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[gasps-inspanish]

hey I've been reading ur fic, and I've really been enjoying it!! I would like to ask, u mentioned that Kyle has been lying about his age, so how old is he really, and why has he been lying about it?

Hi! I'm so glad you've been enjoying my fic!

So I really started yapping when answering this question, so I put it below the cut. Hahahhaahah i might really like my worldbuilding a bit tooooo much. But you, the person who is reading this, should totally read the whole thing. Pls. My au is canon adjacent i swear you'll like it-

But i understand ppl are busy and some people only like canon! That's okay, i summarized my answer at the very end! ANYWAYS ONTO THE ANSWER-

Yep, Kyle did lie to Hal when he said he was 21 and hasn't told anyone his actual age for a couple of reasons!

So i know his age hasn't ever been like, specifically stated in canon as far as I know, so when he's first introduced in canon my guestimate for his age is 23ish? In my au, when he first gets the ring he's 20 (he actually gets the ring on his 20th birthday hehehe) and Fear and What Follows takes place 3 months after that in November! And he's a bit younger than what I belive is canon simply due to timeline constraints bc I needed him to be a Green Lantern for at least a year before the Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen arcs in my au, with ofc enough room to flesh out his backstory and get him set in the world!

Now as to why he's saying he's a year older than what he actually is!

One) He did mention that he got his ring in the alleyway in the back of a bar, or rather he was forced to say that! He didn't know how the Justice League would feel about knowing that he had a fake id and was drinking underaged (the League was already pissed off at him as it was) so he gave his age as America's legal drinking age.

((Oligatory note that im not endorsing or condemming underaged drinking. I'm not telling anyone to do anything, we are talking about GDCU Kyle being a LIAR-))

Two) In my au you have to be 21 to join the Justice League.

In my au just becuase you work with the JL, doesn't mean your part of the JL, it means you're part of the Justice League data base. So like the Titans, and people like Kara, Cass, Plastic man, and Tim (YJ doesn't exist yet) are part of the League Database, not the Justice League the team. The current JL members at this point are Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Flash (Barry), Aquaman, Martian Manhunter, Green Lantern (Hal), Green Arrow (Ollie), and Black Canary. And this has been the JL since it has started like 10 years before Kyle became GL..

((Exception being the rotating Lantern Chair but thats for another post/ask))

But when Kyle becomes GL, Barry is gone and Wally has taken on the mantle, and ofc Hal and the whole Parallax thing. So the League decides even though they don't really want to, to give Kyle the Green Lantern seat. This makes Kyle the first person to be added to the JL since Ollie and Dinah were shortly after the JL formed. And ofc, they ask him how old he is and becuase of the this and reason 1 as well as the next reasons, he says 21.

Two point Two) To make Wally mad.

As I said in point two, you need to be 21 to join the League. Wally and Kyle are the same age in my au, with Wally being born in January and Kyle being born in August of the same year, makeing Wally also 20 during Fear and What Follows. The League have known Wally since he was 11, they know he's not old enough to join the JL. So while he's operating as The Flash and works with the JL, hes not an offical member of the team. And Kyle has the oppurunity to be.

So Kyle saying he's 21 lets him be on the League and therefore pisses Wally off becuase he's not. And Wally has doing this superhero thing for almost a decade, hes worked hard to prove himself and is still working hard to feel worthy of the Flash mantle. But this new GL just WALKS IN with less than a month of training and is given a spot on THE JUSTICE LEAGUE???? He's pissed OFFFFFF.

Plus around this time, Wally and the rest of Fab 5 are dealing with the League not really taking them seriously becuase compared to other younger heroes, the League has known them since they were small children and kinda still view them like that. And with Jason's death happening earlier that year and the personal tragedys that each Fab 5 member are dealing with that year- yeah. Wally is pissed off and Kyle is DELIGHTED about it.

Kyle didn't start the battle but he's gonna fight back-

Three) Kyle hasn't shared his secret id with any superhero.

No one knows his face behind the mask, no one knows his name, no one knows anything about him really. And Kyle wants to keep it that way.

So (quick bullet points) timeline wise in my Au:

Kyle becomes Gl

Alex dies

Kyle fights Parallax Hal and imprisions him in the sciencells on a destoyed and desolate Oa

Kyle gets a seat on the JL

This all happens in the month of August. He's a wee bit traumatized.

The only person who knew his secret id dies horribly (and 2 months later his mom who also knew dies too which makes him more firm in his decision). That and the fact that the JL is a bit hostile to him when they first meet him makes him keep his id a secret. In his mind, giving the incorrect age can throw them off his scent!

((Note, the League being a bit hostile towards Kyle isn't an uwu Kyle moment or anything, but the League not knowing what to do with this new GL. Their last one "went insane", recently, they need to be cautious))

((Bruce's paranoid ass knows that he's Kyle Rayner, but he respects not giving out Kyle's id bc Bruce and the rest of current batfam (Babs, Cass, Dick, Tim) haven't given out their secret ids. If Kyle proved to be evil or something tho Bruce would share))

Even though Kyle does share his name and face in the sequal fic to Fear and What Follows, a fic going by the code name T7 for right now, he actually doesnt share his real age until like, threeish years later! By accident! I wrote a silly little thing about it if anyone wants me to post it. Bc i will. It's fun.

((He doesnt correct his age before becuase he's in too deep with that and then he forgot. He's a wee bit daft-))

((Sodam, Tu, Sora, Laira and Arisia have seen his face but don't know his name. He doesn't want any slip ups in front of the others in his sector))

Hal and Guy find out his real age before that though but I'm not gonna discuss that in this post because I fear I've yapped too much. I'm sorry, I love to yap and im really proud of my cool Worldbuilding!

Pls know that Sora, Sodam, Tu, and Kyle did confirm with eachother if they were the legal drinking age on their planet and Kyle said yes. Bc he is legal on his planet. Just not his country. But like hes half mexican and half Irish, and the legal drinking age in both countries is 18 guys-

((Sora and Tu are a year older than Kyle (21 in Earth years) and Sodam is 2 years older (22 in Earth years) if anyone was curious))

To quickly summarize for the people that don't really care about lore!

Kyle is 20, not 21. He lies about it to everyone because

he doesnt want them to know about his underage drinking

you have to be 21 to join the Justice League

to go with the point above he can piss off Wally who is not old enough yet to join the League

He's keeping his id a secret and giving an incorrect age helps throw off the trail

Thank you for your question friend! And thank you for reading my notes omg?!?!?!?! Hope you enjoy the last chapter of Fear and What Follows when is comes out tomorrow (Saturday the 11th)

[inho-gihun]

Inho deciding that the next game is gonna be a swimsuit competition. For reasons.

can't even blame him tbh

[ieatbeetlesandworms]

Pink Guard Gi-hun and smitten In-ho…? :}

Little chef✨

This ask was cute af

[itadooori]

s2 gihun with s1 characters PLEASE

wait i love this concept omfg

[gihunloversunite]

[rystiel]

he’s got the spirit

[001x456]

any 457 fic recs?

In-ho x Gi-hun fic recs

credits to the respective authors! ♡

*some of them are wholesome fluff, but some may contain topics that can be triggering, taboo and considered “dark theme” in nature; so after tapping the links, make sure you read the tags first (actually, since I'm a sucker for whump, spicy and fucked up stuff, most of them are 'dead dove do not eat', so be warned)

Overthrown

Seong Gi-hun isn't the only enemy the Front Man has. It takes him too long to realize that.  Or, Front Man's right hand man, the Officer, with the help of the Soldiers, plans to take him down. And In-ho has been too blind to see the betrayal coming.  (Ironic enough, it turns out the one who's too trusting isn't Gi-hun.)

Obedience and Oblivion (NSFW)

Dragged back into the shadows of the games, Gi-hun finds himself bound not just by chains but by the quiet, unnerving pull of the man who holds him captive. The Front Man offers him comfort wrapped in control, tenderness laced with possession. As lines blur between survival and submission, freedom and desire, Gi-hun must decide: will he rise above, or let himself fall deeper into the arms of the enemy?

and I found love where it wasn't supposed to be, right in front of me

"Young-il was a good person. He was my friend. And you killed him because all he wanted was to save his family."

"Gi-hun —" In-ho quickly stopped and shut his mouth when he realized he was letting it slip. He's Player 456 to you now, and you're not Young-il anymore, warned the voices in his head.

You're the Front Man and he's Player 456. Young-il and Gi-hun are no more. And that ache, the sudden surge of pain in In-ho's chest, In-ho could never seem to understand.

all I worship and adore (NSFW)

After the tenth year anniversary of his wife's death, In-ho decided it was time for him to feel something else that wasn't grief. He found himself in a shady brothel with a companion of an overly friendly, overly awkward sex worker named Seong Gi-hun. (It's fine, right? It's merely physical pleasure and nothing more. This does not mean you're betraying her, it does not mean you're moving on, or so In-ho told himself.)

loving you is a losing game

Gasping and gurgling and choking on his own blood, In-ho's eyes remain fixated on Gi-hun and Jun-ho.

Mister Right

“Hwang Inho,” His assailant introduced stiffly and rattled off a lengthy sequence of numbers. “Eh?” They’d given Gihun something for the pain and it was making him a little dizzy. “My name and badge number,” The man said, his jaw clenched tight as he advised, “you should lodge a formal complaint to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency when you are able to walk, sir.” “Oh…ok.” “Did you remember what I just said?” Gihun’s head lolled. He blinked groggily at the figure dressed in all black. “Are you my nurse? This needle in my arm hurts. Could you blow on it?” The man didn’t move. “Please?” He whined, blinking back tears.

One Way Ticket (NSFW)

Gi-hun arrives in a foreign land brimming with hope and dreams of starting a new life with the woman he’s convinced is his soulmate. But when things start to unravel, and the truth of his situation becomes painfully clear, he finds himself at the mercy of a stranger—Hwang In-ho, a man who sees opportunity in Gi-hun’s desperation.

Final Game

In which In-ho tries running away from his own self, his guilt, doubt and feelings. (Gi-hun is handcuffed to a bed, yet In-ho finds himself the one in chains, unable to run away.)

Material Girl

“I’m not a prostitute,” The man sitting in the small plastic chair opposite Junho’s work desk repeated. Junho glanced up from the arrest form he was filling out on his computer and studied him. Seong Gihun, age forty-three, resident of Ssangmun-dong. The system showed his only living relative to be his elderly mother. There were numerous citations on file for money issues mostly, but no prostitution. Oh, and today was his birthday. “Officer,” the man said, wringing his hands like an old woman and rocking in his seat, “I swear.” Junho took his fingers off the keyboard and crossed them over his desk. “Ajusshi, I have you on video without your pants in a popular love hotel.”

dead (for a little while) (NSFW)

Gi-hun loses the next game.

Strangely, they don't kill him.

like a good, good dog (NSFW)

"Come on," Thanos — Player 230 — said, "I see the way you look at him and the way he looks at you. A blind person could see you've been yearning for each other. Don't look at me like that, I'm just doing you both a favor here."

"What did you just say?" Gi-hun asked.

"You heard me. Fuck 001. Or die."

In a Truth or Dare game, Gi-hun landed himself with the most absurd dare. In-ho realized the price of his undercover mission may be higher than he thought when he was getting fucked at his own game. Figuratively and literally.

Alternative Universe where no one gets hurt.

Forgotten Vows (NSFW)

Gi-Hun wakes up with a wedding ring on his finger.

Dirty Business (NSFW)

Gi-hun sucks In-ho’s dick while he watches the chaos unfold.

Facilitated Karma

VIPs kind of get whatever they want, here- so when one of them orders to have Gi-hun for a night, In-ho has to comply.

Gi-hun doesn't get the memo.

All Your Pieces (NSFW)

After the failed rebellion, he dissociates on the Frontman's floor.

pick up your stitches (better than your riches) (NSFW)

Gi-hun just looks at him in silence for a moment, studying his frame intently. “How do you live with yourself?"

“I don’t know.”

When he leans in, it’s slow and deliberate. It’s like he’s showing his hands. Begging Gi-hun to squint and pretend they’re clean.

“You can tell me no,” he reminds him. Miraculously, Gi-hun just nods.

Or: Gi-hun and the Frontman meet after the games are through.

wrap my name across your mouth when i let my feelings down (NSFW)

“You haven’t eaten all day,” In-ho reminds him, a note of desperation in his voice. “Let me feed you, Gi-hun.”

Gi-hun’s eyes are unfocused and bloodshot, he notices. There are dark circles underneath them. In-ho chastises himself for not considering the fact that his companion might be sleep deprived.

“Uh, yeah,” Gi-hun awkwardly rubs at his neck with his right hand. “I could eat.”

in the flow of things

“That’s my fish,” Inho snaps, taking a step closer. His voice echoes through the narrow space, sharp with rage. The man chuckles softly. “I mean… define 'your' fish.” Inho blinks, momentarily stunned by the audacity. “Are you serious? You stole it. You've been stealing my fish.” “Borrowing,” the man corrects, raising his finger. “Relocating is the better word, actually. You keep buying more anyway, so I figured-” “Relocating? Are you serious right now?” Inho's voice rises, disbelief flooding his system. He stalks closer, fists clenched. “You’ve been breaking into my apartment and stealing my fish like it’s some kind of hobby?”

or Five times Inho came home to an empty fishbowl, and the one time he finally caught the culprit.

let's drift away in fits of pleasure (NSFW)

Fronting a secret killing game while also taking place in said game was difficult as expected, but the most unexpected inconvenience was that of sneaking out every night to return to In-ho's office. He resorted to excusing himself to the bathroom for long hours during lights out and hoping the others didn’t bother to ask in the haze of their exhaustion.

It was Gi-hun that pushed the boundaries, as he should have learned to expect these days.

Nightmares

Chapter 1: Gihun gets a nightmare and I Inho takes care of him Chapter 2: Inho gets a nightmare and trys to hide it from Gihun because he thinks he deserves to get them

TO YOUR SWEET NOTHING

"You’re up early,” came the dry, familiar voice of In-ho beside Gi-hun. “Early?” Gi-hun snorted, glancing at the clock on the bedside table. “It’s almost nine. You call that early?” In-ho grunted, shifting slightly but making no move to get up. “It is when you’ve spent years sleeping with one eye open,” he murmured, his voice muffled by the pillow.

Or, a soft lazy morning between Inho and Gihun

Would You Still Love Me?

In-ho turned back to his microscope, clearly done with the conversation, but his lips twitched into a smile. “Speaking of worms…” “Oh, please no,” Gi-hun groaned. Nothing sane or understandable ever followed that phrase. “Would you still love me if I were a worm?” “Why are you even asking this?” Gi-hun demanded. “Do you plan on turning into a worm?” His eyes widened in mock horror. “Oh my god, did you sign up for some kind of freaky experiment?”

Or, "Would you still love me if I was a worm?" fic featuring Gi-hun and In-ho!

[sugarsweetvirgo]

I wonder what Seto's favorite DM card is? 🤔

We might never know

It's really a mystery, I wish they didn't leave that major plot thread open :(

[marsbotz]

some sick sort of dream

[pnglove]

hey i think youre reblogging squid game yaoi to the wrong blog

no that was on purpose. squid game yaoi forever

[that-foul-legacy-lover]

okay but Foul Legacy and Melusine Creator sneaking around Natlan to go visit the hot springs. there's no extreme need for caution, the People of the Springs see Melusine around there all the time, but with your experiences, the shimmering scar markings across your body, it's better to be careful- not to mention the Abyssal monster twice as big as a human tagging along. Legacy has to sneak you in as Childe, since the best routes run right through a few of the tribes' territories, keeping a hood carefully over your head with the excuse that you're sensitive to the hot sun.

you both breathe a sigh of relief whenever you leave any of the cities behind, Childe giving you a quick squeeze of a hug with a mischievous grin.

Childe manages to find an isolated hot spring, away from the main area with no people around, and without a second thought you leap in, landing with a delightful splash. Legacy is a bit calmer, slipping carefully into the spring and chittering, overjoyed. he happily watches you splash and swim around, letting the warm water soak into his aching joints, dampening the hunger of the Abyss. it's wonderful, seeing you so relaxed, so in your element as you dive and swim in the lovely hot spring.

you'll have to bring Neuvillette here, sometime.

[gasps-inspanish]

Hi!!!!! I just finished reading your fic last night (couldn't sleep until I finished it lol) and it was AMAZING. I legit cannot wait for your next fic.

You had mentioned earlier that Kyle's age doesn't get revealed for quite some time, with the exception of Hal and Guy. I would love to see the age reveal o.O

Thank you!!!!!!!

Hi! Omg something I wrote kept you up!?!?!? That's such high praise thank you so much : O I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!! Sorry this took so long to answer, I have a bit of writers block and my beta has been busy so i had my other friend beta this (TYTY IF UR READING THIS FJTT ILY) but T7 (sequel to FAWF) is two thirds way to final edit!!!

I'm very sure you mean how his age gets revealed to everyone else besides Hal and Guy, so here it is! (Didn't wanna clog the ask heheh but dw it's another tumblr post) I also posted notes for the mini fic bc thats how I am-

If you were asking about Hal and Guy finding out, that im debating on making another work in my Lantern series of works? The situation itself touches on a darker/angstier topic that Idk how I'm gonna completely tackle yet or if I'm gonna? My beta reader has wholeheartedly endorsed that I write it, but that one would be angst and hurt/comfort. But hey, I feel like we like Kyle whump? And the story line I wanna kinda adapt/im taking inspiration from is kinda cannon?

I might do it ngl I'm easily persuaded because it has something I really wanna play with, which is the fanon thing where Hal tries to go Gotham but Bruce is like No! Get Out! You can't be here! But instead of Hal being like aw man like he's Swiper and Bruce is Dora he's like no this is my jurisdiction bro this is important to me and goes in anyways. And they work the case together and regain that respect they had for one another before Parallax.

I'm yapping too much so sorry, but tysm for reading AND leaving an ask! I really appreciate it!!!!

[izzyfishie]

Hii, since you wanted to talk about SG.

Been thinking about that one scene since someone mentioned it. When Inho and Gihun are having their conversation in that limo, Junho is listening to EVERYTHING.

He heard his brother talk, even if it's with that voice modulator, for the first time in 3 YEARS!! FIRST TIME AFTER THAT CLIFF INCIDENT.

Can we imagine how he was feeling here?? OMG. Like he heard his very brother defend the games and killings. He also heard how hopeless Inho sounded about humanity. Can you imagine the amount of emotions Junho went through and he still kept quiet, still kept going, suppressed it all, didn't even have any time to process it.

Somebody needs to hug Junho, please.

i SCREAMED out loud at that reminder.

god my poor baby :( he doesn’t deserve this pain. and he’s so young too?? like in his 30s????

not only that but he’s hearing the man his brother has become. this isn’t the same boy he grew up with, nor who took care of him throughout all those years, and jun-ho is having to see and hear that in real-time. it’s nothing in his head, it’s REAL.

i’m gonna cry.

[elvis-official]

woah mama, you play magic the gathering or what?

Woah mama why would I do that to myself

[allthingswhumpyandangsty]

do you have any whump or hurt/comfort ao3 stories you'd recommend?

I don’t read original stories, so all of the stuff I’ve been reading are strictly about the fandom I’m in and the characters I love

what I will offer you is Squid Game’s Hwang In-ho (the Front Man) and Seong Gi-hun whump fic rec

credit to the authors. there will be blood and gore

White Mask — Post season 2, under a specific circumstance, Gi-hun agreed to be the Front Man’s Lieutenant.

Obedience and Oblivion (tw: rape/non-con) — Post season 2, the Front Man makes Gi-hun his.

Overthrown — Front Man’s own guards betrayed him. Gi-hun stepped in and saved his life (just when he was cut open on the table and, still conscious, having his organs harvested).

loving you is a losing game — A gunshot wound to the neck. Gi-hun and Jun-ho must do their best to keep In-ho alive.

serve to please (tw: rape/non-con) — The tragic life of Hwang In-ho. Nothing but pain and suffering (until Gi-hun comes and saves his life, literally, there’s still so much pain, but at least he’s with Gi-hun, his own archenemy).

funeral pyre — Following the death of his wife, In-ho is challenged with shame, guilt and grief. Jun-ho tries saving his brother before it's all too late. (This one is about the Hwang bros, not In-ho/Gi-hun.)

lick your wounds, swallow your hurt with kisses — In-ho's plan to infiltrate the game and gain Gi-hun's trust didn't go as well as he hoped when he found himself with a life-threatening injury. He, of course, tried hiding his wound from Gi-hun. Until he nearly bled out in front of him.

dead (for a little while) — Gi-hun loses the next game. Strangely, they don't kill him. (He wakes up on the table, about to have his organs harvested.)

Your Personal Hell — Time-loop AU. In-ho keeps dying again and again; each time he dies, he’s brought back to life.

No Exit (tw: rape/non-con, suicide attempt) — In-ho capturing, abusing, manipulating and basically owning Gi-hun.

[ieatbeetlesandworms]

So In-ho saw his name on Gi-hun’s wrist, a literal soulmark match!!!! during the games and didn’t try???? Just took the rejection??? :0

When did I say that???👀🔞