#jinho one shot

[yixinghoneybee]

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

[nyashykyunnie]

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

ₓ˚. ୭ ˚○◦˚𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕘 𝕁𝕚𝕟𝕨𝕠𝕠˚◦○˚ ୧ .˚ₓ

・┆✦ 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 o 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.

[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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

[yunhohours]

pentagon reaction: sending them nudes

request: [...] I was inspired by svt anon tho how would ptg respond to receiving nudes 🤨

hoetaek: how he reacts very much depends on where he is and how busy he is. if he’s at home, he’s all smiles, sliding even further down the couch he’s sitting on and texting you back eagerly. he’ll keep things pretty tame unless you’re clearly looking for more from him, and then he’s happy to indulge you. he’ll sext you until he gets himself worked up too, but he’d rather tell you about how you affect him instead of showing you, so don’t expect return nudes. he’s a sexy texter though, so you’ll be squirming in your bed or in your seat or wherever you are in no time. if he finds himself unbearably aroused, he’ll suddenly call you and ask you where you are and if he can come get you. if he’s at work, he’s frustrated. not at you, but at all of the things requiring his attention when he’d much rather give it to you. he does his best to not leave you hanging, texting as often as he can, and silently makes the decision to wrap up everything as soon as possible so he can make it up to you.

jinho: in shock. are you crazy? his cheeks burn, he’s so flustered. probably way too worried about anyone else ever getting their hands on your pictures, but he also can’t stop sneaking peeks at them. he’s not too sure how to proceed, so he defaults to the obvious: complimenting you and asking what are these for? he really needs you to tell him what you’re expecting to happen from this point because there’s no way in hell he’s just going to assume and risk embarrassing himself. plus… he just likes hearing you tell him what you want clearly. if he’s at work or busy, he’ll keep it pretty brief text-wise and just tell you that he’ll be over as soon as he can. he’s not really the type to send pictures back or call you. he prefers to do most sexual communication in person. he knows you know that about him, too, and that you sending him these pictures in the first place was just you letting him know what to be prepared for. he appreciates that.

hongseok: he is already planning to carve out some time for you–no matter what his plans are–before he even has time to respond. he gushes about how beautiful you are and how lucky he is to have you for a few messages before he remembers that other modes of communication are available to him. if he needs to excuse himself from something, he will, but he’s going to call you. he’ll continue to sing your praises, unable to wipe the smile off his face as he can hear you reveling in them. he asks you what you want from him with full intention to deliver whatever it is. he isn’t one for sending nudes himself (he prefers slutty gym shots), but he won’t say no to you if you want one. if he can, though, he’ll come to you and let you have him nude in person. it’s a bit hard for him to go back and forth when he’s away from you because he just wants to touch you so fucking bad. even so, he’s a good sport for as long as he has to be.

shinwon: if you send him nudes while he’s working, he’s like have you lost your mind? he’ll scold you for it a little, but mostly because he’s trying to ignore the effect it has on him. he does not ever send serious nudes. he will send you “nudes” in meme form and that’s it, and he doesn’t do it in this context. he’ll whine so much because now he feels like he’s lowkey hiding a secret from everyone else while also being a little aroused. he doesn’t get fully aroused because the circumstances make him nervous–that is, unless you keep riling him up. as much as he’d like to be strong enough to just ignore his phone so you can’t make it worse for him, he will keep checking it. and he’ll keep playing cold all while feeling completely the opposite inside his body. he really makes it more confusing for himself. even when he’s alone, he likes to play hard to get. the only difference is that when he’s alone, he can just let whatever feelings come… come. either way, he will be seeing you the second he’s able. he tells himself it’s to lecture you, but it quickly becomes about relieving the overwhelming tension he’s been storing. and satisfying you, of course, considering your desires are what started all this in the first place.

changgu: two can play this game. he is cheesing to himself so hard when he immediately presses the button to video call you. he knows he’s risking it by not letting you know first whether or not he’s alone, but he likes to put you on edge a little bit. if he’s alone, he’s asking you if there’s anything you’d like to see too, all too happy to show you any and every part of himself. if he’s at the gym, he’ll watch as you get embarrassed when you realize he’s calling you about your nudes in a place full of other people. he won’t bring them up though. he’ll just be like what are you doing, baby? as if he doesn’t already know. i’m just at the gym right now, look. and he flips to the back camera so you can see his perfectly sculpted form in very little clothing through the gym mirror. he’s sweaty and his muscles and his veins are screaming at you. he knows it all gets to you so much. he won’t be finished with you through a call, though. he’ll always end just before it reaches a point of no return so he can physically come to you instead. he wants you close, always.

yanan: he is so in love. he’ll just stare, not even conscious of how much time is passing, unaware of the way his tongue traces his lips. it feels like such a bold move from you, and he loves it. he has a hard time communicating exactly what he feels, because he’s a little embarrassed. he can be fully aroused, straining against his clothing, and he’ll still text back with short messages because what does he say? just praising you feels so boring and obvious but he doesn’t know what else to do either. he is too shy for this! but he doesn’t want it to stop! you’ll need to guide him sweetly. he will listen. despite his shyness, he will send you a nude if you ask for one. it’s probably just a dick pic tbh, but it’s not an ugly one at least. he would never do it on his own, but if you want it, it’s done. he’ll just send it with the rosiest cheeks. if he’s busy when you send them, he’s going to need to take a quick restroom break. he won’t have the time nor the courage to try and get off with you, but he will get himself off to you so he can get through the rest of his day. he won’t be able to concentrate otherwise. on these occasions, he’ll just default to the typical responses like you’re killing me and he won’t say much else until he gets to be with you later, because simply opening your messages is a risk at this point. he can’t get aroused again.

yuto: you’re the most beautiful thing in the universe to him. his heart feels so full when you share yourself with him, whether it’s via nudes or anything else. he takes the time to really appreciate them before responding. you are perfect, i love you so much. it doesn’t really make him horny. he gets too many warm, fuzzy feelings at first. you’ll have to push the conversation out of a strictly lovey dovey zone if you want him to go there. only then will he realize the urgent sexual undertones of the conversation and only then will he suddenly become aware of the other people around him (if there are any). he’ll find some time to call you, asking you so sweetly in his low voice how to take care of you given his circumstances. it’s really important to him. he is never worried about himself, only focused on making sure you’re given exactly what you need. he will also save your photos and crop a random part of the background so he can post it on his instagram as a memory. no one knows what they’re seeing, but he does.

hyunggu: little shit. takes a selfie smiling with the tip of his finger between his teeth like a minx and sends it back to you. once he sees you’ve read it, he video calls you immediately. if he was with other people, he’s long gone now. he teasingly asks you about what you’re doing and why you’re sending him such things, only to mock pout his lips at you when you’re telling him how badly you want him. he thinks it’s so so so fun to play with you a little because you’ll get so needy and he loves knowing he has that kind of power over you. he always takes care of you, though. he’ll put headphones in and sink down into a chair somewhere so he can talk you through playing with yourself if you’re up for it. if you’re not, he’ll manage to dip early from whatever he’s doing to come to you. in the meantime, he keeps the tension high, texting you back every single second that you’d think he wasn’t busy. he doesn’t send nudes, but he will send you the most drool-inducing lewds you’ve ever seen.

wooseok: wooseok.exe has stopped working. literally chokes on his water if he’s drinking some when he opens your text. he’s actually frozen for a couple minutes because he doesn’t know what to do. he’ll call you briefly because he needs to know what’s up and texting might take a little too long for him when he’s on edge like this. once you tell him why you sent the pictures, he’s soooo flustered, but also quite excited. it feels really good to know that he can make you want him so much at all, much less when he’s not even with you, not even touching you. he’ll hang up once he knows what’s going on and go back to texting you. he’ll do his best to keep you entertained, figuring it out along the way. he isn’t too forward with his words because he still feels a bit shy, but he’ll surprise you by suddenly sending you a picture of his big, pretty hand resting in his lap, rings sparkling. he knows how much you love his hands.

[fallloverfic]

Solo Leveling Episode 11 Thoughts

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

S01E05

S01E06

S01E07

S01E08

S01E09

S01E10

S01E11 (you are here)

S01E12

[stolenwetfloorsign]

want to hear more on daddy issues seongjun with jinho 😩😩

this has been sitting in my asks for a long time but it's been on my mind today so here's a little concept

I think we can all agree that Jinho groomed Seongjun, but let's look at what the dynamic really was.

Rich powerful older man takes in a poor, no other options but to run away, 17/18 year old with the intention to "work with him" under his conditions.

In the beginning of their relationship (after jail) it functions a lot like a parent-child dynamic might. The younger going to the older with needs that span from money to world-wondering. At this point, Jinho is hanging around Seongjun more to gauge his personality and attempt to push his own agenda on him.

After these initial values and understandings are passed to Seongjun, we can imagine they spend less time together and only talk when they need something or when they do something out of line.

Because of all the forcing of beliefs, values, and jobs, at the end of their relationship we see Seongjun realize how shitty their relationship was and start rejecting the core it was based on.

Now take everything I just said and think of it in the terms we have with our own parents. Seongjun didn't have healthy father figures throughout his life, he was lied to and cheated by people he trusted. He starts to associate home with this kind of hurt. So the first man he meets off land who he builds a connection with based on money (parallel) and pain becomes homely.

But why would he trust something like this again?

This makes me think about the bullet wound moment. Seongjun gets shot by Jinho and his trust for him plummets, but he wakes up to his wound being treated by him and a conversation that sounds like respect and admiration (two things he's nearly never received). At this point he doesn't know how to feel, on one hand he's been hurt so bad before, but on the other he needs something or someone to get him out of this shitty life.

Then this man starts promising wealth that Seongjun couldn't even imagine and begins to show it to him in a tangible form that he has to trust. and well, we know the rest.

[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

[bomnun]

some stories/things that happened on penbamra I think would be fun to know about if I didn’t

when shinwon was a baby, he was too happy, to the point where his parents were concerned and took him to the hospital to be examined. they were worried because when they put him in a walker he made absolutely no attempts to move . he just stood there and smiled. the doctors just diagnosed him with “happy kid”.

in elementary school, shinwon won a bird sound imitation contest. he was good at and interested in science and history back then.

also in elementary school, shinwon wanted to be class president because he wanted to have a title, but his mom begged him not to sign up for the vote because she was worried he would say and do weird things. in the end he settled for just signing up for vice president , and in his speech he made a lot of promises and said things he didn’t mean. he won the vote for vice president twice, but did none of what he said he would do. he now feels very embarrassed about this.

because his english name is vincent and his last name is koh, shinwon jokes that he has a strong connection to vincent van gogh.

when meeting someone young than himself, he compares their age to lightsum juhyeon (born in 2004), because she was the youngest person he knew for a long time.

in the episode where changgu was guesting, someone wrote a message saying they were swayed and considered cheating on their boyfriend. this is how 2won reacted to that.

he used to really struggle and always get embarrassed when people came to him asking for relationship advice; a good example being that time when a choco asked him for advice on how to spice up her four year relationship with his boyfriend (“the only thing I’ve done for four years is be an idol!! how do you expect me to know this!”), but on the first anniversary special he said he’s collected information and built up a database on how to deal with some common relationship questions now.

yoo seonho has replaced wooseok as shinwon’s current bff he hangs out with all the time because wooseok is too busy. shinwon and seonho work out together and sometimes go out to eat together and went to the movies together.

shinwon played the piano for a little bit in elementary school, but forgot all about it, and used to tell people he only learned piano under cube, but realized this wasn’t true.

shinwon was known as “the storm trainee” predebut (disobedient). he first started practicing piano (under cube) after doing so much dance training he got bored of it. he quickly took to the piano, could play with his eyes closed, and at that point started feeling like he was a skilled senior trainee until jinho showed up.

on that topic shinwon and onewe yonghoon had a joke feud on who’s actually the tallest trainee (they’re both 184 cm), but when wooseok arrived they gave up.

when yuto came back from japan after visiting his family and promoting there over the summer of 2021 shinwon hugged him and didn’t let go for five minutes straight. shinwon said it was unusual because he/they aren’t that physically affectionate together.

shinwon submitted a track description for one shot saying that “the song is so addictive, the reason it was released in january and not earlier is because it might get banned because of the csat.”

shinwon says he used to leave a poor first impression on people, and that they’d think he was a delinquent, and he was okay with this, because if they meet again it could only get better, but recently his first impression on people seems to have changed, and upon meeting him people think that he’s okay but a bit … unique.

music critic kim youngdae (the one whose penbamra segments end up in kpop news) was the only person to ask shinwon to bring a gift from japan after pentagon went. shinwon bought him ichiran ramen (shinwon’s favorite brand).

this one I’ve already posted about but on penbamra’s first anniversary, shinwon sent a video letter to the ebs ceo saying that the ebs staff is the best and they deserve a pay raise. it’s okay if he doesn’t get one, but he’ll work twice as hard if the staff do.

once when shinwon lost a song picking battle to wooseok the punishment was to dance to let it go from frozen.

kino wrote pentagon’s die for you thinking about shinwon and what he would like.

shinwon likes playing the guitar more than he likes playing the piano, and thinks it’s annoying that he’s got more natural piano talent.

it’s okay for people to show pictures of shinwon and claim he’s their boyfriend if someone is making them uncomfortable and prying too much . since he’s already married to the music and won’t be a husband in the future it’s okay.

shinwon said the song he most wants to perform at a korean concert is wth together with hui. when he told hui this hui responded “aaaahh, I see” in “an annoying voice”. they both been very busy, but recently played a football game together early in the morning.

the rabbit dj was actually created by a fan, who made a book about the space rabbit dj’s adventures. video showing the book here

[sadienita]

Extras Masterlist

I no longer write for or take requests for these groups.

One Shots

2k Song Blurb Masterlist

BTS Married Life Drabbles Day to day life married to BTS

House Hunters (Seokjin) Sunny Side Up (Yoongi) Have You Met My Wife? (Hoseok) Babysitting Duty (Namjoon) A Dog Is A Practice Baby (Jimin) DIY (Taehyung) Grocery Day (Jeongguk)

Song Drabbles BTS Fluff

Stay Stay Stay (Seokjin) You Got Me (Yoongi) If I Could Fly (Hoseok) Moonlight in Atlanta (Namjoon) Animal (Jimin) Absolutely Smitten (Taehyung) YOUTH (Jeongguk)

The Four Seasons Season themed drabbles

Winter  

Let It Snow (Namjoon)

Deck the Halls (Hoseok)

Sleigh Ride (Yoongi)

Spring

April Showers (Jimin)

Summer

To Market, To Market (Seokjin)

How To Beat The Heat (Jeongguk)

Autumn

Apple Crumble (Taehyung)

Miscellaneous One Shots Should Have Deleted That (Hoseok)

Bulletpoints

BTS Babies Seokjin / Yoongi / Hoseok / Namjoon / Jimin / Taehyung / Jeongguk

Boyfriend BTS Seokjin / Yoongi / Hoseok / Namjoon / Jimin / Taehyung / Jeongguk

BTS Cuddles Seokjin / Yoongi / Hoseok / Namjoon / Jimin / Taehyung / Jeongguk

GOT7 Cuddles Mark / Jaebum / Jackson / Jinyoung / Youngjae / Bambam / Yugyeom

Mamamoo Cuddles Yongsun / Byulyi / Wheein / Hyejin

Pentagon Cuddles Jinho / Hoetaek / Hongseok / Shinwon / Changgu / Yanan / Yuto / Hyunggu / Wooseok

Twice Cuddles Nayeon / Jeongyeon / Momo / Sana / Jihyo / Mina / Dahyun / Chaeyoung / Tzuyu

Reactions

BTS on a Road Trip

Non-Kpop

My Friends as an Idol Group

[takorossi]

Pentagon as Pentagon Songs / Covers

(... that I associate them with, purely self-opinion)

Jinho

hmmm "Someday - Song By JINHO, HUI"?

i feel like Jinho really slayed the vocals on that one you know

if it's not "Someday" then it would probably be "Round 2 - Bonus Track" because #jinhoWWEcommentator era

"Spring Snow"!!!!!! SPRING SNOW.

spring snow.

i loved how excited he was at wanting to perform "Spring Snow" for Road to Kingdom

and also the feels

Hui

would it be basic if i said "Shine"??? not if it's the truth ...

"Shine"

because come on, we all know why it's "Shine", what are you talking about if it's not "Shine"???

maybe "Happiness" because i felt like Hui in that M/V was pretty memorable

but also his line in "Organic song" (E'dawn, Yuto, Woo Seok With Hui), both in the original when Dawn performed it by himself in Pentagon Maker and also the released track

"Basquiat"?? VOCAL KING.

Hongseok

honestly the first thing that comes to mind is "Very Good - PENTAGON Version" (originally by Block B) from RTK

the chocolate abs left an impression

and also the "it's okay as long as he doesn't dance inappropriately afterwards" - an RTK staff member

"Dr. Bebe"

the chocolate back left an impression

"Sparkling Night" because his Oppa-ness really popped off there, ESPECIALLY in this Special Live Clip, wow that video really took me to heaven and back you know, i ascended

Shinwon

if i'm going for associated images seared into my brain, i would pick "DO or NOT" because #jokershinwon era and also "Feelin' Like" even though i know he doesn't like it because POOL SHINWON??? shinwon with GLOVES??? ma lord almighty,,,

if i'm going for music music, it would be "Daisy" because he does my favourite line in that entire song ("haengbokhaeya dwae") in that whisper/breathy tone, sorry i'm just simping at this point

but by that logic, i would also associate him with "Naughty Boy" because of the chicken lyric ... it really stuck

if i don't put "One Shot" here, am i really a Shinwon fan?

so "One Shot" because he wrote it

Yeo One

"Pretty Pretty", definitely

high school Yeo One.

nerd Yeo One era.

mushroom Yeo One era.

Yeo One with GLASSES.

also "Eat" (originally by Zion.T) because :( Pentagon Maker :( Yan An :( comfort chocolate :( ("saranghae ... yO")

Yeo One's verse in "Round 1 - Bonus Track", specifically the part where he goes "nappeun saram ... Yanan, Yanan, Yanan"

Yanan

"Feelin' Like"

muscles.

absolute massive badonkerhonker muscles.

but also "Daisy" because i really like the way he dances in it, feels floaty and nice

also "Eat", for the same reasons as Yeo One

also "Round 1", specifically the part where he goes "(ya geuraedo bang gachi sseuneunde) HWAJANGSHI!!!"

Yuto

probably an unpopular opinion but "Shine" is one of them

his rap and the transition back to the group formation in their "Shine" stages left a sensation in my brain that i don't know how to explain

that one unique #notlikeothergirls "Yuto-da" in "Fantasystic"

those verses of Japanese rap in "Cerberus"? chef's kiss.

that low-toned Wooseok!mock-scream in "Round 2"

Kino

first of all, "Dr. Bebe", for less superficial reasons than Hongseok

like i really, and i mean REALLY love his entire persona in "Dr. Bebe"

from the stages to M/V, the facial expression and stature and makeup were EVERYTHING

in chinese, there's this thing we call 病态 (bìng tài), which directly translates to "state of being sickly" and it sounds kind of wack if you put it like that, but basically the way he embodied that psychological inner warfare in his dance and expressions was absolutely Oscar-worthy

"Daisy" because of his tattoo, and his florist dreams, and his dance, and that mafia dance variety thing they did

just. "Daisy". yeah.

Wooseok

i don't know if it's because of his unique rapping tone, but i associate him with a lot of Pentagon's songs

i mean he wrote and composed my absolute favourite Pentagon song, "BAD"

he also did "Nostalgia", which i like

his verse in "Sparkling Night"??? vocal Wooseok???

"Naughty Boy"??????????

okay that one because i hated his hair in it, i'm sorry Wooseok

but also i felt like he was so intrinsically linked with that song for some reason

it just screamed Wooseok to me

uhm

"The Magic Flute ("Der Hölle Rache" - Queen of the Night aria)"

oops

i'm sorry that was just for the crack i swear

[shadowetienne]

Continuing my tripping and falling into following Pentagon closely several years late, thanks this time to more recommendations from @jinhogwarts (I hope that you don’t mind me continuing to do these as posts, it’s helping me track my enjoyment of their music):

@shadowetienne alright i'm up!! i'll try to give recommendations i think you'll like, sorry if i repeat something you already know or been recommended haha. more rockish songs - spring snow, dr. bebe, basquiat, one shot, spectacular, skateboard, lost paradise, their very good performance from road to kingdom, that's me, call my name, and their unit song (yuto kino wooseok) cerberus. not recommending daisy because i saw you already said you love it :)

@shadowetienne ran out of space lol so more ballad-y/vocal based songs: sparkling night, boy in time (hui solo), beautiful goodbye, nostalgia, someday (jinho x hui duet), camellia, til..., when it rains in night, off-road, nothing i can do, think about you, violet, stay, it's over, when i was in love, to universe, thank you (jinho x hui duet), pentagon, you are. also highly recommend looking up hui's solo songs from the show "breakers", especially navigation and for you

Please let me know which specific Road to Kingdom performance I should be looking for if I missed it! Putting this behind a cut because this got long:

Spring Snow

already reviewed here: https://at.tumblr.com/shadowetienne/more-pentagon-songs-thoughts-as-i-apparently-fall/1mb3h8oqxh7p (I love this song though, so you nailed it on the recommendation front.)

Dr. Bebe

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I’m more likely to be already familiar with their title tracks, but I really like Dr. Bebe! It’s sort of in the same genre of their songs as Daisy in my head (and my best friend’s favorite Pentagon song, so I hear it pretty often). Excellent chorus!

Basquiat

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

This is incredible! I love the anthemic with harmonies thing they’ve got going on here. And the part where almost all the background drops out is flawless! Yes more of this please! I’d never heard this before, so I’ve been missing out for like 2 years. Only thing about this song I don’t like is the lack of Yannan.

One Shot

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

This was while Hui was doing his military service yes? I’m feeling the lack of his voice in this song, but I still like it a lot. Interesting use of call and response throughout. They created a really interesting audioscape with this.

Spectacular

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I’m torn on this one. We’ve hit another, rap brings it down one for me, especially because what I’ve been discovering is that E’dawn’s style is not for me (I kind of already knew this prior to this deep dive). I love Hui’s parts especially, and all of my vocal set that I’ve apparently latched on to (Hui, Yannan, Yeo One, Hongseok). But the rap sections kind of lower my enjoyment of the song.

Skateboard

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

There are parts of this I like OK, but I think that it’s just not my mix of background sounds. It’s catchy. I like Hui, Hongseok, and Yeo One’s voices a lot (we’ve established this). It’s also missing Yannan in songs hours apparently.

Lost Paradise

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I appreciate this for what it is, really like Hui’s parts. I’m not sure how I feel about the vocal quality that Wooseok is using here. This is a place where I appreciate Yuto’s rapping more. I think that it’s not quite my singing/rapping balance. It’s an interesting song though. I almost really like it. The low chanting part from Yuto is cool.

That’s Me

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

This is fun and catchy. It’s not quite in my zone of “yes this I will listen to this a ton” but it’s really well made and fun. I can definitely see this being an ear worm too.

Call My Name

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I really like Yannan’s parts in this, and very much like Yeo One and Hongseok’s. It’s got a good groove going on, and the entire song flows well together. It’s missing Hui’s voice hours for me though (he’s got my absolute favorite voice in the group). Very good song though!

Cerberus

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

MV has gunshots, don’t do well with gunshots (sometimes they can be worked in subtly in a way that doesn’t make me flinch). I’m not much a fan of the stuff that leans heavily rap, so didn’t go find a different version to see if it doesn’t have the gunshots.

Sparkling Night

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

Missing Hui’s voice hours, but my other three favorite voices in the group are lovely here, and I like the overall soothing, soft, sweet sound of this. It’s lovely!

Boy in Time (Hui solo)

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

His voice is so beautiful. While I don’t on average like solo songs as much (vocal harmony and interplay is something I really love), this is delightful to me, and I am really enjoying the mournful bittersweet element of it. He really gets to show how rich and beautiful his voice is and I am here for it.

Beautiful Goodbye

Reviewed in the post linked above, but I love it.

Nostalgia

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

This is really catchy and easy to listen to. It does feel like there’s something missing to the build up of the song, but it feels like it would be an excellent part of an album listening experience.

Someday (Jinho and Hui)

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I think that this delicate/gentle placement that Jinho is using is my favorite place in his voice in terms of vocal flavor. It’s a lovely contrast to the richness and fullness of Hui’s voice here, and I like how they’re working together. Jinho is incredibly talented, and some of his vocal choices can be hit and miss for me (entirely a personal preference/vocal flavor thing). I love their harmonies here, and I love this type of song so much!

Camellia

Reviewed in post linked above

Till....

Reviewed in post linked above

When It Rains In Night

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

More missing Yannan hours happening. But I do really like this! They work their voices together really well. I really like this style of song in general. I like that I appreciate Kino’s voice in this song, it works really well for him.

Off-Road

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I love this! Hongseok’s voice in this is so so good. I really appreciate Shinwon here! Hui and Yeo One and Yannan’s lines are so so good. I love the way they pass the lines between the different vocalists and their contrasting vocal flavors enhance the song and complement each other. You’ve found the rare beast of a song where E’dawn’s rapping works for me.

Nothing I Can Do

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I am so very torn on this song. We are back to E’Dawn’s rapping not being my thing. But also we have beautiful beautiful Yannan and Hongseok call and response, and incredible Yeo One vocals that I love. And the style of Hui’s voice that brings forward some of my favorite things about it. So like... I’m torn. I would love this song so much more with no rap in it at all honestly.

Think About You

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

Some beautiful harmonies, really like what vocal line has going on here. But similar to Nothing I Can Do, E’Dawn’s doing the thing I don’t enjoy again. I’d like this song much better without rap in general again honestly. Love Hongseok’s voice especially in this.

Violet

Reviewed in this post: https://shadowetienne.tumblr.com/post/706861128150564864/like-this

Stay

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

Yes! This is what I wanted the last few songs to be. This is beautiful! Wonderful start with Yeo One’s voice. Ooh, Jinho in the placement that he uses that I like. Yeo One and Yannan harmonization!!!! The harmonies used in general! Hui’s voice!!! Hongseok’s voice!!! Just voices! Excellent mingling of vocal flavor! No rapping to disrupt the flow of the song. Very good, excellent, exactly what I wanted!

It’s Over

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

Well this is another I’m deeply torn song. We’ve got another I don’t like E’Dawn’s rapping style at all song going on here, and the rest of the rapping in the song doesn’t really add anything for me. On the other hand that brilliant moment where we have Hui, Hongseok, Jinho, Yeo One harmonization going on is amazing. It almost bumped it up one level on the chart for me, except that I sat through an earlier part of the song making a face.

When I Was In Love

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

There’s some soundscaping stuff that’s weird for me in the track, but overall, I really like this song! Bonus points for E’Dawn’s voice being perfectly fine for me in this song. I’m determining when he does the deeper more lyrical style it doesn’t make me wince. Like Shinwon’s voice in this quite a bit along with my usual four.

To Universe

Reviewed in first linked post

Thank You (Jinho and Hui)

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I love Hui’s voice so so much! Jinho doing the things I like that he does. I think I will probably like most if not all duets that they do because the ways that their voices complement each other seems to encourage Jinho to lean into the things he does that I like. They are both so talented, and this is a wonderful song!

Pentagon

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

We are back to my E’Dawn problem. (To be really really clear, this is a me problem, his vocal flavor for my synesthesia where I taste sounds is just... not working to the point it makes me wince in most placements he uses.) Love the “I’m furious” cycle through vocalists. Love Yeo One’s voice in this so much (along with the rest of my usual four).

You Are

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library

Vocals only song!!!! I love this so much! They all sound so good! It’s so gentle and melancholy and I love the soundscape dropping element. The harmonic elements when they are all singing together. This is the sort of thing that just makes me so happy! The way Hui’s voice just ties everything together at the end.

Navigation (Hui)

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

I really like this song! I watched the live from the show that this was done on and wow! Not just for the song itself but also for the way he performs it. Love his voice! Love what he does with his falsetto! Thank you very much for pointing me at this!

For You (Hui)

couldn’t listen all the way through | not my thing | it’s okay | kinda catchy | ok i really like this | downloading immediately | already in my library 

Don’t have much in the way of extra notes beyond I love his voice and how rich and versatile it is. He puts so much into performances, and that’s a beautiful part of it too.

[cosmojjong]

pentagon performing 'camellia', 'nostalgia', 'daisy' acoustic, 'beautiful goodbye' (performance begins at around 2:10)

during the talking segment they discussed about having concerts in japan after three years. they joked about changgu trying his best to make universe laugh, he had this sort of greed to be funny in japanese. this is what he's done well this year. shinwon talked about his radio contract being renewed, kino mentioned his solo debut with 'pose' as one of the things he did well this year though he still felt a bit unsatisfied and the #1 of feelin' like on a music show. as for yuto, when asked what good thing he did in 2022, he said it was going to the philippines and trying whiskey with kino. it was his first time. jinho said he'd never seen yuto's face that red before. yuto had five shots and 'passed out' on the bed (kino said he looked so cute). in addition, yuto wished he could've had more talks with the members through this year. hui thinks he hasn't gotten old even after being discharged but he thinks he may have been 'selfish' this year. the members poked fun at him about it lol especially shinwon teased him about his posture and hui replied ppl won't see it as they're looking at him through the screen. wooseok couldn't think of anything he didn't do well. jinho said wooseok often eats snacks at night and he gets so loud with yuto lmao so he asked him to stop. wooseok thinks he's lived diligently this year, too.

[minkyutie]

i really wanted to gif all ptg members on the red carpet but while they did shots of wooseok+shinwon+kino and changgu+yuto, they didn't do one of jinho+hui??? very annoying lol

[suuho]

ptg and nct 127!!

[ if i stan ] pentagon

favorite member / bias line: my ults are kino and jinho and hui is my bias line, so they are my bias line, but i do actually bias ot9.

which member I’d fight (& why): jinho because of equal footing. eye for an eye etc.

favorite song(s): lukewarm, 10s and, baby i love you, naughty boy, violet, shine acoustic, like this, spring snow, do or not, can you feel it, one shot, talk, die for you, paradise, beautiful goodbye, asteroid, call my name, nostalgia, the game, happiness, dr. bebe, basquiat, bad, pretty pretty, shintoburi, just do it yo!!, eternal flame, daisy, shower of rain, lost paradise

favorite thing about the group: their creativity and artistic direction, their resilience, their talent and understanding of their craft, how much they love each other and how they have learned to build on this love to endure in an industry and under circumstances that have not often been kind to them.

something i’d like to see from them: another proper world tour!!!!!!

[ if i stan ] nct 127

favorite member / bias line: taeil is my ULT!!! MY FAVORITE MEMBER IN THE GROUP! IN ALL OF NCT! IN ALL OF SM AFTER EXONEE. my bias line the slay line is taeil, haechan and jungwoo. ♡

which member I’d fight (& why): i will answer with the member i'd NEVER fight and that is taeyong. i just want him to take an epsom salt bath for his back and get a full night's sleep.

favorite song(s): favorite, baby don't like it, gimme gimme, without you, back 2 u (am 01:27), the rainy night, highway to heaven, white night, love on the floor, limitless, regular, simon says, chain, kick it, and love sign. [:

favorite thing about the group: i love that while nct as a whole will never beat the coworker allegations, the ilichils really fucking love each other. what an odd group of random guys. i love most of their concepts, too! especially early 127 really tapped into a different niche of that youth genre and then, they became wonderfully extra in their approach. after the office thing, i mean.

something i’d like to see from them: what i'd like to see more of them is taeil.

[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

[fallloverfic]

Solo Leveling Episode 10 Thoughts

This episode was wonderful! Spoilery thoughts for the anime, novel, and manhwa below:

The scene with Lee Joohee is really well handled, and so sad, especially with the extra anime info about how terrible her mother is... I feel really bad for her in a whole new way. She goes back to them in the manhwa as well (and I think in the novel, it's been a while), but since we didn't know about her family, it wasn't as bad, and felt like a needed break. This way... goodness, this is all kinds of sad.

I still think Joohee was massively underused as a character. I'm not sure if Chugong just decided she wasn't going to be the endgame love interest or what and just moved her out because of that, but the way her whole arc is handled is quite strange, other than maybe like... showing how damaging the dungeon system is in regard to PTSD. Which is a valuable story to tell, it'd be weird if no one else was broken this way (though Min Byunggu and clearly Choi Jongin have this, and Jinwoo and Sung Jinah deal with it to some extent), but Joohee just... she's not handled well at all. The story has things to say about ableism and how mental health is treated in our society. It's just kind of confusing at times.

Han Songyi, you are a child lol I love her still, but she is a child. Acting very much like a high schooler, though, thinking she can take on anything and adults always underestimate her.

I still really love this idea that they do this in a way to help out people who can't raid on their own/would have a hard time joining raids, especially the injured guy. Makes me think of poor Han Yoojin in S-Classes That I Raised, pre-regression...

Yoo Jinho, you are so silly even your husband doesn't take you seriously aldkjaldjal I always thought this back and forth was funny alkdjalj

Jinwoo wowing everyone with his l33t skillz. 4eVR in this section is lovely. Seeing Jinwoo be excited is wonderful :3

The White Tiger recruitment team arrives lol I was wondering if they'd get cut for some reason, given Woo Jinchul is taking up even more time in the anime than he did in the manhwa, and he absorbed a lot of their presence in the manhwa. But nope! Welcome, anime versions of Ahn Sangmin and Hyun Kichul!

Choi Jongin having nightmares of Jeju, poor guy T-T Love that angst, though. Thank you so much for adding this, anime. Bless my sad fire man.

Just beautiful. His Japanese VA does an amazing job.

Sangmin's model looks really nice in the anime. I love how they drew his sideburns and bangs.

Ah yes, we also get an incredibly unnecessary random female passerby ass shot like her skirt has been absorbed by her butt. Lest we forget this adaptation is an action-adventure series probably targeted at the shounen market made in Japan. As I recall, in the webnovel, Kichul does get busy chatting up women at some point (I thought it happened during this scene, but I can't find it looking back, so maybe my memory is just messy with how bad the novel overall is with women a lot of the time).

Sangmin just opening his mouth to a strange hunter aldkjaldja This whole continuing aspect of the story is still so ridiculous alkdjlaj I don't recall it being explained in the manhwa, but in the novel, Jinwoo discovers that he can't give potions he buys to other people to use. They literally disappear. But other people can take them. They just can't hold the bottles. So he has to feed it to them himself, and they can't see the bottles when he doesn't lol He also doesn't want people to see him pulling stuff out of his inventory cause inventory isn't a thing other Hunters have here.

I still love Jinwoo getting one over the stalkers, ahem, scouts. He's so creative, love him. Make the scouts second-guess crossing you :3

Ahhhh finally get Igris next episode T-T So excited. The boi at long lasttttt :333

Excellent episode!!!!

More episode thoughts:

S01E05

S01E06

S01E07

S01E08

S01E09

S01E10 (you are here)

S01E11

S01E12