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1. The Shape of Survival by orphan_account

   Fandoms: Squid Game (TV 2021)  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Cho Hyunju & Namgyu
   • Choi Subong | Thanos/Namgyu
   • Choi Subong | Thanos & Gyeongsu
   • Squid Game (TV) - Freeform
   • Squid Game Season 2
   • Namgyu-centric
   • Cho Hyun-ju & Namgyu Friendship
   • Protective Cho Hyun-ju
   • Unhealthy Dynamics
   • Bold Thanos (Squid Game)
   • Survival Games
   • psychological tension
   • Found Family (Sort Of)
   • LGBTQ+ characters
   • Gay namgyu
   • Trans Cho Hyun-ju
   • Trauma
   • Fear and Survival
   • Moral Ambiguity
   • Watching and Being Watched
   • violence (non-graphic)
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Major Character Deaths (Canon Typical)
   • tragic foreshadowing
   • Not A Happy Ending
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • quiet intimacy
   • Trust Issues
   • Survival Over Morality
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Transphobia

   Summary

   A rewritten version of squid game season two and three, but very different but when I say very different, I mean it.
   By that I mean there is literally not many of the main characters just focusing on this group and pretending that they don’t exist like in this game.
   Also, there will be like different games played at different times, like season one games will be played in this.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   15,322

   Chapters:

   7/?

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