#and then adachi saying 'im fine with it. as long as i have you' BEING A CALLBACK TO THE ROOFTOP AAUUGSHSHJSJD

[cubedmango]

i owe my life to the ppl posting spoiler clips but also they gotta stop doing it so close to movie release i cant handle it

[goodlucktai]

Could you write something with natsume and the squad?? You're writing is absolutely divine!!

i wrote this before work and now im late

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Kaname hesitates for a second when he realizes what city they’re going to for the weekend, but only for a second. When his friends look around at him with expectant grins, waiting to hear whether or not he’s coming along, Kaname meets them with an easy smile. 

“Of course I’m going,” he says, his arms full of Natsume’s fat cat, his chest full of that squirming joy that comes from being so close to such warm people. “Someone’s got to keep all of you out of trouble.”

It’s a big city, and he hasn’t lived in it for years. What are the odds they’ll run into anyone there that he knows?

And so, naturally, it happens on the first day. 

They found their inn and dropped off all their bags, and now they’re combing the streets for a place to eat lunch– they’ve made it about three blocks when a vaguely-familiar voice says, “Tanuma?”

A boy he went to middle school with is in the middle of the crosswalk, coming over to their side of the street, and he looks incredulous and delighted. Something in Kaname’s stomach sinks like a stone. He’s glad to still be holding Ponta; now he understands why Natsume is often hugging him to his chest like a shield. 

“Yamamoto,” he mutters by way of greeting. 

“Didn’t think I’d ever see you again after you dropped out,” the shorter boy says cheerfully. 

“I didn’t drop out. I just couldn’t finish the school year.” Kaname is aware of his friends behind him, quiet and watchful, and wishes the sidewalk would swallow him up, or that there was a yokai was around that might do it. “I was– “

“Sick,” Yamamoto parrots with him, rolling his eyes. “No surprise there. It’s a wonder your parents ever let you out of the house. And what is that?”

He waves at Ponta. The lucky cat bristles. Tanuma doesn’t think it’s safe to soothe him aloud, not when it would only prompt more mockery out of Yamamoto. 

As it is, his old schoolmate is viciously pleased to ask, “Is that your cat?”

“No,” Natsume says abruptly. Kaname jumps a little; he hadn’t expected Natsume to be right by his shoulder. “It’s my cat. Is there a problem?”

That’s a tone Kaname has only heard once before, when Natori tried to warn Taki off of using her grandfather’s circles, and Natsume shut that right down in a big way. It’s the same tone he’s hearing now, and he glances to the side quickly to find his best friend gazing at Yamamoto with cool, dark eyes. 

Yamamoto looks wrong-footed. “Why would there be a problem?”

“You tell me,” Natsume says. “So far you’ve called Tanuma a drop-out and made fun of him for being sick as a child. If those are jokes, I don’t understand them.”

It sounds like– it almost sounds like he’s trying to pick a fight, except that isn’t like him at all. His eyes are dark and cold and somewhat narrow, the way Ponta looks when there’s something in his sights that he can eat if he’s wily enough.

Kaname looks behind him at the other four, stupefied. Adachi, Taki, Kitamoto and Nishimura all have the same expressions of wonder on their face, steeled by the prickly loyalty of protective friends. 

“They’re not– I mean.” Yamamoto doesn’t seem to know what to do with Natsume. He’s always talked to Kaname like this, and years down the road is a little too long and too late to reevaluate his behavior. But it looks like he’s trying, framing his words in this new light, and some of that sharp-edged joy that always stuck to him like armor is peeling away. “Oh.”

He looks at Kaname. Kaname blinks back, equally as confused. 

“Why didn’t you say something?” Yamamoto blurts. “If I’ve been hurting you– “

“It’s not his fault you did,” Natsume says, bristling like his cat. His eyes are impossibly green. He looks like something out of a folktale, melted off the page of a storybook to stand here between Kaname and someone who used to make Kaname relieved to be too ill to go to school. 

“No, I didn’t mean– “ Yamamoto backpedals helplessly. Kaname feels sorry for him. His friends are like a force of nature sometimes. 

“It’s okay,” he says kindly. “We were just kids. I don’t think about it very much. Until I saw you just now, I hardly remembered you at all.”

The shorter boy stares at him, one hand curling into a loose fist and uncurling again at his side. “Oh,” he says. And then, “I’ll let you, uh– sorry for interrupting all of you.” With a quick bow, he’s on his way again, bustling through the crowd on the sidewalk and turning the corner like he’d really rather run. 

“Tanuma,” Nishimura says before anyone else has the chance to speak. He puts a hand on Tanuma’s arm, as serious as the grave. “I’m sorry that happened to you. And that guy was an asshole. But this is the best day of my life.”

“Same,” says Taki immediately.

“Hard same,” says Kitamoto. “I’ve never seen Natsume go off like that before in my life, and now it’s the only thing I want to see forever.”

“Shut up,” Natsume says waspishly. He looks almost jittery, as though there’s all this energy built up inside him that has nowhere to go now that Yamamoto made his escape. “That guy– Tanuma, you– “ After a brief struggle, he blurts, “Is this how you all feel when we meet someone I used to know?”

“Uhh, yeah,” Nishimura says, lifting an eyebrow. “Are you going to stop scolding me for making a scene next time we meet one of your evil cousins?”

“We’ll see.” Natsume looks up at Kaname, and all those hard, angry lines in his face relent into the spring meadow softness of him that is so utterly familiar. “Tanuma, are you alright?”

“I’m fine,” he says honestly. Aside from that initial dread and embarrassment, he really didn’t have time to feel anything else. “I should have– I mean, I used to live around here, and I didn’t say anything while we were planning our trip.”

“So? Natsume never does, either,” Kitamoto says, slinging a friendly arm around Kaname’s shoulders. He’s the only one of his friends tall enough to do it comfortably. “Even without the heads up, we’re here for you.”

Kaname ducks his head, pleased, and leans into the touch. He never had friends like these growing up– never thought he’d have them, either. He missed the boat, he sometimes thought; he didn’t know how to interact with people his own age, didn’t know how to introduce himself and get to know someone without stumbling over his own mouth and feeling like a fool. He always felt scrutinized but somehow never felt seen. 

But now Kitamoto is here, an arm around him as casual as anything. And Taki is sliding her hand into the crook of his arm, eyes warm and caring. And Nishimura and Adachi are on either side of Natsume, peppering him with questions that seem to be calming him down under the guise of riling him up more. And Ponta is purring in his arms, a throaty rumble that sinks into Kaname’s bones and washes out the lingering bruises anxiety left behind.

And Kaname can feel himself letting go of that lonely boy he used to be. Not all at once, not quite yet, but– maybe soon. 

That night, as they’re arguing over takeout menus at the inn, a few rapid knocks at the door of their room has them all glancing up in some confusion.

“Might be housekeeping?” Kitamoto says. “Tanuma, you’re closest.”

Rolling his eyes, Tanuma nevertheless deftly extracts Nishimura from his person and unfolds himself from the cushion, wandering agreeably over to the door and pulling it open to find– 

“Sorry,” Yamamoto blurts in lieu of a hello, hands pressed together in gassho. “I know you super don’t want to see me right now, I totally get it. But– I backtracked earlier and realized you must have been staying at this inn and I told the lady at the front desk I was a friend of yours– sorry! I just– “

He digs into his pocket and withdraws his phone. Clutching it at his side like a token or a good luck charm, he goes on, “Can we talk? Sometime?”

Behind him, Kaname hears someone getting up. There’s a low round of “ooooh”s from the rest of the peanut gallery, which means it’s definitely Natsume. 

“Give him a chance,” Adachi mumbles, tugging Natsume back into his seat. “You gave me one.”

“That’s different,” Natsume hisses back. “This is Tanuma.” 

Kaname finds himself smiling as he pulls out his own phone. Yamamoto lights up a little bit, expression torn somewhere between surprise and hope. 

“Sure,” Kaname tells him. It’s not even difficult to tell him. “What’s your email?”

[tentastic-yu-ki]

just pentagon things

(with links to stuff !!)

this took me so long to make heheh but i hope you like it !! <3

jinho

v o c a l s from the gods

god herself cast her hands upon him and now he has the voice of a million angels

doing ALL the parts in bohemian rhapsody bc of course

HIGH NOTES

grandpa #1

a lil bean :’)

fake maknae

his fluffy bangs during naughty boy era are on the list of my favorite things ever

his cheeks y’all

ok but he looks eerily similar to jiheon from fromis_9 when they smile idk if i’m the only one who sees it but

whenever he does the little wave thingy you know what i’m talking about

he sings in fluent english and it makes my heart flutter every. single. time.

lowkey done with the rest of the members but loves them so much

yuto lifting him up at the end of naughty boy relay dance is basically that one scene from the lion king

tbh the members are always lifting him up and it’s precious

his lil cape during shine

hui

hwitaek in general is just bsidjsbdhdb

such a good leader :’)

i have no talent

mr hwitaek has all the talent

if i’m lucky some of mr hwitaeks talent may rub off on me

i just ?? love him ??!

his piano playing in the gorilla acoustic video makes me weak in the knees

pentagon of leader

y’all remember his twin brother manuel

i play jazz piano and holy shit i could only hope to gain half the talent he has in his hands alone let alone his vOICE

grandpa #2

i have so much appreciation for him and i look up to him a whole lot as a musician i just don’t know how to express my love

critical beauty was his era bitches

constantly being corrected by hongseok

such a groovy ass mf

lee hwitaek vs the english language

he is gorgeous !??!? kills me with his gaze

smile needs more appreciation

he killed it in triple h especially his vocals in 365 fresh

jangjigi jangjigi jang jang jang

hongseok

muscles

ABS :0

‘can i have a bite’ lmao

the group mom

but he’s a cool mom

his eyes are so frickin adorable :’)

absolutely hilarious oh my god

good ass storyteller

two words: his. lips.

his laugh is precious guys like i can’t

this video from the real man

when he shaved his hair off before the real man 300

hongseok x jinho ?? cute as hell

just lovely

such an underappreciated member

i stg whenever he speaks english it’s either to correct somebody, say hi to international fans, or its something completely ridiculous and i love it

e’dawn

y e l l i n g

he and hyuna being a power couple

Y E L L I N G

popping dancing

owned the gorilla era imo

Y E L L I N G

!! tattoos !!

a whole plant dad

his hairstyle suits him so well omg

did i mention yelling

i wish the best for him (and hyuna) and he’ll always be a part of pentagon in our hearts <3

his eyes when he smiles :’))))

video of him yelling in case you don’t know what i’m talking about

also this

I MISS HIM

S U P P O R T H I M or i’m coming for u

also support p nation !!

shinwon

hot shinwon yeah u want ?!

the visual

like the man is a whole model

i kinda just want to sit and have tea with him he seems like that kind of friend

his legs are so underrated

his breathy laugh is amazing

probably slowly losing his patience with the members

when i first got into pentagon i was like hm he seems like the mature one

but none of them are the mature one

booger

VOICE CRACK OF THE CENTURY

we will never forget

it seems like in fanfics he’s always some sort of ceo or manager or fashion designer and i’m here for it

always providing quality content whether he realizes it or not

always providing quality content whether we realize it or not

trying to make food while hui was asleep and then realizing he didn’t have chopsticks

his name is actually shinpon excuse you

absolutely losing his shit during the sha la la don’t smile challenge (13:11)

can you really blame him tho it was funny as hell

screaming + running in fear? shinwon invented that.

yeo one

he cares so much about universe :’)

compilation of him asking universe if we’ve eaten today because he cares

him almost kicking himself in the face that one time i can’t find the video agh

super lovable and wholesome

ok but his teeth

his smile is just so pretty ???

boi is drop dead gorgeous

so pure and just HKSNSBSJS

his asmr videos? yes king

he really expected me to sit there for almost an hour listening to him whisper the members names over and over?

and he was right because i did

yeo one makes me feel the same things i did when i saw bubbles in the air at disney world for the first time

he’s just like that

boyfriend material

HOW DARE I ALMOST FORGET THE SPONGEBOB IMPRESSIONS

saRANGhaeYOoOoo~

the boy is hilarious

yanan

aNNYEONG CHINGUDEUL

he just reminds me of a whole bottle of sprinkles yknow

like if rainbow sprinkles were a person

it’s yanan and yanan only

high note battle with jinho

he’s tol but his voice is smol

“don’t talk with me”

earrings lmao

probably smells like vanilla tbh

‘can you please edit this out?’

he’s literally gonna give me cavities with his sweetness

just from looking at pics of him

i like don’t even know what to say he’s just a ball of sunshine :’)))

so sweet i could put him in my coffee

he deserves so much more that he gets

sUCH A SWEET SOUL UGH~!

i’m running out of ways to reiterate that yanan deserves all the love in the world

y’all better appreciate him or i’m coming for u and ur whole family

he’s just out here chillin, his smile making the world a better place

my uwus? gone. snatched if you will

yuto

it’s ya boy toto

Y U T O D A

him being spooked by ghost stories

cLINGY !!!!!

two words: back. hugs.

i want a yuto hug hmph :((

his laugh is so cute i just-

him being spooked by the dark

NICO NICO NIIII~

his guy-fieri-reminiscent shirt

(you know the one)

him being spooked in general

i will protect this boy with my LIFE

we need more yuto aegyo

but also his visuals make me spontaneously combust

somebody call the fire brigade yknow

when he had the eyebrow slit i cried

im at a loss for how to express my love for adachi yuto

can i have his dangly earrings pls thanks

he’s always feeding everybody it’s so cute

our nagano boy :’)

cough excuse me i had something in my throat i meant our nagano pRINCE

this video of his ‘high note’ and wink never fails to make me laugh

he reminds me of this guy ive had a crush on for a long while ?? like personalitywise they’re oddly similar,, he’s cute n shy but also tall and vv clingy ??? and he recently started doing his hair differently and it’s literally yutos hairstyle i almost stopped breathing ok

also his hugs feel like what i imagine a yuto hug would feel like and i only realized it just now as i’m writing this

kino

he’s my little honeybunch cinnamon apple sugarplum gumdrop babyboy

i just love kang hyunggu a whole lot if you can’t tell by um

the rest of my blog

my profile image

my lockscreen ffs

do i even need to say that he’s my bias

duality? he invented that.

hyunggu being a cutie patootie vs kino being rUDE AS HELL

like he’s a grape juice box and a whole ass bottle of fine wine yknow what i mean

the lace blindfold ?? somebody pinch me

knnovation

i mean have y’all heard voicegasm ??

he did that shit

he’s under arrest for stealing my heart~

(and my uwus)

i don’t even need to say it bc y’all already know but he’s the dance KING

the violet bby

“he’s sensitive”

when hyojong changed the number song lyrics to joke about him being sensitive (2:25)

when he wears big sweaters :’)

i miss his lil ponytail during naughty boy

ppl never talk about this but he’s surprisingly good at languages ?!?

his laugh is one of my favorite sounds on the planet

that one move in can you feel it (01:55 in the mv) gets me every. single. time.

the kino list is long but i just have so much love for this boy

wooseok

he a long boi

HIS DIMPLE

i cant find the vid but there’s this one moment at a fansign or something where he just stepped over the table like it was a completely normal thing to do ?!???!?

HIS FACE IS SO VISUALLY PLEASING

i keep getting shocked over and over about how generally handsome he is

any hair works on him like ??? magic ?!?

screaming during lost paradise

and most songs

and most of the time anyway

i love him lots and lots tho

can pull off the goth look

can pull off the emo look

can pull off any look

he belongs in an opera lmfaooo

E X T R A

BUNNY BUNNY WOOSEOK WOOSEOK

his acrostic poems

i’m a star ? that shit sLAPS

this boy is carrying the entire rap industry on his bACK

i’m sad that i cant think of more stuff for wooseokie