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when the mask falls

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Parts 31
Time 2h 15m

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angst childhoodfriend dark friendship frontman gihun inho killing love player001 romance squidgame sungwoo violince youngil

Ten years ago, Hwang In-ho vanished - leaving behind his badge, his honor, and the woman who once saved him from himself.
Now, he returns to the deadly Game he helped create, wearing the mask of a player. His mission is clear: stop Seong Gi-hun from destroying it all.
But when he sees Han So-ra - the woman who once was his light - standing among the contestants, everything begins to unravel.
She's not the bright, stubborn cop he remembers. She's hollow. Dying. Unafraid.
And for the first time, the Front Man feels something he swore he'd buried.
In a world where survival has a price, will he protect her... or destroy her?


A/N :
 Here I have mixed all 3 seasons 
The theme is same as squid game but storyline is not exactly the same.
I've taken characters and games from all 3 seasons and made up a different story line.All Rights Reserved

angst childhoodfriend dark friendship frontman gihun inho killing love player001 romance squidgame sungwoo violince youngil

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When Y/N, a young woman drowning in debt and the desperate care of her dying mother, receives a mysterious invitation to a deadly game, she sees it as her last chance for escape. But what begins as a brutal contest for survival quickly spirals into a terrifying fight for her life. Forced to compete alongside a group of strangers, Y/N is thrust into the game's merciless challenges, where every move could mean her end. As the game progresses, Y/N catches the eye of the enigmatic Frontman, the shadowy figure who oversees the brutal games. Hidden behind his cold mask, he watches her with an unsettling intensity, captivated by something in her that draws him in-something he can't quite explain. As he observes her every move from the control room, an unexpected fascination begins to consume him. Despite his role as the ruthless overseer of the games, the Frontman finds himself torn between his duty and his growing obsession with Y/N. As Y/N navigates the horrors of the game, a forbidden connection begins to grow between them-one that could either save her or destroy her. Will she learn to trust her heart in the midst of betrayal, or will the Frontman's dark presence prove to be her undoing? *i dont own the characters

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Han Minseo had never been given a choice. Trapped beneath the weight of her grandmother's cruelty and the debts that chained them both, survival was the only game she had ever known. To the world, she was sweet, radiant, and untouched by darkness-but behind those gentle eyes lived a girl quietly breaking. When she stepped into the real Game, she caught the attention of someone far more dangerous than she could imagine. The Front Man was meant to focus on Gi-Hun, to finish what he started. Yet the moment Minseo appeared, his control began to fracture. There was something about her-something fragile he wanted to ruin, yet couldn't bear to see destroyed. In-Ho didn't understand it at first: the way her name lingered in his mind, or how her pain began to feel like his own. What started as curiosity twisted into obsession, and soon, his every move inside the Game became a silent vow-to protect her, possess her, and keep her from a world that had already taken too much.

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What would've happened if Gi-hun and In-ho already met in the 90s? Would they take a different path in life or are they destined to end up in the games as enemies? In a cruel reality with poverty and deadly decisions, is there a chance for love to triumph in the end? Story contains: 1999: Gi-hun's and In-ho's youth (Chapter 1 ff) 2007: Jun-ho's kidney transplant (Chapter 21) 2015: A part of In-ho's games & becoming Frontman (Chapter 23 ff) 2020: Gi-hun's first games (SEASON 1) (Chapter 29 ff) 2022: Gi-hun's second games (SEASON 2) (Chapter 36 ff) 2022: The SEASON 3 we all deserve (Chapter 44 ff)

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A Different Man - Hwang In-ho aka The Frontman by cheshirekhat

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ᯓ★๋࣭⏱ ⭑ You don't remember the first time you died. You remember the 34th. The 89th. The 157th. The blood dries slower, these days. You've played the Games more times than you can count. And no matter what you do, no matter who you kill or save or betray- If both Hwang In-ho and Seong Gi-hun aren't alive by the end of it... You wake up again. Maybe this time, you'll save them. Or maybe you'll just lose yourself. OR... Han Yeon-u is stuck in a time loop and is slowly descending to madness. They must save two specific people for this endless suffering to end. How hard could that be? ────── ⋆⋅⏱⋅⋆ ────── ᯓ★๋࣭ 【𝐍𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝! 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫】 ᯓ★๋࣭ 【𝐒𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐢-𝐡𝐮𝐧 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫】 ᯓ★๋࣭ 【𝐇𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐧-𝐡𝐨 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫】

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𝑫𝑶𝑩𝑬𝑹𝑴𝑨𝑵 ; 𝙝𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙣-𝙝𝙤 by seafoam_soda

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