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Entangled In Lights by KatherineFreebatch, PinkFrontWoman (KatherineFreebatch)
Fandoms: Squid Game (TV 2021)
11 Jan 2026
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Seong Gi-hun is a top model, he's a legend in Seoul’s fashion scene. He's also 52 years old, gay and closeted.
In-ho is 30 years old, a failed model, an emerging photographer and Seong Gi-hun's biggest fan.
Gi-hun is addicted to Instagram, he craves attention and thirst from his fans, In-ho never misses a chance to comment on Gi-hun's posts and shower him with praise and compliments.
When Gi-hun finally notices him (and gets hypnotised by In-ho's huge biceps) he follows him back on instagram.
What follows that is a hot, sexy love story. In-ho might have fallen first, but Gi-hun fell harder. They'll have to navigate secrecy, jealousy and Korea's homophobia and ageism. Love is always worth the risk, but is it worth risking a career?
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"The Front Man turned, and though his expression was hidden, Gi-hun could feel the smirk in his voice.
“Put him in there with the traitor.”
A guard in a black hazmat suit chuckled darkly, and before Gi-hun could react, he was shoved through the doorway. The door slammed shut behind Gi-hun with a resounding finality, the lock clicking into place.
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Then, his eyes landed on the figure slumped in the chair.
His breath caught in his throat. His vision blurred at the edges as he stumbled forward, his heart hammering against his ribs. Young-il. He was here. He was alive.
Gi-hun’s legs felt like they might give out beneath him as he crossed the room, his footsteps echoing in the silence."***
Set immediately after the end of season 2. In which Young-il/In-ho is the Front Man, until he isn't. A tale of how his own guards betray In-ho, but he's too focused on redeeming himself and trying to win Gi-hun back to care. Pining, slow burn and redemption mixed with doubt and a lot of angst.
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Gi-hun begs for his death.
In-ho has won.
But has he, really?(Inspired by the IGN exclusive clip from Season 3.)
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A Slight Wavering Of The Heart by PinkFrontWoman (KatherineFreebatch)
Fandoms: Squid Game (TV 2021)
01 Jun 2025
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”I didn’t mean to get attached,” In-ho rasps. “But I couldn’t stop. You smiled at me like I was worth something. You touched me like I was human.”
His voice is hoarse, like Gi-hun’s grip is still around his throat. Like he’s still squeezing his life out of him.
“I wanted to prove you wrong, needed to make you realise how the real world works. But I got to know you and then I couldn’t stop watching you. Not after you…”
In-ho trails off. Eyes closing. Then reopening. Bleary. Exposed.
“You made my heart waver.”Gi-hun is once again a finalist, but before the final game, the Front Man summons him. A tale of attachments, friendship or love and a slight wavering of the heart. Also gay sex. Because why not?
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Who's gonna kiss you? (me) by PinkFrontWoman (KatherineFreebatch)
Fandoms: Squid Game (TV 2021)
12 Mar 2025
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In the chaos of a firefight, Gi-hun and Young-il share a moment that changes everything. With bullets flying and lives on the line, one kiss could save them—or ruin them both.
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- Part 1 of The Tortured Squid Games Department
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The Tortured Squid Games Department by PinkFrontWoman (KatherineFreebatch)
Fandom Squid Game (TV 2021)
12 Mar 2025
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In-ho’s work is simple: collect the soul, write the name, move on. Faces blur, nights repeat, and nothing ever changes, that is, until one night where one wrong turn takes him to a fried chicken stand, where he meets Su-hyun, a man he suspects is a reincarnation of someone he knew from thirty years ago.
The man shouldn’t matter. He shouldn’t feel familiar. Yet every encounter pulls In-ho deeper into questions he doesn’t want to ask. Is this man really Seong Gi-hun? Or is it In-ho's mind playing a cruel trick on him to make him repay for the heinous things he's done in the past?
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The stranger points at him with the lit cigarette. “Are you planning on scamming, robbing or killing me?”
“All three, it’s going to be a busy hour,” In-ho replies as innocently as he can muster.
The stranger laughs again, the smile bright and loud in every part of his face. He continues walking, like In-ho just successfully passed one of his foolproof tests.
It’s unbelievable.Six years after the death of his wife, In-ho is coerced into a first date with a fellow widow. While it isn’t a complete disaster, it just proves to him what he already knows - he is not ready to move on and probably never will be.
Yet less than 12 hours later, he finds himself hooking up with the most ridiculous, compelling man he has ever met. He will just have to plead insanity.Series
- Part 1 of Where We Linger
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01 Sep 2025
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Ten years has passed since Seong Gi-hun has died and a whole world shattered for Ga-yeong. Despite everything she tried to built a new life. But with that she was granted a dangerous secret: she can rewind time.
But when the grief of losing her father gnaws too deep, she dares to defy fate and push her powers further than ever before.
This attempt hurls her into a past but her younger self doesn't exist anymore, instead she appears as the contestant in the Games themselves.She finds herself face to face with Gi-hun and other familiar faces - but they don't recognize her.
Now Ga-yeong must survive alongside them, weaving lies to protect her identity, bending time to protect strangers and watching as her choices ripple across the Games.
She and mysterious player 001 - Young-il have the same goal - to save Seong Gi-hun.
And they are willing to save him at any cost.
Bookmarked by KatherineFreebatch
25 Aug 2025
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“Your rut should hit before the games end, yes?” Il-nam chirps, like it’s an entirely acceptable thing to ask, and In-ho clenches his jaw.
Stiffly, obediently, he answers, “Yes, sir. It won’t interfere with my performance.”
The old Alpha leans in, devious intent glittering behind the mask. “You should use 456.”
“Sir?”
“Really. I want you to have him. I picked him out for you. His scent is excellent, despite his background. And he’s very docile.”
“That’s very thoughtful, sir,” In-ho says, and tries to turn away, but the Host catches at his sleeve and emits a musty pulse of dominant pheromones, the frail old fingers shockingly strong.
"Tonight,” he says placidly. “He’ll die tomorrow, and I want those tapes.”
In-ho’s stomach turns. They’ve never intruded on his rut like this, on a moment of privacy this primal, this raw.
“I have,” he says, slightly raw around the edges, “Perhaps, a... more entertaining alternative.”-
The Host wants the Front Man to put on a show with Player 456. In-ho would rather eat glass, so he comes up with an alternative offer.
Player 218 will watch the coupling.
The VIPs will watch Player 218.
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- Part 1 of The Phoenix Arc
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Bookmarked by KatherineFreebatch
21 Aug 2025
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The line rang. Once, twice, three times.
Then the voice came, gentler now, directed not to the masses but just to him.
“Hello. You’ve reached Midnight Echoes. This is In-ho. Who am I speaking with tonight?”
Gi-hun froze. His tongue felt too big for his mouth.
“Uh—ah, right. I… I’m nobody special.”There was a pause, but not an impatient one. A waiting one.
“You’re someone if you’ve called. What’s on your mind? please share with us”_ _ _ _ _
Gi-hun calls a late-night radio show to ease his loneliness, only to find comfort in the warm, calm voice of the host, In-ho. When they accidentally meet in real life, Gi-hun falls instantly in love at first sight—but In-ho recognizes him immediately and chooses to hide his identity. As they exchange texts, late-night confessions, and secret smiles, their bond deepens, pulling them closer in a quiet, heart-fluttery romance.
Bookmarked by KatherineFreebatch
19 Aug 2025