Low-key thinking about how a Squid Games joongdok could be an interesting story. Kim Dokja joins the games because, like everyone else, he's in desperate need of money. He's hounded by loan sharks, has no family he can turn to, and is in wretched straits. But when he realizes that this is a death game, he doesn't have much expectation to win. He didn't have friends growing up. He barely played these childhood games and only knew them through passive observation. They weren't difficult, at least, but he doesn't expect to make it far at all.
However, he's smart. And after meeting another man Yoo Joonghyuk, his plans change a bit. Yoo Joonghyuk helps him to cross the finish line in one of the games despite the risk to himself. And after that, Kim Dokja learns a bit about him and how Yoo Joonghyuk is single-handedly taking care of his little sister and needs this money to escape from the basically-slavery job he currently has that's keeping him financially trapped in shady business. But he doesn't like the thought of everyone around him dying to get him that money and fully plans to vote to end the games (even if it doesn't work out).
Kim Dokja decides that he's going to survive and help Yoo Joonghyuk out. He might not be able to save himself (nor does he really want to), but maybe his death can be a noble thing for a guy like Yoo Joonghyuk. So, without telling Yoo Joonghyuk, he fully plans to assist this guy to reach the end no matter what. Up to and including his sacrifice.
I FINISHED IT. I FINISHED ORV. it’s been a bit more than two years since I originally found the Webtoon and I think almost exactly two years since I started reading the webnovel (yeah..stuff got in the way shshsjs) I am. Umm. Hard to describe how I feel but I’m not sad it’s over, at least. Bc it doesn’t feel like it’s over. I’ll get to reread it again yknow? And as long as it lives in my head, it’ll never really be over. But oh boy do I have a LOT of thoughts. I think I made like 5 new notes in quick succession in my fiction folder today just thinking about orv. I might put some thoughts here later? (I am kind of afraid of everyone disagreeing with like anything and everything I say tho which is why I don’t post my thoughts here a lot 😭) I guess I have a few things I can say lol. Yes the epilogue converted me from a diehard joongdok shipper and casual doksoo shipper to a full on yoohankim-and-that’s-the-only-option shipper 💀 also I’m sad. There’s so much sadness in this story. Idk what else to say even though I have so much to talk about djdbsj but Ig I just wanted to say that I finished orv finally 🎉 OH ALSO orv is officially my favorite book and Kdj is officially my favorite character ever. Yeah.
rereading the 1863rd arc and like. its so crazy to me how kim dokja spends so much of orv going ok 1863rd yoo joonghyuk is a monster hes a man driven insane by an incalculable amount of suffering he's so cruel just too far gone basically not even human and then he meets him and kim dokjas immediately like. trying to save his life. stroking his hair. giving him the first good nights rest since the regressions started. telling him to 'remember happy things'. planning to stay in the 1863rd round just to help him. and i don't think this is a case of kim dokja not understanding how 'evil' or dangerous this yoo joonghyuk is i think this is a case where he fully knows but can't stop himself from feeling pity and care and understanding like. he truly loves every version of yoo joonghyuk no matter what! he just can't help it!
Do you guys think yjh got a story along the lines of “The One Loved Most By a Demon King” after the 10th scenario? It’s a headcanon I came up with a bit ago
YESSSS i went crazy reading this omg. like the more i read the more i felt like they had childhood friends to enemies to lovers energy and AAA im insane. look at this from when i was reading it
also last i checked they had like 4 fics on ao3 😭 pls fic writers pls...we need more of them
I was working on the 32nd part of the Dokhyuk moments, but all of the sudden, I am hit with the middle section of chapter 412. I’m sorry what is this and why does no one talk about it? If you don’t understand what I’m talking about, here’s a hint: The romantic subtext and the chemistry between Metatron and Agares.
So, I decided to take a break from Dokhyuk and write down the moments between two old men. Or the moment, I suppose.
Metatron x Agares
Agares laughed again, sounding as if he was sick and tired of it. Metatron understood the meaning of this laughter better than anyone.
*sighs
The ‘Good and Evil’; they might be on the opposing sides, but they understood each other better than anyone else in the world.
That sound familiar to anyone? *looks at Dokja*
[You always needed to be told multiple times before you could understand]
This- this is a line that has been used in romcoms from centuries. Childhood friend confessing to the dense MC culture. This is told from Matatron’s point of view-
Even then, he had never seen that kind of an expression from the latter before.
🔳At that moment, Good and Evil looked at each other🔳
And he looks at me; and I look at him; and he looks at me; and I’ll stop now.
Um. This parallels to Dokja not being able to read Jonghyuk’s expression that one time.
[That is a funny thing for a Demon King to say.]
[I’m only saying it now, but to me, you don’t look much like an Archangel yourself.]
Metatron heard Agares’s sullen voice and couldn’t help but feel strange. Why did the demon he fought against for such a long time feel so, so close today?
Orv head canon of the day: “Metatron is a bratty, dense sub.” (Forgive me father for I have sinned)
But, he was sure of one thing. —
Even if they had become the Fable itself, what they chose to do now wasn’t because Fables told them to do so.
Aaaa look at the power couples of this webnovel just defying the laws of the universe. It brings tears to my eyes- (the tears are caused by my dumb•• accidentally spraying hand sanitizer in myself lol)
[I can’t do this alone]
[I know]
[The ‘Wall that Divides Good and Evil’ is shaking violently]
With one wall between them, the representatives of ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’ extended their hands toward each other.
They’re holding hands (≧∇≦)
This is pure romcom energy, and I will fight you if you say otherwise.
The Archangel and the Demon King held each other’s hands. With that, the sealing tool emitted blinding rays of light and began expanding at a rapid pace.
And soon, it couldn’t be called a tool anymore, but a large ship, instead.
The ‘large ship’ is the Metatron x Agares ship, hop aboard.
This yet again parallels Dokja and Jonghyuk holding hands as they announce their new nebula.
They have less than half of one chapter of dialogue yet there’s so many parallels.
Because Dokja didn’t name his nebula ‘Forbidden ••’, we should give- I should really stop now.
As the fragments of stories splattered around like real blood, the latter looked up into the sky.
[Isnt this beautiful, Metatron? This is our end.]
The duet of ‘Good and Evil’ dimly continuing on was now flowing within the night sky of the apocalypse.
He saw the cascading meteor shower and grinned brightly.
ROMCOM ENERGY. That is all I will say.
Am I ashamed of myself for doing this? Yes.
(I was going to do a double update for the Dokhyuk Moments, but this took up so much of my time-)
Hmm I wanna start posting thoughts I have lol cause I think a lot
guys i was waiting until later in the day to look at kdj birthday stuff but i've just discovered the trailer and the gun memes instead ajhsakjsa heres my contribution
I had a stroke earlier today and made this. YHK vs orv fanfiction. Enjoy ✍️
what happened on February 15th 2025
(have y'all seen the orv LA trailer💀?)
more orv fans should get into link click honestly, i am so firm in my belief that lu guang is a regressor
Maybe I should make an actual blog…I didn’t have anything here but then I started reblogging a few things I dunno they/she (currently) <3 I like a lot of things ummm maybe I’ll make a list later also je parle français
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