Do you still have faith in people? That was the question he never answered. Maybe it's better that way, because if he said no, I'd have to face what we've both become. But if he said yes, does that mean there's still a chance for someone like me to be seen as human? I don't need forgiveness. I just need to know if he could ever trust me. - In-ho That was the question I never answered. If I say no, can I die knowing I've lost my own humanity? But if I say yes, can I live with the possibility that I might end up trusting him? And if I do, what happens if he breaks it? - Gi-hun [ SEASON 3 FIC CONTINUATION ]

You cost me everything, but I'll pay. Just another pawn at first, another desperate soul with debts too deep to escape. But as I watched you fight, watched you claw your way through every twisted game I created, I realized you were different. Special. But wanting you has a cost. Do you even know what I've paid to keep you here? How much blood I've spilled, how many lives I've crushed, just to see you one more time? Money is meaningless. Power is a tool. But you? You're the prize. I know it's madness, but what's one more debt to pay when I've already gambled away everything? Even if it destroys us both, I'll have you. You're worth the ruin. In this game, no one escapes-not even you. - Hwang In-ho / Young-il / Frontman [ SEASON 2 FIC CONTINUATION ]

~16+~ Sex/bifurcation/glass/illusion/blood/ - Shot my soldiers. He destroyed his fellows with his own hands. I thought you were smarter, 456. That's what Frontman would say when Gi-Hoon was sitting opposite him, helpless. Both men were angry for different reasons. But that brought them together... Gi-Hun was evil because he did not achieve his goal. And The Presenter... Oh... The host was angry with himself. Because when you look at a person for whom you feel sympathy, which you have not felt for many years... When you see a stubborn man in front of you, as stubborn as your wife once was... Oooh... There's a fire in your chest. But this person should not cause such feelings. This sympathy was unwanted, almost disgusting. The presenter did not accept it, pushed it away, denied it. But the person you feel it to, should become the same as you. A cold piece of ice. Stand on your replacement. And the secondary relationship between Thanos and Nam-Gyu.