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Nam-gyu has always struggled to see humanity in the people around him, so the three-hundred and fifty-six deaths following Mingle mean as much to him as an exterminated colony of roaches. The money accumulated from them means everything to Thanos, as leaving the games with anything less than 1.5 billion won is essentially a death sentence.
But the vote after Mingle terminates the games. With the hope of changing their lives ripped away, Thanos and Nam-gyu are forced to return to the world outside. Thanos is back to square one, with over a billion in debt towering over him, and not nearly enough winnings to cover it. Nam-gyu holds on to the one person in the world he can care about, but Thanos is slipping back to where he was before the games, stepping back toward the bridge. Haunted by the traumas of their pasts, pursued by new foes from the games, can they find enough strength in each other to win their battles?
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or: game ends after mingle, character study of thangyu as their relationship develops
Bookmarked by Desi (desi77)
19 Jun 2025
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“Cool, alright. So what would you like to order?”
Oh god, does he have to just come out and say it? Or is he supposed to talk in some kind of takeout-themed secret code? What kind of noodles translates to non-sexual cuddling? Is there even a code for something that pathetic? Subong tries to put some words together, but what comes out instead is a choked sound, horrifically not dissimilar to a death rattle.
“Dude, you sound like you’re dying,” Semi says. “Chill out. Just tell me what food you’d like.”
Is that a code word? This is so awkward. Subong stutters out, “Like. Food food, or…?”
“Yes, food food,” Semi chuckles. “This is a Chinese restaurant. Typically we send food in our deliveries.”
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Subong's emotionally fragile and in desperate need of being held. His friend, Gyeongsu, recommends an escort service.
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- Part 1 of Adidas Slides and Basketball Shorts
Bookmarked by Desi (desi77)
11 Jun 2025
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The middle ground between acceptance of the lost cause and an insistence on fighting for a better world anyway is blowing everything up and running away.
Direct continuation of my story Empire of Light from Gi-hun's POV, with a lot less art and philosophy talk and a lot more action. The title (and every chapter title) comes from another Magritte painting.
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- Part 2 of Empire of Light
Bookmarked by Desi (desi77)
11 Jun 2025
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Doing, doing, doing – no thinking. More questions: where was he staying now? Did he need anything? And again, was he well?
He could laugh just recalling it. Rotates the words in his head until they hardly even make sense anymore, the sentiment of Su-bong and doing well never quite sticking together. Feels the way the words warp and wind and weave their way into every beyond fucked up part of the last few months – the months that clump together in this strange and unspecified period of after – and shakes his head, because, really, what the hell is he supposed to say to that? Is he well?
Thanos: Nam-gyu’s to scar, to soothe, to see.
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- Part 2 of From the Outside
Bookmarked by Desi (desi77)
10 Jun 2025
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The night after the first game, Thanos crawls up onto his bed.
Bookmarked by Desi (desi77)
10 Apr 2025