Desperate for money to save your sick father, you cross paths with a mysterious man who invites you to play a game of ddakji. What starts as a simple challenge soon takes a darker turn. In the chaos, you find yourself drawn to the mysterious 001. Will he be the cause of your downfall or could he change your life in ways you never imagined?

In 2015, Hwang In-ho entered the games not for greed, but for love. With a sick, pregnant wife clinging to life and hospital bills mounting beyond hope, In-ho sees the mysterious game as his last desperate chance. But as he steps into the brutal arena where 456 players compete for billions, he quickly learns that survival demands more than strength - it demands sacrifice. Among the chaos, In-ho finds unlikely allies - like a firefighter haunted by his mistake, a teenage girl too lost for her own good, as well as a K-pop artist hoping to prove herself. Together, they navigate deadly childhood games turned into instruments of terror. Trust becomes currency. Loyalty becomes risk. But with each round, the question looms larger: Can In-ho truly protect those he calls friends - or will survival demand he betray them? As the games grow bloodier and the line between right and wrong blurs, In-ho must face the cost of living... and what he's willing to become to escape.

They say life is a series of choices, but this one was different. This was a gamble. The kind that could make you win everything yet lose it all. I entered the game with nothing. No money, no hope, no future. They promised us a chance, a way out of the darkness. A game where the prize was everything I ever wanted. But they didn't tell me the cost. To win here means to lose something far greater than wealth. It means facing the parts of yourself you'd rather keep buried, risking your soul for a shot at redemption. I walked into this game a nobody, but if I survive, I'll leave with everything. Or maybe, just maybe, I'll leave with nothing at all. Squid Games Season II | Hwang In-Ho

Living in poverty and an abusive marriage, your life has never been easy. However, you never thought that it would reach a point where you would gamble your life for the ultimate reward rather than maintain your own survival. In participating in the 36th Squid Game, you discover human nature, betrayal and a twisted kind of love. DISCLAIMER: I do not own Squid Game or any of the characters. TRIGGER WARNING: Violence, drug use, kidnapping and physical abuse

Frontman 001 has always viewed the Squid Game as a test of human nature until Player 245 catches his eye. A former physics major with a sharp intellect, 245 entered the games to pay off her family's debts. Her quick thinking and refusal to compromise her morals set her apart from the others, captivating 001 in ways he can't ignore. Drawn to her brilliance and resolve, he finds himself bending the rules to keep her alive. As she begins to suspect his hidden hand, a dangerous connection forms between them. In a world of life and death, can love survive the ultimate betrayal? Or will the game claim them both? Started: 06.01.2025 Ended: 16.01.2025

SPIN OFF FROM MY MAIN BOOK 'PROTECTION'!! What if.. Y/N went with In-ho instead of back to the games? Taking place after the season 2 finale, Y/N joins the frontman behind the games. She's forced to watch the games, her friends fighting for their lives. Yet she knows she'd do anything for In-ho. For the man she loved. -- Smut warning (optional smut) Swearing Violence Death --

With the pains getting worse, the debt looming over her and the consequences sinking in, Y/N sees no other option than to blindly join the game.They seemed fine at first. Until the first gunshot rung out. With players continually voting to stay, Y/N seeks safety with a previous winner and his group. Including player 001. -- TW - Swearing Death Gore Illness Sensitive topics Smut (OPTIONAL to read it) - Season 2 - ✅ Season 3 - ✅

When the frontman decided to enter the game to make Gi-hun's life more difficult, a certain female player stayed on his mind all the time, and he had the desire to protect her at all costs. And so he did.

"You're different from what I expected," she said softly. "How so?" he asked, glancing at her. "I don't know," she replied, searching for the right words. "You just... have this way of making people feel like they matter. Even here, in this... nightmare." He was quiet for a moment before responding. "You matter, Y/n. Don't forget that." OR Y/n wakes up in the deadly Squid Game, surrounded by strangers and fighting to survive. What she doesn't know is that the mysterious Frontman is watching her every move through the cameras- and she's caught his attention.

In-ho deeply believes that Gi-hun is destined to work alongside him, to be the second frontman man and lead the games together. The only problem is that Gi-hun still had morals, fear and a sense of humanity inside him, but In-ho knew, that he'd be able to break that, break him, break his innocent view of this world, make him see it's true colors. Gi-hun, in the other hand, takes this opportunity to try and convince the frontman, to show him, convince him the world isn't as bad as he claims it to be. And the audience, who are you rooting for? Good or evil? The white or black mask?