❛ The numbers burn into my skin, A mark of fate, a life to win. But in the dark, I feel the pull, A twisted game, so cruel, so full. - They think they own me, bound by thread, But I'll break free or die instead. One last breath, one final fight, I'll find the truth beneath the night. ❜ set in s2&3 (will be revamping soon)

𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐲𝐮 𝐬𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐢 used to know him as a cop - sharp, complicated, hard to read, but someone she trusted more than anyone. she worked side by side with him for years. but after he got fired, he vanished without a trace, and the questions about where he went-and what he got involved in-started eating her alive. life ever so cruel had made her world fall apart, her mother had passed away and left her a crushing debt that followed left her nowhere to turn. just when she thought she'd hit rock bottom, she's given a chance to pull herself out of debt. she enters the games - the same brutal nightmare her old partner from back in the day is intertwined to. only, he's not only the mysterious frontman behind the mask. he's a player. and he's right there, fighting to survive just like she is. now trapped in a deadly game where every move could be her last, seori has to confront the ghosts of their past-and decide if she can trust the one person who knew her better than anyone... or if he's the reason she might never get out alive. you are all i long for all i worship and adore in other words: please, be true in other words.. mature content ahead. hwang in-ho x female oc.

A Squid Game fanfic involving In-ho and the reader. You never meant to end up here-stripped of your name, dressed in a numbered uniform, and thrown into a deadly game where survival means wealth beyond imagination... and failure means death. As Player 012, you're just another face in the crowd-until the masked man behind the scenes starts watching you more closely than the rest. Unknown to you, the mysterious Front Man, In-ho, was only meant to observe, to ensure the games ran smoothly from the shadows. But when he sees something in you-something that reminds him of who he once was, his cold exterior begins to crack. With each round, the stakes rise, and so does his need to protect you.

You are after the frontman wanting him to pay for what he did, but little do you know that the frontman turns out to be your husband... your lovely husband... you both discover the truth about each other. They both had some dark secrets of their own...