"For fuck's sake," he spoke dryly, his voice barely above a whisper.” - Oh no, he shouted it. I can see him. He probably also shuttered the glass with his grip. Then he calmed and composed himself but I think here he reacted. I see that. Let me 😤
“He'll die, he thought ominously. He chose death over betraying his beliefs, which angered In-ho as much as it filled his heart with admiration for that man.” - THIS!
“This could be the day when player 456's good luck ended, and as much as he told himself that he didn't care if he Seong Gi-hun died—he had tried to help him for fuck's sake—it was difficult not to feel the way his heart kept beating erratically as the game started.” - YOURS AND MINE! I was (RIGHTLY SO) terrified 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
“Who would get thrown off the square first?
Hopefully, not Gi-hun.” - RIGHT?! 😭
“Gi-hun suddenly found himself standing on the second pillar of the game with the baby and its father. But what started out as hope inside of him—surely player 333 would help protect his own baby—soon turned into a nightmare.” - Right? That bastard. Seriously I can’t believe what he was prepared to do 🫠 without a fight. I get he wanted to live, I get he didn’t feel very fatherly anyway, but accepting the baby’s faith without a fight was outrageous.
“He jumped right back in the game and wrestled the young man after making sure the baby was safe.” - that jump was something else! I wonder if it was actually JJ or a stunt. If it was JJ… wow 🔥
THE FUCKING BUTTOOOOOOOONNNNN! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 been shouting that throughout the scene. Had to rewatch it to follow what they were saying. I was so anxious 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
“With only Gi-hun, the baby, and player 333 left on the game, a lot could go wrong.” - If they pressed the fucking button a lot could have gone right!!!! I blame him for not pressing it remotely, surely he has a way!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
“What a stupid piece of shit. Only a fool wouldn't have realized that player 456 was willing to sacrifice for that baby. Player 333 had just made that one mistake that lit the fire of determination in Gi-hun.” - THIS 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
“In-ho felt the way his breath hitched when player 456 was able to jump onto the last platform. The button. Hit the button, he kept thinking as the two of them fought.” - THE BUTTOOOOOON FOR FUCK’S SAKE!!!! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱
“Oh for fuck's sake, hit the goddamn button.” - I see In-ho and I are thinking exactly the same 🫠🫠🫠
“The moment Gi-hun climbed back onto the platform, In-ho was relieved—but only for a second.
His eyes landed on the red button they hadn't pushed.” - This was me. Exactly like that. When I saw Gi-hun climbing back I was so relieved I could have cried but then I thought of the button again and it came crushing over me. I did cry, a few minutes later and for like a month after 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Nevermind 💔
“There was not a doubt in his mind that Gi-hun would die for that baby. The man who could have had it all—two times a winner—wouldn't live to see his daughter again.” - 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 kill me why don’t you 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
“Though that man had flirted with death so many times without giving in, it felt like it was the end of the road for Seong Gi-hun.” - 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 DO SOMETHING 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
"We are not horses," he spoke.
In-ho felt the words like they were an arrow—straight through his chest causing piercing pain and irreversible damage.
"We are humans," Gi-hun was saying. "And humans are…"
In-ho had to let go. No more player 456. Not more of his obsession—infatuation, perhaps?—with Gi-hun. It was over. It was goodbye.” - I can still hear myself scream 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 please In-ho, don’t let our obsession die, please I beg you 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔 I’ve cried enough!
“He had to stand there and watch without interfering. Without using his key to access the emergency button.
Except player 456 was about to die and that was a fucking emergency.” - RIGHT?! It is a fucking emergency! I hoped he’d do something until the very end. I couldn’t believe he would let it happen 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
“In-ho stared, wide-eyed, as Gi-hun stood so close to that cliff. In-ho was afraid to breathe for fear that the wind of his breath could push him off the edge.” - 💔❤️
"But the game isn't over! We want to see him jump!" - Now, the VIPs being the VIPs could say this for everyone else, but we all saw how they fell silent when Gi-hun dropped. They were shocked, they didn’t seem happy at all. MY PRECIOUS BABY MANAGED TO GET TO THEM TOO!!!!! 😭 so I don’t know if they would actually demand for him to jump. But who cares about them anyway…
"Get my boat ready. I'll go fetch the winners." - I love that he says the winnerS 😭❤️
“As he stood on the edge, Gi-hun thought about Ga-yeong one more time.
I'm sorry, princess.” - 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 kill me again and again 💔💔💔💔💔
“Gi-hun took another step backwards. He was about to let go when he was startled by the loud siren that went off and the lights flickering in the arena.” - STEP AWAY FROM THE FUCKING EDGE 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 the loud sound could have made him fall 😭😭😭😭
“Should he jump?” - NOOOOOOOO 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 Wakey Wakey Gi-hun!!!!!
It must have been so confusing for him but I’m glad he stepped away from the edge and realised that in an unknown situation he had to protect the baby 😭❤️
“When the timer reached zero and nothing happened, no voice announcing his and 222's elimination, Gi-hun felt both a frail sense of hope and an immense feeling of dread. Something was awfully wrong. There was no way that the VIPs has grown compassionate. No way the Frontman would stop the game to save him.” - AND YET HE DID 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ like he should have always done 😭
“Gi-hun's heart skipped a beat when they looked into each other's eyes.” - 🔥🔥🔥
"What's happening? Why didn't they kill me when the clock ran out?" he asked.
"Come with me. There's no time," The Frontman spoke, unfazed by his questions.
"No," Gi-hun responded instinctively, recoiling from that figure and clutching the baby even closer to his body.” - There he is, my strong stubborn man ❤️ Right? Why should he go with The Frontman?
The two of them looked, startled, when glass shattered not too far from there, causing a loud, strident noise.
Gi-hun gasped when his eyes met Jun-ho's. The young cop looked at him too, but for only a moment. His eyes fixed on the Frontman.
"Why?!" - (HYUNG, WAE?!) 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠
You’re not using Hyung so that Gi-hun doesn’t realise The Frontman is his brother, right? But I wonder if he will realise from the name. Gi-hun knows Jun-ho’s brother’s name. He’s a bit slow but not stupid 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔 we’ll have to wait and see I guess.
“Gi-hun watched, shocked, hurt and confused, as the cop and the Frontman stared intently at each other. Then, as the platform went down, everything got dark around him.” - It’s always Jun-ho’s fault in any case 🫠
This was a very interesting first chapter. I loved it and I can’t wait to read more. This is so exciting!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for writing this!
Hey dear!
Thank you so much for this encouraging feedback!
It's amazing to see you here for yet another story! 🤩🙏 🤩🙏 🤩🙏 🤩🙏
Trust me, writing about canon is always heartbreaking...💔💔💔💔
"Player 456. He wants to see you," he said.” - 😈 I remember the excitement when I saw this scene. I couldn’t wait for the reveal because I thought they would give us something more, an argument, a fight, anything that would tell Gi-hun the Frontman story. And we know Gi-hun is a very understanding and forgiving person… instead, nothing! Gi-hun will never know 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I hope it’ll go differently this time 😈 ---> SAME GIRL, same. I was so excited for this moment and so disappointed that we got so little out of it.
But do not worry, we'll get a lot more here. It'll totally go down differently.
“Player 001 had allowed him not only to watch Gi-hun closely—close enough to see the thin layer of sweat on his skin during the games; close enough to hear the uneven cadence of his breathing as he experienced fear and joy—but to forge a bond with him.” - 😈😈😈😈😈😈 you’re obsessed mate, we know this already, the story hasn’t even started yet lol and you’re about to destroy that bond 🫠 I want to see 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈😈 ---> There isn't one universe, canon of fictional, where that man is not obsessed with Gi-hun! 🤭🤭🤭🤭
“For those brief hours, as they played games together, In-ho had allowed himself to become Young-il, to experience the thrill of a life and death game, to celebrate victory with his teammates. To care.” - Yes, I always thought this. He forgot The Frontman when he was playing the games ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ---> He did care and he did cheer and no one can convince me otherwise.
"That's why you put a newborn baby in the game," he accused. "You want to see those money-crazed men kill the baby with your own eyes." - this is what I will never understand. The VIPs yeah, whatever, they couldn’t care less, but In-ho? Suggesting putting the baby in the game? Really feels like he’s not in there anymore, he’s become the frontman completely. But then we see how he cares for Gi-hun and… I am really confused. --> Right. i'll go out on a limb here and say that In-ho knew that Gi-hun was trying to protect the baby and, as the VIPs discussing killing it off, making it a player was the best chance to help the baby survive without interfering too much and confronting the VIps.
“Something inside of him clenched. The spark of very conflicting emotions stirred in the pit of Gi-hun's stomach. That made no sense. The Frontman couldn't possibly mean that, could he?” - yeah like Gi-hun would ever do something like that in his right mind. I never believed he would, I hoped, yes, but never believed it possible. ---> I hoped the same. Rooted for him, but it wouldn't have been believable for Gi-hun to do. Unless he was in a haze of anger and pain like what happened with Dae-ho. Even so, I don't think he could have recovered from killing the others. The fall would be too hard on him.
"Why are you suggesting this?"
Gi-hun's heart skipped a beat when he saw the other man pull back the hood of his cloak. He waited, heart hammering in his chest, as the man's hand went for the mask covering his face.
No. That's not possible. That's—
Young-il.” - 😱😱😱😱😱😱😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I know his heart broke there 💔💔💔💔💔💔 ----> it did and we could all see that 😭😭😭😭😭
"Seong Gi-hunssi, I'm sorry about Jung-bae."
He killed him! He killed Jung-bae this son-of-a-bitch!” - my first reaction when he said that was “yeah, right, fuck off! I don’t believe a word.” But then I realised that he was actually sorry, not for Jung-bae, but for hurting Gi-hun yet again. 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
He did kill him and he could care less 🫠 ---> I agree! In-ho was sorry that he hurt Gi-hun, not that he killed Jung-bae. But that goes out to show how much In-ho cares about this man. 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I am sure Gi-hun has had the rush to kill him for a moment, but I firmly believe that the fact that it was Young-il in front of him stopped him somehow. I mean, he would have had all the reasons to kill him and we know that (yes, in a trance, not himself) he is capable of doing so, the island did something to him, something really bad, but he could kill Young-il 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 ---> I totally think that he might have been able to kill the Frontman if his wasn't the face of someone he had cared about and who he still does (deep down 😏😏😏)
“Dying had been a long overdue certainty in In-ho's life. He didn't care about living enough to fight that man. He didn't think himself deserving of life. Nevertheless, he did want to see how Gi-hun would respond to the challenge he had just presented him with, and that alone was worth living for.” - you’re not well, mate, but I love this 😈😈😈😈😈 he’s so obsessed, oh my god! ---> Glad you loved it! It's very Frontmanish with a hint of In-ho!
“Gi-hun's face was still only a few inches away from his. The blade was resting firmly against his neck, below his jawline. In-ho felt the tip of Gi-hun's nose graze his cheek as he drew even closer. For a fraction of second, he didn't breathe. The absolute closeness paralyzed him.” - 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 the tension! ---> the tension we deserved and didn't get!!
"Now, I know you've been feeling suicidal. It's giving me a headache trying to keep you in the game. But condemning the baby? That's not you," In-ho challenged him.
"Why are you doing it?" Gi-hun blurted out the question. "Why are you keeping me alive?"
In-ho could tell that it was a question that had been consuming Gi-hun from the inside, tearing away at his sanity. He narrowed his eyes. His lips twitched with a crooked smile.
"Because it's fun," he whispered against his lips.” - 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳 wow, what a bastard! This might be partly true, but telling him like that is evil 😈😈😈😈 wow, love it! ---> So happy you liked this! I did as well 😝😝😝😝
“His eyes were fixed on player 456's lips. The way Gi-hun pursed them angrily, the way he couldn't stop them from trembling.
Taste. In-ho thought, embracing the madness of the moment. He let his lips ghost above Gi-hun's mouth, drinking up his heavy breath. His bottom lip brushed against Gi-hun's upper one very briefly, eliciting an electrically charged response from his body.” - 😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳😳🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 OH MY GOD! WOW! JUST WOW. This scene is fabulous. Make it fucking canon! 😳
He wants him so much already 😈 --> obviously this was my favorite part of the chapter. *grins and feels accomplished*
Behold, the tension will escalate! 😈😈😈🔥🔥🔥
I think you described Gi-Hun thoughts back in the dormitory perfectly, I love the conflict in his mind. I think he really did try to do it because he feared it was his only option but then, he is still himself and Seong Gi-hun is not a murdered 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ ---> he is not! *cries and hugs that man*
“In-ho was overwhelmed and it was difficult to hold back—he had once been that man. Honorable. Just. Incapable of hurting another fellow human. And now he was this monstruous thing that hid behind a mask. The Frontman. The brain behind the cruel games.” - THIS. I think In-ho was trying to make Gi-hun like himself to feel less guilty, to show Gi-Hun (and himself) that it’s inevitable, not so evil, to resort to the extreme when in need. But the fact that Gi-Hun doesn’t do it, while it hurts, is what makes him respect the man for real. ---> I have nothing to add to this. It's exactly the way I feel that scene and In-ho's emotions through it. ❤️❤️
“This could be the day when player 456's good luck ended, and as much as he told himself that he didn't care if he Seong Gi-hun died—he had tried to help him for fuck's sake—it was difficult not to feel the way his heart kept beating erratically as the game started.” - YOURS AND MINE! I was (RIGHTLY SO) terrified 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 ---> sorry to make us go through that again! But I promise it ends happily, so bear with me. 🙏🙏🙏
“Gi-hun suddenly found himself standing on the second pillar of the game with the baby and its father. But what started out as hope inside of him—surely player 333 would help protect his own baby—soon turned into a nightmare.” - Right? That bastard. Seriously I can’t believe what he was prepared to do 🫠 without a fight. I get he wanted to live, I get he didn’t feel very fatherly anyway, but accepting the baby’s faith without a fight was outrageous. --> Ok, so for me, player 333 was too smart not to see that it was OBVIOUS that Gi-hun would have taken the fall to keep baby and father alive. That was an awful plot choice to make him that oblivious. And my other resentment with this is that he did care about jun-hee (a little). It made no sense not to want to keep the baby alive knowing he would get to keep her money as well.
“He jumped right back in the game and wrestled the young man after making sure the baby was safe.” - that jump was something else! I wonder if it was actually JJ or a stunt. If it was JJ… wow 🔥 ---> YEP
THE FUCKING BUTTOOOOOOOONNNNN! 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 been shouting that throughout the scene. Had to rewatch it to follow what they were saying. I was so anxious 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 ---> I cannot watch that scene. That damn button makes me so fucking angry all the time.
“The moment Gi-hun climbed back onto the platform, In-ho was relieved—but only for a second.
His eyes landed on the red button they hadn't pushed.” - This was me. Exactly like that. When I saw Gi-hun climbing back I was so relieved I could have cried but then I thought of the button again and it came crushing over me. I did cry, a few minutes later and for like a month after 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Nevermind 💔 ---> No comments....😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔
“He had to stand there and watch without interfering. Without using his key to access the emergency button.
Except player 456 was about to die and that was a fucking emergency.” - RIGHT?! It is a fucking emergency! I hoped he’d do something until the very end. I couldn’t believe he would let it happen 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 -----> In canon I kept hoping that a soft mattress would magically appear to save Gi-hun from the fall 💔
I confess I was anxious about Gi-hun being on the edge even as I was writing it lol
“When the timer reached zero and nothing happened, no voice announcing his and 222's elimination, Gi-hun felt both a frail sense of hope and an immense feeling of dread. Something was awfully wrong. There was no way that the VIPs has grown compassionate. No way the Frontman would stop the game to save him.” - AND YET HE DID 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ like he should have always done 😭 ---> YES. It would have been so believable and in character for In-ho to do something in canon. It could have spurred an amazing plot twist of them against the world 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔
"What's happening? Why didn't they kill me when the clock ran out?" he asked.
"Come with me. There's no time," The Frontman spoke, unfazed by his questions.
"No," Gi-hun responded instinctively, recoiling from that figure and clutching the baby even closer to his body.” - There he is, my strong stubborn man ❤️ Right? Why should he go with The Frontman? ---> um.... because the other option is to plung to his and the baby's death? LOL
Yep, I wanted to wait for the brother revelation. There was enough going on already.
I'm so happy to know that you're excited to read this!
Thank you so much for being supportive!
Can't wait for us to have a lot of fun! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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