#WOO-WOO!!!! 🫶

[manawari]

Adorable Sung Jin-woo icons!!!

https://twitter.com/sololeveling_pr/status/1735615685269639572

https://sololeveling-anime.net/special/digicon/

[midnight--sadness]

gihun's harem 💖🥰🫦💦

[transprodigalson]

Sometimes, Gi-hun calls Sang-woo.

When the sky is gray, the threat of rain looming over his head, he calls Sang-woo. When he passes a group of school children playing their own games, he calls Sang-woo. When he's downed more alcohol than he remembers drinking, he calls Sang-woo.

When he occasionally passes by as Sang-woo's mother on the phone, her face pinched with worry only a mother could carry for her child, he calls Sang-woo.

He doesn’t know why he keeps calling -- that's a lie, he knows why he keeps calling the number of his dead childhood best friend. He knows why he patiently waits through each tedious ring of the phone. He knows why his chest aches with disappointment when hes inevitably met with Sang-woo's voicemail.

With every call, Gi-hun imagines that this time Sang-woo will answer the phone. He imagines that Sang-woo will answer the phone and ask "what do you want?" in his most unimpressed voice. He imagines that Sang-woo will answer the phone, and that everything on that island was nothing more than a bad dream.

But, contrary to popular belief, Gihun's not an idiot. Nor will he let himself hold on to such a childish belief. There's no waking up from this. There’s no amount of wishing that will bring the man back to him.

No matter how many times he calls, his calls will only go to voicemail. It’s why he keeps calling: to hear Sang-woo's voice again, even if it's just to hear the same message over and over. At this point, Gi-hun can recite the message perfectly word-for-word in his sleep.

Gi-hun's never been one to believe in ghosts or the afterlife, but Sang-woo may as well be haunting him with how often Gi-hun sees him in the mundane - the gray rain clouds pouring down on him, soaking him to the bone. The school children splashing around in puddles of mud, dirtying their uniforms. The bitter taste of alcohol lingering on his tongue, making him wish he had something sweet to chase down that bitterness.

He calls Sang-woo.

He stands in the rain, letting the cold drops fall on him as he holds his phone to his ear. It rings, and rings, and keeps on ringing. Hopelessly, he wishes for Sang-woo to answer this time. Instead of the monotone voicemail of his best friend, Gi-hun wishes he'll be met with an exasperated greeting this time. He hopes that instead of a voicemail, he'll be told to "stop calling me" from a man who can't answer the phone anymore.

Gi-hun wishes that it'll be different this time. Almost prays for it to be different.

The ringing stops. It’s not Sang-woo's voicemail that greets him this time.

"The mailbox is full. Please try again later."

[blissfulbluee]

if you're still accepting headcanon requests do you have any sangihun caretaking (like taking care of each other when one is sick/hurt/sad/etc) headcanons?

Yes I’m always accepting headcanon requests or anything you want from me (other than fanfic or art requests) Thanks so much for the ask!

<3 Sangihun Caretaking Headcanons <3

Sick

-They definitely try to take care of each other when sick.

-When they hear that the other is sick, they come running to their home with supplies to make the other feel better

-i feel like they are both actually pretty good at taking care of each other. they both learn from their mamas

-gi hun gets kind of nervous when sang woo is sick or hurt.

-gi hun, despite his high pain tolerance otherwise, acts like he is dying when he’s sick. sang woo tries to comfort him while simultaneously teasing him.

-sang woo is pretty normal but wants to just lay in bed all day. gihun lets him <3

-i imagine them sharing snacks together in bed while one of them is sick

-even if it’s contagious they will care for each other

Hurt/Injured

-as kids, sometimes one of them would get hurt. the other would be quick to comfort their cries and try their best to make it feel better themselves or get an adult

-as kids, when sang woo would get hurt, gi-hun would cry more than him. And he made damn well sure sang woo was okay in the end

-Gi-hun has a high pain tolerance for injuries, but sang woo ignores his toughness and takes care of him anyway. It’s almost always been that way

-okay but imagine they do get out of the games and there is homoerotic wound care. they stare while patching each other up, a little bit too captivated by the scars they gave each other

Sad

-when sang woo is sad, gi hun is always there to offer a hug and kind words. he also is skilled in getting a laugh out of sang woo.

-sang woo isn’t the best at comforting other people, but with gi hun he knows what to do. he learned from years of being his friend what gi hun needs

-all gi hun and sang woo need for emotional healing sometimes are each others presence. thats just enough for them. thats why their distance hurt so much

[10underoot2]

I will be living here until further notice. The softness of this frame! I love this gif! You can just see the smile forming. She's happy for all the love, he's happy she's there with him. Such a lovely, happy frame.

Gif credits: @seawherethesunsets

[mostlyfate]

DESTINED WITH YOU 연애는 불가항력 2023, dir. nam ki hoon

[tigersharkapologist]

Marcus Acacius Headcanons

headcanons and some au stuff dump⊹ ࣪ ˖

TW: mentions of child abuse and murder 𓃦

General Marcus Acacius 𓅂

- Please get this man a vacation. He’s exhausted, he’s tired. Physically, mentally and emotionally.

- He has a broken toe he never addressed because it just?? stopped hurting??

- He has a very bad habit. When he does get these vacations, he tends to abuse them and literally does nothing but bedrot, like he literally wont even bathe unless Lucilla hounds him.

- Burnout induced procrastination and laziness final boss

- He grew up in a relatively larger household, four siblings including himself. All were sisters (this is largely why he knows how to be a decent and faithful husband).

- He actually heavily disliked Lucilla at first. It was mostly because Lucilla was, understandably, still grieving Maximus and her son, but often times that anger was directed towards him.

- they worked their difficulties and misunderstandings out through the wonderful mystical skill that is critical thinking and communication. You know. Like adults. (the rest of the Roman elite cannot say the same, I fear).

- Acacius always wanted children with Lucilla, but Lucilla always refused because she was still torn and ruined from the loss of her son.

- Of course this saddened him greatly, but he understood. He could only imagine what that kind of pain is like—probably far more than what he’s feeling.

- Lucilla is beefing with his sisters. Why? Acacius doesn’t know and frankly he doesn’t really want to? He’s far too stressed, which is understandable. You try not being haunted by the wails of grieving “barbaric” mothers and fathers watching the corpses of their sons being burned by Roman soldiers under your command. You probably wouldn’t sleep well, either.

- The General has great respect for Julius Caesar, he ordered the Medusa head to be molded into his cuirass in honor of him and his successes as one of Rome’s finest generals to ever live. (In one of his busts, Julius Caesar’s cuirass had Medusa on it so this fanboy got inspired).

- Acacius is a reader. Loves to read fiction, especially. It allows him to escape the stresses of his life and become immersed into the world of whatever genre he’s reading.

- Astronomy as a hobby! He likes the stars, he thinks they’re pretty. A petname he has for Lucilla is Stella.

- He’s very intelligent and extremely educated. Sure he was technically a nepo baby, like most of Rome’s elite, but he genuinely used his academics and intellectual prowess to get to where he is. He somewhat regrets his position now.

- As much as he just wants to ring the young twins by the neck some of the times—most of the times— he can’t help but feel extremely bad for them. Everyone close to the Septimius household knew of the horrors those two had to go through in their most vulnerable, innocent years. They are lacking in love and mercy because they were not given that by their parents. They lack education because of that same reason. Education is very important to Acacius (if he were emperor, all citizens of Rome would be given an education), and he strongly believes if they were to only receive a solid education, they wouldn’t be making half of the mistakes that they are making now. And the lack of parental love? It hurts him personally as someone who wants children desperately. He couldn’t fathom how someone could neglect their children, their own blood in such a way. (he does not know about the chronic beatings, all he heard about was that they were ignored). Acacius will never defend the emperors’ wrongdoings ever, but looking at their lives every now and then is a nice reminder of how blessed he was to grow up in a loving household. The part that really breaks his heart is how young they are to be suffering like this. However, they are adults now, they are expected to act and behave a certain way, to make the right decisions with the power they hold.

- Regardless, he fights for Rome and her people, and the two have been a threat. You can’t blame him for trying to start a coup against the Septimius twins, even if it was done with a heavy heart.

- Like the emperors, Acacius has always been antsy around the Praetorian Guard. Something about them irks him. To be honest, those freaks creep out the majority of the Roman elite, even the Senate who seem to favor them. All they do is stare and watch from the shadows. Acacius swears they’re incapable of blinking. Sure they’re physically weaker and shorter than the cavalry he commands, but that didn’t matter when he was sure they could kill you with only a single stare. He doesn’t believe in ghosts but he wouldn’t be surprised if the Praetorian were just made up of vengeful spirits. And if not spirits, the offspring of mars himself.

- Acacius was there in the audience when the Praetorians betrayed Caesar Commodus under Praefectus Quintus’ command. Now, he thought it was a very noble act (as Commodus was a man who should have never been given power in the first place), but the way they were so detached and how easily they just let their emperor die spooked him a twinge. Do they simply not care about who they’re supposed to protect? If they were so easy as to let the emperor die in the ring, what does that say about their loyalty to the Roman people? He knows Quintus personally, he’s a good man with a solid head on his shoulders. But what of his guard? Acacius isn’t too sure about them. As a highly respected General, it would only be his duty to keep an extra eye on them

- Those who speak poorly about the Praetorian best wish that they weren’t being listened to by them. Like corvids, they hear one bad word, one little slight, and the entire guard 400+ strong will know about it by the end of the night. They like to gossip and protect their own. Scary Alt Kid Mean Girl Gang who will Probably Kidnap You. Being on the Praetorian’s radar is quite bad for your health.

- Just in case they might be listening to his prattles to senators where they would discuss the Praetorian, which chances are they were, he refers to them as “aureus”. A fitting name, well, insult. Not as strong and mighty as his wolfish cavalry, but deadly and crafty in their own right. And if those jackals were listening, they’d probably confuse “aureus” as “Aurelius”, Commodus’ father. Hopefully. Maybe. Yeah probably.

- Enough of those spooks, Acacius can play instruments!! And he often does for his lady. He’s rather exceptional with the lute!

- He’s not the only general who’s sick and tired of the warring. There are people to feed, homes to build. They need the tax money that the twins are spending for their Golden Parties and Colosseum events. Unfortunately, Acacius was the only one with enough mettle to try and do something about it.

- He miraculously survived the arrow strike brought on by the Praetorians (SHUT UP he lived lets just say his cuirass was actually made out of freaking titanium LET ME HAVE THIS Vomits Cries Sobs Commits Third Degree Arson Eats You Chews You Spits You Out)

- Yeah it was that day forward he developed a permanent dislike toward the Praetorian. He didn’t care if they were “just doing their jobs” if it were him he wouldn’t have fired that arrow. Either the Praetorian were literally sheep or they had cracked out that “aureus” referred to them. Regardless Acacius KNOWS that they aren’t afraid of the twin emperors. They could kill the two in their sleep easy. Who’s going to arrest the praetorians if they disobeyed the emperors’ command to fire? Themselves? Acacius is hellbent that it was personal because they had all authority to not fire those arrows.

- Acacius may be becoming a sort of conspiracy theorist?? An attempt at your life that nearly succeeds would make you paranoid, too. He thinks the twins and the Praetorian had it out for him before the coup attempt even happened, that all they needed was a reason to get rid of him.

- He was going to confront Quintus about it because why would he ever let that happen under his watch? Apparently Quintus was literally outside of Roman boarders to visit family in Graecia (Graecia is its own country in this au, Caesar Aurelius gave them full freedom from Rome temporarily. Aurelius only kept Graecia absorbed by Rome because he thought their people would do better under Roman rule, but gave them that temporary freedom of power just to see how they would do (he’s rather fond of them and their culture, also the Graecian senate convinced him to). But eventually, following his death and the rise of Commodus, that deal was forgotten. And Commodus didn’t really care about Graecia as his attention was on his own Senate. And after he died, Septimius was going to reabsorb Graecia but got murdered. And after he died, Caracalla and Geta both have no idea Graecia isn’t apart of Roman rule anymore—they are solely focused on southeastern conquest. So Graecia is just its own thing for now.).

- So yeah Acacius hates those black and purple blue bloods.

- So does Lucilla because these two are power couple to the max. She trusts her husband’s instincts far more than some armored fellow in a dark corner staring into space while listening to everyone’s conversations.

- Acacius likes flowers! His favorite are Gladiolus, as they remind him of his Lucilla. Whenever he sees them on boarder patrols, he’ll pick some for his lady.

- It was these same flowers that Lucilla put in a vase for him on his nightstand when he was in the Medicus’ office. Out of distrust in the emperors, they used the office far away from the palace. Many had come to pay their respects and thanks to their hero General. It made him regret his job just a little less. Just a little.

- Lucilla stayed by his side until full recovery, telling him about how he’s technically the step-father to Lucius. (Oh yeah Lucilla lives too because Geta’s death didnt occur in this au)

- He was actually very excited because Lucius is the biological son of Maximus, someone Acacius respects fully. But he’s worried that Lucius would never accept him to fill in that role, which is understandable. Lucius has been hurt by Rome too many times, the last thing he needs is a constant reminder of what was taken from him in favor of a cheap replacement. These are the things Acacius would think about in and out of consciousness.

- Poor Acacius has been very cruel to himself lately, as you can see.

- Lucilla would often sing to him to cool his thoughts. He loves his scary wife.

- They own two Borzois. One is named Gelu, the other is Nivis. They are sisters! They’re very good girls and are loyal to their owners. Gelu is far nicer than her sister, as Nivis is rather wary of others. They like to run along the palace walls in a blur. They are very polite but don’t let that fool you, they just want whatever snack they think you have.

- Acacius is very fond of Gelu and Nivis, he considers them the children he’s never had.

- Before this whole fiasco and all of the life threatening drama (the first year of the twin emperor’s ruling, so when the two were 17), Gelu and Nivis were given freedom to run around the whole palace, including the Executive Floor (where the emperors roam). Unfortunately, Acacius had no idea about Caracalla’s apparent crippling fear of dogs, because when Caracalla saw the two white blurs charging toward him, their tails wagging and barking playfully—he had a full blown panic attack and mental breakdown. He almost had a heart attack, too. Completely. Everyone on the Executive Floor made a b-line towards the shrill cries of horror. Geta was FAST, say what you want about him but this guy can sprint. He got there first. He expected to see pools of blood and gore, but only saw Gelu and Nivis licking Caracalla’s fingers while he was screaming. It may be funny to you but it was terrifying to Caracalla. His brother ushered the dogs away so the Medicus could get to him. When the Medicus, with the help of Dondas, calmed down the shaken emperor, Caracalla demanded that both dogs be put down by their owner effective immediately. Acacius was heart broken, but Geta stepped in. He deemed that the dogs were not at fault whatsoever, there was no attack and it was all a misunderstanding. Gelu and Nivis have been pardoned, however, they were strictly prohibited from ever leaving Acacius’ part of the Palace. To Geta, Caracalla’s health comes first, always.

- Acacius wonders if that incident caused a permanent mistrust within Caracalla. He remembered how quick the twin was to arm himself with a gladius and charge at him to protect his brother when the secret about Acacius’ coup came out. Poor kid. But Acacius didn’t feel bad about that coup attempt at all. In fact, looking back. he probably should have used Gelu and Nivis to scare off Caracalla and separate two. Sure, they couldn’t fight at all, they had zero fighting skills. But if they were apart, it would make the attempt much easier, and possibly successful.

- These are the thoughts he would have while in recovery. What he could’ve done differently. What could have changed? Well, as far as he was concerned, the twins were still in power. But at least he had his queen.

- Acacius has many different cuirasses and uniforms all for different occasions (also he likes many different color pallets). His second favorite is the ceremonial white and gold, but his first favorite has colors that Lucilla said complimented well. And, boy, does Lucilla have a fine taste. This uniform is mostly starch black, with cherry red as a secondary color and gold highlights here and there. It’s bold, it’s intimidating and it’s beautifully handsome on him. He likes to wear it in his spare time :)

- Sort of kind of separate from Acacius. Higher ranking guards, cavalry, Generals, Captains, Praetorian/Praefectus and, of course, Emperors have full design authority over their cuirasses. They can choose any molding they want on there, usually done to represent themselves and their personality. Acacius chose Sphynxes because they represent wisdom and strength, things he needs—well he hopes he has—as a general. The Sphynx is also a nod to Maximus, as the Medusa head is a nod to Julius Caesar. Maximus chose horses to represent his ability to endure and stand for justice; a noble and strong beast. Etc. Some of the more boisterous men enjoy keeping it plain as to not distract from the abs. Very classy.

- Yes, they get full design authority on helmets, too

[timothyslucy]

IT'S DECEMBER 9TH YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS.

[rosyfingered-moon]

She’s a ten but she makes the worst plans you’ve ever seen 🥰

[manawari]

The last episode of the season ended, and I want to talk about Jinhae—

But first, I like the direction they are heading, replacing Hae-in's blushed expression in the manhwa into an ambiguous one — which makes more sense and fits her as a character. She was in a brink of death until she was miraculously saved by Min Byung-gyu, whose soul was extracted as a shadow by Jin-woo as there was no other choice. Not only is he different in terms of mana, he's also different in terms of power; Hae-in felt this desire to be stronger (despite being on-par with Gun-hee), the raid made her realize her limitations and she was far from being strong enough. Hae-in wanted to push further and break her limits. Jin-woo served as an example for her and because he saved her, she wished to repay him by standing by his side. But to reach that goal, she must become stronger.

Jin-woo, on the other hand, was used to fighting all by himself. He carried the weight on his shoulders and swore to protect his loved ones. He was alone (shadows don't count). He deserved someone who would understand him in terms of that struggle

And that's Hae-in.

Like him, she was alone. Rejecting her breaks and chances of leisure to make sure everyone is safe in the dungeon and the boss isn't making a move, and if she's not raiding, she's patrolling in the streets. Hae-in doesn't want anyone around her to die or be in danger, so she chooses to put herself on the line. She carried that responsibility on her shoulders without asking for anything in return.

So the build-up from admiring each other to forming a close bond as friends to lovers— it's one of the most beautiful things ever. They had a long journey (especially in this anime adaptation), and every moment is worth it.

It's amazing how highly they see each other;

[midnight--sadness]

Why does Gi-hun only like bad boys you know Sangwoo was texting him is big dick friday and guess where Gi-hun was every friday :/ and now he meets “Young-il” and gets pregnant after two days and doesnt even know his baby’s daddy real name

its a high risk, high reward investment and hes a canonical gambler ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

u know that when sangwoo went to snu he'd text gihun at 2am and gihun would come running for a dick appointment 😭

now, abt the baby daddy..... i have no excuse, he just saw that hot man who defended him and had an insane volatile reaction to losing a game and thought to him "that's my man 💖"

and the name thing is so funny to me 😭😭😭😭😭

gihun really fantasizing about having a future with inho and their babies.... girl the only future you are having is the future conjugal visits when u visit that mf in prison while he's doing 25 to life's waiting for the electric chair

[reijndeers]

thanks to the beautiful ideas of @arsenalgbt ben white as morticia addams came into fruition!! i hope i did her justice <3

[txmxkis]

decided to rewatch squid game s1 after i finished S2 cause i guess i like misery and well

[life-series-headcanons]

mumbo is so baby girl to me actually. thats not really a head cannon but uh. his gender to me is like. nonbinary in the way where if you tried to genderswap him shed look exactly the same. tbh

-💫

REAL ACTUALLY!!! HE IS BABYGIRL

[10underoot2]

I ended up on YouTube and came across this video. I cannot express the impact watching their story in a linear pasaage of time has. Kudos to the editor!

I could do a whole analysis on why their relationship is extremely profound and why we've all grown to love them so much.

They truly moved from unfathomable, new, young, fresh love to 'I forgot how to love you' (Hyunwoo) and 'I love you why don't you feel it anymore' (Haein).

The initial part of their relationship and their journey getting to 'You're my home' is extremely complex, multi layered, painful and so beautiful.

At one point one of them promised to be by each other's side in debt or something more while the other promised not to make them cry. At that point, they completely believed one another.

At one point, one of them said hurtful words and the other forgot to try again. At that point, both of them forgot to open their doors.

At one point, Haein who knows Hyunwoo loves her deeply thought him suspicious of joy upon hearing of her death. At that moment, Hyunwoo was guilty.

At another point, Hyunwoo deeply loved her but couldn't undo the mistakes of his past. At that moment, Haein judged him for his mistake. She forgot to give him the benefit of the doubt. She mistook his love for perjury.

At one point, both of them loved each other but could not openly express it to the other. At this point, both of them were hurting immensely.

At one point, they were both able to overcome it and tell the other how much they mean to them. At this point though, they were faced with imminent death.

At one point, Haein wanted to live, but provided with the option to live with a necessary evil of forgetting Hyunwoo she chose to die. At this point, Hyunwoo wanted nothing more than to convince her of their love fully realizing that this was her ultimate act of love.

I could go on. I'm not even bringing in their convictions and belief in each other. This is complex as it is. I cried watching how beautiful this is. It reminded me why I had fallen in love with these two. You can see where the story goes flat. It's when it becomes as simple as I remember it in my heart despite forgetting.

It undoes the complexity of their relationship and emotions and that makes me sad. So I'm gonna focus on this absolute gem of an edit that reminded me why I was rooting for these idiots all along. ❤️

[mostlyfate]

DESTINED WITH YOU 연애는 불가항력 2023, dir. nam ki hoon