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Dance Me to the End of Love

Chapter 21 - Just a Man

I'm just a man

Who's selfish, cruel and vain

Deep down I know

Only you could ever ease the pain

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“Gihun and Inho will never be canon”

Well idgaf because they already are to me.

There’s too many implications that leave room for their relationship to be interpreted as much more intimate and romantic than people want to see.

It doesn’t always have to be all black and white.

While it’s true that they’re not canon-confirmed, it’s still readable and hinted in the subtext.

The romantic connection isn’t just “made up” by shippers, it was always there. There’s more than enough parallels in their dynamic that makes sense for this kind of connection to develop between them and on top of that we can’t forget that the actors still have their instructions how to portray the character and the cinematography is always purposefully chosen to be symbolic. Director HDH especially mentioned the chemistry between LBH and LJJ multiple times already.

In my opinion, the involvement of also romantic feelings being part of Gihun and Inho’s dynamic, only adds another deep emotional layer to their already complex relationship.

Yes, squid game isn’t a romance but it’s also about humans learning the deepest parts of their selves, to be laid bare to what they feel and how they act upon it. I find the idea of Gihun being the one who makes Inho feel deeply again after such a long time of callousness beautiful and fitting.

It’s not a healthy love, it's very messy and toxic, but it fits the story. There's obviously also a lot of negative feelings and trauma that weighs heavy. But their strong connection and their intertwined fate would be what makes the change in the end.

Even if the outcomes will be different in season 3, without them coming to a mutual understanding and reconciliation, it wouldn't make their relationship less meaningful or intimate to me.

Because it still wouldn’t erase what once existed between them and how they influenced each other. Their paths were always destined to cross.

Hwang Dong-hyuk: “Thinking about their characters, they had the same journey but chose different fates. That’s the perspective I had from the start for these two characters.”

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Gihun: I need you to look straight into my eyes.

Inho: You can't expect me to look into those eyes and be straight.

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"I didn’t know you cared so much about me. I’m almost moved to tears."

Oh lord...

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That feelin' when the bug starts runnin'.

✂️ - - - Korean n' English page/fully-drawn version under the cut - - - ✂️

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My heart is so full of you i can hardly call it my own 💓

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Will we hear gihun say his first shibal during the confrontation scene

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I’m rewatching the mingle episode and I can’t stop crying over this scene, he looked so scared :’c

He deserved so much better 💔

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Wow the quality rly told me to go fuck myself

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WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO SEE GIHUN HOLD A TINY BABY 😭😭 HE'S GONNA WRAP IT IN HIS JACKET 😭😭 HE'S GONNA PROTECT IT AND KEEP IT SAFE 😭😭

MAMA GIHUN IS CANON 😩💞

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i love ppl who talk in the tags bc it satisfies my deep desire to know ppl’s opinions on everything without needing to have a conversation with them and ask. even better when it’s a side tangent that barely has anything to do with the post, or a personal anecdote, or a joke. tag talker mutuals you’re my favorite. tag talkers rise up

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Reminder to yall that this actually happened

HE SET HIM STRAIGHT

Oh wait.

AND DONT FORGET ABOUT THIS

WILL BYERS IS SINGLEHANDEDLY KEEPING MIKE WHEELER IN LINE HE ACTUALLY SHMACKED SOME SENSE INTO HIM

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more proof that inho is a cute silly little guy: he took this photo knowing only the command room sees it. this was entirely unnecessary. he just decided to be a menace.

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I RECENTLY HEARD FREE (JINU AND RUMI FEATURE SONG)

They invented romance, soulmates, forbidden love, and yearning. like GUYS IM SO SHOCKED!!

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I love people calling Inho Freakatron, he really is, that should be his name from now on and forever

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Bruh, does the recruiter have callouses on his hands from slapping people??

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My concept paintings for the romantic duet in KPop: Demon Hunters!