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What I love

What I love

Must also die, oh die”

- Rammstein - "Was ich liebe"

I think tags like "captivity" (emphasizing the fear of loss and accurately conveying the dark atmosphere, rather than calling black and white) and "power dynamics" are perfectly acceptable, as long as there are no tags related to rape, because in my opinion, that has little to do with canon.

Yes, I think Inho would stage some kind of psychological and mental amusement rides, but because he's interested in what's going on in Gihun's head, in his soul. Inho doesn't know whether he wants to be with him or want to be him.

But I still choose the other options, because Inho, although scary, is also caring. However, I think he cares for whoever he wants. He's also selfish. This is actually what the canon showed, because in my opinion, caring for the baby is a projection of respect specifically for one person whose faith was unwavering and for the person who planted a small flower of hope.

pic: from X (@inhunsaveme)

I've always liked comparing the inhun dynamics to the myth of Persephone and Hades. The knife, in this case, symbolizes the pomegranate seeds. By killing the finalists, Gihun would have accepted their deaths one by one, like Persephone, who tasted the fruit that trapped her in Hades's realm.

The truth is, in my opinion, killing Deho during Hide and Seek was the pomegranate, and the sudden feeling of guilt that overtook him in the compilation with his subsequent actions is too far-fetched for me.