them by telling them to beat Beru, Hae-In fails but reader doesn't, keeping up with Beru's speed. Then, a rivalry happens between them but the reader ends up winning and Jinwoo's affection at the same time, soo kinda like a "the winner takes it all" situation or troupe. you can decide how to do the rest:3

Title: The winner takes all

Pairing: Sung Jinwoo (w/system) x S-Rank! Female Reader

Song: of your choosing

Genre: Fluff, a tiny bit of angst

Rating: PG

Warning(s): fake fight situation, Beru having favorites (Spoiler: It's the reader), Jinwoo having to stop the duel between Beru and Cha, Reader being able to dodge and block Beru’s attacks, Reader winning the interview and winning Jinwoo’s heart at the same time, Jinwoo taking the reader out on a date, Jinwoo being absolutely whipped for the reader, Beru calling the reader queen every now and then, the shadows finding comfort more in the reader than they did when Cha Hae-In was around

Summary: Wanting to join Jinwoo’s guild, you make your way to the GuildMaster himself and ask to join. Before he can even get a word out, another knock is heard on the door. Cha Hae-In stands on the other side of the door wanting to join the guild as well. Conflicted, Jinwoo decides to hold a pretrial. Both you and Cha had to stay standing while fending off attacks from Beru, the ant Jinwoo had arisen on Jeju Island a few months back.

A/n: Thank you so much for requesting! I hope you enjoy this little one-shot! Sorry if there are grammar mistakes or a few rough spots, me just rambling, I was not feeling very well while writing this. 

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Y/n sat facing Jinwoo while he read over your papers. As he looked up to ask her why she wanted to join his guild, a knock sounded on the door. Raising an eyebrow, Jinwoo looked over to Jinho and nodded his head. Jinho stood from the desk he was sitting at and walked over to the door. Carefully opening the door, Jinho was stunned to see Cha Hae-In standing at the door. Turning to Jinwoo, Jinho practically begged for him to take over. Sighing, Jinwoo apologized to Y/n before standing up to see what Cha Hae-In wanted. 

Jinwoo rubbed his temple as he looked at the two S-Ranks wanting to join his guild. “I unfortunately can’t have the two of you in the guild. However, that doesn’t mean I won’t take one of you to join the guild. I will hold a trial. This trial consists of you fighting off Beru, the ant from Jeju Island that I arose after killing him. You will have to dodge and block his oncoming attacks. You are not allowed to attack back.” Jinwoo said, as he and the two S-Ranks appeared in the training hall. Knowing what she was getting into, Y/n crackled her fingers, a grin on her face. She knew how strong Beru was after watching the fight between him and Beru a few months ago.

Y/n noticed the slight panic in Cha’s eyes before it disappeared, replaced with determination. Knowing she couldn’t use her powers to attack, Y/n knew she was still the stronger of the two. Jinwoo was in a league of his own. “We will start with Hunter Cha.” Jinwoo said, summoning Beru forward. “You remember the rules. No use of powers to attack. You can use your powers to block or dodge.” Jinwoo said, allowed Beru to attack. The Shadow Monarch kept his eyes on Beru to make sure he didn’t attack out of rage.

Cha did well up until Beru decided to attack for real. He was striking to kill. Jinwoo, obviously not wanting Cha to die, grabbed Beru’s claw, stopping his attack and bringing the shadow back to his senses. When Cha stepped off the training mat, she glanced Y/n’s way, a smirk on her face. Y/n rolled her eyes and stepped onto the mat. Jinwoo relayed the rules to her and when Y/n nodded her head, Beru was once again released. Jinwoo noticed Beru shifting his attacking speed when Y/n easily dodged around his normal speed. 

Jinwoo noticed the difference between Y/n and Cha Hae-In. He noticed the way Beru seemed to act almost on instinct with Cha. His need to actually kill her made Jinwoo realise that Beru may still remember what happened to the queen. As he watched Beru trying to attack Y/n, he noticed the almost playful steps the shadow was taking. The way he and Y/n were almost just playing around. Cha crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes as she watched the two practically bouncing around the training mat. Beru uses his speed to race after Y/n, excited to find someone like his liege in speed. 

Jinwoo soon stopped the match as Y/n and Beru were still dancing around the mat. Smiling at Y/n, Jinwoo congratulated her on winning the trial and officially announcing her as the new member of the guild. Cha was angry. How was she supposed to compete with someone like Y/n in terms of power? She stomped out of the training hall, anger nearly pouring out of her in waves. Beru was happy. Jinwoo could feel the excited happiness spilling out of Beru in waves. 

A few months after joining, Jinwoo worked up the courage to ask Y/n out. Y/n could see the nervous look he would alway send her, or the soft smiles he would give her when she had asked him about a problem. Sitting on the ferris wheel, Y/n smiled softly looking out the window, the stars glittering in the sky. Jinwoo couldn’t help but cross his arms and smile as Y/n’s more childish side started to peek through. Jinwoo had noticed the way the shadows seemed to like Y/n’s presence more than Cha’s presence and found himself liking Y/n’s presence more than Cha’s. 

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“Jinwoo, for the thousandth time, you can tell Hunter Cha that she needs to quit asking to join the guild. She’s only doing this because we recently announced our relationship.” Y/n said, from the desk Jinwoo had assigned her. Jinwoo groaned, rubbing his face as the sound of knocking continued. “I know. I should, but I guess I just feel bad.” He said. Y/n rolled her eyes playfully before standing up, grabbing his tie and pulling him forward. She pressed a kiss to the side of his lips before releasing his tie and walking to the guild’s door. Jinwoo remained in the middle of the room, fingers pressed against his lips like a lovesick school girl who got her first kiss. 

Opening the door, Y/n crossed her arms and stared Cha Hae-In down. “For the last time Hunter Cha, Jinwoo is not accepting anyone else into the guild. Please leave. You are making a fool of yourself.” Y/n said, watching Cha glare at her. Cha tried to push herself into the room but Y/n did have a stronger physic than most female hunters. “I still don’t find it fair that you got to join the guild but I wasn’t. You're not even that pretty.” She snapped. Jinwoo heard Cha’s words and snapped out of his thoughts. He appeared in the doorway and noticed the immediate blush that covered Cha’s face when he appeared.

“Hunter Cha, I will not have you disrespect my girlfriend while I am here or when I’m not even around. I would never accept you into the guild not because you are not strong, but because I don’t need to have a lot of people. I have my shadows, and no offense, but my shadows seem to like Y/n’s presence more than they did with your presence. So I am sorry to say this but, I will not be letting you join my guild. Stop coming by and demanding that I allow you to join. It won’t happen.” Jinwoo said, wrapping his arm around Y/n’s waist, narrowing his eyes at Cha. She huffed before turning on her heels and walking away. Sighing, Jinwoo pulled Y/n back into the guild’s main room and closed the door.

Jinwoo’s arm fell from Y/n’s waist as he rubbed his face and dropped onto the couch. “I really hope that she gets what I won’t let her join. I can’t handle the way she looks at me. She knew that I was an E-Rank and even saw what I used to look like. I saw the way she glanced at it with the look that everyone gave me when they found out what rank I was. It's annoying.” Jinwoo huffed before laying his head back against the couch and closing his eyes. Moving behind him, Y/n ran her fingers through his hair and smiled when he relaxed even more. “She’ll get it. Even if it takes us telling her no she can’t join for the next month, we just have to keep telling her.” Y/n said, her hands moving to his shoulders. 

He looked up at her, his eyes half lidded from sleepless nights. “Why don’t we call it quits for the night? You need to sleep. You haven’t been sleeping all that well lately.” Y/n whispered, leaning down and pressing a kiss to his forehead. Sighing, and slowly standing from the couch, he motioned for Jinho to head home. A few minutes after Jinho had packed up his things and left for the day, Jinwoo moved to the desk in the fair corner of the room, where his things sat, and grabbed his house keys and phone. Returning to Y/n’s side, Jinwoo linked his arm with hers and the both left the guild for the night. Jinwoo locked it up knowing how people can be, before the two of them headed to his car. 

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Laying in bed that night, Jinwoo couldn’t sleep. Y/n was peacefully sleeping next to him, soft breathing leaving her lips. Jinwoo softly smiled, lifting his hand to gently push back a few loose hairs from Y/n’s face. Almost as if Y/n was awake, she shifted her body til she was pressed up against his body. Jinwoo’s heart was beating out of his chest thinking he had woken her up. When she snuggled closer to him, and soft breathing could be heard, Jinwoo breathed a sigh of relief before he wrapped his arms around her body, laying his head on hers, and closing his eyes. 

The next morning, Jinwoo woke to find the bed empty and Y/n’s humming sounding from the kitchen. Sitting up, Jinwoo yawned and stretched his arms over his head. Climbing out of bed, Jinwoo made his way to the kitchen to find Y/n finishing up with breakfast preparations. She turned around and smiled at him. “Good morning.” She said, placing the last of the food on the table. Jinwoo returned the smile, leaning forward and pressing a kiss to her cheek. “Good morning love. Breakfast looks really good.” Jinwoo said, sitting down only after Y/n had sat down. 

With breakfast finished, Jinwoo and Y/n headed to the guild. Annoyance rolled off both Y/n and Jinwoo as they appeared in front of the guild to find Cha waiting. She stood when Jinwoo cleared his throat, annoyance flying off Jinwoo in waves. Y/n noticed the red blush that sat on Cha’s face as she tucked a piece of hair behind her ear, fluttering her eyelashes at Jinwoo. Clenching Jinwoo’s hand, Y/n pulled him closer to her and glared at Cha. “I don’t really appreciate the fact you're staring and ogling my boyfriend Hunter Cha.” Y/n said, watching as the hunter rolled her eyes and sauntered closer to Jinwoo. 

Twisting her free hand, Y/n immediately froze time. Jinwoo’s eyes widened as he looked at her. Y/n smiled at him before gently pulling him with her. Y/n and Jinwoo walked past Cha who had been frozen. Reaching the front door of the guild, Y/n snapped her fingers and time began moving again. Cha looked around confused before turning towards the door to find Y/n and Jinwoo already entering the guild. Cha stomped towards the door and began banging on the door. Opening the door, Y/n glared at Cha. “I won fair and square. Quit acting like Jinwoo owes you a new chance to try and get into his guild. Leave. Now.” Y/n snapped, her eyes narrowing as Cha stood there, refusing to move.

Y/n crossed her arms and watched as Cha left, a look of disappointment on her face. Y/n returned to where Jinwoo was and collapsed onto the couch. Jinwoo moved and came over to sit next to Y/n, taking her hand in his. “My queen, are you feeling alright?” Beru’s worried voice could be heard as the shadow appeared out of Y/n’s shadow. She smiled and shifted so she was laying on Jinwoo’s lap. “I am doing fine, Beru. Thank you for worrying though. I really appreciate it.” Y/n said, watching with a smile as Beru bowed to her and Jinwoo. “Of course my queen, I will always worry about you.” He said before disappearing. 

Lifting her head, she noticed the cringed look on Jinwoo’s face. Y/n burst into a fit of laughter, causing Jinwoo to look down at her with a raised eyebrow. “What’s so funny?” He asked, waiting for Y/n to calm down. Wiping the tears from her face, Y/n looked at Jinwoo. “The face you made when Beru called me queen was priceless.” She said, pulling a smile from Jinwoo’s face. “He does have a theater-like talking pattern that he picked up from watching drama’s with my sister.” Jinwoo said, rolling his eyes as he remembered all the times he heard Beru watching the tv with Jinah. 

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Cha never gave up. Even though Jinwoo and Y/n have both told her to stop. Cha continued to plead with Jinwoo to allow her to join. Telling Jinwoo she would be better than Y/n by a mile but Jinwoo rolled his eyes, told Cha he wasn’t going to let her join, and that she should just quit asking at this point. When that still didn’t persuade Cha, Jinwoo called her out for only wanting to join because of him. Because he was stronger than the other S-Ranks and that she would be better than Y/n in supporting him. Rolling his eyes, Jinwoo finally calls Igris and Beru out. “Please escort her out.” was his simple demand as the shadows nodded and began moving towards Cha. 

After being escorted out by Jinwoo’s shadows, Cha never returned. She stayed at her guild and refused to even look at Jinwoo or Y/n when all S-Ranks were called for a mission. Not that Jinwoo really cared if she looked at him or not. Wrapping his arm around Y/n’s waist, the two listened to the debriefing before leaving to get ready for the mission. Jinwoo and Y/n were tasked with killing the beast as the rest were tasked with bringing the beast out. Reading over the charts, the beast was massive and never blinked.

The rancid smell of blood and flesh clinging to its body, its body oozing a liquid that smells of Sulphur and puss. Just as Y/n handed Jinwoo the papers, the creature ripped through the building, knocking multiple hunters from their feet. Its breath could be seen as it huffs and puffs, its head swinging around wildly as it tries to find its next target. The creature’s eyes land on both Y/n and Jinwoo as it begins to charge at them. Jinwoo turns to Y/n, a grin on his face. “You ready?” He asks. Y/n simply nodded her head and shot forward, her fist colliding with the creature's nose.

[zeroseuniverse]

Risky Business

Word count: 789 Summary: “Hear me out—” “No.” Pairing: Vernon X Reader

Disclaimer: Please be aware that this is apart of the from the ashes series. This series will have aspects of violence, weapons, angst, blood, injuries, killing, and will heavily focus on oppression and segregation of mutants, Look after your mental state if any of these make you uncomfortable please.

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The precinct was unusually quiet when you walked in, coffee in one hand and your patience already hanging by a thread. You hadn’t even clocked in yet, and somehow, you knew today was going to be a disaster.

“Morning, partner!”

You barely had time to register the voice before a blur of movement was suddenly beside you—Officer Chwe Vernon, rookie extraordinaire, and quite possibly the reason you were developing premature gray hairs.

“You’re way too awake for this early,” you muttered, sipping your coffee.

Vernon grinned, completely unbothered. “That’s because I got a full eight hours of sleep.”

“Must be nice,” you deadpanned.

You didn’t have that luxury, not when you spent half your nights buried in case files, trying to keep the city from imploding while your rookie partner somehow walked through fire without a scratch. It wasn’t that he was a bad cop���far from it. The problem was that Vernon had instincts. The kind that got people killed if they weren’t careful. He followed hunches, cut corners, and ran headfirst into danger like he had nine lives.

And it was your job to make sure he didn’t run out.

“Come on, old-timer,” he teased, nudging your arm. “Let’s hit the streets.”

You sighed, already regretting everything.

It started simple. A standard patrol. A quiet neighborhood.

Then Vernon pulled over.

“For the love of—why are you stopping?” you groaned as he parked near a corner store.

“That guy,” he said, nodding toward a man loitering outside the entrance. “Something feels off.”

You followed his gaze. The guy looked normal. Hoodie, jeans, hands shoved in his pockets—nothing suspicious at first glance.

“Vernon, if we pulled over for every guy in a hoodie, we’d never get anywhere.”

But Vernon was already getting out of the car.

“Rookie, don’t—”

Too late.

You exhaled sharply and followed, hand instinctively resting on your holster.

The moment you got closer, the guy stiffened, like he was about to bolt. Vernon didn’t hesitate.

“Hey, man. You okay?” His tone was casual, but you knew better. He had already noticed something—something that made the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.

That was when the guy moved.

Fast.

You barely registered the glint of a weapon before years of experience kicked in. Gun.

“VERNON—”

Before you could pull him back, the suspect was already swinging—but not at Vernon. At you.

Big mistake.

In the span of a second, you sidestepped, yanking Vernon out of the way before twisting the guy’s arm and slamming him against the squad car. The gun clattered to the pavement.

Vernon blinked. “Whoa.”

You shot him a glare. “Next time, wait for backup, genius.”

But Vernon only grinned. “Yeah, but my gut was right.”

You groaned. It was going to be a long, long day.

You were this close to throwing Vernon into oncoming traffic.

Not literally. (Yet.)

After the morning’s near-catastrophe, you made him swear to keep his rookie instincts in check. That lasted about twenty minutes.

“Hey, doesn’t that guy look familiar?” Vernon mused, pointing down the street.

You didn’t even look up from your coffee. “Vernon. No.”

“Hear me out—”

“No.”

“But—”

You slammed your cup down. “If you get out of this car again without permission, I swear—”

The passenger door was already open.

“Oh my god.”

By the time you caught up, Vernon was already walking toward some guy in a black cap and hoodie.

You recognized him immediately.

“Vernon,” you hissed, catching his arm. “That’s Kang Jinho.”

He blinked. “Who?”

You fought the urge to strangle him. “Armed robbery suspect. Assault charges. Wanted for interrogation.”

“Oh.”

“Yeah. Oh.”

Jinho made eye contact with you both.

And bolted.

“For fuck’s sake—”

Vernon took off after him.

You considered just letting the kid get himself killed. Then sighed and ran after them both.

Vernon was fast. Annoyingly fast. The kind of fast that made you question why he even wanted to be a cop when he could have just gone pro in track and field.

Unfortunately, Jinho was faster.

The suspect veered left, leaping over a railing into an alley. Vernon followed.

You skidded to a stop just in time to hear both of them crash into a pile of trash cans.

For a moment, there was silence.

Then Vernon groaned. “Ugh, gross.”

You sighed and pulled out your gun. “Jinho! Hands where I can see them!”

The man groaned from under the pile of garbage. “Ugh… okay, okay—just get this idiot off me!”

Vernon, still tangled in trash bags, gave a sheepish grin. “Hey, at least we caught him?”

You stared at him.

Then holstered your gun.

Then turned and walked away.

“Wait, partner—”

“I’m going to pretend I don’t know you right now, Vernon.”

[fallloverfic]

Thoughts on Solo Leveling Episode 14: I Suppose You Aren't Aware

The second episode of season 2 was generally fun! Spoilery thoughts for the anime, novel, and manhwa before Ragnarok below:

The way Sung Jinwoo grabbed the arrows from the hyakki and killed them was honestly a neat bit of animation. It looked cool.

This was a really nice shot. Really love the way Igris looks here in particular. Them standing together is also really cute.

Iron's premiere! He's finally in the anime! He looks great! Huge, and funny. I love finally getting to see the soldier personalities. Also, I love the animation of how tank rally cries/spells to grab aggro look. It's fun. Makes me nostalgic for tanking in mmos T-T

For folks confused where the name came from, it's because the character's name is Chul Kim and Chul means Iron in English (Volume 2, Chapter 7 of the Yen Press English release of the novel, and Volume 4, Chapter 9 of the Yen Press English release of the manhwa).

Woo Jinchul is so tired lol

As I mentioned last time, the sequence where Hwang Dongsoo comes back to South Korea and everything he does in South Korea in this arc was made up for the manhwa (including Jinchul's presence at the gate), and obviously carried over to the anime. I can't say that Chugong's writing is like... great on a lot of levels, particularly considering something later in story (that shows up this episode), and I don't know how much, if any, input Chugong had for the change for the manhwa... but I think this part in the episode further demonstrates how kind of silly the whole sequence is? Like okay, we get it, Dongsoo is irredeemable. No one here has a reason to answer him (though I guess, given he's an S-rank, and Sangmin An is not, maybe that's why the guy answers?). It just feels... really random. From a practical standpoint, Baek Yoonho's presence (in the novel) works because it helps explain to the audience what's happening. And narratively, it works too: he's the guild's S-ranker, he can handle red gates, the team they sent in can't.

I don't know. It's a dumb scene (Jinchul showing off how badass he is, is still fun, it's just... not enough to save the overall prolonged silly sequence). I think the anime handled it well enough. It neither made it worse nor better. Seeing more of Baek's powers animated was cool.

They're just thereeee :3 So happy to see them animated. The soldier hijinks are generally pretty cute. And Igris just being like -I do not see anything- when he turns away from Iron is hilarious.

Also, having played Solo Leveling: Arise a bit, now, it's fascinating to see that yes, Jinwoo couldn't recruit Baruka as a shadow soldier in the novel, manhwa, and anime, he does get Baruka as a shadow soldier in the game. It's a cute addition.

And the elephant in the room: Yoo Jinho and the underage conversation.

I'm gonna be completely honest: this has always been a stupid scene. It's worse in the novel, it's still bad in the manhwa, just in a different way. The anime probably did the best version of it (to a degree), but it's still bad. Shounen do similar kind of stupid gags, so yeah, I'm used to it, but... ugh.

The novel version of this, from the Yen Press English translation in Volume 2, Chapter 7:

“Boss?” “……?” “Um, Songyi is a minor, boss.” “Yeah, and?” “……Nothing, boss.” What a man among men. Jinho was amazed that Jinwoo refused to be shackled by society’s rules. He really isn’t an average guy, that’s for sure. Jinho reflected on himself for ever measuring Jinwoo against typical societal standards.

And the manhwa version of this scene, from the Yen Press English translation in Volume 4, Chapter 9:

It's just overall not great. I guess it's good we don't get Jinho speculating that they're dating before this (which is in both the novel and manhwa) and Jinho's reaction after talking to Jinwoo other than his being horrified and not knowing what else to do? Would be nice, if he was actually worried, if he tried to do... anything else? But I guess Songyi is okay collateral damage? (I mean yes, obviously, she's fine, this is Jinwoo not telling other people any more info than he has to and Jinho catastrophizing uselessly, but still).

It's not helped by the anime adding her specifically wearing more make-up (the novel just says she's more dressed up; it's hard to tell if she's wearing make-up in the manhwa), and having her squish up against Jinwoo in the car... I'm not averse to her wearing make-up, but the way she squishes up against Jinwoo and kind of sultrily lowers her eyes in one shot is just... It's not great. In the manhwa, they're just sitting near each other but apart. Maybe she has a crush on him (it's kind of left open-ended in the novel/manhwa from what I remember, though Arise goes full on in on her having a crush on Jinwoo, with multiple levels devoted to it), but it's implied she just generally respects him more. I don't... know what this is.

Literally every version of this scene is bad in different ways. I just don't find it funny.

Outside that, generally the episode was fine! Looking forward to next week!

Season 1: Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 11, Episode 12

Season 2: Episode 13, Episode 14 (you are here), Episode 15, Episode 16, Episode 17, Episode 18, Episode 19, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 22, Episode 23, Episode 24, Episode 25

Where to read Solo Leveling by Chugong in English:

Novel: Yen Press (ebook, physical book, audiobook), Tapas

Manhwa adaptation by Dubu: Yen Press/Ize Press (ebook, physical book), Tapas, Tappytoon

Ragnarok (sequel novel written by a different author): Tapas

Ragnarok manhwa adaptation (drawn by a different artist): Tapas

The Solo Leveling anime adaptation is available on Crunchyroll. Solo Leveling: Arise, the video game, is free to play and available on PC and as an app via netmarble.

[wannaeatramyeon]

Hey, Absolutely love your work, your the reason for my insomnia. (im blaming you yes)

Can you make a baek seongjun scenario where jinho lee is introducing us to him as his new 'assistant' (like the first meeting)? Maybe over dinner lol idek.

Ty for your time tho :)

Hi Anon! Please get some sleep if you can! Although my sleep pattern has been shot to shit since I've started all this wordvom a couple months ago. Interesting what sleep deprivation does to a person, look at all this shit streaming out of me.

Thank you so much for reading and for requesting! I've gone for a little bit more... bittersweet.

Baek Seongjun x Reader: Cooking on the boat

Takes place on Jinho's boat during Seongjun's backstory. You're the cook.

"This is my assistant, Seongjun. Now he's your assistant too."

Being stuck on a boat out at sea, serving food to criminals, wasn't what most kids dream of when they're 6 years old and writing out their ideal job, but if it meant evading the authorities and jail then that's fine by you.

Jinho kept you around because you knew your way around a knife, and you definitely didn't mind getting your hands messy.

Obedient, you sometimes heard him sneer. Like a sheep. Well, fuck him.

You eye up this Seongjun guy. Looks like him and Jinho are cut from the same cloth.

.

.

Seongjun thinks you're quiet, a bit too quiet for his liking.

Taking to your duties and tasks with tunnel vision and a ruthless tenacity. He doesn't know what to make of you.

"You're handling the fish wrong," are your first words to him, a few days after he incessantly buzzed around your dinky little makeshift kitchen.

Your hand grazed his when you grabbed the fish and hip-checked him to move aside.

It's been so long since Seongjun felt a touch that wasn't intended to hurt, that the question mark over you grows bigger.

.

.

You show Seongjun how to rinse the rice properly, he wasn't even aware that there was a wrong way.

How to season food appropriately, and that peppermint leaves rubbed under the nose comes in handy to keep the stench of all the seafood away.

With practiced hands, how to clean the scales, the fin and fillet the fish. Removing most of the bones in one piece, making the most of the meat.

When Seongjun first does it and butchers the attempt, you give him a light slap on the arm and a huff.

He gives you a smile in return.

.

.

Seongjun watches you move around in the kitchen.

Your ease and flow in the kitchen gives him some semblance of peace.

It reminds him a little of his mom and his heart aches.

.

.

Little anecdotes of Seongjun's life in Japan slips through. He focuses on the good things, as few as there was.

He tells you a little of his judo when you poke fun at his cauliflower ears.

You tell him how important it is to not waste any food when prepping, and he in returns shares how his mother always makes the most amazing meals out of next to nothing.

One day, Seongjun mentions that if things worked out, he would have liked to have opened up a soba noodle shop with his mom.

You ask him if he could make you some noodles. Give you a little taste of what that life could have been like.

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.

Seongjun places the noodles in front of you, served in a mess-tin. The boat had little room and the men had little appreciation for luxuries such as crockery.

You take a mouthful-

And find it absolutely revolting.

Seongjun watches you as you school your face and swallow it down with a struggle.

"Is it good?"

"... Not bad." You grit out your little white lie, thinking about his soba shop dream. You could at least give him this mercy.

It's unexpected when he laughs. Is this the first time you have seen and heard this? His face looks years younger, and the sound surprisingly care-free. You didn't think people like you and him were still capable of such joy.

"Sorry. I actually messed it up."

"Baek Seongjun! And you still fed me this shit?"

Wiping tears of mirth from his eyes, he tells you "Yes."

You're in half a mind to pour the rest of this disgusting meal all over him. But seeing him like this, it's contagious.

The sound of your laughter soon joins his.

.

.

Years from now, when Seongjun is building his life in South Korea, he still remembers you giggling alongside him.

It reminds him that some things in life are priceless.

[nijigasakilove]

Chills. Goosebumps all over my body. Sawano and A-1 you’ve done wonders on me.

This episode lived up to every bit of the hype. The spider boss fight was insane and the weight of every strike was conveyed thru A-1’s amazing direction. As you’d expect, it was a dog fight but Jingwoo pulled out in the end. Those debuffs and paralysis status effects came in so clutch. Stabbing the boss’ eyes was a brutal but effective method too.

What took things from good to peak though was Dongsuk’s dumbas getting the karma he deserved. Bro really had the nerve to come back after Jinho and Jinwoo survived like shit was gonna be sweet 😂 should’ve taken your rewards and left. Got exactly what was coming to him.

After seeing Jinwoo take on the spider I’m sure Jinho was probably more afraid of him than Dongsuk and his goons. Bro was shook when they asked him to kill Jinwoo.

Feel like something truly snapped within Jinwoo after that cheap shot from Dongsuk. Killing monsters is one thing, but other people is a totally different thing and he had to(and rightfully) cross that line today. Almost like a rebirth for him.

“You’ve tried to kill me 3 times and now you want mercy. You’re the one who said everything that happens in the dungeon stays there right” 😭 man that was hype. Took dude’s head right off

The final chains holding Jinwoo back are gone. Feel like even bro’s voice got deeper after that lmao.

I NEED the Sawano insert song played during Jinwoo’s awakening. Took that scene to the next level.. combined with A-1’s direction.. immaculate.

I’m moved. This series is special

[blu-joons]

DATING Pentagon A⇴Z HEADCANON ⇴  Jo Jinho

A ⇴ AFFECTION

Jinho always loves to hold you as tight into him as he possibly can whenever he’s affectionate with you. He adores the close bond that comes with being able to feel you against him and pick up on all your little habits that you have.

B ⇴ BEFORE DATING

You were actually a trainee at Cube when the two of you first met, Jinho had spent the day in your lesson, teaching vocals of course, happy to help whoever he could. The sound of your voice was something that instantly attracted him, keen to help you a little more and find out about the artist behind the voice.

C ⇴ CONFESSION

The day after your debut, Jinho invited you out to celebrate and enjoy in the success that came with your first single. What was supposed to be a celebration though, had a slightly different meaning too, one which Jinho kept very quiet. At the end of the evening, he decided to tell you how he felt, trusting that the two of you might just be alright to date now that you’d debuted, and that people knew your name too.

D ⇴ DATES

To try and keep your identities as hidden as you could, the two of you often went on many late-night drives around the city, stopping at service stations first to pick up some snacks before heading off to wherever took your fancy. With Jinho driving, you always ended up having music playing in the background of your soft conversations, flying down the roads, typically ending up in the mountains so the two of you could overlook the city, sat on the car bonnet, with all your snacks in between you both too.

E ⇴ EXPERIENCE

Jinho had next to experience when it came to dating, music had always taken up his life, but having someone who understood his schedule and his line of work was a huge help to him. He’d seen what had happened to others who hadn’t been quite so conscious of their relationship, so he wanted to make sure that he was honest with you, the boys, as their elder, but ultimately the fans and the company too, who he trusted would support the two of you. It took him a long time to open up fully, but once he did, he was more than relieved.

F ⇴ FIGHTING

Arguing, or sometimes just disagreeing is far from something that Jinho likes to do with you. As the elder, it’s normally on his shoulders to try and keep the peace between the younger members and stop everyone else from fighting, so when he’s the centrepiece of an argument with you, he’s never quite sure how to act. The sound of you raising your voice, or your footsteps getting louder around the house is normally enough to begin to scare him, just knowing that you’re angry makes him uncomfortable. As with the boys, he’ll try and keep any fight between the two of you as calm as he possibly can in the hope that you won’t let things blow up too.

G ⇴ GETTING TO KNOW HIS FAMILY

Just after you began dating, Chuseok came around, and so Jinho gave you next to no choice but to head home with him and meet his family. It was terrifying to say the least for you, but you trusted him, and his family, who thankfully welcomed you with open arms for the holidays, and the foreseeable future too.

H ⇴ HOME

Jinho tended to spend a lot of his time at your apartment, he enjoyed the change of scenery that came with it, it was almost the only place he could go to that would help shut his brain off from work. Having you there was definitely a bonus for him too, spending time there whenever he could to see you and catch up.

I ⇴ “I LOVE YOU”

He was the first one to say, ‘I love you,’ out of the two you in the middle of the lyrics of a song that he’d written. When he told you that you inspired it, you thought Jinho was just having a little joke with you, but as you listened to the song, you realised just how much of his heart he had actually put into it.

J ⇴ JEALOUSY

Whenever he felt himself getting jealous, Jinho would always just try and force a smile onto his face in the hope that no one else would notice. But one person always would, and that person was always you. Jinho was never quite sure what exactly it was that made him so jealous when other guys spoke to you, but it always made him feel slightly inferior, and terribly nervous too. He hated to see that someone else was able to make you laugh more than he could, he always felt as if that was his most important role.

K ⇴ KIDS

Just before Jinho enlisted for the military, he sat you down and spoke to you about where he saw his future going, and how he hoped after discharge he’d be able to think more about settling down, hopefully with you. He was nervous about bringing up the subject of kids around you, but as with anything, Jinho wanted to be honest with you, not wanting to wait too much longer before he began to think about fatherhood.

L ⇴ LAUGHTER

If there was one thing you learnt about Jinho quite early on your relationship, it was how easy it was to scare him and give him a fright. As soon as you made him jump for the first time, you knew exactly what you were going to be able to keep doing in order to keep him on his toes and give yourself a good giggle too. Jinho was often having to creep around the apartment in fear of what you’d be up to next, flinching around every corner in fear, only for you to suss him out and attack him from the other side with something that you knew was going to make him fall to the floor with a loud scream.

M ⇴ MISSING

The feeling of missing you was something Jinho always reassured himself would be something that he’d get used to, and yet somehow that never actually seemed to be the case for him. He would never tell anyone when he was missing you, the last thing he needed was for anyone to know he was struggling, especially the other members who were relying on him to lead the way. He’ll always want to be the guy that they go to instead, but as soon as he talks to you, he’ll be a lot more open about how much he’s struggling and how much he can’t wait to be able to get back home and spend time with you again.

N ⇴ NICKNAMES

You loved to call him ‘jin,’ so much so that when you actually called him Jinho, it tended to make him very nervous, an apology would usually be muttered before you’d say anything, being able to sense that he’d done something wrong.

O ⇴ OBSESSION

Jinho is obsessed with your laugh, he always just wants to make sure you’re as happy around him as he is around you.

P ⇴ PDA

He’s always strong with you when the two of you are in public, he doesn’t have the tallest stature, so he’ll tend to throw his body around you quite a bit in order to keep you safe and out of harm. There’s always at least an arm around your waist to stop crowds getting too close and give you the distance that you deserve.

Q ⇴ QUESTIONS

Whenever a project is started, Jinho will always ask for your opinion along the way. Although he trusts in his own abilities, having the opinion of the one that he loves is definitely the boost that he needs just to be sure.

R ⇴ RANDOM FACTS

If Jinho’s filming for YouTube, he’ll love to get you involved, but in a way that fans don’t know it’s you too. If he needs something passing, your hand can often be seen coming into shot, but your face never makes an appearance. When the time is right, Jinho will get you on as a feature, but he’d only ever do that when he’s sure the reaction will be positive and that you won’t be harmed at any point during it.

S ⇴ SEX

He’s always incredibly sweet whenever it comes to intimacy with you, Jinho always makes sure to take the best care of you anyway, but especially so when the two of you are close. He loves to make you feel secure in his hold, and if he’s had a few busy schedules, he’ll do his best to apologise and make up for all the time that you’ve lost with each other, making sure he reminds you just how much he loves being with you.

T ⇴ TEXTS

Throughout the day, Jinho will often expect texts from you so he can check in and make sure that you’re doing alright. The part of him that worries just never goes away, even if sometimes you’re in the room just next door.

U ⇴ UNIVERSE

You were very much Jinho’s best friend, someone that he could always turn to and always laugh with. Your relationship was a case of expect the unexpected, because Jinho literally never quite knew what was around the corner.

V ⇴ VACATION

Jinho had often mentioned to you about how a cruise seemed like such a cool idea for whenever the two of you got the chance. You’d often spend your evenings looking at websites and admiring the different destinations that the ships went to, only hoping that one day you’d be able to make those journeys for yourselves too.

W ⇴ WHINING

He wasn’t someone that tended to whine, Jinho was understanding of how busy you could get, just like how you always managed to understand with him too.

X ⇴ XXXXX

Jinho’s favourite place to kiss was most definitely your lips, he loved the feeling of being able to cup your cheeks or run his hands through your hair before pulling you into him, always lingering and never quite wanting to let you go. Whatever the situation, it could almost be a guarantee for you that whenever Jinho approached you for a kiss, he’d go straight to your lips, because nowhere else compared for him.

Y ⇴ YOU

You were his rock; you’d be there to listen when at times it felt like no one else was.

Z ⇴ ZZZ

At night Jinho always seemed to get even more cuddly if that was even possible. The closeness in affection would definitely come out to play, holding your body as tightly into his chest as he possibly could every single night.

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Masterlist

[pen1ag0n]

feelin’ like

[shinwonsaysomething]

Requests Night!

I am taking moodboards, reactions, bullet lists, scenario’s and/or One shots requests tonight! Let me know if you want me to make you something! I am in the mood to create something for my followers haha 

[imvgincs]

                               ❛⠀⠀why   didn't   I   do   more?⠀⠀❜   his   question   hung   in   the   air,   as   if   seeking   confirmation   of   its   own   validity.   truthfully,   jinho   loathed   revisiting   this   topic,   let   alone   discussing   it   openly.   looking   back   now,   a   few   years   on,   he   couldn't   shake   the   feeling   that   perhaps   he   could   have   done   more   if   he'd   truly   wanted   to.   maybe   he   could   have   scrounged   up   the   funds   to   finance   his   education,   or   sought   out   employment   opportunities   to   both   sustain   himself   and   assist   his   family.   such   thoughts   seemed   wishful   in   retrospect,   but   back   at   eighteen,   on   the   cusp   of   adulthood,   they   felt   utterly   unattainable.

                               ❛⠀⠀after   all,⠀⠀❜    he   finally   responded,   breaking   the   silence   that   had   settled   between   them,     ❛⠀⠀good   grades   don't   foot   the   bill   for   tuition.⠀⠀❜   it   was   a   bitter   confession,   one   that   stirred   a   deep-seated   anger   within   him.   sure,   he   had   potential—something   his   teachers   never   failed   to   commend   him   on   before   layering   on   their   criticisms.   he   had   coasted   through,   effortlessly   maintaining   his   position   at   the   top   of   his   class,   but   what   was   the   use   when   he   knew   his   'potential'   could   only   take   him   so   far?

                                ❛⠀⠀even   scholarships   have   their   limits   when   your   parents   can't   spare   a   dime,⠀⠀❜    he   added,   his   thoughts   drifting   to   his   siblings   whom   he   cherished   dearly.   he   would   have   gladly   sacrificed   his   own   opportunities   to   ensure   their   shot   at   success.

haneul nodded in agreement to his remark, for he knew all too well how that was when he first arrived to hosu. the way jinho's demeanor softened as he spoke of jaehwa was not overlooked by the older man, he saw himself in jinho whenever he spoke of his wife. "it would be hypocritical of me to have made it about class, since my wife was, well, as my parents deemed someone without a 'pedigree'," he informed jinho with a stern nod. "may i ask you why?" he knew it was not the time for such a conversation, but he was already wide awake and curious. "like i previously mentioned, i have seen all your records from school and you clearly had potential to go to university," he crossed his arms over his chest, "was it a money problem? perhaps going to university didn't call to you?" tilting his head to the side.

[pentagonloveblog]

Wholesome Love Memes

Happy new year ❤️

[straykidsnerd255]

Omg a fellow stay am so happy I came across your blog. Got even happier that you write for solo leveling and even Suho!(my scrunkly poo😋) I have some couple of friends who really like him along with me(I'll definitely recommend your blog to them for more of him from you). If you could please write a one shot of him here's the plot;the reader is an apostle that ran away from the Itarim and along the way got amnesia (idk how they would get it my brain is fried already bit you can think of anything)and lived as a normal human in the mortal world and met Suho in the art university and got along very well to the point he started harboring romantic feelings for them. And the reader being emotionally constipated (lmao) was pretty dense to how he felt (Love me some desperate and in love puppy Suho)time skip to him awakening and stuff and how he and the reader started going to dungeons and met Esil, the gang would slowly learn that the reader is from the Itarim despite themselves not knowing that they are one.But Suho wasn't bothered or worried since he loved them all the same and were unharmful and kind. Although the reader would have some inner struggle with their past identity or what they might have possibly done and spirals down some sort of breakdown. But Suho comes in to reassure them that he still saw them as someone he'd be besides for his entire life.so like some tiny angst from reader but Suho makes it all better :3

Oml am rambling I just have a big hyperfixation on him specifically😭. But I hope this helps with you writing the plot. Oh and If you can the reader is preferably gender neutral, I think it's nice for everyone to enjoy reading a piece of thier beloved favorite.hope you have a nice day/night and don't pressure yourself ♡

Title: Somewhere only you and I know

Pairing: Sung Suho x Itarim Apostle Reader

Genre: Angst/fluff

Song: Somewhere only we know by Keane

Rating: PG-13

Warning(s): Reader forgetting their memories, reader having an identity crisis, gender neutral, swearing(like one or two swears happen), Suho being best boy, mentions of Suho’s parents’ disappearance, mentions of hostility towards reader, Suho is so whipped for reader, reader is a year younger than Suho (Suho is 22, reader is 21), Sung Jin Woo makes an appearance towards the end, someone dies (Its reader for a split second) , I am not quite caught up on Solo Leveling Ragnarok, so if there is something not right, I also don’t remember people's names except for the few that I do remember like Esil, and Suho, Jinah, and Jinho and of course Suho’s parents, Jin Woo and Hae-In

Summary: You had forgotten everything. What and who you were before waking up in a world of mortals and hunters. Not a single recollection of your past life could be remembered. So, you figured you would start anew. Now, a college student studying art when you happen to meet Sung Suho. Soon, you both are the best of friends, but Suho now has a problem. He really really likes you and doesn’t know how to tell you. During his little crisis of feelings, you are struggling to figure out who you really are as bits and pieces of your former life come filtering back.  

Word Count: 2616

Thank you so much for the request! Hello to you too my fellow stay!! I had so much fun writing this one-shot and I hope that more come for Suho. I do apologize if there are a few things missing, I’m not quite caught up with Solo Leveling Ragnarok so pardon any errors or mistakes.

Your head smacked against the table as the teacher finished assigning the final project. Suho looked over at you with a raised eyebrow. “Are you doing ok there?” He asked, watching you lift your head up and take a piece of paper. You picked up your pencil before looking at Suho. “Why is it that the teacher thought it was the best idea to give us such a huge project but not enough time?” You asked, watching Suho grin widely. “I don’t know but being able to draw whatever I want makes up for it. I actually started a painting of my parents and hope to use that as my final project.” He said, his eyes looking down at the table. You knew the story. He had told you about them when you two became the best of friends. 

You reached across the table and took his now trembling hand in yours. He looked up at you, his eyes had unshed tears filling them. “You will find your parents. I know you will. And I will be there next to you, helping you.” You said, a soft smile on your face. Suho could feel his heart pounding in his chest. Looking at you, Suho smiled. “And I will help you regain your memories again.” He said, tightening his hold on your hand slightly. The rest of the period consisted of you and Suho hunched over your papers as you both began sketching out the drawings designs. Suho was thorough in capturing what his parents looked like. He still remembered their faces when he was about 15 years old. 

He remembered the way his father would smile at him and congratulate him on his achievements. How his mother would pull him into a hug and tell him how proud she was of him. His hand stopped moving across the paper, he could feel his thoughts starting to spiral, his heart pounding so fast in his chest as worst case scenarios filled his mind. ‘What if they were murdered when he wasn’t there?’ Shaking his head, he glared at the paper. ‘That wouldn’t happen. Father was strong, same with mother. Dad was even a homicide detective so how could he have died?’ Suho shook his head not wanting to think about that anymore. 

He turned back to the paper and felt his heart clench. He had been drawing the entire time he was lost in thought. His parents stared back at him from the paper, their smiles were soft and gentle, and their eyes seemed to hold the universe in them. You looked up from your drawing when you couldn’t hear Suho’s pencil anymore and found him staring at his paper, a gentle smile sitting on his lips. You tilted your head, but saw the picture that Suho drew. Your heart warmed at the sight. ‘He really misses his parents.’ You thought, watching Suho faintly trace his mother and father’s face with his finger.

After class ended, You and Suho walked to your lockers to grab your bags and head home. Suho’s aunt had so graciously allowed you to stay with them til you could get on your feet. As you and Suho entered his aunt’s house, you bowed to her and her husband before slipping off your shoes and slipping on slippers. The rest of the day consisted of you and Suho putting the final touches to your sketches. “Wow Y/n. That art is spectacular.” Suho’s aunt said, leaning over to look at the art. You smiled rubbing the back of your neck. As you opened your mouth to say thank you, a sharp pain filled your head. You clenched your head and clenched your eyes shut. 

Suho jumped from his chair running to the kitchen to grab a cold washcloth. Returning, he made you sit back against the chair with your head tilted back. He placed the cloth on your forehead and you immediately melted as the cold seeped into your skin. You groaned as the pain immediately vanished. “Suho, what happened?” his aunt asked, turning to her nephew. “Y/n gets terrible headaches that just appear out of nowhere. The only thing that happens to help is a very cold wash cloth.” Suho said, moving closer to your side and flipping the cloth over to the other side.

A few days passed but the headache seemed to get worse. You were constantly in pain, but one thing that stuck out was the fact it showed a bright white room, pillars everywhere and angel like creatures that stood towers above the humans. You gripped your head as you screamed, Suho sitting next to you when an episode happened, tried shaking you gently, the cold washcloth lying on the coffee table forgotten. You gripped Suho’s arm with strength he didn’t know you could muster up. “What the hell am I Suho?” You said, your eyes flashing a different color as your body doubled over. Slowly and over time, your memories began to return. People could see the changes and began to grow hostile. Hating everything about you. Suho, however, stayed by your side. He snapped and yelled at those that would hurt you. 

Currently, you were laying on Suho’s lap, eyes closed and trying to at least get some rest. Suho was positively shaking. During the time he had been by your side, he started developing feelings for you. He didn’t care if you were to be his enemy. Days passed with Suho following you everywhere you went. You had begged him not to leave you as you were terrified. You didn’t know who or what you were and having everyone hate you didn’t make you feel any better. When you finally came to terms with what was happening, Suho had been working to awaken his own powers that he harbored. When Suho’s friends had met you they didn’t like you. They even admitted to hate the idea of being friends with you because of what you are.

{Months Later}

Suho had done everything to get you out of your apartment, but nothing was working all that well. Suho’s heart was starting to break as he listened to your sobs from outside the door. A few days finally passed before he had enough. He took the spare key that you had given to him and unlocked the front door. Suho knew right then and there he didn’t want to feel that heart wrenching pain ever again. You were laying on the floor, tears streaming down your face. Other than himself, Esil was the only other person that cared about you and made sure you had company when needed. 

Suho knelt down in front of your face, waiting for you to even look up at him. “Suho, you should leave me. I’m a monster. To think I was someone that belonged to the enemy side.” A fresh wave of tears fell down your face. Suho could feel his heart breaking the more he watched you. “Y/n, I don’t care who you are or what you are. You have always been a sweet, and caring person.” Suho said, dropping so he was laying on his side facing towards you, his hand taking your hand in his and pressing it to his heart. Your eyes widened but you didn’t remove your hand. The feeling of his heartbeat against your hand made your already racing heart to slow down. You had longed for a way to figure out who you were but at the same time, you didn’t want to leave Suho and the others. You didn’t want to go back to your old life. There was a reason that you had forgotten about it, possibly even ran away from your old life.

“Please don’t shut me out anymore.” Suho whispered. You slowly moved closer to him, tucking your head into his chest and closing your eyes. Suho's face burned a bright red but his arms wrapped around your slightly trembling body. You tucked yourself closer to him and his arms seemed to tighten. Then, your body stilled. Your breathing halted and your eyes didn’t open. Suho gently shook your body but you didn’t move. He pressed his ear to your heart but his eyes widened and his heart sank to the pit of his stomach. You had died in his arms. He was the last person you saw before your body gave up. Suho held you in his arms as he cried into your shoulder, begging you to come back to him. 

Opening your eyes, you stood before the massive gods. Their eyes on you. You knew what they wanted. They wanted a report. They wanted you to tell them the weaknesses of humankind. To tell them a way of killing everyone in the world. You looked at them directly, not bowing, or calling them by their titles. But instead, you warned them. You warned them that if they tried to hurt that world, they would lose everything they held dear. Possibly, even their lives. Of course, these gods laughed at your warming. Laughing at the mear idea of humans being able to attack or possibly kill them. Opening your mouth to counter, you felt a hand on your shoulder. 

Turning to the side, you were met with none other than Suho’s father, Sung Jin Woo, the current Shadow Monarch. Your eyes widened as you met him, the immediate need to bow to him was nearly choking you. You made the move to kneel and bow, but Sung Jin Woo shook his head, a smile on his face. “Please return to my son. He needs you right now. I can take care of this.” He said, shoving his hands in his long coat pockets, a smile on his face. You watched as his calm demeanor changed as his eyes began to glow a dark purple. That same purple surrounded his body. “Arise.”  

Legions of shadows appeared all around you. You looked at Sung Jin Woo, who had his eyes glued on the gods before him, but a simple nod of his head and the shadows rushed forward. Your eyes widened as you watched the Shadow Monarch for a simple moment before you were forced from the platform and floating away from the battle that rocked the darkness of space. Your heart raced as you watched the battle. Suho’s father was strong, but he was also so gentle when talking about his son. “Go back to my son Y/n. He needs you.” Sung Jin Woo’s voice filled your head once again. Almost immediately, Suho filled your thoughts. The looks he would give you when you were not looking. The soft smiles he would only give to you. Even the fear that appeared on his face when you shut yourself away. You closed your eyes, willing yourself to return to your body.

Slowly, you opened your eyes, the sound of sirens and sniffling could be heard. You blinked before slowly sitting up. The paramedic that was working to help you gasped when you sat up. He started taking your vitals and found it weird that your vitals looked completely normal. Packing his things up, he made sure that you were really ok before standing up and leaving. Placing your hand on your head, you closed your eyes and sighed out before standing up slowly and sitting down on the couch. Your mind drifted off to Suho’s father, watching as he and his shadows took to fighting the massive gods that you have once served. You were angry. Mad that you even thought following those gods was the right thing to do, or the fact that it was Sung Jin Woo, Suho’s father that pulled you from the nightmare.

“Suho?” You called out, after not hearing anything for a while. The sound of something dropping and feet running across the floor could be heard as Suho burst into the living room. His eyes red from how long he had been crying. “You’re alive.” He whispered, moving closer to you. Standing in front of you, he dropped to his knees and wrapped arms around your waist. His face is buried in your lap. You could feel his tears soaking into your pants. “Suho, I met your father.” You whispered. Suho’s head snapped up, his eyes wide as he searched your eyes. “Does that mean he’s dead?” Suho asked. You shook your head, “No Suho. He isn’t dead. I also regained my memories. I am an apostle sent by Itarim to kill off humanity.” You said. You watched Suho freeze but he didn’t pull away from you. “I realized that wasn’t the place I wanted to be. It wasn’t what I wanted. I wanted to live a normal life, or at least as normal as it can be.” You said, your hand moving to thread through Suho’s hair, watching as his eyes closed, a soft breath leaving his lips.

Opening his eyes, Suho looked up at you, his eyes tracing your features as he gave you a goofy grin. You smiled down at him. “I don’t care what or who you are. I don’t care that you were an apostle for a group of gods that my father is facing off with. I don’t care if you are just a normal human.” Suho said, moving from where he was on his knees and sitting on the couch next to you. “Is this a weird time to tell you that I have a crush on you?” Suho asked, his face dusted a dark red as he waited for your answer. You laughed before turning to face him. “No, but I am a little dense. What do you mean by having a crush on me?” You asked, a sly smile on your lips. Suho turned to you and his own grin appeared on his face as he leaned towards you. 

“This is what I mean by having a crush on you.” Suho said, pressing his lips against yours. Your eyes immediately close. The warmth in your chest expands as Suho presses closer. His arms wrapped around your waist, pulling you against his chest while he deepens the kiss. Pulling away, you both stare at each other with half lidded eyes as you try to catch your breath. A red dusting the bridge of your nose while the tips of his ears were red. Your fingers moved up to your lips and brushed your fingers against your lips, a happy smile on your face. You leaned your head on Suho’s shoulder and closed your eyes. Suho wrapped his arms around you and leaned his head on your head. 

“Do you understand what I mean now?” He asked, his fingers rubbing down your arm as you smiled softly. “Yeah. I understand what you mean now.” You mumbled, pressing closer to Suho’s side. You knew you would never really come to terms with what you truly are, but with Suho by your side, you knew you could handle anything that comes your way. Suho, your ever-loving support, would smile and tell you how proud he is of you, and how much he loves you. You knew you found the right person to love. “Promise you will never leave me?” You asked one night as both you and Suho walked hand in hand around the small part near your shared apartment. Suho looked at you and smiled softly. “I will never leave you. I will share all your problems if you will let me.” Suho whispered, leaning forward and pressing his lips against yours in a soft, chaste kiss before you both continued on your walk, your steps lighter, now that you had someone by your side.

[yixinghoneybee]

Top 200 Songs of 2022: 81. One Shot - PENTAGON 🌠

[fallloverfic]

Thoughts on Solo Leveling Episode 11: A Knight Who Defends an Empty Throne

This episode had me screaming in joy! Spoilery thoughts for the anime, novel, and manhwa before Ragnarok below:

The job-change portal opening effects were so pretty. Did not expect it to be that neat! Also still love that it's purple (that's a manhwa thing). It's a nice little hint of what's to come >:3

Sung Jinwoo's fights were also really amazing! Just the movements all looked gorgeous. They were fun to watch! Him ripping apart the knight with his hands was amazing. Also really loved the animation on the archer.

And we finally get character art of Yoo Jinsung! Yoo Jinho's shitty older brother at last. He shows up a little in the novel, but doesn't appear at all in the manhwa (other than in reference), so it's neat to see him. Poor Jinho at this terrible meal with people who are awful to him. Jinho looks so sad seeing his brother, with how much is on the line and how awful their relationship is and how their father pushes them to do well. This is really a miserable time for him. I like the extra anime expansion here. It's fun to see more to these characters. I'm wondering if they're moving up a novel-only event (Jinho goes to a dinner party later, where Jinsung also shows up), or if they'll have both? It'll be interesting to see, anyway, particularly given if this is replacing that, it's removing one character who does show up in the manhwa, which is odd, given the anime's tendency to expand on characters.

It'll be cool if we meet Hunters outside Europe, North America, and central/east Asia. So Jinsung's useful for something, anyway.

Yoo Myunghan just watching his older son being a dick to his younger son and doing nothing about it. Great father, there. /end sarcasm

It's fun to see Jinwoo thinking about the pitfalls of his choices in stat placement and what this or that stat might do. Yeah, intelligence might be important <.< For someday <.<

I really love that we get to actually see the investigation for Jeju. They only talk about it afterward in the novel and the manhwa. Also always appreciate more Choi Jongin time XD And we get to see the team early (hey Son Kihoon)! And the women in all their still shitty manhwa outfits :D Like just... why with Gina and Lee Bora's outfits (mostly Gina, Bora is... whatever)? And is there a reason y'all can spend bank on Igris and aren't able to properly draw boobs in shirts (or give Gina actual pants)? (That was rhetorical, I know why.)

I do love the reminder that Jinwoo is still wearing a literal dog collar. We just can't see it cause it's invisible. Bless. Truly, bless. If only any of his husbands knew

Igris' introduction is just -chef's kiss-. The train of his helmet, the slow sweep. His armor is gorgeous. He looks amazing.

The fight is incredible. Words don't do it justice. The sound design, the sudden dash forward, the slow-mo, the destruction after attacks emphasizing just how strong Igris is and what kind of hits Jinwoo is taking/avoiding... It's visually gorgeous. Just the way Igris moves or even stands is beautiful.

The anime kind of switches between very clean and shiny and close-ups that are kind of gritty (not sure how to better explain it), and I like to think it's a nod to Dubu's art (this is volume 3, chapter 8 in the Ize Press release). Igris in the manhwa has that kind of gritty visual look to him.

I think it's just the difference of close-ups and farther away shots, because overall the anime just did this really lovely blend of the manhwa's style and its own thing that just looks truly incredible.

And we get another anime-only scene with Go Gunhee and Woo Jinchul, and some chat with Choi Jongin!

The colors in these outside shots are just really pretty. Choi Jongin looks lovely.

Jeju never ended for Choi Jongin, poor man T-T Love all this extra anime angst, bless.

Meanwhile, the fight with Igris and Jinwoo continues to be amazing. The sound design, the art, just ahhh. It's so good. Love the emphasis on Igris' legs and hips. He leggy boi.

Igris ripping out part of the floor to throw at Jinwoo is my everything. I just love when characters do that lol

For all my criticisms of Dubu's art (and I don't hate his art, he drew wonderfully, he just wasn't perfect), I prefer how Jinwoo sitting on the throne here looked in the manhwa. I think the anime makes it more understandable for why Jinwoo didn't break the armrests/his legs when falling onto the throne, because the chair is wider, and given who was supposed to sit in the chair, it makes sense it's bigger, but still.

(I flipped the anime shot horizontally for better comparison). (Though thinking about it, it's funny to imagine this again as a parallel universe with one Jinwoo leaning to his right, and the other one to the left... so Igris can sit between them aldkjlajda)

Igris just looks so good. I could take a bajillion shots of him standing.

I also love his belt. Just admiring all the little details on him in this art style. He looks amazing.

It's interesting we get these moments with Sung Jinah and Park Kyunghye (Jinwoo and Jinah's mother). Another anime addition, which isn't bad! It highlights just how much Jinwoo has on the line, and that people are waiting for him. Also still love how much Jinah loves her brother T-T She made him dinner!

The music for the attempted beheading is so nice. The soundtrack for this series is incredible, and it's used really well. I love how soft it is initially, and then how it explodes with Jinwoo fighting back (I could barely hear it first watch initially, and that was almost neater, effect-wise, but listening with the volume up, it's also just a lovely track).

There's something really compelling about Jinwoo shoving Igris across the floor, making the metal of Igris' armor heel scrape over the ground. Top/bottom discourse in action aldkjalj

The rest of the fight was also really amazing! The way the style changed during the kill shot is always really fun :3 It works wonderfully here. Igris defeated!

And now... the trial of stamina. While the time for his daily quest ticks down. XD And again, Jinwoo thinking about using something rather than just doing it lets someone knock the teleportation stone out of his hand. >.< Ah well.

This episode was amazing. Just phenomenal overall. Loved it. We finally have Igris, best boi XD So happy.

Looking forward to the resolution of this and the season next week!

More episode thoughts:

Season 1: Episode 5, Episode 6, Episode 7, Episode 8, Episode 9, Episode 10, Episode 11 (you are here), Episode 12

Season 2: Episode 13, Episode 14, Episode 15, Episode 16, Episode 17, Episode 18, Episode 19, Episode 20, Episode 21, Episode 22, Episode 23, Episode 24, Episode 25

Where to read Solo Leveling by Chugong in English:

Novel: Yen Press (ebook, physical book, audiobook), Tapas

Manhwa adaptation by Dubu: Yen Press/Ize Press (ebook, physical book), Tapas, Tappytoon

Ragnarok (sequel novel written by a different author): Tapas

Ragnarok manhwa adaptation (drawn by a different artist): Tapas

The Solo Leveling anime adaptation is available on Crunchyroll. Solo Leveling: Arise, the video game, is free to play and available on PC and as an app via netmarble.

[bubblysugarwater]

Runaway - PENTAGON

[jayleetae]

sparkling night - pentagon

"just fall in love again"

my dried up heart explodes like a volcano

one of these days, these kind of words will melt my heart

couldnt you just hug me whenever i was sick

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it always hurt in the end, so i guess i'll keep going on

like a ferris wheel i cant get off from