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its been a minute since ive drawn her and i missed her

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guess gi-hun's got a type (x)

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No matter how you look at it...

Life is just unfair.

I still believe that you came here

to save us all.

it hurts that Gi-hun hearing such important and decisive words only for the FIRST time since all that shit and his victory in 2021. But I'm glad he hears it from someone so real one like Geumja 😭 I believe she is the only one who could really understand what Gi-hun went through, what other people couldn't just comprehend and imagine, his real traumas that have been torturing him for so long: the immense pain of guilt, loss, apathy, despair, anger, he is just sick and totally depressed for years and so much more... I hope these words of hers will have a big impact in season 3 🍀

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Via bonnet_and_scabbers

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day 30 || just wanted to color tbh

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1, 3, 10, 12, 13, 15, 23, 25, 26, 30 (what do you imagine his fav movie/show is, if any?) for Sang-woo ♥️

Thank you, my love ( @ryukiethebored / @redflaggreenlight ), for asking! Here are my belated answers about our boy Sang-woo!

1.Why do you like or dislike this character?

I like Sang-woo for a multitude of reasons! For one thing, I feel he comes across very misunderstood. I imagine a lot of viewers might not like him, especially when watching Squid Game for the first time. In many ways, he’s an acquired taste, like coffee. ☕️

He is a perfect foil to Gi-hun, being smart, brooding, and introverted, while Gi-hun is extroverted, rushes into things, and generally positive despite having lots to feel sad about. They’re both reckless in their own ways, resulting in the Ssangmun-dong boys having crippling amounts of debt.

I also like Sang-woo because I can relate to him on a small level with that burnt out genius trope. In certain moments, I can feel like I haven’t reached my full potential despite doing well in college. So, my heart goes out to the genius prodigy who went to SNU for business and still ended up with a mountain of debt. 🥺

P.S.: I fully believe he has a secret, gay crush on Gi-hun in canon. 🙈 That’s why he has such “high standards” when it comes to dating women.

3. Least favorite canon thing about this character?

My least favorite thing about Sang-woo is his lack of loyalty toward Gi-hun and Ali. I do believe he cares about them, but he prioritizes his own survival over them, despite having suicidal tendencies. Perhaps you could view this as Sang-woo being greedy, too, once he sees all that prize money.

Regardless, I understand why he betrays both men from a logical standpoint, but it hurts since I also love Gi-hun and Ali. 😭

It also kills me how he murders Sae-byeok.  While I realize she was in bad shape from her injury and her death was inevitable, I feel his main motive was to keep playing the game.

10. Could you be best friends with this character?

Probably! I’m friendly and can get along with most people. I don’t know if Sang-woo would have any interest in being friends with me, though. 😅 I could imagine us doing well together on a project in college, only to never talk to each other again once we graduated.

12. What's a headcanon you have for this character?

I imagine Sang-woo being great at platformers and shooter video games. I picture Gi-hun would want to play arcade games back in the day but suck at them. While I imagine Sang-woo not having an interest in them initially, he would get invested in them because of Gi-hun and have a natural knack for doing well at the levels. He’s so smart, so he’d memorize platformers fast and do well! I picture him kicking ass at Demon’s Crest in particular and liking horror in general.

13. What's an emoji, an emoticon and/or any symbol that reminds you of this character or you think the character would use a lot?

😒 I picture Sang-woo being perpetually annoyed, so I associate this one with him! Conversely, I could see him not using emojis as often if he’s mostly texting business associates or his mom. He’d probably use the emoji most with Gi-hun, but in canon they probably both barely text each other.

15. What's your favorite ship for this character? (Doesn't matter if it's canon or not.)

SANGIHUN! I’ll scream about it from the rooftops. 😅 I totally do view this as an unrequited love in canon for Sang-woo. I love AUs where things work out for them, like in this one shot I wrote for Sangihun Week 2025. However, I also enjoy Sangihun angst. My partner and I currently have a long-standing RP (no game AU) where Gi-hun only sees Sang-woo as a friend, and their lives both get super complicated as a result. 😭

23. Favorite picture of this character?

He’s so pretty, so it’s hard to pick, but I’ll go with this one since it lives rent free in my head! 🥺 Look at how he’s staring up at his idiot best friend—a look of exasperation and poignant sadness all at once. Be still my heart!

25. What was your first impression of this character? How about now?

I thought Sang-woo was cold and a jerk, but I was still captivated by him since I have a thing for asshole characters in fiction and wanting to understand them. Now I love him! He’s one of my favorites. With each rewatch, it’s easier to see Sang-woo’s perspective and motives.

26. What's something the character has done you can't get over? Be it something funny, bad, good, serious, whatever?

The sexism he shows when trying to recruit players for the tug-of-war game. 😅 It totally makes sense from a strategic point of view, though.

30. FREEBIE QUESTION!! What do you imagine his fav movie/show is, if any?

I imagine Sang-woo liking something complicated with elements of horror! Ngl, Twin Peaks came to mind right away. I could see him appreciating the late David Lynch’s work. Perhaps he’d also be a fan of Stanley Kubrick’s work, too, and watch movies based on books, like A Clockwork Orange, The Shining, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

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Lately I've been seeing stars.

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If anyone ever wanted Sang-woo and Gi-hun making a big stupid and entirely immature scene in a parking lot after Sang-woo almost hits him with his car (bc he was already distracted thinking Gi-hun ofc):

Just as his car was rolling toward the exit of the convenience store lot— going no more than 8 mph— a shadow suddenly appeared in his peripheral as if dropped, about to stride in front of his front bumper without a care in the world. He slammed on the brake just an inch away from impact, his entire body jostling from the abruptness of it. 

As soon as the shadow took shape, he couldn’t help the automatic way his eyes narrowed. While he’d done nothing but think about the man since their last encounter, this wasn’t the way their next one would be going. Leave it to Seong Gi-hun to unexpectedly throw himself into harm’s way like this.

The suddenness of a car nearly hitting him made Gi-hun drop the Sweet Corn Ice Cream in his hand to the asphalt. A sound of surprise left the man, and he stared with wide eyes, which connected with the driver. It was none other than Sang-woo, the man who was supposed to be best friend.

“What the hell, Sang-woo?!” Gi-hun roared, slapping his palm down hard on the hood of the car. “You prick! You could’ve killed me!” He hit the hood again. “What?! Did your hand slip?! Is it fucked up? Lemme see it, you bastard!”

Jun-ho froze outside the patrol car, taking in the whole scene. “Always look both ways, Seong Gi-hun!” Jun-ho called out to him.

“Officer Hwang, he almost killed me!” Gi-hun said, pointing accusingly at Sang-woo through the window. “And besides, that’s when you’re crossing the street! He should have to watch for me! I’m a pedestrian in a parking lot!”

Something about the way the man immediately went off of him ignited his own temper, already feeling volatile from the mix of emotions he’d been dealing with recently.

The chances that he would run into Gi-hun now was almost inappropriately funny to a point he might’ve let out a bitter laugh— if only the man could hear it. In their current predicament, he doubted a laugh would carry, so instead his irritation seethed.

When Gi-hun shouted about his hand amid other temper-tantrum name-calling, Sang-woo added a frown to his glare. Fine. If he wants to see it so badly, then I’ll show him. 

While they were still looking at each other through the window, Sang-woo raised his hand— first as an open palm facing Gi-hun, which revealed a visible, red scar that no longer hurt but was still healing. It lasted half a second before four fingers lowered, deliberately leaving his middle in Gi-hun’s direct line of sight.

Because the idiot was still standing in the way of the vehicle while he dramatically shouted across the lot at Jun-ho, he gave the wheel a sharp turn so he was able to swerve safely around him, not noticing the fact Gi-hun’s treat was perfectly aligned beneath his wheel as he peeled out, clean over it as if on purpose, and out of the parking lot.

Gi-hun’s jaw dropped at the audacity of seeing Sang-woo’s middle finger. He barely had time to process the way the man showed him his scarred palm moments before. At the very least, he seemed to have dexterity to be able to pull off a quick and rude motion like that with his hand. Before he got the chance to run his mouth again, Sang-woo turned and sped off.

He glanced down, seeing the Sweet Corn Ice Cream burst out of the plastic wrapper under the weight and force of the tire. Gi-hun raised his own hand, holding up two fingers high enough so Sang-woo could see them in his rear view mirror. “That’s TWO ice creams you owe me now! TWO! Fucking asshole!”

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S3 SG YouTube

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Nothing, just Jun-ho being real normal about Gi-hun

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Lee Jung Jae's favorite color is pink 🩷

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This is endverse cas and dean

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FINALLY A WHOLESOME FRONT MAN AND PINK SOLDIER CONTENT 🥹🤧

circle guard: “boss!!!!!!!!!!!! high-five high-five high-five!!!”

gi-hun is so proud of in-ho for finally being a kind boss to his guards for once (gi-hun spent 10 hours teaching in-ho how to be nice to people)

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Would you still love Gi-hun if he was a worm? 🪱

I couldn't help but think of @breadandlottery's hilarious post as I started to crochet him. 😆🧶

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killed a thousand flies

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