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    Desperate and nine months pregnant, Gi-Hun makes the unthinkable decision to enter the Squid Game. As a struggling single parent with no stable income, he sees the deadly competition as his last chance to secure a future for his child—no matter the cost.

    Unbeknownst to the Front Man, In-Ho, Gi-Hun is carrying the result of their one-night stand. He doesn't suspect that the man he once shared a night with is now fighting for his life and unborn child.

    But during the brutal "Keys and Knives" game, Gi-Hun goes into labour. Against all odds, he finishes the game—bloodied, breathless, and clutching a newborn in his arms. The shocking sight stuns the remaining players and most of all the Front Man himself.

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    09 Jul 2025

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    Can’t believe its as good as it is

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    Loki spoke quietly. Tiredly. His voice had lost all its charm, and all that was left was raw vulnerability. “I… have nowhere else to go.” The question was implicit.

    He swallowed, and Gamora wondered if she had ever seen him so vulnerable. Not for a long time, not since he had first come to Sanctuary, before he had been hardened. Just like her and Nebula had been. They had all been forged in the same flames, hadn’t they?

    “Please, Sister?”

    She looked at him, silent and trying to hide the fidgeting of his hands behind his back, and caught his eye, watching as he held his breath. She recalled what Drax had said: Family. She wanted hers whole.

    And then Gamora smiled softly at her brother, and gestured up the gangplank. “Welcome aboard, Loki.”

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    What if Loki had never been sent to Earth by Thanos? What if he stayed on Sanctuary for years, spending time with Gamora and Nebula and others of the Black order until 2014, when he was sent with the sisters to aid Ronan in his quest? What if, soon after, Loki joined the Guardians of the Galaxy?

    I just wanted to write a fic where Loki Nebula and Gamora bond and become siblings, and Loki joins the GotG for wacky space hijinks, okay?

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    07 Jul 2025

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    Peak

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    What if Chishiya was the one to press the button with Arisu during the game of tag, and as a result, was the one to find him after the deaths of Karube and Chota?

     

    Alice in Borderland but Chishiya and Usagi switch roles because why not.

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    27 Jun 2025

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    Ahhh how am I supposed to read more borderland fanfiction after reading this masterpiece. Such absolute peak characterization. Did my fav char justice :D

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    Of the many people capable of carrying the fate of the universe on their shoulders by travelling back in time, Loki would have been the first choice of exactly nobody. With no allies, no plan and nobody on his side, Loki will just have to wing it.

    Or: That awkward moment when you've completed your redemption arc, but nobody else got the memo.

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    08 Jun 2025

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    Peak

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    Kaedehara Kazuha was in debt. His family’s clan had fallen from nobility, and his parents left him alone to face the burden.

    When offered to participate in a game for a large cash prize, Kazuha seized the chance.

    He wished he didn’t.

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    31 May 2025

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    Sobbing rn