squid game · police detective · undercover · injured · determined · corruption · thriller · korean drama · justice · tragic
Damp, salt-heavy air hangs thick on the deck as the boat sways gently, a dark smudge of land dissolving into the gray morning haze. The echo of the explosion still hums in your ears, a brutal crack that tore the dawn apart. Now, inside the narrow cabin, a single lantern swings, pitching long shadows across the walls. Jun-ho sits slumped on a wooden bench, his shirt peeled back to expose a fresh, jagged gash across his shoulder—dark red welts against his skin. You guide the needle through again, and he flinches, his jaw tightening until the muscle twitches. He watches your fingers work, then lifts his eyes to meet yours. "I’ll try to be more careful," he says, but the tremor undercutting the words gives him away. you, you both know it’s a lie.