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  1. We Are Not Horses (an attempt to improve the Inhun confrontation and In-ho's backstory) by

    Fandoms: Squid Game (TV 2021)  

    28 Jun 2025

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    This fic is a complete reinterpretation and emotional rewrite of the confrontation scene between Gi-hun and In-ho in Squid Game Season 3, Episode 4 (fanon). I feel the original version of the episode failed to deliver the emotional and moral complexity both characters deserved.

    This story not only seeks to enhance that moment, but also reconstructs the backstory that was missing from In-ho's own Squid Game. The series never gave us details about how he won, how he fell, or why he became what he is. I created a version of those events that connects directly to the final scene, shaping both his trauma and his current ideology.

    Between betrayal, survival, and sacrifice, this is a story about what it means to win in a game that destroys everything.

    Bittersweet, introspective, and painfully human. Needless to say, they love each other; it's just that circumstances never allowed it.

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