#semgyu

hi guys I decided to participate on the cringetober since i couldn't make it in 2023 ANDDD thought it would be funny to collaborate it with my girls junmi SINCE THERE ARE NOT SO MUCH FANARTS ON THEM soooo

Thank you @sniper-gihun-xix for the tag!

Current WIP:

Good Rain Knows the Best Time to Fall — Chapter IV: ‘Cause and Effect’

Alliances are formed as players face off against each other for the first time. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.

Since this is my only active WIP, I’ll reveal some potential future fics that are in various stages of development:

Another Sun Will Rise

Ji-yeong centric character study, following her through her time in (and outside of) the games, exploring her past and everything that leads her to Kang Sae-byeok, a bag of marbles, and the thirty minutes which must inevitably end in a heartbreaking sacrifice.

Where Only the Stars Can See

Jibyeok and the rest of the S1 players in Hide and Seek. This is approaching Dead Dove levels of angst; you have been warned.

Sleazy Like Sunday Morning

Platonic Semgyu in a no-game AU, inspired by @chergeegee. Se-mi and Nam-gyu are lifelong (if somewhat antagonistic) friends who share an apartment, and things sure do happen.

Here are a few other things that I’m planning:

A lil explicit fic featuring Ji-yeong topping, Sae-byeok bottoming, and Jun-hee in the middle

A similar premise but set in the games and featuring Hyunmi and Se-mi

A winter-themed fluffy Jibyeok fic inspired by a prompt from @izzyfishie, which I plan to release when it’s… yk, actually winter

At least one (if not more) major ongoing longfic; expect updates in the near future 👀

I’m so excited to tell these stories!! 🥰

We see that their first interaction is in the six legged race, obviously namgyu looks like he hasn’t been in the presence of a woman his entire life and he also seems kinda dorky

Also realistically they’re in a live or die situation so in his mind he believes a team full of men especially physically strong men would be more ideal which is why he tells thanos if having a girl on their team is even logical? I love my girl semi though and realistically speaking I find her more smarter and stronger

So he begins giving Minsu advice when Semi is evidently annoyed by him and insults/shuts him down first making him defensively start insulting her since namgyu is very very insecure and thinks hitting back insults makes him look better

We know he’s very insecure as he try’s to defend thanos and get his attention and approval like when he was the first to jump in to defend him and stuff like that especially when they’d go to taunt Myunggi

I also took notice that it seemed like Namgyu did not seem to have a huge problem with Semi at first until the name calling began, after that he’d only make jabs at her when she would start insulting him

even if no one else does

This is my (PERSONAL! PERSONAL!) ranking of Namgyu—themed ships, best to worst, with reasonings behind them.

1. Thangyu —- I fucking love Thangyu. If you scroll on my account you’ll be able to see that. I love the toxic codependency of it, I love how Namgyu cares way more about Thanos, I love how he has to navigate the games without Thanos being there beside him, I love it. I cannot see this being a domestic ship simply because of the toxicity of it; the fact of the matter is that it’s unrequited, and if it were ever canon, Thanos wouldn’t take the relationship seriously at all. I genuinely think that Namgyu was in love with him. Nearly perfect toxic ship, but a lot of Thangyu fans mischaracterize it and completely ignore the dynamic.

2. Thangyusu —- I fucking love this ship, particularly within AU formats. Everything about it is literally perfect to me; the jealousy from Namgyu, the obsession with how adorable Minsu is from Thanos, and the wtf is going on thoughts within Minsu’s head. The bathroom scene awakened the possibility of this ship within my head, and I’ve watched it stay underrated for far too long. I’m also extremely jealous of Minsu within the context of this ship, because god, I wish that were me. If I could write, I would make a million fanfictions were Minsu gets spitroasted and then immediately cuddled and fussed over by Thanos while Namgyu sits in the corner and sulks about how much of a baby Minsu is. This ship, like I said, is particularly good within the context of normal life outside of the games, since I think it can be explored far more. I just want to see all three of them cuddled up like sardines.

3. Namsu —- If their numbers touch, so do they. 124 and 125, baby. Namsu is one of those ships where I think one of the characters is used as an emotional (and physical) punching bag for the other. You’re telling me Namgyu wouldn’t constantly beat on Minsu for ‘causing Thanos’ death’? With the way that he looked up at him after Minsu threw that bottle at his head, I’m kind of scared for their potential interactions within season three. I think Namgyu was jealous of how much Thanos seemed to care for Minsu; I think more people need to translate that jealous rage into fanfictions between the two of them. I can imagine Namgyu getting so mad at Minsu that he practically forces him to fuck him, and threatens to beat his ass if he doesn’t. Bonus points for Minsu being a secret pervert and putting Namgyu in his place. Also, props to Thanos for creating the Namsu ship name.

4. Semgyu —- Controversial, maybe, but I can fuck with this ship if it’s done right. I think a lot of fans automatically assign Semi as being a lesbian and Namgyu as being gay —- which, by the way, there’s nothing wrong with that —- and I generally agree that Namgyu probably favors men significantly more, lol. Sort of on par with that thought, Namgyu would never ever wear the pants in this relationship. Ever. Anyone who thinks Semi would let Namgyu boss her around in literally any way is delusional and she would have him by the balls, easily. I really like the physical aesthetic of this ship; I think both of them really compliment each other, especially in the bts pictures with Jian and Jaewon. Basically, Namgyu is her bitch, because that’s what he deserves. When this dynamic is explored correctly and without unnecessary misogyny, this is actually an enjoyable ship for me.

5. Gyeongsu/Namgyu —- I really couldn’t think of the ship name for this one. Namgyeong? Gyegyu? I don’t know. This is an extremely rare ship that I have seen almost nothing about, which sort of surprises me, considering the fact that Gyeongsu was a part of Thanos’ group and canonically interacted with Namgyu at least a few times. Unfortunately, though, I really can’t see this one. I think Namgyu would get way too annoyed at Gyeongsu openly fawning over Thanos (even though he feels the exact same way inside), and the series really doesn’t show us enough clips of them interacting for me to properly have an opinion on it. I think it’s definitely less horrible than the last two ships, and it has potential, but I wish we could have seen more with them. Actually, we should have seen more with Gyeongsu in general. Shame what happened to him. Rest in peace my boy.

6. Daegyu —- Why? Rarepairs are a thing, and they are especially a thing in this fandom. I don’t understand this one and I never will. Namgyu would be more than pissed off to have to deal with some overly—optimistic person all of the time. I genuinely can’t even see a reason for them to interact in the first place, much less in a shipping kind of way. I think Daeho would be either too scared to approach Namgyu or too stupidly cheery. I still do not understand this one. Is it because they both have long hair? I’m confused. It’s bad. It lacks any sort of structure.