A Different Man - Hwang In-ho aka The Frontman
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Last published Sun, Oct 26, 2025
"𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶!..."
"𝘕𝘰, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘵."
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The Frontman - the cold, commanding figure behind the Squid Games. To the world, he's cruel and unreadable. But beneath the mask is In-ho, a man broken by grief, drifting in darkness since the death of his wife. With no light to guide him, he surrendered to the shadows, burying his heart beneath layers of control and silence.
Until she appeared.
Kang Seo-hyun - sharp, intelligent, and quietly radiant. A skilful psychologist who sees through the cracks. To her, he's Young-il, a mysterious man with haunted eyes and a guarded soul. She stirs something long forgotten in him: hope, desire, and the dream of a life beyond the mask.
But secrets have weight.
As Seo-hyun edges closer to the truth, the question grows: what happens when she learns who he truly is? Can she love the man behind the cruelty? Or will she turn against him, using the power she holds over him to escape and bring the Games to an end?
Read to find out.♥︎
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[Based on seasons 2 & 3.]
[Hwang In-ho x fem! character]
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