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1. The Theory of Desire by alissawrites

   Fandoms: Squid Game (TV 2021)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   14 Dec 2021

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Hwang Inho | Front Man/The Salesman (Squid Game)
   • Hwang Inho | Front Man (Squid Game)
   • The Salesman (Squid Game)
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Anal Sex
   • Oral Sex
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Violence
   • Implied/Referenced Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Brainwashing
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Falling In Love
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Gun Violence

   Summary

   Two men, forced into roles, find themselves as they fall in love with one another. One can be Mal-chin, forced to play the part of the slapping Salesman, while the other rediscovers what it means to be Hwang In-ho, coerced to masquerade as a character called the Frontman. Love and mutual exploration of respective identities ensue. Falling in, and making, love is in abundance. A quote from In-ho's favorite book, The Theory of Desire, by the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan: "Love makes the Real of desire accessible without its tragic dimension."

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