#Seong Ga-yeong

[midnight--sadness]

rewatching this episode just reinforced to me that gihun didn't forget gayeong's birthday, he just knew he had nothing to give her nor any money to spend on her so he was feeling ashamed.

like i said during the liveblog, i thinking his reaction is more annoyance at his mom because he was reminded that he has no way to make her birthday special or meaningful like she deserves.

in fact, the rest of the episode is him mentioning gayeong's birthday multiple times - for the pin of his mom's card, for the horses he bets on.

also, we later learn that gayeong was born during the strike, on the day gihun's friend died no less. i really don't believe he will ever forget that date.

[hwang-inhos-fish]

In the dark AU where Gi-hun joins In-ho (in the interest of doing the best he can for players with his power on the inside), I have Ga-yeong thoughts:

-We see Gi-hun call Ga-yeong and REALLY talk for the first time in a long time. He tells her that he "got a new job" at a very prestigious company, one that necessitates that he travel a lot - he tells her he's a game developer. She's super proud of him. We get to see him visit her and pamper her and be her dad again. In-ho calmly remarks that money fixes everything.

-In-ho gets to see some of the old Gi-hun emerge when he's around his daughter, reanimated like a corpse by the strength of his love for her and his desire (need) not to upset her - the smiley, goofy, exuberant man that he was before the horrors

-In-ho gets attached to Ga-yeong as a foster daughter and is very protective of her; she, unbeknownst to her or her other parents, has a 24/7 personal guard who keeps her safe from a distance (just in case - their line of work is dangerous and makes you plenty of enemies)

-Ga-yeong is the first person (besides the pink soldiers lol) to figure out that her dad is dating In-ho

-She asks her dad if she can play some of the games he makes. His face freezes and then he chuckles and pats her hair, just a little stiffly, and tells her that he'll bring her some toys from his company next time. In-ho has his people throw together a small toy company overnight and has Ga-yeong sent an ensemble of high-end dolls, toy car racetracks, water pistols, etc.

Just... softness in the midst of darkness 🖤💖🖤

[casualblacklight]

I just hope they'll be reunited again in S3 😞

[s0dabeach]

I think the Hwang brothers have to be one of my favourite (if not my favourite) non-romantic pairings but I'm not gonna yap about them more here because I've already done that on some other questions and several other posts

Sang-woo and Gi-hun are soooo deliciously tragic regardless of if you see them as romantic or not

Gi-hun and Jung-bae I tend to prefer as platonic more than romantic but I can enjoy it either way, but I love them 😭 the way Jung-bae brings out the old Gi-hun is so so sweet (and makes his death even more tragic)

Also!! Another non-romantic one (which I admittedly haven't given as much love as they deserve, but I digress): Gi-hun and Ga-yeong. We don't see a lot of Ga-yeong but despite Gi-hun doing things that hurt his family/his relationship with them (again, talking specifically about his daughter here) we can see just how much he loves and cares about her (how happy he is when taking her out on her birthday, how upset he is when he hears about her moving to the United States (I think that was one of the main reasons he joined the games initially?), the phone call scene in s2... cries)

SQUID GAME 3 COUNTDOWN — Question 8 / 96

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What is your favorite Squid Game character pairing? This can be shipping or non-shipping, romantic or platonic. Why?

[gihunmeuamor]

gihun with his daughters 🫶

[theo-throne]

[green-crocs12]

this post got a chuckle out of me 😭 also my baby ga yeong 💗💗

close ups

[itadooori]

lung cancer speedrun strats

[sillywormz]

(and then he didn't)

[melzooted]

Not sure what compelled me to make this

[lyxchen]

DO YOU THINK MAYBE IN-HO REALLY WANTED GI-HUN TO LEAVE AND GO VISIT GA-YEONG NOT JUST TO HAVE HIM AWAY FROM THE GAMES BUT ALSO BECAUSE IN-HO CAN NEVER HAVE WHAT GI-HUN STILL DOES?? A CHILD?!! DO YOU THINK IN-HO TOLD GI-HUN TO BOARD THAT PLANE BECAUSE IF HIS WIFE AND CHILD HAD SURVIVED IN-HO WOULD HAVE BOARDED!! THAT!! PLANE?!!?!!!!! DO YOU- DO YOU THNIK HHHHHHHhhhh

[midnight--sadness]

just saw the worst take of all time on tiktok......... like fork found in kitchen i know but good god 😑

the idiots on that app are always like "🤓wElL tHe GaMeS hAvE bEeN hApPeNiNg SiNcE tHe 80s🤓" to justify gihun being idiotic to think he could stop them

u dumb bitch GIHUN DOESNT KNOW THAT!!!!

WHY WOULD HE ASSUME THESE FUCKASS GAMES HAVE BEEN HAPPENING FOR DECADES????

HE LITERALLY ONLY FOUND THEY WEREN'T A ONE-TIME THING WHEN HE SAW THE SALESMAN IN THE SUBWAY AGAIN!!!!

ARE YOU BRAINLESS??? ARE YOU A CLOWN??? ARE YOU DEVOID OF BASIC EMPATHY???

[hwang-inhos-fish]

I posted the first chapter of this btw ✨️✨️

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62242378/chapters/159232132#main

In the dark AU where Gi-hun joins In-ho (in the interest of doing the best he can for players with his power on the inside), I have Ga-yeong thoughts:

-We see Gi-hun call Ga-yeong and REALLY talk for the first time in a long time. He tells her that he "got a new job" at a very prestigious company, one that necessitates that he travel a lot - he tells her he's a game developer. She's super proud of him. We get to see him visit her and pamper her and be her dad again. In-ho calmly remarks that money fixes everything.

-In-ho gets to see some of the old Gi-hun emerge when he's around his daughter, reanimated like a corpse by the strength of his love for her and his desire (need) not to upset her - the smiley, goofy, exuberant man that he was before the horrors

-In-ho gets attached to Ga-yeong as a foster daughter and is very protective of her; she, unbeknownst to her or her other parents, has a 24/7 personal guard who keeps her safe from a distance (just in case - their line of work is dangerous and makes you plenty of enemies)

-Ga-yeong is the first person (besides the pink soldiers lol) to figure out that her dad is dating In-ho

-She asks her dad if she can play some of the games he makes. His face freezes and then he chuckles and pats her hair, just a little stiffly, and tells her that he'll bring her some toys from his company next time. In-ho has his people throw together a small toy company overnight and has Ga-yeong sent an ensemble of high-end dolls, toy car racetracks, water pistols, etc.

Just... softness in the midst of darkness 🖤💖🖤

[angel-wing-feathers]

Plot twist moment: In-ho sees some of himself in Gi-hun and is rooting for Gi-hun because thats how he became the Frontman? Like he, a former police officer, tried to come back and stop the games after he won but they had stuff on him or something?

These people know *everything* about you when you go in, including everyone in your life (like his brother thats currently trying to find him, or in Gi-hun’s case a daughter living in the U.S. and the families of past players he’s helped) and could 100% use it as leverage to get you to behave until you’re brainwashed enough to believing what you’re doing as the Frontman is good for society.

That’d make this not a taunt or a threat but an actual warning of what the people in charge of this game *will* continue to do if you don’t behave yourself.

[inkclan00]

Ga-yeong Learned from the Best

Gi-hun was scolding Ga-yeong after receiving a call from her teacher—she had beaten up a kid and threatened him with the police. In-ho was there and tried to intervene, while Jun-ho, In-ho's brother—who stayed at their house so often he was practically the unannounced adopted son of In-ho and his partner, Gi-hun—was also present.

Gi-hun: (massaging his temples, taking a deep breath) "Alright… who told you to beat him up?"

Ga-yeong:( sniffles, lip trembling) "He pulled my hair first..."

Gi-hun: (deadpan )"No, no, missy, don’t even try that innocent act. You didn’t just hit him. You wrecked him! The teacher said he was rolling on the floor like he got hit by a truck! I had to bow so many times to his parents I think my spine is permanently bent!"

In-ho: (gently) "Gi-hun, maybe—"

Gi-hun: (snapping his head, eyes burning) "IN-HO, I SWEAR ON EVERYTHING HOLY, LET ME FINISH."

Gi-hun: (pointing at Ga-yeong like a prosecutor in court) "AND ANOTHER THING—You didn’t just fight him. You used professional police tactics on that poor kid! Where the hell did you learn that?!"

Ga-yeong hesitates, then slowly glances at In-ho.

Gi-hun: (snaps his gaze) "HWANG. IN-HO."

In-ho: (raising his hands like he’s being arrested) "I swear it wasn’t me!"

Just then, he notices Jun-ho in the background, casually tiptoeing toward the door like a thief

In-ho: (grabbing the back of Jun-ho’s collar) "AHA! I FOUND THE REAL CULPRIT!"

Jun-ho:( glaring, arms crossed) "Oh, come on! That little brat asked for it."

Ga-yeong: (defensively) "Yeah, he totally did!"

Jun-ho: (squinting at her, intrigued) "Wait… did he cry?"

Ga-yeong: (grinning like a gremlin) "Like a baby."

Jun-ho: (gasps dramatically, clutching his chest) "That’s my girl! That means you won!"

Ga-yeong: (smug, crossing her arms) "Obviously. What did you expect? I learned from the best."

Jun-ho: (nodding with pride, wiping an imaginary tear )"I am so proud of you."

Gi-hun stands frozen, gripping his slipper so tightly his knuckles are white, his face an unreadable mix of disbelief, rage, and pure exhaustion. In-ho, meanwhile, is fighting back a proud smile, clearly impressed.

Gi-hun: (slowly, dangerously )"Both of you."

Ga-yeong and Jun-ho freeze, their smug grins vanishing.

Gi-hun: (lifting his slipper like the sword of divine judgment) "GET OVER HERE!"

Chaos erupts. Ga-yeong and Jun-ho SHRIEK, sprinting in opposite directions as Gi-hun barrels after them, slipper swinging wildly. In-ho just sighs, arms crossed, watching the disaster unfold like a dad who’s long accepted his fate.

[palatabl3]

Domestic Inhun au ❤️💏