#gi hun x sang woo

[tigereyes45]

True Friends MEP - Part 13 -Squid Game - Sang Woo & Gi-hun

I could go on forever about these two.

[somin-yin]

sangwoo!

Thank you so much @squid-guts, I literally love you for sending me Sangwoo because he's my favourite character in Squid Game and it's been so long since I've written something about him ❤️

Sexuality headcanon: GAY, SANGWOO IS DEFINITELY GAY. He's so queer coded and doesn't have an ounce of heterosexuality in him. He was even super offended when Gi-hun asked him if he has a girlfriend 😂

OTP: Sangihun all the way ❤️ first off, I love the friends to enemies to lovers trope, and secondly, you simply cannot tell me they didn't date in high school, if you say they didn't, you're lying. These 2 have history and it's very obvious, all that bad blood from Sangwoo towards Gi-hun has to come from somewhere 🤷‍♀️ Also they're INTJ x ESFP, they're each other's polar opposite and that makes up for a juicy dynamic ❤️

BROTP: Ali and Sangwoo, Sangwoo seems to have a soft spot for Ali but I see them as brothers only to be honest 🤷‍♀️

NOTP: Sangwoo x ...Il Nam? Sangwoo x Sae Byeok too sorry ;-; but I don't judge whoever ships them.

First headcanon that pops into my head: As I said, one of my biggest headcanons is that they were together in the past. And that they had a VERY nasty break up. When they use to date, everything was awesome but then Sangwoo went to SNU, and Gi-hun didn't wait for him and got married, Sangwoo got bitter towards him and buried his feelings all those years. Then when he saw Gi-hun again in the games, he felt anger and resentment towards him but he acted as if he didn't care (he was just pretending, Sangwoo cares a lot but he pretends), that resentment pushed him to wanting revenge and not warning him in game 2, even if that would mean Gi-hun would be killed, he wanted to convince himself that he had no feelings for Gi-hun and that he wouldn't care if he dies or not but after he did that he regretted it so much that he realised he still has feelings for Gi-hun, but it was too late and there was no way to stop the game, so he left Gi-hun's survival to chance, which he hated and was so angry at himself for it, he had some serious emotional pain when the game was ongoing, then Gi-hun survived and he felt so relieved, he was still mad and resentful but he realised he still has feelings for him despite everything and we know the rest, just Sangwoo struggling about not being over his first love. If Gi-hun hadn't survived Sangwoo would have never forgiven himself and would have unalived himself, we know Sangwoo is suic*dal.

Favorite line from this character: “I'll pick, okay?” -proceeds to push man off the bridge- (sorry ;-;)

One way in which I relate to this character: Okay time to get serious here, I relate to him getting embarrassed and uncomfortable whenever Gi-hun bragged about Sangwoo's accomplishments and being considered the genius of his neighbourhood because I've been there too, whenever people brag about me I get so uncomfortable because when people know that you went to an elite college or they consider you smart, they place very high and unrealistic expectations on you and you have to live with those expectations on your shoulders, which is a huge weight and you somehow are forced to live up to the expectations of others. Perhaps that's why he invested in futures and stocks, because he wanted to live up to the very high expectations people placed on him. It is really very uncomfortable when other people brag about your accomplishments, if you have been in that situation in the past you may understand how uncomfortable it is. Your close ones feeling proud is pretty much appreciated but other people don't need to know, precisely because of the high expectations they will inevitable place on you. For Sangwoo it's better to lay low, also because he's an introvert (extreme introverts will understand this). This gets even worse in Asian societies. As a person of Asian descent myself, let me tell you the pressure is hard!! the expectations are hard, you are expected to succeed so your parents can brag about you and if you don't, they see you as a failure, so in a way I can understand Sangwoo, that's why he ended up there in the games, he didn't want to disappoint anyone.

Thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: He not admitting his gayness and feelings about Gi-hun is very cringy.

Cinnamon roll or problematic fave? Problematic fave all the way, but he's still one of the most complex and nuanced characters in the show ❤️

Sorry for the walls of text about Sangwoo but he's so layered that I can't help it. Also tagging @moonlitdayy since she asked me about Sangihun so here's the Sangwoo part. I'll reply to the Gi-hun part next ❤️ (It pains me to see the Squid Game fandom ded, I miss it ;-;). Adding Sangwoo's songs just because I can and because I'll take every opportunity to talk about Sangwoo:

[intellectualfallacy]

Hello!

Long time no see!

I apologize for my absence for so long, school and work has taken up a lot of my time, not to mention irl situations that got in the way of writing 😮‍💨

But, thankfully my schedule has cleared up more, and with the announcement of the second season of ‘Squid Games’, I decided to start writing again!!

Since it has been a long time, I have decided to clear a bit of the past asks/ requests, I will be uploading two or three of the past ones I have received. If you would like any requested fics, please feel free to check out the pinned comment and ask/request again!

Hope to write for you guys soon!

[lolahaurisfw]

✎ Introduction ⋆.ೃ࿔*:･

Here i'll only be taking requests for fluff, platonic, and angst! Reqs are always open like usual too, and you can request as much as you want and as detailed as you want! i just get to things when i can/want to.

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What I Won't Write:

Smut. (Go to my other blog)

What I'm Willing To Write:

Reader Who Is: Tall, Short, Fat, Chubby, Curvy, Buff. Trans/NB.

Reader Who Has: Depression, Anxiety, DPDR, ADD.

Fluff, angst, platonic, hurt/comfort.

HC's, one shots, short multi-chapter fics, imagines/drabbles.

Canon-friendly, AU's, Canon Divergence, Out of Character.

Ch x Ch / Ch x Reader / Ch x OC / Poly Ships of any kind.

F/F, M/M, F/M, GN/F, GN/M, Poly Ships of any kind.

Fictional Other (F/O) Imagines: +18, no names, they/them only.

Now that that's out of the way, here's the list of fandoms and characters i'm familiar with and will happily take requests on! (you can request others from these fandoms, but it will prob take me longer)

Adventure Time/Fiona & Cake: PB, Marceline, Marshall Lee, Winter King, Candy Queen, Simon, Ice King, Fiona.

Attack On Titan: Armin, Eren, Mikasa, Sasha, Levi, Hanji, Annie, Historia, Reiner, Erwin, Ymir. 

Avatar: Jake, Neytiri.

Batman Begins Triology: Batman, Catwoman, Bane, Joker, Scarecrow.

Bee & Puppycat: Bee, Deckard, Cass, Toast.

BigBang Theory: Raj, Leonard, Penny, Amy.

Bistro Huddy: All Staff Members.

Black Dynamite: Honeybee, Black Dynamite.

BNA: Michiru, Shirou.

Bob’s Burgers: Bob, Linda.

Breaking Bad: Jesse, Skylar.

Call of Duty: Konig, Ghost, Mace, Keegan, Krueger, Valeria, Farah.

Creepypasta: Jeff, Jane, Ben, Toby, EJ, LJ, Slenderman, Splendorman, Clockwork, Kate, Masky, Hoodie,

Desperate Housewives: Bree, Gabi, Edie, Lynette, Carlos, John.

Dirty Dancing: Johnny, Baby.

Earth Girls Are Easy: Mac, Zeebo, Wiploc, Valerie.

Elemental: Wade, Ember.

Encanto: Isabela, Bruno, Dolores, Julieta.

FNAF Movie: Vanessa, Mike, William/Steve.

Frozen: Elsa, Anna, Kristoff.

Futurama: Leela, Fry, Amy, Bender.

Gravity Falls: Ford, Stan, Soos, Melody, Giffany, Bill.

Jane The Virgin: Jane, Michael, Petra, Luisa, Rose, Rogelio, Xiomara.

Jurassic Park (1993): Ian Malcolm, Ellie Sattler.

Jujutsu Kaisen: Gojo, Choso, Nanami, Sukuna.

King of the Hill: Hank, Peggy, Luane, Nancy, Dale, Khan, Min, John Redcorn.

Life Is Strange (2015): Maxine, Chloe.

Lisa Frankenstein: Lisa, Creature, Taffy.

Little Mermaid (2022): Ariel, Eric.

MHA: Dabi, Hawks, Aizawa.

Moon Knight: Moon System, Layla, Khonshu.

Mulan: Mulan, Li Shang.

National Treasure: Benjamin, Riley.

Nintendo: Link, Zelda, Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Luigi, Bowser, Waluigi.

Norbit: Rasputia, Norbit.

Princess & The Frog: Tiana, Lottie, Naveen, Shadow Man.

Ratatouille: Colette, Linguini. 

Regular Show: Mordecai, Margret, Eileen, CJ, Benson.

Resident Evil: Karl Heisenberg, Carlos Oiliveria, Lady Dimitrescu.

Rick and Morty: Rick, Jerry, Beth, Doofus Rick.

Riverdale: FP Jones, Hiram.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: Kim, Ramona, Gideon, Wallace.

Scream 5: Amber, Tara, Sam.

Serial Mom: Chip, Beverly.

Silverado: Slick, Rae, Mal, Paden.

Shallow Hal: Rosemary, Hal.

Shameless: Lip, Fiona, Kev, V.

SheRa (2018): All Adults.

Sherlock (2010): Sherlock, John Watson.

Slashers & DBD: Brahms, Ghostface, Michael Myers, Jason Vorhees, Pyramid Head, The Spirit, Huntress, Trapper, Wraith, Trickster, Pearl, Jennifer Check, Stu Matcher, Billy Loomis, Tiffany Valentine, Patrick Batmeman, Thomas Hewitt, Vincent Sinclair, Eric Draven, The Artist, Amanda Young.

Spiderverse: Miguel, Jessica Drew.

Spongebob: Dennis, Man Ray.

Squid Games: Gi-Hun, Sae-Byeok, Ali, Sang Woo.

Stardew Valley: All Adult Humans (Except George & Evelyn)

Steven Universe: Garnet, Amethyst, Peridot, Lapis, Jasper, Blue Diamond, Rose, Greg.

Stranger Things: Robin, Billy Eddie, Chrissy, Hopper.

Supernatural: Sam, Dean, Castiel.

Super Store: Amy, Jonah, Dina, Garrett, Cheyenne.

Tangled: Flynn, Rapunzel, Mother Gothell.

The Batman (2022): Batman, Riddler.

The Breakfast Club: John Bender, Allison Reynolds.

The Nanny: C.C, Fran, Maxwell.

Total Drama Island: S1 Contestants, Chris, Chef, Blainley.

Triple Frontier: Frankie, Santiago.

Turning Red: Ming Lee, Jin Lee.

Twilight: Edward, Carlisle, Alice, Charlie.

YOU: Beck, Joe, Peach, Love.

Young Sheldon: Mary, Connie.

~

Abel Morales (A Most Violent Year)

Astarion (Baulder’s Gate 3)

Babbo Natale (Violent Night)

Barbie (Barbie 2023)

Basil Stitt (Lightning Face)

Beverly Goldberg (The Goldbergs)

Bruce (Beyond Therapy)

Charles Ingalls (Little House on the Praire)

Charlie Dompler (Smiling Friends)

Chel (Road to El Dorado)

Dale Kobble (Longlegs)

Dan Conner (Rosanne)

David Levinson (Independence Day)

Din Djarin (The Mandalorian)

Doug Remer (Baseketball)

Duke Leto Atreides (Dune)

Fezzik (Princess Bride)

Francine (American Dad)

Fujimoto (Ponyo)

Georgia Miller (Ginny & Georgia)

Jack Harrison (Translyvania 6-5000)

Jackson Rippner (Red Eye)

Jon Arbuckle (Garfield 2024)

John Doe (John Doe Game)

Jonathan Levy (Scenes from a Marriage)

John Wick (John Wick 4)

King Baldwin (Kingdom of Heaven)

Kitten (Breakfast on Pluto)

Laurent LeClaire (In Secret)

Linda Gunderson (Rio)

Llewyn Davis (Inside Lleywn Davis)

Master Chief (Halo)

Mike (5lbs of Pressure)

Moe Doodle (Doodle Bops)

Nani Palekai (Lilo & Stitch)

Nathan Bateman (Ex Machina)

Outcome-3 (The Bourne Legacy)

Orestes (Agora)

Paul Blart (Paul Blart: Mall Cop)

Paul Cable (Last Stand at Saber River)

Peggy Bundy (Married With Children)

Peter Mitchell (3 Men & A Baby)

Poe Dameron (Star Wars)

Prince John (Robin Hood 2010)

Robert ‘Bob’ Floyd (Top Gun: Maverick)

Rose Tyler (Doctor Who)

Shiv (Pu-239)

Stanley Ipkiss (The Mask)

Star-Lord (Gaurdians of the Galaxy)

Tate Langdon (AHS: Murder House)

The Janitor (Willy’s Wonderland)

Thomas Magnum (Magnum, P.I 1980)

William Tell (The Card Counter)

[kheyys-worms]

Inspired by an ask I sent to @merakiui (hope you don't mind me tagging you ^^) about Twst x Squid Game, CAUSE I IMMEDIATELY FELT THE NEED TO DRAW THEM SHDKSJKJLLK--

Yes, it's Azul as Sang Woo and Ruggie as Gi-Hun cause I wanna see them both as the finalists.

Pic reference below:

[urperfectcinnamonroll07]

Do's and Don'ts

Hello everyone! I'm not really that new to Tumblr, so I do know how this whole thing works. I just kinda deleted my old acc, and made this one for a fresh start so yeah:)

You can find my Masterlist here!

Do's

Fluff

Angst

Smut

Platonic

Girl x girl

Gender nuetral reader/non binary reader

Platonic age gaps

PLATONIC family pieces (like, brother x sister, sister x sister, platonic stuff yk)

Don'ts

Rape

Huge age gaps (from four years apart and up)

Incest

Yandre/Tsundre

Character x animal/furry kinda thing

Kidnapping (unless it is part of a story and the kidnapper is platonic e.g. the grabber x platonic!reader etc)

A scenario in which the reader dies

Spirit x Reader (like a ghost kind of spirit, because that's js weird)

Specific AU's (e.g. Mafia!Seungcheol x reader. I'm general I js think it's a no)

anything anal (just no)

People who I write for:

Seventeen

All members

Alice In Borderland

Shuntaro Chishiya

Yuzuha Usagi

Ryohei Arisu

Kuina

Ann

Suguru Niragi

Ginji Kyuma

Daikichi Karube

Mira

Aguni

Akane Heiya

Kotoko Shiga

Sunato Banda

Kōdai Tatta

Oki Yaba

All Of Us Are Dead

Lee Su-hyeok

Choi Nam-ra

Lee Cheong-san

Nam On-jo

Yoon Gwi-nam

Park Mi-jin

Jang Ha-ri

Jang Woo-jin

Min Eun-ji

Han Gyeong-su

Yang Dae-su

Stray Kids

All members

BTS

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Blackpink

All members

Any Kpop groups

Squid Game

Kang Sae-byeok

Seong Gi-hun

Hwang Jun ho

Abdul Ali

Front Man

Cho Sang woo

Twisted Series

Alex Volkov

Rhys Larsen

Josh Chen

Christian Harper

Ava Chen

Bridget Von Aschenberg

Jules Ambrose

Stella Alonso

King of Sin Series

Dante Russo

Kai Young

Dominic Davenport

Xavier Castillo

Vivian Lau

Isabella Valencia

Alessandra Davenport

Sloane Kensington

There might be more added to this, but I will try to make a Masterlist sometime soon. So cya, and have a lovely day. Don't forget to drink water and eat something, love you all!

[celestiamour]

‧₊˚✧ ❛[ who to write about next? ]❜

╰₊✧ contains: the chronicles of narnia, xmen, pirates of the caribbean, the hunger games, girl from nowhere, squid game (s1), the barbie movie, misc characters, hugh jackman characters ╰₊✧ characters with italicized names are my favorites! characters with * behind their names are those who i will not write smut for!

₊˚ʚ 💌 the chronicles of narnia ₊˚✧

peter pevensie ⊹ susan pevensie ⊹ edmund pevensie ⊹ lucy pevensie* ⊹ caspian x ⊹ jadis ⊹ mr tumnus*

₊˚ʚ 💌 xmen ₊˚✧

logan howlett ⊹ ororo munroe ⊹ jean grey ⊹ scott summers ⊹ kurt wagner ⊹ raven darkhölme ⊹ anna marie ⊹ emma frost ⊹ wade wilson ⊹ cassandra nova ⊹ laura kinney ⊹ wanda wilson

₊˚ʚ 💌 pirates of the caribbean ₊˚✧

jack sparrow ⊹ elizabeth swann ⊹ william turner

₊˚ʚ 💌 the hunger games ₊˚✧

katniss everdeen ⊹ peeta mellark ⊹ finnick odair ⊹ johanna mason ⊹ haymitch abernathy ⊹ effie trinket ⊹ gale hawthrone ⊹ glimmer belcourt ⊹ cato hadley ⊹ clove kentwell*

young! coriolanus snow ⊹ lucy gray baird ⊹ sejanus plinth ⊹ tigris snow

₊˚ʚ 💌 girl from nowhere ₊˚✧

nanno ⊹ yuri ⊹ tk ⊹ jenny ⊹ junko

₊˚ʚ 💌 squid game (s1) ₊˚✧

seong gi-hun ⊹ kang sae-byeok ⊹ cho sang-woo ⊹ ji-yeong ⊹ hwang jun-ho ⊹ abdul ali ⊹ the salesman

₊˚ʚ 💌 the barbie movie ₊˚✧

margot robbie's barbie ⊹ ryan gosling's ken

₊˚ʚ 💌 misc characters ₊˚✧

rodrick heffley (diary of a wimpy kid) ⊹ scarlett o'hara (gone with the wind) ⊹ pearl (2022) ⊹ jennifer check (jennifer's body) ⊹ cruella (2021) ⊹ maleficent (2014) ⊹ patrick “paddy” feld & ciara (speak no evil 2024) ⊹ regina george (mean girls 2004) ⊹ elle woods (legally blonde) ⊹ edward scissorhands (1990) ⊹ seok-woo (train to busan)

misc hugh jackman characters leopold mountbatten (kate & leopold) ⊹ the drover (austrailia) ⊹ eddie alden (someone like you) ⊹ pt barnum (the greatest showman)

[bebx]

[cannibalmetaphor]

thinking about gi hun and sangwoo being childhood best friends. thinking about gi hun looking up to sangwoo because he was everything gi hun didn’t think he was - clever and successful and making his family proud. thinking about how this admiration never made gi hun bitter, and instead just made him proud. thinking about how blindly happy he was to see sangwoo again, how much he still believed in him, and thinking about how the dawning realisation that sangwoo wasn’t who he thought he was still didn’t make gi hin turn on him. thinking about how gi hun’s admiration just made sangwoo guilty and resentful. thinking about how deeply gi hun was stung by each of sangwoo‘s betrayals, because they were friends, because surely this wasn’t sangwoo? thinking about how gi hun personified the role sangwoo was forced to play and thinking about how sangwoo personified everything gi hun wished he was and in the end it was these roles that unravelled their friendship. thinking about how they are both there to save their families, both feeling like they’ve disappointed their families, both desperate for a second chance. thinking about how they’re foils of each other - sangwoo is the ideal of success that is so quickly revealed to be false and unattainable, and gi hun represents failure and disappointment and the unfairness of the working world. thinking about how gi hun always felt like a failure, always wanted to be like sangwoo, and how it’s revealed that in a world like this, the ideal of success is impossible to attain. thinking about how no matter how corrupt this world can make you, goodness still lies beneath, and that’s why sangwoo killed himself. to give gi hun a better life. to earn forgiveness for his own cruelty. thinking about how his lasts words were about his mom. and thinking about how even as sangwoo lay dying, their childhood dynamic still defined them, and thinking about how despite everything gi hun still sobbed over sangwoo’s corpse because he was still his friend, no matter what. they were supposed to leave together. finally, I’m thinking about how gi hun lived looking up to sangwoo, and sangwoo died looking up to gi hun

[kang-sae-byeoks-gf]

Me watching squid game: do not to get attached to another ship that might break your heart don't do it girl it ain't worth it

Sangwoo and gihun :stare at each other while the words "you are all I long for all I worship and adore" play in the background

Me:

[thelasttimesupremacy]

meet me in the afterglow

[hwanginhos]

Sang-woo’s mom: Sang-woo is bringing his girlfriend over later for the first time!

Sang-woo, sighing: Gi-hun, don’t...

Gi-hun: *shows up with a big smile, a baked good, wearing his nicest dress*

[somin-yin]

Gihun? 💜

Thank you so much for the ask @metoskohatipoglu, I really enjoyed talking about Gi-hun ❤️

Sexuality headcanon: Gi-hun is bisexual and I'll stay on this hill, Sangwoo and him had something, I just know it ❤️😂

OTP: SANGIHUN, SANGIHUN, SANGIHUN (my Sangihun brainrot has awakened since I talked about Sangwoo again)

BROTP: Ali and Gi-hun, let's face it Ali gives major big brother vibes, and Saebyeok and Gi-hun, they're like father and daughter ❤️

NOTP: Gi-hun x Saebyeok in a romantic context but I don't judge if someone ships them 🤷‍♀️

First headcanon that pops into my head: I have no doubts that Gi-hun loved Sangwoo even more than his own daughter, I realised this because he was willing to sacrifice the money for his daughter just to go home with his love, I mean with Sangwoo. Gi-hun has ALWAYS had a crush on Sangwoo since they were kids. ALWAYS, throughout these whole years. So if they really were together in the past then it was like a fever dream for Gi-hun. In Gi-hun's head there was no logic as for why someone as smart, genius, skilled and handsome as Sangwoo would be with someone like him, in his eyes Gi-hun sees himself as good for nothing, some nobody with no chances to thrive in life. But Sangwoo did have those chances to thrive in life, he was full of potential and Gi-hun could only confirm it when Sangwoo got accepted into SNU. So at the beginning Sangwoo didn't want to go because he didn't want to get away from Gi-hun but Gi-hun encouraged him to go and reassured him that nothing would change between them. So Sangwoo went to SNU and time passed, since at that time there was no internet, it was impossible for them to keep a long-distance relationship but Gi-hun used to go visit him to SNU whenever he could. Whenever he visited he realised all the opportunities Sangwoo was missing because of him, and he didn't want that, he didn't want to hinder Sangwoo's future, someone as brilliant as him deserves the best, not a nobody so they started to fall apart, time passed and they lost contact, Gi-hun heard Sangwoo had started dating (which was a not true, that was just a rumour Sangwoo's mother spread because she misunderstood what Sangwoo told her) and Gi-hun thought "well, this is it, he has moved on, I should move on too" and he met his ex wife and got married but he never loved her, he always loved Sangwoo, that's why his marriage failed, for him everything was more important than his wife and Sangwoo will always be the love of his life 🤷‍♀️❤️

Favorite line from this character: "Smart ones never eat too much" (he said this when Sangwoo gave Ali his food 😂 I like this line because it's so silly and it made me laugh when he said it 😂)

One way in which I relate to this character: Gi-hun is the one character to whom I don't relate at all, I've been thinking and thinking if we have something in common but I found nothing 🤷‍♀️

Thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character: When he can't help but tell every person he comes across that Sangwoo went to SNU and that Sangwoo is known as the pride of Ssangmun-dong, please Gi-hun, I know you have good intentions and you're lovely but that's uncomfortable, please stop ;-; (I'm kinda projecting my issues here not going to lie)

Cinnamon roll or problematic fave? Cinnamon roll all the way ❤️ I kinda know that people like Gi-hun wouldn't survive in the games if they existed irl ;-;

Tagging @moonlitdayy because you asked about Sangihun so here's the Gi-hun part!

[muraae]

I feel like I know I’m deep in a fandom and deeper in a ship when I need a Beauty and the Beast AU.

Yes this is about Squid Game and Sangihun I will not take criticism.

[mrsblackruby]

Au ideas for sangihun side of the fandom

Mafia AU

Sangwoo is the child of a mafia boss and Gi hun is someone he befriends while he’s in university and he secretly falls in love with Gi hun even though he knows his family won’t except them because…

1. it’s very gay 😘

2. Gi hun is an outgoing risk taker who doesn’t go to university

3. Sang woo is the oldest and responsible for continuing the family’s tradition.

Sang woo’s mom is still highly supportive and proud of her son for getting into SNU but there’s a moment where she finds out about Gi hun and is disappointed and/or there could be scenes where his mom slowly learns to love Gi hun’s personality. Then she could become protective over their relationship.

Childhood Friends to Lovers AU

A Sang woo and Gi hun slow burn starting from when they’re kids to when they’re in the games ending in tragedy

One Shot Idea

Gi hun gawking at how amazing sangwoo is to him and vice versa. Aka sangwoo and gi hun going out on a date as unofficial “boyfriends”and mutually crushing on each other.

[bisexualklausmikaelson]

I see your fingerprints on household things -

roommates au or the one where Sang-Woo and Gi-Hun are fighting like an old married couple and collecting strays along the way (featuring Saebyuk, Ji-yeong, Ali, Mi-Nyeo and even that slimy old man - Il-Nam)

-

When Sang-Woo signed up to live with his childhood friend Gi-Hun, his goal was always this: saving money.

Sure, this guy was, at times, unreliable, a total flake and even absentminded but - he had good intentions. Gi-Hun somehow made just enough every month through picking up a couple customers to chauffeur around and that dreaded gambling scheme while Sang-Woo did things like help his mom at her stall, do odd cleaning jobs, maybe even sell some of his old paintings -

And yeah - they weren’t in the nicest of areas or in the nicest of apartments but, one thing was for sure, they had each other.

If anything could raise Sang-Woo’s spirits, it would always be Gi-Hun’s wide toothy smile (though he’d never admit that). So, it’s no surprise that that’s exactly the sweet expression his friend has on his face when he comes home from driving around his last customer…only for a strange curly haired man to appear behind him.

“Gi-Hun,” Sang-Woo sighs, opening the door and staring in shock. “Who is this?”

“My last customer, Ali,” Gi-Hun responds. “He couldn’t pay me and has no place to stay, so I told him he can stay with us.”

“Hi there!” Ali excitedly sings, offering his hand towards Sang-Woo.

And, expectedly, the other man avoids him and instead, takes his roommate aside.

“Why didn’t you ask me about this beforehand?” He whispers. “This man is a stranger, he could rob us!” Sang-Woo goes on to say.

“I didn’t ask you because I know a heartless fool like you would say no,” Gi-Hun offers. “Besides, he’s a total softie, couldn’t hurt a fly - when I picked him up, he was hiding from a mouse!” He laughs.

Sang-Woo takes another look at Ali - he’s not sure what it is but, perhaps something about his shy, mild-manner appearance somehow persuades him.

At least it be an extra helping hand around the house, he thinks.

“Fine,” Sang-Woo breathes. “But only for tonight and - he’s staying in your room.”

“But then, where will I stay?” Gi-Hun wonders, moments before his friend points to their living room couch.

-

(In a faithful twist of events, Sang-Woo begins to grow fond of Ali.

He has to admit that, his cooking is divine and that it sure is nice to have someone to make all their meals for them.

Another great thing about Ali is that he is hardworking and, as it stands, splitting your rent three ways is a lot cheaper than splitting it two ways.

A deal this good is something Sang-Woo definitely could not and would not pass up on.

And so, he lets Ali stay).

-

The next poor unfortunate souls Gi-Hun brings home are two young girls named Sae-Byuk and Ji-Yeong.

Sang-Woo takes one look at them and begs to differ.

“Absolutely not,” he scoffs.

“Sang-Woo,”Gi-Hun pleads. “I found them out on the streets, on their own,” he explains. “They’re girls, it’s dangerous for them!”

“Gi-Hun,” The other sighs, with a hand on his shoulder. “We already have Ali staying in your room and you’re in the living room - even if I let them, where will they stay? You can’t possibly expect them to share a room with a man!”

The two girls stammer behind him, one like a lost puppy and the other, like a wild mutt ready for the attack.

“They don’t have to,” Gi-Hun says. “Ali can move into the living room that way, the girls can have my room!” He smiles, feeling like he has it all figured out.

Of course, there is one crucial detail that he has yet to discuss with Sang-Woo.

“And then,” he sighs. “Where will you sleep?” He wonders.

“Well,” Gi-Hun shrugs. “Remember when we used to have sleepovers as children? It could be like that, but every night!”

Sang-Woo can’t believe what he’s hearing.

But, once again, one more look towards the two girls and he couldn’t help it. They are so young and vulnerable - easy targets for any poachers or traffickers. He’d hate to be part of something like that.

Plus, they seem able-bodied, energetic, maybe they could contribute to the household as well.

“I swear to God,” Sang-Woo exhales. “If you still have that bad habit of sleep talking, I’m tossing you out into the streets!”

“Oh Sang-Woo,” Gi-Hun whines, following him into his room. “Underneath all that hard-armour, you’re just a teddy bear, aren’t you?”

-

(The girls stay prove to be short, after all.

Sae-Byuk is quiet and Ji Yeong is resourceful.

They quickly find work, save up just enough to run off to Jeju island to drink margaritas.

Their next destination remains unknown).

-

Later that night, his mother hands him bags filled with fresh vegetables.

“Here,” she chides. “Give them to Ali, he’ll make something good for you,” she nods as her son eagerly wraps his fingers around the bags.

“Thank you, mom,” Sang-Woo replies. “I really appreciate it,” he honestly says, the most honest he’s been lately anyway.

“And how’s Gi-Hun doing?” She asks. “When his mother passed, he seemed so down in his spirits, I know he’s a slacker but, I think after the shock of losing her, he really tried to turn things around, you know?”

“I guess so,” Sang-Woo realizes, feeling so much fondness in his heart for his good friend. “He still a handful though,” he shrugs.

“You tell him that I said to give you a break,” she scolds.

-

And, as predicted, Sang-Woo comes home to yet another visitor.

“You won’t believe it!”

“That’s enough! We can’t do this anymore!”

“But wait! Just listen to me.”

“Look-”

Finally, Sang-Woo puts his foot down.

“I appreciate your good-hearted nature, Gi-Hun, in fact, it’s what I admire most about you. But, an old man? Really? At least with Ali, and even the girls, they were young, they were able to get jobs and help out a bit. What good is this old man to us?”

Gi-Hun looks at his friend - really looks at him.

Sadly, he fails to recognize him.

“You’re so awful Sang-Woo,” he says. “You judge everyone around you, before you even meet them,” he insists. “Can’t you just trust someone, for once in your life?”

His finger is pointed at the other man’s chest and, if Sang-Woo weren’t such a fool, wasn’t such a damn coward, he would be able to take just a few steps forward and close the short gap between them.

“Excuse me,” the old man suddenly says. “I’m sorry, I seem to be interrupting your evening,” he apologizes softly, with a voice so faint that both men decide to end their quarrelling.

“No old man,” Gi-Hun starts. “It’s okay, I wanted you to stay for dinner - especially after such an amazing tip,” He pulls out the huge wads of cash the old man had left him as a thanks for keeping him company and playing a few childhood games with him.

“C’mon, Ali made us an unforgettable feast.”

Sang-Woo stares at all the money in awe - it look like enough to pay rent for the rest of the year.

-

(And for the rest of the week, Gi-Hun’s words never leave his mind.

He can’t trust anyone - was that true? Was that really what he was like? What everyone saw him as?

“Hey there handsome, you looking for some fun tonight?”

He figured that, if he was going to prove his friend wrong, he’s gotta take a risk).

-

“Ga-yong,” Gi-Hun excitedly leads his daughter down the sidewalk. “Did you enjoy our time with Sae-byuk and her little brother?” He asks.

“Yes,” the little girl nods. “I liked it when we flied paper airplanes together, and my plane won,” she cheers.

“That’s right,” he says. “Because my little girl is a winner,” he believes, with a huge grin plastered on his face.

His daughter can’t help but smile too. “I’m really happy I can have dinner with you and your friends, dad,” she tells him. “You seem…better now,” she comments, looking relieved.

“I am better now,” he offers.

Sang-Woo will be glad, he thinks, for once the visitor he brings is someone his friend already knows very well.

“Well, what do you know? This place is a total sausage fest.”

Gi-Hun confusedly walks passed the strange woman opening his door.

“What is going on here?” He asks Sang-Woo.

“I picked her up on my way home,” he sings, sounding so unlike himself. “She was hitting on me - I think she wanted me to sleep with her for money.”

“I did,” the long, wild haired woman says, eyes-wide and round. “But who would’ve thought a hot guy like you - ended up playing for the other team,” she rolls her eyes and both men.

“So anyway,” Sang-Woo begins again. “I said no - but I told her that if she wanted, she could have dinner with us.”

“What?” Gi-Hun exclaims. “Why in the world would you do that?”

“To prove you wrong,” the other man insists. “You said I can’t trust anyone - so, here I am, trusting a totally stupid and annoying stranger."

“Hey!” The woman shouts. “I’m right here, you know?”

Then, Ga-Yeoung tugs at her father’s sleeve.

“Dad, can we eat now? I’m starving!”

She pulls him out of shock, like always.

“Sure sweetie,” he says. “Sang-Woo, we will discuss this later.”

Sure enough, Sang-Woo gets to have the last laugh that night.

-

And that woman, Han Minyeo, actually ends up staying in Gi-Hun’s room, as predicted.

“At this rate, we should just make your room into a guest room.” Sang-Woo mentions, turning to his side to lock eyes with his friend, who was also sharing his bed.

“Or move into a three bedroom, we can finally afford it now. Hopefully this woman doesn’t continue to stay with us, until then.” He responds with, hands clutching his sheets close.

“Gi-Hun - well I never thought, your benevolent soul would turn away a stray!” The other man begins to laugh, in disbelief no less.

“God, she’s just so annoying, why does she keep flirting with us? We’re fucking gay!” Gi-Hun admits.

“Eh well, you know people in this town, so uneducated,” his friend rings.

And then, both their hands are under the covers, slowly they begin to hold hands.

It’s so warm, too warm even.

“I was thinking,” Gi-Hun breathes. “You and I, we could just share this room, give Ali my room, get our living room back…”

“I guess that could work,” Sang-Woo squeezes his fingers tighter. “You’re here most of the time now anyway - I suppose it’s no different really,” he recalls.

Finally, they tilt their heads, quickly their lips meet like two starved hearts.

“Wow,” Gi-Hun sighs, pulling away. “I finally got-through it, that steal fortress you built around your heart - I’ve finally broken it down.”

Sang-Woo offers him an eye-roll. “Just, get some sleep, would ya?”

-